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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05
Confidence, Not Gold.

Why j. a note of hand accepted bv a cred
ItOr from his debtor. Because he has conf
dcnce in the maker of the note and full faith
that 10 yin be redeemed at maturity either
in gold or in bank notes redeemHble in gold.
lu this transaction IL l. confidence. not
gold, which gives value 20 the promise TO pay.
GreeuOack purs currently and have done so
for more than fifteen years. and whys Be
cause the people have confidence, not in the
present administration, but in the people
who constitute the government to redeem
every promise TO pay made in their name.
no time since green backs were mrs. issued
have they been redeemed in gold. nor lave
they ut any time been convertible into any
thing save into OOudS-uHOther form of
promise to-pay, with this makred difference,
that whilst Zreenbacks pass free. the paper
into which they are convertible beurs gold
iuterest-the distinction favoring the bond
holder at the expense of the people. The
holder Of green backs can get gold tor them
only By paying d heavy premium, whilst the
boLds, through Radical rascaIiry, are made
redeema0ls iu gold and the interest payable
Ia the same The same authority W hich
made this invidIOus distinction between
green backs and boudS-beCween capital and
lab0r-Lould have made the currency equiva-
l7nc to gold by declaring the former to be re-
ceIyabie for custom house dues and for inter
est on the bonds Yet Notwithstanding all
their Determinations against q rag cUrreu-
cy,n its small depreciation, as compared with
gold and silver, Is the result Of an abiding
popular confidence that il can and will be
kept at par by the administration which is
to succeed the corrupt and mercenary faction
which constitutes the present de flct0 gov
eminent, iuuu gurated and sustained by force
and fraud Without the confidence that
there /, wisdom and integrity in the conduct
of public affairs, gold. of itself, viii prove an
unstable basis for the circulating medium
built upou it and the experience Of more
than fifteen years has demonstrated that
such confidence, without the aid of gold, Is
the suresJ basis for sound and cheap cur
Tency-Oue that will reed no cOnverJibIlity
because no higher standard values need be
erected. We assume therefore, thatit Is con
tdeLce, not gold which gives stability aud
uniform value 10 whatever currency may be
authorized by Law 2IrEsviLs ChIuHi1le
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05
WHY MONEYS SCARCE.
Arithmetic So Plain that He
who Runs May Read.

NASHVILLE, July 26-
To the Editor of the Banner
May give you my opinion why money Is
scarce, and show how Contraction has been
brought abouts | say the National banks
have done IL.
Let's see how.
We have IL Nashville four National banks
and good ones too. well managed1 winch
have issued eight hundred and hfty-five
thousand dollars in their bills. IN order TO
get these bills hey deposited in the United
States Treasury nine hundred and fifty
thousand dollars in United States bonds,
which cost them at leas+ eleven hundred
thousand dollars IN greer backs. So, in place
OF this amount of greenbacks We have the
eight hundred and ffy five thousand dol
lars of National bank notes
There are IN the United States two thou
sand and two National banks. Now ii our
four Nashville banks have contracted the cir
culatIou Of the country as shown above tzCc
hlHdrsd and yFfy-fUe tt0usaHd doliars, the cI-
pEcring Is very easy TO find out the whole
amount Of money taken out of circulation by
the establishment Of National banks. Ifthesc
have withdrawn. on average. ~iXty-oue thous-
and two hundred and fifty dollars greenbacks
each-that SUN, multiplied by two Thousand
and two the whO.e number Of National
banks) makes one hundred and twenty-five
million, six hundred and twenty two rhous-
and, i've hundred dollars; if that amount
taken out Of the country il net sufficient 20
make money scarce and times hard, -
" hat Is: II these figures are not correct, let
them be coutrOvertel. ENQUIRER.
The BANNER 5 EDITORIAL
A correspondent, Enquirer in to-day
EaHner, furnishes lucid explanation OF the
scarcity of currency in the country. and tie
natural result, "hard times" aud universal
business stuguaJiou. The writer Is a gentle
man Of eula -zed business experience.
hnaucier Of recognized ability and
perhaps one Of the oldest bankers III
the State. His suggestive communication re-
wives the recollection Of the inquiry we post
ed Onspicou ly at the head OF our columns,
in double loaded type for several days, IA the
summer Of ls75,yIz; why should the Peo-
pie Of the United States of America pay inter
est to the National banks on nearly tour hun
dred Mullins { 400 900 OOlJ of Government
bonds, while the banks have the use of that
amount of National bankuOtes ON which heJ
pay no INTEREST,"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05
Good Advice to the COIored
FeOUfe

General Gordon, Of Georgia, made q speech
In Alabama, in the course Of which, seeing
many coi0red men present, he turned 20 them
aud asked:
Who are they that for the sake Of retaining
their hold on power poison the minds of the
colored men against their former masters
and friends, and with false promises control
their votes and keep up contentious and
strife between the races. Who Is it that in
the gUise of hukiuX murder the colered man
in the darkness of midnight and herald
abroad the Infamous crime a. the deed of
law less Democrats and true Southern men,
in order TO keep alive the fires Of animosItv.
knowing their lease of office depends upon
the continuance Of Untrieudly feelings be
tween the sections. J he Radicals He then
told the colored men no longer to be deceiv-
ell. You have had Democratic rule here in
Alabama, and they have robbed you Of none
OF your rights. Here the interests Of the
white man oud the C0.0reI man are Identical.
d good government fer the one Is a
coed gOvernmtut for the other: the same
sun shines above the black man and the
white man. and the genial showers water
alike the soil of the one and other; the same
God rules above Them both. and they could
live together In peace but for the Radicals
who uutagouIze the races. He called upon
them to pause, consider and be fres men,
and TO suffer themselves to be no lon
ger marched 70 the polls as dumb
driven cattle % the slaughter; for the igu0-
rance and vice may hold sway, but as Ger
Jaiulv as that God reigus and rules the earth
truth will ultimately triumph and intelli-
geuce reign, not 10 the injury of the col0red
man, out f0I the common veal of all; and
here alone Is safety fer TIE cOlvred man. He
said that as an excuse for the perpetrati0u
of many of the 0Utrages which had been
heuped upon the people of the South, the
Radicals gave out chat we were disIoyal-and
pray, disloyal 20 W hat. To the Radical par
Cy.-go wrong and oppression - TO corruption
in high places-to robbery and plumber.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05
Wheeler & Wilson

combines all the excelleucies of other ma
cIlincs. besides doing away with the numer-
o - difficulties unavoidable with lock stitch
shuttle machines First, We have the oatg
lock stitch without a shuttle Second. it has
no cog wheel gearing. Third, it hes TO oil
above the work Fourth. It does not black
the thread IN, IL has less than half the
amount Of Machinery Sixth, its Joints are
all adjustable by temPcung screws, VII en-
render il thrice more durable than any other
Seventh, it, movement Is rotary, doing away
with dead Pants Eighth. it has no check on
its motion OF power. Il runs faster, It
runs lighter, IL makes less noise 1t Is con
structed out of the best material, Is finished,
and navy more points which are to numer-
Gus to mention Il l. TO longer necessary
Tor ladies TO tramp machine chat turns as
heavy as a mud mill, when they can buy the
one which does away with the fatigue, " hich
has stood the test OF time, stemmed the cur
rent OF bitter competition and stands 20 day
without q rival Send your order i'm At once,
we guarantee a NEW MACHINF-not one
that has been left on trial ali over the eoun-
try address 5U2GEE Il MYERS
Box I29. Pulaski, Tenn Office at f. Win
ship'sJexeIry store. lst Main St. Julyltf.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05
Wheat.

IL is now fixed fact thar thc crop
will not be equal to past eXuertariUus.
The wheat crop in the north lta- been
damaged by wet weather, AMI Europe
has been troubled in the same way.
The Millers' State Association of No.
have addressed letters of inquiry 20 res
pOnsible and competent PARTIES in
different sections of the State and cen
trail and southern Illinois. As the re-
suit OF averaging received. the aggre-
gate yield i'm Missouri will be about
three-tifths of the yield of last year,
though the acreage was about ten per
cent larger. In central Illinois the yield
will be from One-third to a half crop.
In southern Illinois three-fourthS OF "a
crop, although the acreage is 20 per
cent. greater than last year. In view of
the facts and the tendency Of European
spectators to bay mp the wheat OF this
country, wheat has advanced.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05

We have often, in philosOphic moods,
wondered what darkness was made
tor - what practical use it T. to
anybody but pundererS Of hen-roostS
aud people with intlamed eyes, but the
ching is now plain enough. \ late
wri,er, speaking of 'the need OF dark
ness" tells us-and we thank him
gratefully for it-that lift were not for
darkness We could never behold the
glow-wOrm Well, now, isn't it strau ge
We never saw darkness i'm that light be-
tore-the light OF the glow-worm -
Without an occasional glimpse 40 least
of that brilliantly illuminated insect,
what to us would this world be- \
bowling wilderness, Infested by carpet
baggers. Scalawags, exchange rieud> and
Cincinnati GazettcS, Put out the lights
Courier Journal
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05

In a speech ut Oxford, Ca, last week, Sen
alter Norwood predicted that strong opPosi-
ton would yet be DEVELOPED among the
Northern people TO negro suffrage. he said,
I'm substance: Wealth aud education viii
never be acquired bv the cOlored people as q
race They lack thrift, economy and forecast
Citizenship will never elevate them TO the
standard OF the white race. They have no
capacity for self-goverment. Immigration
has always been impeded by slavery Many
men al tue North favored enamel patton, be
cause they beloved it would build up Our in
dustrieS. The Northern capitalists, trades
men aud laoorerS are against the negro
While emauyi patton diminished our wealth IL
Increased our political power. Negroes vote
for men and net measures, and their 100000
votes viii be added TO ours. Expansion OF
the North vii, get rid OF all In the way of the
Union y ben TO preserve the Union these
men made war upon their Dre5Hereu. viii
they shrink ia such cases az this the negro
Is graviJaliug towards Us, The people OF the
North Will soon rise and demand a surrender
of the elective rrancEise, or colonization.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05

For more than twenty-five Years we have
known "a sign by which TO determine the pro-
liability of rain for that day, which We have
not seen fail IN single instance, and we pub
li>heo it that others may verify its certainty,
ii they choose. 60 out early in the morn
ing, .u spring, summ or, and fall, aud II the
earth ami aeld spiders have, seruight. woven
,heir fresh webs over the grass, aud about the
bushes and fences, set IL down for fliIr dav,
even ItIt looks ike the rain viii pour down
m i've minutes. The instinct Of the spiders
never fools them. They are wiser and surer
than Gen. Myers and all OF his calculations
of pToo4ailiJies- A know ledge Of Ltis fact
may be d sure guide Go tLa farmer as C. his
days work - ggllgttl EcIUi4sg,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05
From the Marshall Gazette.

We are informed thaG while Mrs. Gillian,
OF the Park, store neighborhood- was gather
ing berries a few days ago, size a. bitten uy
"a raJ-iesuakc, from the effects Of which she
died In short time. The snake was coiled
on the fence and spIaug upon her without
warning. fastening It's faugs so firmly in her
breast shat she hat 20 tear IJ loose with her
hands. When she tHraS &c 70 the ground &
bic her again on the ankle before she could
get out OF D O. reach.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05
In ChancerV at Pulaski

AUGUST EJ LIS 80
John Z. Brown and others. " John II
FEEL and 9th rs.
| y this cause it appearing 10 the satisfaction
L Of the Clerk q Master 1r.m the petition
which l. sworn TO that the residence of the
defendants, VIM. J. Ezell and J~hu
II. EzelI are unknown so that the ordi-
nary process of this Court cannot
be served on him On motion iU j.
therefore ordered that publication be made
for four weeks in succession II the Pulaski
Citizen. q newspaper published in the towr
of Pulaski, in said State, requiring the SAID
Defendants TO be and appear on the first day
of the next Chaucery Court TO be held for thu
County of Giles, at the Court house in Pu-
laski. on the lsC Monday in Sept. next, aut
answer Complaints Bill or the same viii bt
taken for confessed as TO them and set fol
hearing eX-Parte- J. B. STACY G. q NJ.
Aug.5-4t
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05

Tho Washington caste states that three
years ago Wade Bolton. or Memphis, died
900 90 the widow of Stouesga AL acksCu. The
money for some reason has never been pad
over lh-Ugb the estate IS entirely able % pay
IL In cash. The Gl-stce suggests that the ex-
ecutor i leaning 10 ouc az twenty per cent.
per uG-um aud Is not In a hurry TO fork
over.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05

TGe rains are converting the crops
into ducks and geese. Throughout the
valley OF the Ohio the fields are turned
into lagoouS. The wheat sprouts, the
oats wilt, the corn grows rank, and even
the potatoes begin 70 stink in hills. A
sick fall and hard times are ahead of us,
la some quarters there may be famine.
BreadStufts, which have already gone
up, will 20 still higher. The like WAS
never seen before in this climate. The
oldest iuhabiunt gives testimony 10
|. - L--.---- -------.L
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05

one hundred and sixty Norman con-
vertS, English, Scotch and ScaHdiHav-
ian, arrived recently at salt Lake, and
the Tribune OF that city says "there
was painful lack OF gOod-iookiug girls
among them; and the sympathetic Gen
tile could not but De moved I'm witness
ing the disgust OF the old elders who
were on hand 60 welcome the damseIs
with an eve 10 future business"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05
Important Decision.

G.. y Tillman, Esq, furnishes the
Shelbyyille Gazette with the following
points of an important decision, recently
rendered by the Supreme Court at Knox
Vile, bearing upon the administration
of estates:
l. The administrator having exhaust
ed the personal assets may have real es-
tate sold To discharge other debts with
out any suggestion of Insolvency.
,. The proceeds OF the sale are in the
custody Of the Court, and the admins
traitor is not entitled, nOtis IL the proper
practice to allow MIN, upon giving a
special bond, TO receive the funds aTis-
ing from the sale.
3. The fund must be retained and
disbursed i'm the Court where the bill Is
filed, aud chen the claims ofalI rhe cred
itors must be tied and adjudicated.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05

\ recent decision of the Pope makes
it proper for Roman Catholics TO join
the Grange Organization ii they find
nothing IN the order which is ~incou-
sisteuC with their duty TO the
church, Many thousand Catholic
farmers have been DESTROYS of becoming
Changers, but have been deferred by
che stringent ruling of the church,
which fGrbids the members to associate
with secret orders. The Pope's decis-
ion is quite a concession, a. the Grange
is secret society. And again It is Il
conquest OF the Church, I'm "a measure,
rs giving her another basis of evclesias-
tical influence. The popularity to
the Pope's ruling is that he is es-
pecially bitter against the order of
FreemasOns. which cannot have any
more of evil IN it than the Grange ;
aud vet he permits the faith
tut 10 join the latter society, where
the members are equally bound by a
secret oath. 1t will doubtless be OF inn
mense advantage to the Grange organ
izutiOu i'm an accession of strength and
mdueuve.-Cu Courier Journal.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05

rE Disastrous floods are damaging
crops and property iu the Ohio Valley
To Am alarming extent. In some low
lands crops are literally ruined. The
Mississippi valley il also threatened, and
great fears are entertained for the safety
OF crops.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05

This, from the Dycrshurg Progress,
states truth clearly enough for all To
see &c. Eve could copy piece after
piece from our eNchangG~list every week,
showing that the statements OF the
''thuUsand returned Caliiornians, are
not encouraging 10 any man TO 20 there
iu search OF q better home. Here i As
goOd a country Us eau be found in the
United States California is 10 better,
and besides, it does not furnish hac ttr
advantages, at present, for a mSS OF
moderate means TO make "a living e
IenneSSce Il tbS country for the future.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05

The Worcester Press suggests. aS an ez,ct-
nal method OF pre- emitting irauds ia washed
,t4nPs. tLa- "a line Of Pun-turcs be nm
Z tbr9Gg- gyery stamp and only 0ne-halt
- mas as Clerks coUld tear OF the
gummsu. ~ N5F lgFsAs- g~e.
other Rail- and spGst .... s--,sr
Row 70 find a girl out-cau when she 49,.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05
InSOIVent Notice.

I HAVE suggested the insolvency of the es-
tate OF William Z. Gordon. decd TO the
Clerk of the County Court Of Giles county
and all persons holding claims against his
estate are hereby notified TO file them with
said Clerk within three months, for pro rata
payment. JOHN 3. JACKSON.
Juiy29-4t. Executor
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05
Giles COLLEGE,

THE FA Ii SESSION of this school
L will begin on Monday, Aug.
-, IS7 >.
TERMS PER SESSION OF TWENTY WEEKS.
Orthography, Reading and Writ
ing. .....-... $1,000
Eng. Gram, Geography, Arithme-
tic and English Composition 2O.OO
Algebra, Natural Science, Rheto-
ric, Bookkeeping, History, Lat
in Through the Reader and
Greek Grammar. ....... $500
Higher Mathematics, Latin, Greek
and French ..... --.... .... 1000
Contingent Fee -....... 200
Contingent zee and half of Tuition in
advance, and halt OF Tuition at close of
the Session.
Pupils Will be charged from date of
entrance, and no deductions for absence
except in cases of sickness prorracted
for two weeks or more.
BOOK KEEPING A SPECIALITY.
Printed Reports of Scholarship and
Department OF each student will be sent
20 parents ut regular intervals
rs Board can be obtained for those
coming from a distance. with good fami-
lies, for $3.50 per month.
G. q. ROGERS,
+. \. DICKINSON.
iulv 9g-rf
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05

McCreary, democratic candidate for
Governor Of Kentucky, was elected last
Monday 10y sU increased party major
ity. The returns ARE not sufficient to
determine the precise majority, but it is
thought TO be about $4,000. Gen. Har-
Ian, the republican candidate, is very
popular and run ahead of his party.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05

CHANCERY SALE
OF
VALUABLE LAND.

John c. Walker, ct ais, ". E. F. Cox. ct ais.
DURSUANT to d decree of the Chuucery
L Court for Giles county, in the above cause,
/ will sell on
Tuesday, August 81. 1879,
at public sale on the premises on q. credit
fisk months with interest from day of sale.
and free from the equity Of redemption, the
tract of land mentioned IN the pIe5,diugs. con
tanning 81 and q traction acres, situated i'm the
10Th Civil District of Giles county. on the
waters of Robertson Fork Creek. adjoining
the lands OF B. + Walker, Presley T. Cox.
and others, and being u portion OF the J c.
Walker, ST., decd, -racc # land sold 20 Ed
Z. Cox Notes with good personal security
required Of the purchaser, 0ud ii lien re
tanned upon the land until the purchase
money Is paid sale at II o'clock A ~
Aug.5 I'd. J. B. STACY q. IN
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05

Isaac Merritt Singer. whose death In
London was announced by telegram on
sunday, had an income Of S2.OiO OoO
nom the sales OF his sewing machines
when the cNteutiou Of his patent expir-
ed. lie made the first Improvement on
EiaS howos pioneer machine Iuven-
tcd la 1880,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05
FOR SALE.

I HAVE the Lumber, Frames, Sash and
L Shingles for a Cottage Building, which ]
will SILL OE E4ST Trims The Lum
Der is stacked at Esquire Jas Edwards Mill.
Any person intending 70 build tits Fall
would find it az vautageoUs to purchase the
whole outfit. s A r SWAN.
.TuIvyu-4r
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05

The Banner truthiuily remarks that
the basis Of the wealth OF the country Is
agriculture. The legislation OF The
country should. If it favored one class
more than another, favor the ugricul-
turists first. The mechanics, who are
producers from the raw material, next
should have the Governments fostering
care. The u~urcrs should be the last TO
receive especial tIvOrS and protection at
the hands OF the Government. IT Is the
non producing element. And yet iJ
receives all the tSyorS, and enjoys "a
monopoly which the Government
brushes the other classes TO maintain
for &C..
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05

"a During Gov. Browns admins
trutiuu, Leauder Mantle, sentenced To
the peuiteutiary from Robertson county
tor ten years for an assault with intent
Co commit rape, was declared insane,
and upon the recommendation OF the
Attorney General and Supreme Count,
the Governor issued "a conditional pardon
and the prisoner was transferred 10 the
Insane Asylum, 10 be remauded TO priS-
On IT. amy attempt should be made 10 re-
lease him. DR.. CailJnder now SAYS
Mantle is not insane and never was, and
asks Gov. Porter to make some oUJlCr in
the premises but the Governor declines.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05

Those who have not enough TO spare TO pay
all, can pay half, and get twelve months time
in which to pay the balance, which gives
Won the al 3 antage of good tire to sell your
cotton. corn and bEeon, also smother wheat
crop. There are bus few who by these liberal
terms cannot buv, and one purchase sup
plies the demand permanently, you are the
looser bv putting of the time Beside these
liberal terms we offer superior inducements
in supplying you with machine that will
do the WHOLE JOB of your family sew
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05
TgH. sef SESSION d FIN Months
ADMINISTRATORS Notice-

/ ETTERS Of Administration having been
l. granted a. me from the Couuty Court Of
Giles county, upon the estate 81 Sarah II .
Sc-aE1s. dee 3, this is 20 give notice 90 ali
ssrsols indebted 20 the estate Of deceased ci-
- vote - acloE-c, % come forward and
--"r1-als zli tl-l=- holding
rnUr o.. -a.s
make Immediate I-5
claims o. pre~gn NO hem for pay .-.--
Julyl5-4J# j. Z. BUTLER, Admir-.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05

" We may neys. He ~ t1.yt'
says a wise farmer. "unt,, S's r.-S
acres OF grass UCder the scvtbe.
tins 90 the aimanac-maker for notI,i7,,r :,