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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-08
The Beecher and Bowen Prize
Fight.
New York Herald. ]

New York Herald.l
The great want of patriotism dis
played by Mr.. Beecler, Mr.. Bowen
and DR.. Ward has been punished as
1t deserves. 1t was their duty to
have attended the Centennial open
ing and to have joined with hosts
of their fellow-countrymen in cele-
brating the birth of American inde-
pendence. Instead of that they
chose to go to Plymouth Church,
not to worship, but to take part in
II proceeding which is directly op
posite to worship-the reading OF
Mr.. Shearman's report. Now mark
the result. The Church was again
the scene of recrimination and dis
order Mr.. Beecher and Mr.. Bowen
went through their celebrated spar
ring match, and would have had a
fight without gloves if they could
have agreed upon a referee. Then
Mr.. Beecher said he was charged
with a monstrous crime" and DIR.
Ward exclaimed, "of which you are
guilty" Then the row got fast and
furious. The doctor was elected to
the tune of tweedledum and tweedle-
dee, and both parties beng ex-
hausted, retired from the ring, leav
ing the dispute as to (which is the
better man" Undecided. We are
weary of this clustering, evasion
ana cowardice. There is mystery
somewhere, or the question would
soon be settled. The proceedings
on Wednesday night were not cred
table to the church, and any other
employment would have been bet
ter. If the pastor, the brethren,
the Sphinx and the doctor had not
enough patriotism to go to the Cen
tennial they might have attended
the theater. Conscience" we sug-
gest, would he an appropriate play.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-08
The Life and Death of Worlds
New York World


Prof. Proctor's lecture at Stein
way Hall, last evening, was upon
"The Life and Death of Worlds"
and similar substantially to his leot
ure given here on the same subject
a year ago. Stereopticon views
were given of the moon, Mars and
Jupiter, to illustrate the gradual de
cay of worlds, the moon being dried
and withered and barren, Mars drier
and older than the earth, and Jupi
ter younger and fresher. AT the
close of his lecture he considered
the approaching death OF the earth.
This, he said, may be caused by a
sudden and excessive blazing forth
of heat by the sun, or by the slow
process of cooling, as upon other
planets. But when death comes to
the earth, life will come upon other
planets, until it comes upon Jupi-
bCAs 0AC Ouu 5tSOs anu 0ibCE budb biiG
sun may take on life, and then in
time some central sun, not yet dis
covered, may become inhabited, and
so on in endless cycles of time; for,
as Emerson says, "there is no final
ity in astronomy" We may find in
this thought of death a new kind OF
life, and could we but understand
the scheme, death might become to
us higher form of life.
Mysterious night! when our first parent knew
Thee from report Divine and heard thy name
Did he not trembe for this lovely frame
This glorious canopy of light and bluel
Yet meath a curtain of translucent dew,
Bathed in the rays of the great setting flame
desperuA, with the host of heaven, came,
And lol creation widened on mans view.
Who could have thought such darkness lay
concealed
Within thy beams, . SUM- or who could find
While fly and leaf and insect stood revealed
That to such countless orbs thou mad'st u.
blindl
Why do we then shun death with anxious
Strife
flight may thus deceive, wherefore not Life
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-08

We find in the columns of the
Baltimore Gazette the following
statement, which will be of interest
to our readers who can't go to
Philadelphia:
The number of paying visitors to
the United States Centennial for
the first thirteen days aggregates
338,734, whilst the number visiting
the Vienna Exposition for the first
thirteen days only numbered 72,7l9
showing that the pay visitors to the
American Exhibition are more than
three times as numerous thus far as
those to the Vienna Exposition
during the corresponding period,
whilst the price of admission is
about the same.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-08
Southern Men And Manners.

Olive Logan, writing to the Chi
cago Times from Washington, gives
her views of Southern men from a
social standpoint:
Men of this decidedly Southern
cast of thought are amazingly agree
able to women. 1 forestall retort
here, by at once asserting that do
not speak of them as a lover or
sweetheart (in which capacity
have no use for them), but as the
mere caUaIiere serverte of society, the
the carpet knight of the drawing.
room. In this respect they are i'm
measurably superior to our pre-oc-
cupied, busy and thoughtless North
ern men. Their form of address is
In itself, more respectful. A re-
mark to lady is almost invariably
Profaced by the word madame"
A seat in a street car is instantly
in favor of a woman
by these courtly men. To meet a
lady in the street and walk with her,
and not relieve her of such little
parcels as she may be carrying,
would be considered very rude con
duct. This particular item in their
code of etiquette is directly at vari-
ance with that prevailing among
New York men, who, copying the
European custom, hold that a lady
may carry a small bundle with pro
priety, ladies being constant pur-
chasers of odds and ends, but no
gentleman carries a parcel, that
being a distinctive badge Of a
counter jumper or errand man. 1
know that l shall evoke a respon-
sive eyes" from the lips of hun
dreds and hundreds of my lady
readers when 1 ask if it is not their
custom to carry their own shawls,
umbrellas, bundles and even bags,
instead of slowing the same in the
arms of hubby, pa or brother.
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For the Citizen.l
A Coincidence.


Leo, you say you once did stray
BY Big Creeks devious side,
Where dimples dance and sunbeams glance
Upon its sily cry tide.
I0u may pretend that you did weLd
Along its golden sand,
Drawn by the wish to catch the fish
GU FShed upon the land.
The flowers wild that bloOmed and smiled
On woodland, dale and hill,
The bees that came to sip the same,
Their fruitful stores to fill;
The crystal rili with Joyous thrill,
That sped through light and shade,
With laughing voice that did rejoice
At music that it made;
The binds that sung with raptured tongue,
In sweet melodlous song,
Had not the power to charm that hour,
Had she not passed along.
loves sweetest theme was then your dream
Rour eyes from these you hurled,
To view that maid whose looks displayed
The beauty of the world.
The poets gush or painters brush
Could not depict your look,
" hen she passed by without sigh,
And did not bite your hook.
Gap,d's darts and Lowers s.rsss
There's nothing can debar;
We must agree that strategy
Is fair in love as war.
To me tits plain you did remain
Beneath that beecn-tree green,
To see that glance not cast by chance,
Intended to be seen.
1t will not do to say that you
Viewed natures grace and glory;
You met that Miss to take a kiss,
And tell the oft-told story.
However that be hope that she
Will own dear Leo's flame;
Devoid of fear viii claim leap-year,
And also claim his name.
Her aGBle-ah, WE'LL must not tell,
This much 1 will confess,
'Tis Leo's aim to change that name,
And make it LiOneSs. NJ. D.
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TOMake Barren Trees Fruitful.


A correspondent of the American
Agriculturist says:
1 wish to describe to you the
method of making fruit trees bear,
that 1 blundered on. Some years
ago had small apple tree that
leaned considerably. 1 drove
stake by it, tied a string to a limb
and fastened it to the stake. The
next year that limb blossomed full
while not another blossom appeared
on the tree, and as Tim Bunker
said, sit sot me thinking" and I
came to the conclusion that the
string was 50 tight that it prevent
ed the sap from running to the roots,
consequently it formed fruit buds.
Having a couple of pear trees that
were large enough to bear, but had
never blOssOmed' l took a coarse
twine and bound it several times
around the tree above the lower
limbs, and tied itas tight as I could.
The next spring all the top above
the cord blossOmed as white as a
sheet and there were no blossoms
below the place where the cord was
tied. A neighbor seeing my trees
loaded with pears tried the
same method with the same
result. l think it is = much bet
ter way than cutting off the roots
In early summer, say in June or
July, wind a strong twine several
times around the tree or a single
limb and tie it, the tighter the bet
ter, and you will be pleased with
the results.
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Rather Enthusiastic.

The following story is acknowl-
edged to be a good one, but we be
lieve it has not found its way into
the papers to any great extent:
A few years since, some roguish
boys in town not a thousand miles
from the capital of New Hamshire,
persuaded Joseph n , or as he
was generally called, Joe to attend
Sunday School. Joe was an over
grown, half-witted, profane lad, and
the boys anticipated considerable
fun; but the various questions pro
pounded to him were so readily
and correctly answered, that no one
could for moment suppose that he
was not versed in theological lore.
Joe was duly ushered in, and
placed on a seat in front of the one
on which his friends were seated
and recitation commenced,
The teacher first questioned the
class on their regular lessons, and
then turned to Joe.
"My friend, who made the world
we inhabit?
'Eh?' said Joe, turning up his
eyes, with the look of an expiring
calf.
"Who made the world we inhabitY
just as he was probably about to
give the correct answer, on of the
boys, seated hehjRR bin, inserted a
pin into his, JOs's, pants, about
nine inches below the ornamental
buttons on his coat.
"God AEnightyI, answered Joe, in
an elevated tone, at the same time
rising to his feet.
"That is correct" replied the
teacher, but it is not necessary that
you should rise in answering a sit
ting posture is just as we'll"
Joe was seated, and again the
catechism proceeded.
"Who died to save the world?
The pin was again inserted and
Joe replied, in a louder tone than
before. "JEsUs CHRIsT" again ris
ing from his seat.
THAT is also correct; but do not
manifest so much feeling; do be 9
little more reserved in your manners
said the teacher, in an expostulat
ing tone.
Alter Joe had calmed down, tho
examination went on.
''What will be the doom of al
wicked men?" the pin was again
stuck in" Joe thundered out, with
a still higher elevation of his body
HE'LL AND DAMNATION!
"My young friend, said the teach
er, "you give the true answers TO al
the questions, but while you ar
here, we wish you to be more milo
in your words. Do, if you can, re
strain your enthusiasm, and give
less extended scope TO your feel
ings."
Joe graduated that day. He wa
never seen in Sunday school after
wards.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-08
BUNKER HILL.

Since our last we have had fine
rain and crops are looking splen-
didly, everybody in good spirits
and things are more lively gener-
ally, even the blackberry crop is
very promising. Some of our
neighbors were so sure that we
would have frost on the night of
the 23d that they covered up their
beans, &c, in their gardens, to keep
them from being killed. They had
better look out for frost in June, as
the moon changes again sometime
in that month.
DIR. @. F. w. was out last eek
looking out a place to locate. He
says it is distressingly healthy in
this neighborhood, consequently
don't know uksthar he will locate
here or not.
The clever, good -humored, good
looking, popular young merchant,
Bob Hollins, of Nashville, stopped
a few minutes in our town last
week. We are always glad to see
Bob. Also our old friend r. F. NJ,
of Prospect, paid US quite a short
but welcome visit a few days ago.
1t would be no news to say that
Frank is good looking or clever,
everybody knows that. Miss NJ. j.
L., of Pisgah, was also among our
visitors of last week. (Pardon us
for not mentioning her name soon
err We merely mention a few of
the many visitors. Space will not
allow US to mention all.
As Mr.. T. D. has declared himself
a candidate to represent us, we take
this opportunity of calling him out
upon the question of repudiatiOn,
as that will probably be one of the
issues of the day. Come out, and
tell us whether you are for or
against repudiating the State debt.
We have it from reliable source
that there is a grown man in this
county who does not know the diff
ference between a one dollar bill
and a ten dollar bill. Could hardly
give credit to such a report if it did
not come from a reliable man. More
proof in favor of schools.
We have a ma1 in our vicinity
who has not voted in 13 years, but
says when he doesEote again is go
ing against the present dog law. He
is in favor of one dog free, and tax
the balance $50 each. Perhaps the
present dog law will be the means
of bringing everybody to the polls
1t is reported in our neighborhood
that there are two or three young
lawyers in Pulaski who say they are
going to run for the Legislature an6
make the dog law an issue. Oul
district candidates are electioneer
ing energetically, each confident o
being elected. We are sure to have
a good set of officers this time, az
all the candidates are good men.
KILLER.
THE above letter was intended
for the CITIZEN of last week, but die
not reach our hands for some rea
son or other until it had been print
ed and more than half mailed.-ED.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-08
CORNERSVILLE.

from Cornersville in your valuable
paper, and fear that the people of
Giles are forgetting that we once
composed the 18th district Of the
far famed Giles county. We have
not forgotten those things, neither
have we forgotten how we were
stolen from Giles.
We are getting along as well as
our neighbors; hear no complaint
of the want of provisions for the
coming summer; have apparently
good prospects for wheat; some
complaint of rust on the blade; our
corn crop Is small but growing
nicely,and farmers are working with
a zeal unusual We are blessed
with good farmers, active aud ener-
getIc. There is but little improve
ment going on outside of the re
pairs to the buildings lately de-
stroyed by the tornado that swept
by our village. The G. P. Church
will soon be completed, and will be
a pleasant place for worship, as well
as an ornament to our town. 1t is
a beautiful structure with its spire
pointing towards the heavens far
above the beautiful grove beneath.
The Rev. Mr.. Alexander, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church, held
Sacramento meeting on Saturday
and Sunday, the 9th and 2Sth inst,
Rev. DR.. Mack, of Columbia, off
ciating,
We have no sickness to complain
of. Our community Is generally
healthy. Capt. VIM. Harris is con
fined to his house with something
like dropsy. Hampton Phillips,
one of our oldest and most respect
ed citizens, was buried but re-
Gently, after an illness of some
months. He died quietly and per-
tectly resigned.
Our town was somewhat enliv-
ened on Saturday, the 2Oth inst, by
a gathering of the Grange. Some
five oranges We're represented. It
had been rumored that A. B.
Haynes, W. NJ. of the State Grange,
would deliver public address on
that occasion, therefore there was
quite a crowd gathered to hear him,
but he failed to put in his appear
ance, and the citizens were greatly
disappointed. We had no public
speakers, therefore the meeting was
strictly private, and proved benefi-
cial to the order and of great benfit
individually. We had a splendid
| dinner-the productions of our own
soil, such as grangers enjoy. The
school at the Institute will close on
Friday, the 9th of June, with befit-
ting exercises under the manage
ment of Mrs. Leevy and Mrs. ALL
ston, principals.
can say but little for our young
people, or for the yQpng men, as
they seem to care for themselves
alone. These hard times are toe
hard for them, therefore they are
approaching bachelordom content
ed, (apparently.) The greater por.
ton of our young men are now just
merging into manhood, and OF
course are very gallant. We car
boast Of as nice ladies as any com.
munity. In and around Corners
vile cannot be beaten for beauty
modesty and sweetness of dispOsi-
tion, combined with intelligence
and cultivation. Here is the place
to get good wife; if you don't be
lieve it, just ask Capt. Arrowsmith
KoLE.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-08
A HUMAN MoNsTRosITY.
France Mcclellan Creates an
Excitement in Jackson.


Last Wednesday a mulatto girl
named Frances Mcclellan, living
on the farm of Mrs. Mcclellan,
about ten miles from jackson, visit
ed that city, and created quite a
sensation. She was raised in Madi-
son county, and now about seven
teen or eighteen years old. Her
face appears TO be that of human,
with a mask-like covering on the
upper portion, resembling very
forcibly the front and nose of a calf
From the top of her forehead down
to her lower lip, the face is a calfs
face. The nostrils perform the du-
ties of the human nose, and ex-
tend down on the lower lip like the
nose and upper lip of a calf Her
eyes are several inches apart, large
and peculiar in appearance. The
skin of her calf-face is smooth, like
other parts of her person. The lower
lip, chin and under jaws are natural
human features, and of common
size. The large eyes, the broad,
fat, calf-like face, the wide nostrils,
and the thick, heavy upper lip, join
ed 10 the human features below,
gave to the face at once a horrible,
revolving and hideOus appearance.
All who saw the girl were excited
with curiosity, and eyed her very
closely. She soon noticed this, and
hid herself from public gaze.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-08

A country curate, in letter to
Blackwood's Magazine, says that
one occasion he baptized a child
named "Acts." Afterward in the
vestry he asked the good woman
what made her choose such a name.
Her answer was this: "Why, sir, we
he religious people; we've got
four on 'em already, and they be
called Matthew, Mark, Luke and
John, so my husband thought he'd
compliment the apostles a bit. -
He has no doubt she will go on to
Revelation, they being particularly
religious people.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-08

San AatonIo (Texas) Herald:
This morning Sheriff Bonnet left
town with quite large amount Of
tax money to be paid over to the
proper official at Austin. In order
to transport the funds with the
proper degree Of safety, it was nee
essary to engage the services Of
nine men as an escort, and as they
passed down Commerce street,
armed to the teeth with repeating
arms, they presented a war-like ap-
pearancc. What a commentary on
the condition Of the country.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-08

We do not believe that anybody
is suffering from contraction. A
great many people are suffering, we
are aware, but do not know of any
one who is suffering from the
contraction of the currency. We
know of plenty who have borrowed
more than they can pay because
there has been a redundancy of
currency. We heal of many who
have spent more than they have
earned, because in redundant times
it was the fashion. We have heard
of those who have lived on great
expectations and over valuation of
lots, stocks and railroad bonds sud
denly risen in value or pat out on
flimsy credit. We hear of many
mill owners and other manufacture
ers who can not employ their in
vested capital at a profit, simply be
cause so many people are trying to
make up the deficits resulting from
their previous extravaganza by
strict retrcnchment of expenditure
We hear of many laborers who arc
thrown out of employment by the
same cause. But all these classes
6om the millionaire bankrupt tC
the Idiana farmer or the mill oper
ative struggling to keep body anC
soul together, we fail to discern the
person with a valuable collatera
who can not borrow upon it all th'
currency which it is good for, anC
at lower rate of interest than a
fany previous time in the past ffteel
years-[Sp Springfield Republican.
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A Plea for Harmony.

EDITOR CITIzEN:-There is no
medium by which these few thoughts
may reach the people of this county
so easily as that of your paper. 1
believe it is now positively asserted
that Gen. Whitthorne will not be
candidate for the position he now
holds. If such is the case we will
have several candidates from our
county for Congress, either of whom
would fifty and ably represent us
and do credit to himself. Now
let us not repeat the folly of the
last Congressional Convention at
Columbia, by going to the cOnven
tion divided amongst ourselves, but
rather let us confer together and
select from the names of all the can
didates here and go to the cOnven-
ton resolved to use all honorable
means to elect our man. l believe
if we pursue such a course as this
we will be successful. l think that
Maury county will certainly have
generosity enough to concede the
candidate to some other county
than herself this time. 1 noticed a
communication in your paper some
time since suggesting a grand rally
of the masses on the 4th Of July
next. 1 most heartily endorse the
sentiment, and would suggest that
the people meet at the courthouse
next Monday and take some steps
looking to this end. Hoping these
suggestions may be received in the
same spirit in which they are made
1 subscribe myself HARMONY.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-08

In a case at Little Rock, not long
ago. the counsel asked the sable
court TO charge the jury. His Hon
or hesitated a moment ana said,
with great gravity, that he didn't
think it was right to charge the jury
anything, as their pay was small
and the position they held was un-
thankful,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-08

A Towanda, Pa, sign reads thus:
John Smith--teacher OF eowtillions
and other dances-gramar taught
in the neatest manner-fresh salt
herrin on draft-likewise Godfreys
cordial-rutes sassage and other
garden truck-N. B. A bawl on fri
day night-prayer meetin' chusday
also singin by the choir"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-08
From Texas.

DEAR CITIZEN My home used
to be in Tennessee, one half mile
from the Giles county line, in Lin
coin county, near the Pulaski and
Fayetteville road, where my parents
now live. l came to this prairie
country in Dec, 1875. had heard
so much of the Star State thought
/ would come and see for myself.
I found some things true, but
really believe it was over rated to
some extent. The water in this
portion of the country is fine and
the society is good. There are a
great many people living farther
west; so the Indians are not dan
gerous here.
Something about crops. Wheat
is not so good as the farmers
thought it would be. The rust
struck it sometime ago, and the dry
weather is at hand; so they say il
they make ga half turnout" they
will be satisfied. Oats are tolera-
BILE. Corn is fine now but would do
better if we could have some rain.
Cotton is as fine as could be ex-
pected. JOHN A. j. BRADFORD.
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