The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-05-11
Items from the Country
Gas FACTORY.

know. A visitor is at a loss for 4
reason, and is apt TO conclude that
it is because Jim Miller (of egg
and chicken notoriety) lives there.
10 is a fact thar whatever he says is
Of a. very gaseous nature. Gas
Factory includes the corners of
three counties, Lincoln, Marshall
and Giles The land is very rich
and productive, and the people very
hospitable. They feel very much
the-need Of a tura- pike or railroad.
The only outlet they have to Pu-
laski is a very bad road. The ike
OF tile .3l d K. R. R. passes through
their midst, and they are very aDx
ious for the road. Not much cot
ton was planted this year, but on
all sides may be seen large quanti-
ties of wheat growing Iuxuriantly.
Stock raising IS becoming popular
Mr.. n. Burns has several hun
dred acres in grass, and is dealing
heavily in stock. Mr.. B. is one of
the most enterprising farmers in
Giles county. They are now try
ing to get a post-ofice established,
to connect with Brick Church and
Boons Hill. It is needed and
should be established.
BEES.
ITO bee or not to bee; that's the
question" Many farmers in the
above neighborhood have decided
that question in the affirmative.
Several men are giving their whole
attention to bee culture. The wri-
ter, through the kindness of DR.. }.
b. n, visited the apiary of Mr.. Eli
Coble, living in the edge Of Mar
shall He has over 100 hives; Civ
ing his whole time to the business,
and carrying it on scientifically.
Having the latest Improvements, he
can give you several diffe 'ent kinds
Of honey-lynn,popIar, &c. To the
uniformed this seems impossible,
but when he explains, it becomes
very simple. Just before the lynn
blossoms open he takes out all the
honey in the hives by means Of an
extractor, leaving the comb perfect,
which he replaces to be filed again.
About the time the lynn ceases
to bloom he again extracts the hon
ey, thereby obtaining the pure stuff.
Lynn honey is the best; it is as
white as lard, and very delicious.
His bees are of the pare Italian
stock. In giving a detailed de-
scription of the habits of the bee,
he said that during the working
season their queen iayed on an av-
erage 1000 eggs per day. Istopped
him right there, as that was 997 de
grees beyond nay comprehension.
They have a fine joke on Pulaski.
A gentleman living near sent some
OF Mr. COble's purest lynn honey to
a friend in Pulaski, expecting there
after to receive more orders than
he could FILL Imagine his surprise
when next time his friend came out,
be began TO make excuses, saying
his family we're afraid of it. Ann.
D. too had confirmed their fears
that it was poison.
THE DOG LAW.
1t is amusing to hear the farmers
express themselves on this meas
ure. If it we're put to a vote, it,
would be lost % to l. Yet those
men who axe raising stock are gen
orally in favor of the law. The ma
jority is growing less. 1t is pretty
hard 10 kill a dog, but after he is
dead be has not much sympathy.
50 it win be in a few years, when
the people rid themselves Of a half
dozen worthless ours, and in their
place have q flock of sheep. Instead
Of abusing the last Legislature they
viii bless it.
NEGRO EXODUS.
Few people ip Pulaski are aware
Of the number Of negroes who have
left Giles county within the past
two years TOR Mississippi, Kansas,
6c. Il is stated upon good author
its that about 700 voters, or nearly
half the entire population, have
gone away. On many farms there
is not one left. The farmers seem
10 be confident that they can get on
without the negro-that white labor
is superior.
A FEsIALE-BOoT MAEEB.
Heretofore shoe and boot making
has been confined to the stsrner sex.
but now Bradshaw comes up and
claims a share of its profits for a
woman. Living near Bradshaw
creek, about ! . miles from Pulaski,
/ is a lady whose lower limbs are en-
tirely paralyzed, 50 that she cannot
even sit up, but in a haif-recumbant
position she works, and can make q
/ shoe or boot as good as anybody.
/ A pair Of boots made by her recent
/ Is got the blue ribbon at q fair.
She also has a small country store
which she superFises-