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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-08-16
MECHANICAL AND SCIENTIFIC.

Black lead does not contain a sim
Gle particle of lead, but is composed
chiefly Of carbon.
kid gloves are not always made of
kid, but are sometimes manufactured
from lamb skin or sheep skin.
The cost of coal in England has
returned to nearly what it was in 1872.
Iron, too, is extremely low.
"A Russian Scientific Congress is to
meet in Warsaw next September. ut
which the question of adopting the
Gregorian calendar in Russia will be
discussed
The sewers of the city of Ham
burg, in Germany, which We're laid in
1S43, are flushed every week at low
tide by turning into them the waters
Of the Alster. The waters pass
through them with great violence,
cleansing them 50 perfectly that the
siphon under the river has not needed
cleaning out since 1915.
The Paris Observatory has re-
ceived from M. MelendeZ, a Spanish
photographer, remarkable photo
graph of the moon. Melendez has in
vented an adjunct to his Photographic
apparatus, which enables him to OBJ
tain Il powerful picture, showing
mountains and volcanoes on the sur
face of the moon, and what appears
like forests of huge trees now petri-
fed.
Some French engineers now rec
ommend the use of tale as the most
practicable method of preventing scale
in steam boilers, and on some of the
railways the plan is stated to be en-
ployed quite extensively, and with ia
vorable results. The quantity Of tale
placed in the boiler at once is about
one-tenth of the weight of the solid
| deposit produced by two successive
| washings Of the boiler; and not only
is the formation prevented, but that
which has already been formed becomes
gradually detached and carried away,
| the operation being perfectly effective.
This is novel and interesting applica-
tion Of a cheap and abundant mineral.
which has many curious properties,
but hitherto has not been turned to
much industrial account.
An improved method of producing
etchings in relief is thus given by
Fichtner, the well known German art
ist Select pieces of ashphalt which do
not melt at ninety degrees and are
difficult to dissolve in turpentine.
Dissolve five parts in mixture of
ninety parts Of benzole and ten
parts Of oil of lavender. The benzole
must be separated by distillation
from any impurities that would render
| it too sensitive to light, after which 1t
must be thoroughly drained before
being used; the oil must be perfectly
free from water. Coat a perfectly
| clean and smooth zinc plate with the
varnish, allowing the latter to run off
like collodion, and then dry in hori-
zontal position in the dark. Expose
the plate under a negative from twenty
five to thirty minutes in the sun, or
three or four hours in daylight, accord
ing to the SenSitivenesS of the asphalt
film, which must be asceItained by ex-
pertinent. The exposed plate is then
developed with rock oil, to which a
sixth of its volume of benZole has
been added; the oil is poured over the
plate and moved about until the whites
are perfectly clean, and the plate is
| then washed under jet of water,
| dried in the light, and etched with dill
uted nitric acid. There must be a
| careful avoidance Of air bubbles.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-08-16
-Ry the terms Of the will of NJ

BY the terms Of the will Of Mr..
Baird, the wealthy Scotch iron-master,
the Church Of Scotland is to receive
81 900, 900. One hundred thousand
dollars is to be added 10 the Glasgow
University building-fund. A Baird
chair of architecture and Baird chair
of geology are to be founded in Glas-
gov University; valuable freehold
scholarships are to be established III
Edinburgh and Glasgow; lectureships
in natural science are TO be estab-
lished in Ayr, Dundee and Edinburgh.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-08-16

Arabic figures were not invented
by the Arabs, but by the indians.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-15
PARKER'S STORE.

The mills of the gods grind on,
but they grind the meal finer still;
hence the fewer the items from
Parker's Store. Everything in the
way of business is moving on very
well now. Farmers are busily en-
gagged in harvesting their wheat
The yield will be better than they
anticipated. Corn and cotton looks
very we'll Every body is employed.
NIr. J. Parker, one Of Palaski's
most promising young barristers.
honored US with his genial presence
the other day. He was visiting
his old friends and relatives here.
His visit was like sunshine after
cloudy weather.
Mr.. William Roland had his leg
amputated the other day. The knee
joint had been affected for a long
time, and he resorted to this as the
only remedy. The operation was
performed by Drs. Grant and Will
son, of Pulaski, and DIR. Neal, of
Weekly's Creek. He had been un
der the treatment of DR.. Brockery,
who has the reputation of rubbing
sand out of the human body. I
boldly assert that in my opinion a
greater humbug than he never Wis
tied these parts. had thought
that the days of superstition and
ignorance had given way to science
and reason. KULLY.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-15

Commodore Perry started for
the Cincinnati Convention Saturday.
The Commodore is a stately old
plug, with skin as black as the
complexion of a coal mine, and
wears polished bee-gum and cordu-
roy sox and a hamestring necktie.
He don't know whether n-i-g-g-e-r
spells Belknap or butterscotch, and
don't care a dang what kind of res
olutions they get up 50 that they
perpetuate the radical right to steal.
The Commodore can reach the lofti-
est NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. six-fee
six,-and he has neglected his alb
lutions six months so that he may
have a complete stock of funguratej
essence of skunk and impart to Sen
stor Morton, With whom he will
roost while there, a hrst-elass Whit
of niger scent-ennial.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-15

racy with which she read, transla-
ted, analysed and parsed some of the
most difficult sentences in Cesar,
and the latter for her proficiency in
arithmetic and algebra. She is a
girl gifted with an intellect of the
highest order, combined with that
degree and kind of obedience char
acteristic Of true genius.
On last Thursday while a young
lnan named Lowell, who resides at
GibsonviIle in this county, was test
ing the accuracy of his aim by
shooting at a ''mark" on 8 wheat
box" which served as a target, he
aeeidently shot his sister, infiicting
flesh wound, from the effects OF
which she is rapidly recovering.
LEO.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-15
BUNKER HILL.

As every one is almost directly
interested in the growing crops, we
we will first state what we know
about them in the immediate neigh
borhood. Corn and cotton are both
doing well. Most of our farmers
here are engaged in saving their
wheat at this time. In some cases
they are compelled to neglect to
some extent their growing crops.
Every one seems to be very busy.
In fact, there is great demand for
laboring hands at this time. Wheat
is much better than it was thought
to be two weeks ago. The wheat
crop if properly managed viii Ger
tainly bring a good deal of green
backs into the county. Wheat viii
be as current in our town as green
backs ought to be this season. Our
merchants are only awaiting the
opportunity to buy all that is of
fered.
We feel perfectly safe in saying
that Killer is as quiet a place as
there is in Giles county. Although
our noble order the d. N. Society
is almost entirely played out, with
but little hope in the future of ever
fiourishing as it once did, we still
live in hope of better day coming.
We acknowledge ourselves a little
behind some of our neighbors in re-
gardto sehools,churehes, &c, but that
is altogether our own fault. Wish
some of our enterprising men OF
means and influence would make a
move toward building a good
church and school house at this
place. We know of no place in the
county more suitable. We cannot
be beaten for water in the county,
either in quantity or quality, and
the sooner we begin the sooner we
viii have a school house and church
at Bunker Hill. This is a matter
that every one should consider him
self directly interested in.
1t is said that Capt. Jim Grove
will probably be a candidate fol
representative. He is known
throughout the county as being an
upright, straightforward gentleman
one who would if elected do all in
behalf of his county.
We will state for the satisfaction
of the many enquiring friends of R
H. Nc. and J. W. X. that as mystic
riOusly as they seemed to disappear
last week, they were last heard from
at Prospect. There are different
opinions as to whether they viii
ever get back or not. We are in.
: formed that the concert at Prospee
was quite a success, which we al
know to be characteristic of thu
people of that vicinity.
I At this time we hear of som,
sickness in the neIghborhood. Mos
every one complaining a little
though no serious cases OF illness
that we know of Notwithstanding
we are of opinion that we have bu
little to complain of if we woul'
only look little more to the brigh
side OF things. KILLER.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-15
Wheat.

After hearing from different parts
of the county we are able to make
very fair estimate OF the wheat crop.
For the past week farmers have
been busy harvesting, and large
quantities of wheat have been cut.
The rust has made its appearance
all over the county, but only in few
instances on the stalk, the blade
only being attacked. Late wheat
will be badly injured. This, how
ever will not much affect the yield,
as most of it was planted early
There will be a much larger crop
made this year than last Not SO
much to the acre. but there was SO
much more sown. There IS moi
much telling what viii be the open
ing price, though it will probably
he between rs cents and 81 pei
bushel. There are several parties
in town expecting to buy. SO We
tmay look for lively time in tina
trade.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-15
CambellsVille Flakes.

The current Of events ct this
place runs smoothly now, there be-
ing nothing of popular interest to
write about.
We were present at the closin g
exercises of LynnYille Academy on
the 7th inst, and listened with pride
and pleasure to an address delivered
before the students of that school
by Rev. R. H. Rivers, D. D., Presi-
dent of Martin Female College, Pu-
laski. The subject of the Doctor 8
discourse was the "Influence Of
Habit-"one eminently appropriate
for the occasion. He presented to
the mental vision of his audience a
correct and vivid picture of the
manifold miseries entailed upon
that element of the human race that
is fettered in the degrading thrall-
dom of evil habits long INDUCED in
and beautifully portrayed the mani
festations of mind and soul actua-
ted by the exalting and sustaining
power of virtuous habits. His APP
peal to the boys to prepare them
selves now, by the acquisition OF
good and useful knowledge, to con
tend successfully in manhood's ripper
years with earth's invading ills, and
to the girls to disseminate the seeds
of virtue, humility, patience and
truth, in the garden of their hearts
so that when they should have
emerged from the spring-time o.
their probation into the gorgeous
summer Of womanhood they would
be possessed of the power and in
cliRation to make ethers nobler apt
better. and to scatter pleasures o'e
life's labyrinthlan ways, was earnest
elegant, and impressive. He termi
mated his address by relating p pa
thetic aneedpte illustrating the re
suits of the divergent careers o
two young men who had been asso
lciated in childhood's gambols ant
in college shade and sunshine, blu
who parted in maturity, the one Il
ascend by force OF good habits tn
rugged slopes of that dread noun
tain on whose proud summit Fame
glorious beacon shines afar; anC
the other to ill in his earthly prime
drunkard's grave. Being awar
of the very high reputation enjoyed
by the Rev, Geo. w: Campbell, tn
Principal Of Lynnville Academy, a
a scholar, disciplinarian, and in
structor, we were prepared to wit
ness. his pupils display great prof
cheney in science and literature dur
ing their examination, and have no
been disappointed. AL his elasse
from the elementary to the academ
ie were, indeed, very interesting
! and by their laudable deportmen
, and ready aud accurate answers al
] forded strong evidence Of suseepti
bility on their own part, and c
, their teachers tact of manner an
E aptitude of illustration, Anon
t the pupils Of LynnYille Aeadem
: that we saw examined we woul
make special mention Of Miss clar
Bodenhamer and Miss Annie Horn
the former for the ease and acct
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-15

A note was received at a Pulaski
hardware store the other day asking
if they had any cog-wheels and to
please send the prices of them.
Now cog-wheels range from a halt
inch to ten feet in diameter, and from
10 cents to $3.50 in price, and it
would take a first-class printing of
flee week TO get out a price list of
over million kinds and prices. and
cost the hardware man the profits
on a half dozen Pitts Separators-
take month to do all this, and
nine to one the man would have
bought a 10 cent wheel.
To dig ard delve in scientific lore
To try to stuff some heads with sense
Is as useless as TO waste your time,
In pouring soup-suds over q fence.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-15
LYNNVILLE.

The important event Of the week
has been the closing Of Prof. Camp
bells school. The exercises oecu-
pied two entire days, and re
fiected great credit both to teacher
and pupils. It has been two years
since Mr.. Campbell commenced his
good work at this place, and the
school may beconsidered a complete
success. Some of the students ex-
amined this week have been in reg
ular attendance during the entire
period. Among whom may be
mentioned Masters Charlie Smith
and John Boyd who have been alb
sent only one day in three hundred.
We have never seen greater prof
cheney than that exhibited by the
students of this school. The ex-
aminations were all thorough and
rigid, without special preparation
in any branch, and may be regard
ed as a fair test of the attachments
of the pupils, which we venture to
say will compare favorably with any
school in the country. Glasses in
English grammar, arithmetic, alge-
bra, geometry, Latin, DC, evinced a
familiarity with these branches not
often seen even in children much
older than these. Among those de-
serving Of special mention for hav-
ing gained first honors in their
classes, faithful attention to all
their duties, &c, are the names of
Ike Alternately, Annie Horne, Flor
ence Witt, Dora Lynch, Willie Witt,
Felix Boyd, John Wagstaff, Ella
Wagstaf, Minnie Fry, and others
whose names we regret we cannot
just now call to mind. After the
examinations were over we were
given an excellent debate by four
beautiful and accomplished young
ladies. Subject: "Woman's Rights"
Misses Lille Witt and Clara Bo-
denhamer taking the affirmative and
Misses Morgan Higdon and Mollie
Wagstaff the negative. The speeches
were original, written out and read
in first-rate style. Had it not been
for the solemn declarations of the
teacher we could scarcely have be-
lieved that such pieces Of compost
ton emahated from girls so young
as they. We can't omit to mention
the address of DIR. Rivers which was
exactly suited to the occasion, and
filed with sound and valuable ad-
vice bo.h to the young and old.
Full of logical reasoning inter
spersed with occasional wit and
humor, and delivered with the zeal
and earnestness characteristic of
the speaker it could but please all
who heard it. A movement is now
on foot to build an additional room
to the present building and to sup
ply the school with library which
it is to be expected will be accom-
plished at once. 1t is almost GER
tain that at least one hundred pu-
pills will be in attendance during
next session. The additional room
with a good library will amply af-
ford that number of students every
facility for advancement.
Rev. Mr.. Stoddert left US, accord
ing to previous arrangements, a
week ago, to visit friends and rela-
tives in his native State. Virginia
He will be absent for several weeks
We wish for him a pleasant trip
and that he may return to his de-
voted flock with perfect health and
vigor.
Prospects at this time Indicate q
better yield of wheat than was gen
orally anticipated a week or two
since. B. 7.
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the middle block Immediately il

the middle block Immediately il
front
On Monday and Tuesday eve
nings, before verylarge audiences, the
sYMPosIAc EXERCISES
were conducted, all the school tax
ing part. The exercises consisted
of recitations, or rather, declama-
tions, by the pupils, showing the
course of study of each pupil, her
advancement, constituting in all a
general dissertation upon the whole
course of study of the institution.
These exercises were very satisfac-
tory to the audience, as evidenced
by the continuous applause that
greeted each rendition. We cannot
attempt to particularize, as each de
serves a special communication; but
suffice it to say that the pupils ac-
quilted themselves with distinction,
and the manner of teaching at the
College was demonstrated to be
very efficient. The recitatjons were
interspersed with beautiful songs
and choruses by the pupils, and
they exhibited great skill in per-
Torrance, AID the selections were
admirably adapted to please the an
dience. Miss Mcclellan deserves
special commentator for her indie
fatigabie labor 10 contributing TO
render the entertainment so pleas
ing to the friends and spectators
present, her extraordinary talent
and skill in this particular being
strikingly demonstrated upon each
of the occasions during the Com
mencement Exercises.
On Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock DR. Rivers commenced to
read out the report showing the
SCHOLARLY STANDING
of the pupils of the institution. We
cannot attempt to give any synopsis
of this report, as it would be too
lengthy, but the showing was very
good and shows the pupils to be
above the average in general schol-
arship.
On Wednesday evening a large
audience was expected towitness the
GRADUATING EXERCISES,
but as we go to press before the ex
ercises commence, we are unable to
report them, or to speak of the adj
dress expected from the accom-
plished scholar and distinguished
divine, Bishop w. NJ. Wightman,
who arrived on Tuesday.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-15

A gentleman was so much carried
away by song of little Myrtle
Ezell at the symposium Monday
evening that he threw his spectacle
case upon the stage with bouquet.
He could we'll afford to offer this
tribute to the sweet littleIsinger, as
the case was borrowed; but he ought
to have been ashamed for all that,
for he borrowed it from a poor
preacher. He had forgotten his
glasses and borrowed the preachers
so that he could see how to hear
we'll, and IN his blind enthusiasm he
not only threw the case, but the
owner had to take his property to
keep him from thro wing the glasses
themselves upon the stage. We
sincerely hope that the reader viii
not imagine that this was our Sen
Tor, or that the preacher was Rev. Mr.
Din but then we know they will
no be suspected and so will not cal
the names.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-15

Advertisements standing months or le,s
payable always in advance Other bills due
quarterly in advance. 10 per cent. OF If
yearly or half yearly bills when all paid in
advance.
Obituaries and tributes Of respect CHARGED
for at cents per line in advance without Va
Ration.
and answers TO same 10 cents per line, in ad-
vance.
Announcements of candidates for County
officers s. in advance. District officers 40
In advance.
Local notices among reading matter 20 cent.
Per line for fret and 10 cents per line for each
subsequent insertion. Locals ordered in for
specified time longer than ! month. 10 cents
per line each insertion. No local less than
50 cents for first insertions.
Job work must be paid for when ordered
except by special agreement.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-15

Capt. Jas. Hairless Andrews has
added another specimen to his zoo
logical department. Ed. Flautt al
lowed Capt. A. to shingle his hair
the other day and when the opera
ton was completed Eds head look
ed like a knot on a mulberry tree
with the bark skinned off. He was
considerably mortified at first, but
is delighted now.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-15

A young Mr.. ROLAND, who lives
about 3 miles west of Wales Sta
ton, in Giles county, has been af
ficted with disease of the knee Joint
six or seven years and has been
confined constantly to his bed for
the past five months, during which
time he said he had not slept an
hour. DR.. j. F. Grant last Wednes-
day amputated his leg just above
the knee joint and he is now in a
fair way to recover. He could not
have survived long if the operation
had been DELAYED.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-15
Hard Luck for Pitts:

Allen Pitts, of Giles county, from
whom S. NJ. King fraudulently OBJ
tanned $257, is said to be a hard
working man of very little property.
He raised the amount with some
difficulty, and should he have TO
pay it over again to satisfy the
judgement still standing against
him in the Federal Court, ne will
be ruined. We believe him to be q
person to whom great leniency
ought to be shown. When he paid
the money over to King he honest
" believed that he was settling the
judgement obtained against him by
the Government--AplsrioGn.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-15
THE BARBECUE.
A Meeting of the Citizens Next
Saturday to M AXE Arrange
mentS.
Let Everybody Come,

Mr.. EpIToR:-It was suggested
through your paper a few weeks ago
that we have a Centennial celebra-
ton of the 4th Of July, by an old
fashioned barbecue, and such other
exercises as may be appropriate, to
which all the people of the county
be invited. The suggestion, we
think, was faYorably received by
the community, but as yet no steps
have been taken to carry it out. We
therefore respectfully request all
those who wish to see such a cele-
bration to meet at the court house
in Pulaski next Saturday at 2
o'clock P NJ, to make the necessary
arrangements. We hope to see a
full meeting with representatives
from every neighborhoOd in the
county. Come one-come all. j.
B. Stacy, ST., James McCallum, T.
NJ. Jones, j. G.. Ballentine, 7. B.
Logan, Jno. A. Tinnon, D. S. Mar
tin, F. NJ. Bunch, G. P. Jones, j.
Tol Grant, j. Cox, S. H. Smith, D.
B. Garrett, Gibson d Gilbert, Z.
Smith, NJ. Childress, Jas. R. Grove,
J. A. Sumpter, W. X. Jones, VIM.
Elwood Lacey, R. ], Anderson, I.
H. Rainey, j. S. Jones, H. H. Ay-
NETT, Jno. F. Rose, John II. Lloyd
Thos. j. Wells, J. G. Young, J. B.
Childers, J. H. Jackson, w. G.
Flournoy, j. H. Clarke, VIM. Rivers
D. N. Myrick, H. NJ. Stanley, c
Flippin, VIM. Bate, Z. W. Ewing.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-15
At j. II. G. Browns, Pulaski
Tenn.

Bushel Barrel of Salt, fine or course,
for 81 90.
515 Bushel Barrel of Salt for 50 90,
good coOperage.
. pounds good Rio Coffee, free from
trash, for One Dollar.
300 pieces Standard Prints (best) beau
tiful styles, in great variety, at 8 cts.
Bleached Knitting Cotton, four Rolls
for % cts.
Twenty Thousand ($2O,OOO) Dollars
worth of Dry Goods, Groceries, Cloth
ing, Boots and Shoes, Hats, Trunks.
Pistols and Guns. Queensware and
Glassware at cost till October LIST, rs.
junS-4t J. L. C. Brown.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-15

While our friend Capt. Woodbridge
is here, our citizens would be glad
TO hear his new lecture. But being
very modest man and rather afraid
that home people would care but
very little about hearing him, it
is likely that our citizens will have
to make a formal request of him.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-15

Mr.. d. L. Bridges was taken Sc
riously i'll last Wednesday with
congestion of the stomach. His life
was almost dispaired Of, but under
skilful treatment he is now up.