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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-12-13
che Granger
Tanning a Lamb Skin With the
Wool On.

Make a strong soap suds, using
hot water; when it is cold, wash the
skin in it, carefully squeezing it be
tween the hands 20 get the dirt out
of the wool; then wash the soap out
with clean cold water; next dissolve
alum and salt, of each half a pound
in a little water, which put into a
tub of cold water sufficient to cover
the skin, and let it soak IN it over
night for II hours: now hang the
skin over pole to drain; when well
drained, spread or stretch carefully
on a board to dry. 1t need not be
tackled if drawn out several times
while drying. When yet little
damp sprinkle pulverized saltpetre
and alum Zone ounce each mixed
together) on the flesh side, rubbing
in well. 1t is now ready to hang in
the shade for two or three days, the
flesh side in until perfectly dry.
When caiirely dry, scrape the flesh
side with a blunt knife to remove
any scraps ol hesh Trim off all
projecting points, and rub the flesh
side with pumace cor rotten stone,
and with the hands. Prepared in
this way, it is white and beautiful,
suitable for doormat, and also
nice for the feet in sleigh or
wagon in cold weather -Eschange
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TIRED MOTHERS.

A little elbow leans upon your knee
Your tired knee that has so much to bear
A ehild's dear eyes are looking LOVINGLY
From underneath thatch oftangled hair.
Perhaps you do not heed the velvet touch
Ofwarm, moist fingers holding yours so
tight,
You do not prize the blessing overmueh-
You almost are too tired to pray to -night.
But it is blessednessl a year ago
did not see it as / do to-day
We are all so dull and thankless, and too
slow
To catch the sunshine till it slips away.
And now it seems surprising strange to me
That while wore the badge of motherhood
did not kiss more oft and te aderly
The little child that brought me only good.
And if, some night, when You sit down to
rest,
You miss the elbow on your tired knee
This restless curly head from of your breast,
This lisPing tongue shat chatters con-
Iffrom your own the dimpled hands had
slipped,
And meier would nestle in your palm again,
If the white feet into the grave had triPped ,
/ could not blame You for your heartache
then.
l wonder that some mothers ever fret
At their little children clinging to their
gown,
Or that the footprints, when the days are wet,
Are even black enough to make them frown.
If could find little muddy boot,
Or cap or jacket, on my chamber floor
If could kiss a rosy, restless foot
And hear it patter in my house once more;
If could nerd broken cart to-day,
Tomorrow make a kite to reach the sky,
There is no woman in Gods world would say
She was more blissfully content than |
D. l. IL H., IL, r,axrfr
Is never rumpled by shining head
My singing birding from its nest has flown,
The little boy used to kiss is-dead.
IN. Y. Evening Post.
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a Bad Practice.

The remark is often made by the
careless farmer TO his wife: The
shower last night has made 1T so
wet | cannot do anything on the
farm, SO will go to town TO day"
At the same time rank and greedy
weeds are growing in that man S
corn fields, along his fence rows,
and about his barn yard, etc,
preparing a cOpious crop of seed
for next year. This wet day is
just the time to make war npon
them. They will pull up much
easier then than any other time, for
to cut off with hoe or scythe, they
will soon sprout from the stump
and produce a crop. Farmers CAD
to town five times as often as they
and they can learn more by
reading the pages of one good news
paper than by str, ct gossip for three
days. When man has plenty to
do at home, but hunts excuses to
go TO town, his wife should hand
him some good paper, and if he will
go. let it be understood that he goes
under protest.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-12-13
LADIES COLUMN.
HARoL1NE HAROLD, EDITOR.
The cowhide of the Fathers.

What is wanting in this country
is the cowhide of the fathers. The
wisest man that ever lived said that
if 'you spare the rod you spoil the
child" This Is as true to- day as
when it was uttered. The fifth
commandment is the apex of the
Decalogue, the key stone of the
arch, the only commandment
to which God Immediately at
tached a promise. Honor thy ia
ther and thy mother that thy
days may be long in the land which
the Lord thy God giveth thee" At
home the children must be taught
respect and obedience to their pa
rents, and reverence for elders and
those entrusted with authority over
them. Irreverence is the curse of
the age. A good son makes good
pupil and a good citizen, and bad
son travels exactly in the opposite
road Exchange.
The above notice must have been
written by some old a-body who
never had anything to do with chill
dren, and who has forgotten his
own childhood. The bare thought
of a father using the cow hide is
enough to kindle the righteous in
dignation of any feeling person. If
Solomon could look back and see
the rod he recommended, in his
great wisdom, tortured into a cow
hide, he would surely like to cow
hide the idiot who did it. 1t is
true, children nowadays are al
lowed too wide a range, but the lash
will not correct the evil: calm, quiz
ct, firm control, is what is needed.
You cannot recall an instance where
parents have heat respect into n
child, but where they are made to
feel that what father or mother says
is right, and that they must abide
by it, you will find reverence that
nothing can destroy, Our Father
sets a good example in the fifth
commandment; how mild and per
suasive. Children need to be en-
couraged and persuaded. If they
do but little good praise them for it
and it will stimulate them to try
harder. Sometimes they must be
whipped but let it be with something
less brutal than a cow hide.
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A CERTAIN CURE FOR:
Menstrual Disturbances
Irregularity, suppression, EX-
aggcratiOn, etc.

4 LARGE number Of testimonials could be
"a furnished, but J select only one. 10 BE-
from a man Of large experience as a druggist,
and man Of undoubtod veracity
NASHVILLE, TEs1i., Nov. 18th, ieT6.- Rev.
Mr.. McElree: A friend handed 20 me o bottle
your WINE OF CARDUI. As hayc been Ia
the drug business IN this city tor IA number Of
years, j knew Of several ladies who were
great sufferers in consequence Of menstrual
disturbances, and ono In particular. whose
suforings were 80 great at her monthly pc
RODS that she frequently had apasns. fclt
that this wOnld be a good tost, aud gave the
medicine 10 her She took 10 ns directed by
you, and IL entirely relieved her. 10 Is cor
tainly a wonderful remedy, and I trust that
the day will soon come whom al the women
who suffer thus wall have access % your med
icino. Yours, very truly =. +. G0oDLETr.
Manufactured and sold by
X. l.. MoELREE " co.,
Price Sl per bottle Wytho Depot Tenn.
For sale by all druggists. octll-Gm
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TAYLOR
NEW YORK.

WE inform the Ladies Of Pulaski hat our
wv Mail and Express Department is now 70
thoroughly organized, they can do their shop
ping in New York without the expense Of
travelling there. We send samples Of piece
goods with prices plainly marked, and cata-
logues of LADIES', Misses and Children's Fur
nishing Goods by mail to applicants who send
MS their proper address, free Of charge, and il
they explain clearly the kind Of goods wanted
we seldom fail in suiting them From the
printed catalogue they can always make Sc
ections Of garments that will give satsfac-
ton, and it is only necessary to give the
proper measurement to insure success.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-12-13

I he joys of home are the sweet
est in lite, and are emblematic of
the joys of that etcraal Heavenly
home OF the soul. 1t is when the
day of toll is ended, that we leave
the noisy hum of the Office, count
ing room, workshop or other scenes
of labor, and seek the quiet retreat
of home, and partakes Of it's I'M
numbered comforts, that are ever
awaiting US, IT'S at the fireside in
pleasant communion and at home
that the husband and father re-
ceives that rest and recuperation
that strengthens and prepares him
for another days battle with the af-
fairs of life.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-12-13

What makes the times much
harder than they would be is. that
too many of our able bodied men
want to live by their wits-they
think they are too good TO work,
and refuse to labor at some honora-
bic and paying enterprise. So they
exc out scanty living is all they
care for, and many of them so that
regardless of the means employed.
If every idle man and boy in the
country would go to work and make
something to eat and wear, times
would improve wonderfully.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-12-13

Look on the bright side. 1t is
the right size. The times may be
hard, but IL will make them no
easier to wear gloomy and sad
cUuntenance. 1t is the sunshine
and not the cloud that gives beauty
to the flower. There is always De
fore or around us that which should
cheer and ill the heart with
warmth and gladness. The sky is
blue ten times where it Is black
once. You have troubles, it may
be. So have others. None arc free
from them; and perhaps it is well
that none should be. They give
sinew and tone TO life. fortitude aud
courage to man. I hat would be
dull sea, and the sailor would never
acquire skill where there is nothing
to disturb its SURFACE. IL is the
duty of every one to extract all the
happiness and enjoyment he can
within and without him, and, above
all, be should look on the bright
side.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-12-13
Editors We Read About.

We have been reading "That
Wife of Mine," and unlike most
readers, have found in it a charac
ter, that is-not interesting nor en-
tertaining, but-for want of better
word We will say-curious. 1t is
the husband of that wife. He is
an editor "the kind you read
about" At the beginning of the
story, which is some distance along
in the book, he occupies a subordi-
nate position on a newspaper. Then
he goes abroad and does some occa-
sional correspondence for the paper.
Then he returns and is offered po-
sition rs chief editor. This may all
seem very natural to the author of
THAT Wife of Mine" and to the
average reader; but from the news
paper point of view it is the widest
sort of fiction. In the first place
the young man who holds subordi-
nate position does not go abroad.
On the contrary he pledges his sal
~ in advance to his landlady and
wastes his energy in lodging his
washer-woman. Butsupposing that
he does 90 abroad-he is not the
one who, returning home is called
to the chief editors chair. That
responsibility is conferred upon the
other young man who has grown
somewhat old and thin by close APP
plication to his work, and not
the one who has grown robust
in the easy capacity of tourist and
occasional correspondent. Later in
the book we find this editor IN the
midst of a third editorial article of
the day-the other two lying Oh his
desk cooling. Now the leading
writer of a newspaper doesn't reel
off able editorials in any such
wholesale manner. He has some
modesty about him-and consider
alton for his readers. Again, we find
this remarkable editor jesting light !
ly over the loss of a five-hundred !
dollar watch and some TWO or three
hundred dollars in ready cash
This the baldest kind of fiction 1t !
is barely possible that an editor
might Jest over the loss of that
amount of property; but the loss Of
it implies former possession of it
a situation which none but the |
most audacious purveyor of fiction
would think of embodying in a |
story illustrative of real life. |
Throughout the book we find this
editorial husband of that wife talk
ing in the language of scholar
ly leaders and sarcastic squibs;
whereas nine editors wives out of
a possible ten will reluctantly admit /
that they are puzzled to understand /
what there is In the atmosphere of
an editorial room to give even a fair
degree of brilliancy to the thoughts
of one who is so conspicuously stu
pid and commonplace at home.
Perhaps there will sometime arise a
or q book writer who
shall Introduce in his play or his
book a character bearing some
slight resemb lance to the flesh and
blood editor. And if there does,
the public will behold or read about
a character who, instead of talking
IN loud tones, dealing in sarcasm
and wit with enviable ease, wearing
his hair on tiptoe aud staring wild
ly at everybody, viii be very COM
sort of chap whose chief
characteristics will be an evident
feeling OF awkwardness at being so
far away from his desk Wor-
cester Press.
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How a Young Wife Cured Her Hus-
Of Brain Fever"

A young wife in Michigan had
just got settled in her new home.
All seemed fair and promising, fol
she did not know that her husband
was q drunkard. But one night he
came home at very late hour, and
much the worse for liquor. When
he staggered into the house his
wife, who was greatly shocked, told
him he was sick, and to lie down at
once; and in a moment or two he
was comfortably settled on a sofa
in a drunken sleep. His face was
reddish purple, his breathing was
heavy, and altogether he was a pit
liable looking object. The doctor
was sent for post haste and mus
tard applied to feet and hands.
When the doctor came and felt his
pulse, and examined him, and found
that he was only drunk, he said:
"He will be all right in the morn
ing"
But the wife insisted that ne was
very sick, and that severe remedies
must be used.
you must shave his head and
apply blisters she urged, "or l will
send for some one who will"
The husbands head was accord
ingly shaved closely and blisters APP
piled. The patient lay ali night IN
a drunken sleep, and, notwithstand
ing the blisters were eating into his
flesh, it was not till near morning
that he began to beat about, dis
turbed by pain,
About daylight he woke up 70
most uncomfortable consciousness
of being blistered.
What does this meanr' be said,
putting his hands to his bandaged
head.
Lie still-you mustn't stir" said
the wife; you have been very sick"
"Pm not sick"
"Oh! yes you are; you have had
the brain fever. We have worked
with you all night"
1 should think you had" groaned
the poor victim; what's the matter
with my feet?'
"They are all blistered'
"Well, I'm better now, take off the
blisters, do" he pleaded, piteously.
He was in a most uncomfortable
state-his head covered with sores,
and his feet and hands were still
worse.
Dear, he said, grooming, aIf l
should ever get sick in this way
again, don't be alarmed and send
for a doctor, and above all don't
blister me again"
"Ohj indeed | will-all that saved
you were the blisters, and if you
have another such a spell l should
be more frightened than ever-for
.he tendency 1 am sure is to aplo-
Dlexy, and from the next attack you
will be likely to die, unless there
ire the seveTest measures used"
He made no further defense; suf- |
ice to say, he never had another
attack.
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Etaa!'fy ssI' d Town Lots
INHCAMPBELLSVILLE.

John W Reddick ct ais. >ys. j. B. Murphy
and others.
DURSUANT to a decree of the ChRneery
L Court for Giles county, Tennessee, in the
above cause, will sell
On Saturday, December 10Th, 1877,
at public sale, to the highest bidder, at the
couI t-house door in Pulaski, for cash, subject
to the equity of redemption, the town lots
mention, in the pleadings, situated in the
town of Charlottesville, and being the lots
conveyed to A. L. Prentice by the following
parties: One by John Wright by deed, regis
tered in Book f, page IA; one by D. W.
Prentice by deed, registered in Book G..
page $50, and one by James K. Peden and
wits by deed, registered in Book y Il, page
Isl, in the Registers office of Giles county.
novs I'd J. B. STACY, C. & NJ
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If the people of this country had
to pay two billions OF money every
year to sustain q king over them
that squandered their property, cor
rupted their young men, debauched
their daughters and destroyed near
ly one hundred thousand lives in
ruinous and foolish wars, they
would rebel. The people Of this
country do pay that amount every
year to sustain q despot that does
all those wicked things but instead
of rebelling against his authority,
they vote a large majority Of them
Ito put and keep his servants and
and satraps over them Rum is
king SsaT Of Hope.
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Ladies', Misses d Children's Hosiery from
l 50 dozen up 70 the finest goods. All the
newest and pretfie~t designs in Hosiery are
represented IN our stock in six, cotton snd
merlun.
"A thing of beauty Is Joy forever"
and beaut al stockings are now considered an
indispensable part OF female attire.
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sPRINGvALE, Me-, Oct. u, 1876.
Mr.. H. R. STEVENS
Dear Sir-Fifteen years ago last fall was
taken sick with rheumatism, was unable to
move until the next April. From that time
until three years ago this fall suffered every
thing with rheumatism. Sometimes there
would be weeks at time that could not step
one step: these attacks were quite often.
suffered everything that man could. Over
three years ago last spring l commenced tax
ing Vegetine and followed 1t up until had
taken seven bottles; have had no rheumatism
since that time. I always advise every one
that is troubled with rheumatism to try Veg
etine, and not suffer for years as I have done.
This statement is gratuitous as far as Mr..
Stevens is concerned. Yours, g.,
ALBERT 'CRO0KER,
Firm of A Croker 81 Co, Druggist.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-12-13

Here, try this, and if it fails,
shoot the Buffalo Express, who is
responsible for it: "A simple cure
for rheumatism is to take a pint of
spirits Of turpentine add half. an
ounce of camphor, let the mixture
stand until the camphor is dissolved;
rub it on the part affected and it is
sure TO remove or greatly relieve
the complaint.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-12-13

The subject of female education
receives far less attention than it's
Importance demands. 1t seems
to be an acknowledged idea
that women do not require
that perfection of mental cul-
ture that men do, and that it is not
expected that the same care and
preparation should be made to en-
tighten and improve their minds.
This idea has become so prevalent
that the majority OF school girls
have no higher aim than to learn to
read and write, a smattering OF
French, and 10 perform on musical
instruments, all of which is good
enough as far as it goes; but We be
lieve that they are capable of re
ceiving thorough knowledge of his
tory, astronomy, geology, and natu-
raj philosophy and other branches
of learning. And in view of the
TACT that the girls OF to-day are to
give birth to future generations
from whom are to emanate the rul-
ers, divines, philosophers, DC, OF
their day, and the great men
of all ages are more indebted to
the precepts and moral learning
of their mothers than any other
teacher that directs them in the
paths of learning, we insist that
girls should be encouraged to seek
both at home and in the school
room that character of knowledge
that will be useful through life, and
not to spend the golden hours of
youth in learning to lisp gay moth
ings, and keeping up with the lat
est fashions.
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Rheumatism is a Disease of the Blood.

The blood in this disease is found to con
tain an excess of fbrin. Vegetine acts by
con verting the blood from its di-ea-ed con
dtion to a healthy circulated. VeCetiIe reg
ulates the bowels, which is verv important in
this complaint. One bottle of Vegetine viii
give relief, but TO effect a permanent cure it
must be taken regularly, and may take sew
ersl bottles, especially in cases OF long stand
ing. Vegetine j. sold BY all druggists. Try
it and your verdict will be the same a. that
of thousands before you who say, Il never
found so much relief as from the use of Veg
etine " which is composed of barks, roots
and herbs.
"Vegctine,n say Boston physician, "has
no equal As blood purifier. Hearing OF its
wonderful cures, after all other remedies had
failed visited the laboratory and convinced
myself ofits genuine merit II is prepared
from barks, roots and herbs, each of which il
highly effective and they are compounded in
such 3 manner as TO produce astonishing re-
gulfs y
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OUR IMPORTATIONs

Of this season give Us an unequaled stock
of Gooos.
BLACK SILKS, handsome and durable, all
widths. to 3 so. The great American In
destructible Silk, 20, IS and 50.
Plain Colored Silks, new shades commence
ing low as 75c. per yard, and at dollar
same as quality of las. sc lson at ! 25.
Fancy Broche and Damasse Figures Of the
new Paris shades, from dollars upwards
Trimming Satins at worth 25.
Tho prices at which we offer our silks are one
quarter TO One-third less than last season.
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Alaska Seal Sacques, from S65 up.
Alaska Seal Muffs. from s. up.
Alaska Seal Boas, from Is up.
Mink Mutfs and Boas from a12 30 a set up.
Silk Fur-lined Garments from 965.
Alaska Sable Sots from 81 so.
A good set Of Furs AS low rs s..
szSf- Our goods are all frst-class We make
point to fill all orders exactly and TO the in
terest of purchasers We guarantee all pur-
chases TO be satisfactory to buyers, and stand
ready to remedy all errors. Weinvte orders,
convinced that first trial will insure US the
regular custom hereafter.
All orders for goods to DO accompanied by
the money, OF where parties wish goods " III
be sent by Express G. o. ID Where the re-
mittance is too large we always return the
difference. novI-8m
Broadway and Twentieth st.
Grand, Chrystie and Forsyth Ste,
New york.
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vEGETINE
HAS ENTIRELY CURED ME.

Mr.. II. K. STEVENS
Dear Sir-My daughter, after having d Sc
we're attack of whoopiug cough, was left in q
Feeble state of health. Being advised by
friend she tried the Vegetine and after using
q few bottles was fully restored to health.
have been great sufferer from rheuma-
tlsm. l have taken several bottles of the
Vegetine for this complaint, and am happy
to say it has entirely cured me. have re-
commended the Vtgetine to others with the
same good results. Il is q great cleanser and
purifier of the blood; il is pleasant to take
and ! can eheerfully recommend it.
JAMES MORSE 1854 Athens ST.
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Shawls, Nantes and Wraps.

India Valley Cashmere Shawls from 100
dolls up Ildla filed eenters at 50 dolls IN.
Real Decca, Chedda * Striped Ildia Shawls
new designs from 10 dollars upwards. Also,
full lines British, French q German Shawls
in beautiful new STYLES of the best and most
reliable manufacture. Paris Nantes and
Cloaks of the latest modes from dollars mp,
and Berlin from dollars.
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TH0sE SUFFERING.

who viii use this iniment ia time. will be
convinced that it is sure cure for Rheuma-
tism, neuralgia, bruises, sprains, swelings,
burns, cuts, felors, tumors, piles, injured
limbs, scalds, govt, diphtheris, sore throat,
toothache, headache, insect bites, fits, colo,
tape-worm. etc, for the human race. And Is
A POSITIVE CURE for sweeny, ringbones,
strains, callous, sinews, hurts curbs, cuts,
bruises, lameness. strained fetlocks, spavins,
collie, bolts, windgall, poll evils cattle and
sheep complaints, and all general diseases in
stock, and the many other Affections of both
man and beast. Diamond OIL is for sale by
SUMPTER & STANLEY, being well
recommended by all druggists, physicians,
and every one who has ever used it. Price
IS cents per bottle. Prepared by w. E FA-
GAN 81 CO., Philadelphia. Branch office
Indianapolis, Ind. dec6-ly