The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-04-19

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] A Texas paper says: Wallace
prairie, 100000 acres, is all under
one fence. and in high state OF
cultivation-cotton being about
all planted, and corn looking well at
four to nine inches in height-and
is without doubt as fine body OF
land as can be found anywhere.
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Henry Watterson is a relative OF
Stanley Matthews-a nephew OF
Mrs. Stanley Matthews-and Stan
ley Matthews has brother-in-law
who is a brother-in law of President
Hayes, therefore Henry Watterson
is akin to Hayes, which is why he
has a perfect right to call him a
thiei whenever he pleases.
A Catskill woman recently
knocked down seven robbers, one
after another. Her husband watch
ed her from the top of the stairs,
and felt so brimful of fight that he
couldn't cool off until he jerked his
eight year-old son out of bed
and whaled him soundly for not get
ting up and helping his mother,
A lady on Washington street,
who is an enthusiastic Republican,
named her canary bird Jim Blaine.
He did not sing much, but she
loved him tenderly until last Satur-
day she discovered that Jim Blaine
had laid an egg. Now she declares
that no dependence can be placed
on politicians Rome Sentinel.
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A baby elephant has been born
at Forepaugh's menagerie, now win
tering at Germantown, Pa, and is
the only one ever born on Ameri-
can soil. The mother is the per-
forming elephant BETSY" an enor-
nous animal, over IL feet high, and
the new conner is only 18 inches in
height. a male, and beautifully
formed. The youngster is doing
well.
A couple in Franklin, Co. Tenn,
are the parents of % children, 10
of whom went at the same time to
the same school Their dinner was
carried to thcm by negro boy in a
large basket on a mule. One of
the 10 represented Franklin county
twice in the Legislature, and anoth
er one has represented JAG kson
county, Alabama, once in the Legis-
lature.
This item from Dallas, Texas:
During the progress of game of
base ball by some Iboys, lightning
struck in their midst, which pros
trated several of the players. One
boy, sixteen years old, named Stacy
Poland, was instantly killed, his
head being split open, and his cloth
ing set on fire. Another boy was
rendered insensible for some time,
but finally recovered.
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The sweetest and most signal lie
venge to infict upon enemies who
seek to belittle our labors or under
estimate our abilities, is to do ev-
Ierything well, to lead irreproacha
bic lives, to earn popular confidence
and respect, to eschew all but lauda-
BILE undertakings, to succeed in every
act and labor. Success is the most
effectual reproach to envy, malice
and unfriendliness.
1t is apt to shake a mans conf
dence in his wife to awake in the
early morning and find her sitting
on the edge of the bed, going
through his pockets. And it is apt
to shake a woman's confidence in
her husband to find nothing in
those pockets but \ lager beer
check, piece of bologna sausage,
a variety show ticket, and per-
fumed note signed Ever yours,
Julia"
Nashville American: A gentle
man lives in this city who has had
chllls and fever every day for four
years, during which time he has ia
ken 1,S00 grains of quinine, 1000
grains arsenic, 500 grains cinchondia,
500 grains of Peruvian bark and a
good deal of nitric acid, without
having any effect upon him. He
ha. been advised to give the town
the "shake" and travel for his
health.
More than 125 mountains in
North Carolina were measured by
Prof Guyot. OF this number the
lowest is some $500 feet, and the
highest is 6,707 feet. There are
fifty-four mountains over 5000 feet
in height; forty five mountains over
5000 feet in height, but not as much
as 5000, and fifteen mountains over
1000 feet, but not as much as 5000
feet high. Black Mountain is the
highest, being 6,707 feet.
Macon (Ga.) Telegraph and Mes
senger: Sherman is showing his in
nate meanness and hatred of the
South by refusing to pay the claims
of the ante 6ellun Southern mail con-