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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

Chemical analysis discloses the
fact that among the many articles
used as food there are only two,
wheat ard milk, which contains all
the elements of the human body,
and in the proper proportion. 9th
er articles, such as butter, sugar,
syrup and fat of all kinds, are all
carbonsccous, or heat producing, so
that if human being were 20 try
to live on these articles alone, his
brain and muscles would starve.
BY actual experiment it has oeen
found that a man could not survive
two months on such diet.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24
A Logical Puzzle.

A law student, just ready TO grad
uate, agreed 10 give bis instructor
the proceeds Of his first successful
case.
The young lawyer eyaded the
promise by refusing to plead a case.
The old lawyer sued the young
lawyer for o breach OF contract, and
each one managed Ills own case in
court.
Said the old lawyer 10 the judge.
II you allow my claim 10 be Il good
one, then the money becomes mine
10y your decision. Ifyou refuse my
claim then my young friend lns
won his first successful case, and
the money becomes mino by previ-
Gus agreement. am therefore
sure OF the money in either event"
The young man said 10 the law
yer: "lf you sustain my defense,
then you decide that / need pay
nothing. II, on the other hand,
your ruling is against me, then 1
have not won my first successful
case, and therefore have no debt 10
pay. am therefore secure against
payment, however this suit be de-
cided."
Where now is the law in these ar
guments and which lawyer is the
lawyer
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

Omaha Herald: What puzzles
Packard is that Hayes was elected
and he was not. That. is what puz-
zles Blaine. 1t particularly puzzles
Pitt Kellogg. In fact, how Hayes
could have been elected and Pack
ard defeated, when the Hayes cleo
tors received a thousand less votes
than Packard received, is one Of
those ugly cOnundrums which is a
puzzler for everybody.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

The sweetest and most signal re
venge to inaict upon enemies who
seek To belittle our labors or under
estimate our abilities, is to do
everything well, to lead irreproach-
able lives, to earn popular conf
dence and respect, to eschew all
but laudable undertakings, to sue
coed in every act and labor. Sue
cess is the most efectual reproach
to envy, malice and unfriendliness.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

How can a man expect his credi-
tors to believe his stories about
"hard times ,""no money" and "ruin
staring him in the face" when his
wife promenades the street .attired
like Solomon in all his glory? The
credit of a woman's husband in the
business world often depends upon
the style in which she, her daught-
ers and sons appear in public. 1t
is creditabIe neither to the honesty
nor good sense OF a family 70 live
beyond their means, and suspicion
and doubt fastens upon individuals
who are known to be living a life Of
financial deception, no matter
whether he be politician or preach
err. laborer or lawyer, merchant or
merhanic.-NaSkvIgIs Amrriuzl.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

California has got through boast
ing Of her climate. The region is
swarming with tramps and vaga-
bonds who have heard that there is
need of no shelter there for the
night: that fruit drops spontane-
ously from the trees into the open
mouths of the sleepers underneath,
and that there is 10 need of la
Dor. "California, the Paradise of
Trampsr' cry the hordes, and on
they go from East to West, till their
heaven is gained, and they can lie
down, crying "Eurekar'
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24
itizen.l
TO LIONEL.


Dear Lionel, thy native hour
Wos in the Muses. favored bower,
Thine is the poets feI vid fire;
In Inv birth thou didst inherit
From that bower the MUSES. spirit,
The Muses. sweet and tuneiul Tyre
Wbether the blushing maidens courting,
Or with their lovely locks dlsportng
None can ever indite so well
The charms OF love. so sweet, inviting,
The Young and old alike delighting,
As the gifted Lionel
Then while these verses thou'rt reading.
Listen 10 their earnest pleading,
Aud grant. oh grant, their one request,
To touch thy Tyre and let II render
a pathos deep, fond, sweet and tender,
And fills with love each tender breast.
sweetly touch IL implore you,
Big Creek beauties will adore you,
AS you sweetly sing and play
Marcella maidens will caress you,
Their sweet lips will kiss and bless yo1
For your sweet and tunefGl lay.
Their fond heai Is, so sweetly raPtured,
VIII be conquered and quite captured
Byits most sweet enchanting spell
Their captive hearts and happy voices,
With thy sweet strain that so reioicCs,
VII sing the lame OF Lionel
Big Creeks wales, with beauty haunted,
Will catch the strain, so enchanted,
That all hearts with rapture fills;
In one anthem of hosannas
1t will float DER her Savannas,
And be resounded to her hill.
Marcella's little, mimic mountains,
Marcella's crystal rills and fountains,
'Tbv splendid fame will tell:
And Marcella's lovely daughters,
Bright as sunshine on the waters,
Will praise thy name, o Lionel.
The stars in the bright fields of ether,
That 10 creation sang together,
Will catch the sweet refrain;
And they in brightE ess all above you.
Will smile in beauty down and love you
For thy raptnrous strain,
Seize it then and fondly hold it,
With thy tuneful hands unfold it,
Let it speak loves fond desire,
It's melodious swell will bring
Bright angels down upon the wing
To both listen aud admire.
Take it, touch it, fondlY thrill it,
With the sweetest rapture I'll IL,
Let it swee,ly float along,
In the soitest, sweetest measure,
Like a tidal wave OF pleasure,
In love, music, lighs and song.
Thrill it fondly, thrill it sadly,
Thrill 1t sweetiy, thrill it gladly,
Let it joy or griefimpart;
Let it weep IN pluintive sadness,
Let il thrOb in JOY oHs gladness,
Making music in the heart.
Thro' all the years of future time
In every age, in every cline,
Men will behold thy name;
Written in sweet Gong and story,
Wreathed around with light Of glory,
In the bright Temple, Fame.
Sing! thy songs Will live forever
Nothing can heir sweets discover;
Forever they will live to be,
Written in the poets pages,
Read by holy saints and sages,
Sweet incense to thy memory. Nj. ID.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

The dogs on Mount st. Bernard
saved the lives of forty persons
during the past winter. At the dis
lance of an hours march they can
discover, through their wonderful
sense of smell, whether travellers
are on the mountain, and begin to
howl as soon as they do.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

Travellers tel great many
Strange stories. heard one tell
ing, not long ago, of a great fire in
Persia that had been steadily burn
ing by the Fire worshipers for over
three thousand years, without being
allowed to go out during all that
time.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

Now rises up William Lloyd Gar
rison and says that. the conservative
policy shows "neither courage wis
dom nor foresight" but only "weak-
ness, credulity, subserviency and
surrender" that it casts Gan unmer-
tied stigma upon the preceding Adj
ministration," giving 'frantic de
light to a bastard Democracy who
ought to be Kissed out Of the coun-
try and out OF the world" and that
it will surely lead to the disintegra-
ton and overthrow Of the Republi
can party. And now William Lloyd
Garrison may sit down again on the
same back seat with brother Philipa
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

Mr.. Jones, don't you think wo
men are more sensible than meng'
asked Miss Smith. And Jones, at
ter scratching his favorite bump for
moment or two, said; why GER
ta'nly, they are-they marry men,
and men only marry women.
Miss Smith beat a hasty retreat.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24
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scription is out or unpaid, aud that you
are requested to pay up at once. We
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credit TO our friends and patrons. but
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rule. We hope you win comprehend
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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

What are You doing now, Alex
tsp is the cable message daily re-
ceived by the Grand Duke from his
wife. His .invariable reply is that
he Is just starting out of divine ser
vice. and will send full particulars
by mail
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

Mr.. Chas. H. Grimley, a New
York @ronaut, proposes to cross
the Atlantic in a balloon if any one
will furnish the "wherewith" to
nay exnensas
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

1t is almost impossible 10 view
the rear elevation of the stylish
mans shirt collar without thinking
of the business revival that would
take place if our merchants could
utilize this white expanse for ad
vertising purposes.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

The British museum must be a
pleasant place for a man looking
for book. The books of that ia
nous institution cover twelve miles
of shelving.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

A Pennsylvania woman who
went to Kansas few years ago
writes back that she has done rs
we'll as could be expected under the
circumstances. She has had three
husbands two pair of twins and the
auue
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

A Chicago hotel keeper is op
posed to guests with rope ladders,
for it is plainly impossible for the
cashier to be always on hand at the
bottom OF the ladder to modify the
speed of the parting guest.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

can independent editor is man
who will crowd out an advertise
ment TO make room for fresh
piece of spring poetry" says Il
Southern paper.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

Most men love little women, and
by strange reciprocity, little wo-
men love most men.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

When Rowland Hill saw, in n
neiehhor's house, boy riding a
rocking horse, he remarked: Dear
me, how very like some protested
Christians; there is plenty of mo
ton. but no progress
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

Miss Bertha Won Hillern, the fe-
male pedestrian, has a long, steady
and determined stride, like a woman
swinging down the hall to let herhus
band in at the front door at 80 a. NJ.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

when l die" said a married man,
81 mean to go where there is no
snow to shovel" His wife said she
presumed he would.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

Nothing is more to be dreaded
than hydrophobia. Remember, then,
chat it can always be prevented by
rapidly climbing a tree when a mad
dog Is going by.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

Action should follow thought.
No farmer can plough a field by
turning it over in his mind.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

\ writer called ut his publisher S
and accused the composition of not
having prlctuated his poem, when
the typo earnestly replied, I'm not
A pointer-Tm a setter
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

They are aow making camel hair
shawls from coon's fur, and it takes
a wise camel to tell the difference.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

Why is sauerkraut like an um
brella? Because it is seldom seen af
ter lent.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

Col. Mcclure, Of the Philadcl-
phia Times, writes from Washing
ton concerning the Presidents pol
icy: ole has stakod everything on
the pacilcation Of the whole coun
try. He is pledged 10 restore every
State and every community, in ev-
ely section, 70 law and peace, and
10 the substantial success Of that
great purpose he subordinates CIV.
erything. II II shall breed fac
tious dissensions In his party Il
must be because The party is une
quail TO the maintenance Of its
pledges to the nation, and he will
not pause 20 heal partisan wounds
at the cost Of the tranquility Of tho
country. l believe that the chief
consideration that made him do
eide 70 delay the assembling Of
Congress was the possible renewal
of sectional agitation by dema
gogues who call themselves states
men. and that he is quite willing TO
accept political failure according to
the judgement Of partisans, II fail
ure must come, II thereby he can
give the country faithful and
peaceful administration Of the laws
10 every part of the Union"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

II is said that orickmakers are
not long lived. Theirs Is such q
kiln business
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24

"Will our exchanges Ia the old
States" says a Dallas (rexas pa
per, "warn their young men not TO
come TO Texas IN search Of employ
Jnent--unless they want employ
ment on the farm. There Is plenty
Of work on Texas farms 10 be bad,
but unless a man desires 20 labor
on a farm, he had better give lex
as wide BERTH"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-24
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-23

an equation. All his propositions
are proyable by the multiplication
table. Conundrums do not delight
him. he is the bitter foe to specu-
lation, and has no patience with
metaphysical distractions. Day
dreams and the pleasant imagin-
ings of facts are his utter abomina-
tion. The loose conjecturings of
ordinary life, wheveon, for the most
part, the daily conducto Of other peo-
pie quietly proceeds, he detests
beyond measure. He insists on two
and two-less than that, leaves all
things doubtful; more than that, is
guess-work. He is therefore not
only irreverent, inasmuch as he
finds nothing too sacred for his
touch; but he is at the same time
exceedlnly disagreeable. Every
body trembles when he is around.
And now comes the terrible crea-
ture and tells the women of America
that men are getting scarce. That,
indeed, they are already scarce, and
that in few years, comparatively
speaking, the sight of a human be-
ing with hair on his face, will be
quite an exceptional enjoyment.
There will be, let us say for in
stance, not more than one man to
half a dozen women. All of which,
though we do most potently believe,
yet we hold is impolitic to set down
so broadly. If we mistake not,
land we speak in all respectful hu-
mility) there already exists in fe-
minine minds a slight uneasiness
about this matter. A dearth OF
husbands in the near future is al
ready seriously apprehended. The
dreadful confirmation by the sta
: tistician may superinduce panic.
He says roundly that the supply
, will, to all intents, absolutely fail
He does not mean merely the diff.
Guilty of obtaining husbands here
tofore, perhaps, sufficiently expe.
rienced in a mild form but hC
: means what he says. There will b.
3 none to obtain. Of course tn,
: statistician tells the truth; and thu
question, therefore, uppermost il
: the gentle feminine mind is "Wha
are we going to do about it 2"
t We shall not undertake to answe
the question ourselves. We hav
e not the least particle of interest il
Y it. The whole matter belongs t
i. the other sex. 1t is their concern
S They are in the majority and mus
take care of the business, and, be
d sides, they have no doubt though
o about it a great deal already. w
4 can do nothing more than ca
II attention to the proximity Of tn
c threatened peril. So much is
S part Of our duty as public journa
e Isis. To attempt anything NOR
# would not only be gratuitous, bu
o perhaps little dangerous. W
d leave the problem, therefore, wit
the statistician and the womer
i, yenturing only the single Sugge
Z. ton to the widows THAT they are i
If danger hereafter of being force
e into back seats. There must be
r deal all round before anybody ca
:. be helped twice.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-23
SEX In EDUCATION.
The Folly OF Tying 60 Make Men
Out of Women.
New York World

The Folly OF Tying 90 Make Men
Out of Women.
New York World.l
Some time ago DR.. Clarke, oI
Boston, created a sensation by pub
fishing a book maintaining the
theory that the co-education of the
sexes was not desirable because the
physical nature of women render
her unfit after maturity for the
continuous application in study or
labor which a man could undergo
without injury to his constitution.
He boldly declared that young
woman was not able to take her
place beside a young man and do a
mans work, aud he proved it to
the satisfaction Of everybody but
that class Of relormers who hold
that the dignity and value of wo.
manhood depend upon the close
ness with which the sexes resemble
each other. The medical basis on
which DR.. Clarke proceeded made
the discussion of the question a
delicate business, but the report
Just published by the trustees of the
University of Wisconsin cannot fail
to revive the subject. This institu-
tion, like many of the colleges of the
West, provides for the co-education
of the sexes, and in some respects
its history goes to justify such a
system. According to the report
of the trustees the young women at
the University of Wisconsin show
no mental inferiority to the young
men. They exhibit the same pro-
ficiency in their classes, and, if
anything, excel in the precision and
prOmptitude of their answers at
recitation; but the gallant officials
do not hesitate to say: "We were,
however, deeply impressed with the
appearance of ill-health which most
Of them presented" An investiga-
ton into the cause of this ill-health
was made at once. The ventilation
Of the college buildings, the sani-
tary character Of their site, the
quality of the food furnished to the
students, the condition Of the ap-
paratus for lighting and heating-
all things affecting the physical
well-being Of those attending the
Institution were carefully examined.
The result was that the trustees
came to the conclusion that the only
reason for the ill-health of the girls
lay in the simple fact that they were
girls, and therefore unfit for the
steady and wearing study Of a
course intended for men, especially
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-23
CHRISTIANITY-FREE THOUGHT.

Scribners Monthly discusses
"Christianity and Free Thought"
and concludes that we need not
dwell on the peril which the two
opposing ideas involve-the danger
Of a religion afraid to examine its
own foundations, drifting toward
insincerity, cowardice, self-seeking
and the loss of the noblest religious
qualities; and on the other side the
danger of philosophy chilled and
deadened by want Of the devout
and reverential spirit which the
church fosters, and becoming mea-
ger and unspiritual by severance
from the great historical embodi-
ment and representative Of Christian
faith, and hope, and love. The
danger is evident enough: where
lies the prospect of escape !?
1t lies, apparently. in the growing
development within the church of
that conception ofreligion in which
character is central and supreme.
The difficulty disappears when the
church accepts its Masters dehni.
tons of religion. Humility, purity,
hunger and thirst for righteousness;
love to God and love to man; abso-
lutc trust in the power that rules
the universe the spirit Of brother
hood toward al mankind-these
ideals are in perfect consonance
with the spirit Of the most fearless
tru h-seeklng; they supply to it the
frmest basis and the noble,t mo-
tiyes.
Such a conception of religion
will not ignore the fact that intel.
lectual beliefs have "a direct bearing
on character. But it will find in
that fact the incentive to earnest
and fearless essays toward true be-
lief; not thinking Of the Divine
Ruler as watchfuI to smite even
barest error with eternal wrath, but
heartily accepting the word that
they who seek shall find.
The question of how far and how
fast the church is actually coming
to this conception of religion OF
character is one to which it is best
not to give too sweeping or conf
dent answer But it IS to be noted,
first, that the radical renovation
and publication of an historical re
ligious system is by no means i'm
possible. Other religions than Chris
tianity have experienced some de.
gree of such a regeneration; but
this capacity peculiarly belongs tc
the genius of Christianity, and is
one secret of its strength. The
Protestant Reformation, with all
its limitations and drawbacks, was
a notable instance of the self-puri.
fying power of Christianity; The
moral and spiritual renovation ot
the Catholic church, which was the
counter-stroke to the Protestant re.
volt, supplied another instance,
though with larger infusion oI
, unworthy elements; and both be,
fore and since that. period there
hege been not a few cases where
either the whole church or an i'm
portant branch has reused from
corruption and lethargy to purei
life aud fresh conquests. 1t seem,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-23
CROSSING THE BROOK.

Gushing and splashing,
Ger tiny rccks Sashing,
Down flows the brook on its way to the sea;
Warm in the meadow,
Or cool in the shadow,
Onward still flowing with murmurs of glee.
Why dost thou fear tbeeP
Child, / am near thee
Sister will carry thee safe o. 'er the stream;
Place thee securely,
Where thou canst stand surely,
On the soft grass where the buttercups CLEAN.
Round the neck grasp me,
Cling So and clasp me.
See how my feet on the stepping.stones tread;
Green fields before us.
Rustling leaves Ger us,
Blue sky yet higher, and God overhead.
Life has its gladness,
Has, too, its sadness
Would l could carry thee, child, through il
all;
Give thee the brightness,
All the hearts lightness,
Keeping the troubles, what'er might befal.
Vainly I'm signing
Life is replying,
"Man on this earth his own burden must bear;
Garry his sorrow
To-day and tomorrow,
Till life is over, and deatlr shall be near"
Peace, foolish voices!
faith still rtjoices,
Fears not the years, be they gloomy or bright
Through sun and shadow,
Through vale or meadow,
God shall guide safely on, into the light.
-lChildren's Prize.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-23
Louisville and Great Southern R.R.

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Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta and the
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except Sunday.
Pullman Palace Cars on either train to Louis
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