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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-06-27

Mark Hopkins, the treasurer and
brains of the Central Pacific rail
road, who died childless, leaving
over fifteen millions, wore shabby
clothes, dug his own garden, picked
up bits of old iron when he saw
them, worked until two o'clock in
the morning, wrote more on a page
than most business men put on a
sheet, and paid $35 a month for
rent. His adopted son Sim is at
college.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-06-27

The Centaur LInlments are OF
two kinds, Tho White Is for the hu-
man family; the yellow Is for horses,
sheep and other animals. Testimonials
OF the effects produced by these remark
able preparation are wrapped around
every bottle, and may be- procured Of
any druggist, or by mail from the office
Of the CENTAUR Co, 90 Dey ST., New
YORK city. feb2S-ly
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Take that Buckeye out Of Your
Pocket

Now that the medical properties Of
the Buckeye are clearly established and
utilized for the cure Of Piles, why not
make direct application Of It's healing
virtues i'm the form Of 1'ablcr's Buckeye
Pile Ointment and be cured This
preparation Is made from the alkalOid Of
the Buckeye, or Horse Chestnut, and,
combined with other Ingredients, Is Of
iored TO the public as cure for nothing
else but Piles. Price 80 cents bottle.
For sale by G.. A. Pope 81 Co.
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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-06-27

While Congress is frittering away
its time and talents over non-essen-
tials, the country is tramping right
along to the devil. If you don't be-
lieve it, clap your ear to the ground
and listen
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-06-27

Mothers should be very careful
TO see that their daughters arc well
wrapped up while sitting on the PIT
azza TO gaze upon the Aurora
Borealis." A coat sleeve Is good as
far as it goes, aud it generally goes
as far as IL can.
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If your sister while engaged with
your sweetheart, asks you to bring
her glass of water start at once,
but you need not return; you will
not be missed. Don't forget this,
little bows.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-06-27

Some genius proposes to introduce
paper shirts. But shirt made out
of a story paper would have too
many tales.
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You can get the RURAL sUS, puolish-
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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-06-27

There is something inexpressibly
sad about the music of a church
organ-while the collection is being
taken up.
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fPlease don't fail 20 send US the
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Of 20 cents a year.
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THE STOLEN KISS.
SONG AND DANCE SKETCH.

Written by W. II. Watson. and performed by
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once Northeast Corner of the square, Up-stair.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-23

That there is an alarming increase
in the number of suicides in this coun-
try is evident on reading the records as
published in the daily papers. Every
day the dispatches chronicle the suicide
Of from three to five persons, whose
prominence OF the circumstances of
whose death make the announcement
of general interest. During one month
of the present year the weekly average
of such suicides was over twenty, and
possibly the average has been nearly
as great for all the months. The re-
ported cases take in all grades of So
Eciety, and include young people as well
~ old; people prosperous and in good
health, rs well as people disappointed
and sick.
A Acorrespondent Of the .1rter- Ocean,
expresses kis opinion that the increase
in the suicide rate is owing to the pub
lication of the particulars of every case
Of suicide, and the throwing about the
act, in 80 many instances, the atmos-
phere Of martyrdom or heroism. Be
.fieving that the publication Of such
cases exercises an unwhOlesomc influ-
ence on persons Of morbid imagination,
|leadiag them ID adept, for the sake o1
Enot0riety, the methods Of the suicide,
Ethis correspondent asks that all suicide
Items be omitted, at least from the
weekly edition Of the Inter Ocean.
This approximates 70 'theory OF sui:
|leides that has many advocates. As q
waywnrd and disappointed boy takes I
mSl Slancholy sntfefkction ii doing some
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-23
Where Money Is Made.

THERE are but three cities in all the
Union where money is actually made;
that is, where metals are coined. The
principal mint of the United States is
in Philadelphia. Here are made all the
copper and nickel coins-one, two and
five-cent pieces and large part of the
gold and silver coins used in the country.
There are also branch mints at San
Francisco and Carson City. And at
these places gold and silver coins of
every value are coined in great quanti-
ties.
Those of you who have been in Phil
adelphia will remembers, on the north
side of Chestnut street, near Broad, a
Grecian building of white marble,
somewhat gray from age, with tall
chimney rising from the center, and
the United States flag flying from the
roof. This is the mint. Let us climb
the long flight of steps and enter the
building. On the door is a placard:
Visitors admitted from nine to
twelve" The door opens into a circu-
lar entrance hall, with seats around the
wall. In moment polite usher, who
has grown gray in the service of the in
stitution, comes to show us all that
visitors are allowed to see.
"When the gold has been weighed, /"
SAYS our guide, it is locked up in iron
boxes, and carried to the melting-room,
where 1t is melted and poured into
molds."
A small piece is then cut off, and its
fineness ascertained by long and deli
cate process called assaying. This de-
cides the value of the lot. The depos-
itor is then paid, and the metal is
handed over to the melter and refiner,
to be entirely freed from its impurities
and made fit for coinage.
And hard time it has of it, to be
sure. Nothing but pure gold and sill
yer could ever stand such treatment. 1t
is melted again, dissolved in nitric
acid, squeezed under immense pressure,
baked in hot cellar, and finally car
ried to this dingy-looking room, at the
left of the courtyard, where we have
stood all this time. The metal is per-
fectly pure now, but before the final
melting one-tenth of its weight in cop
per is added to it, to make it hard
enough to bear the rough usage which
it will meet with in travelling about the
world.
The room would be dark but for the
fiery glow of the furnaces which line
one end of the place. On these are a
number of small pots, filled with red.
hot liquid metal; and while we look, a
workman lifts one after another, with
pair of long tongs, and pours the
glowing gold in streams into narrow
| iron molds.
We would gladly remain longer,
peering in at the glowing fires and the
swarthy figures Of the workmen. bul
our guide is already halfway across the
court, and we reluctantly follow, step.
ping aside to make room for a work,
man with his burden of silver bars
which he is carrying to undergo the
rolling process. The rollers give the
metal the form of ribbons, from which
another machine punches the planchets
which are the coins before they art
milled and stamped.-St. Micholds Jo'
Man
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-23
Your favor. e.rnestl. solicited.

to have their little limbs confined in
swaddling bands; however, it is said,
that being kept thus still and notion
less in infancy has good deal to do
with forming the slow, quiet nature and
habits Of the German and Dutch men
and women.
In the South of Italy, the babies are
bound up, too something after the
fashion Of Egyptian mummies; they
are fastened to board, and are allowed
to use their arms and hands as they
hang up to a tree or wall. If we were
/. to travel in Hindostan, we should find
the Europeans who dwell there protect
ing their babies from the troublesome
mosquitoes, by putting them while they
sleep under frame covered with green
gauze. Very much like a wire meat
guard, is it not? but then if it gives
poor baby quiet rest, that does not mat
ter.
The different tribes of East Indians
mostly carry their babies on their hips;
the Egyptians hold them on their
shoulders; but in all these lands we
see, the mothers love and mothers
care which God has implanted in the
offspring.
But what do you think of the Sa-
moan 'fatherp He gives his baby away
to one of his relations, from whom he
receives some gift in return which he
likes better.
The poor Sioux mother straps her
baby to board, puts canopy over its
head to screen it from the sun, and a
toy in its small hands, and she carries
it on her back till it is seven months
old, when it is thought old enough to
lie in the folds of blanket. But if the
little thing dies during those first
months of life, its place is filled with
black quills and feathers, and the moth
er still bears this burden about as care
fully as if her child was there, and con-
tinues doing SO for twelve months.
Poor woman! l suppose it comforts
her to fancy the little baby is there, for
| she has not learned to think of it in the
arms of the Savior, who carries the
lambs In His bosom.--N. Y, Observer.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-23
The Lioness and the Terrier.


In Dublin, which, you know. is one
of the great cities of Ireland. there are
gardens where all kinds of wild ami
mails are kept for show. These are
called Geological Gardens. Our word
zo-oloou comes from the Greek words,
zo-os, an animal, and lo-gos. discourse;
SO that zoology means that part OF
natural history which treats OF ami
mails.
In these Dublin Gardens there was a
lioness that went by the name OF Old
Girl. She was born in the Gardens in
1859, and died there at the age OF six
teen years Ia pretty old age for q
lioness), after having reared fifty cubs.
She was a lioness Of very high spirit,
though quite gentle; and good judges
said she was the handsomest one they
had ever seen.
These fiesh-eating beasts, when in
health, have no objection to the pres
ence of rats in their cages; on the con-
trary, they rather welcome them as
relief to that sameness OF life which is
the chief trial of wild animal in con-
finement. But in illness the case is
different, for the ungrateful rats, moi
contented with sharing the lions food,
then begin to nibble the toes Of the
helpless lord of the forest, and add
much to his discomfort.
To save Old Girl from this vexation
| the keepers placed in her cage hnt
| little terrier. He was at first received
with q sulky growl from Old Girl; but
"a onh ch<
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-23

Prof. Peters, of Hamilton College, in
this State, believes that he has made
an interesting discovery in observing
the transit, namely, that Mercury has
an atmosphere. His fullreport on this
point will be awaited with much inter-
est. If the indications upon which he
founds his belief shall prove to be sat-
isfactory to himself and to his fellow
astronomers when examined critically,
Prof. Peters will have made a contri-
button of moment to the store of astro-
nomical facts which American observ-
ers have SO greatly enriched of LAT g
years.--N Y. Eceni'g Post. ssta5 4
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-23

WHEN the Lord Jesus came down to
earth as the Babe Of Bethlehem, bis
mother, the Virgin Mary. wrapped Him
Il q ssswaddling clothesa or linen bands
wound tightly round His little body, as
tho cnstom was among those Jewish
people. In the present lime, the babies
Of the Dutch and German pcasantry
are laced tightly to 5 pillow. which one
would think must b even wore seaa
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-23
The Wife's Mistake.

Edwin was in duty bound to give An.
gelina something on her birthday, even
if they have been four years married.
Angelina" he said contemplatively,
"your birthday and the Widow Flam-
mers' fall on the same day, don't
theyp" EYES," said she. "And the
Widow Planners has been very kind
to us, and neighborlyi nothing could
have been more humane when little
Edgar was down with the measles, and
when you went home to spend few
weeks with your mother she was kind
enough to run in every day and see
that Jane 81 know all about it,
she was very kind, indeed, and don't
know how could ever repay her, not
even if l rolled in 81, ,000-Treasury
! notes and lived to be as old as Methu-
selah," replied Angelina, with soup
con of sarcasm. II wish.' continued
Edwin, reflectively. that times
weren't quite SO hard; should like to
be in a position to recognize and, in a
measure, repay her neighborly kind
ness with some little testimonial of a
friendly sort. l heard her say, the
other day, that she so wished some one
would give her set of jcwelry." Here
he prudently dropped the subject, but
Friday he happened to be out with An
gelina, and as he was passing jew
elry-store said artlessly, "Let's step in
here and look at some sets.'' "The
viperr said. Angelina to herself; but
nerving herself with an effort she en-
tered the store. "Show us some sets
of jewelry." said Edwin to the polite
assistant; something suitable for a
birthday present for a lady; fashionable
and in good taste, and reasonably good
-one doesn't mind going to little ex-
pense on such occasions. Perhaps, An
gelina," he sdded, "you had better
make a selection. You know best what
woman would be apt to like. Some
thing really nice" Monstsrr' whis-
pered Angelina to herself; s.lavishing
riotons sets of jewelry on . widow,
while | hadn'ta new hat at Easter, and
my gloves are sight to be seen-not
fit for a dog to wear. I'll fix him-and
her, too" Accordingly with that ex-
quisite and ingenious malice in which a
woman-and especially . jealous one
delights, whenever another woman is
in the case, she passed by all the ex-
pensive sets and pitched upon very
plain $6 india-rubber set. my sove, .
said Edwin. rather blankly, " ism that
rather cheap and nasty, as it werep
Wouldn't it be better to take something
more expensivep How, thia gold and
coral /" Expensive jewelry," said
Angelina, emphatically, and exulting
in her soul; responsive jewelry is no
longer worn. Gold and coral are vul-
gar: No woman who pretends to ele-
gance wears anything but plain india
rubber "But, my dear" he per
sisted, ..you yourself IF were
choosing for myself" she said, sternly,
81 would pick out this very set. and
nothing else" "Very well, my dear,
livery well,r said Edwin. and he paid
for them, and when they got home,
after silent walk, ne said, g Angie,
this is your birthday gift, and gave
her the set Of jewelry She just burst
into tears, and said she would 60 home
to her mother the very next blessed
dav. Queer things, women. g Chicagt
Tribune.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-23
The Transit Of Mercury.

1t is yet too soon even to conjecture,
with anything like certainty, what re-,
suits will flow from the many obser-
vations made of the planet Mercury's
recent transit across the face of the
sun. Two points of Importance are
certain, namely, that the weather was
particularly favorable for the making
of observations, and that every availa-
able telescope of the country was
used, with the best aids to varied and
accurate observation tftRr could be pro-
vided.
There are several astronomical ques-
! tions which these observations are in
tended to solve, in whole or in part,
but two of them so outweigh the others
| that their solution may be said to be
the object sought by all the astrono-
mers. One OF these is the question of
the suns distance from the earth-a
question the full, accurate and conclu
| sive answer to which would furnish the
] means of solving by accurate calcula-
ton a vast body of mathematical
problems with reference to the solar
system, and would at once greatly adj
vance astronomical science in its store
of facts and in the accuracy of its COM
putations. For purposes of this kind
the recent transit of Mercury was far
less valuable to astronomers than the
late transit of Venus, but it is hoped
atleast that the observations of Mercury
may correct or confirm the results OBJ
tanned at the time of Venus transit and
may thus narrow still further the mar
gin of doubt which exists with respect
to the exact distance between the sun
and the earth. IS
By far the most interesting question
which was sought to be answered yes
terday, however, was whether or not
there is planet nearer the sun than
Mercurysis. LIE Verrier, whose math-
ematical calculations revealed the ex-
| istence and the place of one planet be-
4 fore it was seen, thought that the exist
ence Of still another planet, revolving
within the orbit of Mercury, was shown
by certain peculiarities of Mercury's
motion. The existence or nOn-exist-
! ence of this inter- MercuriA planet was
from the first matter of profound GU
riosity among astronomers. and the
more because certain trustworthy OBJ
seerstS seen t6a s,,nnosed nianet while the ac-
o,,raov ova W. ~ ~ the;s ohpa,usf;ons - has not
Saa Saan yons; ~ r,ned [ =. [ othsrs which 'onoht
- I hsve ,, cons;rma5 firm 3 ~ = thew were r;ohf
N he,;ev;no G [ th at st tlsv - : had seen the new
planet.
Without attempting to give more
,st, stter W. VIC - mar sau tbat 70 solve this
n,ass;nn - Il wsy; ra.asss,-v to d;scover
Thether or moi the nianet Mercury
shows increased motion at its perihe-
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-23
I Mammals WHY'S.
I Myo vhy N It little bows

MAMMA's WHY'S.
Myo, why II it little boys
( Can never walk down stairs,
But sliding down the railing SO
Necessitate repairss
Why will they walk upoa their knees
And make such dreadful holes?
Why do their hands % often leOk a5
As if they shoveled Goals?
Why are their pockets full of nails
And stones and iron rings?
Why is IL their delight to see
The chiirs festooned with strings?
WHY are their faces seldom clean?
Their clothes oft stained with dirt?
And can you tell me why it is
That kisses cure a hurt?
Why are small hands so mischievous,
Touching forbidden things;
Turning the hands in papa's watch,
Or wearing mamma's rings?
Playing with matches or with fire,
Or picking at the pie.
Or hiding grandpa's spectacles
In some snug place so sly?
And why can't little boys stand still?
Why will they chase the cat
Why do they never shut the door,
Or hang up coat or hat?
Why is it when mamma is i'll
They make unusual noise?
And why, in spite of naughty tricks,
Mammas love little boys?
Mrs. @. b. 4Hen;in Christian Union
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-23

C1orHrs-rrxs can now BE bought for
two cents. .per sdpzpp, and there is no
longer amp fek6nSeNsfer hanging linen
pants on the line BY knot il the leg.
- Dstroit Tfss Prev.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-23

Poor young thing! She tainted
away at the wash-tub, and her pretty
nose went kerslop into the soapsuds.
Some said it was oyerwork; others,
however, whispered that her beau had
peeped over the back fence and called
out, "Hullo, there, Bridget. is Miss
Alice ct homer S ss.ss M I
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-23

ORDER received by q dentist, which
says; my mouth is three inches
across, fiVeTeight inches threw the Jaw.
Sum hunQky on the edge. Shaped Ike
q hob5- -shew, toe forrard. II you want
me 70 Be more parfl der, shall hare to
cum thsr."
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-23
Our Young Readers.


MYo's WHY'S.
MAsrfA. Why is it that the sun
Shines only in the dayi
Why does he shine so nice and warm
When he's 30 far away?
Why are the STAN SO very large?
Each one looks like spark.
Why does the moon phine when it's light;
And never when it's dark?
Why are the summers always warm?
The winters always cold?
Why is it that each year must die
When only one year old
And why can't little children be
As big as Their papas?
And when / ask you questions, ma,
Why 90 you say, Because"
Why Is it, mamma. when it rains,
So cloudy in the sky? .ss.5
I'd like to know bout lots of things
The really reason why.
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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-23

A canal boatman at Rondout, N.
T., claims relationship with the En-
peror of Germany. He shows letters
purporting to have been written by
members Of the royal family to him,
some of them bearing the royal seal OF
Germany stamped upon their face.
His Teutonic friends pronounce them
genuine.
STRAWBERRY short cake is SO called
because it is short of Strawberries
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-23

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