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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21
THE MEREST FOLLY.
This Insane Idea That Money
Can Be Legislated into the
Pockets of the Idle.

Mr.. EDITOR The astute editor
of the Lawrenceburg Free Press,
''the only greenback paper in the
Seventh Congressional district of
Tennessee" in an editorial in last
weeks issue expresses a desire to
know If Anxious voted for Marks
and his greenback platform at the
recent election. His admission that
the democratic platform is a green
back platform, and consequently all
that the most ardent greenbacker
can ask for (the absolute paper
money theory excepted) is tanta-
mount to acknowledging that there
is no necessity for the existence of
an independent greenback party.
ga house without foundation can
not stand" So it can be safely pre-
dicted that the greenback party as
an independent organization cannot
long stand, because there is no ne
cessity for such party. True, the
way the greenbackers propose to
pay the bonded debt of the United
States, amounting in all to about
one billion six or seven hundred
million dollars, by substituting
therefor the proposed new issue of
greenbacks and thus flooding the
country with money-whether such
legislation be lawful or unlawful,
constitutional or unconstitutional,
is rather ''new departure" But
it cannot be believed that the we'll
informed would be politicians, who
advocate this ''cheap" way of pay
ing the national debt, are sincere In
advocating such a measure? The
cry of more money, cheap money,
and money for everybody is the
merest folly, designed by the lead
ers of this new movement as a
catch penny.
The democratic party has always
been in favor of a volume of cuI
rency sufficient for all the demands
of commerce. And as an evidence
of ther faith they demand the repeal
of the resumption law, the unlimited
coinage of silver, and such other
measures as they believe will relieve
the present embarrassment of trade,
caused by a contraction of the cur
rency. What more can reasonably
be asked by any party?
1t is not the duty of the govern
ment (if such a thing were practi
cable to create a demand for pro-
ducts or labor, or to place money
into the hands of its subjects with
on; their paying an equivalent
therefor. If a person then engaged
in agriculture or in any other avoca-
tion of life produces nothing for
which there is q demand, or If there
is no demand for the service of the
laborer, how can the laborer or any
one else expect to be benefited by
the mere act of striking more money!
Any demagogue who attempts to
make the Impression that by any
kind of legislation money can be
placed into the pockets of she idle
and thus place them financially on
an equality with the industrious
classes of society deserves rs little
sympathy as the communiss-
AncUs.
Lawrenceburg, Nov. l4th.
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For the Citizen.J
MT. MoR1AH.
Epitome Of an Essay Read at the
Mt. Moriah Sabbath School on
the lst Sab. of September
1878, by Miss Louie
Smith.

The Deity has usually chosen iso-
lated mountain SUBMITS as the
grand theatres upon which to make
the most striking manifestation of
His glory. Hence mountain sum
mits stand the silent, yet most elo-
quent biographers of God. Among
those most celebrated in sacred his
tory is Mt. Moriah, just without Je-
rusalem. The hallowed spot, where
the rude altar of Abraham rose
nearly 1000 years ago, is now
crowned with the mosques of st.
Oma, Kept sacred to the followers
of Mahomet.
The faith--the sublime, unrivalled,
holy faith of Abraham, consecrated
that mountain forever. Years af
tcrward the temple Of Solomon re.
hected the sunbeams of heaven upon
it and the children of Israel gath
cred there to pay their VOWS, but it
has never had memorial more sa-
cred than that of Abraham offering
up his son Isaac. Many and tender
are the historical associations
awakened in our minds by the
name Mt. Morlah-ancient, re
nowned, consecrated Mt. Moriah.
And around the dedicated spot
where we gather to-day, cluster
memories sweet and dear to many
hearts. Here we learned our first
lessons in the Sabbath school, and
here we received our first instruc
tions from the sacred desk. Here
around this sacred altar we cove
nanted with our covenant keeping
God. How like a luminous star
does the hour of our conversion
hang upon the horizon OF memory
May its radiance ever be shed
over life's changeful, weary way.
And may the light of the blessed,
glorious, everlasting gospel which
here so often has refreshed and en-
lightened us, ever guide our erring
footsteps in the pathway of duty;
give us victory through all this life.
comfort and peace when we come
to the dark, icy river, and conduct
US with unerring safety through
Heavens shining, pearly portals
unto the perpetual bliss beyond.
! And oh! that all present had the
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

Jackson (Tenn.) Tibune and
Sun: Three tramps got into a car
loaded at Sharon Station, forty
miles north of jackson, with cotton
seed for the oil mill in this city, and
were locked and sealed up in the
car. Arriving here on yesterday,
the car in which they we're impris
oned was switched of on a side
track. Growing hungry and thirs-
ty they called Justify to be turned
out, but no one was allowed to
break the seal until the car was
turned over to the assignee. This
was not done for some hours, and
the self-imprisoned tramps sent for
the Mayor. But he could do moth
ing for them. At the proper time,
however the car was delivered, the
seal broken and the tramps set free.
They had been in the car without
food or water for thirty-six hours,
but being informed of the penalty of
a halt in Jackson, they wearily took
the road and tramped of South.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

Here lies the bones of Pettibone,
His fitful feyer's DER,
He sleeps so well hore all alone
We ne'er shall hear him snore.
From Michigan-far Michigan
That land Office and snow,
Where travellers never lsiSh again
In all their lives to 60
Irdmpe9 he, our doughty hero dead,
Ger hill and field and flood
Who knows but from his country fed,
For his dear country's good y
Came he, A. Herman Pettibone,
To this poor trashy State,
To seek dominion and q throne,
And midst the small be great
With high ambition to excel,
Let all mankind applaud,)
He chartered all the arts of He'll,
And all its tricks and fraud,
To serve him in his mad career,
For power and for place;
And had before his eyes no fear
OF vengeance or disgrace.
Vile sycophants, his henehmen, slaYes
To his despotic will,
And venal rings and fools and knaves
His retlnue did fill
Low hybrids, and hermarphrodites
And lop- card politicians
We'd each with eacl,-these blathersl1itei
To fill his dirty missions
In hopes that he, their gracious Lord,
Would on them sweetly smile,
And grant ReUenue Rea0drd
From which to make their pile.
In conclaves, at the dead OF night,
He planned his helish schemes
Against the sovereign peoples right,
When honest labor dreams.
Like Cataline himself did pledge,
To seize the reins of power
His teeth did whet to keener edge
The people to devour
His conclave hit upon plan
Approved without dissenslon,-
To raise the Mogul of the clan
By fraudulent convention.
But 10 the peoples watehful eye
The Internal plot discerned-
The sword of justice, rose on high
His fate he hath well earned.
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many astronomical scientists main
tain that that event was brought
about by the extraordinary celestial
influences under consideration
These things are facts within the
ken of modern science, and while n
certain rate of discount must al
ways be allowed for the enthusiasm
of scientists, still it is not the part
Of wisdom TO wholly ignore their
deductions or degrade their warning.
At all events. il is worth while 70
note that the terrible predictions
under discussion are not the maun-
derings Of religious fanatics, but
the sober conclusions Of the most
subtitle mental processes of which
the order Of human intellect is ca
pable. That the climatic conditions
of the earth are more or less affect
ed by the general economy of the
planetary system whereof the world
we inhabit is a part, is generally
admitted With such a premise cs-
tablished and undisputed, il is easy
20 deduce all the things claimed
by the scientists, siuce, ir the theo-
ry of planetary influences be admit
ted at all, there can be no logical
bounds set 10 their scope.
II we accept the scientific theory
that the great food of Noah's time
was caused by the unusual preoipi-
tation of moisture in our atmos-
phere through the influence of tho
combined perihelia Of the four lar
gest planets in our system, then
surely we cannot dispute tho pro-
dictlon that the recurrence of the
same cause, which is about TO oc-
cur, will produce the same effect in
degree AT least, IL not in FORM
These things undoubtedly form in
teresting topics Of discussion, but
as they place all the Inhabitants of
the world in the same boat, the old
trulsm that misery loves company
comes TO the rescue, and enables US
TO view with composure the ap-
proach Of calamities which, howev.
er dire, will have the one redeem
ing feature OF strict impartiality.
Hence, while rendering our thanks
to the learned scientists who have
given us such timely warning OF
the approaching cataclysm, we feel
bound To remark, Let IL come, and
we hasten To add that our in
vitation should be just as cordial if
the virthe Of our hospitality did
not bear as it does the stamp Of
necessity.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21
An UndeniabIe Truth.

You deserve 70 suifer, and Il you lead
a miserable, unsatisfactory life in this
beautiful world, it is entirely your own
fault and there is only one excuse for
you,-yeur unreasonable prejudice and
skepticism, which has killed thousands,
Personal knowledge and common sense
reasoning will soon show you that
Green's August Flower will cure you
of Liver Complaint, or Dyspepsia, with
all its miserable effects, such as sick
headache, habitual costivencss, dizziness
of the head, nervous prostration, low
spirits, &c. Its sale now reaches every
town on the Western Continent and not
a Druggist but will tell you Of its won
derful cures. You can buy Sample
bottle at Sumpter & Lacey's for 10 cents.
Three doses will relieve you.
fuue2I-eOW--l VI
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

The People (Barnwell, S. c.;
Away in the early history of Geor
gia, when the laws were administer
ed with dispatch and with compare
lively little ceremony, one of the
Commonwealth's noted sons, Wal
ter L. Colquit, at the time of which
we write was a Supreme Court
Judge, condemned q man to be
hung, then preached sermon, re-
viewed the militia, married two
couples at night, then conducted
with considerable unction a rous-
ing PRAYER -meeting-all in one day.
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around the point, and listening tC
the autumn winds performing ar
anthem in the great trees till every
leaf thrilled with 8 note in it, and
had forgotten the legend in listen
ing TO the melody!
The moon was giving a beautiful
light, but the thick foliage just lei
enough of the simmer in to sec
things Immediately around you
Suddenly my horse gave a loud
snort and plunge. There in the
middle Of the road stood the head
less man! Ugh! / was so neal
him that l almost fell out of my
saddle as l suddenly threw my
horse back on his hauches by vio-
lent pull of the brtdle Oh! the
horrible sight! The cold shivers
ran over me and my blood seemed
turned to ice water. | gasped for
breath. | tried to scream, but my
voice was dumb and my tongue
cleaved to the roof of my mouth as
| gazed in woful terror upon the
hidious monster. He looked fully
eight feet high! and with only a
stump above the coat collar. We
stood there confronting each other
in the middle of that dark and lone
ly road Cold beads of perspira-
tion fell from my brow and death
seemed entering at every pore. l
was dumb with fear and with hor-
rorl l did not swoon or lose my
senses, but felt and kraew if reac-
tion did not come soon l should
fall from my horse dead 1t did
come. l drew my revolver, and as
the click fell upon the ear of the
ghost he sprang with the agility of
a panther behind small tree near
at hand! 1t was a good omen, and
l felt braver. My tongue was
loosened, but my voice sounded
strange and husky as 1 said, "Get
to the road and keep before me or l
will shoot your
The words were magical! and the
headless spirit double quicked it
into the road, but outwitted me in
jumping the first fence he came to
and going with the speed of Dex-
ter across the grass! l called after
him: 81 say, Lube! the next time
you go out playing ghost don't wear
your dads overcoat! it is too well
known in this neIghborhood, and
besides he don't want it befouled
with blood and bullet holes, now
the cold weather is coming~
No answer came back from the
headless man, nor did he pause to
listen as he ran, lighted by bright
moon across the stubDle field to-
wards the dark woods
The next day | rode to my neigh
boris to talk over with Lube the ter
rible fright and tell him 'the hor-
rors were over" inasmuch as we
were both scared almost to death
He looked at me in dumb amaze
mcnt! Neither he oil his brother
had been off the place for several
days or nights, and Lube is an hon
orable boy and a truthful one.
l was more troubled than l cared
to acknowledge, and with one voice
it was asked, "Who could it have
beenT and echo answers, "WhoP'
/ rode slowly back to "The Hills"
making and passing resolutions.
with myself, that would have star
tied a man with a head on his
shoulders, could he have heard
them, much less a Aead1ess one, who
attemps to play ghost in my path
way again "Ver6um sat sapienti."
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The Whitehall Times didn't half
finish the story about the trout in
gentleman's trout pond, saving
the life of little girl who was ac-
customed to feed them, and who
had accidentally fallen into the pond,
by forming themselves into solid
body and supporting her in the wa
ter. We have later advices about
it. The trout not onl Y raised her
to the surface, but they floated her
ashore, after which they took her
on their shoulders and carried her
up to the house, over half mile,
across lots, being compelled to take
down several fences in order to do
II. When the father Of the little
Girl came To the door in answer TO
the bell (rung by one of the trout he
discovered a lot of trout rolling the
child on an old salt barrel to get
the water out of her. When she
was finally resuscitated the trout
united in giving three cheers, and
declining TO step iatO the house and
take suthin', they trotted back to
the pond. Why don't you finish a
story when you begin it?-t Cincin-
natl Saturday Night
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a RICH GIEr

or all the good gifts 80 unsparingly
layished upon us by an Allwise Being
none deserve more hearty appreciation
than the simple roots and herbs which
grow 90 abundantly for the relief Of suf-
fcring man. Oi these were compound
cd Portalinc, the best remedy known for
Dyspepsia, BiliOusness and ali disorder
OF torpid liver. Price 90 cts. pack
age. For sale By Sumpter a Lacey
Sample bottles free. janlO-cOw-ly-l
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

Don't live in hope with your arms
folded. Fortune smiles on those
who roll up their sleeves and put
their shoulder to the wheel that pro-
pels them on to wealth and happi-
ness. Cut this out and carry it
about with you in your vest pocket.
ye who idle in bar-rooms or at the
corner of the streets.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

When you find man who claws
over all the papers on the desk,
looks through the drawers, searches
every pocket in his clothes and ex-
plores the regions above his ears in
search Of his lead percil, and finally
finds it between his teeth, don't
lend him money, he's absent-minded.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

"Profanity never did any man the
the least good. No man is richer
or wiser for it. 1t commends no
one to society; it is disgusting to
the refined, and abominable to the
good" Yes; that's all very fine.
But what's a fellow to do when a
tooth brush bursts in his mouth?
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The pencil marks you SEC around this
paragraph <thus) mean that your sub
scription is out or unpaid, and that You
are requested to pay up at once. We
would take great pleasure in extending
credit to our friends and patrons, butt
cash alone win yay our expenses, and
we are forced 70 adhere to a strict cash
rule. We hope you will comprehend
and appreciate the necessity OF such a
course, and renew your su scription
without delay. We solicit your favor
~ We enter no new names on our
books without.the money in advance.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

Great men are said to become so
by aiming high and wasting no time
on small things, but although man
may be way up in the hay loft of
fame, there are times, generally just
before rain, when he tenderlS re-
members the first little corn he ever
hoI
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

We have never doubted, do not
doubt, and never will doubt that
there are honest men in the repub
lican party. We respect them for
their integrity, and we give them
our hearty sympathy, because they
are so lonely.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

An ingenious locksmith in this
city has invented a new front door
lock which by clockwork arrange
ment becomes deaf to the entreat-
les of a latch key after twelve
o'clock at night. Whenever you
pass house at , a. NJ, and see a
man sleeping on the fence you may
know that his wife has purchased
one on the sly.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

We mentioned two or three weeks
ago that the people of Iowa used
Shanghai chickens to plough with.
We have since learned that gentle
man in Ohio carries matters still far.
ther, and is now breaking n rooster
to the saddle. He meets with very
excellent success, having travelled,
on Friday last, mile in 2:40.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

At recent Discussion Meeting,
held by negroes, the question of
the evening was: (Which am de
mudder of de chicken-de hen wot
lay de egg, or de hen wot matches
de chicks2' The question was
warmly debated, and many reasons
pro and con were urged and com
batted, when a shrewd fellow put
the case thus: "S'pose dat you set
one dozen ducks eggs under q hen,
and dey hatch, which am de mudder
de duck or de heny" This was a
poser; but the chairman extricated
them from the difficulty. Rising
from his chair in all the pride OF
conscious superiority, he announc-
ed: ''Ducks am not before de house,
chickens am de question; derefore l
-ule the ducks out" And so he
did, to the complete overthrow OF
those who held a different opinion.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

The Centaur Lfniments are OF
two kinds The White Is for the hu-
man family the yellow l. for horses,
sheen aud other animals. Testimonials
OF the effects produced by these remark
able preparations are wrapped around
every bottle, and may be procured of
any druggist, or by mail from the Office
Of the CESrAuK Co., 90 Dey ST., New
York City. febzS-ly
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

A good, honest laugh at a good,
honest joke or bit of sarcasm rubs
out the gathering wrinkles of care
but an ill-tempered joke is like a
poisoned arrow, which makes a
wound and leaves its poison after it
has been withdrawn.
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A sir prize-A good husband.

A sir prize-A good husband.
Good bread is often knoadod.
No idle talc--The cows in Gy
time.
A trans Walking ia ones
sleep.
How to be honest-Kocp out of
politics.
Our domestic pcts-Why car
pets, 20 be sure.
Man proposes, but He is not al
ways accepted.
Always on bust-Tho head,
neck and shoulders.
A touching incident--A physi
clan feeling patients pulse.
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If, as the Bible says "no drunk
ard shall inherit the kingdom of
heaven" what hole in hell is hot
enough for the man who puts the
bottle to his neighbor's mouth?
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a cotemporarY qnaintlY remarks

A contemporary quantity remarks
that it is fact to be jotted down
in your memory and acted upon in
your dealings with your fellows,
that if man is conspicuously gift
ed in making first class excuses, he
is seldom gifted in any other direc-
ton. Nature can't afford to lavish
all her gifts on any one man.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

We have just been thinking how
language came into the world 1t
was during Adam and Ewes first
quarrel, when one word brought on
another. -.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

You may not have been born a
gentleman, but if you act like one
you have the satisfaction of know
ing that nature made the blunder
and not Yourself.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

A tramp was arrested, taken be
fore a magistrate, and sentenced
for three months. The justice, in
explaining the sentence, remarked
that, while there was no evidence
that the prisoner had been guilty of
any crime, he thought IL prudent 10
commit him, as he had the wild,
haggard look of man about 10
start q newspnper.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

Forget thee wrote n young man
20 his girl-"forget thee? Whom
the earth forgets 10 revolve; when
the stars forget To shine; when tho
rain forgets TO fall; when tho now.
ers forget TO bloom-then, and not
till then, will forget thcew Three
months later he was going %
sec another girl with a wart on her
nose and $4,000 in hank
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

Some people do not understand
how newspapers manage 20 print
pictures OF murderers 80 soon after
the murder takes place Although
it is a secret Of the business, we
must be generous TO our readers,
and say that all the cuts Of proprio-
tors of patent medicines that come
into n newspaper Office are saved.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

1t is not true that the world is
getting worse and worse. The man
who is always looking behind him
gets nothing but a bad crick in the
neck for his pains.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-21

Courier Journal: And now that
the jig is up, let Us hear no more
of this Greenback danphoolism
which came so near upsetting the
Democratic hay-cart in so many
Congressional districts. When
things settle down into a regular
groove once more, and get to run
ming smoothly again, which they
must do now very speedily if the
people will but have patience and
repose confidence in the earnest de-
termination of a Democratic Con-
gress to do the best for them that it
is possible to be done. IL will be
found that money is far more abun-
dant than it is now generally sup
posed to be, and we shall see a re
turn of that prosperity which had
just begun to dawn upon us when
knocked into kindling wood by that
legitimate offspring of Radical ras-
cality and misrule, the panic of '73.
Let the leaders of the Greenback
guerrillas. the Butler banditti, the
Duncan greasers and the Dennis
Kearney Sans Culottes all disband
their shirtless cankers of a calm
world and long peace, and tell
them to go to work and drive from
their fresides that famine their po
litical bummeriDg has sent to pray
upon their wives and children, and
they will soon have less cause to
complain of hard times.
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Many women are loved without
knowing it, and many think they
are loved when they are not. They
generally find out their mistake af
ter marriage.