The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-11-14
Midtown.

That weed of which / wrote last
week had blooms, fresh when the
severe frosts came, resemb bling those
borne by the dog fennel. but little
larger. Its leaves resemble little
the leaves of the Spanish needle,
and grows from one to three feet
high. l believe it fourishes in
black limestone soil. 1 think I'll
send you a specimen. Then ask
DIR. Edmundson, Rev. j. b. Ander-
son and others who have lost cattle
recently, if it doesn't grow in their
pastures-think ! have observed it
ON their lands. Stock will not eat
of it unless they are very hungry
And we rarely hear of many cattle
dying in summer or fall when blue
and other grasses are unhurt by
drought. Three years ago a rela-
tive OF mine lost three horses in a
few days. Rev. Mr.. Pagan sug-
gested that they were poisoned by
gathering in small spiders off the
webs which We're among the grass.
thought that was a plausible solu-
lion of the cause OF these three
deaths among stock, running then
on the same meadow. l am conf
dent now that they were killed by
the "sneeze weed" sl.l
The people Except Rev. Mr..
Childers, who is dangerously sick
with dropsy) are enjoying good
health and working like Turks. For
dyspepsia, the blues and hard times
(tnat we may not think of them
we work s or 10 hours day, eat
beef, mutton, potatoes, &C., read an
hour or two each evening, or take
a 'possum hunt, and-well, this de
lightful weather we feel like we
could almost jump over ten rail
Ience. za M Hs
Some improvements around and
il our town are being made-build-
ing. repairing, DC. We ought to
have a post office here. Mr.. Roller,
when he moves here, will make us a
good post master. II he doesn't
come, there are several Others either
of whom would doubtless act as
such. reckon Mr.. Har diman, our
clever mail carrier, would hail the
event with delight. Let's have it
by all means, gentlemen.
We too are fortunate in getting
good preachers. (Another emetic
/ for some of your readers. We have
Rev. Mr. McFerrin returned TO US
by Conference. If that body could
just send with its preachers plenty
of the greenhacks, wouldn't it oil
the machinery greatly-the preach
ers' part CT it? Rev. Mr.. Rothrock
gives t., our people here good ser
mon monthly. He has said some
timely and wise things on baptism;
also on carrying long at the wine"
There is an old horse here that has
carried Circuit rider" around IL
years. He is now supernumeraFy,
Like all useless creatures we are
afraid he win get into mischief. Mr..
Joe Martin of your town ''shod him
all round recently, gratis. Joe's
shoes last old Todd better than
those do of any other smith. His
master perhaps will seek some high
way, hedge, or school house, where
they dress plainly--suitsl him-and
will give him a good square meal
when be comes takes a good size
one now to preach occasionally.
/ The barn OF Dir. James Moore, 3
miles north OF here, was burnt on
the Sd. IL contained so or 80 bush
els of wheat, 100 bushels of corn,
nearly All his farm utensils, DC. Mr..
Moore and family were at the house
OF relative close by. he knows OF
no fire being near the building that
day,
p. S.-That weed, l find since
writing the foregoing. is SO scared
and faded that / doubt whether it
would be OF use 70 any one as aid
! In tiswstlhy il asEs sesn A0s'