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-Wanted-By every one who has an in
telligen, conception Of its valne-Health.
Health depends upon the possession of pure
blood; and pure blood is the sure possession
Of those who Use DIR. Bulls BloDd Mixture,
acknowledged As a superior blood purifier.
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STATE CONVENTION.
The Number Of Delegates to which
Each County il Entitled.

The following table gises the official vote
Of Missouri ior President Tilden and the
number ii delegates to which each county
is entitled, under the call, in the Demo-
cratic Siate Convention to be held at Jeiier-
am CITY, July Ii, 1878:
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Thumb Taken on.

MI. James BlakemOre IN the employ OF
John r. Stewart, had his thumb 20 severely
injured in setting up . reaper in Benton
county, this morning, - to necessitste the
.mputation Of the wounded member. d..
King performed the operation. Mr.. Blake
more's many friends will regret 70 hsa. Of
the accident.
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Large sales indicate the merits of all
good articles; druggists cell more of DR.. Bulls
Baby Syrup than Of all other remedies for
the cure of baby disorders. Is cents bot.
tie.
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The Oldest Printer.

Mr. George Matchitt, who is q years OF
age and the Oldest printer in the United
States, is in the BAzoo office. He was
born in Richmond, and walked all the way
from Peoria to Sedalia.
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How often do We hear person say,
there must be something the matter with my
blood. I have P;mpies all over. We would
recommend DIR. Bulls Blood Mixture.
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If you want your Baby to look bright
do not put it to sleep with laudanum when
restless, but use DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup.
Is cents bottle.
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Keep the blood pure and the health Of
The sysssm will follow. d.. Bulls Blood
Mixture will accomplish this In Q sAort
period.
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Total

In the State Convention Of 1876 there
we're 800 delegates, on the same basis 81
representation.
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An ounce of prevention is het.er than
a pound Of cure. A dose of DIR. Bull's
Baby Syrup will assist your baby in teeth
ing. and prevent it from being attacked by
cholera infantum, c,lic or other diseases
babies suffer with % cents.
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General Ticket Agent Retired.
ID. f. Cornell, General Ticket Agent oil
the Kansas Pacific received the following
note yesterday, and resigned, declining the
clerkship.
d. Z. Cornell, General 1sekd Agent:
DEAR SIR-I regret TO inform Won that
il is decided to consolidate the Office oil
general ticket and paseenger agent and to
give the position 70 Mr.. Groat 1should
be glad to have you resume your former 20.
sition Of chief clerk, If it will be accepts
bic to you. Respectfully yours.
T. F. QAKEs,
4! General Superintendent
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-Doctors are to guard human life and
bring relief tn the sick. So does Dr.. Bulls
Baby Syrup. il contains nothing injurious
and is always reliable. To be had at all
drug stores in our city. Price, 25 cents.
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cations Of the Morse, the Shakespeare and
the Scott statues in Central Park, New York,
and thus it vas but few days ago when, ct
the unwilling Of the statue Of Mazzini, the
venerable poet overtaxed his strength and
fell to the ground, receiving the injuries
that eliminated in his death.
The almost unequallsd esteem in which
Mr.. Bryant Wa held By men of letters, of
science, and Of general cultivation Of mind,
vas twice evinced in . noteworthy manner.
Once in 1864, the SEVENTEEN anniversary Of
his birthday, when celebration was held
At the Century club in New York, and drew
forth Extraordinary expressions Of regard
/ from eminent men in all the higher walks
Of life. Again, when the poet rounded out
his eightieth year there Was . c0ncounse Of
literary men such - has no parallel in
Ame,ics, ii Albany. and Mr.. Bryant vas
presented With Q large vase Of magnifi-
cent and costly vorkmanship. Letters from
all over the world expressed the Writers'
congratulations upon the poets arrival at
such hale old sge, and in many cities the
event was celebrated - subjecs for public
rejoicing.
Nov the poet, patriot, and patriarch has
gone to his sunny rest" to that couch
magnificent"
| His life he's been . noble example OF the
PHILOSOPHY he taught in the days OF hin
Youthful manhood, when in the "ThanatOp-
sis" be urged his fellow men 70 '"'"o
s.so hive that when thy summons cQna9o - Join
The innumerable caravan that m9y9a 1au.u,,
To the pale realms Of shade. whefe e&ch ANAL take
| His chamber IN the silent halls Of death,
Thou 70 not like the INSTRUMENTATION
ScourHed 70 his dungeon but. obtained and
soothed .Cao-i ed ton ::iw
Lake one Who vfspSS hSdfaP3 1c6&8h
About hum. and hes slpA3 - llfleaa4eAg9ewA"
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II is stated that Fowler this morning vat
talking about or making negotiations for
buying out some store on Main street.
Mr.. Fowler will realize the fact that in
this community he will be required TO put
the necessary in his future business enter
prises.
In the meantime, the Leroy and Ilgen
houses, and Mr.. Russell are the sufferers.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-08-01
For the Citizen.
Aunt Eannah's Story, and Why
She Will Not Hire.
IContinued from last week.


1t seemed to me deir dear ole hearts wa
wuss an wusser tried,
Fol- Lou, deir only daughter, she tuck sicl
an died;
Dey fotched her home an buried her amonl
her kinfolks there,
An left her darling baby boy in mine anC
Mistis' care.
He was purity little chile, an den ole Misti
said,
Dat she would name him Jimmie, after Jim
mie what is dead
An case OF dat love him too an ev'ry nigh
/ pray,
Dat God will hear ole Hannah's prayers an
let dis Jimmie stay.
By an by de Yankees come an rid up in d,
yard,
An galloped all around de house an cussec
so very hard,
Aldo twas nearly midnight de moon wai
shiDin' bright,
An l watched em' through de winder an
saw dey wasn't right.
Dey kicked de door an called ole fnnrse an
tole him to come out,
An stood dere a-wonderin' what dem fel
lers was about.
Dey galloped up an down de yard an ker
upsich fuss,
An ev'ry time dey said word dey said il
in a cuss.
wide de door,
One of de men jumped off his horse an lit
upon de floor;
An said dat some one close about, (twas
some mean nigger's mouth)
Had tole dat he had two sons a-fghtin for
de South.
Ole Msssa said, ''I had two sons but God has
wisely willed
Dat ono Of dem in fghtin' for his coun-
try should be killed;
De other one Is 6ghtin' yet, an aims to fight
Unless God sees it. fit thatwo should sacrifice
him too"
An den dem Yankees how dey swore an
reared an pitched about,
An tole Marse what he had in dere he'd bet
ter git right out;
Fifteen minits was all he'd have, II b'lieves
dey had no hearty
Dey said dey's gwine to burn his house be-
case he was so smart.
An when l heerd dem orful words ! run to
help I'm too,
But dem Yankees wild deir bayonets would
not let me through;
Dat fifteen minits all was talk, it wasn't
hardly five
Afore de flames in ev'ry room wuz busting
out alive.
Ole Mistis tainted right away an on de
ground did drap,
An 1 tuck Little Jimmie up an nussed i'm
on my lap;
De Yankees wuz runnin' round an cussin'
all de same
AS if ole mistis wuz not dere, an did not
seem ashame.
didn't dare to look at dem; prayed to die
right den;
Dey talked an cussed an stayed around uh-
til de roof fell in;
An den dey went down to de barn where
Massa's stock did stay,
AM tuck dem horses ev'ry one an led 'em
all away.
AT last all of 'em went away an lef us all
alone,
Ole Mistis hadn't never yet recovered from
her swoon.
My cabin. didn't ketch a-fre, the wind was
blowin' wrong,
tole ole Marse to pick ole Mistis up an
come along.
He fotched her in my cabin an laid her on
de bed,
went an got some water an washed her
blessed head.
AM brought her back, an den l went an
set down in de door
tried to keep from cryir., but l couldn't
hold no more. WILL NoTB1LL.
ITO be continued.)
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For the Citizen.I
MilltOWn.

A very large assembly attended
the dedication of Mt. Zion, Baptist
Church on the 3rd Sunday of July.
An edifying religious sermon was
preached at IL o'clock on that day
by Rev. Mr.. Thompson of Shelby
vile. After partaking of the abun-
dant supplies of refreshment on the
grounds, the people listened to a
discourse by Rev Mr.. Mayfeld.
The preacher explained why they
didn't invite Pedo Baptists to the
communion table. He failed, how
ever, as far as we have been able to
learn, to tell why they fail to COM
mune with other Baptist brethren.
Will some of the several orders of
Baptists explain this to the people?
The pastor Rev. Mr.. Evans pro-
tracted the meeting and has been la
boring zealously here for a week.
We are afraid that but little good
will be done while there is so much
election excitement in the country.
Wewill plow deep, and hoe we'll;
Wen have corn to keep and some to sell, I,
is the farm motto of some of our
people. These have good looking
crops.
The genial showers are falling
and we hope there will be bountiful
crops.
The following upon the hot wealth
er is sensible: 'tAs the weather is so
ordered that over eleven hundred
millions of men, women and chill
dren, besides beasts, birds and
creeping things innnmerable, are fed
year by year, there is no reason for
complaint or fault finding, least of
all for denunciations clothed in
profanity. Swearing at the hot
weather is-well, it is just as mean
as all ungodliness."
The families of Messrs. Childers,
Estes and Doss are sick. Mr..
McCanless is able to walk about his
yard. Mon.
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Fer the Citizen.
Travelling Correspondence.

EDITOR CITIZEN Some of your
readers would perhaps not be angry
with me for trespassing on your
space. I'll not say their time, fol-
no one is forced to peruse this.
Two weeks ago found me in your
county enjoying the "proverbial
Giles hospitality" The Fourth
dawned brightly and gave some OF
Pulaski's citizens a Uarna welcome
to the Springs. Spending few days
at Elkton was to me not grievous,
for there as in district No. met
many who had endeared themselves
to me by acts of kindness. How
much we ought TO love those who
befriend us when we need help! In
gratitude is one of the most despi-
cable of sins, and he who forgets
his friends deserves the name OF
'1gnoble Wretch"
At your city my heart was glad
dened by meeting one whom
learned to love in early boyhood,
Rev. j. d. Barbee, one of Tennes
sees ablest preachers. After spend
ing several days in Pulaski ! have
come to the conclusion that very
few of our county towns do the
business of your city.
From Pulaski went to Corners
vile by way of Buford's Station.
All along the route are to be seen
fine crops of corn. While we be-
wall our loss of the wheat crop, we
may take heart, for everywhere the
exclamation is, "Did you ever see
finer corn?" With regard to crops,
one thing which pleased me very
much l must mention. From Pu-
laski to Cornersville there is not to
be found, l think, q single crop OF
cotton. But, on the other hand,
several venerable gins are to be
seen surrounded and almost hidden
by the luXuriant growth of Indian
corn. This is as it should be. My
heart was gladdened by the woe-be
gone appearance of the once pow
erful cotton presses with their long
levers poised in mid air as some
huge giant raising his arms in des-
pair, and beseeching his conquerors
to ''spare me yet a little longer" "
Corn, wheat and grass are sure to
be the crops of Giles in less than
five years.
Will you allow me to call the at
tention of your readers especially to
the necessity of draining their
farms. For proof of the advantages
of a system of drainage / would
point them to a farm lying two and
one-half miles from town on the
Columbia road on the west side of
the road. A gentleman told me
that few years ago a certain field
was badly washed, and now there is
scarcely a vestage of gully on the
entire farm. Farmers, think of
this.
After seeing your county from
center to circumference, and com
pairing it with others, / feel little
like the old gentleman did when he
said, THAT man is shorely one of
the best men in the world-'cept
one. and that's my Tommy"
FLAT CREEK, d. G. r.
BEDFORD Co, July 20th.
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GARD.
To the Voters of Giles County

To the Voters OF Giles County.
FELLow-C CITIZENS -
have this day announced myself IN
your county paper, as candidate for
recollection 20 the Office Of Chancellor Of
this Division. IL affords me unfcignod
pleasure 20 have this opportunity Ofex-
pressing my gratitude 10 you fOr your
kind support In the past; aud II would
be a source OF still greater gratitude and
qualification % meet WIN your hearty
support once more, and only once. it
would give me assurance Of your npprO-
baton and endorsement Of my past cf-
forts % serve you Ia my Official capacity.
To the best Of my ability have endcav-
ored 10 do my duty; and wherein / have
erred land 10 j. but human ~ cfT,) tho
error has been Of the head and not OF tho
heart. For the work that has been ae-
complishcd, during my term, refer you
20 the records Of the Court. II win bo
impossible for me 20 canvass the several
counties, or any Of them, for tho reason
that my official duties arc now upon me,
and Will 50 continue, until very short
time before the election. In View of
this, feel assured, you viii readily oN-
cuse me, as it Is a matter OF much more
importance % the public, tA~t the Courts
should be regularly held, shau that /
shoull canvass for rc-election. Tho
consequence IA, must mainly rely on
the assistance AMI efforts Of my friends
throughout the county. My compcti-
tors are worthy aud honorable gentle
men and should you honor either On
them with the position, / shall bow
submlssiyely 20 the will OF the people,
and retire with the consciousness OF
having endeavered 20 discharge, with
fidelity, the high trust committed 10
fob2I-tf w. s. FLEAlING
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The Great Duel.

The famous duel in which forty
or more gentlemen were engaged
in 1928, is still remembered in
Natchez. Col. James Bowie, the
famous fighter and inventor of the
knife which bears his name used to
spend a great deal of his time IN
Natchez.
He was challenged by a gentle
man from Alexandria, La, whose
friends to the number of forty OF
more, accompanied him to Natchez
to see fair play, knowing that Bowie
was desperate man and had his
own friends about him. All par
ties went upon the field. The com
batants took their places in the cen
ter, separated fEom their friends in
the rear, or enough not to endanger
them with their balls. Behold the
battle array thus: Twenty armed
Louisianians fifty yards behind
their champion and his seconds and
his surgeon, and opposite them as
far hehind Bowie and his seconds
and surgeon, twenty armed Missis-
sippians. Behold the heights Of
Natchez thronged with spectators,
and a steamer in the river rounded
to, its deck black with passengers
watching with deep interest the
scene.
The plan of fight was to exchange
shots twice with pistols, and to clio Sc
with knives, Bowie being armed
with his own terrible weapon. At
the first fire both parties escaped.
At the second the Louisianian was
too quick and took advantage of
Bowie, who waited the word. At
this Bowie's second cried "foul
play" and shot the Louisianan dead.
The second of the latter instantly
killed the slayer Of his principal.
Bowie drove his knife into this
man. The surgeons now crossed
blades, while with loud cries came
on the two parties of friends, the
light of battle in their eyes. In a
moment the whole number was en-
gagged in a fearless conflict. Dirks,
pistols and knives were used with
fatal effect, until one party drove
the other from the field. l do not
know how many were killed and
wounded in all, but it was a dread
full slaughter. Bowie fought like a
lion, but fell covered with wounds.
For months he fingered at the Mag
son House before he fully recovered.
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and the soil, incalculable in value,
and sufficient to give homes and
employment to many millions of
people. All we need to restore the
equilibrium between production and
consumption, thus giving bread to
the hungry and labor to the idle, is
to expand our settlements oyer the
broad West, diversity occupation
and at the same time open channels
of transportation to all the markets
of the world. The rich farming
and grazing lands of Northern
Texas, and the richer mineral fields
of Arizona and New Mexico, are at
tracing immigration from all parts
of the country and the world. Since
my last visit here 1 am informed
that nearly quarter of million of
people have been added to Texas
alone.
WANT OF TRANSPORTATION.
The vast territory lying west of
this point has absolutely no facili-
ties for transportation either by
river or rail, and its settlement and
development cannot be secured
without the completion of the Texas
Pacific on the 32d parallel. Dom
Pedro, the wise Emperor of Brazil,
has undertaken to cancel the food
and labor famine of some provinces
in that vast realm, by inauguratlng
vUnPlyG Of M o1
Shall a great republic show less
good sense and liberality than the
monarch of Brazil2
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION.
On the 10Th of next November an
international convention is to as
semble in New Orleans to recon
mend legislation upon a few great
measures of pressing and present
necessity to this whole country.
These will embrace 1st, the estab-
lishment of a steamship line from
New Orleans to Mexico and South
America, and for this reason dele
gates will attend from Mexico, Cen
tral and South America. I'd, The
improvement of the Mississippi
river, and Sd, The completion of
the Texas Pacific from Fort Worth
to San Diego. AS delegates will
be invited from all points Of the
United States, the Northern Pacific,
which, like the last named, can be
built without subsidy, should re-
ceive favorable action in the con-
vention. No omnibus bill is want
ed, but such a unity of Western
and Southern sentiment, as shall
show to Congress that these great
producing sections of the United
States, claim and demand such IA
cilities of internal and foreign COM
merce as will place them in easy
communication with all the markets
of the world. These things are a
necessity to .he West and South,
and of the highest Importance to
the whole country. j. L. Il.
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Call for Convention.

COLUMBIA, Tenn, July 18th, 1878
Pursuant To the action of the
Congressional Democratic Commit
tee this day in the town of Colum-
bia, the committeeman OF the 18th
congressional district, composed OF
the counties of Giles, Maury, viii
hanson, Hickman. Lewis, Lawrence
and Wayne are hereby instructed TO
call IA convention in their respective
counties, To select delegates to meet
in the .own of Pulaski, on the 25th
day of September, 1873, for the pur
pose of nominating candidate for
Congress. II. 4. MITCHELL,
Chairman.
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An UndeniabIe Truth.

You deserve to suffer, and If you lead
a miserable, unsatisfactory life in this
beautiful world, il is entirely your own
fault and there is only one excuse for
you,-your unreasonable prejudice and
skepticism, which has killed thousands.
Personal knowledge and common sense
reasoning will soon show you that
Green's August Flower viii cure you
of Liver Complaint, or Dyspepsia, with
all its miserable effects, such as sick
headache, habitual costiYeness, dizziness
of the head, nervous prostration, low
spirits, &c. It's 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 a Sample
bottle at Sumpter q Laeey's for 10 cents.
Three doses win relieve you.
iuue2l -eOW-lv-l
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An Acquisition

Since its virtues have been utilized BY
DR.. Tabler as permanent cure for Pilei
the Buckeye now 50 abundant In oul
native forests, has become OF almost n
much importance In the medical world
AZ Cinchena, or Peruvian bark, OF south
America. Fortunately the medical pro
perties are ia the fruit, and not the bark
hence the trees will not be destroyed
but will stand many years 10 yield az
abundant supply, and we may regard
Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment az Z
permanent remedy. Price 20 cts. bot
tie. For sale by Sumpter q Lacey.
decG-eow-iy-i
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Springfield Record; If every news
paper publisher and editor in the
State of Tennessee will send US his
name, age, and the length of time
he has, in any way, been connected
with a printing office, he will confer
a great favor. Name the date
when you first entered the business.
The place and office: also whether
you are a practical printer or not
Also the office with which you are
connected. Will the press of Ten
nessee assist us in this by publish
ing the above? We made some
headway in our project at the last
meeting of our Association-and
while we request ali from whom we
got the desired information to pub
lish this it is unnecessary for
them to personally answer the
above questions.
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The Floridian says an OK went
into the water at Lake jackson and
was attacked and his leg broken by
an alligator. The OK beloved and
struck for the land, dragging the al
ligator with him. Attracted by the
blood and the noise, other alliga
tors came to the attack, and the OK
tossed them in the air with his
horns, he incautiously backed into
the water, when q huge alligator
seized him by the nose and drown
ed him.
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Two Irishmen were travelling to
gether and had no money, and be-
ing greatly in want of a drink OF
whisky, devised the following ways
and means: Pat catching a frog out
of the brook, went forward, and
stopping at the first tavern, asked
the landlord what 'crature" that
was. "It is a frog" replied the
landlord. No, sir" said Pat cit
is mouse. at is frog" replied
the landlord. at is mouse" said
Pat, "and I'll leave it to the first
traveller that comes along for a pint
of whisky" Agreed" said the
landlord. Murphy soon arrived,
and to him was the appeal made.
After much inspection and deliber-
alton, it was decided to be a mouse,
and the landlord, in spite of the ev-
licences of his senses, paid the bet.
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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, but
cash alone will way our expenses, and
we are forced to adhere to a strict cash
rule. We hope you will comprehend
and appreciate the necessity OF such a
course, and renew your su seription
without delay. We solicit your favor.
t$- We enter no new names on our
books without the money In advance.
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1t should be borne in mind that
every farmer who will take the
trouble to keep up a tasteful ap-
pearance about his house, not only
performs good work for his own
family, but stimulates his neighbors
to initiate him. Nothing is more
contagious than the desire for gar
dening when once it gets footing.