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Brudder Gardeners Opinion.

Some folks hab got de impress
shun dat de man wat does de
mos whoopin' and yellin' an at
tracks de NOS attenshun am de
chap wot makes de biggis' pile o
cash, but doan' you belieb it De
empty wood wagon makes five
times de noise dat de costly kerr
ridge does. De burdock takes up
ten times de room dat de tulip
does, but de tulip hez de bulge on
de burdock when it comes down
to beauty and market value. De
modest man hez all de biziness
chances dat do forward man hez;
he keeps ON gainin' de respect of
de world, and bimeby he crawls
to de top oh de hen coop, while de
blowhard rolls inter de ditch.
Modesty am its own reward. II
am capital in de bank; it am first
mortgage on improved real estate /;
it am a purity far sort o religun
Stan backl Doan' try to git dar
befo' all de rest. Doan' be shoot
in off dem moufs for de simple
sake of usin' up yer spar time.
As de poet says:
''De big sunfower may rise above
De modest later vine.
An bIag about its Sunday clothes,
An put on airs so fine:
But when de winter bowls around,
And the snow lies at de doah,
De big sunhower, OH whar am he
De later hez de fioah =
oil City Derrick.
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"DOn't Draw tise Long Bow

81 am tired to DEATH" So you
have said very often, yet you are
still alive and well. 81 had not a
wink of sleep all nightl" And yet
your bed-fellow heard you snore
many times. 81 would not do it
for the world" And vet you have
done many things equally as bad
for a penny. 1--WE were up to our
knees in mudl" You know very
well that the dirt was not over
FOUR shoes.
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TERMS-POSTAGE PREPAID.
Daily and Sundays, one year, 80
50; six months, So; three months,
~ 80.
Daily without Sundays, one year,
So; six months, s! - three months,
So 25: less than three months. 81
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How Bessie Famed the Kit
tens.

knew two pussy cats who lived
under the barn. One was gray
with n great long tail, and the
other was nearly all white, and
she was very soft and warm look
ing, although she didn't have such
a long tail us the gray pussy cat.
But there was one thing about
these kitties that Bessie didn't like
They were just as afraid OF her as
they could be. The morning after
the little girl came to the farm for
her summer vacation, she saw
these two kitties washing their
faces in thu front yard, but tie
moment she called pussy, pussy"
away they ran, with their tails
standing right up straight, and
wiggled through the hole under
the barn, and although Bessie went
down on her knees aud looked IN
to the dark hole, and said, "Puss,
puss," she could see nothing but
four bright eyes winking out at
her
"The boys have worried the life
most out OF those kittens" the far
mer said, land they are as Wild as
hawks"
But I'll make them love me, ="
said Bessie. "rheyil both sit in
my lap in "a little while, and let me
pet them"
"No, they won't" laughed the
farmer, "but II give you a week,
and if you can tame them by that
time you shall have them both for
your own"
The next morning Bessie took
her patchwork and saucer OF
milk aud went Out by the big barn
door She put the saucer carefully
down near the KITTENS hole, and
then went to work on grandma :
quilt. This quilt was to take hf-
teen hundred squares, and Bessie
was on her fourth square after
three weeks hard work.
BY and by Il soft little gray nose
poked itself out of the hole, but
when the bright eyes saw Bessie
sitting there, back popped the head
again. Then little white nose
appeared. There was the saucer
OF milk, and there was Bessie, too;
but she sat very still, and made be-
lieve she didn't see anything. SO
the white pussy came out. and then
the gray pussy, too, and walked
along very softly and drank the
milk lntil the saucer was dry; but
still Bessie didn't move, and the
pussy cats began to think that she
wasn't IA little girl at all, and so sat
down and washed their faces, and
had a good run and tumble around
Bessie's feet. But The patchwork
dropped on the white kittens back,
and SO away they scampered, and
both almost squeezed themselves
to pieces as they both tried ever
SO nard to get through the hole at
the same time.
But the next day Bessie held the
saucer of milk in her lap, and by
and By the white pussy jumped up,
and then the gray one, too, and
they We're so hungry that they let
Bessie pat them as they drank the
milk, and at the end of the week
they loved the little girl so much
that, when the boys chased them,
they would run TO Bessie, climb in
to her lap, and cuddle away out OF
sight under her little white apron.
Exchange.
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Cave Spring.

The late storm swept the timber
in this vicinity. Large trees were
blown down that haYe stood the
storms of many winters. Mr.. Hamp
ton Brooks and family were from
home that fearful night. When
they returned they found a tree
against the door which barred their
entrance. The roads were rendered
impossible in some places by the
fallen timber. The road hands were
summoned and removed the wrecks
of the storm. Bichland creek over
flowed and crept into the school
house at Odd Fellows Hall, where
it rose to the depth of four feet,
soiling the regalia of the Patrons of
Blackburn Grange.
Mrs. Mary Mcdonald, who for
merly resided at Plsgah, is now liv-
ing with her daughter, Mrs. G. B.
Dismukes at Odd Fellows Hall.
So genial and social lady will be
an acquisition to the neighborhood.
There is no teacher at Cave
spring at present. Ollence relSnSs
where in days gone by the merry
voices of children mingled with the
songs of birds.
Mrs. George Cook has been suf-
fering intensely with rheumatism.
We are glad to state that she is now
improving.
Our hills and valleys look beau
tiful covered with wheat. 1t is
feared that it will be injured by
rust. There is some picturesque
and lovely scenery in the vicinity
of Cave Spring. 1t excites the adj
miration of the lover of nature, and
an artist would be delighted to
paint it.
A young lady in this neighbor
hood is ambitious to see her name
in the CITIZEN. We suggest that
she get married.
We do not presume that our con
tributions are edifying or interest
ing. We have several motives for
writing; one is, we need mental ex
ercise. D'LIsLE.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09

Jordan Reynolds was shot by
Milton Cheatham, both colored, last
Thursday night on the premises OF
the latter. Milton is chief cook at
the Osborn House, but he and his
family are living just beyond the
Methodist church from the Square.
Milton had repeatedly told Jordan
to stay away from his house, bat
on Thursday night he tried to force
an entrance through the window,
for what purpose it is not known,
when Milton fired at him twice with
a double barrel shot gun. He was
wounded in two places, one shot
taking effect in one of his hands and
another in his side, but they were
slight and by no means dangerous.
The parties were brought before the
Mayor next morning, and in default
of $40 to pay his expenses in the
matter, Jordan is now one of the
work house gang.
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Parker's Store.

Farmers. ara somewhat behind
with their crops on account of so
much rain, and the mangled condi-
tion of the fences by the storm.
But they are straining every nerve
to recover the lost time, and some
have partially succeeded. The
prospects for a bountiful crop are
not very fattering. Wheat has the
rust and the growers have ceased
to expect much money from that
quarter. Cotton is not coming up
very well, which causes some of it's
subjects to wear long faces. The
fruit crop promises to be abundant;
the contemplation of which affords
the lovers of good things real pleas
ure. Flower beds are blooming,
the young ladies are charming and
the young men are putting on their
best looks as they perambulate the
enchanted spot where
"Flowers in beauty bloom,
And loves VOWS are pledged anew"
Mrs. Puryear's health seems TO
be improving and ne hope that it
will not belong before she entirely
RECEIVERS. Mr.. Robert Herbert OF
Brentwood, visited our helghbor-
hood last Saturday. He is spend
ing a short time with his son DR.. r.
n. Herbert of Campbellsville. Mrs.
Joe. Hamlet and Mrs. Frank Hop
kins of Wales paid our village a
visit last week. Such genial visit
ors are always welcome. Mrs. D.
p. Vaughn went TO Big Greek last
week on visit to sick relatives.
Mr.. j. Nj. Parker has commenced
laying the foundation Of his barn.
KULLY.
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The General Conference.


The eighth session Of the Gener-
eral Conference of the NJ. +. Church
South, is in session at Atlanta. 1t
is said to be the finest looking
body of men ever assembled at the
Gate City of the South. This SEES
sion is looked upon with more
than ordinary interest, because it is
expected that two Bishops will be
elected. OF course there are no as
pirants. but then the lightning Is
sure to strike somebody. 1t is said
DIR. Kelly, DIR. Young, DIR. Hargrove,
DIR. Summers, and DIR. McFerrin OF
Tennessee, are all spoken of in CON
nection with this high office. If the
CITIZEN could name one of the men it
should be DR.. Rivers, of Martin
College, or our p. e., Rev. j. ID.
Barbee. DR.. Rivers is one of the
most scholarly and one of the purest
men in the whole church. But they
say he is too old. Then if they
want young man and giant in
intellect and power in the pulpit
"a man whose piety is unobtrn-
sive but deep and sincere, who
will frequently stagger ard aston
ish you with the originality and
the bigness of his ideas, and who
will himself be astonished at this
suggestion, let them take the latter.
He is young, vigorous, scholarly
and executive, and would make as
good Bishop as anybody. There
will probably also be a change inthe
editorshlp of the Advocate, and in
the management of the Publishing
House. The conferences are all well
represented and the reports are inter
esting. The statistics of the Church
for 1877 show the following totals !:
1921 active preachers, 1884 local
preachers, 1926 white members,
1.490 colored members, 1922 In
dian members, or grand total of
T74,742 members. The colored
members for the most part who for
merly belonged to this Church have
left for the Colored NJ. +. Church
in America. There were 25,720 in
fants and 43,326 adults baptized
last year. There were 6,5S7 Sunday
schools, with 53,342 teachers and
1858, 1853 scholars. The total in
crease in membership.iu two years
is 1881. The Conference will be
in session several weeks.
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MONDAYS CONVENTION.
Hon. Thos. N. Jones Unanimously
Presented to the State Convention.


A mass meeting of the citizens of
Giles county was held at the Court
House in Pulaski, May 9th, 1873, to
select delegates to the Judicial Con-
vention to be held in Nashville on
the 30 day of May, 1878.
DIR. c. G. Alternately was called to
the chair and Fount Smithson was
made Secretary.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That the citizens of
Giles county in convention assem-
bled, present the Hon. Thos. Nj.
Jones, of Giles, to the convention
to be held at Nashville on the 10Th
day of May next, as one whose legal
abilities and high character emf
nently qualify him as a candidate
for one of the Judgeships of the
Supreme Bench, and we earnestly
recommend his selection by said
convention.
RESOLVED, That the following
named gentlemen are hereby APP
pointed delegates to said conven-
ton from their respective districts;
District No /, w. S. Ezell. w. L.
Moores; 2, j. p. Butler, Jno. F.
Westmoreland; 3, j. S. Edmundson,
Nj. S. Waters; A, Wm. Malone, j.
P. Buchanan; 5, h. H. Hancock,
Sam. c. johnson; 6, S. S. William
son, C. HI. Tidwell; Z, E. Edmund
son, Jno. G. Ballentine; s, T. b.
Harwell. W. S. Newbill; 9, A. w.
Moore, j. Y. Hobson; 10, VIM. SUIT
tie, Thos. Mccoy; IL, John NJ.
White, j. G. Young; y, VIM. Riv-
ers, D. 7. Reynolds; Is, w. j.
Craig, David Rhea; Ia, D. A Alex
ander, Sam'l Yokely; Is, r. A,
Mitchell, A. A. Dickerson; Is, G.
H. McMilliOn, VIM. Perry; II, r. H.
Laird, A. r. Gordon; Is, r. R.
Reed, L. D. Davenport; 10, j. NJ.
Parker, j. g. Morris; 20, Jesse
Mays, j. NJ. Bass.
RESOLVED, That the members of
the Pulaski Bar and all other citi-
citizens from Giles county who may
be present at said convention are
requested TO act as delegates.
Upon motion of DR.. E. Edmund
son the chairman and secretary of
this meeting were made special del
egates to said convention.
Upon motion of Maj. I. NJ. N.
Jones it was ordered that copy of
this meeting be furnished the PU-
LAsKI CITIZEN with a request that
the same be published.
The meeting then adjourned.
G. @. ALTERNATELY, Chm.
4. SMITHSON. Sec'V.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-05-09

We have made very extensive in
quiry as to the wheat crop of the
county, and there is no doubt but
that it is seriously injured, but
there is difference of opinion as to
the extent of the damage. Some
crops are doubtless ruined. while
some are not injured in the least,
but'on low lands all of 1t is more or
less damaged. Some neighbor
hoods seem to have suffered worse
than others, and some farmers say
that red varieties of wheat have suf-
fered more than the white, though
all varieties suffer on low lands.
Altogether, however, the prospect
is more cheering than it was ten
days ago, and farmers are decidedly
more hopeful, though they do not
regard the crop safe by any means.
We take the following extract
from a report of Commissioner Kill
Hebrew regarding the crop through
out the State; At the date OF this
report the wheat is looking better,
and 1t Is not improbable that much
OF IT. which a week ago was con
sldered irretrievably lost, may make
q fair yield. OF course this de-
ponds upon the check which has
been given TO the development of
the ruet Should this again appear
and attack the stalk, the most san
guine would have to pronounce the
wheat an utter failure. Without
the recurrence of the rust l am in.
clined to believe, considering the
large amount sown last fall, that we
shall have three-fourths OF an aver
age crop.
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KNIGHTS TEMP1AR.
Pulaski Selected as the Place Of
Meeting Second Thursday in May.

The Grand Commandery of Ten
nessee, Knights Templar, held its
sixteenth annual conclave at Nash
vile last week. The street parade
on Thursday was an imposing one.
The column was the admiration OF
all spectators. The fine appearance
of the men was enhanced by the
unsurpassed elegance of the regalia,
and thousands fiocked to the side
walks and windows to see the pa
rade and to honor this ancient and
honorable order. Among those
present from Pulaski we notice the
names of Messrs. A. G. McKissack,
E. Edmundson, Thos. NJ. Jones. n.
Smithson, S. Z. +. Rose, d. C. Cor
don, w. Ii. McCallum, j. d. Baugh,
j. b. Childers, Chas. Buford, Will
S. Ezell, G. A. Pope.
At the adjourned session on Fri
day morning an invitation was eX
tended to the COmmandery to hold
its next session at Pulaski, on the
second Thursday in May, 1879,
which was accepted.
In the name of Pulaski Com
mandery and of the citizens of Pu-
laski we thank the grand conclave
for this compliment. We can prom
Use them now full year in advance
that Pulaski will feel herself hon.
ored in honoring and entertaining
them. The Banquet was a brilliant
affair, and was attended by five or
six hundred people.
The election of officers resulted
as follows: VIM. f. Foster, Nash
vile, Grand Commander; George G.
Conner, Chattanooga, Dep'y Grand
Commander; Joseph III. Russell, Co
lumbia, Grand Generalissimo; L. j.
Duncan, Pulaski, Grand Prelate;
William d. Robinson, Murfreesb oro,
Grand Captain General; Benjamin
F. Halter, Memphis, Grand Senior
Warden; VIM. p. Robinson, Jack
son, Grand Junior Warden; n. 5.
Woodland, Knoxville, Grand Treas
urer; Morton b. Howell, Nashville,
Grand Recorder; G. w. Albers,
Knoxville, Grand Standard Bearer;
Harry Wilcox, Chattanooga, Grand
Sword Bearer; S. D. F. McEwen,
Columbia, Grand Warder; G. Sci
ferle, Nashville, Grand Sentinel.
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ASpen Hill.

The latest advices from the wheat
crop are very discouraging. The
wheat is badly damaged by rust and
fly, and IN many sections is entirely
ruined. Many farmers complain of
bad stands of cotton, and some are
blowing it up and planting corn in
stead. Why don't the farmers quit
cotton entirely? Sow clover and
grasses; raise grain and cattle; i'm
prove their lands and grow wealthy.
We had preaching at the NJ. Z.
Church last Sabbath by Rev. j. d.
Barbee, Presiding Elder OF the dis
trict, Services also on Saturday
night, and Sunday school lecture
Sunday morning by Rev. Jerome
Anderson. A large congregation
was present to hear the able lecture
and sermons that were delivered.
Our esteemed friend L. Tugenson
is stopping in our village for a few
months. He is from Franklin. Mr..
q. L. Hefner of Alabama arrived in
our village Sunday last to see his
wife, who is quite i'll.
Candidates were entertaining our
people to-day looking after their in
terests in the coming August cleo
ton. When we have no candidates
with US it is late at night or soon
in the morning.
If you town folks don't hurry up
and push the. Lawrenceburg and
Pulaski railroad through, We peo-
pie Of our town and country are go
ing to have us a road from Law
renceburg via Anthoay's Hill and
Mitchell Valley to Aspen Hill.
Push upl we mean business. We
must have one or the other, turn
pike or railroad. May 7th. LEO.
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Boston Globe: "Strong doses OF
advertising should be administered
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this time Of the year" In this the
Globe is singularly correct Its
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mess is specific at once cheap,
pleasant TO take and infallible. A
few packages of it judiciously ad-
ministered will do more to put the
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strong, vigorous constitution, than
anything else in the whole paateri0
fnedrca of commerce and trade. To
be had at all responsible newspa-
per offices, Beware of counterfeits.
- Courier Journal.