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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-02-14
Soldier Representations In the House
Of Congress.

From the Congressional Directo-
ry we gather that the soldiers of the
north and south are literally repre-
scented in the two houses of Con
gress. There are, in all, lib officers
and private soldiers now represent
ing their states in the legislature of
the general government. OF these,
81 are of northern birth, SO of south
ern, and two of foreign. The Sen
ate has 10 ex-officers and soldiers,
consisting of majOr-generals, 2
brigadier generals, 1 brigadier-gen-
eral by brevet, 4 colonies, l captain,
l surgeon, and one of no given
rank. In the House of Representa-
tives there are 90 ex-officers and
soldiers; 81 of these are of north
ern birth, and 40 of southern,
while two were born urder 9th.
er flags. OF these, 6 attained the
rank of major-geaerals, 4 brevet
heterogeneous, 10 brigadier- gener-
ais, 33 colonies, 4 majors, sur
geons, Ii captains, 3 lieutenants, II
rank not stated. In the two houses
we find no less than 38 generals
formidable array of stars indeed,
and it would almost seem to justify
Dickens criticisms on our univer-
sal sitting" did not so many Of
their wearers also wear accompany
ing scars to show how dearly their
decorations were paid for. Major
General Gordon, Of Georgia, takes
precedence in wounds; he having
been the recipient of no less than
eight Yankee compliments of de-
struciive nature; one of them, sa-
bre cash on the face, suggests close
quarters and savage intention. The
eagles" are equally represented;
there being 81 colonies in the two
houses in the Senate, and 80 in
the lower house.
Ohio has the largest soldier rep
resentation of the northern states
II; l senator and IL representa-
tives, against 10 civilians; while
Iowa stands next with five soldiers
out of nine districts. All the mem
bers of the House from Minnesota
were officers in the Union army
Alabama is the most warlIke IN its
representation Of all the Southern
states, both Of the senators and sew
en- cut of eight of her representa-
tives being ex- officers. North Car
DINA furnished to the Confederate
army two major generals, one briga-
der general, and four officers OF
less rank, who are now better serv-
ing their country in Congress;
while they have out three civilian
colleagues. New England sends
three major-generals, Burnside, But
Ter and Banks, and two lieutenant
colonels-Joyce, of Vermont, and
Blair of New Hampshire-all dis
tinguished officers in the Union
army. or the sixty-one members
who served in the federal army, SIX
/ s. -se horn south, fifty three north
and two in other countries. or the
fifty-one members who served In
the confederate army, fifty were
born il the south and one in tbs
north.
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Gnnd ResnIfs

Are always pleasant TO contemplate
as every dispeptic sufferer who uses Par
ker's Ginger Tonic win attest. 10 OBJ
tain from this remedy the most crafty
ing relief when distressed with Heal
ache, Low Spirits, Nervousness, Wake
fulness, Palpitation of the Beart, Liver
Disorders, Costiveness, Pain in the StOm-
ach, Heartburn, Cramps, etc, Is pleas
ant experience that surprises no less
than il comforts. Another remarkable
feature of this remedy Is its powerful
specific action on the skin and mucous
surfaces of the throat and lungs by
which it unfailinglY cures the worst
cases Of Cough, Cold and Sore Throat. II
cures in wonderfully short time, re-
moves all soreness from the lungs, and
protects the feeble from Consumption
Buy 81 bottle from your druggists
Sumpter g. Stanley, or q sample bottie.ai
10 CTS, aud test its merits, jan3-eow8m-l
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-02-14

Alfonso, the young King of Spain
who will to-day marry his cousin
Maria De Los Mercedes, daughter
Of Due DE Montpensier and his
aunt Louisa, was twenty-one years
old on November 20. lie is the
fortieth in direct decent from Don
Pelayo, who raised the standard Of
the Christians in the mountains OF
Galicia m A. ID. TIC. There have
been nine female representatives Of
the long royal line, whom the first
was Ormisinda, heiress OF Don
Pelayo, who married Alfonso l., the
first sovereign Of Spain who bore
the title Of Catholic, and the last
was Isabella H., now residing 10
Paris, and forbidden by the Madrid
Government 70 attend the royal
wedding to-day. The young King
is the twelfth OF the Alfonsos, and
represents in his person the long
line from Alfonso l., Ia the eighth
century. The first eight AlfonBos
were champions Of the faith and
successful warriors with the Mo0rs
and the French. The tenth OF the
name was surnamed The Wise,
but the valiant Kings Of Spain
were those who had not intermar-
ried with the Bourbons and Haps-
burgs. King Alfonso XII. il not
SO securely established as he might
be. His sharp cousin Don Carlos
is ready 70 head another rebellion
against him at any time; secret
republican organizations, whose OBJ
lect is 70 extiDguish the the Bour-
bon claim 70 Spain and establish a
republic, aresscattered all over tho
county, and the royal treasury Is
very scant OF funds, with public
debt Of about $4,000, 100000. II
may not, indeed, be long before the
Spanish crown will be going beg
ging once more, and Alfonso aud
his bride be refugees in France or
England Courier Journal
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A Fruitless Speech.

Referring to the effect of Lamar S
anti silver speech, the clear headed
Washington correspondent of the
Courier j ournal telegraphs that
"while upon persons not familiar
with the subject, the argument of
the Senator might produce an i'm
preston, it is safe to say it has not
changed vote in Congress and will
not. However able in the discus
sion Of the sectional questions
which have arisen since the war, it
is apparent that he is not fitted to
deal with economic questions, and
that for the delivery of the South
ern people and the producing class
es from the multiplied exactions of
the Eastern predatory classes, the
South must look to their cham
pions." The Courier Journals cor
respondent says further of Mr.. La
mars effort;
He went so far as 10 parade, as
friends of the south, the capitalists
of the East, and this in the face @
the fact that nineteen -twentieths of
the wealth of Boston, New York and
Philadelphia since the war, has
been systematically voted on the
side OF every Radical measure of
hate and vengeance that the malice
of hell could suggest. Not able to
deny the legal truth of Mr.. Mat
thews' resolution, yet he would vote
against it. He would not even ex-
plicitly favor the repeal of the re-
sumption act. There was not a word
of promise or hope held out for the
suffering poor of the land. There
were, indeed, a few eloquent and
sincere compliments to Southern
statesmen, but after giving these
dry bones to the South, the bond
holders got all the meat of his
course.
AS a natural consequence, the
sympathIzers and tools of Wall
street around the Capitol are de-
lighted with the Grafton and the
subsidized organs OF New York will
tomorrow be loud in its praise.
The great body of the Southern
Senators and Representatives IN
Congress viii remain true 20 the
cause Of the people. As an illostra-
tion of tic popular feeling on this
subject, upwards of thirteen humid
dred letters of congratulation have
poured ia on Mr.. Voorhees, Ia one
week. and in his own State alone
one hundred and City thousand
copies OF mis- speech have been or
iered for circulation.
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ElktOn.

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turned from "two weeks visit to
his relatives" .thoughnot in Wayne
county, but in Tullahoma, Coffee
county. By the way, am informed
that Tullahoma is growing into
prominence in the way of manufac-
turing. Also Rev. Dir. Ray has re.
turned from a visit to Bedford.
Death has invaded the family of
Mr.. w. j. McNeely, Dist. No. l..
and taken away his little babe only
a few months old. The disease was
a very stubborn one-defied the
skill of number of eminent physi-
clans of the county. A post NOR
tenn examination showed the all
nent to have been enlargement of
the kidneys, very peculiar disease.
l have been informed that one of
the kidneys weighed more than six
pounds, and is now in possession of
DR.. Williams who attended the case.
The dear little infant suffered long
and acutely, but now its pains are
o'er-it's watching and waiting"
for its parents at the golden gate"
In last weeks Christian Advo-
cate Rev. Mr.. Barbee announces the
Columbia Dist. Conf. will convene
at Elkton April 10Th. In behalf of
the Elkton people | say it will be
cared for handsomely; for though l
say it, who should not say it, elk
ton can't be beat" for hospitality.
What in creation are the people
here to do for a sensation? Can't
some one, or better, two, marry?
Here, young man, go right along
there and talk up to your girl.
Don't you see she's been waiting
these three months for you to pop
the question: And when you do
marry have big time, so r. B. and
myself can ''write up" about the
"loveliest affair."" the elegance of
the bridegroom" the angelic looks
of the BRIDE" the "gallant and
beautiful attendants" the ''congre-
gated wit and loneliness" the
sparkling scintillations of exhu-
berant WISDOM" and "last but not
least the perfectly splendid sup
per" served IN the "most supptu.
Gus Style etc, ad fnem.
The Elkton merchants are not
complaining of duh trade, for they
are Industrious, go-ahead men.
Some, if not all, of them have been
away lately to clay in new stocks"
Cotton is going to Pulaski in con
siderable quantities yet The roads
are lawful bad" Can't you pike
men remodel the old one and build
new turnpikes out through the
country?
Elkton has decided to improve.
A new pulpit in the NJ. E. Church.
a new blacksmith shop and large
bunch of grape cuttings set in DR.
WIS garden Tor somewhere attest
the fact. Feb. 4. AMBIDExTER.
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RACING WITH DEATH.
The Railroad Ride Of a Husband to
See His Dying Wife.
Kansas City Times.

Kansas Clty Times.
One of the most remarkable trips
on record has just been made on
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad, from Kansas City to the
Rocky Mountains. A rich gentle
man named w. S. Dunn arrived in
this city from the East on Thurs
day morning, on his way to visit
his sick wife at Manitou Springs,
Col. On his arrival here he re-
ceived telegram stating that his
wife was at the point of death, and
that she could not live many hours.
The husband, who was a middle
aged man, evidently a merchant,
seemed to be much affected by the
news, and at once made inquiries
for special train. He offered a
large sum of money for special en-
CINE to run to Pueblo ahead of the
regular train, but could not obtain
one here. He took possession of the
telegraph wires between here and
Topeka, the headquarters of the
road, and offered $3.50 for a special
locomotive to run at special speed
across the plains. His offer was &C
cepted, and at o'clock on Thurs
day afternoon the devoted husband
started from Topeka on his break
neck GRAND of love and duty. Away
went the locomotive and car, with
its solitary but Borrowing passen-
ger over the prairies of Kaw valley
down into the valley of the Neosho
at Emporla, then off again over the
high divide between the Neosho
andsthe Arkansas valley, which was
reached before night had closed in.
Then, after taking water, the impa-
tient husband and his tireless iron
horse started up the great Arkan-
sas valley to the base of the Rocky
Mountains.
He reached Pueblo, Col, about
u o'clock on Friday morning, and
then, only waiting for locomotive
on the Denver & Rio Grande (nar-
row gauge) to be got ready, started
up to Manitou, a distance of fifty
miles. He reached Manitou at the
base of Pixies peak, in time to see
his dying wife, and was well salts
fed with the result of his fast trip.
The fastest time made. on the route
was fifty miles per hour, the average
time about thirty five miles. 1t is
the fastest time ever made across
the plains from the Missouri river
to the Rocky mountains.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-02-14
from the Young Folks Column of the
Weekly Courier-Journal-l
MANS REST.
BIZ WILLIE n. SHIELDS, OF LrNSvrLLE.

TIC see the city in its glory,
Its wealth, its pride, its pomp, its worth,
Twill seem in all that is before thee
That DER this world there's naught bUl
mirth.
To see the country in its vesture
OF grasses in their freshest green,
Twill still appear in eyery gesture
That life is nut one happy dream.
But there's ONE boon to no man given
In this dark world, and that is rest,
To rest is found alone in heaven,
Where we are free from all distress.
Though we have wealth like unto Cresus,
And seem to live in perfect bliss;
Yet, it is not enough to please us;
We still search on for more than this.
And MANY trials could be prevented
If we would dare to bid them go,
But we can never be contented
With what is given US here below.
But we are sorrowing and slghing
For what we ue'er can have on earth,
While time with fastest speed is flying
Before we ever know its worth.
There's one who often does annoy us,
And it is him we mostly dread;
With one cold touch he does destroy US,
And we are numbered with the dead.
We think we're blest in greatest measure
When we have climbed the stairs of Fame
Dub OedLu Will leu US uhNe no plcacuiS,
He finds and Stays us all the same.
We often think when in seclusIon,
That we're more blest han other men;
Yet Death $50 guilty of intrusion,)
Comes and finds and Stays us then.
Then like the last years grasses rotten,
They lay US in our narrow stalls;
By and by we are forgotten,
And few will know we've. lived at all.
Yet many trials could be prevented
If we should dare TO bid them go;
So let US strive to be contented
With what is given us here below.
Though life seems but All empty bubble
Doomed on raging sea to toss;
God deems it right to send us trouble,
And we should meekly bear the cross
And we must ever strive to conquer
All the trials that on us fall,
And make our resolutions stronger
To bear our burdens one and all;
And as ourselves must love our neighbor
And strive to make his pathway fair;
For peace and happiness must labor,
, And never know the word fdespair."
If we will try to conquer trouble,
And strive to drive away despair,
Our life will never seem a bubble
Doomed to burst in empty air;
But joy and peace viii then be blended,
And then our weary lives be blest;
And when our trials here have ended
Wen find in Heaven ETERNAL rest.
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For the CT TIzEN.
From West Tennessee.

HUMBOLDT, Tenn, Feb. 4, '78.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I see letters from
different portions of the State but
none from West Tennessee. If
agreeable l viii drop few lines oc-
casionally for the CITIZEN from this
portion of the State.
The CITIZEN reaches me every
Friday. | am always glad when
Friday comes; l can hear the news
from old Giles. Giles will ever be
dear to me, being my birthplace and
the home of my childhood, and
those that were most dear TO me
rest beneath her sod.
I'll meier forget those bygone scenes,
Though far away roam,
Ny heart will ever fondly turn
Back TO my childhood's home.
In the last number of the CITIZEN
| see that Laps. withdraws as local
editor. He will be missed very
much. All success to him in his
canvass for Attorney General. Giles
nor any other county could find a
man that would fill the office better
than Laps.
Wheat Is looking very fine in this
portion of the State. Farmers do
- 60, n, r,,yob wheat IN Mast
Tennessee as in Middle, but plant
more cotton. This is q fine farm
ing country, though not good
stock country. Water is not so
plentiful in summer. The farmers
raise plenty. of provisions to supply
their wants and have some to sell.
There was a fine cotton crop made
last year. We want more immi-
grants. Men that will work can
find plenty of work to do, but we
don't want any idlers. Young men
that are leaving Middle Tennessee
would do well to stop here and not
60 to Texas, or any of the Western
States. Land is cheap, wages are
from $12 to SO per month, and the
country is much healthier than it
has the name of being
There is one thing, Mr.. Editor, l
am sorry of in this portion of the
State, and that is, there are a great
many in favor Of repudlation. What
is to become of us if the State debt
is repudiated2 / heard an old man
who is up in sixty say if the State
repudiated her debt he would leave
it. He is an ex-Giles county man,
and has lived in the State all of his
life. have heard several young
men say the same thing.
Humboldt is situated at the cross
ing of the NJ. & o. and L. & NJ. R.
R.; has population of 1000; is a
fine business point, has a fine Male
aud Female College. The corpora
ton voted tax of 50 on the poll
and 20 cents on the hundred dol
lars worth of property for public
schools, giving us free school all
the year.
l guess this will do for this time,
Mr.. Editor. You may hear from
me again soon. E. $ NJ.
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Florida.

A throng Of sufferers with coughs and
colds, annually 20 South 70 enjoy ethe-
real mildness Of the land Of flowers. To
them we would say the necessity Of that
expensive trip Is obyiated by Coussens'
Compound Honey OF Tar, which speed
ily vanquishes the coughs and colds In
cident 70 this rigorous cline. For pub
lie speakers II SURPRISES the Demos
thenic regimen Of "pebbles and sea
shore;" clearing the throat until the
voice rings with the siiyery cadence Of
a bell. Use Compound Honey Of Tar.
Lacey. dseo-eow1y-1
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Pulaski, Jan. "a, 1878.
"German syrup"

No other medicine In the world was
ever given such n test OF its curative
qualities as Boschee's German Syrup
In three years two million four hundred
thousand small bottles Of this medicine
were distributed free OF charge by drug
gists In this country to those afflicted
with Consumption, Asthma, Group, Sc
we're Coughs, Pneumonia and other dis
eases Of the Throat and Lungs, giving
the American people undeniable proof
that German Syrup will cure them. The
result has been that Druggists In every
town and village in the United States
are recommending It 70 their customers
Go to your Druggists, Sumpter q Lacey,
and ask what they know about IL. Sam-
pie Bottles 10 cents. Regular size u
cents. Three doses Will relieve any
case. jun2l-e0w-ly-l
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On a recent trial a witness was
asked as to the common sense of Jo-
seph Buckley. "When Buckley was
SOBER" he said, che was very sensi-
tive-as sensitive as any other man
but when drunk we was very much
exaggerated"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-02-14
Now and Then.

Il Is only now and then that such men
~ Hon. Alex. II. Stephens, Ex-Goy.
smith and Ex-GOy. Brown Of Georgia,
endorse a medicine for the throat and
lungs, and when they do II " pretty
good evidence that the remedy must be
good for the cure Of coughs, colds and
lung affections. They recommend the
Globe Flower Cough Syrup, and t1elr
testimonials are 10 be seen around the
ten cent sample bottles % the Globe
Flower Syrup, for sale by all druggists
In Pulaski. "A sample bottle relieves
the worst cough, and viii cure sore
throat. Regular size bottles. 70 dose
Al. d9-Bm
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-02-14

The newspapers are almost unanl-
nous in their opposition to the doc
trine that there is no hell, and the
jackson Tribune says it is because
the order of things would be incom-
patible without hell as long as peo-
pie fail to pay the printer.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-02-14

When used for Rheumatism, sore
Throat, Lame Back, Neuralgia, Sprains,
Bruises, Cuts, Contracted Muscles, Stiff
Joints, Corns and Burns, on human be-
ngs; and SPAWN, Ring Bone, Calls,
Cuts, Scratches, etc, on animals, Cons-
sens Lightning Liniment is unequaled,
and its effect simply electrical. As its
name suggests, il is quick TO relieve,
and thousands bear witness TO its as
founding virtues. Price so cts. For sale
by Sumpter q Lacey. decl3-eowly-l
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Macon (Ga.) Telegraph: Their

Macon (Ga.) Telegraph: There
are large number of mules in the
city for sale at the various stables.
This is just the season of the year
when every farmer is adding to his
supply of stock, and the dealers
seem to experience no difficulty in
dtsposing OF their importations.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-02-14

The question no longer agitates the
public mind, whether Coussens' Light
ming I4iniment is better than all 9TH
er liniments. We think it the best
Liniment for rheumatism, neuralgia.
sprains, bruises, letter, stiff joints, pains
in breast, side and back. Nothing is
superior to it for horses, cattle and hogs;
removes warts, knots, splint, and cures
distemper and epizoOtic. Price 90 cents,
or sale by G. A. Pope & Co. janl0ewy
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-02-14

1t is really slanderous to say that
the ladies are all opposed to the tel
ephone because they don't want to
have yonng fellow whispering in
their ears with his mOgth-2O miles
awov''
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HORSES & MULES

Bought and sold at Wells New Liv-
cry and Sale Stable, and Bargains given.
Left Side North Main Street.
Also runs a commodious and COM
Portable Passenger HACK to Lawrence
burg try-weekly. Express or other
packages delivered at reasonable rates.
Orders left at the stable or at the Post
office will be promptly attended to.
mar2-tf
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These facts are worth knowing:
"It is not what people eat, but what
they digest, that makes them
strong. 1t is not what they gain,
hut what they save, that makes
them rich. 1t is not what they
read, but what they remember, that
makes them learned. 1t is not
what, they profess, but what they
practice, that makes them good"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-02-14

A Kentucky man who went TO
the Black Hills wrote back to a To-
cal paper saying; 'Ofier premi-
um at your coming fair, for the bIg-
sest fool in the country, and I'll
Try and get there in time"
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80


The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph (thus) mean that your sub.
seription 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 viii way our expenses, ana
we are forced to adhere to a strict cash
rule. We hope you will comprehend
and appreciate the necessity OF such q
course, and Irenew your su scription
without delay. We solicit your favor.
tB- We enter no new names ON our
books without the money In advance.
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The Attention of Agents.

Is called to the House keepers supply
Company, of Cincinnati, Ohio, who
make business OF getting up and man
ufacturing new and labor-saying con-
veniences for housekeepers, and give
employment to hundreds OF agents of
both sexes throughout the whole United
states to introduce and sell them and
offer inducements that viii pay them
handsomely. Many OF their agents are
now making from 81 to IS per day, and
some Of them even more Write To them
at once and they viii send you circulars
giving you tnll description Of each arti-
ticie they manufacture, and their terms
TO agents. and win assign you exclJ sivc
territory 10 sell in. Their address is the
Housekeepers' Supply Co, No. 242 Elm
81, Cincinnati, Ohio. feb7-4t
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-02-14

The problem, "Is life worth liv-
ing?" discussed in a recent article
in the Contemporary Review, is
thought by Punch to be in a great
measure a question of the liver.