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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-11-27
THE DEAD HERO.
A Rebel" Cheer for Fighting Joe
Hooker" the Yankee General.
Rural Sun.

Rural Sun.
The death of the late Gen. 10
seph Hooker recalls to the mind of
the writer a memorable incident,
that occurred during our fate un-
pleasantess," of three thousand Con-
federates warmly cheering a Major
General of the u. 5. A.
Those of our readers who shared
with US the privstions of a prison
lite IN Rock Island, ILL.,, during the
severe winter of '63 and "a. will
learn with sorrow of the death OF
Gen. Hooker, a sorrow born OF pro
found respect for a gallant soldier
and lrue gentleman, and the men
ton OF his name will doubtless re-
call fresh to their memories the
visit Of inspection be paid the pris-
on inf we mistake not the date
the winter Of 1868.
In full uniform and mounted on a
large handsome gray stallion, Gen.
Hooker presented a grand appear
ance when he entered the prison
gate. By his side rode Lfeut. Col.
Carrier, second in command of the
post, but who really commanded it,
and more cowardly, cruel and dir
ty villain never disgracPd Gods i'm
age of man. Behind the two rode
a couple of ofiicers-we have forgot
ten their names, but they were mem
bers of Gen. Hooker's staff. Slow
ly the little cavalcade rode down,
and then up the lines of the wretch
ed, half starved captives who were
drawn up for inspection, and who
instinctively shrank back from the
brutal and triumphant stare of Car
rier, expecting every moment to re-
ceive q curse or a blow from him.
The keen, quick eyes of Gen. Hook
er seemed to scan every man from
head to heel, as he slowly passed
them in review, and at the upper
end of the lines, near where the wri-
ter stood, the party halted; the old
General half wheeled his horse,
lifted his plumed hat with as much
knightly grace as If we had all been
courtiers, and a soft expression
passed over his face as he said,
young gentlemen, i am sorry. very
sorry for you, and hope soon our
differences will be settled, 30 that
you all can return safely home
again" Simple as the expression
was, it was so different from those
we had been accustomed to hear
ing from the commander of the
prison that it touched the hearts OF
the dragged Rebs" like a current OF
electricity, and instantly three
thousand throats gave a lusty
cheer for lighting Joe Hooker"
We are pretty certain that there
was not a man in the line who would
not, if he had q chance, have hung
Carrier at that time; and we are
equally as certain there was not a
Reb on the ground who would not,
at the same time have risked his
life to save Gen. Hooker from harm.
1t is with profound sorrow that
we announce his death, Tor when
iriendless, penniless and fettered in
irons, he cheered US by his gentle
looks and won our respect and ad
miratIon by his kind words and we
as an eX Confederate soldier, will
contribute our mite towards having
his name engraved upon the ever
lasting rocks OF Lookout Mountain;
and let the mountain itself be his
monument, for 70 man during the
war, whether he wore the blue or the
gray more truly won the sobriquet
5han did the gallant "Fighting Joe
Hooker"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-11-27
Poor Show for Brains.

New Orleans Times: The emf
nent essayist and philosopher,
Ralph Emerson, we have heard it
said, earns by his pen and brains
perhaps $50 or $50 a week, but the
negro minstrel actor, Billy Emer-
son, gets a weekly salary of $500
for his comical absurdities and his
songs and dances. Why, then,
when a man can make a fortune in
one season by vigorous use OF his
legs-why, in the name of Mammon
and Plutus and all the gods and
devils of the money worshipers,
should a man with any sort of un
derstanding, or rather, anything 20
stand on, hope to make a living,
much less to get rich, by adopting
letters as a profession? Let the
success of the professional pedestrI-
ans and the jig dancers warn him
against the foolish hope OF making
money by brain work. II he per-
sists after this, then let him take
the consequences.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-11-27

hnd an answer, in part, to our sug-
gesion. We say in part, for the
book does not wholly meet our
thought, and yet we are not quite
sure but that our disappointment is
TO be found in the fact that Pansy
has given US real and not ideal life.
The book is a worthy contribu-
tion to the series, and the series
ought 10 be in every Sunday. School
and young peoples library in the
land. u Now York Christian Advo-
cate.
AT No. 32 Franklin Street. Bos.
ton, we enter ID. Lothrop & Co.'S
publishing house, on the corner OF
Hawley Street. Their salesroom iS
large one, measuring 4OxI2O feet.
high studded, and lighted as IL is
upon three sides is peculiarly pleas
aat and admirably adapted TO the
comfort and convenience OF book
lovers. Besides this room, Lothrop
Il Co. occupy two hoors above, re-
spectlvely for binding and compost
ton. The extent OF their transao-
tions is something wonderful, and we
echo the exclamation of the good
man of Uz, "Of the making OF many
books there is no end" when We
are told that this one house alone
has list of publications numbering
nine hundred volumes, makes every
year more than half million
books, and will issue this fall hun
dred entirely new books. The firm
has many specialties, among which
may be mentioned albums, ofwhich
they are the largest importers in
New England; miscellaneous books
for home reading, all of which have
undergone the scrutiny OF an emf
nent corps Of readers, whose duty it
Is too see that nothing hurLiul or
vapid shall emerge FROM the house;
religious works, Bibles, Prayer
Book, HymnalS, etc. together with
Christmas, Sunday school and day
award cards, stationery, etc. Every
one, knows that this is the nesting
place of "Wide Awake" and Baby
land, though everyone may not
know that is also the birthplace OF
more juvenile, holiday and gift
books than are published by any
other single concern in Boston"
Boston Transcript.
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Bender States the Case.

Wisconsin State Journal: Veil,
dot night, me und mine wife, We had
little talk about something's, und
the next day l says to Brown
'Look here, vonst. My wife she
makes sausages und works In dot
shtore; also my laughter, she works
in the shit re und makes head.
sheeze; und your wife was going
out riding all de time NIT de horse
car und q patent tied back cardlnal
striped stockings. Now your wife
must go work in the shtore und cui
beefsteaks und make ssuerkraut OF
else we divide not equally any more
dot profits" Veil, Brown goes
home und tells his wife about dot.
Den she comes pooty quick nit
Brown around, und had misunder
standing about something's, in which
efry body took part, including my
little dog Kaiser. Pooty soon up
comes policeman und arrests US
for breeches OF promise to keep the
pieces und assaulting de battery, or
something's. De firm of Bender &
Brown vas broke up. go about
my peesness und Brown goes nit
his pcesness. My wife she helps in
der shJore. His wife goes riding
NIT der hOrse-car, und efry night
she vas by der Cheater. Vot's de
consequences? Along comes dot
centennial panic Dot knocks Brown
higher as two kites, py gimminy!
Ny income is still more as my out
come. But Brown, he goes sround d
the streets NIT hands out of his
pockets und he don't got a cent to
his Dack.
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The November MeteOrs.
New York Herald.

Washington, Nov. 13, 187S.-Per.
init me to say that astronomers do
not anticipate any important dis
play at present. The November
meteors are due to a stream of me-
teoric matter whose perihelian in
teIsects the earth while it's aphelion
is in the neighborhood of the orbit
of Uranus. Centuries ago this me
teoric matter was all concentrated
into a tolerably compact mass,
which travelled along the orbit just
specified, but the action of the
planets has been such as to draw
it out more and more until now il
is scattered slong the whole orbit
IN such wise as to form a closed
ring, however, the scattering is no,
Uniform. On the contrary, there is
one part of the ling which is fal
more dense than any other. Bear
ing in mind that the ring is contln
ually travelling around the sun, JUS
as the rim OF a wagon wheel travels
around its axle, it is evident thai
every November the earth must
pass through some part of the me.
teor stream; but as the earth re.
quires only one year to make rev.
Olution about the sun, while the
meteor stream requires thirty three
and h quarter years, we pierce q
different part of the stream each
year. L: it happens to be a dense
part there is fine display of mete
ors.
Owing to the time Of the ring the
whole cycle of meteoric display s
must occupy a period of one-third
of a century; and it is known that
the length of that part of the cycle
during which extraordinary dis.
plays are possible is at least two
and a quarter years. The last great
displays were IN 1866 and 1877.
This year we pass through the ring
at a point far removed from the
dense portion and but few meteors
will be seen. An important dis
play cannot be expected before the
years 1898 to 1901. Yours, etc.
WIN. Hardness.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-11-27
Changes.

1t is asserted that about the age
of 26 the lean man usually becomes
fatter, and the fat man leaner. Be
tween the years of 43 and so his ap
petite fails, his complexion fades,
and his tongue is apt to be fur-ed
upon the least eXertion of body or
MUD At this period his muscles
become f@bby, his joints weak, his
spirits dropping, and his sleep I'M
perfect and unrefreshing After
suffering under these complaints a
year, or perhaps, two, he starts
afresh, with renewed vigor. and
goes on to 81 or 81 when a similar
change takes place, but with aggra-
waited symptoms. When these peri
ods have been successfully passed
the gravity of incumbent years is
more strongly marked, and he be
gins To boast of his age
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-11-27
Excellent Interest Rules.

For finding the interest on any
principal for any number Of days.
The answer in each case being In
cents, separate the two right hR1d
figures Of the answer TO express II
IN dollars and cents:
Four per Multiply by the
number of days, and divide by e..
Six per cent.--Multiply by tho
number OF days. separate the right
hand figure, and divide by o.
Eight per cent.-Multiply by the
number Of days, and divide by 30.
Nine per cent-Multiply by the
number Of days. separate the right
hand figure, and divide by 4.
Ten per cent.-Multiply by the
number of days, and divide by 35.
Twelve per cent.-Multiply the
number OF days, and separate the
right hand figure, and divide by 3.
Fifteen per cent.-Multiply by
the number Of days, and divide
by "a.
Eighteen per cent.-Multiply by
the number of days, separate the
right-hand figures, and divide by 2.
Twenty per cent.-Multiply by
the number Of days, aud divide
by Is.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-11-27
A REMARKABLY STORY
Why Susan Saved the Meeksrs-
She Was Once Captive Herself.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 29-Major
Simeon Whitley, of Racine, former
ly an Indian Agent to the Utes,
comprising what is now known as
the White River Agency, is now
here, and has taken a deep interest
in all that has transpired recently
in connection with those savages.
His impression OF the character of
these Indians is that ON the aver
age they are more intelligent and
decent, and more likely to yield to
the subduiDg influences of Christi
anity and civilization, than almost
any other tribe of Western Indians.
They are superior to any other In
dians in gratitude, affection and
truthfulness. There are the same
relative grades Of intelligence
among them as among white peo
pie, and there are always two par
ties-One for piece, quiet and obe-
dIence to treaties of the govern
meDt of the United States, and the
other in favor of turbulence, war
and plunder, Ii the three years of
his agency, Major Whitley says he
never discovered anV evidence of
dissatisfaction, or anything but
kindly feeling on their part, which
he attributes very largely to the
fact that he restored To them the
squaw Susan, the sister of Ouray,
who saved the lives of the Meeker
women. While on his way TO the
Hot Sulphur Springs, in Middle
Park, Colorado, he was overtakeD
by 4 messenger from Gov. Evans,
Who informed him Of the rescue OF
a Ute squaw from the ArrapahOes
and Cheyennes by the officers of
the United States army at Fort Col
Inns, Col. These Indians bad cap
tured this squaw in some of their
raids, and while encamped near the
mouth of the Cache La Poudre, had
determined 10 burn her at the
stake. The commanding officer at
Fort Collins, hearing of this, took a
detachment of troops, and, by al
ternate threats and promises, OBJ
tanned her release, after she had al
ready been tied to the stake and
the fires lighted. This squaw was
forwarded to Major Whitley, and,
after her arrival at Hot Springs,
Col, was sent by him to her people,
being accompanied by U. NJ. Curtis,
the Majors inte' prefer, and deliv-
cred to them after journey across
the western portion of Colorado
into the border of Utah, to the
camp of the Indians on the Snake
river, where she was received with
every demonstration of JOY by the
tribe.
Major Whitley gave this squaw
the name of Susan, which she has
borne ever since. This was Ouray's
sister, who recently displayed 80
much kindness and affection for
the Meeker women, and through
whose interposition, doubtless,
their lives were saved. A remarka
BILE coincidence in this story is, that
the rescued Meekers came from
Greeley, which is the identical spot
where Susan herself was saved
from burning by the whites. Maj.
Whitley recalls these incidents with
great Interest," Chicago Tribune.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-11-27

[4l Many persons say "I havn't got
the Consumption" when asked to cure
their Coughs with Shiloh's Consump-
ton cure. Do they not know that
coughs lead to Consumption, and a
remedy that will cure consumption will
certainly and surely cure a cough or
any lung or throat trouble. We know
it will cure when others fail, and
our faith in it is SO positive that we will
refund the price paid if you receive no
benefit. Is not this a fair proposition
Price 1Octs., Scots. and $1.OO per bottle.
For lame Chest, Back or Side, use Shi-
loh's Porous Plaster. Price 25cts. For
sale by Sumpter & Stanley, Corner Drug
Store. feb13eow-1y-1
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-11-27
The Midnight Sky.

The midnight sky is just now pc
culiarly brilliant. Nearly all of the
chief glories of the armament are
visible at the stroke of twelve. The
CONGREGATIONS of the installation
Is very striking. The Great Bear
is climbing up the eastern slope to
the pole; the Northern Cross with
the brilliant Affair set like a gem
in its top is sinking low in the
west; overhead shine the Royal
Perseus, Cassiopleae, and Andao
mOdO, gorgeous with starry jewels;
and IN the east the giant Orion is
chasing the bull toward the zenith,
while lower down flashes imperial
Sirius, the chief t~inkler OF them
all, whose wondrous scintillatlng
hues the star gazcr never tires OF
studying
Even more brilliant perhaps than
this array of fixed stars, are the
great planets Jupiter, Saturn, Mars
and Venus, the three first named
being all in sight at midnight, while
Venus may be seen a few hours
later outshining the brightest "un
der the opening eyelids of the
morn" These are strung in a
bending line across the sky, like a
circlet of jewels. Their position is
especially interesting on account of
their conjunctions with the moon.
They all lie near her pathway, and
as, like golden shuttle, she threads
the spangled woof of the heavens.
she passes them one after another
at such close quarters that the spec
tacle cannot fail to interest whoever
will take the trouble to watch it.
She passes Jupiter on Friday night.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-11-27
The Monument to Adam.

A subscription paper is going
the rounds in Elmira, New York. to
raise $4,000 with which to erect in
that city a monument to Adam
The idea of erecting a monument
to Adam in ElmIra originated with
the Rev. Thos. K Beecher in a dis
course, in which it was held that if
ElmIra was not the Garden of Eden
1t should have been Marx Twain,
whose sumner residence is in Ell
mira. and whose wife is a native of
the city, at once fell in with the
Rev. Mr.. Beecher. A marble mon
ument, seventy feet high is to be
raised. 1t is 10 have an inscription
written bv Mark Twain. 1t is ex-
pected to be in position for uuveil-
ing by next spring.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-11-27
The Innocent schoolmaster.

He doesn't know very much. He
can ask the questions laid down in
his text book, and can determine
with a good degree Of accuracy
whether the answers are repeated
correctly. He carries pen over
his ear, a stick in his right hand,
and a book in his pocket. He con
siders 1t Of more importance ~ 80
cure obedience and submission
than intellectual discipline.
He frequently says: Learn your
lesson! If you ask any questions
you shall be punished! 1t Is not
for you TO know the reason why
Wiser heads than yours or mine
have written these books, and IL il
your duty to learn what is written
and mine to make you do itl
StudyP
He requires absolute, unquestion-
ing submission. He neither thinks
for himself nor permits his pupils
TO do so. He believes his books,
and follows ais nose. He is the
sworn enemy of normal schools,
teachers Institutes, and univeral
free education. With new text
books he has no patience. and takes
no special interest IN new inven-
tons; in fact, he rather more than
half believes that Edison is a hum
bug. He daily puts on the skull
cap Of his own ignorance, aud lives
IN the foggy atm osphere Of his IA
vorite pipe, and one Of these days
be will wrap the drspery Of his
snufstained garments about him
and lie down unhonOred, unWept,
and unremembeted.
The above is no ideal sketch
We have many such teachers yet
lingering in the valleys Of our dark
corners. II is only by persistent
efforts that they can be driven
from the teachers ranks into the
darkness of obscurity.-IE EX.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-11-27
Newspaper Writing.

People think newspaper writing
to be very pleasant, very enjoyable,
very easy work, and wonder why a
journal cannot keep upon an even
plane of excellence all the year
round. If they woke up every
morning with the same columns
staring them in the face, knowing
that they must be filled before the
paper went to press; if everything
that was seen, every good word or
phrase uttered, had to be retained
in memory, and she brain set to
thinking how it could best be twist
cd into readable shape; il at the
theater, the ears and eyes were to
he ever open to hear and see what
ever might be worthy of mention,
while the mind would be concen
srated on the play, the actors and
the audience, with the great end in
view of catching q squib in embryo; {;
if even on Sunday, out in the woods
or by the babbling brooks, some
thing struck the fancy which must
be stored in the mind TO be dilated
upon IN print on the morrow; If at
every walk and turn In life, the
brain had TO be but a grinding ma
chine, gathering in facts and dress
ing them into fancies; if the news OF
the day had TO be poured over as a
scavenger picks through a rubbish
heap-merely TO gather the good
things and cast the rest aside; If
dally and hourly columns OF tIash
had TO be read to obtain a few lines
of condensed sense, if this occurred
as unfailingly and as certainly as
the sun cir cled around; il 800 days
of this labor only ended year in
order that another similar one
might begin; and if each days edi
tion OF a paper must contain from
three to six editorials, and from ten
to thirty squibs-if they had all
this to do increasingly, they would
come TO the conclusion that an edi-
tors life is not such an easy one,
even if he goes into the theaters free.
and receives SO worth of dead head
tickets in exchange for $l5 worth
Of free local advertising.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-11-27
Why the Book-Keeper Stole.

He had a wife.
His salary was $4,000 per annum
But she complained.
She wanted a better house.
Better clothes.
Nothing fit to go out in.
No country cottage.
Nor carriage.
Nor front pews.
Nor society.
She coveted a place on the rag
ged edge of the select 500.
She kept it up.
Night and day.
And moaned and
Groaned and
Growled and
Wept.
He lacked style, also,
As we'll as new clothes every six
weeks, and various other things.
He knew how his employer made
several hundreds daily on the street.
A thousand or so would not be
missed for a few hours.
SO he took it, went upon the
street, and won.
She got her sealskin.
He took more and lost.
More yet.
Detalcation discovered.
He wears the penitentlary check.
Others are going TO.
Beware.
But If you win regularly, society
won't be hard on you.
But if you lose, society will sit
down on you.
Beware.
Better is a modest room up two
pairs Of back stairs than a cell in
the TOmbs
And a plain wooden jacket rather
than pair of prison untorm pants
on Door Charles ,egs.- New York
Graphic
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Some Curious Statistics.

Allowing two square feet for each
person, the entire population OF
Boston could stand on the public
garden, with a good deal of room
TO spare. The eDtIre population OF
the United States could stand in
Boston proper, not including BrigG
ton, Dorchester and West Roxbury.
The entire population of the world,
now estimated at 1,440,000,OO0
could stand Oh the island of Mar
tha's Vineyard or in the space oc-
cupied by the towns OF Boston,
Brooklyn, Newton, Needham, Hyde
Park aud Milton. The State OF
Massachusetts could in this way &C
commodate seventy times the pres
ent population of the world. The
entire population of the world,
placed side by side, and allowing
two feet to each person. would en-
circle the earth twenty times. The
States Of Maine, New Hampshire
ana Vermont, taken together, are
as large as England. ANY enc oi
the States of Georgia, Illinois lows
and North Carolina is as large as
England and Scotland together
Ireland is about the size of Maine
France is more than twice as large
as England, Wales and Scotland
together. Texas is thirty five times
as large as Massachusetts,, or q;
large as Maine, Vermont Massa
chusetts. New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York
New Jersey, PeuRSylvaniA Dels
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-11-27
Special Notice.

To all persOns who are troubled with
old ulcers, bOils, cuts, burns, piles, ring
worm, letter, frost bite, chapped lips o,
hands, and all eruptions Of the skin can
be cured, instantly, by using DR.. 9. Il.
Duncan's Ointment with carboiic acid,
possessing the most wonderful healing
power OF any salYe that has ever been
made, and 50 pronounced by all who
have used it. It's effects are Ike magic.
Horses with sore backs, shoulders, or
scratches cured Instantly. Try IL.
For sale by Grigsby q Anderson,
south side square, Pulaski.