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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

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Is Your Lamp Burning?

Say, is your lamp burning, my brothers
] pray you look quickly and see;
For if il were burning, then surely
Some beams would fall brighter on me.
Straight, straight is the road; but falter.
And oft shall tall BIZ the way.
Then lift your lamp higher, my brother,
Lest / should make fatal delay.
There are many and many around you,
Who follow wherever you go.
Ifyou thought that they walked in the shadow
Your lamp would burn brightly, know.
Upon the dark mountains they stumble,
They fall on the rocks, and they lie
With theirwhite, pleading faces turnedupwsrd
To the clouds and the pitiful sky.
If once all the lamps that are lighted
Should steadily blaze out in line
Wide over the earth and ocean.
What girdle Of glory would shine.
How all the dark places would tighten;
How the mist would rise up and away;
How the earth would sugh out in her gladness
And hail the millennial dayi
Say, Is your lamp burning, my brother!
pray you look quickly and see;
For if it were burning. then surely
Some beams would fall bright on me.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

AND USEFUL IMPORTATION.
A WORD FOR TowsER.
Why the Legislature Should Foster
Our Cheerful Watch Dog.

Sheep are miserable, cowardly
little brutes. and they must be ex-
terminated if for no other reason
than the pernicious example OF
their pusillanimous character upon
the instructive pluck of the rising
generation. To make sure work of
eliminating the sheep pest, dogs
must be multiplied and protected
by legislative acts in all their ca
nine rights. There must not only
be protection for the dog in future,
but there must be indemnity for the
dogs master for oppressive exac-
tiOns in the past. The tax hereto
fore collected, must be refunded
with interest. Not only the tax
must be refunded but an annual
SUN appropriated as subsidy to
every citizen who keeps nine dogs
or more. AS the number of a
mans dogs is in inverse ratio to
the number of dollars in his posses
sion, there will be no difficulty IL
distributing the subsidies to the
most deserving persons. When 1t
is known that a dogs provision
costs annually $50, unless the ami
NAL is enterprising and steels from
his masters neighbors, it is mani
fest that our most destitute families
are lily able to maintain a pack of
hounds without State aid. Our
Legislators should turn a deaf ear
to those crack Drained theorists
who are striving to encourage sheep
raising on what they call ''eco
nomic principles" These fanatics
argue that sheep cost little to main
tain, that their flesh makes excel
le2t and wholesome food, and that
finally their wool is q necessary ar
ticle for the manufacture of warm
clothing. These arguments have
been time and again exploded in
this latitude. Mutton may be meat
for a cold-bLooded, slab sided Yam
kee, or rice eating Chinese, but it
is No meat for a warm blooded Ten
nessean. Entre1ched inside with
hog meat, outside with cotton and
guarded by the ever faithful watch
dog, our people can afford to laugh
TO scorn the imbecile attempts of
crazy fanatics to introduce the
cultivation of mutton and WOOL
! Memphis Avalanche.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13
High Cultivation,

The following comparison, made
by speaker at the late New York
Dairy Fair, will serve to show how
far behind we are in the science OF
agriculture. Our soils are natural
| ly as productive and our climate as
well suited to many of the crops re-
ferred to below as that of France,
but the difference is in our system
of cultivation. The speaker said A:
1.-THE boastful Western man upon
his praries will not be little as
tonished to learn that France, with
not so much area as the State OF
Texas, raised more wheat in guam
tity than the United Stotes all told /;
the area of France being only 2O7,-
$50 square miles, or 100000
acres, while Texas contains 237,-
23l square miles, or 154,O0O,000
acres. And yet the product of
wheat in France in the year Of 1868
was 350,000,G00 bushels; the total
product of wheat in the United
States for the saTe year was only
about 240,000,000 So far IS
supplying the markets of the world
with wheat. in the year 1867 we
sent to England only 1000, 900
hundredweight of wheat or about
100000 in value, while France
exported to England $II,OOOOOO
worth of butter alone to spread on
the bread made from our wheat; or
to speak less lightly, France sent
more value in butter to England
than we did in all kinds Of bread
stuffs.
Again, to 90 back 70 the year of
1860, where only we can get accurate
statistics OF the products of the
United States and the products of
France, let me call your attention
to the following remarkable but
trustworthy statistics of French ag-
France then produced
bushels of oats again st
our I70,00O,000; 100000 bushels
of rye against our 2O,00O,OOO; go,
100000 bushels of barley against
our I2.00O,O00: aud $4,000. 900
bushels OF buckwheat against our
100000. Nor was she without
the products of grazing and pasture
land, which are supposed to be the
necessity requiring our extended |
farms. She had 100000 horses
and mules against our 4,25O,OOO; |
10000, 900 of net cattle against Our
l3,OO0,00O; 3O.OO0,oOO of sheep
against our 24,O00OOO; and 5000,
200 of swine against out 5000, 600"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13
LADIES COLUMN.
HARoLINE HAROLD, EDITOR.
How Shall We Dress!

DEAR RURAL: What shall we
wear is an important question
among the ladies of to-day. l am
sorry TO say this question absorbs
entirely too much of our time.
''To dress well is the duty of every
oue"-as well as her means will al
low. The first question ought TO be,
''can / afford it?" Surely, no lady
wants to wear a nice dress if it is
not paid for. / would rather wear
a six-cent calico all the days of my
life, and know it was paid for, than
wear a silk which by right belongs
TO some merchant. II lady can
only afford a calico, let her buy it,
and wear it in a neat, becoming
manner, and not be ashamed be
cause it is only calico. If my
neighbor is more fortunate than my
self and can afford richer apparel
than /, let her have 1t. The idea is
ridiculous for the wife of the labor
ing man, who earns only dollar a
day, to try to dress as richly as the
man who has thousands at his COM
mand; yet every day we see women
Tying to do this very thing. Ii
they cannot have the genuine arti-
Gle. they will have limitations. The
person who has not independence
of character enough to wear straw
hat, but must have a cotton velvet
one because it resembles Mrs. Mil
lions fifty dollar one, ought TO wear
a sun bonnet all her lie. ''Be thy
self and no other" said wise man
once. Dress according to your
means, is what the writer says, and
never mind your neighbors-they
have their own bills to pay.
Most of the fashions at present
are both pretty and comfortable.
They are so varied that there is lit
tie danger in not being suited.
Dresses, gracefully looped back,
are very nice, but when they are
tied back so tight that we cannot
pick up our handkerchief if we were
to drop it, it is going to extremes,
which should always be avoided. |
This makes me think of little lady |
of seventeen, L noticed the other
day, trying to step into a buggy.
After several unsuccessful attempts |
she had to walt for a chair to be
brought Then 1 thought, nay,
knew, dear sisters, her dress was
pinned back a little too tight.
But L suppose the ladies are like
the Indian interpreter, who, when
nv little friend asked him WHY he
painted his face IN such a hideous
manner, replied, "To make big In
jun look nice" So 1 suppose they
90 to all these extremes because
they wish to look extremely nice.
If so, 1 have nothing more to say.
- Ella Carpenter in Colman's Ru
raj World.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13
Tact.

People cannot help having been
born without tact any more than
they can help having no ear for mu-
sic; but there are occasions when it
is impossible to be quite charitable
to a tactless person. Yet people
who have no tact deserve pity.
They are almost always doing or
saying something to get themselves
into disgrace, or which does them
an injury. They make enemies
where they desire friends, and get a
reputation which they do not de
serve. They are also continually
doing other people harm, treading
on metaphorical corns, opening the
cupboards where family skeletons
are kept, angering people, shaming
people, saying and doing the most
awkward things, and apologizing
for them with q still more terrible
bluntness. If there as one social
boon more to be desired than an
other, it is tact; for, without tact,
the career of the richest and most
beautiful is often utterly ruined.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13
Results Of Agriculture.

Western Farmer: Without agri-
culture there is no wealth. Gold
and silver are not wealth-they are
its equivalent representatives; com
merce produces no WEALTH. simp-
ly exchanges it. manufactures and
arts com ONE it. Agriculture is the
prolific source of wealth-the rest
simply handle it when produced
and delivered into their hands.
The earth breeds savages, agri-
culture breeds enlightened nations;
it breeds houses and ships, temples
and seminaries; it breeds the facto
ry; sculpture and painting are its
offspring. The wheels of the work
shop, the sails of commenre, the
implements of science, the pen of
genius, the pencil and chisel of the
artist, the eloquent tongue of the
orator, the scheming brain of the
statesman, the equipsges of wealth,
the banquetings of pleasure-all
that renders earth in its tides of
life anything but a great sepulche-,
move and have their power of be
ing because the fields yield their
fruit to the patient toll of hus-
bandry.
We might manage TO live without
merchants, mariners, orators, poets,
perhaps we might survive the loss
of demagogues, but sure am / we
could not live without plowmep.
The State of husbandry in any
country is the test of its enlighten-
ment. The thermometer of civil
cation rises and falls as drives the
piow. "You must send the pillow, >
exclaimed a man who had travelled
all over Christian Missionary
ground, into heather lands "a bar
barous nation needs but to be plow-
ed up deep, sub-soiled, planted, and
the inevitable harvest will be an en-
lightened nation"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13
"The Sweet Bye-and By"

Go where we may we are sure to
hear tie pathetic melody of the
"Sweet BY and-By." Was there
ever so much music in four simple
monosyllables? There is hope
wrapped up in them-an artic-
ulate beat of the human heart.
'By-and- By" We heard it as long
ago as we can remember, when
we made brief but perilous journeys
from chair to table, 70 chair again.
We heard it the other day, when
two parted that had been loving in
their llves''-one to the shadow of
Lone Mountain, and the other to a
gloom of q desolate home Every
body says it~-some time or another.
The little boy whispers it when he
thinks of changing his little stubbed
boots for those of a man. The
man murmurs it-wheD, in life's
middle watch he sees his plans half
finished, and his hopes, yet in the
bud, waving in the cold, late spring.
The old man says it-when he
thinks of putting off the mortal for
the immOrtal-to-day !or to-mor-
row. The weary watch for the
morning, and while away the dark
hours with "by-and-by." Some
times it sounds like song, some
times there is a sigh or sob in it.
What wouldn't the world give to
find it in The almanacs-set down
M unattar { in tho dpaH
of Decem ber-to know that 1t sure
Iy would come? But, fairy-like, as
it is-fitting like star-beam over
the dewy shadow of years-nobody
can spare it, and look upon the
many times these words have be
gulled us, the memory of the silver
By-and BY" as the sunrise of
Ossian, pleasant, but mournful to
the soul" D..
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

A writer in the Woman's Journal
complains OF meeting in Boston
young ladies reduced to the appear
ance of idiocy by u peculiar meth
cd of combing the hair down over
the foreht ad, Familiarity known as
changing" and asks: as it a pro
test against being considered strong.
minded that the young women thus
assume what Is evidently copied
from the lunatlc asylum
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

constantly what you are earning
and just where you stand.
Do not marry until in receipt of
a tolerably certain income-suffi-
cient to live on comfortably.
Never get in debt. A man who
owes nothing can never fail.
Let every man who is able to buy
a farm upon which to bring up bis
sons, do so. 1t is on the farm tn t
the best men, morally aud intellec
tually, are turned out.
Bear in mind that your business
cannot be permanently prosperous
unless you share its advantages
equally with your customers. An
all turkey, all buzzard system Of
business can never succeed in the
long run. Both parties TO trans
action must be mutually benefited
if the trade is to keep up.
Experience has shown that a
scrimping policy with employees is
not the most profitable for the EN-
ployer. Live and let i've is the
better theory
Never get your business so much
extended that you are driven to
take in a partner. Ii you engage in
a partnership at all, let it not be
forced upon you.
If you find yourself incompetent
to manage a business successfully,
settle down contentedly to work for
wages, do your best for your em-
ployer, make your interest his in
terest, and shape your expenditures
so as to live within your Income.
Every man is not qualified by ma
ture to manage successfully, but as
much real happiness Is eajoyed in a
saIaried position as any other, if the
individual be only frugal and con-
tent.
Don't seek political office.
Aim to be just and fair in all
your dealings, and cultivate a repu-
tation for. paying promptly.
II these rules were generally OBJ
served, we would hear but little
complaint of hard times.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

Every farmer may hot be able to
reach the maximum of productions
yet he can make his land produce
what he needs and what an accom-
modating market will pay him well
for, when he has it in excess OF
home wants. No farmer in the
land. however poor his soil may be
at the outset, has any excuse for
not making every acre contribute
to his own and the general good.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13
Neuralgia.

We have cut from the Alto Cali
fornian a recipe for the cure of neu
ralgia, which the editor of that pa.
per claims to have been effective in
several cases TO his own knowledge,
He says: Some time ago we pub
lished. at the request of a friend, a
recipe to cure neuralgia: Half q
drachm of sal ammonia in an ounce
of camphOr water, to be taken tea
spoonful at dose, and the dose re
peated several times at intervals of
five minutes if the pain be not re
lieved ut once Half a dozen differ
ent persons have since tried the rec
ipe, and in every case an immediate
cure has been effected. In one, the
sufferer, lady, had been effected for
more than a week, and her physi-
clan was unable to alleviate her
sufferings, when a solution of sal
ammonia in camphor water relieved
her in a few minutes"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

A Haven of refuge.-A young
fellow in San Francisco suddenly
snatched a kiss from lady friend
and excused himself saying it was
sort of temporary insanity that
now and then came upon him.
When he arose to take his leave,
the plying damsel said to him: IF
you ever feel any more such fits
coming on, you had better come
right here, where your infrmity is
known, and We will take care of
Won"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13
Recipe for Prosperity.

Let every youth be taught some
useful art and be trained up to in
dustIy and thrift.
Let every young man lay aside
and keep sacredly intact a certain
proportion of his earnings.
Let every youth set out in life
with a fixed determination to en-
gage in business for himself, and let
him put his determination into
practice as early in life as possible.
Begin in a small, safe way, and
extend yonr business as experience
shall teach you is advantageous.
Keep your own books and know
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

Sabbath days is the beautiful riv-
er in the weeks of time. The other
days are trouble streams, whose an
cry waters are disturbed by tie
countless crafts that float upon
them; but the pure river Sabbath
flows on to Eternal rest, chanting
the sublime music of the silent,
throbbing spheres, and timed by
the pulsations Of the everlasting
life. Beautiful river Sabbath, glide
onl Bear forth on thy bosom the
poor, tired spirit to the lest which
it seeks, and the weary. watching
soul, to endless bliss.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

A good advertisement in a newspa ,,eI
pays no fare on railroads costs nothing
for hotel bills; gives away no boxes OF
cigars TO customers, or meTino dresses
to customers wives; drinks no whisky
under the head of travelling expenses,
but goes at once and all the time about
its business, free Of expense.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13
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Here is a prescription for the
cure of diptheria, which has been
tried and found to be Invaluable !:
Take one teacupful OF cold vinegar;
TWO tablespoonfuls gunpowder; mix
thoroughly ana gargle in the throat
few times, then bind roasted on
ions about the neck. Repeat the
operation as often as necessary.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

A boader the other dav, after
vainly endeavoring to masticate a
piece of fowl, LAID down his knife
and fork, saying: "All the training,
traditions and teachings Of my
youth, my sense of propriety, and
the commands of holy writ compel
me to respect old age; but I'll be
blowed if l can bring myself to
stomach it when roasted or broiled."
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

Two large cups of flour. one and
half teaspoonsful Yeast Powder.
one pint sweet sweet milk, or halt
milk and half cream, three eggs
beaten separately, and little salt.
Bake in muffin tins. They are de-
licious for tea, and are called pop
overs.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

There is no simpler or better
remedy for frost bites than this /:
Extract the frost by the application
of ice water till the frozen part is
pliable, avoiding all artificial heat;
then apply salve made of equal
parts of hogs lard and gun powder,
rubbed together until it forms a
paste, and very soon the frozen
parts will be well.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

A bad wife is a shackle on her
husbands feet. burden on his
shoulder, a palsy to his hands.
smoke to his eyes, vinegar to his
teeth. a thorn to his side, a dagger
to his heart.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

To the long gloves now worn on
dress occasions fashion has or
dered two more buttons, making
the almost incredible number OF
twenty six. and when hanging at
length in the window they look far
more like stockings than gloves.
Sleeves TO evening dresses there are
none worth mentioning, and these
gloves certainly cover one part
of the arm, though it is at the
wrong extremity.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

dnuanyrno
s0u be supplied from the CITIZEN OJJtce
induced
iae sresac. an e16int
humber with Whenever the disease made
pigs which o the Within
~ NOV EAToN, County Line enn.,J
that ed
feeding that have rom TIM time
broke lots
physician administered his and as' with the satisfactory
and mpro much
began " ~ ny w MoTLoy Lynhbug Jan
tOcer young
He d me he had remedy Of which procured ob supply went home
think know the
' ~ ~ Nc FR1NRLiN, Franklin Co, Tenn Jan
hundred
r e SfnS P D snon aBS o Cholera s WITH a
that failed procured and by It's use not only stopped its further but
euef j NJ HUGHES
hoes Often the disease Enown hog ers broke out our
exceedingly desuey We remedies will no Being told by others
claims hrit Iths been worth al the remedies
TENNESSEE personally
MOORE COUNTY know them be honorable gentlemen whose statements
JAS W. BYRON, Clerk Moore Co Court Iynchbg,
LIZ w WI N/OuO
Specific accepted the
low nothing added Rural
ard ave ready. @b9O-u
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

Man curses the lack of invention
in his fellow man twice a year
when he puts a stove pipe up and
when he takes it down.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

Garlic is said to be a sovereign
remedy for govt. There is no rem
edy for garlic.
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