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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-05
Agriculture.

Though the oldest institution on
earth, agriculture is yet in its infan
cy comparatively. 1t was establish
ed by God himself, when he gave
Adam and Eve charge of the gar
den of Eden six thousand years
ago. Our mother earth was then
beautiful-fresh from the hands of
a Maker who never errs, and un
married by sin. Agriculture is far
above the average of other voca-
tions, in its tendeacy to elevate.
Who can study nature without be-
ing disposed to commune with ma
lures God?" The votaries of agri-
culture, scattered over so broad a
territory, have not the same oppor-
tunity for concert of action, oppres
sive and defensive, that other call
ings possess. But in true dignity
agriculture stands pre-eminent-
like the rock ribbed mountain,
beautiful, by virtue of its very alb
ruptness. Before the war every
other vocation was considered as
dependent on farming. Since, an
abnormal condition has prevailed
the planter has relied upon the
merchant. But things are gradual
Iy swinging round to their natural
level, when everything will be re-
ferred to mother earth-the origi-
nal source whence springs all our
uaaltb f"..
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-05
Agriculture in the Future.

The demands OF the future upon
our agricultural resources will be
far greater than they have been in
the past, and new methods and new
systems must be devised and EN-
ployed to meet them. The yield OF
the land now under cultivation
must be increased, and new fields
prepared for new waits. To com
pete with other nations, who like
ourselves, have learned how great
the dependence is upon the soil,
our farmers must employ greater
skill and exercise greater care in
their work. The requirements
upon them will continue to increase.
Then, too, the drudgery of the farm
should be lessened, and the farmer
released from many of his hard
ships, his toll lightened, and his
comforts increased through the
PRONUNCIATION of new ideas and the
employment of improved labor-sav
ing machinery. All classes are in
terested in the accomplishment OF
these is, for upon them depends
the prosperity of all, and it is there
fore, the duty and interest of all to
promote the growth of agriculture
and the comfort of it's followers
Vermont Farmer. -.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-05
A Smart. Bov

A young man called on his in.
tended the other evening, and while
waiting for her to make her appear
ance, he struck up a conversation
with his intended brother-in law.
After awhile the boy asked:
"Does galvanized niggers know
muchY"
81 really can't say" replied the
much amused young man.
And then silence reigned for q
few moments, when the boy re
sumed the conversation:
"Kin you play checkers with your
noseT' nj
mo, l have never acquired that
accomplishment"
swell. you'd better learn, you
hear mew e 44
-"Whyp llrr 20 .gr13 4.t a
"Cause Sis says that you don't
know as much as a galvanized mig
ger, but yer dads got lots OF
stamps and she'll marry you any
how; and she said when she got
hold of the old mans sugar she was
going to all of the Fourth of July
professions and ice cream gum
sucks, and let you stay at home
and play checkers with that holly
hook nose of yourn.V -HW o.to3I o.
ID And when Sis got her hair banged
and came in, she fond the parlor
deserted by all save her brother
who was innocently tying the tails
of two kittens together and singing
"Oh, how love the sabbath-school."
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-05
Lice from Birds,

Lice from poultry and birds will
greatly annoy horses and cattle,
and cases have been known in
which horses have been so badly
infested with them as to die under
the infection. But it is only the
mature insects which give the
trouble. They will not breed upon
any quadruped, and if the source of
the annoyance is removed. the eff
fects will be only temporary. Poul-
try, sparrows, swallows, owls and
other birds are usually infected
with the minute lice which do the
mischief. The remedy is to clear
these out from stables and barns.
and if necessary brush the infested
animals thoroughly with a mixture
of lard and kerosene oils. Smear
a brush with the oils and shake it
out thoroughly, and then give the
coast a vigorous brushing.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-05
How She Saved Her Baby.

A woman who lives in Ashville,
Ala, writes to the Hgis Of that
place of the miraculous rescue of
her little boy from drowning. The
child fell down a well the depth of
which was thirty feet. The mother
saw him go down. She says: "Ou
reaching the we'll l was just in time
TO see him rise to the top of the
water. l was alone, save three lit
tie children whom l sent for help.
| had amid all the anguish of my
soul, presence of mind enough to
lower the bucket and tell him to
take hold of it, which he did. AZ
ter some minutes he let loose from
weakness, sank again. except his
little head lowered the bucket
lower, telling him to take hold of
the rope. He ran his hand through
ring tied on for the purpose of
sin King the bucket and caught the
pail, and there held on for one and
half hours, begging me all the
time in his baby talk to come down
and help him out. 1 would say:
Hold on, Bobble." II will" he
would reply. At length a lady
Came TO my assistance, and we took
rope and made moose in the end
of it and letting it down told him
what to do. He put his foot
through the moose and drew it up
around his knee. asked him if he
could hold on to the bucket, and he
said 'daw me out He holding the
bucket, the rope round his leg, l
telling him not to let go, we drew
him up until / could reach his little
shiveriDg hands | saved my little
baby from drowning. Safe to my
breast L clasped his little shIvering
body and praised God for his mer-
cies."
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-05
if that's me, / tell you the starch
comes right out o. me."-[Virginia
New Chronicle.

At recent dinner party the la
dies amused themselves in the eve
ming by making impromptu lamp
shades, so novel. SO easy and so
pretty, that l will describe them.
A sheet of ordinary colored tissue
paper is taken, folded once and
held in the thumb-and finger of the
left hand, like pocket handker
chief 1t is then drawn through
the right hand, from top to bottom.
over and over again, till it is mere
wisp. An inch is cut off the point
at the top, to form the hole for the
chimney of the lamp to pass
through; the paper is then spread
out and falls in four graceful grace
full crimpled points. The shade is
complete, and when dexterously
put over the globe before the lamp
is turned up very brightly throws a
pretty, subdued light. Pink, pale.
green, yellow or violet are all favor
tie colors; and when two or more
colors are put over each other the
effect is very pretty. 1t Is thus
easy to vary the lamp shades, and
to have a selection of all colors in
reserve. The soft, subduPd light of
the shades Is pleasant, and at the
same time becoming. Pretty
shades can be made of gold paper,
with delicate fern froads or ivy
leaves, first pressed and partially
dried, ano then gummed on and
vanished; an edge of light lace
added round at the last. Old dis
coiored shades can be recovered,
and thus renovated with advantage.
Il Home Journal
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-05
"Woman's Softening influence.

ITS astonishin'," remarked the
old forty-niner this morning as he
nodded over his glass to our re-
porter, its astonishin' what a
coward a man is at home-a regular
crawlin' sneak. by Jovel I've trav
eled good hit and held up my end
in most o the camps on the coast
since 40. I've got three bullets
inside o me. I've shot and been
shot at, an never heard nobody say
l hadn't as good grit as most fell
lers that's goin.' But at home I'm
a, kyote. Afore I'd let the old wo-
man know that her hot biscuit
wasn't A No. when it's like stiff
amalgam, I'd fill myself as full as a
retort. I've done it lots o. times.
Most o my teeth is gone from tug
gin on heefsteaks that the old wo-
man tried. Dye think | roar out
when / go over a chair in the dark?
No, sir. While I'm rubin nv
shins and keepin' back the tears I'm
likewise sweatin' fur fear the old
woman has been woke by the upset.
1t didn't use to be So" sighed the
poor fellow, thoughtfully rubbing
his shining scalp. When we first
hitched l thought l was the super
intendent, but after a year or
two of argyin' the pint l settled
down to shown the car st low wa
ges. l kin lick any man o my age
and SIZE" cried the old gentleman,
banging the saloon table with his
wrlnkled fist. Iii shoot, stand up
or rough and tumble for coin, but
when ! hang my hat on the peg in
the hall an take of my muddy
boots, an hear the old woman ask
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-05
About Advertising

| My success is owing 10 the eralili btl
in advertising.-lB Bonner.
The road to fortune is through prin
ter's ink.-[P. I. .Barnum
Success depends upon liberal patron
age of printing offices.-lJ. j. Aston.
Frequent and constant advertising
brought me all own.-[A. 7. Stewart
My son, deal with men who advertise
You will never lose by it, Ben. Frank
lin.
Advertising is the oil tradesmen put
in their lamps. They are unwise who
put no oil in.
How can the world know a man has
good thing unless he adyertises the
possession of itP-[Vanderbilt.
Where is .'parts unknown ?" asks a
correspondent of the Danbury News
10 which Bailey answers: "Where they
don't advertise" And though Bailey
does say it, this isno joke.
An. advertisement is window
through which all the world may look
into your shop and see just what you
wish TO see-no more, no less.
People are quite apt to go where their
attention is called, and, if they find
things as represented, will purchase
there in preference to spending their
time in seeking elsewhere.
A good advertisement in a newspa per
pays no fare on railroads costs nothing
for hotel bills; gives away no boxes of
cigars to customers, or merino 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, 1880-02-05
Beautiful Girlhood.

One of the crying evils of the
times is the tendency and DISPOSE
ton of girls to get through girl
hood hurriedly and get into woman
hood, or rather into young lady
hood, without waiting to enjoy the
beautiful season of girlhood. Speak
ing on this point Bishop Morris
says: swat patiently, my dear chill
dren. through the whole period; let
it come to you. Keep out of the
public view. Cultivate retirement
and modestv. The cares and re
sponsibilities ofjlife will come soon
enough When they come you will
meet them, l trust, as true woman
should. But oh! be not SO unwise
as to throw away your girlhood.
Rob not yourself of this beautiful
season, which, wisely spent, will
brighten all your future life" 3rs-.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-05
The Berry for the South.

s'If our southern friends" says
the Louisville Farm Journal, "who
have heretofore only raised the
black raspberrles would plant few
of the Turner red ones they would
soon dispense with the blacks. The
Turner grows as easily as brier,
and will stand anything, either heat
or cold, good treatment or bad. II
we wanted strawberriesin quantity,
regardless OF size or flavor, we
would plant Duchesse = Crescent
and Captain Jack, and We would be
sure to have them " fFsize and
quality were the object, then Long
fellow, Warren. Cumberland Fri
umph, Back Defiance, Sharpless.
Miners, Bovdan audi Charles
Downing. For a late berry we
know of nothing better than Ken
lucky. r..
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-05
The Little Folks.

1t takes 2S8 dogs TO make a feast
for the Pawnee Indians, and even
thei some of the children get moth
ing but the wishbone. aE.e5
"Foregoes" was the word given
out at written spelling exercise
recently; and one little boy handed
in, "Go, go, 60, CO." -e a1l...
A small boy never wishes he was
twins except when two different
Sunday school Christmas trees are
being held the same evening.
The boy who hasn't gone through
both heads OF his Christmas drum
by this time has at least set his old
grandmother crazy and driven the
cook away.
London Fun: Tommy-"What
does it mean, sissy, Laying up
something for rainy day2'" Sissy
Don't know, Tommy; 'spect it
means borrowing friends umbrella
and never returning ii" ny: -.
A young mother was giving to
her son, aged five years, a touching
description of the misery into which
the prodigal son had fallen. "Far
away from home and his kind ia
ther, obliged to take care of swine.
with nothing to eat but the husks
of corn left by them," etc "Then
why didn't he eat the pig2" was the
practical reply.
Little Franky's mother was very
pious, but she was an invalid, and
SO his auntie, who was also pious,
looked after his religious instruc-
ton, and let no occasion pass to en-
force some precept. One day
Frankly suddesly said: ooh, dear, I
wish 1 had wings" This angelic
inspiration was regarded with great
joy by the two sisters, and they
eagerly asked why he wished for
wings. "Oh," said Frankly, 'Pd
fly into the air and take Aunt Susan
with me, and when / couldn't any
higher I'd let her drop" l5L-l.
Observation-Disclosures (who is
trying to explain the meaning of
repentance): Suppose bad boy
were to steal an orange. and his
good mother should catch him with
it, and take him by the hand gently
and tell him how wicked it is, and
how very, very grieved she was,
don't you think now that the little
boy ought to feel sorry?''I Sunday
scholar: .'Yessum." Teacher:"And
why. Marmaduke?' Sunday schol-
ar: because" Teacher: Because
what, Marmy2" Sunday scholar:
'Csuse he hadn't ct the or'nge befo'
his ma cotch him and tuck it away
FUN him. s-.....--....
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-05

H. Ia
strangers standing before the altar
instead of Sister Susie and Willie
Norris, it never could have hap
pened.
But it did happen. aud thst all
/ know shout it.
"If any one here present" said
the minister, looking kindly upon
the sweet bride with the brave
young man beside her, and then
CHANGING calmly over the little
churchill of wedding guests. "knows
of any reason why this man and
this woman should rot be joined
together in the holy bonds of mat
rimony, let him speak now, or"
whats all that?" whispered
Robby, IL great scorn; to Patty. 81
guess he doesn't know. There ain :
any bounds of materony about il"
That was enough. Robby was
her oracle. Up jumped Patty, anx
ious to set things right, and deter
mined that the wedding should go
on, now that Sister Susie had on
her white dress and orange flowers
and everything.
''I dor' she called out in a sweet,
resoiute voice, and holding up
warning finger. "I do. Please
wait, sir! There amt any mater
ony about it at all. They came on
purpose to be married."
80 course they did," muttered
Robby.
Everybody stared at Patty. 1t
was dreadful moment, but the
wedding went on all the same.
And Patty and Robby were the
very first to kiss the BRIDE st.
Nicholas for February.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-05
A Church Fair,

They had church fair down at
SpanIshtown last week, which was
held in large grain warehouse just
opposite the residence of cross old
bachelor, the richest man in the
place. As the receipts were rather
thin, on the second night the man
agement secured the services of the
| local amateur band to liven up
matters. This band consisted of
two flutes, a fiddle, an acordeon and
bass drum, the latter instru
ment being hammered with extra
vigor whenever one of the other per
formers went out for beer. They
had succeeded in making about half
the night hideous, when a fearful
cutlery was heard across the way,
and, on the participants throwing
up the windows, they beheld the
capitalist aforementioned in his
night gown, and swearing in man
ner that made the Sunday school
teachers shudder to hear.
"What do you people mean by
this internal racket" rOared the
exasperated man.
"Why-this-this is fair" said
the lady who run the grab bag.
ooh, it is, is it?" said the dis
turbed party.
"You call it fair to rob people of
their natural rest by this sort of
pandemonIum, do you? Well,
what's the are, ehp'
whats the what?" asked the
manager of Rebecca's well.
"Why, the fare-the admission
fee? How much to come in and be
swlndled?"
"The tickets are two-bits," said
the lady, rather shortly.
Every well; now talk quick, for
this is business. How much have
you taken in so far?'
mine dollars and six bits" re-
piled the treasurer.
"And how much longer does your
fraud on the public run%
"Three nights"
every well, that makes $40-call
It $50 in round numbers. Send
round to morrow and I'll give you
1 check for that amount. Will
make it $75 if you shut Ip shop in
,en minutes" and the old obiector
% innocent amusement slammed
town the window and returned to
BED.
Alter which the congregation
;orked up the orchestra and dis
1ersed. But they are going to give
| musicale in the same building
lext week. They say they've
struck a bonanza in that old party,
and mean to work it to the bed
'ock.- San Francisco Post.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-05

A woman at Stockton, Cal, who
had drunken husband, was wait
ing late at night for him to come
home. The lamp was in her bed
room and she was in the parlor.
Hearing a noise outside, as if a man
who was drunk was trying to find
the gate, she went out, and sure
enough a drunken man was there.
She helped him into the parlor, as she
had been used to doing and placed
him carefully on the lounge. After
hard struggle she got his coat and
vest off, and then pulled at the
boots as she thought they were J,
but they would not come of. At
length she felt up about the ankles
and found that the man had shoes
on-something that her husband
never wore. Striking a light she
saw he was a stranger"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-05

Never have wheat ground "for
your own use" in extreme hot or
coldweater Choose, rather, moder-
ate weather for the purpose. Wheat
ground on a very cold day will
cause the flour to feel rough and
sandy to the touch, and the bread
made from it will become very hard
and dry. This is caused by the &C
ton of cold air operating with the
burrs in grinding, and causes the
meal to bolt more freely than it
should do. This evil cannot always
be regulated in small country mills
with only one bolt; and then, again,
wheat ground in extremely hot
weather will have the other extreme
points which any good housewife
will understand. l have always
looked upon it as a safe rule, and
my experience has proved it to be
correct, that if the wheat is good
and put in proper order before
grinding, and then properly ground
and bOlted, during the latter part
of October, it will keep sweet and
good for years, and if kept in q
cool, dry place, there will be no
danger of worms or sourness in the
f1onr
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-05
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from prac-
tice, having had placed in his hands by
an East India missionary the formula
for simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure for Con-
sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma
and all throat and lung affections, also
positive and radical cure for Nervous
Debility and all nervous complaints, af-
ter having tested its wonderful curative
powers in thousands of cases, has felt il
his duty to make it known to his suffer
ing fellows. Actuated by this motive
and desire to relieve human suffering,
7 will send free of charge to'all who de-
sire it, this recipe, in German, French
or English, with full directions for pre-
pairing and using. Sent by mail by ad-
dressing with stamp, naming this pa
per, w. w. Sherar, 149 Powers Block,
Rochester, N. Y. f.. no45eOw-13t
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-05
Forfeits for Fun,

In the evening games of winter
gatherings of. young people, and
older ones too, it often becomes
necessary to punish some one or
more of the company by imposing
a "forfeit.' The penance should be
something that either is not easy to
follow out to the letter, that is, has
SEINE catch in 1T, or puts the person
in conspicuous or amusing light.
In all cases forfeit should be de-
signed to amuse the company as g
whole, and never to offend the per
son called upon to pay it. In order
to illustrate our idea of good for
felt, and also to furnish suggestions
TO those who enjoy and take part in
such pleasant amusements, we give
Ia few of the forfeits that may be
imposed: 1. Put newspaper upon
the feor in such a way that two
persons can stand on it and not be
able to touch each other with their
hands. This forfeit has the honor
of being old, but it was not our
good fortune to meet it until short
time ago, and was forced to ''give it
up By putting the paper in
doorway, one-half inside and the
other half outside of the room, and
closing the door over it the two
persons can easily stand upon it
and still be beyond each others
reach. 2. TO get out OF the room
with two legs and come back with
six. Not difficult, if one happens
TO think to bring chair along on
the return. 8. To act the dumb ser
want. The person who has the for
felt to pay must act out the answers
to the questions put by the master
OF the ceremonies; as, How do you
make bread2 How do you eat
soup? etc This forfeit will cause
much merriment if proper questions
are put. 4. Put one hand where
the other cannot touch it. One can
get out of this difficulty ty putting
one hand on the elbow of the other
arm. 5. Place pencil on the floor
so. that one canrot jump over it. !
may be done by putting it close to
the wall, of the room. 6. Put a |
question that no one can answer /
with 'Do." This is not hard If |
one thinks to ask what We 8 spells
Z. Push chair through finger
ring. This forfeit is made by put
ting the ring on the finger, and /
pushing the chair-any other object
will do as -weIl-with the finger.
This last most resembles the hext.
8. Put yourself through q keyhole.
This was q great puzzle to US for a
while, but when piece of paper
was taken, with the word yourself
written upon it, and pushed through
the hole, i; was all clear. There are
many other of these amusing little
tricks, but these given will suggest
others, and help to make the social
winter gatherings the enjoyable
lines that they should bel The
s.- H. a. 1..l9l..
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-05

MADE UP FROM THE BEST CLIPPINGS.
Where Shall the aabY,s pimple Be!

Over the cradle the mother hung.
Softly grooming 8 slumber song;
And these were the simple words she suns
All the evening long:
"Cbeek or chin, or KIN uckle, or knee,
Where shall the baby's dimple bel
Where shall the angels finger rest
v hen be comes down to the baby's nesti
Where shall the angels touch remain
When he swakens my baby agsini
Still as she bent and sung so low,
A murmur into her music broke,
And she paused to hear, but could not know
The baby's angel spoke: 79 -ra
"Cheek or chin, or knuekle or knee,
Where shsll the baby's dimple bel
Where shall my finger fall and rest
When come down to the baby's nesti
Where shall my fingers touch remain
When awake your baby againf'
Silent the mother sat and dwelt .t
Long in the sweet delay of choice;
And then by her bsby's side she knelt,
/, And sang with PLEASANT voice: -....-.,
"Not on the limb, y angel deari ~
For the charm with its youth will disappear;
Not on the cheek will the dimpls be
For the hArboring smile will fade and fee;
But touch thou the chin with an impress
And my baby the angels seal shall keep