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Crowns Of Thorns.

A cable dispatch to the Herald from
Paris, OF the 9th, says: The Empress Of
Russia is kept alive only by the use Of
oxygen and ether, and when she is not
slumbering she is continually saying to
those around her, How happy must De
people who enjoy good health" Her
body has been reduced to mere skele-
ton.
1t is well known that the Emperor
Alexander is in such a stateof prostration
that he is almost incapable of transacting
any business He is crushed by terror,
and for several days after the attempt
upon his Life at, the Winter Palace he
did not quit his apartments. The Gar
now keeps his chasseur constantly with
him, because he is suspicious of all those
who surround him, and. the chasseur
never quits his presence. Even darkness
brings no relief. The Cars nights are
sleepiess, and it is then his feeling. of
disauietude is most intense, At the
Slightest noise he starts from his bed and
summons his attendants
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wife went back on HIM, and moreover,
he was mad for the first time in his life,
and wanted to see how he would act in
a fight.
every well-get ready to die !"
yelled the terror, as he backed up the
trail. He was backing and splitting on
his bowie-knife, and getting an awful
look on his face when last seen. The
miners waited for the rush, and expect
ed every minute to hear his yells, but
they came not. Three fVe--ten min
utes slipped away, and then they inves-
tigated. Arkansas William was no
where TO be found, but they saw man
mile away heading for Deadwood, and
making the earth ache as he passed over
it.-Detroit Free Press
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-05-27
A Race for Life.

A very exciting race for life occurred
between couple of prospectors out ON a
range the other evening. They had fin
ished their work for the day and were
engaged eating their evening meal when
a large wildcat, being attracted by the
smell of the cooked meat, put in an ap-
pearance and wanted his share. Having
no firearms with them, one of them
threw rock at his catship, but instead
of retreating the cat put his back up,
grewled and sprang forward. One of
the men yelled, ats panther" and
they both started off at break-neck
speed along the side Of the mountain.
The man in the rear, seeing his pard in
the advance, putting in his "best ticks, "
followed close to his heels, while the
man in advance, hearing his pard follow
right at his back, felt sure that the cat
was after them, and the exciting race
was kept up for about two miles, when
the men, becoming exhausted, fell to the
ground, not caring whether the cat ate
them up or not. While resting the
men fell to the true racket of the case
and accused one another of being the
cause of the long race, and were quarrel
ing all the way back to their cabin. The
cat, aftsr eatingsa square rseaL feltsvery
happy and considered himself monarch
of all he surveyed, so he took possession
of the blankets in the cabin and turned
in for good nights rest.g Upon the
mems arrival at the, cabin they again
cooked supper, and after eating it they
went in the cabin and We're engaged in
disrobing, when the cat eaSe~a growl
and the men gave yell, and all three
started to get out Of the door at the
same time, but his catship proved the
quickest and disappeared in the dark
ness. Thesnext. day the men Came In
toSn. borsoweds all the firearms they
were able to-, and hereafter, before retir-
ing, they shoot hall a dozen yolleys for
the purpose of soaring off al the Wild
cats, coyotes and foxes intheir neighbor-
hood. Phoebe, New, Record.
$3.50 1890
He that can compore himself is wiser
tlap ba that comuoeac bools
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-05-27
Climate and Complexion.

There is great diversity of opinion
as to the reason OF the differences of
complexion to be observed among man
kind. Roughly speaking, the hue of
the skin varies with the latitude, the
fairer races having their homes at dis
lance from the equator; the darker,
within or near the tropics. This fact
would seem to point to the position of
the sun with reference to thoseien whom
he shines as the cause. But the ques-
ton presents difficulties which this sup
position does not aid US to solv-sl At
the same distance from the equator we
find the fair Englishman, the yellow
MongM and the copper-coioysd Indian.
To The north Of the white Russian and
Finn live the swarthy Lapp ard Samo-
ycd. North of the Caucasus, ayo the
daTk-skinhed Tartars, south OF II fair
complexiored Circassians,o The ahorig-
ines of America vary less in color than
the natives of the Cd World. None of
them are, as fan as the Swede, none as
black rs the negro Of Congo, and those
living in Brazil on the, equator are not
the darkest. Theirs are llacker men in
Australia and, New Guinea than in
Bornee and Spmatra, though these islands
are on the equAtnr and those are not.
The shiiloohsI Of she NIspsrlNivgyho
live about 10 north latitude, are blacker
than the Monbut,oo, who are six degrees
farther south. Popular Science Month
ly for May.
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Shocking Murder in Vermont.

During the latter part of April Alice
Meeker, aged ii years, was murdered
in Duxbury, VT, and by the confession
of her cousin, Lewis Almon Meeker,
aged 20 years. the deed was done by
him and his mother. Two years ago
AIice's father died, and she and a
brother, two years younger, became
town paupers. Their uncle, II. c.
Meeker, took charge Of them, and has
received from the town of Duxbury
$500 for care of them during their mi
nority. The neighbors sly that the
orphans have Been, shamefully abused
by all the members Of the family. Last
Thursday Alice disappeared, but no par
ticular. attention was called to the fact
until Saturday ION the morning of
that day the elder Meeller asked where
Alice was. His wife said: "She
stepped out somewhere The neigh
bors made inquiries, and she told them
that she had got out of her window at
night and ran away. They asked if
search should not be made, and Almon
said: "Let the id critter go; L willnot
go for her, The suspicious of the
fieighbors were aroused, and the con.
tinued absence of the girl caused the
authorities on Monday to take hold of
the case. Deputy Sheriff Anterior
questioned Lewis .eAlmom NJ ecker very
closely, ancs learned that he had hired
team. This story Almon's father COR
tradicted. Young Neeker persisted
that be~had told the truth, bat last even
ing Sheriff Atlerton gave him rigid
examination, and he at last made con-
fesslon. He told the officer that he had
purchased strychnine at Bates store and
hired team from stable. Alice and
his mother walked on ahead toward
Duxbury. He overlook them, and they
got into the carriage. After they had
driven about two miles he mixed the
strychnine with some sweetened water
and gave it to Alice to drink. She
swallowed it, and they drove ON slowly,
waiting for the child to die. They had
gone about tour miles further when
Alice died without any great appear
ance of pain 1t was near midnight
when this woman and her son took the
child's body out of the carriage and
buried it in a muck. bed in swamp.
The officer made young Meeker go with
him to the swamp, and after wading
through water for several rods the muir
derer said: "There she is )" and ON re-
moving pile of stumps and old boards,
and reaching down into the soft,
swampy muck, the poor child's body was
found. Young Meeker assisted the
officer, and was compelled to hold the
body in his AIMS during the ride to
Waterbury,. Lewis Almon and his
mother Rave been arrested, and were ar
raigned this afternoon They pleaded
no. guilty The case was adjourned
until May 10th. Almon says now that
his mother was not with him when he
killed the girl, and the mother denies
all knowledge of the crime. An ex-
cited crowd threatened to lynch the
prisoners.
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He that can compore himself is wiser
than he that composes books.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-05-27

A small leak viii sink great ship.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-05-27

~ die content" said the fly in the
bakers dough- somebody will take me
for q currant.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-07-22
Family Troubles,

Was there ever a family without
its troubles? Adam and Eve haC
their troubles in Eden; and all fam
lilies have had their troubles
Every family has skeleton behind
the door; every person has a thorn
in his side. It is said that misery
loves company, so take courage
helpless man, wearied woman, You
are in the majority. MAN is born
to trouble as the sparks are to fly
upward" A useless family would
yours be if it knew no trouble.
Trouble is our great teacher. 1t
nerves us with strength; it gives rs
courage; tempers our metal; devel
ops our self control; it quickens
our inYeu tive powers. Troubles
are to US what the winds are to the
oaks, what labor is TO the muscle,
what study is TO the mind. Life is
a school, and trouble is one of the
great lessons. Troubles are not to
be courted, but when they come we
must &c; over them the best way we
can, or bear them with the best Tor
titude we can arouse. Take cour-
age, therefore, troubled one. Not
in vain are your trials. They make
you brave, strong, and it is be
hoped, better. Be not cast down,
cheer up; cast aside your weeds
and woes. Look the world in the
face, do your duty; take every
trouble by the horns, overcome it
with the courage of a true soldier
in LIES great campaign, and stout
ly contend for the victory of will
and wis lom.
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A New Vitalizinr Fluid,

A German professor has recently
succeeded in making a fluid, which
be injects into the veins of dead
animals and preserves them in per-
feet order for an indefinite length
of time. Not long. ago he applied
this huid to the dead body Of Q cal
and left it exposed for several
weeks. He then invited large
number of gentlemen to dinner and
served up the calf meat. 40 They
were delighted with it, and ate UP
the whole animal, leaving other
food untouched. EsThis sisDti uly a
great invention. Instead of pack
ing meat in cans, 1T will now only
be necessary to kill the animals, in
.ject the fluid and stack them up for
use. For exportation purposes the
plan will work admirably. Ioi Our
British cousins can eat American
beef ten years after slaughter, and
find it tender and delicious. There
need be no more spoiled steaks on
the breakfast tablea Chickens can
be treated to the fluid and hung up
in the yard or in a she'd for future
use. Spring chickens several years
old will be delightful breakfast or
supper feature. 1t will be no dong
er necessary to use ice for meat
purposes The German
professor will undoubtedly make a
fol tune, and he deserves lit Lou /.
isville Courier-Journal. 80 8 81
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-07-22
PRETTY Household Ornaments.

A very pretty device for q scrap
bag is made from the somewhat pc
culiar straw hats to be found in the
japanese stores, or even from the
grass hats so much worn last
season at the summer resorts. A
piece of fancy colored satin about
three-eighths of a yard in depth
forms the bag. the lower edge of
which is caught to the crown inside
of the hat, and the upper edge
drawn up with a ribbon or cord.
The sides of the hat are drawn
back and fastened to the crown on
the outside, and finished with grass
es or flowers and a small ribbon
bow. The whole thing is made
complete by a narrow plating OF
satin ribbon put on just inside the
brim. Annther style of scrap bag
or catch all consists in simply trim
ming one or both sides of a rush
basket with flowers and grasses,
finished off with n bright, jaunty
bow. ''Simplicity is its charm"
A medium size Japanese parasol, a
small quantity OF cheap white lace
three inches deep, and some plated
satin ribbon, will make very pref
" shade. Remove the end or han
die from the parasol, cut piece out
of the center large enough to fall
over the porcelain shade, and finish
the edge, when cut, with satin rib
bon; tbeR trim the lower edge with
the lace, headed with the ribbon.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-07-22
ouinine in Whooping Cough.

Quinine is again strongly recon
mended as a certain and speedy
cure for whooping cough. DIR. H.
A. Mott, who has been experiment.
ing with his own children as we'll as
many others, states,li a paper re-
Gently read before the New York
Academy of Sciences, that the best
time TO administer it is just after a
coughing spell and just before re-
firing at night. As regards the
size of the dose, this shoulu depend
on the age sBd severity of the case.
From three to five grains of pow
dered quinine 5csn be put on the
tongue of a4growD person and al
allowed to dissolve. For a child
from two TO I'VE grains may be
dissolved in two ounces of sugar
ana water, and one tedspoonfdl can
be given at. stated aboyes The su-
gar and water help to keep it long
er in contact zFith the parts. =
Quinine administered in gelatine or
sagarreoated pills is Of no use
Whatever. 1.,4vF ~ l-.E s.tsft. d. 80 D
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-07-22
A Bad Girl to Marry,


A bad daughter, says an ex-
change, seldom makes a good wife.
If a girl is i'll tempered at home,
snarls at her parents, snaps broth
ers and sisters, and "shirks" her
ordinary duties, the chances are
ten to one that when she gets q
home of her own she will make it
wretched. There are girls who
fancy them selves sofar superior to
their parents that the mere priv
Ilege of enjoying their society
in the house ought 10 be all the
old people should have the assur-
ance to ask. While their mothers
are busy with domestic duties they
sit in the easiest chairs, or lie on
the softest sofas, feeding on cheap
and trashy novels, and. cherish the
notion that they are literary indi-
viduals. The household drudgery
is too coarse, for such fine ladies as
they are. Girls of this sort are
generally very anxious to be mar
ried: then they may escape the dis
agreeableness of a home where they
are held more or less under subjec-
ton. A caller who doesn't have a
chance to see how they behave as
daughters, may be excused for fan
cying them lovely and loveable be
ings, one who does not see it is fool
ish If he commits himself by Offer
ing 10 a girl of this sort. If she
Will not assist her mother in the do
nestle labOrs, Is she not likely TO
be equally slotbful and lll-tempered
when she marries? If she now
thinks herself too fine to work, is it
safe to expect that her views as to
that matter would radically change
f she became a wife!
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Farm and Home.
uANDs USEFUL NEGOTIATION.
Charcoal,

Charcoal, laid fiat while cold on
burn, causes the pain to abate
Immediately; by leaving it on for
an hour the burn seems. almost
healed when the burn is superficial.
And charcoal is valuable for many
other purposes. Tainted meat sur
rounded with it ISL sweetened;
strewn over heaps of accomplishing
pelts, or over dead animals, il pre-
vents any unpleasant odOr. Foul
water is purified by it. 10 1t is a
great Gisinfectant, and sweetens of
fensive air If placed in shallow
trays around apartments. 1t is so
very porous in its minute Nihteri
OF" it absorbs and condens es gases
most rapidly. One cubic inch Of
fresh charcoal will absorb nearly
one hundred inches of gaseous sfn
monia. Charcoal forms an arrival
ed poultice Tor malignant wounds
and sores, often corroding away the
dead flesh, reducing it to one quar-
ter in six hours. In cases of what
we call proud flesh it is valuable.
L have seen modification arrested
by it. 1t gives no dIsagreeable
odor, corrodes no metal, hurts no
color, is simple and safe sweeten-
er and disinfectant. A teaspoonful
charcoal, in half glass r6f water,
often relieves a sick headache; it
absorbs the gases and relieves the
distended stomach pressing against
the nerves, which extend from the
stomach to the head. Charcoal alb
serbs hundred times its weight Of
gas or wind in the stomach or bow
els, and in this way it purifies the
breath. 1t often relieves constipa
tioD. pain or heartburn. 3" ''e'i D"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-07-22

NAL or heterogeneous food; starchy
! or sweet food, watery vegetables,
beverages oracondiments.i This
food, when digested, is taken into
the system by blood vessels. For
persons, and especially for working
men, in this climate, meats are the
most easily. digested. and at the
same time are the most nourishing
food. TrIpe is the easiest and pork
the hardest to digest. Among veg
etables, rice and cabbage are the
extremes. Anything that is fried
in fat is extremely indigestible.
Milk contains the five ingredients
referred to above, and so is really
call sufficient Mothers make a
great mistake in trying to induce in
fants under two years of age to
eat starchy food, for there is no al
kaline fluid in the stomach of an in
fant by which the starch can be
changed into sugar, and SO infused
into the system. 1t has been esti-
mated that a man working in the
open air daily, needs fifteen ounces
of meat, eighteen of bread, three
and one half of butter or fat, and
fifty one of water. .s ...a I.f
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-07-22
Summer Complaint.

For the children who are passin 9
away by the summer complain
there has never been devised any
thing better than the old. neutral
izing cordial which has been in
use for fifty years. 1t is prepare
ton of equal parts Of peppermint
plant, rhubarb and saleratus (oicar-
Donate of potassa, not soda J. made
into cordial with loaf sugar and
brandy, or alcohol, and sometimes
improved by an addition of CHINA
mop. 1t is The most harmless and
perfect agent for the treatment Of
diarrhea ever invented, and may
be given to the youngest infant
with impunity. Twenty drops for
an infant and two or four teaspoon
fuls for an adult may be repeated
at intervals of four to five hours
until relsef. is ebt4lned.-[Dr. ]. II,
I3QCh an4n. ..fts.4It > e-.s4
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rnraxxxE
.HI
ei0bt-to nine weeks, whihe.you c

eigbtstQ aine, wseks, YbiIeryqa can
hyehaToaxb nE idn06ehs HbeFere you
can do much with him. The most
difficult thing to do is to teach a
Will beast to- lei you lie down on
him, without his trying to- make
you lie in shim by eating nyoa up.
KindnessTthat rs, anything but
ordinary ciyilityr7isy absolutely
I thrown, awayaupoRl avid beast.
With a.tigerd ORR itigress especially
all Affection is literally wasted. "A
tigress is as likely to eat yon up sf-
ter an .intimste aeauain tance Of SIX
years as one of six weeks. LAS a
rule, the whip is the most eficaci
Gus, inst rument ssfoE i'trasning. 1t
can be used quickly aud it ,hurts.
It'll pEere ito drop my whip, the
beasts would fancy / had lost my
power over them and would ,pounce
first on the whip and then. go for
me. ~ The four tigresses trained in
that cage are estimated To be worth
$4,000 but good tiger unhrokeA,,
is not worth more Than $4,000.
Lions are, worth about $4,000 to
2, 800 each; panthers, 5000; jaguars
$500; hyenas, $3.50, if unframed;
.leopards, $3.50, to $500, according
to their, kind.-[ Scientific Amer
can. Fl ..u ta ftfrfr -4tif r.3 ). .t.r
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-07-22
How People Get Sick.

Eating too much and too fast,
swallowing imperfectly masticated
TODD, using too much fluid at meals,
drinking poisonous whlskey and
and other Intoxicating drinks, re-
peatedly using poison ~ medicines,
keeping late hours at night and
sleeping late in the morning, wear
ing clothing too tight, wearing thin
shoes, neglecting TO wash the body
sufficiently to keep the pores open,
exchanging warm clothes worn in a
warm room during the. day for cos
tunes and exposure ncid emit TO ey-
ening parties, coMpressing the
stomach TO crafty aiYain and fool
ish passion for dress, keeping up
constant excitement. frettiDg the
mind with borrowed troubles, swal-
lowing quack nostrnms for every
imaginary i'll, taking meals at irreg-
ular intervals, etc. aoo 81 br.gg I
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gArricrltnra:

Agriculture is the basis OF all our
national prosperity. TO this the
seasols pay their annual tribute by
the regular recurrence of seed time
and harvest, yerdant sping, fiowery
summer and stern and stormy win
ter. There are people who know
but little of commerce, less of the
professions, or of litefatdre, Science
or art, but there Is no land where
farming n some rude form is un,
known In paradise Adam was in-.
s:ructed III this primitive pursuit,
anc the last man VIII be Similarly
occupied 1t has engaged the al
tentionl of the people ii all ages of
the world, ana plays All Important
part in all literature; poetry, philosi
opny and religion. .,3n
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-07-22
Paving in Kisses.

Mr.. Eddy gave Miss Hintzleman
a fine lot of jewelry, at New Berne.
n. c., and she wore il for several
weeks. Then he brought suit to
recover it. on the ground that he
had simply lent it To her. She tes-
titled that, by the terms of a mutual
agreement, she was to pay for the
jewelry by kissing Mr.. Eddy every
morning for a hundred days. lie
called and got bis kisses, on has
way to work, every day for about a
MOI tn. Then he grew bold and
wanted to take hug as well as =
kiss. There was no provision in
the bargain for hugging, and she
repulsed him, even restricting his
kisses to a mere touch of his lips to
her cheek. He thought he was be
ing cheated, and hence his effort to
recover.
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LADIES COLUMN.
BAHYs CLOTHES.

By MARGARET STEWART sIBLKY.
softest linen and snowiest lawn, T.,
With fairy futing of lace;
'Broidery fine as the penciled fern,
BY finger of frost king traced
singing, she sews the tfniest seam,
While the garments grow apaee;
Ab, the sweetest work q mother knows
Is making the baby's dainty clothes.
Her thoughts reach out across the years,
Losing herself in dream;
A hope is set with the stitches fire
OF every delicate seam;
An airy castle with turrets high,
Stands in golden CLEAN; ..
All, the dearest work mother knows
Is making the baby's dainty clothes
Garments fit for king" she saith,
My baby shall be kingi
Wise men will listen unto his words,
And the children offerings bring.
He shall be manly true and brave;
His deeds will the poets sing.'
All, the proudest work a mother knows
as making the baby's dainty clothes.
Folding away the garments white,
The baby needs TO more care,
A toy, a tiny pair of shoes,
And lock of sunny hair.
Yellow with age each fragrant fold
snail precious memories Deal.
All, the saddest work q mother knows
Is making the baby's dainty clothes.
Those were worn by that stalwart man,
1t seems only yesterday;
But these once held the little form
ofthe baby "passed away"
Now in sunshine and now in storm,
Life's river flows on for ayel
But the tend'rest thought a mother knows
Is folded away with the baby's clothesl
-[Harper's Bazaar