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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-12-25
1ah Over Wnut lou Read.

Nearly forty years. experience as
n teacher has shown me how little
I truly know of u subject until I
began to explain it or teach it. Let
any young person try the expert
ment of giving in conversation,
briefly and conncctedly, and in the
simplest language, the chief points
of any book or article he has read,
and he will at once see what T
mean. The gaps that are likely to
appear in the knowledge that he
felt was his own will no doubt be
very surprising. know Of no
training superior to this in uliliz-
ing ones rcading,in strengthening
the memory, and in forming habits
of clear, connected statement. 1t
will doubtless teach other things
than those l have mentioned,
which the persons who honestly
make tho experiment will find out
for themselves. Children who
read can be encouraged to give, in
a family way, the interesting parts
of the books they have read, with
great advantage to all concerned.
More than one youth I know has
laid the foundation Of intellectual
tastes in a New England family,
where hearty encouragement was
given to sketch the lectures they
have heard the evening previous.
The same thing was done efwith
books.-thris,iun Union. 5t
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-12-25
No. 80.

way down to the Neck, five mile
distant, to fetch up an army O
boats from the gulf, and that ever,
house in the village had been de
serted by the inmates before tn
embankmcnt broke. ~.
"Jenners rode down on horscbacl
half an hour before, crying, Til
dam is going!' and in the confu
sion we all thought you hue
rushed from the hall before u.s.
explained the rescuers.
The raft was soon filed with
score of females, let down b,
shawls, and slowly departed, fol,
lowed BY the anxious eyes of tlcil
companions.
Ali night the raft came and
went, until IN hour before day.
break, when six boats arrived,
which cleared the roof Of the last
of Madame La Tintorette's audi
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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-12-25

Some level-headcd, observing
chap says that in families where n
newspaper is taken you will al
ways find more intelligence than
in those where they don't. 1t
does not require much observa.
ton to detect this. Look around
among your neighbors, and where
you find one particularly igno-
rant and dull, you can set it down
without inquiring further that he
is not q reader Of newspapers.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-12-25
Silence.

Very few mcn know how to keep
still. The Italians have q prorerb,
"Hear, see, and say nothing,if you.
wish to live in peace The man
who is bent on tellingall he.knows
generally ends by telling q great.
deal more than he knows. The
tongue is harder, to- bride thsnSthei
widest horse that ever roanied the
prairie. Tho Germans say truly
that talking comes $byt3nature,,
while silence comes byunderstand;
ing. = n y, 4 4
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
Senator Spofford Indorssd.

The Louisiana legislature on Jan
uary 31st, adopted a series of reso-
lutions showing the feeling in that
body with regard to the SpOford-
Kellogg case and the esteem in
which Judge Spofford is held by
his people. We embody below the
substance of the resolution, which
passed with only one dissenting
vote in the house and two in the
senate, taken from the official jour-
nal now before us: r-.-s ~
/ The preamble recites that the leg
islature which elected Kellogg was
an unlawful and irregular assem-
blage and is election was the re-
suit of conspiracy, fraud and per
jury. That Packard was never
governor. That the said unlawful
assemblage finally surrendered to
the lawfully constituted authorities,
having performed no act except thi S
pretended election. That at the
same time there was another and
legal government OF Louisiana.
That said lawful government,
through its legislature, did ballot
from 9th January until Oath April,
1877, and did then legally elect
Henry NJ. Spofford United States
Senator. That Spofford's creden-
tials were duly executed by the law
full governor, Francis T. Nichols.
That the constitution of the United
States designed and intended that
the people of the states shodld Sc
lect their senators by the legisla-
lures which they themselves crea-
ted and constituted, therefore,
Resolved, That the State OF Lou
isana protests against the wrong
and injustice done its people by the
recognition of Kellogg as senator,
and respectfully requests the senate
of the United States to declare tn at
he was never elected. That Louisi
ana protests against being deprived
of representation guaranteed by the
constitution and respectfully re
quests that Henry M. Spofford, the
duly elected senator, be admitted
to his seat
These resolutions were presented
in the senate Monday and referred.
Judge Spofford has been in Wash
ington and Pulaski several weeks
and hence could not have dictated
or inspired this earnest indorse-
ment of his claims to a seat in the
senate of the United States.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
Pulaski to jackson.

The jackson papers cordially re-
spond to the proposition to build a
road from Pulaski to that point,
and seem to be strongly impressed
with the Importance of such a con-
nection. Referring to a recent ar
ticle in the CITIZEN in which Mai.
Sykes views on the subject were
stated, the Tribune and Sun says:
"The above from the PULASKI
CITIZEN shows that the recent rail-
road scoop" is stimulating inquiry
as to the best method of circum-
venting the monopoly now held by
the Louisville & Nashville railroad.
A road has been suggested and the
application for, charter has been
filed, the road to run fiom Nash
vile to Huntsville, Alabama. 9th
er railroad projects must spring up
If the monopoly. exercises its pow
ers so as to make them essential to
the prosperity of the country, and
no surer and easier way to relieve
this country could be suggested
than the road from the Cincinn att
Southern to Jackson. If the peo-
pie of the Cincinnati Southern and
of Middle Tennessee want o road to
Jackson we will cooperate, and do
our part in helping to con strnct the
road. The Cincinnati Southern
would gain a great, advantage in
connecting itself with the New Or
leans, st Louis & Chicago railroad
and with the Mobile d Chic rail.
road at Jackson" ...,,- o.
The Dispatch, another influential
paper, comments as follows:
I'VE can assure Maj. Sykes and
the CITIzEn that the suggestion to
build a road from Pulaski to this
place will meet the hearty approval
of the people of jackson. 1t seems
to US to be a most desirable and
important connection, independent
Of any necessities that are likely to
arise from the late railroad scoop
that has 80 agitated Nashville.
Let US have the road, and we should
not object were it extended to
Brownsville, Tennessee" .t
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
Sentiment and Sense.

Falthfulness and sincerity are the
highest things.
Pride hath two seasons: a for
ward spring and an early fall.
Human life is everywhere state
in which much is to be endured.
Favors of every kind are doubled
when they are speedily conferred.
1t is something to be good; but it
is far finer to be good for some
thing.
He is not idle who does nothing,
but he who might be better en-
ployed.
No principle is more noble, as
there is none more holy, than that
Of true obedience.
The necessities that exist are in
general created by the superfluity
that are enjoyed.
1t often happens that those OF
whom we speak least on earth are
best known in heaven.
Unhappy is the man for whom
his own mother has not made all
other mothers venerable.
Modesty promotes worth but con.
ceals it, just as leaves aid the growth
of fruit and hide it from view.
Hope is like the wing of an an.
gel, soaring up to heaven and bear
ing our prayers to the throne o'
God.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
zUEUs AT THE THEATER.
Sensation in a London Theater at the
Sight Of Three Dusky Maidens
% IN Half ITndrass. 60

| London World: i looked in at
the Alhambra on Tuesday night to
see an act or two of "Rothomago !"
The spectacle proceeded as usual,
but I could not account for the fact
that many OF my neighbors in the
stalls kept turning round and gaz-
ing at some interesting object in the
private boxes. At last / turned
round TO see what it was. The
mystery was, soon explained. In
one of the boxes were three real
Zulu ladies, who had been brought
there by their English importers to
see French feerie. They we're
young girls, apparently not more
than about fifteen, with round,
good -natur-d faces, very fiat noses,
but not particularly thick lips.
They were evidently not of equal
rank, the one in the center being
the chief. She wore a gold fillet
round her head, heavy gold chains
upon her neck and gold bracelet
about two inches and a half deep
upon her arm. She was much
darker in color than her compan
ions, who were of a fine, rich cop
per hue. She had splendid row
of teeth, which glistened as she
smiled in admiration at the specta
Gle on the stage. The other two
had not much in the way of jewelry,
contenting themselves with smaller
bracelets and less brilliant necklets.
AS to the attire of these ladies'
we'll, if being somewhat undressed
is to be fashionable, they were very
much in the fashion indeed The
dusky beauty Id the center would
have run some habitues of West
End bathrooms very close in the
race for decolletelsm. AS far as
L could see, her only garment was a
robe of rich texture hung over the
left shoulder, and looped under the
right arm in classical style. Even
this slight protection would keep
slipping of altogether; and as often
as the lady's torso was left bare to
the gaze, 30 often was it carefully
covered up by watchful gentleman
in the rear The maiden on her
left had shawl, which she did not
use much, preferring to sit with her
arms, which were perfectly free and
uncovered, resting on the sill of the
box. Her other garment appeared
to be a cloth bound round her
waist rather lower down than a
lady's evening corsage usually com
mences. She was perfectly limo
cent of anything in the shape of
sleeves, and had pleasant habit of
splitting on the floor. Between the
acts the ladies took wine, merrily
clinking their glasses one against
the other; and the performance ap,
peared to please them immensely,
as they renamed up to the end,
The interest which these visitors
excited among the audience bade
fair at one time to eclipse the at
fractions of the stage. After the
second act the occupants OF the
seats that commanded view of the
box rose up and turned round, lew
elliing a hot fire of lorgnettes at the
Zulu maidens. Some ladies in ad
jacent boxes nearly fell out into the
pit in their endeavors to catch a
glimps of their coffee-colored sis
ters: and when they at length went
away, the passage was mobbed in
correct English style by a genteel
crowd.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
Thinra Easy and not Easy.

1t is the easiest thing in the
world to fno fault. 1t is easy to
say that nobody is honest. 1t is
easy to s y the church is to blame
for it. 1t is easy to say that the
church would be all right If the
minister would preach and do as he
ought. But it isn't easy to look
on the best side. to see that there
are hundreds of faithful preachers,
thousands of honest, sincere men
and women, countless acts of jus
tice, charity and humanity, which
outweigh all the grumbling of all
the grumblers, so that it is really
only the finest dust in the balance.
Let US be fair and cheerful. The
world is not all wrong. Everybody
isn't q rascal. Our neighbors are
not trying 70 cheat US. The church
is doing good work for the world,
and even the GROWERS are not half
as disagreeable as they seem.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
A Mothers Example.

The first book read and the last
laid aside by every child, is the con-
duct of its mother. In dealing
with children, therefore, let your
whole course be to raise your child
to high standard. Do not sink
into childishness yourself. Give no
needless commands; but when you
command, require prompt obedi-
ence. Never indulge child In cru
city, even to an insect. Cultivate
a sympathy with your child in all
lawful joys and sorrows. Be sure
that you never correct child before
it deserves correction. Hear the
story first and fully. Never allow
your child to whine, fret or bear
grudges. Early inculcate frank
ness, candor, generosity, magma
nimity, patriotism and self-denial.
Never mortify the feelings Of your
child by up5raiding it with dull
ness, neither inspire with self-con-
ceit. Before you undertake the of
fee of corrector be quite satisfied
the evil you would remove is Of a
nature to need absolute abandon
ment on the part OF the child; and
is one to which you never give way
yourself The force of example is
paramount; therefore do to your
children as you would be done by,
for much of their future good or
evil depends upon your example.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
A HORRIBLE DEATH.
A Philadelphia Lady's Terrible Suf-
ferinrs from Hvdrouhobia-


Mrs. Mary r. Lindermeir, a
strong, healthy woman of forty Eve
years, has just met a most horrible
dc ath from hydrophobia in Phila
delphia. She resided at GA North
Fourth street and was very fond of
dogs, keeping half dozen about
her all the time. Six or eight
weeks ago she was attracted, while
out walking, by the yelping of two
OF her poodles. A strange cur was
worrying them, and when she tried
to drive it away it snapped at her
and bit her slightly on the finger.
She paid no attention to it, and
thought no further of the slight
wound. Last week, Tuesday, She
complained of weariness and of a
sharp pain in her arun. The next
day she felt no iii effect, but, on
Thursday the pain returned. DIR
James Collins was called in and pre-
scribed for her. BY Saturday she
developed alarming symptoms, and
showed great dread OF water.
Three or four physicians were sum
moned, and they prescribed the
South American Indian war arrow
poison; camphor and opium we're
also used. Saturday night she ap
peared much better, but, when wa
ter was given her, she dropped the
glass, exclaiming, 81 can't drink,
my heart would stop" Her last
drink was Sunday evening, when she
swallowed, with great difficulty, a
little milk punch. Then she grew
much worse, and her suffering from
thirst was terrible. She was sus.
picious of everybody. The temper
ature of her body increased, and q
frothy, yiscld fluid came from her
mouth. In a spasm Sunday her
terror was increased by imagining
that hair was growing from her
tongue. She would not believe
that she had hydrophobia, and was
conscious most of the time, until
within a few hours OF her death.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
The Pocasset Child Murderer.

Boston Advertiser: Freeman
will not acknowledge by the slight
est concession that he considers
himself insane in the least. 81 am
not in sane because they say co." he
said, sand / would stay here four
years rather than to do anything to
admit in any way that had done
anything wrong or that am insane.
If am convicted of insanity the
Bible must be shut up" He re-
CARDS the doctors who testified as
to his insanity with kindly feelings
mingled with something Of pity
that such good men should be sc
deluded. Freeman feels no re
morse that he killed his child, anC
has no consciousness of having
done any wrong. "If a man de
cides to act contrary t" the laws o
man from what he considers JUS
motives, 10 he justified by the law o
GodT" was asked. eyes," replied
Freeman. "of course he is. l no
only broke the highest law of ma
ture, but the law of man in accord
ance with what l believed to be the
will of God" Mrs. Freeman is re-
garded By experts as being nearly
if not quite, as insane as her hus-
band. She shares his exultation
and holds the same belief that he
does. In regard to the tragedy,
she now says: "Why, if 1 did not
believe it was ordered of God,
what should 1 do? l should be.
come insane" In obedience to a
command received from God, she
has cut her hair off quite short, has
ceased to wear cuffs and collars,
and has discarded all forms of jew
elry and articles of personal adorn
ment.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19

lice court, on Monday. Mr., Starr
was particular TO say that, he was
merely seeking the opinion of the
court and did not desire to make
complaint against any one, lest q
mistake might occur and injustice
result from it. Justice Kilbreth
heard the facts in the case. and
then said that Julia Sheehan,sstory
impressed him as q veracious one
He thought her manner frank and
her narrative plausibleP' aos -'-4
- "HoW much of your S75 do you
still haye?" he asked. A-
81 have S50," she replied. ''It is
IN my trunk, at home" sH'
"And YOU" the court asked OF
Huehner, show much have you goj
of your $45r" AA'
Huebner was understood to say
that he had $50, but when the mon.
ey was obtained it proved to be bu,
SIS. This was given to Mr.. Barth
man. Miss Sheehan's brother ia
law brought her $50 from her room
and this she also gave to. Mr.
Barthman. l''
81 have no wish TO keep what be
longs to Others, said she, good ma
turedly. Indeed, i never supposed
the ring would be clained."l y ~
You have got about fifty pei
cent. of your money back, !" said the
court I'll. ..s r
But what about the othersT'
some one asked.
Justice Kilbreth replied that al
the persons who were parties to the
various transactions by which the
ring and its parts changed hands
would have to settle with one an
other on whatever terms they sew
orally agree upuu.U TIE
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
CONSUMPTION Cured,

An old physician, retired from prac-
tice, having had placed in his hands by
an East India missionary the formula
for a simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure for Con-
sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asth a
and all throat and lung affections, -.so
a 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 II
his duty 10 make it known to his snffer-
ing fellows. Actuated by this motive
and desire to relieve human suffering,
I 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, l4s Powers' Block
RUchester, n. Z. nozov0w-iSt
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
The Story Of a Ring.
New York Sun.

New I ork sun.
On Dec ember % a Mr.. Wythe
took to the jewelry store of Theo-
dore B. Stars, on Fifth avenue, a
gold ring in which were set large
sapphire and twelve diamonds. 1t
was ordered reset. The great store
was thronged with people, and the
employees of the firm were very
busy. 1t is thought thas the per-
son who received the ring from the
customer placed it on a shelf with
a roll of paper on which was writ
ten the name and order of the per
son leaving it, and that by some ac-
cident it fell to the floor. 1t is sup
posed that it next found its way
into the waste paper bag, and was
sold. At all events, when Mr..
Wythe called for it, it could not be
found. 1t was valued at about
$500. At about the same time that
the ring was lost Julia Sheehan, OF
"a City Hall place, who has been
for many years employed by Mr..
Stockwell. the dealer in paper waste
at 25 Ann street, says that she
found the ring in some paper that
had come to the store and was be-
ing sorted. She did not know its
value, but she put it on her little
finger and wore it. 1t is said that
she told a fellow employe that the
ring had been presented to her. In
the same house with her lived K.
Huebner, a young man who is ap-
prenticed to the firm of Barthman
& S raat, manufacturing jewelers. at
48 Maiden Lane. She asked Hueb-
ner TO have the ring made sufficient
ly large for another finger than the
one on which she was wearing it.
When Huebner returned the ring
he asked Julia Sheehan if she knew
it's value.
sit is worth at least eighty dol
lars" said he.
"If you can get anything like
that for it sell it," she replied.
Mr.. Bsrthman says that the boy
offered him the ring, saying it be-
longed to q relative. He would not
purchase it of the boy. but said that
if the owner would come with it he
might do so. Then the boy
brought his relative, and she told
Mr.. Barlhman that she had at one
time been comfortably situated, but
was now in reduced circumstances.
She said she had owned the ring
fifteen years, but was at last obliged
to part with it. Mr. Barthman
paid her $l20 for the ring. Hueb-
ner gave Julia $75 of this money.
Mr.. Barthman detached the sap
phire from the ring, and in time
parted with it and the remainder OF
the ring separately. The purchas
er of these parts was the firm OF M.
rox d Co., diamond dealers. A
part of the ring was seen by vii
liam Moir. jeweler of Twenty third
street and Sixth avenue. He had
heard of the loss of the ring. De
tectives Field and O'Connor were
employed, and they traced the jew
ell through seven hands, ending
with Its possession by Miss Shee'
han. Detective Field, Mr.. Barth'
man, Mr.. Starr, Miss Sheehan and
one or two clerks appeared before
| Justice Kilbreth, in the Tombs po'
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19

Tough which he had taken to attend
the funeral Of a relative, the doctor
rode into camp mounted on hIs we'll
known sorry white steed, and wear
ing on his head, instead of the Gus
tomary slouched head covering, a
tall white hat with two,thiIds of
the crown encircled with rusty
Grape.
"Now a plug hat of any kind
was a rarity in the army, but such
a peculiar plug as the DOCTORS could
not escape observation, and many q
gibe was leveled at it. unheard by
the absent minded Esculapius, until
a soldier who had more whisky
than discretion in him laid hand on
the doctors bride and greeted him
with:
Hello, Doc.P
"Arousing himself, he bestowed q
freezing look and a 'Sirr upon the
audacious one.
ain no way disconcerted the sol.
dier cheerfully remarked:
"Well, doctor, che old COW has
died at last, hasn't shep
"Cow! What do you mean, sir?'
said the doctor sternly.
"'MeanY' drawled the son of
Mars. as he stood back and be-
slowed n long look Of mock pity at
the dostor's tall white hat; why l
supposed the old COW must be dead,
as you have put the churn in
mournin'."--[ Boston Commercial
Bulletin.