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Guying Garfield.

The stories of Garfield's boyhood
multiply. The statesman on the
canal boat whose horse power Gar
field managed was found the other
day at Cleveland, and, being asked
what kind of a boy James was,
said: swell, l don't think he was
any worse than common boys"
On one occasion the confederate
and union armies were drawn up in
battle array. stop a moment"
said the leader of the former, STEP
ping to the front and speaking
through a trumpet. "If James A.
Garfield occupies a position in the
opposing lines P!l give him a house
and lot if he'll come over and fight
on my sit e" as there "a carriage
house attached to the premisesY"
inquired Mr.. Garfield after a briet
pause. The reply was "N-no."
every WE'LL" said Mr.. Garfield, ris-
ing in his stirrups, "then 1 spurn
your base offer and will immediate
ly proceed to knock thunder out of
you" The two armies came to-
gether, and in a few minutes Mr..
Garfield exhibited the head of the
confederate leader on the point of
a fence rail. MAY this" ne said,
wiping the blood from his sword
with the leaf of burdock; "may
this ever be the fate. of tyrantsr'
As a driver of mules Oh the canal
Jimmie Garfield never drank, chew
ed tobacco or swore at the animals.
His captain would frequently call
out to him. "Now then, young fell
Ter, eff you don't swear and switch
that nigh mule over the ear she'll
tumble into the canal,' but Jimmie
would say, 81 cannot do it, sir-It
would hurt my feelings" and in
stead would argue with the intelli-
gent beast in the persuasive manner
for which he is now so well known.
One day the team, sure enough, did
tumble in and were drowned. The
captain swore what is called a streak
"A streak that reached from Alba
ny to Coxsackie, and was unusually
broad and sulphbrous. Il pray
YOU" said Jimmie earnestly, "cease
those awful words. Why, sir, you
won't catch any fish" Young
man." said the captain stsrnly,
this is not a fishing excursion, and
if it were, 1 amt such a blamed
fool as to use up two mules in bait
ing my hook just once" swell,
WE'LL" said Jimmie, hastily, 81 don't
care much about that part of the
argument, anyhow. Let US return
to the original amendment. can
not stand these continual oaths,
and beg you to give me my wages
and let me 60 home to my ma"
"But who's agoin' to pay for
them mules?" said the captain,
wickedly. THAT is the question
before the house now" "You are
mistaken, sir" replied Jimmie with
the utmost firmness. "The ques-
ton is that l want my money and !
want to go home, and no other
question can come up for argument
until that is disposed of" The
captain saw the force of the young
parliamentarian's point, paid him
in full, and was proceeding to the
clause of the bill when Jimmie re
marked quietly, THAT, sir, settles
the entire affair. This house is adj
journed sine die. Good-by, old
fellow" and he leaped the fence
and vanished rapidly into the
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that they would ever be SO far adj
vanced and so prosperous as they are
to-day. Rev. Mr., Hatfield, of the WASH
ington Square Methodist Episcopal
Church, New York, and Mr.. Talmage
were also quoted TO the same effect, as
were also several speeches made by
General Grant during his recent trip
through the south, TO Offset a quotation
from something on the same subject.
but 10 the contrary effect, put by Gem
eral Grant at the close OF his Presidcn-
tial term into n message, and which
Mr.. Window had read with q great
flourish. Toward the close Of his ar
gument, which had abounded i'm the
choice figures and striking language
for which Mr.. Lamar is noted, the SEN
ator said that i'm his opinion the So
called exodus had very closely resem-
bled a northern strike, and was no
more nor less than a strike. Yet upon
this labor trouble the closest scrutiny
had been brought to bear for the sole
purpose of defaming the south. That Il
had not utterly demoralized southern
hopes and industry only showed upon
how firm basis i'm that section capital
and labor stood. Through all the
trouble and defamation the industries of
the south had flourished aad the very
products raised by negro labor had
steadily increased. Wages were as
good there as anywhere else for labor,
and the condition OF the laboring class
es was better than elsewhere. They
were happier and more contented they
had more privileges and immunities-
Yet an assassination in one place, an
angry mob with neither head to think
nor heart to feel In another, both COM
mon enough in the north, had been suf-'
ficient to turn the eye of the country
upon that whole peace-loving, law
abiding people, and shutting out from
public gaze all that was virtuous
and heroic among them, to afllx the
name of murderers to them and call
upon the world TO behold the revO ting
spectacle. Mr.. Lamar's voice gave out
at this point, and shortly aiterward the
senate adjourned. Mr.. Conkling, who
had kept his committee-room early In
the day, entered the chamber soon al
ter Mr.. Lamar had begun speaking,
and listened attentively to him to tlio
end.
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A PATRIOTIC TINE PIECE.
A Wonderful Specimen Of Mechan.
ism Bid for by a Boston
Church.

The South Church of Boston, it
is said, has offered $4,000 for
clock, which is on exhibition in
New York. The price demanded
is $4,000. The clock is said to be
superior in mechanism and the vari-
ETY. of its performances to the
famed Strasburg astronomical and
apostolic clock. II was construct
ed at Detroit by Professor Felix
Meters, a gentleman who has de-
voted his entire life TO the study
of astronomy and mechanics. 1t
is called the American national
astronomical clock, and it is proba-
bly, the most complex and ingeni-
Gus neurological work that the hand
of man has ever produced. The
clock is eighteen feet high, eight
feet wide and five feet deep, and
weighs 1000 pounds 1t is wound
once in twelve days, and is run by
weights of 700 pounds. 1t shows
the local time in hours, minutes
and seconds, aud the time of thir
teen other cities of the world.
among which are Washington, San
Francisco, Melbourne, Pekin, Cal
no, Constantlnople, st. Petersburg,
London, Berlin and Paris. 1t also
denotes the movements of the plan
cts and measures their movements
by seasons, years and cycles for
200 years, including leap years.
Concealed in its Interior is a music
box, which plays when Death
strikes each hour. At the same
moment the figure of Washington,
seated in a chair beneath a canopy.
rises to his feet holding the Dec
laration of Independence in his
right hand. A livery servant sit
ting at his right hand also rises
and opens a door, through which
come all the presidents Of the Uni
ted States, who march in review
before the efiigy of Washington,
saluting him as they pass. The
procession disappears through a !
door on the opposite side of the
platform, which is opened and
closed by a servant in gorgeous
livery. The ikenessess of these
figures, including that of Presi
dent Hayes, who is in the rear, are
said to be excellent. AS soon as
the door is closed, the figure of
resumes its chair OF
state, and all is quiet until the ham
mer of death again sounds the
gong when the extraordinary scene
is repeated. The quarter hours
are struck by an infant, The half
hours by a youth, and the three
quarters by a man.
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A Depressing Nomination.

Washington special to Baltimore Sun
Business people in Washington com
plain very bitterly Of the depression
and dullness which has set in since the
Chicago n Omination. Whether well
founded or not, there was general i'm
preston among all classes here that the
nomination of Gen. Grant would be a
great thing for Washington, and Demo-
Gratis showed quite as much anxiety on
the subject as Republicans. Notwith-
standing that the personal influence Of
the President and the members OF the
administration was exerted in favor OF
Secretary Sherman, the great majority
of the ofIice-holders here were also in
favor of Grant. They had an idea that
Grant could be elected. But the cleo
ton of Garfield Is considered a. in
volved in doubt and uncertainty, and
business men say, in consequence OF
this, all the oflice-hOlders in Washing
toa have shut down, and are making
nothing but absolutely necessary pur-
chases. As is known, not a gun was
fired in Washington over the nomina-
ton of Garfield. Subscriptions had
been made for the firing OF thousand
guns over the expected nomination Of
Grant, but the subscribers declined TO
permit their money TO be spent in sa-
lutes over any one else. From adYlces
received here from the South ii seems
that the same feeling of disappointment
exists there among the colored voters
over the failure 10 nominate Grant. In
many towns and villages extensive
preparations had been made TO celebrate
the nomination OF Grant, but Garfield
they had never heard Of, and every
thing fell stillborn on the announce
ment of his nomination.
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teaching those different branches
with that little girl | think his au-
dience was little skeptical about
his being able to succeed; but sic
had been on the floor but a short
time before all that skepticism had
disappeared. The readiness with
which she worked the difficult prop
ositions in arithmetic; her clear
and lucid explanation of them after
worked; the seeming thorough
knowledge she exhibited of English
grammar, and her splendid reading
were all calculated TO and did elicit
tie highest Communications of those
present.
How much of this is due to Mr..
C.'s instruction l know not, but
there is one thing sure, if great
deal of the credit is not due to him,
his little pupil is the more remark
BILE. Mr.. G. said it just happened
to be convenient for him to bring
her to town, and he spoke as though
he had quite a number that were
equally as well trained. Well, he
may have, but l doubt about his
having many more of that age.
Spencer must not test our credulity
too far on that, though we are pre-
pared to believe a great deal
l have only had the pleasure of
Witnessing the proceedings Of the
Institute little while, and l was
much pleased with it, and hope it
will be the commencement of a new
era in our educational interest in
this county, and that it may result
in great good to that cause.
SpECr ATOP
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Compensation of Census Enum.
orators.

The Secretary of the Interior has rem
dered a decision overruling the con-
struction heretofore given. to the COM
pensation clause of the census act by
the superintendent of the census. The
secretary's decision is of direct pecuni-
airy interest to all of the $4,000 enumer-
ators now employed throughout the
country. He says (after quoting the
clause in question: Gin the view of
this department the trainers of the pro-
vision quoted intended thereby to fix a
basis of compensation which should not
be exceeded, and to direct that the
enumerators for districts east of the
Tooth meridian should not be paid nc a
rate exceeding 81 for ten hours actual
field work, or 40 cents an hour, and that
enumerators for districts west of the
Tooth meridian should not be paid a
rate in excess OF SO for ten hours work,
or go cents an hour, without regard to
the number of days over which their
services should extend. The law evil
IDENTIFY contemplates that if an enumer-
ator should be employed in actual field
work for twelve hours a day during the
whole term required to complete his
work, he should be paid for twelve
hours work each day at a rate not ex-
ceeding s. for ten hours work, or 40
cents per hour in districts east of the
Tooth meridian, and rate not exceed
ing SO for ten hours, or 60 cents an
hour, for districts west of the Tooth me-
ridian. On the other hand, IL the emu
merator should average but eight hours
per day of actual field work for his
whole term of service, he should be
paid for eight hours work day, at
rate per hour not exceeding 40 or 60
cents, according to the district in which
he was employed.
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by the debris and coal, with the Gin
ders falling upon him, the engineer
lay, enduring the most terrible ago.
ny, and literally roasting alive,
while, with feeble voice, he called
for help, with none to hear his
cries or afford succor in his appalI-
ing extremity. The shock had
stunned the fireman, but upon re
covering consciousness he found
that he was buried in the coal. AT
ter a terrible struggle the coura
geous man succeeded in extricating
himself, bleeding and almost ex-
hausted. Approaching as near as
possible to his unfortunate com
rade, he inquired where he was fast.
The answer was, "My God my
hand is under the lever Hurry
up and get me loose; l am roast
mgr The fearful predicament of
the engineer inspired his faithful
comrade with almost superhumar
strength, Grasping ponderous
crowbar, he endeavored to raise
the lever. but all his efforts were fu-
tile, although the fierce strain
caused the bar to bend almost
double. Then fearful that the
suffering man would be burned
alive, he strained every nerve to
rescue him, without avail. The
fallen man asked him TO cut his
arm, and thus release him, but the
fireman was unable to do this. His
utter helplessness rendered him
frantic, and, as he enphatically |
said, minutes seemed hours. The |
engineer family appealed for water,
and his comrades at once issued |
forth to obtain it. In the mean
time the conductor and others APP
peared on the scene. They could |
hear the cries OF the engineer, but |
the fierce heat of the flames and |
dense smoke and escaping steam |
forced them to retreat ard abandon |
their comrade to his fate. The |
flames swept steadily on, and when
the fireman returned, his comrade |
was enveloped in flames, and the
brave engineer and true man had
succumbed to a teri ible death. |
When the mass of debris had cooled
sufficiently to permit near APP
proach, search was instituted for
the remains, which resulted in the
of few chafred bones
and remnants of flesh. The body
had been burned to crisp, and OF
what had a short tine previous
been a strong man in the prime OF
his manhood, there now rem aimed
a handful OF blackened flesh and
bone.
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Nutmers a Narcotic.

The fact that nutmegs have a
strong Darcotic property has long
been known, but they are in such
common use and are so favorite a
condiment, being used in small
quantities, that their dangerous ma
ture, when taken in'large quantities
has been overlooked. A physician
reports the case of "A nurse insisting
on a female patient drinking nut
meg tea, in which one and half
nutmegs were used, the whole OF
which she drank during the day.
About ten at night she began to get
drowsy and by fouro clock the next
morning was in a profound stupor.
BY ten the next morning it began
to wear OF, and by four in the
evening she had recovered. The
symptoms we're about the same as
If opium had been taken,
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Better than Quinine.

For speedy and certain cure of all
malarial diseases, no medicine has yet
been invented equal to DR.. G. 2. Dun
cans celebrated Chill Tonic. 1t con-
tains no arsenic, strychnine or quinine
in any form; consequently it produces
none of the bad effects which so COM
monty result from the use of those min
eral and poisonous medicines. DR..
Duncan's Chill Tonic purifies and
builds up the impoverished blood, Civ
ing tone and strength to the whole sys-
tem-one bottle is equal to three dol
lars worth of quinine. For sale by
Grigsby 81 Anderson, Pulaski.
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A Peculiar Will.

New York Times: DR.. Wilson j.
H. Burch, who recently died at
Phillipsburg, left peculiar will.
Among other things it provides for
a monument of granite to be erect
ed at his grave at a cost not to ex-
coed 100000 or less than $4,000.
1t also provides that $4,000 be in
vested for the establishment and
maintenance of a brass band, to be
called the ''Burch Cornet Band of
Phillipsburg." The sole duty of
this band will be, on the anniversa
ry of his death and on legal holt
days, to march to the monument
and there perform a funeral march
and such other appropriate music
as the leader OF the band may desig-
nate.
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Lamar's Defense of the south.


In the United States Senate last
week Mr.. Lamar defended the South
against the aspersions Of Window, Of
Minnesota, who had attributed the ne
gro exodus TO the "barbarous and dis
solute condition of affairs in this sec
ton of the country:
To show how nimsy was the charge
of negro oppression In the south, Mr..
Lamar read the testimony Of men who,
as he put it, had not testified with refer
ence to party results. The first was
Sir George Campbell, who Travelled
through the south last year for the pur-
pose of studying the relations Of the
whites and blacks, and in the book he
afterward wrote on the subject had Civ
en- as his deliberate Judgment that the
blacks ranked i'm all respects with the
best laboring and farming classes Of
England. Mr.. Lamar's next witness
was Bishop Simpson, who, In recent
interview on his return from south
ern trip, had declared that the blackstn
the south were I'm excellent condition,
and that, had his friends asked him
twenty years ago what his utmost wish
was for the colored people, he should
not have dared TO express the hope
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-07-01

Now beware Of hot biscuit. A
saleratus factory has been the scene
of an explosion, and the public can
not be too careful. Imagine a man
coming down town after having eat
en- four or five hot biscuit; the SUMS
rays or the rapid strides Of the pc
destrian shakes up the saleratus in
the partially digested biscuit, and
well, goods biscuit eater.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-07-01

One of the leading poultry men
says that the cotton crop of 1877
was valued at $I55,OO0,000; sheep,
cattle and swine at $400, 600, 900; the
hay crop at $4,000, geo; the poul-
try and egg crop, at very low esti-
mate, for family consumption
would reach over 4OO,O00,00O, not
taking into account all the eggs,
fowls, chickens, turkeys, geese and
duck used by hotels, restaurants
AID confectionery manufacturers.
Incllding the latter aggregate, they
would reach a cash value of over
$500, 600, 900.
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SION ThntPnin.

Cramp Collie, Diarrhea, Flux and all
affections Of the Stomach and Bowels
can be relieved by using DR.. DanodR's
Lfnfment. 1t never fails 10 cure Head
ache, Toothache, rheumatism, Neural
gia, sprains and bruises IN man. Horses
with collie, bolts or sweeny can DO
cured instantly. For safe by Grigsby 81
A anderson, south side square, Pulaski.
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Children CRY

For DIR. Duncan's Worm syrup--it Is
sure, safe and pleasant TO take, and
never fails. Try IL. For sale by Grigs-
by & Anderson, South side square, Pu-
lask.
VIM. Litterer a. Co., Nashville, are
wholesale agents for all OF DIR. Dunean's
preparations. nov2O-6m
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-07-01

TRY DR.. G. +. Duncan's celebrated
Vegetable Liver Pills-a sure cure for
headache, swimming in the head, bad
taste in the mouth, pains In the side,
back, chest, and limbs. Nothing better
for constipated bowels, sour stomach
and tenderness over the region Of the
stomach. One box will 20 further than
two boxes Of any other pill. VIII act
on the liver as well as blue mass or call
omel. (Warranted). Try them.
For sale by Grigsby IL Anderson, south
side square, Pulaski
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-07-01

1t is stated that ia 1879 twelve
persons in the United States and
Europe gave an aggregate OF
100000 TO the cause Of tho for
eign missions. Yet, with all this
outlay, there are still many heather
unsupplied with chromOs and illu-
minated pocket handkerchiefs.-
I Detroit Free Press.
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The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph (thus) mean that your sub
scription is out or unpaid, and that you
are requested to pay up at once. We
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credit 70 our friends and patrons, but
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without delay. We solicit your favor.
eE- We enter no new names on our
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Suggestion Of insolvency.

/ AElNG suggested to the County Court
o. Giles county the Insolvency Of the
y''Ate Of j. W Mollard, deceased, notice is
hereby given 10 all persons holding claims
AGAINST said estate TO ile them duly authen-
csyated with the clerk of said court on or be
,o.e the 9Th December, 1850, OF they will be
lever barred. Persons indebted TO the es-
&c are required TO make settlement st once.
IunlO-4t c. Il. BENNETT, Admir-.
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az like the CITIZEN, bat am not able
to pay for IT," Then get us i've new
subscribers at 81 each and we will seni
IL -Vyou free.
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Kicking ViciousIy.

From the Chicago News--Grant Organ.
Gen. Grant IL a saint compared with
Garfield. Grants faults were mistakes
OF friendship; Garfield's were deliberate
personal crimes Of the vilest kind.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-07-01

When it once comes to pass that a
politician who gains a vote by whisky,
thereby loses two from the sober class
of citizens, there will be a genuine po-
litical reformation in these United
States-IChristian Advocate.
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Columbia Dist.-3rd Round OF
Quarterly Meetings.

Prospect Ct. at Prospect, July s,4
jams A. OAHAS.
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GID the date upon your paper.
DEL If your time is out for the
CITIZEN, please remit before we are
compelled to stop it.
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MATHEWS SAM w., Enrepg Clerk II .,.i.r
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