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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-11-25
Personal.

Ex-Gov. Seymour is recovering
from a severe illness.
Senator Chaffee has presented his
son in-law, Ulysses S. Grant, jr.,
100000 in government bonds.
Sunset Cox says of Chairman
Barnurn: "He never knew anything
about any political campaign ex
cept its mercenary side, and is alto
together the most unconscionable
person / ever knew"
Gen. Garfield and his wife cannot
even buy little furniture in peace,
so enthusiastic are their fellow
Ohioans about them. While they
were looking at chairs and tables
in Cleveland the other day, the shop
rapidly filed with citizens, and
himself and wife were Obliged to
submit to a coarse Of handwriting
and congratulation.
President Hayes was asked by a
reporter of the Washington Post
what impressions otWashington life
he would carry away. He replied:
"In the main, very pleasant. The
first two years were hard, as hard,
perhaps, as any year of Llncoln,s
administration. have said this
frequently before, and 1 sill think
so. The last two years have been
as easy and pleasant as perhaps any
president has enjoyed. In my case
the sunshine has followed the storm
and Clouds
At a recent Newport dinner party,
says an exchange, lady guest was
so unfortunate as to break a plate
belonging to Q rare set of French
china. The lady insisted upon
either mending or replacing it, but
finding both impossible, she was
obliged to send abroad and dupli-
cate the entire set Of over 200
pieces. A lady(2) who insists upon
her guests replacing broken china
should address a note to Der guests
in advance, requesting them TO
bring their own plates.-- New York
Commercial Advertiser.
A correspondent at Cheyenne de-
scribes how women vote in Wyo
ming: "The law requires cleared
space of fifteen feet square in front
Of the ballot-box. The utmost
quiet prevails, and when a lady
walks up to deposit her ballot she
meets nothing but Difference and
politeness from officials and specta-
tors. Usually they ride up to the
polling places in carriages provided
by the party managers. The lady,
with her vote already prepared,
alights from the carriage, the crowd,
if any, quietly falls back to open
the passage way, while she walks to
the window or opening behind
which sits the clerk and election
judge, gives her name, drops her
vote on the box, and returns. Her
age is not inquired into"
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.''Bang up" says 1.
"'Gals all wellr" said he.
Fine as q fiddle, said /.

"'Fine as fiddle,'" said 1.
"sHas Miranda and that big beau
of hers busted any more of the par
lor chairs, sittin' on 'em doubleY
says he.
81 don't pay much attention t.
the giI's love AFFAIRS" said L,
"'and, Tire, you mustn't talk abou,
such things; they are sacred.'"
Look here, Jim,'" said Tige.
kinder solemn like, and winking out
of the corner OF his eye, "'look a
here, does the old man keep it up
kissing that chambermaid with the
red cheeks and pug nose. every time
be catches her on The basement
staircase?' "
Father, just imagine how l felt
to have that dog talking that way
about the author of my being.
Now, what was l going to do under
the circumstances? Could l bring
that dog home and have him scan
dalizing our family around tbs
neigh borhood and before companyf
Not much just coaxed old Tige
to the boat and pushed him over
board. Dead dogs tell no tales"
1.-THE judgment of the court is
that the murder was justifiable and
strictly in self Defense" said the
old man; and he gave the protector
of the faulty honor another fifty,
and suggested that it might be just
as well to tell The folks that Tige
died in fit, and not to mention
anything about his conversational
powers.-[ Virginia Enterprise,
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ly much more considerable than it
is in our day. The terrestrial crust
is penetrated by waters which com
biDe chemically with the rocks. 1t
is almost certain that the tempera-
ture of the Interior of the globe
reached that of boiling water at the
depth of about SIX miles, and pre-
vents the water from descending
any lower; but the absorption will
continue with the cooling of the
globe. The oxygen, nitrogen, and
carbonic acid which compose our
atmosphere also appear to undergo
absorption, but slower. The thinker
may forsee, through the mist of
ages yet to come, the epoch, yet
afar off, in which the earth, deprived
of the atmospheric, aqueous vapor
which protects her from the glacial
cold of space by preserving the
solar rays around her, will become
chilled III the sleep of death. As
Henri Vivarel says: "From the
summit of the mountains a wind
ing sheet of snow will descend up
on the high plateaus and the val
leys, driving before it life and civil
Iization, and masking forever the
cities and nations that it meets on
It's passage" Life and human &C
tivity will press insensibly toward
the inter-troplcal zone. st. Peters
burg, Berlin. London, Paris, Wen
ma, Constantinople and Rome will
fall asleep in succession under their
eternal shroud. During very many
ages equatorial humanity will I'M
dertake Arctic expeditions to find
again under the ice the place of
Paris, Lyons, Bordeaux and Mar
settles. The sea coasts will have
changed, and the geographical map
of the earth will have been trans
formed. No one will live and
breathe any more except in the
equatorial zone up to the day when
the last family, nearly dead with
cold and hunger, will sit on tue
shore of the last sea, in the rays OF
the sun which will thereafter shine
here below on an ambulent tomb
revolving aimlessly around a use
less light and barren heat.
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A Boiling Lake.

The great boiling lake in the
island of Dominica is a curiosity.
1t is situated $500 feet above the
sea, upon forest covered noun
tain behind the town of Rosseau'
and is two miles in circumference.
On a recent visit by party OF ex-
plorers, when the wind blew aside
the dense clouds of steam and sui
phurous vapors which covered the
lake, a mound of water was seen
fully ten feet higher than the gen
eral surface of the water, caused by
ebulIition. The margin of the lake
consists of beds of sulphur. Its
overflow found exit by very high
waterfall. Here was seen a vas'
sheet of boiling water, from WHICH
clouds OF white steam were continu'
ally arising, presenting scene a.
once strange and sublime il the ex
| treme.
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F acts for Cotton Planters.
Memphis Appeal.

Cotton growers have found cotton
seed-that used, not very long ago,
to be considered ga nuisance" ak
an obstruction-to be valuable
article that will bring money. II
appears quite possible that another
cotton field product may shortly
take rank as a money-producing
J product-the cotton stalk. The
cotton stalk is found to contain a
fiber that may yet come into extern
sive use for manufacturing pur-
poses. The stalk of the same plant
that yields two bales of cotton will
produce a ton and half of fiber.
This fiber, when manufactured.is as
fine as MANILA, aud is worth 1925 to
$3.50 ton. A North Carolina pa
per mentions that a gentleman call
ed on the editor with a strong piece
of twine about the size used for
tying up parcels of goods. This
Irvine was made from the fiber Of
the cotton stalk bark. The stalk
was immersed in water, aud the
woody portion thus rotted out, leav-
ing the fiber We see a statement
of the New York Cotton that is of
interest in this connection. 1t is
known that while the money com
ing in from the sale of cotton seed
proves to be "a very handy thing to
have about the house." there is a
disadvantage in losing the use OF
the seed Tor cattle and sheep.
Cotton says that the proprietor Of
an oil mill at jackson, Mississippi,
offers to pay the freight not only
on the seed sent to his mill, but also
on its return to the owner after he
has pressed the oil out of it. 1t is
then in the shape OF meal, and is a
much better article of feed than the
, original seed, and it can also be fed
to hogs and horses. As a fertilizer
it is also better than the whole seed.
For fertilizlng, writer's on the sub
ject agree that the oil is useless in
fertilization, while the seed, when
ground up at once, acts upon the
roots of the plant, stimulating and
increasing the production. 1t is
evident that experience and investi-
CATION and mechanical improve
ments are combining in q way that
will much better the condition Of
the cotton grower.
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The End of the World.

The following dismal picture of
the end of the world is by the noted
French scientist, Camille Flamma
rion:
The earth was born; she will die.
She will die either of old age, when
her vital elements shall have been
used up, or through the extinction
of the sun, to whose rays her life
is suspended. She might also die
nv accident, through collision with
so,De celestial body meeting her or
her route; but this end of the worlC
is the most improbable OF all. Sh'
NAV. we repeat, die a natural dealt
through the slow absorption OF bel
vital elements. In fact, it is proba
BILE that the air and water are dlmln
isbing. The ocean. like the atmos
phere, appears to have been former
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ed home. after a visit IN town 81
as ne claimed, was under the ipIlu,
ehce OF liquor. He entered the
house without waking the oocn-
PanVs' they being his wife. child a
mrs. Stephens and a child wbo
were visiting Mrs. BredenbaneI
and hired girl. Mrs. BredenhanSb
ana her babe were sleeping in one
room, and her guest. Mrs. Stepbens
ana child and the servant oirl m
an ADJOINING room. The fiend Re
IS supposed, entered the room where
his wife and child slept, FIST taking
with him an axe, with which he he,
gan his inhuman work. With one
blow the skull of his wife was
crushed and with another he
almost severed the head of the
child. This did not satisfy the
monster, and blow after blow was
administered to both mother and
chiid until their heads were beaten
into an almost unrecognizable mass.
he then passed into the room occa-
pleu by Mrs. stephens and her
child and the servant girl. From
appearances it would seem that
Doth Mrs. Stephens and her child
were killed by receiving one blow
each' as there is but one mark on
them. The noise awoke the sery-
ant girl who sprang from her bed
ana came towards the door. Int
was knocked senseless and left for
dead by the murderer. She Law
upon the floor some time in this
condition, when she recovered and
gave an alarm. AS soon as thew
were notified by the girl, several
neighbors ran to the scene of the
tragedy. A search was at once
made for the fend, but it was not
until this morning that he was dis
covered in a tobacco house with his
throat cut, but not sufficiently deep
TO prove fatal. He was taken
INTO custody, and the ugly cash in
his throat sewed up, after which he
was taken to Jail.
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Good Mght.' y

Some unknown pen writes thus
beautifully;
How tenderly and sweetly fails
the gentle word "good night into
loving hearts, as uembers OF a fam
ily separate and retire for the
night. What myriads of hasty
words and though, less acts, engen
dered in the hurry and business oil
the day, are forever blotted out by
its benign influence. Small token
indeed; but it is tie little courtesles
that make up the sum of a happy
home. 1t is only .he little courte-
sizes that can so beautifully round
off the square corners in the homes
of laboring men aAd women. The
simple 81 thank tou," for a favor
received, will fill With happiness the
heart of the giver. True wealth Is
not estimated by dollars and cents
but by the gratitude and affec
ton of the heart If home be
happy, it is of heaven the trues'
symbol. If home be happy. wheth
er the OWueIS lDSSSo9 pow"
ground Or a thousand acres, they
are indeed wealthy beyond mathe
NAUTICAL calcula aons. Then how
much more lovingly are the sable
folds of night gathered around the
happy homes! How much more
confdingly do is members repos'
their weary bodies in the care OF oil
vine goodness. soothing their over
taxed minds to ,he living realities
of beautiful dreimland; awakened
refreshed and hvigorated for tn
coming days lator, by their having
bid their loved dnes an attectlonat
"good night" And, if during thi
life, we have faithfully attended t.
all these little c,urtesies, these soul
needs; if we hare guarded careful /
all of Gods hearts" placed in GU
keeping, at the close of its brie
vet eventual day, how much tn
easier to bid all or dearly love
ones a fiual "Eood night.
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A Fearful Disease.

There is at Brussels a curious
case of chronic drowsiness. A man
about SO years of age, apparently
in perfect health, has lately been
attacked by an irrepressible tenden-
CIV to sleep. AS soon as he stops
walking or seats himself even to
eat, he falls into deep slumberr.
All remedies prescribed by the lead
ing Belgian physicians have failed
to prod uce any effect upon him:
This is said to be the first case OF
the kind in Europe, although such
cases are by no means rare among
the negroes Of Guinea, who call
them Nelevan.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-11-25
How to Get the Best Out of a
Minister.

Christian at Work: In general,
however, the people will find that
the best way to get the best out of
their minister is to be generous to
him. and to be earnest and faithful
in living out the truths which he
breaches. Let them pray for him
more than criticise him. The critl-
cism may irritate or annoy, but the
prayer will be sure to help him. A
praying people make a preaching
minister. Let them endeavor, also,
to have him "without carelessness,
by providing suitably for his wants
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-11-25

The New York Graphic declares
that the city of New York is in
jeopardy from the vast accumula-
ton of oil at Hunters point. Is
says: "If a Gre should occur among
the immense stock of oil at the
Standard oil monopoly's works,
this burning oil will flow down the
bank into the river, where il will
continue to burn. These tanks
contain 53,00O,0O0 gallons. Other
tanks in the vicinity, and having wa
ter communication, hold 60,000.0 900
gallons more. II the FIRE becomes
general-and it is likely to become
so-a sheet of flame will cover the
East river along the front OF the
two cities. One oil lamp among
the straws of Chicago stable de-
stroyed that city. Fifty. or possi-
bly, 1O0,000.000 gallons of burning
oil floating under the piers and
around and among the shipping of
New York will cause a destruction
unparalleled in the history of the
world. In case of fire a slight
easterly breeze would soon become
strong easterly gale, blowing
breath that will leave no stone
standing upon one another from
river I'd river.
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A Human Fiend.

CINCINNATI. o., November 12.-
The particulars of the Batesville,
Noble county, horror shows one of
the most terrible crimes ever re-
corded. Frank M. Bredenbaugh lie
a wealthy young German, VINO, over
a year ago, married the daughter OF
wealthy farmer. The couple had
one child. and formerly lived a
short distance from Batesville -
Saturday nightBredenbaugh return
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-11-25
.sPonuIar'' Music.

A young man saw an advertise
ment of the "Chicago Miniature
Piano Company" where for dol
lar he could have a new instrument
on which anyone could play at
sight. He sent his money ana re-
ceived not piano, but the lnstruc-
TORS how to make one. Take a
-four barrel-any old one will 40
mt as many cats into it as it Will
hold Leave a slit in the side the
whole length of the barrel. A
no;ntad stick moved along in this
slit is sure to produce all the tones
desired, since most OF the cats WI
answer to the prodding. A chilo
can play it" Yet he sued TO re-
cover his money, because the music
was not popular"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-11-25

Prof. Huxley, with Mr.. Ruskin in
his minds eye, says that ~ men
ont of every 100 become sim
ply obstructive after they are Of
years old, and that they should be
removed. Mr.. Ruskin keeps up his
end of the discussion by calling
Prot. Huxley an unutterable fool
When it comes to logic the Englist
are the most metaphysical people OF
the face of the earth.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-11-25

After all, the most natural beauty
IN the world is honesty and moral
truth, for allItruth is beauty. True
features make the beauty of the face
and true proportions the beauty of
the architecture, as true measures
that of harmony and music
Shaftesbury.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-11-25

Miss Paitef said, when Chicago
clergyman, in marriage ceremony
asked her if she would love, homo
and obey her husband; Il will love
and honor hini, but whether l VII
obey him depends on circum
stances"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-11-25

"What is the origin of the sign
s. for the American dollar" was
the question propounded at Lon
don dinner not long ago. Ike
American CONSUL did not know,
neither did any one else. An ex-
tensive research resulted In this
theory: The American dollar is
taken from the spanish dollar, and
the sign is to be fonn.sl. &c s','ss"S,
10 the associations of the Spanish
dollar. On the reverse side OF a
Spanish dollar il a representation
Of the Pillars Of Hercules, and
round each pillow is a scroll with
the inscription, "plus ultra" This
device In the course of time has
desenerated into the sign which
stands at present for American AID
Spanish dollars-"$." The scroll
around the pillars represents the
two serpents sent by Juno TO de-
troy Hercules in his cradle.
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MOntrOse Vineyard,
PULASKI, TENN.

Concord, Ives, Diana and other Wines,
.(UNMIxED, PURE GRAPEJUICE.)
WE HAVE FOR sALEIH OUR CELLAR
w 1000 gallons of the vintage OF lSg4'
They are approved by physicians and con
noisuers as genuine and of superior qnaiities.
Can be had at the Vineyard and at the drug
store of Sumpter & Lacy. at prices SO low
that all can afford this healthful and deiiclou
Also. at tho Vineyard, Grape slips Of all
varieties; Potato and Tomato slips, Cabbage
plants, &C., cheaper than at NsshVlile
prices. 1,,--,,,>,1, a 10
feh2S-tf 4N6bHI lINb % ~
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-11-25

Governor Wilt has appoint ed
Hon. +. @. Manning, ex-Chief,
Justice OF the Supreme Court o.
Louisiana, successor TO Hon. Hen
nv NJ. Spoford who died recently
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THE CITIZEN
NeCORD s. SMITH, PrOprirtOrS.

aco NortheastcOrner of the Square. Upstairs
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
Two Dollars per Anum, always in Advance
Herald of Kansas., 1880-03-12

The announcement Of Joseph Reed
Jr., as candidate for Justice Of the
Peace Of the city Of Topeka, subject
to the election 10 be holden April
9th, will be found in another column.
Judge Reed has held the office but
seven months, but in that time has so
administered its duties as to prove
his peculiar fitness for the position,
and he is a lawyer, young man, and
a staunch Republican. In the seven
months of his service he has made
many friends "By their works shall
ye know them," applies directly to
his case and the comparison is a very
favorable one to him; and we believe
we but express the sentiments Of
majority of the voters Of the city,
when we say that Judge Reed should
be his own successor.
Herald of Kansas., 1880-03-12

A. VI. f. church. Rev. j. w. Braxtnr
1aSt0r. 2nG. .and Madison streets. Servi3-
IS at ii o'clock IA. IN. and : p. M, Sunday
school 2.3D p. III.
2nd Baptist church, Rev. J. r. Thomas
pastor. Services at II II. m. and .. IN.
sunday school at ) o'clock, Isl and Madi-
son streets.
2 2ld NJ. +. church R,v. T. Merritt
pastor. on Van BurAn aud 18th. Services
at III o'clock Il. M. and =. m. Sunday
school at3b'clock 4. IN.
Congregational church. on Kansas. avo
bet. 1th ard S5h. Rev. De Htrt pastor
Services at Il "a. m, and = p. II.
Cumberland Pres byteriau church on 2ud
and Jackson: REV. l.. Faibright pastor
Services at IL a. m, and =. III. SUNDAY
school > o cl0rK =. IN.
AshburY Chapel, NJ. Z. church north
Topeka, Rev. W. Lynch. pastor. Ser
vices at 3. y. III. and 30. p. IN. Sunday
school mt 1.@0.
Herald of Kansas., 1880-03-12
NEW GROCERY

Our genial and enterprising friend,
Mr.. A. d. DeFrantz has gone into
the grocery and confectionery busi-
ness at the corner of Madison and
First streets. His card appears in
another column, and from it will be
seen what he is doing and what he
proposes to DO. He buys and sell all
kinds Of country produce, and keeps
in addition, groceries and confection-
aries Of all kinds. He also finds time
to run in connection with his groce.
ry tonsorial and intelligence rooms
Give A. D., a call, and he will treat
you we'll
Herald of Kansas., 1880-03-12

Mr.. James Mason, our Old and es-
teemed tonsorial friend, has assumed
entire charge Of Prof. Jennings bar
ber shop, located at 1885 Kansas
Avenue. Mr.. Mason has earned
since his stay in our city the reputa-
ton Of being one of THE BEST artists
i'll Topeka, and his name alone is a
sufficient guarantee of what he can
do. To say he is favorite " ith the
shaving public would be faint way
of putting it, but we feel justified in
saying that Prof. Jennings could not
have found more competent gentle
man in this city to take charge Of his
shop. Call at l2S1a and see for your
selves,
Herald of Kansas., 1880-03-12

Our friend P. A. Parrish has our
thanks for tavors shown this Office.
THE HERALD has the "edge" on its
colored contemporaries. We have
now on hand libel suit, and there
are many more to follow, Dent
you wish you could raise a law snit ,
we understand that our Baptist
friends propose giving a leap year
entertainment next week. We hope
they will, and now hold ourselves in
readiness TO receive invites. First
come, first served,
I'VE rise to pint of information, >"
in the language of one of TIE blood
and thunder men at the mass meet
ing, and ask, where is the fool killer?
He has sighted Topeka, for we saw
Randolph on the street yesterday.
RumOr says that there will be a
wedding in North Topeka Sunday.
The high contracting parties are Mr..
Lewis Thompson and Miss Emily
Ellis. Elder Lynch will oficiate, so
to speak. and we hope the "two
souls with but single thought" may
find their pathway in this life strewn
with the sweetest flowers,
We again call the attention of our
readers TO the Palace meat market,
where meats of all kindt can be
found at all hours, Dowdiug, the
proprietor, claims to run the boss
meat market Of Topeka, Gud we agree
with him.
What has become of those much
talked Of choirs at our churhes2 l.
it possible that there is not enough
music talent among our people to
have first-class choir at every one
of the churches? Somebody should
look after this matter. There is
plenty of talent here in Topeka and
we know it, so organize choirs, and
furnish the public with good sacred
music each Sunday.