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

"Ah, ha," said the, brakeman,
"she's daisy, isn't she? River
road; beautiful curves; sweep
around anything to keep close to
the river, but it's all steel rail and
rock ballast single track all the day
and not a side track from the
round house to the terminus.
Takes a heap of water to run it,
though; double tanks at every sta
ton, and there isn't an engine in
the shops that can pull pound OF
run a mile In less than two guages.
But it runs through beautiful
country; these river roads always
do; river on one side and hills on
the other, and it's steady climb
up the grade all the way till the run
ends where the fountain head of
the river begins. Yes, sir, Pll take
the river road every time for love
ly trip, sure connections and good
time, and no prairie dust blowing
in at the windows. And yesterday
when the conductor came around
for the tickets with a little basket
punch, I didn't ask him to pass me,
but paid my fare like little man
twenty five cents for an hours
run. and little concert by the pas
sengers thrown in. 1 tell you, Pill
grim, you take the river road when
you"
But just here the long whistle
from the engine announced a sta
tion, and the brakeman hurried to
the door, shouting:
"Zionville! This train makes no
stops between here and Indian
ap. lis.
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Sentiment and Sense.

Hasty people drink the nectar of
existence scalding hot.
Pleasure comes through toll and
not by self indulgence and indo.
lence.
Often a reserve that hides a Bit
ter humiliation seems TO be haugh-
tiness.
We have little moral faith in
those who have never been imposed
upon.
Our own heart, and not other
mems opinions of us, forms our
true honor.
A mans good breeding is the
best security against other peoples
i'll manners.
He has mastered all things who
has combined the useful with the
agreeable.
When the human mind gets down
hub deep into a rut of thinking 1t
is hard to lift it out.
There are not good things
enough in life to indemnify us for
the neglect of a single duty.
We believe that Gods power is
without limit. Why should we not
believe the same of His merCy2
Do not try to force yourself iEto
the confidence of others. II they
give you their confidence, never be-
tray it
There are Few occasions where
ceremony may not be easily dis
pensed with, Kindness never.
To tell falsehood is like the cut
of a saber; for though the wound
may heal, the scar of it will remain.
AS an appliance for the improve
ment of our friends habit of scold-
ing possesses appreciablo virtue.
Many sacrifice TO dress till house
hold joys and comforts cease
Dress drains our cellar dry and
keeps our lRrder lean.
Pride is like the beautiful acacia
that lifts its head proudly above Its
neighbor plants, forgetting that, II,
too, like them, had it's root in the
dirt.
Falsehood, like poison, will gener-
ally be rejected when administered
alone; but. when blended with
wholesome iugredients,m may be swal-
lowed unperceived.
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He'll in a Church.

A special from Pittsburg, Pensyl
vania, says: The people of this city
are in fever OF excitement to day
owing to a fisticuf which took
place in the First Reformed Presby
terian Church last night. Some
weeks ago the congregation voted
for a pastor, Rev. Neuin Woodside
received 167 votes against LIS for
other candidates. The majority
of the trustees were bitterly oppos
ed to Woodside and charged that
his selection was the result of lille
gal votes. The majority of the con
gregation were determined that
Woodside should be their pastor,
especially as the call was sustained
by the Presbytery. An appeal was
taken to the Synod and since then
there has been bitter quarrels among
the members of the church. The
Woodside faction triumphed over
their enemies and on one occasion
notwithstanding the existence of
an Injunction restraining Woodside
from preaching until the appeal was
decided, gained admission to the
church by strategy, held the place
all day and listened to a sermon
by the pastor in the evening.
Last night the quarrel eliminated
in free fight. Both factions were
present in full force and there was
a large attendance of outsiders, at
tracted by the prospect of a row
The trouble began early. Wood
side wanted to preach but his oppo-
meats had another clergyman whom
they wished to preach. Both par
sons waxed hot, and the excited
spectators gave vent to their feelings
N remarks designed to encourage
their favorites. The trustees and
Sunday school teachers took sides
and shouted excitedly. One of the
parsons essayed to mount the ros
trum. He was seized by his antag
onist and roughly hustled from the
steps. This led to general fight.
1t was thickest around the altar, but
all over the church was heard the
sound Of blows. Many of the wo-
men screamed and tainted but some
of the stronger minded encouraged
the combatants with cheers. Two
or three males took advantage of
the confusion to settle old scores
among themselves. For q quar-
ter of an hour the battle rag
ed furiously. Heads were pounded,
eyes were blackened, arms broken
and women knocked down. The
yells and screams were frightful.
The police were called in and after
some difficulty succeeded in quelling
The, ,riot. Several arrests were made.
The church this morning presents a
sorry appearance. Pews are broken,
remnants of glass globes strewn on
the floor, hymn books and bibles are
scattered in all directions, as if they
had been used as missiles, and a
large quantity of hair pins have
been gathered up. The utmost in
dignation prevails in all church cir
cles. The matter will be Investigated
by the Presbytery and it is expected
there will be several clergical sus-
pensions. The rival pastors were
in the thickest of the fray.
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A Fine Intellect pethronei.

For more than a quarter of cen
tury well known physician OF this
city has walked these streets. When
we first knew him he was in the
vigor of manhood; stout, athletic
and of commanding person. He
bore himself dignifledly and pos
sessed all the attributes of true
gentleman. His accomplishm ents
afforded HIM a passport TO the high
est social circles, and made him
a welcome visitor To the best bred
antilles in our midst. OF Scotch
origin, he sprGDg from the rank
of nobility and could boast OF the
purest Scotch blood; at the same
time he never boasted of IL, but
threw himself upon his merits and
moved along quietly and unassum-
ingly. No gentleman was more
modest and more unpretending.
The result was he won all hearts he
came in contact with and had more
friends than usually fall TO the lot of
one man. If he ever had an enemy
we never knew it.
In his profession he was n physi-
clan among physicians and was re-
garded by his brethren as ranking
high In the healing art. Educated
in the best schools he had no troub-
lie in taking rank in his profession.
But he is missing from our
streets. He is no longer seen per-
am bulating them. His once power
full intellect is now wreck. Res.
son is dethroned and to-day he is
confined in a lunatic asylum. What
a sad casel Rendered more sad on
account Of his noble, generous na
ture. He had as warm a heart as
ever throbbed in the bosom OF q
man, always ready 10 help fellow
being in distress. We feel thrill
Of sorrow prevailing our souls in
contem plating ms situation. His
light has gone out! He wanders, so
to speak. in midnight gloom. A
splendid intellect lies in ruinsl-
Knoxville Dispatch.
The Dispatch is schronically unsat
isiactory aud unnecessarily mystic
rious whenever IL attempts To point
a moral or adorn a tale" The sad
and Just tribute IL pays the great
mind in ruin is made more sad
and impressive by the tact that
that great intellect was wrecked and
ruined-by Wkisky!--[M MorristowA
Gazette.
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The Solar System in 1880.

The year 1880 will have four
eclipses of the sun and two Of the
moon, as follows:
An annular eclipse of the sun
July z, visible to the southern half
of South America.
An unImportant partial eclipse OF
the sun December 1, visible To the
southern ocean. A partial eclipse
of the sun December 81, visible TO
the eastern portion of North Amer
ica and to the North Atlantic
ocean.
A total eclipse of the moon June
%, visible to the western edge OF
North America.
A total eclipse Of the moon De
cember 16, visible more or less to
the whole orld.
There also will be an occulation OF
Mars March IL, visible to the east
ern portion of North America.
1t is leap year. Lent will begin
Feb'y IL, Good Friday is March 26,
and Easter Sunday March %,
Christmas will come on a Saturday.
The Fourth of July will come on q
Sunday.
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sincerely hope the SCOOP" will not
deprive US permanently of bis, ex
perience and enterprise in his Pc
euliar field. -J't -
With the farmers who gather in
the village to spend a social hour,
and swap horses and gossip, there
is subject of unusual discussion
in this latitude. 1t is, whether our
village is a seaport or an inland
town. The latter opinion prevails,
however, by large majority, as it
is damp spot surrounded by mud
holes. Our condition in this re-
spect is, we imagine, exceptional,
as from tue abundance around US
there cannot surely be enough to go
around. Why, sir, no one can travel
either of the roads leading from
here for two miles, and preserve his
responsibility and piety, except with
great care and difficulty. AS the
slush gushes up above his head and
falls about over him in various
sized puddles, and his poor beast is
making frantic efforts to extricate
his feet from the depths in the
birthstone direction, words will
spring to his lips that should not
be uttered. These mudholes are
isolated rarely, conglomeratsd gen
orally, in every stage of liquidity,
with every degree of profundity,
with no ''durned seldomness' about
them worth a cent, and al progress
slveness that distinguishes them in
length, breadth and depth from
those with which we have been ia
miliar since our boyhood, in the re
mote ages. 1t is fearful 20 contem
plate the future. Talk about en-
terprise; these roads are developing
unlimited quantity in this commu
nifty. 1t is only on the prizing prin,
ciple that farmer can get to7 the
village with his team. An outsider
might enormously suppose that the
citizens in and around the village
might proitably utilize portion of
their leisure time in filling in those.
"pets' with some OF the abundant
material that lies around loose, and
thus improve the roads. But no;
they are wintry mementoes of the
good old time when men were hon
est. and the women were-not as
good looking as now. We preserve
these muddy roads to illustrate our
conservatism, and show our respect
for our fathers who travelled them
as they are, or were, and we claim
to be no better than they. Fellow
citizens, lay not thy profane hands
on these mud holes, for in them in
the days of slang syne" our fathers
fioundered and swore, for they were
not as choice in their language as
we are. OCCASIONAL.
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Asnenl Hill.

We have so long conceded the
sole privilege of representing our
village and neighborhood in the
columns of the CITIZEN to Leo and
Obseryator, that we feel like we are
trenching upon reserved rights
whilst penning this communication.
We hear, with regret, that Leo is
about to shake the dust of Aspen
Hill from his brogans, whilst OBJ
servator has only changed his point
of observation, and will soon re-
sumo the quill he has welded so
gracefully and we'll. Should he not
do 80, a committee of investigation
will be inquIring into the cause of
his silence. a
We desire to extend to you, Mr..
Editor, an honest welcome to our
county and to our cash, and our
adieus and best wishes to the sold
man." who retires to enjoy the
"otium cum dignItate," for which
his aldermanic proportions so we'll
fit him, and to which his long and
useful life entities him. We trust,
as you take your seat upon the tri
pod, and his mantle falls gracefully
about your shoulders, you will come
within the range of the adipose and
metallic influences, to which he is
indebted for the weight and dignity
that make him one of the solid
men of Pulaski. r @e
The health of the village is good,
and it enjoys gratefully the usual
quiet after the pleasant task of ex
changing its rural products for the
ready cash is over. Neither the
"fuss" of the whirling trains, the
clang of the hammer, the rustic OF
the yard stick, the gurgle of the
goozel, or the whoa" of teamsters
disCurbs its serenity.
The new year has brought some
changes; few to our farms, for very
little farm work has been done, and,
indeed, we are learning to substi
tute science for labor, and manage
to get along with very little, but to
our village they have come. DIR.
George Butler, who is one of the
familied men of the village, has
purchased the suburban residence
of Mr.. T. S. Fogg, in which his
much better half is enjoying the de
lights OF first experience in house
keeping, and tending baby, whilst
the Doctor is busy dispensing pills,
and other drops of comfort to the
afflicted, ami filling, to the satisfac
ton of the community, the opening
tor useful citizen, which he fortu
nately occupies.
The "old Doctor" ripe with ex
periencs, whose we'll filled head is
frosting with the winters of time,
after long professional career, has
retired with his pipe. and, like the
whllom senior OF the CITIZEN, is en-
joying the rewards of successful
effort. Mr.. Fogg, we understand
intends transferring his commercial
talents to a wider field OF er rterprise
Wherever he goes, he will carry with
him our best wishes for himself and
amiable lady, and the small boy
that divides(?) their affections
Our clever and gentlemanly rail
roadist, Mr.. Hobbs, has been very
much absorbed In his railroad ope
rations of late, and is now enjoying
the fruits of his last contract, rheu
mAtlsm, and is counting, through
the influence of morphine, Brown
lows linament and ether sanitary
measures, the "otium" he pants for
and exhibits all the "dignitate'spos
sible under the circumstances. We
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DEATHS DOOR,"
A Terrible Story Of the Death OF
Two Fishermen,

Deaths Door" is a significant
name. A correspondent has been
at Port du Mort" rs the French
call it, and has a rather sensational
and tragical story to tell regarding
the little green bay and Lake Mich
igan strait. This occurred, he says,
IN February, 1877, and has never
before been published. Mention
ing that Deaths Door was so named
because nearly the whole tribe of
Pottawatomie Indians were drowned
in trying to cross the strait, the
correspondent says that two win
ters ago an old fisherman and his
son sailed from Detroit barber on
their return to Sister Bay, where
they lived They -5fsappeaFeslra and
were not seen ag Iin for forty days.
One day about the middle of March
the light house keeper on Cana isl
and saw two men drifting down
with the ice out of Deaths Door.
They sat upright in the stern of the
boat, side by side. The old man
sat with his arms folded, slightly
bent forward, resting them on his
knees. The son was bolt upright.
AS the boat passed with the swift
current aud cracking ice, the keeper
scrutinized them with his spy glass.
To his surprise, neither of the men
moved. He adjusted his glass again,
bringing them nearer. Then he
saw that both were dead and frozen
stiff. Icicles were hanging from
the fathers beard. On his hat was
frozen snow. His face wore the
expression of a man in the deepest
agony. The sons features were at
rest and his eyes CLASSY in their
stare. The boat swept by, and
neither boat nor occupants were
ever seen afterward.
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Caesars Military Training.

1t is very remarkable fact that
one of the four eminent gerer.
erals of all time should have nearly
reached middle age before he ever
commanded an army, or even wit
messed regular battle.
Alexander, Hannibal and Napo-
leon were students of war from
childhood, and were prominent
actors and leaders in it while
still mere youths. But julius C@-
sar, their equal and sole equal in
military ability and fame, saw only
some trifling combats in his early
days, and then waited for his thirty
ninth year before he headed legions
in Spain, and for his forty-third
before he commenced his aston
ishing career in Gaul. To many
Romans of that day it must have
been a great surprise to learn that
this lated scholar in a most difficult
art had gained decisive victories
over the dashing Lusitanians and
the stubborn Helvetians.
1t is still a marvel. Very few
cases at all like it are recorded in
history. Cromwell, indeed, was
forty three years old when he be-
came a soldier; and Marlborough
was fifty-two when he first com
manded large army. But Crom
well was three years in growing up
to leadership, and never once had
to wrestle with a really able cap
tain; while Marlborough was aided
in his opening campaigns by the
abundant experience and brilliant
talents of Prince Eugene. Here,
moreover, our list of parallels with
Caesar in this particular must end.
All other eminent generals have
seen much military service in early
life, and the majority OF the most
eminent have come early to com
mand.
Yet here is novice in warfare,
well on toward unpliable and eau
tious middle age, who exhibits
every soldierly quality. How could
it be so? OF course he had drawn
some soldierly education, both NOR
al and intellectual, from the circum-
stances Of his time and race. The
human breed of which he sprang
was eminently martial in history
and character. Nearly every young
Roman felt bound to be more OIL
less of a soldier, and nearly every
young gentlemen of Rome sought
to fit himself for an officer. Caesar
like Lucullus. had no doubt studied
the campaigns OF great command
ers, and had also, no doubt, learned
something from his intimacy with
military leaders. But for all that,
when he entered upon his life as 6
general he was little more than s
civilian. Pillow st Fort Donelsor
and Butler at Fort Fisher had seen
at least as much of war as the
greatest of Romans when he sci
forta to arrest the Helvetic ava
lanche. How is it that he was in
stsntly able to show himself s
mightier chief than the world had
seen since the days Of Hannibal, OIL
than the world was destined again
to see until the days of Napoleon
The only possible reply is thai
Eeyery now and then nature makes
q man who is a marvel and can dc
anything.-[Atl Monthly.
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nearly naked. His hands and feet
were badly torn and bloody and his
face gashed in a fearful manner.
His story was told with the air of
a man who had bee1 terribly fright
ened and had not recovered. With
a companion, he started out pros
pecting about a month ago going
up Salt river. They left the river
when opposite the separation noun
tain. Their prospecting began at
this point s.
While climbing up the mountain
in little gully, through black sand
and down which a large stream of
water had evidently passed years
ago, they were astonished to find
that in this sand were large quanti-
ties of fine gold. In some places
the sand was only about half an
inch deep over the granite. The
gold in pieces the size of a bean and
smaller was found in the little fis-
.sures in the face of the bed rock.
Very little washing was necessary
and they found little spring DIVA
ter which furnished them what wa
ter they needed. They obtained.
they think about 5000 worth in a
half days work. About 2 o'clock
in the afternoon they were surprised
to see an Indian woman come to the
top of the gulch above and start to
come down. Upon seeing them she
ran back over the hill. In less
than ten minutes they were sur
rounded by fifty or sixty savages.
The Indians were very small and
seemed to be of different nature
than they had seen in Arizona.
The Mexicans were not armed ex.
cept with knives, and the survivor
says they were almost instantly
caught with lariats.
The Indians took them up the
mountain and put them in cave
They tortured and killed his COM
panion and his fate would have been
the same but for his escape. He
succeeded in getting away with on
ly few knife gashes on bis face.
They lost their gold with all their
outfit. The Indians seem to be
cave-dwellers, and were evidently
excited over the place being found
by the outsiders. Our reporters linn
tied knowledge of the Spanish Ian
guage makes it impossible for US to
obtain all the particulars of the
affair. For the benefit Of non resi-
dents we will say that the Supersti-
tion Mountain derives its name from
the fact that no white man has ever
been seen again who attempted its
ascension. 1t is a tradition among
the Mexicans that large deposits of
free gold are to be found in its gul
ches and ravines. 1t is not known
whether there is any there or not.
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Special Notice.

To all persons who are troubled with
old ulcers, boils, cuts, burns, piles, ring
worm, letter, frost bite, chapped lips or
hands, and all eruptions Of the skin can
be cured, instantly, by using DIR. G. r.
Duncan's Ointment with earbolic acid,
possessing the most wonderful healing
power of any salye that has ever been
made, and so pronounced by all who
have used it. Its effects are like magic.
Horses with sore backs, shoulders, or
scratches cured instantly Try It.
For sale by Grigsby d Anderson,
south side square, Pulaski.
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A Kentucky editor discourses
thus upon a recent tornado that
visited that State and was quite
destructive at Louisville: Houses
roofs, signs, and shingles we're
borne alofG upon the wings of the
wind, which performed sad and
disheartenIng destruction upon the
distillery; which passed onward
and upward in the great melee with
the exception of the whisky, three
hundred barrels of which was saved
through Divine interpretation, saved
from the wreck almost entirely,
only two barrels being injured.
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Stop That Pain.

Cramp Collie, piarrhoea, Flux and all
affections Of the Stomach and Bowels
can be relieved by using DR.. Duncdn's
Ltniment. 1t never fails to cure Head
ache, Toothache, rheumatism, Neural
gia, sprains and bruises in man. Horses
with collie, bolts or sweeny can be
cured instantly. For sale by Grigsby 81
Anderson, south side square, Pulaski.
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Wedding, reception, banquet, ball and
all kinds of "Invitations" printed at the
CITIZEN office in the most modern style,
on the best and most fashionable sta
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er than Nashville for the cash. II we
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