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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-12
Edison and His Critics.

A patent was issued at Washing
ton last week to Thomas A. Edison
tor his recently invented lamp. He
has completed plans for a building
in New York capable of sustaining
the weight of 260 dynamo machines.
His lights are still burning at Men
10 Park, and he will soon have 100
burning at once. o: the so called
scientific critics, Edison said to his
secretary the other day:
When l am through with my
light, when it is running all right in
New York, Pm going to attend to
these men. I'll build a monument
with a base fifty feet wide. On
this I'll put the names of all these
so-called scientific men, together
with what they have said of my
light. The column shall be capped
with an sss's head, and this inscrIp-
tion: But remember, my masters, l
am but an ass At night I'll have
the thing lighted up With electric
ietSo
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-12
A New Swindle.
,e (Iowa) Telegraph.

Danube Iowa) Telegraph.
Fraud anu trIckery stalk through
the country i'll every guise. The
honest, unsuspecting farmers are
made the victims Of many bold, bad
meE, who are constantly engaged
in inventing some new snare to ell
trap unsuspecting men. There is a
new swindle just now being put in
operation that should be exposed.
There is a great deal of talk just
now about the coming census, and
many pretended officials are at
tempting to perpetrste fraud under
the guise of gathering statistics for
the census report. The game has
already been begun in some por-
tions of the country. A bland and
easy hammered person, armed with
banks and papers that give him an
air of official respectability and au-
thority, drives up to a farmers
house and asks for information
about his crops of grain. potatoes
and other farm produce, the num-
Der OF acres he has under cultivs-
ton, the number of cattle and other
animals he owns, and other facIs
connected with his vocation, all OF
which is carefully noted on his
blanks. In this way he is enabled
to learn the financial condition oil
the farmer, and can estimate about
how much he is worth bleeding for.
Then the unsuspecting farmer is re
quested to sign his name at the
bottom of the blank, in order to
verify the information given-and
here is where the trick is played
If the farmer unhesitatlngly signs
/ his name as requested, he is enI
trapped, for the pretended officia
at once goes away, and writes over
the signature of the farmer a pro-
missory note for 500 or $1,000
just as he thinks the farmer is able
to pay. This note is sold to the
nearest bank or note buyer, and the
farmer knows nothing of the fraud
until the note falls due, and he is
notified by the innocent holder tc
come forward and pay it. This 1.
a shameful fraud, but one that oper'
ates well. Farmers shonld remem
Der that the census law does not re
quire persons to sign their names
to any paper. They cannot be toe
careful where they place their sig
natures. 1t Is not safe to sign any
paper. In nine cases out of Ten &
fraud is perpetrated.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-12
OLD HORsEsHOEs.
The Luck that Followed a New York
Man After He Found One.

II saw a funny sight in the street
just now" said Mr.. Patterson to
his friend, Mr.. johnson, in the
Fifth avenue Hotel barber shop last
Monday afternoon. 81 met an ele
gantly dressed lady carrying in her
hand an old horseshoe covered with
mud. Ipresume she had just found
1t and was carrying it home for
good luck"
Good luck" replied Mr.. John
son, ''don't talk 70 me about OH
hol seshoes and good luck. About
a month ago, my wife and l were
returning from church one Sunday
when, just in front of the new Ro
man Catholic cathedral, on FiftieSh
street, a horse which was being
driven at lively gait threw a shoe,
and it went ringing along the pave
ment. 60 get that SHOE said my
wife, and we'll keep it for good
luck picked it up, utterly ruin
ing one of my gloves in doing so,
as it was covered with mud. This
l was going to wipe off Cd the curb,
but my wife cried out: oh, don't
do that, for, if you do, you will
wipe out all our luck So l lugged
the old thing all the way home, and
over the door we hung it, mud and
all. The next morning l went to
the store wondering what my first
streak of good luck would be. Be
lore night l had a misunderstood
ing with my employer-with whom
/ had been for several years-we
both got hot, and the result was
that he gave me notice that, after
the first of next January he would
dispense with my services. A few
days aiterward my wife went to do
a little shopping, and lost her peck
ct book, containing all the money
we had been saving for long time
to spend for holiday presents and
amusements. In fact, Tor two weeks
everything seemed to go against
me, aid was in hot water all the
time. Finally | said to my wife
one day That / believed it was that
COMPOUNDED old horseshoe that was
to blame FOR it all, and that 1 was
bound to take it down and put 1t
back in the street just where i
found it, and SO l did. The very
next morning my employer sent
for me to come and see him in his
private office. He said he had been
mistaken in the matter about which
we had differed, apologized for what
he had said, hoped there would be
no hard feelings about it, and
wound up by engaging me for an
other year at an increased salary.
L went home that night feeling bet>
ter natured than / had for weeks.
1 told my wife OF my good luck, and
then she took from her pocket a
letter which she had that day re =
oeived from her father, notifying
her that he was going to send her
check for $500 for Christmas pres
ent. In fact, had only good luck
since l threw away that old horse
shoe. They may bring luck to
some folks, but my wife and don't
want any more horseshoes in ours,
Won bet"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-12
A Small Man.

Indianapolis Sentinel: We some
times like to look at him, and if We
have an hours leisure and feel in 6
sold. good humor, we like once in q
great while to hold q ''tee aztec
with him just to find out more anC
more how small he really is.
There are but few subjects
as every body is aware of, thai
he, can talk on-one is about
himself, in which he tells you how
he makes his money, and how he
feels over it. He takes no stock
in anything Of public character.
His chief theme is himself. You
can't interest him five minutes on
any other subject. He never gives
a dollar to any benevo!ence or loans
one to accommodate a friend. He
passes by the blind without a doDa-
ton, and he thinks only of the poor
when he wants his wood sawed for
fifty cents a cord.
He squeeZes his quarter Of dol
lar when he pays twenty five cents
for q pound of butter until the ca
gle squeals for its very life.
The other day he paid off his wife's
wash woman with an old pair OF
pants, and in the evening he attend
ed prayer meeting as a set off to
to his iBpious inhumanity.
He is religious without a spark of
piety, and his church considers him
q standing sample of concentrated
smallness. He is in fact a small
man. 1t will take a small coffin
to hold him when he dies. Soul !!
he has none.
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Learned in the Law,

The following is taken from the
Western Law Journal:
Exsminer-Do you smoke, sirf
Candidate do, sir.
E.-Have you spare cigar2
C.-Yes, sir (extending a short
six)
E.-Now, sir, what is the first
duty of lawyer2
C.-To collect lees.
Fright. What is the secoRdf
Ito increase the number OF
his clients.
E.-Wher does your position tos
ward your client change?
C.-When making bill of costs.
E.-Explain.
C.-Then we occupy the antago-
nist's position. | assume the char
acter of plaintiff and he becomes
defendant.
ga suit decided, how can you
stand with the lawyer conducting
the other pill?
C.-Cheek, by jowl!
Enough, sir, you promise to
be an ornament to your profession,
and l wish you success. Now, are
you aware of the duty you owe mel
C.-Perfectly.
E.-Describe the duty.
Cit is to invite you to drink.
E.-But suppose 1 decline?
c. (Scratching his head -
There is no instance of the kind in
the books. 1 cannot answer the
question.
E.-You are right, and the conf
dence with which you make the as.
sertion shows you have read the law
attentively. Let's have a drink
and rll.sign your certificate.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-12
Tough Stories.

A gentleman while on a huniing
trip in one of our rural districts,
sat one evening on the bank of a
small stream surveying the beau
ties OF nature, when his attention
wss attracted by trout jumping
from the water and catching one of
the numerous flies lowering above.
just as the trout secured his prey
q mink, lying in wait on a projecting
log, sprang OUT, caught the trout
and took him TO the shore, and com
menced making meal. While
thus engaged, q lynx glided on his
back from a peighboring tree. kill
ed, and proceeded to devour him.
At this moment q wolf emerged
from the forest, and. seeing the
lynx, made for him and killed him
on the spot. The noise made by
this pair attracted the attention OF
q large cinnamon bear in quest OF
his supper. Bruin without delay
attacked the wolf, who gave him
battle, but was soon vanquished by
q hug from the bears powerful
arms. At this juncture the sports
man, thinking it was time for him
TO take q hand, raised his rife, took
deIiberate aim, and shot the bear
through the heart, laying him dead
IN an instant. He then secured
the various animals, returned TO his
home, and is now patiently waiting
for something TO come along and
kill him. Forest and Stream.
A correspondent who writes to US
from Germantown, Pa, over the
signature L. D. S., sends US the fol
lowing cslrruas notes Of his psrsohsi
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Leap-Year Spunk.

Detroit Free Press.
A Detroiter who was out in the
country the other day 10 look after
some poultry. got stuck in 9 mu
hole, although having a light buggy
and a strong horse. He got out,
took q rail off the fence, and was
try ing to pry the vehicle out, when
along came strapping young wo
man, about twenty six years OF age.
She halted, surveyed the situation
and said:
"You stand by the horse while i
heave on the rail, and don't be
afraid of getting mud on your boots
and hands"
Their united efforts released the
vehicle and the Detroiter returned
thanks, and asked her to get in and
ride. She hesi,ated, looked up and
down the road, and finally said;
Stranger, I'm blunt spoken.
Who are your
He gave his name and residence,
and she continued:
I'm over thirty worth $500
in cash, know all about houseWorK
and this is leap year"
"Yes, / know, but for heaven
sake don't ask me to marry your
he replied as he saw the drift.
'See here" she continued look
ing him square in the eye, "Pm a
straight girl, wear a No. z shoe, and
1 like the looks Of you"
ayes, but don't talk that way to
meP'
STRANGER, it's leap year and I'm
going to pop! Will you have me or
not?"
"I-Pm already marriedr' he fal-
tered.
Honest InjunP'
eyes"
"Well, that settles me and / Won't
ride. I'll take cut across the
fields over to old Spooner's. He's
got four sons and fool nephew,
and I'll begin on the old man and
pop the crowd clear down TO the
idiot, for I've slummixed around
this world just as long as I'm going
toi Goodby, sIr-no harm doneP'
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-12

the waters. The plan pursued is
for the American Committee to re-
wise a section. send it to the Eng
fish Committee, who in turn revise
it and then return it for a second
revision to the Americans, who go
over it, considering the suggestions
of the English. The committee in
England take their share through
the same course. 1t is being Gone
under the supervision and at the
expens sc of the universities of Eng
land, and of certain wealthy men in
New York. The old style of chap
ters and verses is done away with,
and the division made according to
the sense. The poetic parts of it
will be arranged metrically instead
of prosalcally. The old style will
be printed on one side of the page,
and the new style on the opposite
page, SO that it can be noticed at 8
glance what changes are made 1t
is claimed to be unsectarian in
every respect. 1t certainly needs a
great deal of correction in minor
mat tiers, but is such an extremely
ly delicate matter that if the alter
nation trenches in the least upon
the doctrines of any church or de
nomination, We may expect to hear
of any amount of thunder among
the churchmen.
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Ignoring the "Scoop.'

Cyruston Cor. Fayetteville Elk
press: The great railroad excite
ment in Nashville, and the de-
thronement of King Cole. have To
some extent eased the excitement
of building the Fayetteville and
Pulaski railroad. l think the Elk
press ought, for the benefit of the
lower end of the county, keep the
subject before the'people in its best
light. DR.. w. l.. Moores and 9th
era are getting up subscriptions for
tn road, and they are, from what |
hear, making rapid progress. The
amount that is required is small
aud can be obtained in a short time.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-12
Hone ard Fear.

The following q translated from
an Indian manu- rlpt: .1-lt
The promises OF Hope are sweet.
er than those in the bud, but far
more fattering to expectation but
the threstenings of Fear are q ter
ror to the heart. ns4 81
Nevertheless, let not Hope allure,
nor Fear deter thee from from do
ing that which is right; SO shall
thou be prepared to meet all events
with an equal mind. szaJ aSiii''
The terrors of death are no ter
rors TO the good; restrain thy hand
IRON evil, and thy soul shall have
nothing to fear. .a s'o 'aes-
In all thy undertakings let reas
enable assurance animate thy en-
deavors; if thou despairest OF sue
cess, thou shalt not succeed.
Terrify not thy soul with vain
tears; neither let thy heart sink
within thee from the phantom OF
imagination.
From Fear proceeedeth misfor-
tune; but he that hopeth helpeth
himself. ..-...--
AS the ostrich, when pursued,
hideth his head, but forgetteth his
body, so the fears of coward ex
pose him to danger. rl
If thou believest thing impossi-
BILE, thy dependency shall make it
so: but he that perseverest shall
overcome all difficulties. ).
A vain hope fiaLtereth the heart
of fool; but he that is wise pur-
sueth it not. ...... ...,
In all thy desires let reason go
before thee; and fix not thy hopes
beyond The bound of possibility; SO
shall success attend thy undertake
ing, and thy heart not be, vexed
with Disappointment.
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observation: l send you an account
Of a young cat bird swallowing a
a snake, or rather trying to
do so. Back of our house there In
clump of blackberry bushes, and
in these bushes q cat bird has been
in the habit of building her nest
for several years past. One day in
June, 1878, 1 heard the cat-bird
making q great row, and saw her fly
ing about her nest in great distress
over something. 1 went up to the
nest and discovered that one of the
little cat birds, which hardly had
its eyes open, had swallowed a gar
ter snake about ten inches long.
Fully six inches of the snake pro-
truded from the birds mouth, and
the poor bird was unable TO get it
up or down. 1t was almost dead
and seemed very glad to be relieved
of its dinuer. This is the first time
L ever knew cat-birds TO eat snakes.
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Travelling in different partsr"
"Yes, sir"
"The prisoner was employed BY
vour partner il your absence. anC

"Yes, sir"
"The prisoner was employed by
vour partner il your absence, and
was arrested about the time of your
returnY'
"Such was the case"
"Have you ever seen hIm~
mot to my knowledge.
''Or met him In your travelsS'
"If he will turn his face this way
/ can tell better.
At my bidding Gilbert turned
and faced the witness.
The effect WAS electrical. Mr..
Mangle turned pale and red BY
turns.
"One other question, Mr.. Mangle.
Do you recognize in the defendant
young man from whom you won
a thousand dollars at poker while
on your travelsf" And l named
the time and place at which the
prisoner had met his misfortune.
The man of iron virtue hesitated
worse than his amIable partner had
done. He was hating between a
point blank lie, which might entail
the penalties of perjury, and the
truth, which would cost him money.
Cowardice performed the Office
of conscience, and truth came out
The firms money which George
Gilbert had lost had been won by
the senior partner, and the court
instructed the jury that inasmuch
as the sum in question had actnally
been delivered to one of the joint
owners, who was bound to make &C
count to his associate, the prisoner
could not be convicted
"God bless you, MI. Parker, -
faltered the happy little wife. 81
knew you would bring us out all
RIG ht."
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Revision of the Bible.

The gentlemen having charge OF
the revision OF the bible wall be
ready to put the New Testament on
the market next summer, its revis
ion having beer ompleted. The
Old Testament LIS been revised as
far as XI of Job. 1t is being pushed
forward in as rapid q msnner as
possible, commensurate with the
Importance and difficulty of the
work. President Woolsey, Chan
cellor Crosby, Drs. Chambers,
Hitchcock. Shsf, and other eminent
Lheologians have charge of it in
America. and the professors OF
Theology, Greek and Hebrew, in
the great universities of England
and Seoslaudy ba~s II IN chasEs 0Nsr
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HUMOROUS.

When a writer swears because his
articles are refused, it's proof that
rejected communications corrupt
good manners.
Since Labouchere was expelled
from the Beefsteak Club, he allows
no one on his paper to use the ex~
preston, Let us return to our
mutton"
In extremes-Pat lin dreadfully
dilapidated conditionl: do you
buy rags and bones berer MerS
chant: ave do, sir" Pat: Thin,
be jabers, put me on the schkalesW
After spending two mortal hours
in getting TO windward and crawl-
ing carefully toward two supposed
big bufialoes, a Western hunter
found his supposed game to be a
Chicago girl taking walk on the
prairie with her ear muffs on.
Mrs. Toadeater: "And what do
you think of our country, Lord
Vacuum" Lord ": "Aw-like
the states ever so much--the fwide
oysters. and the bufialoes, and the
weed birds, and Nisgwa falls. and
all that sort of thing-awfully jolly,
you know Harper's Bazaar.
The ancient jibe against the
young lady who was only "'Pis-
copal pious," is now matched by
the story OF the interesting stranger
at the camp meeting, VINO replied to
the usual question asked by young
apostle of the emotional school
MY dear young TREND, have you
got reigionT "Oh, no, indeed,
thank you, I'm Presbyterian"
The story is told of IA clergyman
that, after preaching an interesting
sermon on the Recognition of
friends in Heaven" he was accosted
by nearer, who said: 81 liked
that sermon, and / now wish you
would preach one on the recogni-
ton of people in this world. have
been attending your church three
years, and not five persons in the
congregation have so much as
bowed to me in that time"
Charles, the son OF a wealthy
farmer, has a new tutor. The latter,
a theological student, asks Charles
about the customs of the house,
and, among other things. inquiries
whether prayers are said at the table.
"Oh, yes" answered Charley, my
father prays almost every noon"
"And can you tell me what he
| hn N "
pleased. ooh yes" answers the
boy; "father says almost every day,
Good Lordl what a beastly mess
this is
A good many people tried to ac-
count for the rain yesterday, but
the milkman alone knows the rea>
son of it. A young man went to
have his picture taken. AS soon rs
he got into the photographers gall
lery the clouds gathered. He WINS
told to take a seat and smile. He
did 80. And nature wept. The
picture was taken; the young man
allowed the smile to go back into
its lair. Nature was relieved, and
the clouds went by.
A "Selp'-Stranger, who looks
lite probable purchaser, to score
tary of n picture gallery: What Is
your opinion of that little sea
pieceT Secretary, with an eye TO
business Exceedingly clever work,
has been admired by every one that
has seen it, painted by very young
and rising artist, too" etc, etc etc.
Stranger: We'll, he NAV be rising,
but he certainly isn't particularly
young" Secretary: You know
the artist, then, sirT stranger:
Il am the artistW Collapse OF IN
defatigable secretary.
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The Place Beyond.

New York Post: Her idea of Heav-
en- is expressed by a Mobile lady as
follows: 81 cannot think of Heav
en-, the Eden above, as a place OF
constant repose. My childish idea
of Heaven as a place where happy
spirits were ever singing or reclin
ing on the banks of golden streams,
was never pleasing to me. When ]
became older and learned by expert
ence how necessary it was to be EN-
ployed, / never for one moment
doubted that these intellects of ours
we're intended to work on forever
in the glorious beyond.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-12

The city connoil, of Augusta,
Georgia, have unanimously adopted
a resolution authorizing the mayor
70 institute legal proceedings
against the Charlotte, Augusta and
ColumbiaRailroad for 100000 dam.
ages, because Of the discrimination
il freight made against the mer-
chants and business men Of Aus
gusta, Ia violation OF the contract
between tie road and that city.
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----sss ----------
Best DAYS for Angling

A piscatorial Prof. Tice writes as
follows to the Lexington, (Ky.
Transcript;
Last year / rad inserted In your
paper predictions for the best days
in each month for angling. Those
who observed the days named, never
failed to have q good catch. This
year the days will be as follows,
water and weather being favorable
February II, 10, Ia. 10. lG. IL, Is.
March ii, IL, Is, ID, 10, I6.
April z, 8, 9, 10, IL, II. ID.
May 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 10. 30, 81.
June 1, 2, 8, A, 5, %, 20, 30,
July 1, 2, 3, 20, 81, 20, 20, 80, 81.
August 81, %, "a, 25, 26, 81.
September I8, 10. 20, 81. %, %.
October Is, 16, II, Is. 10, 20,2l 20
November IL, l3, Ia, Is, I6.
December IL, IL, Is.
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the variety of fish caught and SO ex-
citing the nature of the fishing.
For instance, l was trolling for, sea
trout, but when i hooked q fish ]
never knew what it was until-I got
him up to the boat. The same
state OF affairs existed when fishing
with cut bait for red fish.-lSara
sofa (FlorIda) Cor. Louisville Cou-
rier- Journal.
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Memphis, Tenn.

DR.. Talmage on Dreams: The
dream comes on me now, and / see
the lightnings from above respond
ing to the volcanic disturbances
from beneath, and hear the long,
reverberating thunders that break
up the sleep of the dead nations.
and I see on one side the gates f1as
open into golden scenes and anne.
thy slime, and on the other side the
gates clankiDg back into bastiles OF
eternal bondage, and seas lift up
their crystal voices and cry, "Come
to judgmentp and the shivering
heavens, with voices of tempest,
cry, "Come to Judgment" and all
the crumbling mausoleums and pyr-
amids and abbeys of the dead with
marble voices cry, Come to judg-
mentr And the archangel lifts
the instrument that has never yet
been sounded, and which was made
tor only one sound, and as that
mighty trumpet is turned this way
against it his lips shall be placed
and the blast shall make the earth
culver. as he cries, "Come to judg-
mentr' And / awake, and 10, it is
dream!