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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
THE POWER OF STEAM.
Explosion Of the Boiler at the
Pulaski FIGURING Mills.

Saturday afternoon, about 4
O'Clock, the town was startled by a
loud explosion which shook the
buildings on the east side of the
square and made the window
panes rattle in exhilarsting style.
OF course there was instant inquiry
as to the cause, and considerable
stirring around TO see what pro
duced the shock. 1t was soon dis
covered that the boiler of Childers,
May d. Co.'s Touring mill, on Jeffer
son street, just below the public
square, had exploded, utterly de-
molishing the engine room and
scattering the bricks and mortar in
every direction. eThe main building
was only slightly damaged, the
force of the explosion being in an
opposite direction. An excited
crowd soon gathered, and search
was made for the fragments of the
engineer, a negro named James
Richardson, who, 1t was thought,
in view of the general wreck, would
have to be extricated in install
ments. He was found. sandwiched
between layers of brick and mortar,
perfectly whole and intact, much to
the surprise of everybody. When
the dust was scooped from his eyes
and he was set upon his legs it was
| found that he had sustained no Sc
rIous injury, and in the course of
an hour he walked home with bare
ly headache to remind him of his
achievement as an explosionist.
The engine room. as we observed
before, was utterly demolished and
the engine and boiler were both in a
shattered condition. The explosion
was undoubtedly due TO the ineffi
cheney of the engineer who, after
allowing the water to die out in the
boiler, suddenly introduced fresh
supply when the iron was overhead
ed producing a volume of steam
which speedily performed the work
of destruction. He owes his escape
from instant death to the position
In which he was standing at the
time-between the engine and boil
er, both of which blew straight out
ward. The grain and flour in the
main building were not injured.
Messrs Childers, May q Co. esti
mate their loss at about $4,000.
They will buy new machinery and
commence operations again at an
early day. This being the sec
ond disaster Of the kind they have
been called upon to experience, 1t
is to be hoped they will escape sim
lar occurrences in the future, partic-
ula-ly as their enterprise contrib
utes so much to the business i'm
portance of Pulaski.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
THE cRoWNINa NUISANCE.
How a Small Boy Parted Two Hearts
with but a Single Thump.

Young men who mediate matri-
mony and are taking the prelimi-
nary steps by sitting up at nights
with pensive young ladies, should
avoid the small boy-the little
brother of the girl-as they would
ready-set steel trap or a non-ex
plosive lamp. This pestilent young
ster has the wisdom of the serpent,
the open countenance of the dove,
and a tongue that draws like fly
blister and cuts like a two edged
sword. He throws himself in your
way and if you pat him on the head
once, or give him the poorest sort
of chance to slip a word into the
conversation, you are lost. The
experience of Giles county young
man, who parts his hair at the equi
noctial line and wakes the couple
OF hairs that constitute the termi-
nal points of his mustache with
considerable periodicity, causes us
to fall into this train of reflection.
He called on his sweetheart the
other day, and while the twain were
sitting so close together that a ray
OF sunshine couldn't have wedged
its way between them the small boy
the dlabolical little brother-en.
tered, looking as innocent as hon
eysuckle and as a harmless as 8
corn pepper. He seemed to think
the conversation was dragging, fol
he turned his attention to the youne
man at once and asked:
"Is you going to have anything
to do next summerw
swell, really, my little fellow.
that's something 1 can't answer
Why do you ask?'
"Cause. if you amt got nothing
to do next summer pap will give
you q job
"Why, what sort of a job could
your father give me during the
summer monthsT
swell, pap's a goin' to rig up a
lot of the loudest scare-crows in the
business, and he says if he could
jest hire you with all that hair and
them ar google eyes, to hang on the
center pole there wouldn't a living
thing come within ten miles of this
ere farm"
1t is, perhaps, unnecessary to
state that when the small boy con
cluded his remarks the young man
was nearly to the fl ont gate.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19

On the 25th of the present month,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Grove, of this
place, will celebrate the 5Oth ami
Eessry of their marriage Half a
century of coDjugal experience GER
tainly entities the parties concerned
to golden wedding, If for no other
reason than TO revive aud review
the happy period when they first
joined hands at the hymeneal altar
and yentured timidly on the thresh-
bold of new existence. Mr.. and
Mrs. Grove were married in Bards
town, KY, and came to Pulaski on
horseback, there being no stage
coaches or public conveysnces run
ming in this direction at that time.
They have resided here ever SINCE.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19

Last Saturday, Mr.. Jesse M.
Ne ! of this place, and Mr.. Tom b
Buford, of Louisville, were both
thrown from a buggy and consider
ably shaken up while driving out
to Bradshaw. They were pulling
the ribbons over Hsynie Roses
black horse, Thunder" and that
spirited animal being anxious TO
do something worthy of his sono-
rous name, SHE'D suddenly to one
side of the road, overturned the We
hicle, and after wrapping it once or
twice around hitching post con-
cluded the performance by throw
ing the whole concern clear over a
fence into corn field, where he
curled up under the shafts and
squealed Justify until Messrs. Neill
and Buford extricated him from
the awkward predicament. The
two gentlemen were bruised coRsid-
erably, and Mr.. Neill had his face
badly scratched. Thunder" is a
great favorite as a roadster, and al
though noted for his speed and
style, he is not in the habit of cut
ting capers of this sort.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
Toms hawking the Queens English.

A Giles county teacher, who, by
the way, is gentleman of culture
and anything but a novice in bellies
lettres, demonstrates with considers
bic force against the ''vulgarisms,
solecisms and barbarisms" which
have crept into our language of
late, thanks to the American meth
cd of coming words and encourag-
ing idiomatic innovation. His
criticisms are clear cut and caustic,
and for the benefit of the rising
generation we print few of them.
He says:
Despite the conservative tenden-
cies of the "art preventative" print
ing, there is a gre change taking
place IN our language. Thanks to
Webster's spelling book, etc there
is a surprising Ito Engllshmen)
uniformity of spelling and pronun
citation in this country, but since
Lindley Murray has fallen into I'M
merited neglect, our written IAN
guage reminds me of boarding
house hash. 1t is a mysterious
mixture. New, unnecessary ano
barbarous words are daily coming
into use; as, "suicided," 'iRter-
viewed, "cable-gram," etc. The
auxiliary shave is used with in
transitive verbs-as, 81 have come"
instead of 81 am come" Words
that have deservedly been dropped
have been revived, as, 'tgotten." IT.
regular verbs are made regular, as,
"blowed," changed" catehed,' etc.
Words ending in way" and
ward" are taking a final IS" as, al
ways" Backwards" etc. Worse
than all, slang and negroisms are
so common as to excite no notice.
The degeneracy of a people is al
ways preceded and accompanied by
a corresponding degradation of
their language. When vulgarisms,
solecisms and barbarisms abound. it
Is a sure sign that the vulgar and
ignorant are the ruling powers in
the state. Ancient Greece and
Rome had noble languages, and
they exercised power over the whole
known world. Contrast the mod
ern Greek and Italian with those
tongues and the difference is as
striking as their political lD1u
ence.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
cuPID's CARNIVAL.
How st. Valentines Day Was OBJ
sarved in Pulaski.

Valentines day passed off very
quietly. There was less drunken
ness than usual, but few, if any,
fights, and nobody whipped worth
mentioning-in fact, the only thing
within the corporate limits that got
a real good clicking" was the one
cent postage stamp.
One inebriated person from the
country thought for few momen is
that it was the Fourth of July and
made desperate effort to light a
fire-cracker with the blunt end of q
wooden toothpick, but before the
explosion took place the sidewalk
slipped from under him and he sat
down on the pavement so hard that
his pockets were turned inside out.
Our "devIl," misapprehending the
real purport of the occasion, under
took to hang up his stockings the
night before, but diligens search led
to the discovery that he didn't have
any, and his afflicted relatives
finally induced him to go to bed by
promising him one of Ed. Stump
ter's gratuitous, self supporting al
manacs.
A serious accident happened du-
ring the day to young mar who
sent his sweetheart g SIS valen
tine, Just after another fellow had
mailed her comic one representing
blue-noscd, -wall-eyed spinster,
with teeth an inch apart, limping
around in pair of tight No. III
slippers, while fly was making
desperate efforts to maintain its
equilibrium as it rambled across a
bald spot on the top of her head
The accident consisted in the young
lady giving the other fellow credit
for the S. missive and accusing the
real donor of sending her the dia-
bolical csricature. Moral-Young
men, always sign your names to a
valentine that costs over $l.O0, and
see that the book seller marks the
price with blue pencil in one cor
ner.
Barring these Incidents, and the
accident aforesaid, the day passed
off very pleasantly and nothing &C
CURED to mar the tomfoolery of the
occasion. This report is made at
ter every precinct has been heard
from, Postmaster Lewis included,
who says the quantity of blue, pink,
and gilt idiocy that passed through
the mail was fully as weakening as
l sual.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
Matrimonial.

EDIToR CITIZEN: On the l1th
inst, at the residence OF the brides
father, Mr.. Samuel Cosby. l had
the pleasure OF solemnizing the rite
of matrimony between Mr.. James
ID. Pittard and Miss SalIie Cosby.
Mr.. Pittard is too veil known as
christian gentleman to need an
eulogy from my pen. Miss SHllie,
with her rare qualities OF head and
heart, is well prepared to furnish
the connubial sunshine necessary
to dispel the darkness OF his oache-
Tor home. predict for them abun
dant happiness and prosperity.
j. NJ. ASHFORD.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19

The heavy rains last week raised
the streams considerably. Rich
land creek, Thursday morning, was
unusually high, covering the whole
bottom west of town, and overflow
ing its banks in various other
places. Fording was,of course, i'm
possible. We hear of considerable
damage to fences and other light
structures. The storm Thursday
night, which ragged so furiously in
Nashville and elsewhere, was not
so violent here, although the wind
was high enough for awhile and cut
some lively capers.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
NO g
Citizen Salad.

Touch me not, darling, for my heart is FIRE,
fame;
Then spare thy touch, sweet, lest 1t bring
Or thou and l both perish Of desire.
-tNewsPaPer Poet,
Your poet-like his poetry.-is sick;
he ought to have different kind Of
"tonch,n
Then touch him, darling-touoh Kim with q
brick. -lLebanon Herald.
Not so; You cannot any risk afford:
A brick-however good and true the aim
BY woman thrown, would miss him all
Then touch him, dSrling-toueh him with
board. -tMurfreesboro News.
Oh, mol the board if properly applied
Is punishment too stern, and there's tho
His added pate is mellower than the hide
Then bounce him, darling-bounce him
with club. -IPULAsEI CITrzxS.
Col. John II. Savage is out in a
letter on the "Torbett issue" Col.
Savage might serve the state much
better If he would forsake his bach
elor habits, buckle on TO some
clever woman, quit fooling with
Torbett's issue and gee out an ais
sue" of his own.
After James Gordon BENEFITS
munificent donation of 100000 to
the suffering poor OF Ireland, Queen
Victoria's contribution of $4,000
looks pitifully small. We will place
u charitable construction on u, and
call it ''the widows mite" although
the widow might have made is
larger without seriously impairing
her finances.
A benevolent old gentleman who
was conversing with a bright eyed
little Pulaski girl the other day on
the subject of early piety, casually
remarked that he intended to pres
sent her with a catechism. "0h, /
do want catechism SO badI" she
exclaimed-''a real, nice Pussy cat
echism." "And throw me in a
Tom cat echism" shouted her
promising little brother, as he
kicked the stufling out OF the parlor
sofa with his muddy boots. The
old gentleman went in selroh OF
the parents.
1t is as natural Tor the republican
papers to lie as for a flock of wild
ducks to hunt water; hence, il is by
no means strange that one of them
should give currency TO the report
that Senator Gordon lourished a
heavy stick over the head of Hon.
A. II. Stephens in a very threatening
manner recently. The idea Of Cor
don menacing speck Of humanity
like Stephens with a heavy cane,
when he could, by vigorous appi
cation of the toe of his boot, kick
him clear over the bronze statue of
Freedom on the dome of the CAPT
tol, is too absurd to receive a mo-
ments consideration.
Some small boys know too much /;
some know too little. John Camp
bell, of South Charleston, Ohio, be
longs to the latter class. He didn't
know the pistol he pointed AT his
little sister was loaded, and, as a
matter of course, when it went of
and the ball pierced her heart, John
was considerably surprised. How
ever, he recovered his self posses
sion in time to say that IL he had
known there was going to be a fun
eral be would have steered clear OF
the COMPOUNDED old shooting iron.
One is apt to think from the fire.
quency of these occurrences that
the parents OF the little ones are In
the habit of depositing firearms In
convenient places for the purpose
of obtaining through bills Of lad
ing for their offspring to the man
sions OF the blest.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
Visiting Committees.

The following committees have
been appointed from the Methodist
Church in Pulaski TO visit In the
divisions Of the town 10 which they
are assigned:
East Hill-Mrs. w. j. Craig,
Mrs. Mason ana Mrs. Taliaferro.
Southwest Pulaski--Mrs. Lilies
Alternately, Mrs. w. f. Ballentine,
Mrs. Osborn and Miss Willie Suttle.
Northwes: Pulaski--Mrs. j. b.
Childers, Mrs. w. X. Jones, Mrs. L.
NJ. N. Jones and Mrs. Arrowsmith.
North Pulaski-Mrs. DIR. Aber-
nathy, Mrs. A. G Irvine, Mrs. WIN.
Rainey and Mrs. w. M. Leftwich.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19

Messrs. John d. Miller, T. H,
Mason and A. b. Fleming, of Nash.
Vile, spent Saturday and Sunday
In Pulaski. The object of their
visit was to examine the Vale Mills
property with view to purchasing
and we understand a trade will b.
effected, provided the sale of the
same, under a recent decree OF the
chancery court, is confirmed at the
present term. Thew we're accompa.
MED by Mr. William Cheairs, o.
Spring Hill, one of the present own.
nra
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
Cheapest Steel Pillow at BUFoRD Bros

DR.. Frank Gilmore left Thursday
night for Memphis to seek loca-
ton either at that place, or further
south, for tue practice of his profes
sion. His departure will be regret
ted by nearly every body in Pulaski
and his familiar face, broad, expan
sive and luminous with good nature,
will be sadly missed in social cir
Giles. The kind wishes Of many sin
cere friends viii follow him TO his
new home, wherever it msy DE, and
afford that healthy Inspiration
which nerves man for stout IA
dertSkings in fresh ReId Of labor.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19

Mr.. G. Drolshagen, a quiet and
peaceable citizen who lives between
Pulaski and Elkton, informs US
that his residence was visited or
the night of the 10Th inst. by GER
tain lawless persons who stoned the
windows, broke down the door oil
an clubhouse and wound up their
disorderly performance by firing
several pistol shots. Mr.. Drolsha
gen says, as this is the third vista
ton of the kind he. has been sub
jected to by the same parties, his
patience is wearing thin, and ne
deemed it his duty to lodge a com
plant with a magistrate against 8
certain person who is suspected Of
being the instigator of the outrage,
We hope, if the facts are as stated
that the guilty parties will be
taught, by summary administra
ton of justice, that their reprehen-
sible behavior will not be counte.
nanced by q law abiding community
No nelghborhood can tolerate such
conduct and prosper. -
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
"NOthing but Compound Oxy-
gen Saved Me-"

> compound Oxygen has certainly
done wonders in my case" writes a
gentleman from Eufaula, Indian Terri
tory. "Before 1 commenced taking The
Oxygen had taken In the way OF med
icine about everything that was recon-
mended for consumption TO no effect.
had been sick In bed for about thirty
eight months in all, and in less than
three months from the time I began
taking the Oxygen / was up and get
ting about. Had been given up by the
doctors to die time and again; but
still live, and believe that nothing else
but Compound Oxygen saved me-" A
letter received five months later from a
brother OF this gentleman, says: "Your
Compound Oxygen has In the case Of
my brother performed such miraeu-
lous cure-for we attribute 1t to moth
ing else-that have concluded to test
it myself" A Treatise on Componni
Oxygen, its Nature, Action, and Re-
suits, sent free by Drs. Starkey 81 Palen,
1TUg aud MI GirErd ST., PhilEieiphis,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
Sticking a Feather in the Cap Of
Giles College.
PULASKI, 18Th Feb'y, 1885,

PULASKI, 18Th Feb'y, 1881.
EDITOR CITIzEN:-I have visited
our public school at Giles College
l went on Thursday last, and exam.
.ined min utely the workings of that
establishment, and 1 say (and'
say it as a public offieer) that the
children committed to that institu-
ton by your board of directors are
receiving all the instruction neces-
sary. Zach child has six lessons
a day.. Upward of 100 pupils are
now comfortably seated In a com
modious building, well supplied
with separate apartments, each
adapted to the wants and "necessi-
ties' of the school. They are all
comfortable. Now, as to the teach
ers. must say when l went there
it reminded me very much OF the
times gone by, when Stewart, Mitch
ell, McRobert, Newbill, Anderson,
Rogers and Garrett held sway and
/, "Old ALI" held and handed
things for them. And now, Mr..
Editor, knowing whereof l speak,
and having no further interest than
to deal justly and to say what l
know to be true, 1 do commend the
school now taught at Giles College
with it's corps of teachers as emf
nently worthy of the patronage of
the people of Giles county, and l
emphstically and particularly re-
commend the school and the teach-
ers to my fellow students at Wur
temburg Academy and my pupils
at Giles College.
ALFRED H. ABERNATHY.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19

Miss Annie Ordway, formerly OF
Pulaski, will be married in Nash
vile to-day to Mr.. Knott, young
journalist of Louisville. We are
not acquainted with Mr.. Knott 8
capacity as a writer, but after he
becomes a hymeneal Knott he will
find it rather difficult to avoid an
Annie-mated style of composition.
This insane attempt at punning is
not intended to throw a damper
on the spirits of the happy couple,
who have our kindest wishes for
their future happiness.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19

The present high price of wool
should suggest to our farmers the
importance of taking care OF their
sheep. AS the price of the product
seems to be regulated by healthy
foreign, as well as domestic, de-
mand, it is hardly probable that it
viii decline for some time to come,
and owners of flocks will do well to
pay particular attention to their
condition with view to making
the most of their feeces. In this
connection, we would suggest the
Importance of, as well as the proba-
BILE profit to be derived from, the
offering of sheep, in good condition,
at the sale of the Live Stock Asso-
citation in June, as it is quite likely
number of buyers will be here
who will be willing to pay fancy
Drices.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19
Death of a Centenarian.

Mrs. Susan Alternately, the oldest
inhabitant of Giles county. expired
at her residence on Big creek Sat
urdsy last, aged nearly one hundred
years. She was the mother OF
John G. Alternately, esq, and more
or less related to the different fami
lies of that name residing in this
and adjoining counties. Perhaps
no person IN the county was better
known or more highly esteemed
than this venerable lady who has at
last paid the long deferred debt of
nature. She was noted for her
piety and benevolence, and the ia
mlliar sobriquet, "Aunt Sukey,"
which was affectionately bestowed
on her by young and old alike,
was suggestive of womanly compass
sion and charitable deeds. Her re
mains were inferred in the family
Cemetery on the following day.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19

A Nashville dealer made a heavy
purchase of furs and skins In this
place last Thursday, amounting in
the aggregate to S2,O25. The odor-
ferrous skunk, the amiable coon,
the cunning fox, the inquisitive
mink, the toothsome opossum and
the aquatic muskrat, allcontributed
to the trade. which was made at low
figures, owing to recent decline
in prices. The several lots, dis.
posed of In lump, belonged to 1
Hanneberg, the two Solinskys
Feinberg & Goodman, and Hymes
d Kline. ,.--- ~~E
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19

Chancery court is in session, j Judge
Fleming presiding, and indications
point to busy term. Bids have
been opened in several important
cases, and Saturday. the 2Sth INST.
at II o'clock, is fixed for their fan
consideration. There are no attor-
neys present from other counties
The sale of the Vale Mills property
to Will Chairs and Others was con
firmed, which will probably result
in it's becoming the property o
Messrs. John ID. Miller and others
of Nashville, whose negotiations FOL
it purchase are alluded to in anoth
er column.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19

Miss Fanny Mosby, daughter of
Col. Sam. Mosby, a prominent and
influential citizen of Memphis, ia
Vored Pulaski with a visit during
the early part Of the week. She
was accompanied by her sister,
Miss Leila, who will remain as pu-
pill at Martin College.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19

We understand that a serious
difficulty occurred between two
little boys at Capt Temple Hollis
school on the Pigeon Roost road
last week, which resulted in one
Of the contestants stabblng the
other with pocket-knife, the blade
entering the hollow. The wounded
boy, although seriously injured, is
doing as well as could be expected
Our informant states that the af
fair will be investigated and steps
taken to prevent such reprehensible
behavior in the future.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-02-19

Prof. Mann, Of Giles College, was
agreeably surprised at receiving an
entirely new pupil last week in the
shape of bouncing boy weighing
ten pounds. The little Mann is a
fine specimen of the homemade
scholar, with a marked taste for as
tronomy just now, bus as soon
as he gets out of the milky
way" and shoots through a primary
biblical course, it is likely he will
manifest liking for other branches
of study.