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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-08
Bunker Hill.

EDITORS CITIZEN We have had
the most quiet Christmas at this
place that l ever saw. The main
reason no doubt Is that we have no
grocery here. Last Christmas we
had one saloon kept by the Messrs.
Kennedy, and on Christmas eve one
John Henry johnson brought whis-
ky here and as he could not pro-
cure a house to sell in he put up a
goods box in one corner of the old
blacksmith shop and all day long
was dealing out the "bust skull" at
5 cents a drink. The consequence
was that great many got drunk.
The young folks have seemed to
enjoy themselves very much during
the holidays. A great many So
Gals. The business of our mer-
chants has been very good. Money
seems to be more plentiful than for
several years. Mr.. Chapman of
Aspen Hill was in The village on
Tuesday buying hogs to drink the
slop at his -distillery. Miss Ella
Patterson of your city has been
spending the Christmas In the VII
lage and vicinity. She has many
admirers here. and when she leaves
for home will leave an. .saching
void in several hearts. The ten
ants are moving very briskly just
now. They have several very fine
days for moving and they ought to
be thankful. Messrs. Glaze and
Jackson have rented Capt. E. W.
Hollis saw and grIst mill near this
place for next year, and as they are
very clever gentlemen will no doubt
do good business. Our farmers
are talking about cotton and there
will be a considerable increase in
the acreage next year. Our people
are taking a more hopeful view of
the future, and they have deter
mined to give less attention to pol
itics and more to their own individ
ual matters. Your correspondent
was over at Merryville, in Lincoln
county, last week and while there
heard a great deal of railroad talk.
The people over there are ripe for
railroad, and if Major Sykes will
60 over there now he can procure
large subscription to the railroad.
In passing, he may take in Bunker
Hill and we promise him some few
shares for the Elk River route. We
are having quite a boom for the
CITIZEN and you may look FOR q
large club next week. The reputa-
ton of Mr.. Smith as a spicy writer
has preceded him and our people
will receive him with open arms.
At the same time it is with feelings
of regret that we part with your
highly esteemed Senior. hope
that 1 may be permitted to say
without the imputation of fattery
that 10 mar. has enjoyed for SO long
a time more uniformly the good
will OF this people than L. w. Nc
Cord. Peace and prosperity attend
him in whatever he may undertake.
REPORTER.
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penditure of these two articles will
insure the road. Cannot Pulaski
and Huntsville join hands over this,
their common interest? Pulaski
mas the industry, while Huntsville
is abundantly supplied with apathy.
Send us little of your vigor and
buoyancy to dispel our laziness
Huntsville has periodical railroad
spells, and her men of nerve EN-
bosom the idea until the arrival of
another suggestion, when the cir.
cumscribed project of former occa
sions bursts forth. Then we are
again alive, and imagine we hear
the whistle. This could be averted,
/ dare say, if we had some good
friend to give us fresh impetus
the moment we began to relapse.
Pulaski is well capacitated for the
accomplishment of this end.
Now suppose Pulaski and Hunts
vile unite their Efforts determined
to succeed in the enterprise; and 1
might guarantee that it would not
be long before we are neighbors in
fact, contributing greatly tc a cor
poration which has so signally ben
Gifted the country at large. That
corporation is ready to receive US,
and will certainly do as much for
US as we will do for ourselves. You
have taken the initial step, and your
journal, by properly urging it's con
summation, will have done, what a
should desire to do, &C
complished much good for its Sec
ton. HUNTSVILLE.
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Emigrants Coming.

In no year of American history
will there be saoh an addition TO
the population as in 1880. The
hard times, poor crops and low
wages in Europe have put all the
laboring classes TO thinking and
talking about coming to America,
and the more they think and talk
and learn about America the more
they desire to come TO the new
world, where land is cheap, the
soil rich, the climate healthful and
varied and wages remunerative;
where the tiller of the soil can have
a clear title to the land he cult
Yates, and not be the tenant of an
aristocracy and pay high rents.
And all over Europe the fever for
emigration to America is at boiling
heat. In England, Ireland, Scot
land in France, Germany and Russia
and in fact in every nation OF Eu
rope the subject of emigration to
America is attracting the attention
of those who are in q condition TO
leave. Already einigrants are com
ing by the ship load, but by Febru-
airy every American bound vessel
will be filed to its utmost capacity.
Passages are being secured in ad-
vance. What effect this vast in
flux of emigrants will have on la
Dor remains to be seen. 1t will
doubtless lessen the rate but the
country at large will. derive large
benefits from increased population.
i Rural World.
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EDISON MADE USELESS.
A Chicago Man Making Water Burn
He Utilizes it for Lighting
and Heating Purposes.

Chicago News: A Chicago man /:
about to astonish the world. More
than that, he claims to have revolu
tionized philosophy. discovering
truths which completely overthrow
many of the commonly accepted
theories upon which are based al
legged laws of nature. More than
that, these new discoveries will, il
practicable in their operations, con
vulse gas companies with fright
demoralize coal companies, and dis
gust nature with her efforts al
growing trees for fuel
The gentleman's name is Mr.. A
ID. Woodman, and he resides in the
West Division. He appears to be 6
thoroughly educated man; is a ma.
chinist and chemist, and has been
for years an experimental In mat
tiers looking TO new sources of light
and heat. In the course of his in
vestigations he became satisfied
that certain claims of natural phi
losopheIs as to the material bases
of natural laws were all wrong. He
put himself to work in an exactly
opposite direction, disregarding GER
tain accepted tenets of scientific
men, picked up rejected ideas,
worked out his own theories as to
creative powers, and after years OF
experiment, study and poverty, Is
prepared to demonstrate, by exhi-
bition, that water can be utilized
for heat and light. His machine is
composed of over thirty pieces. In
that machine he disintegrates wa
ter, and, bringing its component
parts together again, produces light,
heat or steam, as he chooses. The
light contained is a beautiful and
very brilliant flame, and can be per
fectly controlled. Its heat is of
the most intense character. By the
turn of valve he can transform
the light into steam. The process
by which this is accomplished is a
secret. The discoverer admits that
he generates tremendous explo
sive power-a power as great as
that claimed for the Keely motor;
but he utilities it at once in the
manner mentioned.
Mr.. Woodman knocks philoso-
ply all to pieces, denying many OF
It's most important laws. AS a re-
suit of his discovery he declares
that the electric light is not needed
either for brilliancy of illumination
or for economy. because his burn
ing water will supercede it. AS q
motor power he thinks ne can make
a locomotive boiler of sixteen cubic
feet capacity, that will draw to New
York city a train of cars of any
length. If these claims can be sub,
Stimulated, then Mr.. woodman VIII
render any further study of ths
electric light by Mr.. Edison entire
ly unnecessary. With the chain Of
great lakes to draw upon for mate
rial, Chicago ought, should Mr.
Woodman's discovery be of use, to
be the best lighted city in the
world. A large generator is now
being prepared, in order to make a
thoroughly practical test of the dis
COVerV.
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Capt. Joseph N. Walker.

Our friend Joe Walker has taken
an interest in the Commercial no.
tel at Nashville. He and his interest
ing family will move down this
week. Mrs. Walker and Miss Carrie
will be quite an addition to the So
ciety of Nashville and we know Joe
will make a good hotel man, for he is
popular, accommodating, and has a
host OF friends. The Commercial
under its new management should
be a favorite stopping place with
our people, for it Is situated in q de-
sirable portion of Nashville. and 10
a large and roomy house. We regret
to see Joe and his family leave US,
but we wish them much success In
their new home. Col. Jones, the pro
prietor of the Commercial may well
congratulate himself on having Sc
cured Mr.. Walkers services for he
leaves us highly recommended by
A. N. Akin, County Court Clerk.
E. Y. Pillow, Circuit Court Clerk,
Will and Van Polk, and several
other leading citizens.-lColumbls
Sentinel
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A Dinner at Stake.

Detroit Free Press: just after
dinner Tuesday boy hidden away
under all old hat was walking down
Brush street, when al of sudden
he halted, looked through the pick
cts of fence and called out:
"Say, you'll Are you Timp'
A boy in the yard about his
own age let drop the ax-handle,
walked forward and replied:
"Of course it's me-"
"And you've been splittin' wood. "
eyes"
"Actually splittln' wood?"
"Yes."
"Waal, by gum! That takes my
breath away! Why, Tim, is some
O. yer folkses dead"
"Noap."
"Ain't nuthin' tall happened"
Tim looked up and down the
street, back at the house, and then
softly said:
"The family's sort O. layin' for
the old manp'
"How2 Coin to pisin himr'
eyer see, if he's all right we'll
have oysters stuffed with chickens
on Thanksgiven,' and Pll have a
chance to eat mince pie till / bust.
If he isn't all right Wei have pud-
din stuffed with milk, and I'll stand
a big show for lickin' fore bed
time. SeeT'
81 think 1 observe" replied the
boy outside the gate.
"Ma, she's calm him darlin' and
runnin' to the door to meet him.
Sarah, she's combin' his hair and
praisin' his eyebrows, and it's sort
O. understood that loaf around
this wood-pile till after them stuffed
oysters can't be gone back on. Do
you tumbleW
"The racket is plain" whispered
the outside boy, sand though you
and me is pals, Tim, and / know we
love each other, faint fer me ter
Spite yer chances, and I'll walk this
old hat around the corner. If yer
dad should see us 'sociatin' togeth-
er he might smell the turkey and
kick. Good bye, Timp
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Congressional Humbuggery.

Whenever the death of a senator
or representative Is announced In
congress, both houses promptly give
themselves a days holiday, the pre-
text of being a desire to show prop
er respect to the memory of the do
parted law maker. In most cases
this is nothing but pretext, and a
very thin one az that. Even II
their grief were sincere, what right
have they to indulge it at the public
expense? The people pay them fat
salaries, not to air their emotions
as often as possible, but to get on
with the public business. Death Is
common to ALTO editors and law
yers and merchants and iron mold
ers, as well as to congressman.
But when an editor dies, the other
editors do not suspend publication.
When an iron molder dies, his sur
viving comrades do not strike work
for day, if they did, their employ
ers would very quickly put other
men in their places. The congress
men are employed by the American
people for specific duties, and every
time they adjourn over, "as a fur
Their mark Of respect To the memory
of the deceased" they cheat their
- N. Y. Sun.
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interest in study is always the re-
suit of poor teaching. We send a
boy to college, and find that he re.
CARDS his studies as a grind-that
he is only interested in getting
good marks, and that he is getting
no scholarly tastes, and winning no
scholarly delights. We inquire,
and find him in the hands OF a
young tutor, without experience,
who really pretends to be no more
than a task-master, and who knows
nothing, and seems to care nothing
about the Office of teaching. The
placing of large masses OF young
men in the hands of inexperienced
persons. who do not pretend to do
more than to set tasks and record
the manner in which they are per-
formed, without guidance or as
sistance, is a gross imposition of
the college upon trusting public.
and it is high time that an cutlery
so determined and persistent is
raised againstit that 1t shall procure
q reform.
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From East Tennessee.

EDITOR CITIzEN:-As another
year is nearly at its close, and the
noted day of the birth of our Saw
Tor has just passed, l send a few
more items from this end of the
State, and if you think them wor
thy of notice you can give them to
your numerous readers, and | must
say that the CITIZEN is considered
one of the best county papers, and
Is sought after by those who are
fond of variety and good reading
matter.
Business in our city has been
quite brisk, especially with holiday
goods, and many Of the chlldren's
hearts were made glad at the return
of Santa Claus. Services were held
at the different churches, but at the
same time dissipation and riot was
carried on in the streets, and a stig-
ma is brought upon the day that
should be kept in different man
ner. 1t was quite rainy and the
weather remarkably warm before
the holidays, but freezing cold at
present, and we have good boat
ing tide at the river, and the arriva
of steam and fat boats will increase
trade. The mild weather has been
quite favorable to the growing of
the wheat crop and prospects are
said to be better than usual. The
rise in breadstuffs and fair remu-
neration for stock has made money
more plentiful and the people are
encouraged, but many lear that con-
fusion incident to a Preside tial
election and future legislation will
retard progress and as counting
out by returning boards Is the order
of the day, it will be difficult to de-
eide the vote again and perhaps
great trouble might arise. 1t
seemed honest and right three years
ago for one party, but when the
other party resorted to the same
process, bloodshed and executive
interference is called for and thieves
are crying "Hold, enough" The
question might be asked, is this a
Republican government or a coun
try only suited to fraud and gam
bling politicians. Since the proba
BILE leaders of both parties have
committed themselves upon the
financial question, the people are
giving it a more careful thought,
and the greenback movem ent was
not endorsed by many in East
Tenn, and the people generally
want a more solid basis, but do not
believe justice and taxation is what
it should be, and they tear that the
money power will harmonic and
prevent the two great principals
from being enforced, but believe
such a man as Bayard can carry
the entire democratic vote of the
South, and the difficulty will be to
harmonic the factions in the West.
With a proper discussion by honest
politicians, the subject might be
tetter understood, if they would
drop favorites anG select q man who
will be President OF and for the PEG
pie and not for party aione. And in
our next canvass for Legislators in
this State, the State debt question
should be fully discussed in every
county, for the August election
was considered farce and not as
the law directed, and nine-tenths oil
the people in this end of the State
are in favor of an honorable CON-
promise, and the majority would
nave been nearly unanimous, but
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ATENNEssEE STORY.
The Latest Production Of the
Mother of Monstrosities."

Five miles southwest of Kenton,
Tenn, on the Mobile and Ohio rail
road, is the greatest curiosity of
the age-a human being who re-
sembles frog. He is the son of
R. Newell, is twenty six inches
high, weighs forty eight pounds.
and was born in Obion county,
Tenn, March II, 1876. His body
and arms are regularly form
ed and well developed, his fingers
are short, and the manner in which
they set on his hands give them the
appearance of frogs feet; his legs
are small and are set at right angles
with the regular line Of walk; his
face is eight or nine inches long
and makes an angle of sixty-two
degrees with the base of skull
facial angle); his head is almost
conical; upper jaw projects far over
the lower one; his lower jaw is
small and has superabundance of
flesh attached, which renders him
quite froggy. He can not talk. II
you throw a nickel on the floor he
will light on it like chicken on a
june-bug. He can't walk, but what
is wanting In walking is made up
in jumping. l saw him jump eight
feet after dime. If tup of water
is placed near him he will jump
into it like duck. In rainy wealth
er he goes to the door and leaps
out, and remains outdoors until
the rain is over. Obion county has
given birth to the following: The
female dwarfs, the mud negro, the
sleeping beauty, and the frog-child.
She is justly entitled to the appella-
ton, "Mother of Monstrosities.
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A coNcEIT.

Pve somewhere read in olden tales
Such as the Persian poets sing,
That in the fragrant Eastern wales
Are birds with but single wing.
And hooks and links of solid bone,
The want of missing wings supply,
And thus, when either bird alone
Essays through boundless space - fly.
Each lacks its other, better part,
Which being by it's mate supplied,
They, linked together heart to heart,
With hopeful wings can onward glide
Each bird, deper ding on its mate,
Thus feels the need of loving care,
Each bears in part the others weight,
And thus is formed perfect pair.
And so, Pve thought the human heart
Will silent in its prison dwell,
And languish, till its counterpart
Is brought within its subtle spell.
Like those rare birds OF Eastern cline,
1t strives in vain to leave the earth,
Until, at Fate's appointed time,
1t finds mate of equal worth.
And then, bound fast with bonds of love
More lasting far than hooks of bone,
The twain can soar to realms above
Two souls in form-in love but one!
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the republicans opposed it in a
great measure, and members did
not under stand the subject. The
result in Middle and West Tennes
see is greatly feared, and in strong
democratic counties the regular
nominees will be opposed by the OPP
posite party, for it is entirely
against their professions to sup
port the nominee of the democratic
party, let him be ever so honest;
although they claim to be the debt
paying party, and cry out repudia-
ton against the entire State, but
let an independent repudlationist
run in county where they have no
candidate and they will supporphimI
They defeated the compromise at
so A, and it was done for political
capitol and their newspapers are
doing all they can to prejudice the
minds of the Northern people and
alarm the bondhoiders. The Stall
warts are rejoicing over the diyis-
ions in States and the great split
upon the currency, for it is giving
strength to their unholy cause, and
If they can succeed in electing an
other President fiedged to the mon
ey power and Capitalization, the
rights of the people and rights OF
States will be thing of the past
and death blow viii be given to
greenbacks, and silver and National
currency outside of gold will be the
only circulating medium, and legis-
lation will still go on for the benefit
OF rings and few capitalists, JUS
tice and equal taxation is out of the
question, and the people through
prejudice and ignorance are helping
by their votes to rivet the shackles
upon themselves, and they and
their posterity will have to support
and pay gold interest to a monied
and favorite class who do not pay
even a nominal tax to the Govern
ment which gives them such great
protection. The people are becom-
ing better posted in regard to the
rules, but they cannot see any rem
edy under existing circumstances
and are not only confused but in
the dark about the workings of
parties, and they have little conf
dence in the promises made by poll
ticlans. j. III. E.
Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. %, '79.
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Special Notice.

To all persons who are troubled with
old ulcers, boils, cnts, burns, piles, ring
worm, letter, frost bite, chapped lips or
hands, and all eruptions of the skin can
be cured, instantly, by using DIR. c. p.
Duncan's Ointment with carbolic 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 81 Anderson,
south side square, Pulaski.
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From Pulaski to Atlanta.

HUNTSVILLE, ALA, Dec. 90, 70.
EDITOR CITIzEN:-Your recent
article, setting forth the advantages
of Pulaski as a terminus of the road
to be built from either Pulaski or
Decatur, to Atlanta, merits the
writer's hearty approval. agree
with you that the building of such
a road is almost reduced to GER
tainty. The late requirements by
the Nashville d Chattanooga Rail
read Company have rendered it ap
parent that so great a corporation
as the Louisville q Nashville and
Great Southern Railroad Company
cannot afford to rest quietly and
permit the vast trade between the
South east and North to pass
over a single line. That the latter
road is alive to its interests, is suf-
ticiently verified by reference to its
timely step in the purchase of the
Southeastern road. Wherever any
material advantage could be reaped
it has been ready to act and that
promptly. Neither can it be doubt
ed that it questions the necessity OF
possessing a competing line to the
southeast seaboard.
The matter is reduced to the
proposition: Whether Decatur or
Pulaski shall be the terminal pointi
Really, as an investment, it would
pay to run the templated road
by Huntsville, "a .,llel with the
Memphis d Charleston railroad
rather than go south of the Tennes
see River, should Decatur be the
point. Bpt your arguments are
only too clear in showing the de
cision should be with Pulaski. The
difference in the local trade would
pay for the erection of the road. Il
is useless, however, to argue or dis
cuss the cause relatively. The cor
RICHNESS of the argument demon.
strates itself. What we need il
work and pluck. A judicious ex
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j. G.. Holland in Scribner for
December: The public have not
held teachers to their true respon
sibDity. We send a young lad or a
young girl to school. and find that
while we are paying out q great deal
of money for them, they are gaining
nothing. We complain. and are in
formed that our children are not in
dustrious, that they do not seem in
terested in their studies, that they
are absorbed in play, etc., etc. In
ninety-nine cases in hundred, our
disappointment is entirely the fault
of the teacher. He or she is simply
incompetent for the duty they have
undertaken. A first class teacher
always has good pupils. Lack of
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Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from prac-
tice, having had placed In his hands by
an East India missionary the formula
for simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure for Con-
sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma
and all throat and lung affections also
a positive and radical cure for Nervous
Debility and all nervous complaints, At
ter having tested It's wonderful curative
powers in thousands Of cases, has felt 10
his duty to make IL known to his suffer
ing fellows. Actuated by this motive
and desire TO relieve human suffering,
will send free Of charge to all who de-
sire it, this recipe, in German, French
or English, with full directions for pre-
pairing and using. Sent by mail by adj
dressing with stamp, naming this pa
per, w. w. Sherar, I49 Powers Block,
Rochester, N. Y. no4beOW-l3t