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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01
SERVED HIM RIGHT.
A Meddling Mormon Eoclesiastic
Broomsticked.


Salt Lake Tribune.l
The other day little furry was
created on one of our principal
streets by the sight of one of the
dignified and portly Bishops of the
Church of j. G.. of L. d. S., rushing
along the sidewalk in breathless
haste, closely followed by an indig-
nant woman armed with a broom.
Twice or thrice the flying Bishop
received a well directed blow which
started him into q mad gallop, at
which gait he disappeared around
the nearest corner Inquiry devel-
oped the following facts:
A good saint, whom we call
Brother Jones, because that isn't
his name, has resided in Salt Lake
City many years, and accumulated
considerable property, but has al
ways lived beneath his religious
privileges and contented himself
with one wife. On the day referred
to, the Bishop, feeling called upon
to admonish him with regard to his
neglect of the glorious privileges of
the Latter-day dispensation, called
at his house and reproved him in
the presence of his wife, telling him
his chances OF exaltation would be
slim indeed if be did not set about
looking up another spouse at once.
Sister Jones only waited to hear
him finish the first sentence of the
latter part of his admonition; then
seizing the broom, she exclaimed:
"Git out of this, you villain; I'll
teach you to come into an honest
woman's house and advise her hus-
band to take another wife. Take
that, and that"-laying the broom
handle vigorously about his head
and shoulders. The wretehed Bish-
op grabbed his hat and made for
the door, but before he could reach
it the blows fell thick and fast on
his deienseless head. Once out
side, he thought himself safe, but
he discovered his mistake. Meme
sis was behind him ill the shape of
that broom, and his aIght-through
the gate and down the street-was
accelerated every few steps in the
manner we have described. When
he reached home and counted up
his bruises. he registered a vow.
Henceforward. when he counsels
an errihg brother he will choose his
opportunity more wisely, and the
admonitions that he gives on celes-
tial marriage will be uttered far
from the hearinc of indignant wives
armed with brooms.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01
A Beautiful Idea.

We have frequently met the fol-
lowing beautiful sentiment in print
without the proper credit. 1t is
one of Bulwer's most beautiful ema-
nations, and, if our memory serves
us correctly, it is to be found In the
thrilling novel of Eugene Aram:
''It cannot be that earth is mans
only abiding place. 1t cannot be
that our life is bubble, cast up
by the ocean of eternity to float for
a moment on its waves, then sink
into nothingness. Else why is it,
that the glorious aspirations which
leap like angels from the temple
of our hearts, are forever wander
ing about unsatisfiedY Why is it
that the rainbow aud the cloud
come over us with a beauty that is
not of earth, and then pass Off and
leave us to muse on their faded
loveliness? Why is it that the stars
who hold their festival around the
midnight throne are set 50 far
above the grasp of limited faculties,
forever mocking us with their unap
proachable glory2 And finally,
why is that bright forms of human
beauty are presented to our view
but for a moment and then taken
from us, leaving the thousand
streams of our affection to flow
back in alpine torrents upon our
b carts? We are born for a higher
destiny than that of earth; there is
q realm where the rainbow never
the stars will spread
out before us, like islands that
5lumber on the ocean, and where
the beautiful beings that pass before
us like shadows will stay in our
presence forever.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01
Savage Freaks Of an Escaped saboon

The extraordinary and deplora-
BILE mishap whereby a poor little
child. Flora Glatz by name, was
yesterday disfgured for life, If in
deed she escapes with life, brings
to mind Poe's dismal story, "The
Murders in the Rue Morgue." In
both cases, In the scene of real life
as in the fiction, the evil agent is a
huge baboon; but in the actual cas-
ualty the element of mystery is
wanting to enhance the horror or
sharpen curiosity.
Flora Glatz, who Is but four years
old, was playing with a companion
of like age at about noon yesterday
on the stairs of the tenement house
No. 10 Chrystie street. Suddenly
large dog-faced baboon came
bounding down the stairway Of an
upper Story. The creature leaped
between the children and seizing
Flora by the shoulders began chat
tt.ring in her face. The little girls
screamed with terror, as well they
might, and their outcry probably
lrfuriated the animal; for, changing
his hold, he grasped Flora by the
cheeks and instantly bit off her
nose. The child became lnsensible
with fright and pam and fell to the
floor; and the baboon made off to
the roof. BY this time Flora's
mother had arrived, and having with
difficulty ascertaIned the cause of
the alarm soon raised the neighbor
hood by her shrieks and lamenta-
tions. 1t was presently reported in
every direction that an orang-ou-
tang had escaped from Bowery
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01

museum and had killed several peo.
pie; numbers of men poured
straightwAy into the streets armed
with pistols and shotguns and sur
rounded the house where the ba-
boon was supposed to be. 1t is re-
markable that the same kind of
thing occurred precisely twelve
years ago on the burning Of Bar
NUNS museum, and the escape
therefroin of several OF the wild an
imals; and to complete the parallel
squad of police now appeared un-
der Roundsman Mcguire, and al
most in the twinkling of an eye No.
10 Chrystie street was surrounded
by a crowd of several thousand
people.
1t is noticed that, although alive
with curiosity, the crowd was ready
TO break, at an instant's notice, into
panic. A cry OF "rhere he isl"
caused the people to scatter in every
direction through dread Of the ST.
mian monster, the fame OF whose
savage freaks had brought them
together. The poloe and some
volunteer aids went to the roof,
however, in brave pursuit Of the
enemy, and there the baboon was
deserted calmly sitting ON the top
of a chimney. A volley of shots
followed, but the creature seemed
to bear a charmed life, since, with
out a scratch, he dropped gracefully
to the caves and thence went like a
flash down a waterspout to the
ground. His assailants were soon on
his track, and found him chattering
in yard in the rear of the house.
But the animals good fortune for
sock him now, and he quickly sue
cumbed to the pistols of the officers
and an iron bar in the hands of an
artisan from a neighboring factory.
The baboon proved to be a large
specimen of his species, so large by
the reports as to be a real curiosity;
but whether through fear of suit
Tor damages, or for some other rea-
son, no claim has been presented
for the body, and the persons hav-
ing charge of a museum IN the inn
mediate neighborhood deny all
knowledge of the fugitive and of
course decline all responsibility for
his acts.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01
An AbominabIe Brute.

Special to the American.
Memphis, Tenn, March %, -
Memphis can claim in the person Of
one John Phillips the champion
brute of the nineteenth century.
He was sent to Jail, this afternoon,
charged with the rape OF Lee Tur-
ner, a white child but nine years old,
whom he, it is alleged, outraged
about three weeks ago. John Phil
lips is a shoemaker by trade and
has resided in this city for five
years. The testimony adduced at
the trial was of such a revolving
nature that a regard for common
decency debars it's publication.
Suffice TO say that at the time the
brute perpctrated the heinous crime
upon the little white child he also
outraged two colored children. All
three were enticed To his room
under promises of giving them
money to purchase candy. The
colored children are fourteen and
twelve years OF age. The most dis
gusting circumstance of the outrage
is that the white child is afflicted
with a loathsome disease. The
Ladies' Christian Association have
the little girl under their care. Bail
was denied Phillips by the magis-
trate before whom the investigation
was held.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01
A Human Curiosity.

The Times correspondent learned
to-day of the severe illness of Evan
Thompson, son of Postmaster e. b.
Thompson. and has CLEANED the fol-
lowing facts from the boys father:
Evan was born May %, 1864. Dur
ing the first three years of his life
he grew the same as other children
and seemed of unusual brilliancy.
At the age of three he could recite
long poems perfectly, and could
talk plainly as an adult. He knew
all his letters, and could spell short
words. His father and mother
were proud of their son, and did
what they could to instruct him.
When he was three and half years
old be was taken with a fit the ma
ture of which puzzled the doctors.
These fits came at more frequent
interval, and the child began to
lose the power of locomotion and
speech. When he was four and
half years old he was laid in a crib,
and has remained there for the past
eleven years, not at any time being
able to even turn himself over.
He now weighs about twelve
pounds, and is thirty six inches
long. The bones in his arm are
not larger than an ordinary lead
pencil, and the skin is drawn tight
ly around them. His head is the
size OF that of any child five or six
years old. He has not spoken a
word for over eleven years, and
still is able to detect the presence
of a stranger in the room. He
knows in an instant his father,
mother, sisters, or brothers, and
seems to talk with his eyes. They
are large, gray, and very express
sive; with them he can beckon or
repel, denote his pleasure or dis
pleasure; in fact the members of
his family can understand his most
trivial wants by the expression OF
his eyes. The child is kept alive
Ey eating, three times a day, about
two onces of liquid or semi liquid
food, and if more than that amount
is given him, it is forced up from
his stomach. He is entirely
helpless, and of course can not feed
himself, not even being able to chew
his food. He has a passage of the
bowels regularly once every twenty
one days. which is attended with
the greatest struggles and seeming
pain. Physicians say there is no
hope for him, and his death is dai
ly expected.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01
A grisadier Who "Ain't Asoarsd.g

Chicago Tribune: There Is at
least one ex-copfederate brigadier-
general in congress who is not
afraid to let n curious public know
his history. Philip Cook, repre-
sentative from the third Georgia
district, was a confederate brigadier
general, and was returned TO con-
gress at an election when only 1928
votes we're polled in 1S72-that dis
trict. when a republican was al
lowed TO run, having given vote
Of 1920 republicans and $4,000
democrats. Anxious TO let the Wis
iting public know that the confed-
crate brigadiers are not all driven
by motives OF policy to conceal
their history and rank, he has had
himself photographed in the full
uniform of a confederate brigadier,
and his photograph this morning
was exposed for sale at one Of the
numerous shops which the demo
Gratis permit To incumber the corri-
dors at the house end Of the capl-
tol. The photograph OF a confed-
crate brigadier, who is now a mem
ber Of congress. did not fail TO Rt-
tract considerable attention.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01

A writer fully accounts for the
reason why printers die young, and
why they are continually tramping
from place to place, in search of
peace and quietude. He says that
working for forty editors and scores
of authors, every one of whom is as
sensitive as sore thumb, and as
lively and interesting as hornet,
no wonder the printers die young,
and only pachy-dermatous, grizzly
mulish specimens get their share of
life. The writer wishes he could
offer himself as an awful example of
the perils which environ the man
who NEEDLES with cold-type. A
thoroughly trained printer should
have had a stepmother and then a
stepfather, and then have been
bound ont to tanner, and then
have married scolding wife, and
lived in smoky house, and have
had a family of babies who were af
flicted with the collie. He should
have added to all this discipline a
thorough knowledge of silence and,
law, languages, theology, history,
and biography. If, in addition, he
has a vicious-looking countenace
and an amiable disposition, he may
stand some chance with these au
thors and editors; but, the proba-
bilities are, after all, that they will
worry him to death. This picture
will have a very depressing effect
upon ambitious boys who are anx-
ious to learn the "art preservative
of arts" The picture, however, is
a tolerably correct one.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01

An excellent invisible ink for
postal cards can be made by dilu
ting sulphuric acid with fifty times
its volume OF water. A slightly
acid fluid is the result, which does
not injure a quill pen. The
message is developed by holding
the card over any convenient flame
that of gas or spirits, for example,
or by laYing it on a hot plate.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01

Nobody likes to be nobody; but
everybody is pleased to think him
self somebody. And everybody is
somebody; but when anybody
thinks himself to be somebody, he,
generally thinks everybody else to.
be nobody.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01
Stop That Pain.

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Anderson, south side square, Pulaski,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01
CnsnmntIon Cnred.

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, Asth a
and all throat and lung affections, --asS
a positive and radical cure for Nervous
Debility and all nervous complaints, af-
ter having tested its wonderful curative
powers in thousands of cases, has felt it
his duty 10 make it known TO his suffer-
ing fellows. Aetuated by this motive
and a desire to relieve human suffering.
7 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 ad-
dressing with stamp, naming this pa
per, W. w. Sherar, 149 Powers Block,
Rochester, n. I. no45eow-l3t
10 Here you are reading a
borrowed naDer again aauaual
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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01
Children Cry

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VIM. Litterer & Co., Nashville, are
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preparations. nov20-6m
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awhile, "look here. :"

awhile, "look here"
He looked. She had solved it.
81 could have done it." he
growled.
"Yes," SAID she, 'if you had done
it in my way"
"You only did it just as 1 was
dong it, "he responded. ."You picked
it up where l left off,"
"Yes," she replied, putting out
the light, 81 picked it off the floor"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01
Columbia Dist.-2d Round of
Quarterly Meetings.

Bradshaw ct, at Zion, March Is, IA.
Pulaski OF, at Friendship, March 20, 81,
Prospect ct, at -, March 81, %.
Pleasant Valley st. at -, April 3, 4.
Olivet sta, April 10, IL
The District Conference will be held at
BIghyvil!e, Maury county, Tenn, May
l4-16. JAMES A. ORAAN.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01

A Maryland schoolmaster told a
refractory girl that unless she wrote
a composition he would punish her.
She appeared with two big brothers.
The pedagogue laid revolver on
bis desk and called for the screen.
1t took her about ten minutes to
indite the sentiments: "There are
various kinds of big brothers:
Sum would stand up for sister
under any circum STAGES, but there
are some lily livered, slab-sided
mungrels, who air a cross between
a Gibraltar jacKass and Maltese
Jew, who would sit around like a
rat hole, while red headed, cross
eyed slab of unrespectful poverty
wandered around with a borrowed
pop, and makes their sister paw
around for material fur a compost
tion."
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01
Celebration of the Battle OF
Kings Mountain.

At the meeting OF the Tennessee
Historical Society Tuesday night,
the following proceedings were had
Whereas, the Governor of Ten
nessee has intImated that he would
appoint as commissioners to meet
in Charlotte, N. c., on the 22d of
June, such gentlemen as might be
suggested by the Tennessee Histor-
ical Society; therefore,
Resolved, that we recommend to
His Excellency, Gov. Marks, the
appointment of the following named
gentlemen as commissioners for
Tennessee, under joint resolution
of the two houses of the general as
sembly at its last session, to attend
meeting of similar commissioners
from North Carolina, Virginia and
South Carolina, at Charlotte, n. c.,
on the 22d of June Lext, to make
suitable arrangements for the cele-
baatiop of the centennial of the bat
tie of Kings Mountain on the 7th
of October next:
For the state at large-Hon. t.
Nixon VanDyke, of McMinn.
For East Tennessee-Dr w. r.
Sewer, of Washington; Col. N.
Gregg. of Sullivan; Hon. o. P. Tenn
pie, of Knox.
For Middle Tennessee-Judge
Hugh L. Davidson, of Bedford;
Hon. Robert Sewer Windle, of
Overton; Col. E. w. Cole, Of David
son.
For West Tennessee-Judge Jno.
L. T. Sneed, of Shelby; ICol. Mar
shall I. Polk, of Hardeman; Major
j. c. Maccabe, of Memphis.
All of which was adopted by the
society.
Gov. Marks Immediately approx
ed the above action and appointed
the gentlemen named, and they are
therefore the regular commissioners
for the state of Tennessee.
-
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01

The study of natural history
brings to the investigator no slight
insight into the workings of nature.
Ifthese workings cannot at all times
be pronounced beautiful, they must
at least be characterized as ''true."
The knowledge of the true-espec-
tally if that knowledge by its prac-
teal applications be calculated to
confer substantial benefits upon
man and his inferior fellow crea-
tures-ought to be held in high es-
TEEN; but apart from this utilitari-
an view, there remains for the in
vestigator the delight occasioned by
the thrush of new scientific ideas.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01

To-day there are 100000 bar
rels, of 40 gallons each, of crude
petroleum above ground in the oil
regions. This vast amount of heat
and light is going a begging at 60
cents barrel, and every hour adds
to this ocean of oil, and in spite of
the enormous consumption the
stock accumulates. Every new use
to which petroleum is applied posi
sesses interest to producers, and
that DAY when crude oil will take
the place of coal for steam produc-
ing purposes is considered not far
distant. Experiments have been
made in this respect, with small
steamship, with the best results,
and as thus burned no smoke or
odor is apparent.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01

TRY DIR. c. p. Duncan's celebrated
Vegetable Liver Pills-a sure cure for
headache, swimming in the head, bad
taste in the mouth, pains in the side,
back, chest, and limbs. Nothing better
for constipated bowels, sour stomach
and tenderness over the region of the
stomach. One box will go further than
two boxes of any other pill. viii act
on the liver as well as blue mass or cali
omel. (Warranted). Try them.
For sale by Grigsby & Anderson, south
side square, Pulaski.
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EE Here you are reading a
borrowed paper again, asusual
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-04-01
MO BTACK FOR. ME-

No black for me, dear love, when am dead
Shroud not that precious face in funeral fold,
But wear a soft, white veil upon your head,
As fits a sanity woman growing old.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-23
piper. opera House.

The large attendance at Piper's Opera
House last evening to witness Mcwads's
presentation Of rip Van wipkle"
proves most conclusively that the people
OF the Coms,ock are anxious to be en-
tertained. To the large audience OF last
night Gold Hill contributed her full
quota, and that fact. too, IL significant
when considered in connection with the
difficulty attendant on crossing the Dr.
vide. Mr.. Mewade took wonderful
control over the aiost OF his
large audience last evening from
the time be made his appearance till the
curtain tell. at the close OF the play. lie
made them laugh and cry as he pleased.
and seldom in the Opera Hsus. have
there been such vibrations OF feeling as
wer, ey,d. nc-d last night. Mcwsde's
version OF =. Rip Van wipkle" makes II
more OF q ens-eharacter play than are
some other versions and. OF course. thai
one character is Rip himself. Indeed
Rip aud his wife are about all there 10 OF
the play. OF Mcwade's Rip enough
has already been said in the manner IN
which the audience received Il. lake
the mounting ot the piece, and Rip aud
his wife. Just for variety, you know.
and they constitute = pretty good show.
They need nc great support. and that Is
Just what they have. rip Van Win
kls" tonight and at Saturdays Christmas
matinee. Reserved seats at the box
ofice.