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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06
EastY Vinarar.

II it is desirable to obtain Wins
gar soon, take the cider as soon as
II has passed the first fermentation,
aud provide a desp cask or large
barrel with one head taken out
Put a faucet in at the bottom, and
about tour inches above this bore
several holes TO admit air freely
Fill this vessel with fresh oak shaw
ings, orAolean corn cobs. Lay two
sticks about al inch across the top
OF the barrel, and on these put .
clean washing tub With a dozen or
more gimlet holes distributed over
the bottom, and into each OF thsss
draw a cord or candle wick, k1oCted
at the upper end. Fill che ia with
cider, mixing a gallon OF good
vinegar With the lrst run. Repeat
the dripping till the vinegar is pref
W sharp. AT first it will require TO
oe run through, perhaps, half a doz-
times, but, after using the appsra-
tns a week or tea days, three drip
pings will make good vinegar. By
use q fungus growth-"mother
OF vinegar"-wiil form in the barrei
sad greatly hasten the process. AT
ter everything 10 in working order
It requires but little attention, and
= vinegar factory on a small scale
may be run with profit and supply
the neighbors with pure vinegar.
A solution Of one gallon OF sor-
ghum syrup in eight gallons OF va
Ter, with the addition OF 3 little
yeast, may be substituted for swest
cider, and the same process viii
make good vinegar.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06

I am surprised to learn through
the different papers how few per
sons know that in order to keep
lard sweet the year through they
must, in trying it, leave the fat in
the kettle with the scraps until
they rise to the top perfectly brown.
This removes all watery substance
and gives the lard q rich, delicious
flavor, besides making it more sol
id. To make it white it must be
tried on very cold day, and cooled
as quickly as possible in shallow
pSua. Lard prepared in this way
viii keep good and sweet through
tas warmest summer. give this
for the benefit Of others; I have
tried it for many years.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06

AND USEFUL IMPORTATION.
Cross FsrtilIzaticn Of ccrr.

Prof. Beal,o of Michigan, proposes
to try thoroughly the advantage Of
crossing corn, the seed Of which 10
obtained from locaIitiesremots from
each other. After obtaining seed,
the product Of this cross, he 10 to
employ it to plant the next pear,
and observe what Improvements in
productiveness il thus secured
He has associated with Elm several
scientific agriculturists ID different
parts Of the west, all of whom are
TO make the trial. For the infor
nation Of those who may wish 10
try the same experiments we give
briefly, the directions: Each man
in his own state is to select two
lots OF corn Of the same sort, but
grown in localities for at least five
years, and at least one hundred
miles away from each other. These
are TO be planted in two separate
sets OF alternating rows, thinning
out feeble stalks aud maSlng both
precisely alike, As soon as the
Jassels appear pull them all out in
every alternate row, so that the
pulled rows shall be crossed with
the pollen from the aiternate rows.
save the seed separately from the
alternate rows IN two lots. The
seed from the topped portion will
be crossed from that Of the unit pped
portion; while the untopped rows
will be all self-fertilized. For the
second year, plant the two kinds of
seed on separate and carefully se-
lecJed plots, about four rods by
sight in extent. On one, plant the
crossed seeds; on another, plant
the uncrossed seeds. On other
plots repeat the experiment of the
previous year. by planting crossed
seeds in alternate rows with I'M
crossed seed from both sources.
The importance OF carefully regis
tering every operation is obvious.
The measured crops will show what
advantage Is derived from crossing
corn with seed previously cultiya-
ted far apart, to avoid the disad-
vantage Of what may be CON pared
90 in-snd-in breeding. AL the ex-
| perimenters are TO report to each
other. Two years at least are re-
quIred FOR the Completion OF the
experiments.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06

fuse, aud the young msn know it,
and they look in every other direc-
ton for a lifelong friend and com
paniou before they viii give q glance
at the pinchbRck stuff that tinkles
ut every turn for fascinating the
eye Of any one that will look. You
think that it 10 quite the correct
thing to talk loudly and coarsely,
be boistsrous aud hoydenish in all
public places; 10 make yourself 30
bold and forward and common
place everywhers that people won
der if you ever had mother, or
home, or anything TO do So be it,
You will probably be taken for
what you are worth, aud one OF
these years, if you do not make
worse than = shipwreck OF your
self, you will begin to wonder
where The charms are that you once
thought yourself possessed of, and
what evil spirit could have so be-
fooled you. Go on, but remember,
cheap girls attI act nobody but
fools and rascals."
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06
Mechanism On the Farm.

A very large proportion OF farm
ing operations are purely mschani-
cal. Mechanical skill is necessary
IN the construction OF good stack
of nay or grain, as well as in the
building Of q load Of hav on a wag-
on. A lack ol mechanical skill will
cause a shock Of corn to blow ovsr
Mechanical skill is also necessary
in laying out land in blowing, and
in so gAnsing the burrows that the
Gland" will come out even,
the uneven appearance OF many
fields showing q total want Of it in
those that manage them. The sides
are not even, the ends OF = Gland"
often show the variation Of rod or
more from a true line, the furrows
are crooked in all parts Of the field,
the rows OF corn orr potatoes are
not straight, and az a consequence
many Of the hills are injured in
tending the crop.
Mechanics who turn farmers dnd
the knowledgs they have acquired
in following their trade OF greatest
service TO them in all their farming
They have become
precise from long practice. They
know the value Of . straight line in
blowing as well as planting, and
have a proper regard for the ap-
psarsnce Of things. AS accessory
to all this 4 workshop is as great
to the farm. It's tsnden-
cy is to make one careful aud pre-
else in the use Of tools aud i'm pie
ments Of every description, besides
being a good schoolroom for boys,
1t helps to develop mechanical in
genuity, which is as valuable to the
farmer as to the machinist The
more boys handle shop tools the
more dexterOus they become with
farming tools. With a good work
shop profitable employment may be
found during a large portion of the
winter and on rainy days at other
seasons Of the year. To keep a
farm, with its numerous buildings,
fences and tools in repair, requires
skill, which farmers and
their sons may acquire ii they will
but set themselves about it.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06

There IL q mao wandering in
Trinity bottom, near Dallas, Tex,
psrsonating Christ. His name is
unknown, but he is sometimes
seen wearing = genuine crown Of
thorns, flowing robes and sandals
OF plank upon his fact. He took to
the woods out Of nest OF Santiff-
cationists in Dallas, and believes
that he is performing Heavens
work in the wilderness OF this
world. The religious coterie of
Santihcationists 10 made up of sew
eral simple minded men and women,
who claim to be the holy family,
dsscsnded agaia TO earth, TO pre-
pare mankind for the end which,
according to their revelations, is in
the near future. They do not,
DO they say, eat food OF the sartk
earthly, but profess 70 be fed on the
Strawberries Of Paradise by invisi
BILE hands. They also claim 70 hear
celestial tunes played on golden
harps, aad the voices Of unnum-
bered angels, eternally singing
around the throne. While they are
visible on earth they live in heaven
and their prospects for a merry
New Year are brilliant. The peo
pie Of Dallas are greatly Interested
in this holy family and visit them
in droves, after having driven them
little way cut Of town
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06
a Child Bird Charnsr.

There lives near Harrisburg, Ohio,
az out-of-the way place in Han
cock county. about three miles west
of Mt. Blanchard, a very remarka-
Bile child only five years old, WAC
Eeems to have the power to charm
birds at will. Her mother frst no.
ticed this strange fascination the
child possesses about a year ago.
The little girl was out in the door
yard among a bevy of snO~birds,
and when she spoke To them they
would come aad light upon her,
twittering with glee- On taking
them IN her hands and stroking
them, the birds, instead of trying TO
get away from their fair captor,
seemed 20 be btgkty pleased, and
when let loose would fy 4 mort dis
lance s2d immediately return to the
Child again. She took several of
them into the house to show her
mother, who, thinking she might
hurt them, put them out OF doors,
but no sooner was the door opened
than the birds dew In again, lit
upon the girls head and began to
chirp. The birds remained shout
tho premises all winter flying 70
the little girl whenever the door
opened. The parents Of the child
became alarmed, believing that this
strange power was al III omen, and
that the much dreaded visitor
death was about 10 visit their home.
Bot death did not come, and during
the summer the child had many pet
birds.
The child handles the birds so
gently that 3 humming bird once in
her hands does not fail TO return.
Last winter \ bevy Of birds kept her
and she played with them
for hours At n time. Every morn
ing the birds 1y 70 her window, and
leave only when the sun sinks in
the west. Fns parents Of the little
girl are poor, suPerstitious people,
and have been retIcent about the
matter until lately, fearing that
some great accident was about 70
befall them.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06

self by honorable industry and earn
your bread while you improve the
odds aad ends of time IN study.
When you get something ahead, use
it to support yourself while you
learn. Ten thousand men ara now
serving their generation with use
fulness and honor, who never aaksd
anybody to grind an Ak for them"
This is very sensible advice. The
young men of this country, AZ .
rule, are helped altogether too
much. IF they have the right
stuff in them they can get the sdu
cation which they need without
begging or borrowing.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06
4 Famous Old Plan for Curing Mat.

4 Famous Old Plan for Curing Mat.
As the season has arrived when
curing meat 10 in order, We repub-
lish, a. Of old, our famous recipe
for curing beef. pork, mutton, hams,
ETC., - follows: To one gallon OF
water take one-half pound OF salt,
one-half ounce Of saltpetre, one-half
ounce Of potash. In this ratio the
pickle can be increased to any
quantity desired. Let these be
boiled together until all the diIt
from the sugar rises 20 the top and
10 SKINNED of. Then pour it into
. tub TO cool, and when cold pour
it over your beef Or pork. The
meat must be well covered with
pickle, and should not be put down
FOR at least two days after killing,
during which time 1t should be
slightly sprinkled with powdered
saltpetre, which removes all the
surface blood, etc, leaving the
neat fresh and clean. Some omit
boiling the pickle and-fnd it to an
swer well, though the operation OF
boiling purifes the pickle by throw
ing of the dirt always TO be found
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06

General Sherman, for one, is not
at all mealy -mouthed in expressing
has sentiments on the "rsgro At
West Point question. In a cor
versation with a gentleman at
Washington, the other day, be said ::
"W hereVer the negro appears pol
Itics must come into the race Nov
we do not keep up West Point to
equAIize the negro with the white
man, but to make soldiers. The ne
gro has the same right as the white
maA; he can buy and sell and en- 70
gage in any trade or occupation,
and enjoy himself Just as the white
man. But il you want to compel
me or anybody else to invite him
to my house TO dinner and intro
duce him TO my wife, sister or
daughter, there probably will be q
row, that's all. The negro should
have the same rights and privileges
OF education and recreation at West
Point az the white man, but you
cannot compel the cadet to put his
arms round him. We have our
West Point Academy for making
soldiers, and not for" General
Sherman stopped a moment, and
It was suggested, "Not for smanci-
pating the negro, socially speak
ingY The general assented AID
said: 'No, of course not. 1t 10 not
political question:; it is fashion.
The negro will not be received in
society and invited TO dinner 10 your
house and mine until it becomes
the fashion. You 60 down Broad
way With a coat of the revolutions
ry days on, and though it may be =
splendid coat aud Washington may
have worn one like it. yet you'll
have all the boys after you"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06

The Hygiene Of ths Face and Eyes.

@1S Hygiene u bns SaCs ano = ysss
It is a mistake to believe that .
good complexion depends upon the
use Of such and such cosmetics. It
really depends upon digestion,
which Itself depends upon our mode
OF life. Persons who rise early and
go to bed regularly at 10 o'clock,
who take plenty OF air and sxercise,
eat with moderation at regular
hours, having their meals at inter
walls long enough for the digestion
of one to be thoroughly accom-
plished before they begin the next
these persons are sure TO digast
we'll, and IN consequences have clear,
healthy complications, which will rs-
quirs no other cosmetics bnt plenty
Of soft water and good toilet soap.
The hygiene Of the eyes ia very
sim pie. For them, as we'll az for the
competition, good digestion is equal
y necessary; more 50, for no cos
mcJIc could stteBuate the yellow
.lnge which biliousness impart- to
Them; and II some mysterious pen
ellis can supply the insufficient
shadow Of rare eyelashes, good
health alone can give IL EN- that
brightness which is their principal
beauty Never read 10 bed or IN a
reclining attitude; it provokes n
tension Of the optic nerve very IA
JIguing TO the eyesighS. Battle
your eyes daily in salt water, not
salt enough, though, to cause a
smartIng sensation, Nothing 10
more strengthening, and We have
known several persons who, after
using this simple tonic for a few
weeks, had put aside the spectscIes
they had used for years, aud did
not resume them, continuing, Of
course, the oft repeated daily use Of
salt water. Never force your eys-
sight 70 read or work 10 insufficient
or too broad light. Reading with
the SUI upon ones book is mortal
y Injurious TO the eyes.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06
Cardinals Sweet Sixteen.

A curious petition was that al
dressed in 1913 to the Governor Of
South Carolina by sixteen maidens
Of Charleston. 1t ran thus;
"The humble petition Of all the
maids whose names are underwrIt-
ten. Whereas, we, the Eumb bic petit
TONERS, ara at present IN very mel
ancholY disposition OF mind, con
sideriDg how all the bachelors are
blIndly captiVsDsd by widows, and
our own youthful charms are there
by neglected; in consequence OF
shis, our request is that your Excel
leucy will for the future order that
no widow presume to marry any
young man tili the maids ara pro-
Vided for; or else to pay each Of
them a fine for satisfaction for IN
vading our liberties and Ezewise =
hne to be levied on ali such bachel-
ors as shall be married to widows.
The great disadvantage it Is to US
maids ia that the widows, by their
forward carriage, do sGap up the
young men, and have the vanity TO
think their merit beyond ours,
which IS a great imposition on Us,
who ought to have the preference.
This IL humbly recommended 10
Your Excsliency's consideration,
and hope you will permit no fur
Their insults. And we poor maios ia
duty bound viii ever pray"
The forlorn sixteen would have
vary much approved the edict OF
the Portuguese king, which forbade
widows more than fifty years old
from rem arrying, on the ground
that experience .e-.tt mat widows
of that age commonly welded
young men of no property, who dis
sipated the fortunes such marriages
brought them, to the prejudice Of
children add other relatives.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06
Picking ch;ldran.

An English author, writing on
Oriental matters, among other Curl
Gus Arab practices, says: "a
strange domestic practice prevails
among the Bedouins-nct those IN
villages, but those OF the wander
ing class. They pickle their in
fants, after three days old, in strong
brine. I learned il was = habit
consecrated 70 them by q long an
tiQuity, and IL is based upon the no.
ton that the process, which extends
over several hours, imparts q hard
ness to the tender skin The i'm
mersion is said to be fatal to deli
cate babies. Be the effect of the
picking what it may, however. no
Ianor is wasted on the children IN
the way Of WISHING them after
ward. they are suffered 10 grow
up IN utter ignorance of the cleans
ing virtues of water, the superstis
ton being that the Evil Eye might
be attracted To their cleanliness.
Accordingly, l have seen them with
regular crusts-thick deposits-of
dirt on the tops of their heads, and
their eyes full Of flies.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06

VICK's FLORAL GUIDR.-Of the many
Guides and seed and Plant Catalogues
sent out by our Seedsmen and Nurse
rymen, and that are doing so much To
inform the people and beautify and en-
rich our country, none are so beautiful,
none 80 Instructive as Vick's Floral
Guide. It's paper is the CHOICEST, its
illustrations handsome, and given by the
hundred, while its Colored Plate is q
gem This work, although costing but
10 cents, is handsome enough for a
Gift Book, or place on the parlor Ia
Bile. Published by JANIS WICK, ROch-
ester, N. Z.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06

~ . AANO4N Ill Il NOOhc ED
Rev. z. F. L. Gauss. GaIsna, H.,
writes: For over ten years I had been a great
sufferer from pans in the small Of the back
and region OF the kidneys, which was most
excruciating and A. times almost insu1Sara-
Die Doctoring brought no relief, and was
nnAiiy advised to 20 abroad and seek the
climate Of my youth. In Germany and
switzerland, eminent physicians, after close
examinations, declared nv suffariugs tn
ar1se from disease Of the Kidneys, Of long
standing. and could do me no good vas
however benefited by the climate and con-
SEQ uentlY returned. No sooner had I seen
back and resumed my pastoral work, when
the old trouble grew again 80 intense a. to
MAKE life burden A few months ago
came in possession Of one Of Day Kidney
Fads, pat 1t on aud the effects we're truly
wonderful The pains at once grew lsaa and
are now. after wearing the aecond pad an
tlrely gone, and there can be no doubt that
am entirely cursd, ~ I writs shis some
weeks after its use, and am strong and look
again the very picture Of health. | wriss
snis perfectly voluntarily, and it ia dictated
only by truth aud gratitude Indssd, I con-
-ider the Day Kidney Pad Co Gods aGen
and great oenefectors Of mankind May all
she suffering Be helped ~ have been il my
earnest = ish-
John v. Eaken, Murray, KY: have
now worn DAYS Kidney Pad about ons
month Il has done me more good than
Anything | ever used, aud am Improving
every daq.
LarimOre & Dean, Druggists, Niles,
Mich, 30 years IN the business Y D1y's Kid
ney Fad "a having large sAls and gives bet
ever sold
casper WeitZel, Policeman, Lancaster,
"a; have been great sufsrsr from kidney
complaint, and after wearing ysur pad IS
days feel better than have in IS years.
Dr. A. J.. StOneF, Decatur, H.. Your
Pad is doing great good here It cells every
day and gives universal satisfaction.
OAO1ION. worsEis.s kidney -.
nov see king sale On our reputation, We deem
y due The afflicted 70 warn them. AK Per
DAYS Kidney Pad, and take no other.
seP9-ly
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06
SINGLE Cosmetic,

There is nothing thst equals
fresh huttermllk for removing tan,
freckles, sunburns, or moth spots.
1t has the great advantage that it
does not injure the skin, but rem
ders it soft, like little child's.
Take a soft cloth or sponge and
battle the face, neck aud arms thor
oughly with butGermilk before re
firing for the night; then wipe of
the drops lightly. In the morn
ing wash it thoroughly, and wipe
dry with n crash towel. Two
or three such baths will take OF all
tan or freckles. It will keep the
hands soft and smooth. The acid
o. the buttermilk answers far bet
ter purpose than any powder or
paste than ia kept in drug store
IL is q simple remedy, but efrsctual.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06

in salt and sugar. II this receipt
is strictly followed it will require
only a single trial TO prove it's SUI
periority over the common way, or
most ways Of putting down meat.
and viii not soon be abandonsS
for any other. The meat 10 unsur
passed for sweetness, dslicacy and
freshness of color.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06

DR.. Prime has very little synpa
thy 10 waste upon young men who
get their educstion by forced loans
from relatives. He says 70 al
earnest young fellow who wants
al education. but cannot afford TO
pay for IL:
The way OF the worla now is for
you 10 look about ana see who will
help you 20 get IL That is not the
right way. Look about and see
what you can do to help yourself.
Grind your own ak Support your.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06
4 Chapter q chaar Girls.

The following. from an exchange.
may be read With profit by net =
few who, though pure IN mind,
sometimes unconsciously commit
acts Of speech or manner that visit
upon them q severity OF criticism
undeseTved, bat from which they
cannot escape.
"a girl who makes herself too
cheap - one to be avoided. No
yong mao. not even the worst, ex-
cept for base purpose, wants any
thing 70 do with = cheap young
isdy. For a wife. none but q fool
or = rascal vii approach such a wo-
man. Cheap jewelrY no person
will touch II he can get better.
Cheap girls are nothing but the re-
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06

An Erie { PENN dispatch says: In
Franklin township, few miles
from here, six members Of a family
Of seven have died within a few
weeks was as supposed from typhoid
fever This morning another fami-
ly Of four was reported "a Ia dy-
isg condition with similar svmp
toms. DR.. Germer, the health Off
Ger Of Erie, having heard that those
families had butchered before
becoming afflicted, went out 20
investigate, and upon examining
the pork eaten by the families the
microscope revealed s~arms Of
trichine, leaving no doubt but
death resulted from brichinosis. A
County Commission is called for.
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Columbia District, Tennessee
Conference.

FrRsT RourD OF QUARTzRLY-MxEFN&e.
Lynnvills ct, st New Lynnvills. Oct 80, 81 I;
Olivet sta, Nov. s, =; CulleokA sta, ct Guile
Okla, Nov ID, "A; Mt Pleasant sta, at Mt
Pleasant, Nov 20, 81; Bigbyville Ot,( at Big
byville, Nov 81, 2s; Giles ct, at Phelps's
Chapel, Dec 4, s.; Trinity ct, at Cedar Grove,
Dec Il, II; Pleasant Valley CT, at Hebron,
Dec ID, 10; Prospect ct, at Prospect, Dec l95;
IS; Rich Valley CT, at Midbridge, Jan l, q,
Pulaski sta, Jan 8, 9; Bee Spring and Shiloh
sta, At Shiloh, Jan Is, Is; Elkt0n sta, Jan %,
%; Mt Pisgah ct, at Blooming Grove, Jan
10, 30.
The district stewards will meet as the
Methodist Church in Pulaski at u O'Clock
Nov 10, 1880.
JAMES A. ORMAN.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-01-06

The recent storm was the heavi-
est that has visited the North At
laatic states for half . century
Though railroad travel has been re-
sumed on the different lines, inland
towns not visited by railroads are
ia state Of siege, as only = few of
the turnpikes have bsen broken.