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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-27
About Walking

No two of US walk alike. The hinges
of our gait turn the same way, but with
different results.
The baby strikes out toddle because
it hasn't strength enough to walk, but
it has the underlying principle of
natural walk, because it "toes IN"
''Toeing out" is a military artifice in
vented for the purpose of showing how
much more a man knew than the Lord
did.
The hippity. hoppity, skip-and-jump
is peculiarly the little girls gait. I'm
easy and restless, the fiutteT- budget
seems determined to wear the sole of
her shoe and the soul of her mother out
at the same time; but she is the prettiest
picture of animation humanity can
show.
The dead run, all out of breath, is thu
small boys gait. You can set down
the boy who so far forgets himself as
to walk as already in his dotage.
The bound-to-have-it gait is a rapid,
straightforward stride, never turning to
the right or left. The man who has it
knocks over children, barks his shins
against market baskets, and stubs his
toe against everything on the walk.
But he gets there, and his coat-tail ar
rives about two minutes later.
There is the slow, measured gait tread,
tread, all day long. The man who car
ries the hod has this peculiarity down
fine. He would run to a fire in the
same step and get possibly.
The long lope, thirty-four inches to
the step, with q sag to the knee-jOint, a
vigorous swing OF the arm. is that of
young man from rursldom. He gets
the walk from going over the rough
ground, and anybody that gets the best
of him has got rough ground to GO over.
The quick, sharp and spiteful gait,
with the little metallic heels ringing on
the pavement, is the gait of the smart
young miss, with bright eyes and lots
of viVacity. The young man who in
tends to keep company with her for life
must make up his mind to train to her
step. She will never train 10 his.
The everyday business gait Going
right along with your feet, and your
thoughts In the Office, store or what
ever il is. You never know how far to
walk, or how long 1t takes you to cover
it. Ii is an indefinite, and frequently
the only aid to good digestion.
The take-it-easy, don't-care-a-cent
sort OF gait, with a cane twirling over
his finger, is a typical man of the world.
He leads life OF leisure, and wouldn't
hurry himself. AS q consequence he
grows fat, rheumatic and gouty, and in
| latter years walks with two canes and
tremulous limbs. It doesn't pay to
bunch your pleasure.
The slow gait. For partlc ulars send
. small boy on an errand.-Hew Haven
Register.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-27
Rescued from Death.

The following statement of VIM. j.
Coughlin, of Somerville, Mass, is so re-
markable that we beg to ask for it the
attention of our readers. He says: sin
the fall of 1876 was taken with vio-
lent bleeding of the lungs followed by q
severe cough. / soon began to lose my
appetite and flesh. was so weak at one
time that could no. leave my be-. In
the summer of 1877 l was admitted TO
the city hospital. While there the doc
tors said had hole in my left lung as
big as a halt dollar. l expended over a
hundred dollars in doctors and medi-
cines. / was so far gone at one time a
report went around that was dead.
gave up hope, but friend told me OF
DIR. VIM. HALLS BALSAM FOR
THE LUNGS. laughed at my friends,
thinking that my case was incurable,
but got bottle to satisfy them, when
to my surprise and qualification, COM
menced to feel better. My hope, once
dead, began to revive, and to-day feel
In better spirits than | Rave the past
three years.
81 write this hoping you will publish
1t, so that every one afflicted with dis
eased lungs will be induced TO take DR..
VIM. HALLS BALSAM FOR THE
LUNGS, and be convinced that CON-
SUMPTION CAN BE CURED. have
taken two bottles and can positively say
that it has done more good than all the
other medicines l have taken since my
sickness. My cough has almost entire
" disappeared and | shall soon be able
to go to work, Sold by druggists.
apr7-eow-ly
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-27
AGreat Premium List.

The New York Weekly Express, es-
tablished in 1885, is not only one of the
oldest and cheapest but best of the New
York Weekly Family Newspapers. II
ia now making great and successful eff
fort to reach a larger and more general
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in the United States, and to this end is
offered an attractive list of substantial
and valuable premiums to single and
club subscribers. The long established
reputation and responsibility of the
publishers who not only publish the
Weekly Express, but the New York
Daily Evening Express, is a sufficient
guarantee OF the character of the premi-
ums offered and the good faith that will
govern their distribution. Besides the
many other attractions of The Weekly
Express it publishes regularly, By au-
th6rity, the Brooklyn Tabernacle ser
mons Of Rev. T Dewitt Talmage, d. ID.
The subscription price, One Dollar a
year. places it within the reach of all.
The office of the New York Weekly EX
press is % Park Row, New York.
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Horrible Crime.

The St. louis Republicans special
from Longview, Texas says: The most
horrible crime ever committed in this
part Of Texas, WAS perpetrated Wednes-
day near Breckville, by q family of
negroes named White. A family named
Sloan had recently moved into the
neighborhood to pick cotton on the
farm of q Mr.. Hill. A dispute arose
between the Sloans and q negroe, Lum
White, because of an accusation made
by Lum that the Sloan children had
been grabbing peanuts from the hills
Of Lum's patch. Lum went to the
house OF Sloan Tuesday, and wanted to
whip the children, but was prevented
by Mrs. Sloan and her daughter, about
fifteen years of age. For this he swore
reVenge, and next morning, upon the
plea that she would chow her where
Lum enticed the girl to deep rsvine
wife held the girl Lum outraged her,
and then using his pocket knife cut her
bowels open, both lengthwise and
cross swise, deliberately cutting off pieces
OF the entrails as they protruded, and
scattering the fragments far and near.
he then cut the girls throat from ear to
ear and left the body where found. At
the inquest the woman confessed to all
of the revolving details, when q young
man named Hart incensed at this cool
recital of the fiendish brutality, shot
the negro man dead. The wife OF Lum
and an old negro man who lived with
them were started on their way to
Carthage, but q crowd of men met the
escort and took the prisoners and shot
them
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-27
Tha Lifatime Of Man.

When the world was created, and all
creatures assembled to have their life
time appointed, the ass first advanced
and asked how long he would have to
live. "Thirty years." replied Nature /;
'win that be agreeable to theeP"
"Alas," answered the ass, ait Is long
while. Remember what . wesrissme
exist nee will be mine; from morning
until night shall have to bear heavy
burdens, dragging corn sacks 70 the mill
that others may eat bread, while l shall
have no encouragement, nor be re-
freshed by anything but blows and
kicks. Give me portion OF that time,
] pray"
Nature was moved with compassion
and assented but eighteen years.
The ass went away comforted, and the
dog came forward.
"How long dost thou require to live f''
asked Nature. "Thirty years were too
many for the ass, will thou be contented
with thsm?"
"Is it thy will that should 2" replied
the dog. "Think how much have TO
run about; my feet will not lsst for so
long q time, and my teeth for biting,
and what else shall / be 6t for but to lie
in q corner and growl?"
"Nature thought he was right and
gave him twelve years. The sps then
appeared.
Thou wilt, doubtless, live willingly
the thirty years." said Nature. "Thou
wilt not have TO labor as the ass and the
dog. Life will be pleasant to thee. v
"Ah, nor cried he, $50 1t may seem
20 others, but 1t will not be. Should
puddings ever rain down / shall have
no spoon. shall play tricks, excite
laughter by grimace, and be rewarded
with a sour apple. How often sorrow
lies concealed behind = jesti l shall
not he able TO endure for thirty years.
Nature was gracious, and he received
but ten.
Atlast came man, healthy and strong
and asked the measure OF his days.
'-Will thirty years content thee ?'
"How short = timei' exclaimed man.
"When have built . house and kin
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PULASKI, TENN. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1881.

died a fire on my hearth; when the
trees shall have planted are about to
bloom and bear when life will seem to
me the most desirable, shall diel Oh,
Nature, grant me q longer period"
"Thou shalt have the eighteen years
of the ass besides"
THAT is not enough" replied the
Man.
"Take likewise the twelve years of
the dog"
at Is not yet sufficient" reiterated
man "give me morew
81 give thee, then, the ten years of
the ape in vain wilt thou claim more. /"
Man departed unsatisfisd.
Thus man lives seventy years. The
first thirty are his human years, AM
pass swiftly. He Is then healthy and
happy-he labors cheerfully and re-
joices in his existence. The eighteen
years of the ass come next, and burden
upon burden is heaped upon him; he
carries the corn that is to feed others !;
blows and kicks are the reward Of his
faithful services. The twelve years of
the dog follow, and he loses his teeth
and lies in the cornar and growls.
When these are gone the apes ten
wears form the conclusion; then man,
weak and silly, become the sport of his
children
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-27
In the Whole History of Medi-
cine

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their knowledge of its composition and
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clergymen recommend it. 1t is abso-
lutely certain in its remedial effects,
and viii always cure where cures are
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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-27
Strong Love Rewarded,

A little girl eleven years Of age was
directed by her teacher to write COM
position on "Strong Love Rewarded, ="
and the following is the composition
"There was once young, handsome
lieutenant, and a young, beautiful girl,
and they loved each other. But their
parents wouldn't allow them to get
married. But one day the young lieu
tenant won a large some of money in a
lottery, and then there was nothing to
hinder. They got married and were
very happy, but they didn't get any
children. So war broke out and he
was compelled to go and fight for his
country. While fighting he was taken
prisoner, and was in prison seven years.
Then be came home, and who can tell
his joy when his wife show ed him seven
little children she had got while he was
awayl In this way did strong love get
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-27
The Nashville American.

At no time in the South's history has
a well-informed newspaper, issued from
a commanding point of observation for
the collection and distribution OF early
intelligence been more An indispensi-
bility to southern households than now.
The efforts of the managers OF the
American to maintain its standard as
the best political, commercial and fam
lily newspaper in the southern states
will in no particular be relaxed, for the
ensuing year, and many improvements
are contemplated. For the last six
years it's expenditures have not been
less than one hundred thousand dollars
annually, to serve its patrons with the
freshest news, and its outlay for tele-
graphic news alone has not been less
than ten thousand dollars per annum.
No other newspaper south OF the Ohio
river has expended so much for tele-
graphic services. 1t appears regularly
every day throughout the year, includ
ing holidays, and its office is never
closed. The weekly American made up
of the cream of the news of the seven
daily issues of the week will contain the
full volume of telegraphic dispatches
and market quotations on the day of
publication. 1t will be sent postage
paid to any address for one dollar q
year, rs cents Tor months and accents
for three months. Daily yr. $l2.00.
Sundays omitted yr. $l0.60. Weekly
VI. LOO. Address
THE AMERICAN,
Nashville, Tenn.
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Voice of the Majority.

Cincinnati Times star.
A terrible retribution has overtaken
q miserable brute in Franklin county,
this state Ellis Robertson, colored,
overlook Mrs. ellen johnson, an aged
white lady, and outraged her, abusing
and beating her in Villianous manner.
The news in short time spread far and
near, and large crowds of men made
diligent search for the perpstrator.-
The search was kept up until Robertson
was captured near the Jefferson county
line by colored men, who at once con-
veyed him 20 Morgsn's Fork, within a
half mile OF The piSe- where the deed
was commi'ted.
Not less than SEQ or 400 people, both
black and white. assembled at Morgan's
Fork, where the prisoner was held. The
question Rs to what disposition was 70
be made of him was agitated, and IL was
finally proposed TO take the vote OF the
largo crowd assembled, which was done.
showing the crowd to be unanimously
in fsvor OF hanging the british scoun-
drel. which WAS done. Good order pre-
vailed throughout, and it was done In
open daylight, on the public highway
witnessed by as many as 400 people
both white aud black. This ended the
career OF this young demon, who was
only nineteen years Of age.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-27
A BAD BREAK.
The Wife Of Hon. John B. Clark, Of
Missouri, Wrecks the Happi-
ness Of Her Family.
spcci.l to the Courisr-Journal.l

Special TO the Courier-Journal.I
WARRINGTON, Oct. 1S.-Fora number
of weeks past there have been whispers
that society" scandal of no little
magnitude was brewing. Yesterday
the eliminating point was reached by
the injured husband leaving forever his
WIFE, Less than year ago, Hon. John
B. Clark, jr., who for the past eight
years has represented the eleventh Mis-
souri, district in Congress, and has been
reelected to the Forty-seventh Con-
Gress, married 9 Mrs. @. Jscoby We'll, a
dashing and handsome widow, clerk
in one OF the departments. Both par
ties being well-known and occupying
high social positions, the local and out
side papers devoted considerable space
in describing the wedding. The happy
couple went on an extended wedding
tour. When the Forty-sixth congress
convened, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark returned
to the city aud located at 1926 + street,
northwest. They appeared to be very
much devoted to each other, and il was
rare thing indeed to see one without
the other. For months and months
after the marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
were almost daily promenaders on the
avenue, and it was frequently remarked
by their friends that they were living ss
happy as two doves. They spent the
past summer at the watering places, and
a few weeks ago returned to this city,
and took their quarters in Grant Row,
on Capitol Hill. The couple appeared
to be living in blissful happiness until
about two weeks ago. At that time
Gen. Clark took occasion to reprimand
his wife for remaining out at night.
Der absence continued night after
night, and Gen. Clark believing that all
was not right, took detective into his
confidence, and requested him to shad-
ow her. This the detective did, and his
labors were rewarded by seeing the
lady in company with male cOmpan-
ion 60 into a saloon. He reported his
observations to Gen. Clark, who i'm
plored his wife TO cease her downward
course, and not break up the family ties.
Mrs. Clark promised to obey the COM
mands of her husband, but she did not
keep her word, and few nights after
returned to her old habits, and keptit up
night after night, at times going home
in an exhilarated condition. Gen.
Clark, finding his appeals were in vain,
resolved yesterday to leave his wife. In
company with his friend, Lieut.. Fink,
of the Capital police force, he went yes
terday aiternOon-to his residence and
removed all his personal effects to a
downtown hotel, where he is now locs-
ted. Mrs. Clark still remains at their
house in Grant Row. In view of the
high standing of both parties, the affair
has created the most intense excitement.
Gen. Clark's wife when he married her
had three children, and himself was pos
sessed Of several by his former marriage.
1t is understood that the husband will
apply for divorce, and that the details
OF he separation will be dragged before
the public through the courts.
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A Physicians Advice of How
to Gain Health.

HARRIsBURG, Pa, March 30, 81.
Nothing is more charming and attrac-
tive than a thoroughly healthy, perfect
ly formed woman; bright-eyed, rosy,
laughing, joyous, hsppy-faced girl, one
who finds keen pleasure in merely liV-
ing. An inYalid wife or mother is a
constant object of sympathy in an 9TH
erwIse contented household. Happy the
home whose women folks enjoy perfect
health. In my practice have always
recommended sickly women to use
Browns Iron Bitters. Iu case OF irreg-
ularities, dyspepsia, indigestion, heart
burn, nausea, sour stomach, nervous
ness and exhaustive debility, / find it
exceeds all other remedies as q true
medicinal tonic. 1t never fails to gent
ly soothe, refresh and strengthen the
general system, and especially those
parts made weak by continued distress !;
and what satisfies me most is, that the
cures, although in some instances grad
ual, are always permanent.-M. d.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-27

Mr.. Walter F. Adams of WestborH
Mass, writes: "For years suffered the
horrors of dyspepsia and Indigestion
They seemed to weaken every organ OF
life, and completely shattered my ner-
vous system. At night when l lay down
l felt could not live until morning
Heartburn pained me most terribly.
tried Browns Iron Bitters it suited my
case precisely. and now my stomach di-
gests any kind of food, and my sallow
complexion and other symptoms of Ill
health are all gone, and vt night enjoy
most refreshing, dreamless slumber."
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-27
Ha WantAd ouiet.

From Bomfret's Circular: A ner-
vous-looking man went into q store the
other day and sat down for half an hour
or so, when clerk asked il there was
anything she could do for him. He said
no; he didn't want anything. She went
away, and he sat there half an hour
longer, when the proprietor went to him
and asked if he wanted to be shown
anything. "No," said the nervous man I;
81 just wanted to sit around. My ply
sician has recommended perfect quiet
for me, and says, above all things, l
must avoid being in crowds. Noticing
that you did not advertise in the news
papers, thought this would be as quiet
a place as could find, SO just dropped
in for a few hours of complete isol a
ton" The merchant picked up a bolt
of paper cambric to brain him, but the
man went out. He said all he wanted
was quiet life.
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A Hero Facing Death.

John Wise, q laborer in the employ of
the New York, Ontario and western
Railroad was killed at the company g
tunnel at West Point, on the night OF
September Sd. While he was excaVst-
ing for the new tunnel he was partly
buried beneath landslide. His fellow
laborers went to his aid and were dig
ging him out, when, looking up, he saw
that more of the tunnel was Rbout to
fall. Observing the danger that threat
ened his rescuers, the hero shouted {:
"You can't save me, boys. run to save
yourselves" His order was obeyed.
An instant later, while covering his
face with his hands and awaiting his
fate, he was buried alive beneath the
falling mass of earth. The body was
dug out and taken to Hoboken, where
his family rssides. Such instances oi
heroism in the face OF death deserve to
be preserved On impsrishable tablets.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-27
A Matrimonial CIIncher,

"No, George Jones, 1 caunot marry
you"
The speaker was fair young girl of
scarce thirty summers; the tone was
sad, yet unyielding,
"And why not, Maria ?" answered
George Jones, whose deep black-and-
blue eyes and flushed face showed that
he had not been too good and great to
have made dizzy run with the boys
the night before. "Can James Smith or
John Robinson make you better hus-
band than 1, fair girl?"
"Listen, George, am, you know, the
only daughter of daring .speculator in
w-priced stocks. Ny father, said the
devoted damsel, with q far-away look
of filial pride, "has often made as much
as $40 on q single turn in Wsshoe fan
cies. He Is nOw," she added, with a
deep blush, "bulling the market. If
things fall his way we will wallow in
wealth. / understand from non-official
sources that you are poor; that you
breakfast on a free-luBch route and
dine at two pit rotisseries-G convincing
proof OF Comstock poverty. Farewell,
George; il can never be-"
"Stay, Maria, and know who and
what am. MY Storey county hatchet
is sunk deep in the cherry-treS OF truth,
and, like my illustrious initial name
sake, l am no dazzling economist OF
facts. Five years ago / arrived at Reno
per emigrant train, and walked over the
Geiger grade 10 this city of stovepipes
and other meme wives Since then 1
have worked in the Scorpion; sat pa
| tiently for three months as inner guard
| in the Carson mint and never missed a
payday; twisted brakes on V. q T.
gravel-train; graded for a week on the
Dayton nArrow-gsuge; have been a
waiter at Even's; started 4 daily paper
at Genoa; taught school In the Fourth,
ward, and now am no longer poor.
"Whati Do hear correctly--you
have gold 2"
"Aye, proud girl, and q pocket check
book on the Nevada bank"
Do you belong to the railroad ring
Are you building . narrow-gAuge or
working tailings at Dayton? Have you
struck q copper-mine in the Gooee creek
section? Are you running quartz
mill at Red canon, or q smelter at Car
son? Tell me, George, whence came
this wealth; perspire with anxiety z"
"Two weeks ago bad dead point
on stocks from an lnsider; he gave II As
a great favor, and told me TO buy every
| thing"
"Welr'
"well, 1 Idid-not. coppsred him."
"And So"
"Yes, and naturally I'm now richer
than he feared or hoped ever would
be-"
"Then George, / am thine-thine
till death, divorce or your bankruptcy -
| Renew, il your time IS out.
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pocket-Roolx Lost.

It was in the town of B., and Mr.. S.
had Just concluded some purchases,
when he made the startling discovery
that his pocket-book was lost. While
searching his pockets he found buck
eye, and said-"Gentlemen, my pocket
book is lost, but there has been some
thing discovered by DR.. Tabler, of
Nashville, of far greater value. 1t is
the Buckeye Pile Ointment, which will
cure Piles in all cases, when used ac-
cording to directions. Try it. Price
so cents bottle.
Whites Cream White Vermifuge is
the best worm killer. For sale by Pear
CIV & Rose, Druggists. jan20-eow-ly