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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-07-28

At a recent railroad dinner, in
com pliment of the legal fraternity,
the toast was given: IAN honest
lawyer. the noblest work Of God"
But an old farmer to the back part
of the hall rather spoiled the effect
by adding, in loud voice, "And
about the scarcest."
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-07-28

Fourteen years ago j. NJ. Ster-
ling, of Monroe, Mich, placed two
gate posts of white oak in front of
his residence. When they were
set he bored into the top Of each,
with an inch anda-half augur, a
hole three inches deep, filed it with
common salt, tightly plugged it, and
capped the posts. A recent exami
nation of the posts proved that they
were as sound from top to bottom
as they were when placed in posi-
tiOn.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-07-28
SIXTY MILLIONS IN BULLION.
How it Looks and How much 1t
Weighs-AWall Of Gold Bricks.

There are $6O,000,O0O worth OF
gold in the New York Assay office,
for lack of appropriations to send it
to the Philadelphia mint. This
bullion Is in bars or bricks, and
weighs about ninety mine tons. A
man who should own it would be
able to wall himself up in it as in a
well, and the well would not be SO
wide or so high but that he could
stand In the middle and touch every
brick. The number of gentlemen
in this country who could perform
this interesting experiment with
their own gold is small. The bricks
in the assay office average about
$4,000 apiece in value. The most
of them are not much to look at.
They are as black and dull in color
as cheap quality of stoyepipe. If
you scratch one with q knife you
make q bright yellow mark, and
this mark will not get black again
These black bricks are composed of
melted foreign coins, containing
about the right amount of alloy for
American coinage, and so the alloy
is allowed to remain in them. When
the melted gold is poured into the
moulds the oxygen of the air
attacks the copper of the alloy, and
turns it black. If it were worth
while to protect the bricks from the
air until they got cold they would
never get any darker in color than
q gold coin would. Two thirds of
all these bricks are made of Fl ench
2O-franc pieces. Those bricks made
of gold directly from the mines are
very nearly pure metal, and are as
bright as coins. The drainage from
all this gold, # it were put at IN
terest at 5 per cent, would make q
golden stream of $342 an hour, run
ming day and night. Though the
quantity on hand is perfectly known
to the superintendent, he has to
have it all weighed in order to make
out his 1st of July account. About
100000 goes on the scales at once.
The men at work on this job worked
like 'longshoremen unloading pig
iron. A heavy platform truck, on
four small wheels, was rolled into
the room, and on this about twenty
five bars, or bricks, taken from the
built up golden walls on three sides
of the room, were laid. The truck
was then drawn along the floor by
four men, two pulling and two push
ing, into an adjoining room, where
the scales were. The scales are
about five feet high, and the index
needle ls more than four feet long.
The beam and the pans are sus-
pended on steel edges as sharp as
knife blades, to avoid friction.
When the small weights had been
added to the large ones to balance
the gold, the point of the long index
needle would tremble over the mid
die line of heivory graduated scale.
This pair of scales is of a kind so
delicate that when brought so a
balance with two pieces of paper of
equal size in the pans the mere
writing of name with lead pencil
on one of the pieces of paper will
add enough weight to the paper to
turn the scales in its favor. This
has actually been done on one of the
scales in the assay room, but that
pair is protected from air currents
bY glass case.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-07-28
Good Reading.

The best preparation of the boy
for a virtuous life is to interest
him in good reading. remember
that few years ago, when one of
my boys was little fellow, / no.
ticed that he was reading an objec-
tionable novel. ] said, 81 don't
like this business of novel reading" +"
and thought he ought not to read
the book any more. But before /
insisted on his giving it up he
said. 81 wish you wonld read one
of these books l have been read
ing" I took up the book and
found it to be boys book about
''The Coral leland" 1t chanced
to be Sunday morning. and l did
not go to hear any preacher that
morning or afternoon either, and
was not content until l had read
the book through. Why, such books
put into boys hands are perfect
ly irresistible. You can catch the
drift of boys mind and character
by tumbling out before him pro-
miscuously a lot of books better
perhaps than in any other way; and
1t is while boy is reading books
in which he is interested that he is
shaping what his life will be. /
know a boy very well, who is not
far removed from my own family,
who has developed remarkable
fondness for the sciences, and all
from reading popular series of
books treating on water, heat, elec-
tricity, and other matters of that
kind, each of which is worked up
into a story.-[GoV. Porter Of Ind.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-07-28

She was decorating her room
with pictures, and she perched his
photo upon the topmost nail; then
she sat down to admire her work,
and remarked. quietly, ''Now every
thing is lovely and the goose
hangs highr
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-07-28

l recently saw a new arrangement
for wlping dishes that saves half
the work, while the dishes look
nicer and brighter. The only out
lay required is half bushel basket.
Set this either in the sink or in a
pan. Wash the dishes as usual,
and put them in a tin pan or pail.
Pour boiling water over them, rinse
them thoroughly, then set them up
edgewise in the basket, so as to
drain. The heat will dry them per
tectly, and not streak or particle
Of lint is to be seen. Five minutes
will leave them perfectly dry. No
one who tries it once will be likely
TO go back to the old way.-Ex.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-07-28

The glory of the farmer, according
to Emerson. is that, in the division
of labors it is his part to create.
All trade rests at last on his primi-
tive activity. He stands close to
nature; he obtains from the earth
the bread and meat. The food
which was not, he caused to be.
The first farmer was the first man,
and all historic nobility rests on
possession and use of land. Men
do not like hard work, but every
man has an exceptional respect for
tillage, and a feeling that this is the
original calling of his race; that he
himself is only excused from it by
some circumstance which made him
delegate it for time to other hands.
If he has not some skill which rec
ommends him to the farmer, some
product for which the farmer will
give him corn, he must himself re-
turn to his due place among the
planters.-T Elk.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-07-28

A young man who lives In Aus
tin, and whose mustache 10. Ike
faith, "the evidence ofthings hoped
for, the substance OF things not yet
seem" called on his prospective Ia
ther-in law, and gave notice chat be
intended marrying the old gentle,
mans daughter at an early date.
at had better take place ON some
Saturday, 50 that it will rot inter-
fere with your school hours, sarcas-
tieAlly remarked the old man i Tex.
as Shiftings. rae
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-07-28

tion will afford additional facilities
for investigating this coma. Do
you notice, DIR. BudgeS apeculiarity
of this comet, that the, commissions
are more manifest than in the COM
cts of 1858 and o186IT f4el s4
}o"On the contrary, DR.. Todd" !"
replied DR.. Bulge. Il find the head
more steady than in either OF these
phenomena. But ascribe that to
the fact that the comet is receding
from the sum-"
THAT is a common but vulgar
error" responded DR.. Todd. "The
fact is, the comet is approaching
theesun, and to that fact L Iattribute
the involved appearance ofthesnuJ
cleus. Were it drawing away from
the sun, you would not detect those
two dark radiations from the center
to the clrcumference3'o er sa..,as,,.is
"You are misled, DR.. Todd. If
you will notice those dark spots at
regular intervals just inside the
rim, you will readily agree that it
must be approaching the sun, 10th
erwise you could not see such
shadows" g v3g b. s- .sgrl. as.
"Anybody who says those are
shadows, DR.. Bulge, is an old ass,
and don't know comet from 8 cod
fish. You see" ...- 80. ,o -.s.
Il see 6 bullet.headed old idiot
who don't know the difference be
tween the sun and soap box" re-
torted DR.. Bulge. "If you knew
an asteroid from a jackass, I'd like
to talk astronomy with YOU"
"You cussed old mule, you say
l don't know astronomy FL
punch your nose for you'll
Come on, you mullet-headed old
ignoramus! You'd never know it
was a comet but for mel If you in
innate that / amt a scientist I'll
shingle your eye for you! I've been
in this business since was boy"
"What's the matter over thereP
yelled Daddy Hicks from his roof
across the street.
The two scientists pointed out
the object OF the dispute, and each
argued at length on his theory.
"That's all right" said Daddy
Hicks, when they had finished,
"but you don't either of you seem
to have noticed that 1t is twenty
minutes past eleven by your comet.
That's one of the illumined faces of
the City Hall clock. Here's the
comet herep'
And the two blind old philoso-
pliers fell over backwards, each
down his respective scuttle, snd
were seen no more by Daddy Hicksl
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-07-28

A telegraph man, in Nevada,
vent to a concert. The violinist
played very nicely, holding bis au-
iieace spell bound, until sudden
Iy 3 string snapped. The telegraph
man shouted, "Wires down I"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-07-28

A judge in New York has de-
cided that the revised new testa-
ment will not do for witnesses to
swear upon in his court
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-07-28

When young man wiabes TO
protect = young lady he naturally
puts his armor round her.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-07-28
Sale at ThOmpsOn'S Mill.

I WILL offer for sale to the highest bidder
i on a credit of 90 days,
On Saturday, Aug. 9th, 1881,
all the imprc vemonts on my mill yard, con
sistiug OF number of Box Houses, Barn and
Stable Shelters, and Good House in which
l live. The houses are all constructed so
they may be taken down without trouble or
loss. Also, lot of lumber to be seen upon
the yard Sale to begin at II o'clock.
julyl4-3t A. c. THOMPSON, Ag't.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-07-28

Renew, if your time is out.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-07-28
sHY1ocx VS.. ANTONIO.
Motion for a New Trial on Excep-
tions by Counsel.
Ernest Haryier. in Puck. |

Ernest Harvler, in Puck.
SHYLocK
Us. Suit for default on bond.
ANToNIo.)
This case was originally tried in We
nice and appears in Sh2kespeare's re-
ports. Shylock, money-lender, loaned
TO one Antonio. merchant of Venice,
5000 ducats, on condition that if they
were not repaid within certain time,
Antonio should forfeit some pound of
flesh nearest his heart" the same to be
taken by plaintiff. Default was made.
by defendant, who, however, before the
judgment against MIN was recorded ten
dered 5000 ducats, which plaintiff re-
fused.
Held that his tender was too late.
Held that Shylock could lawfully take
the pound of flesh.
Held that if, in so doing, he shed,
spilled or caused to flow any of Anto-
MOS blood, he was liable; and that he
must take neither more nor less than
pound; and
Held that, by exacting the forfeit,
plaintiff Gan alien} was guilty of cOnspi-
racy against the life of free citizen of
Venice, hence that his property should
be confiscated, one-half to go to the
state, and the other half to plaintiff.
Judgment to this effect, as recorded.
1t is now up on appeal.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-15
AN lIl. ctr. Cat,

Prof. Maynard OF Cincinnati, 1t ls al
eyed, owns tho most powerful electric bat
cry III the world. He Is also the fortunate
proprietor OF a black tom cat, unrivalcd
throughout the United States for beauty,
size and intelligence. A few days since,
80 the story goes, these two belongings of
the learned professor, eacl unique Of its
Kind, came by chance into contact, in such
sort that the cat became the recipient of a
stream OF electric fluid, estimated ut one
thousand horsepower. Forthwith his hair
stood erect, emitting a brilliant coruscation
OF sparks. A series Of heartrcndcrlng
squalls, however, calling tho professors
attention to his favoritc's perplexing situa-
lion. he promptly disconnected the cat
from the battery; but to his surprise. found
that II remained luminous, having taken
INTO the system such tremendous does OF
electricity fluid that 1t had became n per
mancnL generator OF electricity, giving out
light equal to that Of eight hundred wax
candles This 1t has ;onlinued to do, and
it is now the terror of its fclinc colleagues
as 1t perambulates the tiles by night blazing
ike a comet, but with insutfcrablo radi-
ance. 1t appears that Prof. Maynard,
deeply impressed by The Importance of his
accidental discovery, has taken out pa
tent for lighting stree's and public build.
ings by means of luminous cats, and that
a company Is belng formed, with capital
OF $4,000, 00O, for the purpose of intro
ducing tho 'Feling Electric llluminator''
TO all the countries of the universe A
single radiant cat, suspended chandelier
wise from the ceiling OF n theatre, would
omit more light than a hundred gas jets,
or, enclosed within an ordinary street lamp
would turn night into day for some five
h inbred yards from lis crystal place of
confinement. 1t would be proud day fcl
cience when electric cats shall revolul on
ze all tho Lightning Systems of creation.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-15
POl'o Loo.

A recent visitor to Rome writes, "a,
last oil the Others were gone, and we knelL
at the feet Of the Pope while monsignore
in violet silk leaned over and read him our
names. l was surprised at the genial cx-
prcssi on Of his face, the kindliness of his
Keen black eyes, so poorly portrayed In his
photographs. His robo was Of white cash
more, a gold chain hung around his neck,
and on his head was white skull cap,
fringed with his silvory hair.
Ills feet in their crilLson slippers rested
upon cushion, and people kissed the golt.
cross that was embroidered upon them. He
sat in an arm chair, upon which was
thrown scarlet cloth, and an attendant in
tho back ground waited with his white
mantle and crimson velvet hat corded with
gold. The marchesa held his hand and
spoke with him for several minutes, and
then ho turned and extended It to me, and
| kissed tho large amethyst of his ring, and
looked up into his kindly eyes.
The marchcsa having repeated that
was 6n American. and that [ desired His
blessing for myself and all the family, no
laid his hand upon my head, and, turning
to her, said: IAN American, and how
then did you come TO know herr" "IIoIy
rhtHClj eilo uFCS III my uOuSc, was tnc
reply. "Sho Is good" added his Holiness,
with merry smile in his eyes, and l, not
Wishing to rest under false pretenses, said !:
''Bcatlssmo Padre sono Protcstana, "
whcrcupon he made little wry face,
laughed, shook his head at me, and lald
his hand In blessing upon my head a second
time.
took courage, raised tho rosarles, and
he covered them with his hand. Then he
went away, and saw him hoave sigh of
WEAKNESS. II must indeed be very fatigu-
ing to acc 80 many people. l have been In
formed since that 200 persons were pre-
suntcd that day, and Pope Leo IL far from
strong. Ho has recently been Ill and his
voice trembles from weakness, his hands
are unsteady, and altogether his extreme
teebleaess Is apparent to every one"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-15
His Wife ~ ns Ahead.

some lew years since, In tho country Of
Pcnobscot there lived man by the name
OF Il, whose greatest pleasure was In
tormcnting others. His own family were
generally the butt of his sport. One cold
and clustering night he roti, ed to bed ut an
early hour, his wife being absent at a
neighbor's Some time alter, sha, On re-
turning, finding the door closed, demanded
admittancc,
"Who are your cried Mr.. fl.
"You know who am; let NE In, It's
very gold"
"Begone, you s,rolliug vogabond. l
wnnt nothing of you here"
''Bu, must come H..
"What Is your namc2'
"fou know my name; it Is Mrs
H."
''Bcgonel Mrs. U----is a very hkelv
woman; SHE never keeps such late hours US
this"
blrs. H----rcplied:
"lf you don't let HE in will drown my
self in the we'll"
"Do, if you please" he replied.
She then took log and plunged 1t into
the well and returned to the side of the
door. Dir. Il, hearing the noise,
rushed from the house to save, as he sup
posed, his drowning wife. She at the same
time slipped in and closed the door after
her. Dir. Il, almost naked, in turn
demanded admittance.
"Who ale you2" she demanded.
"Iou know VINO | am. Let me In, or
/ shall freeze"
"Bcgone, you thicvish rogue want
nothing Of you here"
"But must come In"
"What is your namc2"
"You know my name; it Is Mr..
IL"
''hlr. II is a very likely man; he
don't keep such late hours"
Suffice 1T to say she, after keeping him
the cold until she was satisfied, opened
he door and let him IN.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-15
NIr. HGliD.

A few evenings since Oh English gentle
man, with all the beauties Of his native
"h" and 80" Oh the end Of his tongue, and
the writer stopped in at MIR. Ello's store,
and called for cigar each. Now, Mr.
Ello ls Sicilian. and almost everybody
knowing him here believes his name to b"
"lIello," rs did we before then. So says
we, jokingiy, as VIC entered:
"IIello, Mr.. Hello; they say you're a
telephone. How Is that e.
''N-n-n-no stree; my namc ls not Tolly-
phone nor Hello, either, my friend;" he
replied. "Alostcc everybody they call mo
Hello when my name is 'Ello.'
"Oh, yes; sec 'ow it Is" Joined in our
English friend the hatch is left hoff and
the name is spelled simply Hello
Hello"
"No, no, no; no-'Hello;' it Is anco
time Hello Don't say 1t is 1ElIo2"
''rhat's what l say; the hatch is loft
hoff, which makes it Hello instead of
Ello.'"
ono: no, no, no! You gltce de wrong
cart before de horse every time. My name
is 'Ello,' not IIcllo.'" And the old man
got wiathy and said curse words.
'Pardon me, my friend; l don't wish to
aggravate you; but you don't seem to un-
eehSS3"' hic' say tIItt pcopic PRONOUNCE
your name as it it had u 'haitch' at the
front hcnd instead Of n 'hc, thus making
your name sound 'Ello' instead of Hello. !"
"fha-a.a right; you got Inn right
now. You the first man that got him right
l treat you 10 a cigar. Take another" Of
fering the man the box.
''Ycs," said the latter, as lie CODY picked
out cigar, II caught the correct pronun-
citation of your name as soon as you ex-
planned the fact that it was spelled without
a hatch. 1t must be very perplexing to
be called 'Ello' when y.ur nane is
tHcllo.'"
Here the old man spun out string OF
prayer words about u foot in lcugth, walked
hastily to tho lear room aud told his wife
to 90 out and tend tho store, while our
kind English friend withdrew, wondering
out loud "What the matter with the hold
fellow, hany'ow2 ?"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-15
A-onlt. the lsig st. F;ernard.

Monk, said 10 be the largest and most
valuable st. Bernard dog in the country,
died in New York recently OF hemmor-
rhage Of the lungs. Hewas owned by d.
+. Foster 80 South Fifth avenue. II
brought Monk" said Mr.. Foster, ''from
the monastry of ST. Gothard, in Switzer-
land, last August. lie cost me $500, but
/ have refused $500 for him. and valued
him at 81 200. lie was with he night and
day while | owned him. He weighed
abont ITO pounds, stood thirty-si inches
from the shoulder to the ground, and meas.
ured six feet nine inches from his nose to
the tip of his tail lie was two years old,
of a tawny hon color, with large, lustrous
kindly hazel eyes, Il heavy dropping jaw,
and huge overlapping upper lips. His
frame was massive, and his face bcamcd
with intelligence. When reared up on his
hind feet he looked enormous and fierce,
yet he had such gentle and kindly nature
that children delighted TO play with him,
and hc with them. Every day took him
out into Washington Square for his airing,
and he was a great iavorite with She
nurses and children, and would poke his
nose into every baby carriage that came
near. Hc was pure, rough coated st. Ber-
nard. His father and mother arc yet en-
ploycd by the Monks of st. Gothard in
hunting the mountain passes in search of
unfortunate travellers. They are named
JungfraI ana HionE, and they distinguished
thcmt elves in 1871 by saving the lives of
several OF large party of G,onks, guides
and travellers who were buried in an
avalanche. The breed has been kept i,ia.
tlnu; by distribution among tho gentry in
the surrounding valleys, 80 that whenever
the avalanche has buried an unusual nun.
Der, the stock has been replcnshcd. There
arc both rough and smooth. coated 81. Dcr.
nards, similar In all characteristics cxct pt
the hair. The prevailing coors are tawny
end brindle. The dogs thai are marked
with white line about the neck and up
The face are prIzcd most, as their marks
resemble the badge ol the monks order.
Although Monk was only a year and half
old, he had been engaged In tho work of
saving travellers, and knew many OF the
mountain paths.
''He was dog Of exemplary behavior, "
Dir. Foster continued. "No man could
enter tho house at night without his per.
mission, and none could 60 cut unleas l
was there to give my consent. he was
obedient, would fetch and carry, shako
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-15
-----O % D-~------
into tlIt i~ulbplH.

"A well known military gentleman livln <
on Washington street, Hartford, Conn,
was considerably frightened ono nj sht last
week by the appearance Of man carrying
q lantern, who walked into his bedroom.
The gentleman spraDg from his bed, ond
demanded Of the intruder what he wanted.
81 want you, " was the reply, 'to be more
careful In closing your windows. walked
IN through a bay window down stairs, and
have been In nearly every room in the house
In search of somebody to lock tho window
properly after me when l 90 out" Tie
intruder was policeman who had found
tho window open. The military man
promised TO be more careful In the fnture,
and begged Of the officer not to speak OF
the affair, as 1t would certainly get into the
papers, and that he wouldn't have 1t pub
hshed for anything.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-02-15
a SHARP Race.

All Armcnians have the same strong,
heavy build, the same thick, beetle eye.
brows, the same full, aquilino nose, spring
ing directly, and without Tho intervention
or any apprcciablo depression from under
the forehead; the same dark, lustcrlcss eye,
the same mass Of clothes on clothes, all
dingy and baggy, tho same large brown
hand, and written in each curved finger.
tip, in every line of the capacious palm,
the same: 'It Is more blessed to receive
than to give" A race more rctcntivc than
the Jews themselves Of their nationality;
moro retcntivc of their money, too, and
more acqulstivc. ''Shut up all the Jews
and all the Armenlans of tho world to.
gethcr in one exchange" old Isothschild is
reported TO have said, land within half an
hour the total wealth of tho former will
have PASSED into the hands Of tho latter. u
We believe ii.