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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-27
Putting Land in Grass.

J. H. Fitch, of Bedford, Iowa,
says in the Homestead, sow timo-
thy with fall grain, about a peck of
seed to the acre, and in the spring
SOW four quarts Of clover and same
amount of timothy and SOW cross
wise of what it was sown in the fall.
That ensures a good stand. If no
fall grain is desired to be sown,
SOW on oat stubble if the ground is
smooth enough, and if not pillow it,
and then SOW and roll it, and in
the spring cross it with clover and
timothy as mentioned above. 1t
should be cut early if the weather
permits, say from the time the timo-
thy begins to head until its blooms.
Cutting it thus early, the timo-
thy will usually start soon, and the
clover will be sure to start at once,
which will shade the ground from
the scorching rays of the sun. Let
the second crop get a good start,
letting the clover mature its seed,
and then pasture off the major part,
but do not gnaw the ground bare.
tiilih bbC HlpSU IlIOutdDlS )ldCe 10
put the manure from the farm is on
grass lands. Let the fields remain
in timothy and clover from two to
four years, and then pillow up for
corn or small grain, and put down
anew piece, and by so doing our
rich prairies will not only retain
their fertility, but improve in fertili
". BY judicious division of the
land in grass, grain and pasture,
much more land can be profitably
by 4 given amount of help. |
The objection that some make to
cutting hay early is that it molds
and is dusty. The fault is not in
the time of cutting, but they do not !
take the time and labor to dry it. |
Early cut hay, well dried and |
housed, will winter stock without |
.he use of corn better than late cut |
hay or corn. Many experiments
have shown that all plants contain
lhe most assimilative food at the |
lime Of blooming, ar just before.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-27
Hungarian Grass,

Hungarian grass is variety
of millet and both require the same
culture the seed should be sown
until the hot weather, as this is a
tropical plant and thrives under
the greatest summer heats. One
peck per acre is generally used. 1t
should be cut when the blossom is
in full bloom; if cut later it be-
comes hard, and the awns on the
heads are hard and sharp, and are
Injurious to the stomachs of horses.
When cut early this disadvantage
is avoided. The hay is worth more
than timothy.
The nutritive value of Hungarian
depends very much upon its early
cutting, after that the crude fiber
increases at the expense of the di-
gestible matters. Indeed all kinds
of hay deteriorate as the grass be
comes ripe and are Mt their best
when the grass is cut early. As an
offset TO this the weight of the
crop increases somewhat as ripe
ness approaches so that what is
lost in quality is made up in GUAM
uty. hungarian grass is a very
valuable fodder both for feeding
green and drying for hay, and de
serves more attention than it yet
has had. The principal objection
to 1t is that it is an annual plant
and must be sown every year, while
timothy remains for some V ears
n. Y Times.
While indorsing, in the ma in, all
Of the above statements in rega I'd to
Hungarian grass some corrections
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-27
4 Conspiracy.

Jehiel Jasper strolled into the
grocery store and post-officc Of one
of our back county villages, and af-
ter standing around with his back
to the fire until he was thoroughly
warmed up said;
well, | guess I'll read the news
and get along towards home.
Squire Perkinses' paper come yet?
and he stepped behind the postof-
flee boxes, as was his custom, to
take it out and read it.
Cant let you see it, Jehiel,'
said the postmaster; government
has issued orders that any post
master who allows a non-subscriber
to read a subscribers paper will
lose his position.
snow! You don't tell me! Well if
that amt great idee! It's a put
up job-a goldarned conspiracy be
tween these ere newspapers an the
guy ment to keep the multitude in
ignorance, so that they can domi
neer it over the community. And
they talk about this ere bein' free
country. It's driftin' right into
despotism jes' as fas' as it can.
How in thunder's man 10 know
what's goin' on if he don't read, an
now the guy ment's settin' down on
all idees OF eddication, an takin'
away that privilege
"Oh, not so bad as that, said the
postmaster. THE government
doesn't say anything against your
subscribing for the paper yourself,
you know"
"Subscribin' for it! What dyer
take me for? Dyer 'spose am goin'
to subscribe for a paper that Eve
read IA years right here by the
stove without costin' me a cent?
No sir? 1 aint't goin' to help 'em
to Cypress me by keepin' me in ig-
norance. No, sir-eer' And having
got a supply of cheap plug tobacco
put son the slate,'' he mogged home
a thoroughly oppressed citizen.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-27

The tariff is a matter so little
understood by the public that its
management is suffered to ego as
you please" but the papers and
people are becoming more interested
and it is being inquired into. One
fact attracts attention, that the
government is wringing from the
people above one hundred millions
per annum more than is needed.
What little Of this that is left after
the Howgates and RobesOns, ct I'd,
get through with it goes to the re
duction of the debt, but it is not
necessary nor right to reduce the
debt SO fast. The generation that
bore the brunt ofthe circumstances
that created the debt should not be
made to pay it ALL The benefits
accrue to those yet unborn and some
of it should be left for them to pay.
Outside of this phase of the ques-
ton, however, and of more import
ance, is the effect the tariff has upon
American manufactures and in
dustries. 1t occurs to US that pro-
lection simply means the enrich
ment of the moneyed men at the ex-
pense of the workingmen. Laborers
get no more in America than they
do in England, and hence the money
saved TO a rich manufacturer by
protecting his products goes into
his pocket alone. "a tariff for
revenue only is vague and indefi-
mite, but it is certainly the correct
idea if it can bereduced to practice.
We confess to crude ideas upon this
very important matter, but the
question is assuming such a degree
of interest chat it will soon call for
action, and the people ought to be
warned to post themselves.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-27

A new and very simple method
of training vicious horses was ex-
hibited in west Philadelphia re-
Gently, and the manner i'll which
some of the widest horses were sub
dued WAS astonishing. The first
trial was that of Il kicking or
"bucking" mare, which her owner
said had allowed no rider on her
back for a period of at least five
years. She became tune in about
as many minutes, and allowed her
self TO be ridden about without
sign of her former wildness. The
means by which the result was ac-
complished was by piece Of light
rope which was passed around the
front jaw of the mare just above
the supper teeth, crossed in her
mouth and thence secured back of
her neck. 1t was claimed that no
horse will kick or jump when thus
secured, and that ''bucking"
horse, after receiving the treatment
few times, will abandon his vi
cious ways forever A very simple
method was also shown by which
kicking horse could be shod. 1t
consisted in connecting the animal
head and tail by means of a rope
fastened to the tail and then to the
bit, and then drawn tightly enough
to incline the animals head to one
side. This, it is claimed, makes it
absolutely impossible for the horse
to kick on the side of the rope. At
the same exhibition, a horse which
for many years had to be bound on
the ground to be shod, suffered the
blacksmith to operate on him with
out attempting to kick while Sc
ured in the manner described.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-27
Shocking Corn.

. Col CoLMAN; Had the past win
ter been one of ordinary severity,
the suffering of stock from want of
forage would have been without a
parallel in its wide spread intensity
as a consequence of the drouth of
last summer. Farmers should. be
reminded how much excellent for
age they unnecessarily waste by
not shocking more of their corn
crop than they do, especially the
part of it that is light. Many are
deferred from the inconvenience OF
getting suitable material to tie the
shocks securely to withstand the
winds and rains and preserve the
fodder brightly. 1t can be done
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-27

the law that once demanded HE as
its penalty, has been .abrogateI'
Many other laws have been apoi-
ished, but the entire decalogue mas
been Incorporated in the new code
and is perpetually binding upon US,
individually and collectively. we
observe a radical change. The tenor
and tone of the new testament is
mild and merciful. Even resent
ment is forbidden. ''AVenSe not
yourselves" Furthermore: DO
good for evil" and, ''bless and
curse not" for vengeance is mine,
| will repay, saith the Lord" Then
it is only Gods solemn prerogative
to take life, and we are to recon
pense TO no man evil for evil. An
impulse of wrath often rises in the
soul, and we feel inclined to wreak
our vengeance upon an offender; but
..be angry and sin not, is the di-
vine Injunction. Then let us view
the subject from a scripturai stand
point, and we find nothing to justify
it. Hence, our candid conviction Is
that capital punishment is only lie
galized murder. Hanging is the
veritable embodiment of barbariOus
vandalism. and such should be ban
1shed from a civilized country. We
would therefore implore with pa
thetic pleadings every pious divine,
every religious legislator--yes, every
humanitarian, to do all in his power
to suppress this ultra barbarianism.
We would shudder even to give
countenance to the atrocious prac-
tice of killing, and ere we would adj
Just the fatal rope and draw the
black cap, and knock the founda-
ton from the faltering feet of fell
low man, we would deem it infinitely
better to be executed ourselves.
Heaven forbid that our hands
should ever unlock the prison house
of Gods eternal vengeance, and by
one mortal stroke fetter a mortal
creature forever to the fiery floor OF
hell. God knows he has an eternity
of torture before them, and what
timorous mortal would dare precipi-
tate him to his gloomy abode
| before the time.
God gave-let God take.
w. T. UssERY.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-27

There seems to be very good
prospect for the passage ola bill re-
lating to the count Of the electoral
vote in presidential elections, SO as
to avoid the difficulties that almost
eliminated in a revolution in 1876.
The senate has passed bill which
will probably be concurred in by
the house. The object of this bill
is to throw upon the states them
selves the responsibility of deciding
all disputed questions as to their re
spective electoral votes and to limit
the work of congress to the func-
tions devolved upon the two houses
by the constitution-that of count
ing the votes sent in.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-27
Orchard Grass,

This valuable grass ranks next
in importance to the tall meadow
oat grass for hay and winter pas
ture. 1t succeeds very well at the
south on drained and dry bottom
land, or on rich upland. There is
a popularity about it. The writer
has never observed it to spread from
the scattering of it's own seeds.
From some unaccountable reason,
the shattered seed does not vege-
tate; if, therefore, it be sowed too
thin, it does not fill the gap, and
presents an unsightly appearance
and gives inferior grasses chance
to occupy the vacant spaces.
Orchard grass, for hay, should be
cut as soon as it begins to blossom
if cut then, the hay is sweet, ten
der and nutritious; but if the cut
ting be deferred until the seed has
formed, the hay will be hard and
valueless.
After cutting, orchard grass
springs rapidly, and the after
growth is heavy. This should be
pastured during the summer or fall,
but should be reserved for winter
grazing. 1t should be treated as
above directed in the case of the
tall meadow oat glass.
The seed of orchard grass is also
very light and chafy, and therefore
two bushels should be sowed to the
acre. ..L.O a.., 81
This grass was introduced into
from Virginia, in 1874. 1t
is very highly valued in that coun
try, and in the northern states it
holds a high rank as a hay and pas
ture grass. But its chief benefit is
lost at the north as it cannot be
pastured there during the winter.
Orchard grass is not suited to
wet bottom land, but thrives in a
rich upland. 1t grows well in an
orchard, or in thinnedg woodland.
With the exception of meadow Oat
grass, orchard grass stands drouth
better than any other of the cultiva
ed grasses. i1- 1913 el
Where hay is an object, these
grasses, meadow oat and orchard |
grass, should be sowed with red
clover and white, as each of the |
our blossoms at the same time, and |
S, therefore, simultaneously ready
or the scythe. They answer also
o mix with clover in a rotation,
There the clover is to stand two or
hree years, as they mature rapidly,
nd assist in giving a compact sod.
NE farmer should remember, that
sod of good grass and clover
lrned under is quite equal in valne
} a costly application of either pu
or purchased manures.
he cultivation of these two
rasses at the south cannot be too
-rongly recommended on soils
dapted to them Towards Ma
al of grasses.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-27
Lemon Juice in Diptheria.

DR.. j. R. Page of Baltimore in
vites the attention of the profession
to the topical use Of fresh lemon
juice as a most efficient means for
the removal of membrane from the
throat, tonsils, ETC., in diphtheria.
In his hands land he has heard
several of his professional brethren
say the same it has proved by far
the best agent he has yet tried for
the purpose. He applies the juice
of the lemon by means of a camers-
hair probang to the affected parts
every two or three hours, and in
eighteen cases on which he has used
it the effect has been all he could
wish.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-27

New Methods of Cotton Culture.


All cotton farmers who visited
during the exposition,
says the Planters Journal, must
have been struck with the various
for the manufacture
and handling the raw material.
There they saw endless machinery
for spinning, weaving, etc, also cot
ton gins, presses, etc., for baling,
cleaning and handling of the fieecy
staple All of these improvements
have been invented in a short time,
comparatively. We even saw ma
chinery for picking out the crop,
and very soon the ingenuity of man
will perfect these machines and
make them a success. Then we
will have two out of three ''points"
in the cultivation of cotton provided
for, the harvesting and spinning
will be both easy and remunerative.
Now the cultivation of the plant is
a serious question-our minds
should be turned in this direction,
to devise the best means or method
to reduce or lessen the cost of pro
duction. This point has sadly been
neglected. This should have GER
tainly kept pace at least with the
Improvements for ginning and spin
ming, but this is not the case. What
we need now, is some machinery
that will work successfully, 10 to 20
acres per day, at much less cost
than to hire 10 to 20 men to crop
OYer.r.l al -
Myself and neighbors have given
much attention to this point for
two years past, and succeeded adj
mirably with the Thomas smooth
ing harrow. We did not see why
the harrow could not be made to
work cotton as well as corn, and we
were agreeably surprised to find
upon trial, in ground that had been
previously prepared for the purpose,
that he harrow would do. the work
in one day of Is oro 20 men,. My
plan is simply this. Prepare the
land thoroughly, remove all the cot
ton stalks, sprouts or other OBJ
struction, open the furrow after
bedding, putting from ] to 2 bush
els cotton seed per acre, throw two
burrows on this, and when the
plant is ready to come through, in
the place of boarding off, as some
do; put on your harrow and go di-
rectly across the rows-you level
up your land, kill the crop of weeds
and grass that are ON top, and
leave nice fresh earth for your cot
ton to live in for the first few days.
After Eve or six days, put on your
harrow and go in opposite direction
to first narrowing and destroying
not only what might have been left
by the first work, but a second crop
of grass and weeds. Do this again
in six more days if advisable and
there is superabundance of cotton
after this put on your sweeps and
finish the crop. BY this method it
will take very little work by the
hoe, and if overcropped, the plant
will stand until after the small
grain harvest is over. This is not
advisable for, the cultivation Of cot
ton should be pushed and the earth
kept thoroughly and often stirred
while the plant is young. A pair
of good mules driven by a boy, with
a No. 3, 70 teeth, 3 81 ction Thomas
harrow will pass over and cultivate
each day, twenty or more acres if
the land is prepared as before
stated. Thus will be saved half
the value of the cost of the harrow
each day, and in a short time the
entire crop will be cultivated, which
is an item in starting cotton crop.
ila @atf W. w. r.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-27
Sad Incident Of the Flood.

TheLittle Rock Ark Gazette
of recent date says: Alexander
Jasper, an old man from Crittenden
county, arrived in the city last
night, bringing with him his wife
and two boys. He told the follow
ing story: You know" he said,
that the whole country is under
water. i am one of the sufferers of
the flood. l lived on the Mississip-
pi, not far from Madison. l settled
there several years ago, and opened
a small farm. / had heard of high
water, but the place where L settled
seemed to be high, and 1 did not
feel any fear Well, high water
came repeatedly, but it never
reached me. Night before last,
myself and family were star
tied by a terrible roar. l went
to the door and looked out but
could see nothing. My wife sug-
gested that the noise might be
caused by water, but 1 did not pay
much attention to the remark, for
| did not sees how water could
I break through with such force.
While / stood listening there came
a mighty rush, and before L knew
it the whole country was flooded
with water. 1 called to my wife to
help secure the children. The
house was full of water. 1 seized
one little girl, and my wife the 9th
er. The house moved. The lamp
fell and was extinguished. L called
to my little boy, and received a
strangled reply. L rushed through
the flood toward the place from
which ] thought the sound came
and called again, but no reply. The
house went to pieces. l seized my
wife and struggled with her to a
slight elevation. The roar was
deafening. We remained there I'M
til morning. When light came a
rushing torrent swept over the site
of our home. My little boy was
gone. -
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-27
Tartaric Acid in Diptheria.

The topical use of tartaric acid in
diptheria has been successfully re-
sorted to by NJ. Vidal who, in one
of the foreign medical journals, re-
marks upon the necessity Of thus
making use of topical agents against
the false membrane, as it has a great
tendency to spread by a sort of
autoinoculation, similar to what oc-
ours in some cutaneous affections.
His formula is ten parts, by weight,
of tartaric acid, fifteen of glyeerine,
and twenty five of whitewater. The
acid acts upon the false membrane,
converting it into gelatinous mass,
and favors its expulsion.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-27

A subscriber writes as follows: 81
feel at once my appetite and strength
greatly improved; my expectoration
less painful and less copious; my cough
less troublesome nv sleep sound, re-
freshing and eamless; my nervous
ness is all gone; my breathing less diff
cult; my hearts action more regula ;
my backache less severe; my digestion
improved my urine clear and voided
without pain my spirits more exuber-
ant; my mind perfectly at ease; and
yet | have only used half bottle OF
Browns Iron Bitters
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-27
How to secure He alth.

1t seems strange that any one will
suffer from the many arrangements
brought on by an impure condition of
the blood, when SCovILLS' SARSAPARIL-
La AND STILLINGIA, or BLOOD AND LIv-
ER SYRUP, will restore perfect health to
the physical organization. 1t is indeed
strengthening syrup, pleasant TO take
and has proven itself to be the BEST
BLOOD PURIFIER ever discovered, etfec-
tually curing Scrofula, Syphilitic disor-
ders, Weakness of the Kidneys, Erysip-
elias, Malaria; all nervous disorders and
Debility, Bilious compla ints and all
diseases Indicating an impure condition
of the blood, liver, Kidneys, stomach,
skin, etc. 1t coIrects indigestion. A
single bottle will prove to you its merits
as health remover, for it ACTS LIKE A
CHARM, especially when the complaint
is of an exhaustive nature, having a
tendency to lessen the natural vigor OF
the brain and nervous system.
BALER's PAIN PANACEA cures pain in
Man and Beast. For use externally and
internally.
DIR. ROGERS VEGETABLE WORM SY-
RUP instantly destroys worms and re-
moves the secretions which cause them.
aprl4-e4w-ly
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Who shall deliver us from these
Bonds? Shall discussions, or abus
ings, or chickering's, or Nashville
newspaper rivalries? Nay, verify.
1t shall come to pass in those days
that a mighty spirit shall seize up
on the people and they will arise
from the worship of Baal and
shake off their Bonds and pile them
into pile and Burn them. And
the sons of the Profits shall see
them from afar of and rejoice
because they have received their
share. And the money changers
and tax-gatherers shall rest idle af-
ter a season because their occu-
patton is not. Likewise those who
have kept the promise shall gather
about the Burning Bonds and the
news of it shall spread through all
the land that after ten years the
People shall be free.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-27
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without trouble, if, after replanting
is done, plowmen will plant few
seeds of broom corn in a few still
missing hills over the field and let
these be.shocked with the corn, the
best material for the purpose will
be just where wanted, to tie the
shocks as well as with a rope and
without delay or cost. 1 have an
implement, made in less than half
an hour, to draw the shocks to re-
quisite tightness and hold them un-
til tied. E. L.
Greenville, Tenn.
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Real Estate Transfers.

Since our last report the following
transfers of real estate have been made
Nathaniel Hayes to Alfred Monroe
Hayes, 125 acres, 10Th dist -. $4033
Sheriff to Sarah L Fogg, undivided 81
interest, 18th dist :. - .. 664
Sheriff to Carter Fl Witt, 81 acres, .r
10Th dist .. 500
Thos Lindsey to J Lindsey, 200
acres, 18th dist .... 1850