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Portland, Oregon, has received over
the Northern Pacific Railroad train
load of canned corn from Portland,
Maine.
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In the State of Mississippi only 1926
women said their ages were thirty-One,
while no less than 1853 declared they
were just thirty.
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OBJ Smprua Tlmes.
'SMY1W@, DeI.,
"Wednesday Afternoon, Oct. 3, 1883
THE DEVIL.

Men don't belive in a devil now, as their fathers
used to do;
They've forced the door of broadcast creed to let
his Majesty through.
There isn't print of his cloven foot, or Il fiery
dart from his bow
To be found in earth or air to-day, for the world
has voted SO.
But who is mixing the fatal draught that palsies
heart and brain,
And loads the bier of each passing year with the
hundred thousand slain?
Who blightS the bloom of the land to-day with the
fiery breath of hell2
If the devil isn't or never was, won't somebody
rise and tell?
Who dogs the steps of the toiling saint, and digs
the pit for his feet?
Who sows the tares i'll the field of time as fast as
God sows the wheat?
The devil is voted not to be, and of course the
thing is true:
But who is doing the kind of work that the devil
alone should do?
We are told he does not go round like roaring
lion now;
But whom shall we hold responsible for the ever
lasting row
To be heard in home, in church and State, to the
earth's utmost bound,
If the devil, by unanimous vote, is nowhere to
be found?
Won't somebody step to the front forthwith, and
make their bow and show
How the frauds and crimes of Il single day spring
up? We want to know
The devil was fairly voted out and of course the
devil Is gone;
But simple people would like to kow who carries
his business on?
Il. j. HOuQh
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IA dead giye-away" is now refined
by Boston into "a posthumous dona-
tion.n ~. s..t -a4ifE
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INCuRARLEs LoNoER in RrIrhr,
At Private Sale.

The Large Brick Residence on Main Street I'm
which reside; also Maple Grove Yarn at Flem-
ings Landing, containing geo Acres, good build.
MARY ]. DAVIS,
nov zz-u Smyrna, Del.
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Young lady ljust from boarding
Papa" You have had one, my dear,
and your brother had the other
Young lady lin asprightly manner)
-"Oh, sure enough a chicken has
only two legs. It's a duck that has
four. n--Harpers Bazdr.
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PRESENT POWER.

To- Morrow a Long Way on When Help Is
Wanted To-day.
Comfort is never In hurry. Pain and distress
are in hot haste. II is to the friend in need -
the friend who does something nOw-that the
old adage pays the compliment of being u friend
indeed" That they do not keep the sufferer in
suspense is the salient excellence Of BENSONS
CAPCINE POROUS PLASTERS. The plasters of
other days-whether porous or Otherwise-said-
"Wait until Tomorrow We can promise nothing
on the spur of the moment" But pain unrelieved,
like hope deferred. maketh the heart sick. Ben.
sOothe, warm and heat, containing as they d.,
chemical and medicinal agents of the highest
efficiency. Their motto Is NOW. and the genuine
have the word CAPCINE cut in the middle of
each plaster. Price 25 cents. Seabury John
son, Chemists, New Verk. sep 19-1m
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l847 KENT COUNTY 1858
Mutual tnSuraHCeGe.,
DOVER, DEL.

Insures against loss by tire issuing mutua }e.
cies only under which payment, aTe mady aa-
nuGlly III advance during membership and Il.
ceaSing to hc members whatever remain, uUeI
pended after paying Losses, expellsr, ana Civ.
dends is returned, thereby furnishing ia,l'aL,.
at cost.
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WV. DENNEY. SeeI
- DOVER ls-
HENRY'S
CARBOLIC SALVE
The most Powerful He"'
ing Ointment ever DIS
covered.

Henry's Carbolic Salve cures sOi'''
Henry's Carbolic Salve allays bu'A'
Henry's Carbolic Salve cures bruN'
Henry's Carbolic Salve heals f'nlp''
Henry's Carbolic Salve cures fll''
Henry's Carbolic Salve heals GUS
Ask for Henry's, and Take No YIN
Rs-BEwARE OF coUNTERFEl1S.-..
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Abstract of Statement. 1882.
DIRECTORS:
AGENTS:

ANDREW J. WILSON. General Agent Dove;
Geo. w. Williams Ntirdrk "a EGWtins. Brigtf-s
Geo b. Money Dti Ctty. LemUd u Hdgts ~"
d. b. MdlOnty. 10rRStiui. JnhH ". Hp'ttsh ~.
J. $. Hutfnqion. smyrna. Henry ". BdET sur.
4. JackSOa, Jr.. tuHad,H. H. 4 iDVgiHg. Gt@.-
j. B. anderson. Frrisricd to,rn.
ReUHtdr WUlidmS NlfOrd JdMts PDRdT AiAOA
George MO1rS, Feit6H. 3. + UdgIR0H ."""
CJHdrriR9t0n. Farming SaSN1.
ton.
John p MGRlire CiTeeRsborotglA
jeremiah 3. Fletcher Preston Nj. NJ
James GlaHOH >lLoufy' T.
E. f. HIilOCdy Berlin, Nd. 81
Nm g. Dickinson Poco@oEt ny ~
All bus ness communications should be add's'S-
WV. DENNEY. SeeH
N.-,,, ,>>s DOVER DE
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For Sale by JOHN c. sTOCKLY, Smyrna M
Important to Farmers!
Continued reduced price Of
SHIELD LIME
For the Fall of 1888.
Ha~New and enlarged Kilns and Shed
ding have recently been erected at
great expense.

As an experiment and tomcctthc necessities of
the times. we decided two years ago u lower the
price Of our LIME % per cent, making it cents
per bushel instead of cents, as formerly. The
success of the plan was such that our sales were
MORE THAN DOUBLED, and we concluded to
continue the price at
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.lgiaIIl9ll ~ IlIIHEf M NJ
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Price for the Year 1898. 6 Cents Der hlShGl.

SPECIAL RATES OF FREIGHT at all stations
on the railroad.
Orders filled promptly for any amountfrom one
car load to ten thousand bushels. Send orders in
carlY Address apr lh-lY
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Rents in Georgetown have advanced
about 40 per centum within the last
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CHAPTER ".
Describing his mansion, i'll vain should tell
OF the carpets from Turkey, the carpets Brussell,
Which, in richness of finish, Ill pattern ana dye,
Gave a bloom To the cheek and d light to the eye.
All! well might the feet that those carpets shall
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That salt fish are quickest and best
freshened by soaking in sour milk.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-03-08
Messy Glen.

For the past few days we have
had lovely weather and the farmers
seem to be taking advantage of it.
Wheat is looking badly yet, but we
still live in hopes, if we at last die
in despair.
We still have a few cases of
humps, Mrs. A. H. Chambers has
been very sick for the past few days
with chills and mumps. William
Chambers has not been able to be
at his post in two months, but we
trust to soon see him up and out
again. 2, ..--.
Miss Ada j Johnston from Wales
is now visiting her sister, Mrs. A.
FL. Cobbs. She is like sunshine
dispelling gloom wherever. she goes
with hel sweet and animating ways.
Chris Groth made flying visit
to Nashville last week on business.
Marks Mitchell, formerly of
this county but now of Ponisette
county, Ark, is visiting friends and
relatives in the neighborhood of
Poplar Hill for the first time in &c
years. Giles seems to be favorite
with the cid widowers. Girls. if
any of you wish to try your fortune
in western land now is your time.
Since our last writing God has
seen fit in His infinite wisdom to re-
move from our midst several of our
friends. First to call was Mr.. Mike
Barksdale; second old Mrs. Teople;
and Mr.. John Campbell died on
last Tuesday, 9th Feb, aged 20
years. His funeral was preached
by Rev. George Byron Wednesday
at Poplar Hill; a large crowd was
in attendance and afterwards his
remains were inferred in the old
iamily grave yard at the place above
mentioned. OH how sad to stand
by the expiring couch and watch
the ebbing out of life, until like
silver thread it bursts asunder and
the grim monster death holds in a
cold embrace the loved ones of our
bosoms. Especially a dear old
father or mother, who has toi'ed
through so many weary years-and
may they not have toiled in vainS
But let it be said of them as of old,
well done thou good and faithful
servant, enter thou into the joys OF
thy Lord" We extend to each of
the bereaved families our heartfelt
sympathies and would say to them
that we, too, sooner or later must
close our eyes in death, we know
not who will be called next; and in
conclusion let us remember that
earth has no sorrow which heaven
cannot heal" ZILBA.
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Bethel.

j. Y. Lucas q Co. sold their
store house and stock of goods last
week to DR.. E. L. Edmundson.
Lawrence, son of Rev. J. H
Nichols, was bitten very badly by
A. j. Officers dog a few days ago
Il. B. Williams, one of our
blacksmiths, got his head badly cut
last Saturday while shoeing horse
The horse paved him and cut a
cash about an inch long to the bone
He bled pretty freely for few
minutes, but his shop was near the
drug store and Dr..J. S. Edmund
son was soon to his assistance and
checked the hemorrhage almost in
stantly. Tom lost only few mo
ments from his work after his wound
was dressed.
Three children, a daughter OF
Andrew Harris, daughter of Tom.
Carroll and a son of Ed. Harris, liv-
ing on Mrs. D. G. Grigsby's farm,
ate some poison roots last Sunday
that they thought were artichokes.
They were in rather critical con
dition Sunday night.
p. T. Allen has boughtthe Frank
Cook farm, the place he sold the
first time he went west.
-Chas. Allen lost fine horse last
week. He traded for him only g
| few days ago. Charles thinks the
! L -. 80 ooooI r1bo,, ha +ro1o1
for him.
Our constable, Jas. NJ. Var.
brough, bought fine young horse
of L. P. Davenport last week. He
says he don't think he can get lost
ON him.
DIR. V. O. Edmundson sings
"baby mine, baby mine, baby mine. u
A boy.
/ -Solon, son of DIR. r. R. Mead
ows, returned home last week. He
has been in Ohio about eighteen
months for his health. He looks 8
great deal better than he did when
he left here.
Mrs. Josephine Gibson of Mem
phis is visiting her father, NJ. 6
Naples, near our village.
Not long sincs.a gentleman
went into one of our stores anG
asked new clerk if he had any
misses, shoes. The clerk said, "Any
of Missiles shoes? No, have no
seen Missile or her shoes either fol
several days"
RI. Hardy killed his fine birc
dog through mistake few night
ago. GIP.
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Warrant Stock,

Mr.. EDIToR:-I desire to call the
attention of our city authorities to
the fact. that there are many loose
horses and mules running at large
upon the streets and commons of
Pulaski, at both day and night,
and committing frequent dam
ages to private property, by
barking shade and fruit trees, and
breaking into yards and gardens,
DC, and only a few days age. one of
these loose animals attacked a
horse attached to q buggy seen af
ter lady had left it to make a
short call, and not only injured the
horse, but broke the buggy.
Now it looks a little strange to
see policeman, when a country
man comes to town and happens to
ride upon pavement, or hitch his
horse to fence Or shade tree, ar
rest either him or his horse and
exact fine for the offense, when
the citizens of the town are permit
ted to let their horses run upon the
streets and pavements, and to dam
age trees and fences at pleasure. 1t
appears, that while many of our citi-
zens in the country are advocating
law to require all persons to keep
their srock enclosed by fencing,
that the corporation of Pulaski
is being used as ranch or general
pasture for all kinds Of animals
regardless OF consequences.
GrrTzrN
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Conwav's COMPLAINT.

Is it lawful for a man to put gates
across the public highways without
the consent of the community In
which it is done? Isit lawful to
stop up the public road so as our
women cannot pass on horseback or
in u buggy? Is it lawful to fence
up our roads that have been opened
Tor the benefit of every one, so that
our boys can not go to mill, when
they can do the milling and let the
ADLER ones do the hard labor? If
so, what is the use of having a law
for the benefit and protection Of our
citizens? Such is the case in our
neighborhood. We have road, or
had a road opened by order of the
county court for the benefit of our
citizens at large, and here comes a
man that wishes to fence a piece of
land, and to save labor and rails, he
puts up gates across the road with
out the consent of the travelling
puhhc-the only road q large
majority Of our citizens have to get
away from their homes, to 90 to
church, to mill, or anywhere else.
We have three men acting as road
commissioners whose duty it is to
see that the roads are kept open.
Say anything to them and they
will tell you they can not do any
thing-you must get up petition
to stop the gates from being put up.
Well, is that road law? Must we
as citizens of Giles county get up a
petition every year, each month in
the year, to keep our public roads
Eopen so rs we-can go to our county
town, to church or to millp Must
we quit .aur work to. go to mill and
let our boys stay at home because
they cannot open-th gates? If so,
! let us not have any road law at all
but let every body make their own
laws and stop the expense of having
leg stature, if we are not to be
benefited by The laws they make.
Now, Mr.. Editor, if this is the kind
of law we have you had as well
stop making so much fuss about
public roads in your valuable paper.
| would like to know whether this is
the law or not. Can any one answers
If it is not, how are we to help our
selves-what course must we pur-
sue? We are not able to go to law
and must, the pool laboring man
submit to the mOneyed man and dc
as he proposes for him to do? Must
he and his wife and children stay
at home and not go to church be
cause the moneyed man DON
want to build fence?
A CITIZEN.
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Brick Church.

| Since our last, death has visi
ted our vicinity and claimed for its
victim w. D. Lewis. Mr.. Lewis
4 lived on Guy B. Rutledge's land
was clever, honest man, though he
did not belong to any church. His
disease was pneumonia. We ten
der our sympathies to the bereaved
widow and children.
e. G. Hardy left for Texas,
Feb. oath. We learn he expects to
come back to jackson, Tenn, and
will live with his aunt, Mrs. Knapp.
Oak Wood, whom we spoke of in
our last letter as going to Texas
with Ed. H., has declined the idea
of going until next fall. We ex-
pect he will go in the plural mum.
Der.
Mrs. L. T. Ham has been suf-
fering with sore eyes. Don't look
at old widowers so hard. Bud
Ham, who said he was going to
Texas provided the track did not
run off the train, is out of the no.
ton and is topping trees. We
heard of him being in walnut
tree, about or feet from the
ground. That is right, Bud, don't
get too high,
r. M. McCorstin is our boss
gate maker. r. j. Anderson, jr.,
has purchased the Lookout saddle
horse, known as the John R. Moore
horse. The next thing to buy is a
buggie, and then you know what is
next, Bob.
Miss Ella Williamson, charm
ing belle of Petersburg, is spending |
a few days with her SISTER, Mrs.
Pattie Rothrock. ri
We are having some pretty
weather now and farmers arG max
ng good use of their time, fzls,wing,
fencing, DC. Il
w. H. Wheeler, who is build
ng the manse, thinks he will COM
olete the job by the first of May.
BRICK
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Hon. Jno G. Ballentine, NJ. c., re-
turned from Washington Monday.
He thinks there is hardly any proba-
bility of an extra session of congress.
Tariff for revenue only will receive
his support when he takes his seat
in the next congress. The colonel
is not only in favor Of q reduction
from principal, but he is confident in
the belief that abolition of the tariff
will prove greatly beneficial to the
south, and especially to Tenpeessee
and Alabama, and wherever else
iron abounds. He says that as soon
as protection is removed northern
capital will begin to develop iron
mines in the south, from sheer ne
cessity, because iron can be manu-
featured here so much cheaper. He
I thinks that northern manufacturers
are more afraid of this result than of
competition with English 'psuper Ia
bor," and he says furthermore that
those paupers, so-calied, can buy
more bread and meat and clothes
with the wages they get than the la
borers in American mills can buy
with what they get. From Colonel
Ballentine's conversation, he is thor
oughly of the opinion that protec-
ton is wholly in the interest of. the
few against the many, and he will
doubtless be good worker for low
tariff when he gets into congress
He says, howereVer, that millions Of
dollars of money will be at the dis.
posal of those who go for high tariff
and congressman will not want fol
opportunity to sell votes at good
prices. OF course he don't believe
that any of them would do such s
thing, and neither does anybody
else.
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Setting a Gobler.

A turkey gobbler is the most
hifalutin fowl that ever struted
in a barn-yard. If his plumage is
not as fashy and gay as the pea
cocks he is none the less proud,
and his presence is ever welcome
upon all stately occasions. Then
imagine the insult that was offered
to a dignifled gobbler of Pulaski
when his keeper, Mr.. Burt Graham,
attempted to make him hatch a set
ting of eggs. Mr.. Graham pleads
in excuse that he mistook the gen
der of the fowl, but the sobblel
gave him TO understand the appolo-
gy was not acceptable. He wouldn't
set worth cent, although he was
shackled and bound upon the nest.
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Let Us Invite Them.

The Giles County Immigration
Society is doing nothing. The
reason lies in the fact that no one
knows. how to proceed and there is
no head to the movement and no
one directing the effort. What lit
tie the CITIZEN has been able to ac-
complish we have endeavored to
render efectual by directing the
parties to Maj. L. NJ. N. Jones, our
real estate agent, and he has had
considerable correspondence and
has directed immigrants attention
hitherward. We could give matters
more practical turn easily. Sup
pose a committee was appointed to
prepare articles reciting the advant
ages OF oursclimate and soil, etc.,
to be published in the CITIZEN, and
then send marked copies to persons
at the northss.who are inquirlng of
us. There would be no difficulty
in finding the persons to send them
to. They would soon find out what
we were doing and write for copies,
and we would soon get into the
channel and work the business up
to point where it would be effectual
1t would not cost a cent to have !
these articles published and we
offer our columns freely for such |
purpose. We would of course
charge cost and postage for the
papers used, but that would be
small. If Giles county or Pulaski
had some kind of an organization
for this purpose and used it in this
way, we would soon see our lands
improving in price and business
going up. Not week passes but
that there are prospecting parties
passing US, sometimes stopping, and
we have already made some valu-
able acquisitions to our citizenship.
We can increase in infinitely if we
try. There is no sort of doubt but
that our country affords induce
ments to immigrants superior to
any country north or west, all mat
,ers together, and if we can get these
men to know it, they will eagerly
seize the opportunity. We are fire.
Iuently told by them that there are
hundreds of the farmers and bust ,
less men there, men of capital and i
Energy and social standing, who ]
ysnt to get into this milder climate, 5
md they are looking down this way t
md inquiring of us, and we sit Idly G
md do not even let them know we !
.Xist. Pulaski needs a board of '
rade or some kind of business
mems organization to look after +
Ter business welfare, and if she had &
they could take this matter in 7
land and work it into a boom. !,
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Testers Station.

AS some inquiring person may
wish TO know where Lester station
is, it is situated on the n. & D. R
R., 9 miles south of Pulaski and
south of the dividing ridge be-
tween Richland creek and Elk riy-
er, surrounded by productive land
and well timbered and watered and
very healthy.
March came in like lion but
the recent high winds have caused
fires to spread and burn our fences.
P. G. Whitmire got some $50 panels
burned and Mrs. Boswell about 20
on the same day, but the kind
neighbors joined in and rebuilt them
so we can all move on together.
That is the way we do business
here; if a neighbor gets sick or any
of the kind we get to-
gether and plant his crop or work
it out as the case may be, which we
think is right. The farmers are
making good use of their time in
preparing for another crop; good
many oats are being sown; wheat
is looking very well, with better
stand than was thought to be in the
winter.
w. F. Whitmire, who is at
tending a telegraph school at
Evansville, Wis, had severe at
tack of pneumonia lately but has
returned to his school again.
j. p. May Of Aspen Hill is
teaching school at our village and
is giving general satisfaction. Mr..
Davenport of Pulaski is teaching
at Mt. Zion church near here.
F. G. Whitmire is paying his
parents a visit this week from
Athens. 0. X.
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BarcheerS.

AS there is ne correspondent
from our village, will give you a
few dots. The people are preparing
their land for new crop; a large
amount of wheat is sown and it
looks promising. We hope for a
good crop. The mechanics of Bar
cheers are now ready to meet all de-
mands. Give them call.
- james and Bud Vaughn are on
a trip to Lawrence county to pur-
chase beef cattle.
Mrs. Fanny Hughey OF Galatin
is visiting her brother, R. D. Kirk
in Barcheers. esaa
Jacob Miller of Texas is visit
ing relatives in our community,
-. LoNzo.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-03-08
Hog Cholera Specific.

We have for SAFE at this office q
few packages of DR.. Sahnon's never
failing remedy for hog and chicken
cholera, sheep rot and cattle muir
rain. 1t has been tried by several
of our farmers and found to be q
splendid cure and preventive. Far
mers should keep it on hand and
use it occasionally to prevent dis
ease and keep their stock in health.
We procured it for the benefit of our
farmers. Try it once.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-03-08
CARPETS.

We are now receiv-
ing the largest stock OF
carpeting, mating, oil
cloths, rugs, etc., ever
shown in Pulaski. We
guarantee prices as low
as any house this side
of Cincinnati. We ask
the ladies to call and
examine them.
Abernathy g Brannan,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-03-08

The other night the inmates Of
Sumpter & Son drug store werf
kept up an hour orSso, later than
their usual bedtime by thefresence
of some smusiciahe, and GteetlHate
indeed for the east sisle1 that il; was
so. While OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
going on fire broke-eat-in a box of
straw, which hut for the jewellers
would have res dsedzih acknowledges!
ton. 1t sseemetis to besspOntar1e'
Gus commissioners no. one could
account for the presence of fire in
the box. .iso1rcS 5Aa -3lesn ,o3f''
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DR.. 10. E. Carter of near Boden-
ham, we are glad to say, has just
returned from the Vanderbilt Uni
versity, where he graduated in
physic, his chosen profession, and
is ready for service in his line. His
friends and Giles countians gener-
ally have reasons to be proud of
such young men as 10, combining
as he does true dignity, moral in
tegrity, unfinchinging determine
ton to succeed in his chosen work.
We predict for him successful
future. VIDE EFT CREDE.