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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11
The bad Boy at Breakfast.

"Yes,' said the boy, with va
cant look, II take no interest in
the pleasure of the chase any more
though did have little quiet fun
this morning at the breakfast table.
You see pa is the contrariest man
ever was. If 1 complain that any
thing at the table don't taste good,
pa says it is all right. This morn
ing l took the sirup pitcher and
emptied out the white sirup, and
put in some cod-liver oil that ma is
taking for her cough. put some
on my pancakes, and pretended to
taste of it, and 1 told pa the syrup
wrs sour, and not fit to eat. Pa
was mad in second, and he poured
out some on his pancakes, and
said l was getting too confounded
particular. He said the sirup was
good enough for him, and he scPped
his pancakes in it and fired some
down his neck. He is a gaul darned
hypocrite-that's what he is. L
could see by his face that the cod
liver oil was nearly killing him, but
he said the sirup was ..all right, and
if I dind't eat mine he'd break my
neck; and, by gosh, 1 had to eat it,
and pa he guessed he hadn't got
much appetite, and he would just
drink a cup of coffee and eat a
donut. L like to dide, and that
think makes this disappointment in
love harder to bear. But 1 felt sor-
nv for ma. Ma amt got a very
strong stummich, and when she
cot some ofthat cod-liver oil in her
mouth she wentlup stairs, sickern
horse, and pa had to help her, and
she had nooralgia all the morning.
I eat pickles to take the taste out
of nv mouth, and then / laid tor
the hired girls. They eat too much
sirup, anyway, and they got on to
that cod-iiver oil and swallowed a
lot of it, one of them, nirish girl,
she got up from the table and put
her hand on her corset and said
eHowly Mosesp and went out into
the kitchen looking just as pale
as ma does when she has powder
on her face, and the other girl who
| is Dutch, she swallowed pancake
and said, Mine Gott, vast de mat
| ter from me- and she went out anC
leaned on the coal bin. Then they
talked Irish and Dutch, and go'
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11
Business Disasters of 1882.

NEw YORK Jan. 4.-The mercan-
tile failures of the year just closed,
as reported by the mercantile agen-
cy of Dun & Co., for the United
States, were 6,73S in number, as
against 5,5SS in 1881. The liabili-
ties in the United states are for
$101, 100000 as compared with
$S1, 100000 in 1881. The failures
in Canada last year were 7S7, with
liabilities for $S,5OO,OoO, as against
636 in 1881 with liabilities for S.
500, 900. While the failures last
year show a considerable increase
on any years since 1880, in compari-
son with 1878 the figures are not
interpreted as unfavorable. This is
especially the case when it is re-
membered that the number engag-
ed in trade show a large gain, while
the trade greatly increased. The
number of failures in 1882 is esti-
mated at one in every 122 persons,
while the failures in 1878 showed
one in every sixty-four persons. In
view of the increased number in
trade, the failures proportionately
are not one-half as great as in 1878.
Dun & Co., have brought the list of
failures down to the close of the
year 1882, thus securing greater
accuracy than was possible in the
statements given out by another be-
fore it was possible to get inferma-
tion from points distant from tele-
graph communication. Their cir
cular, refers to the large extension
in lines of credit in the last few
years, resulting from undue anxiety
to dispose Of goods without suf-
examining the ability to
pay, which is directly traceable to |
in manufacturing
centers, in anticipating that the vol
ume of business would be main
tanned at a rate Of increase as great |
as that which marked the recovery |
from years of depression to a state |
of the highest prosperity. This, it |
is stated, is the only sinister feature |
in prospect, for the whole trade Of
the country is reported to be in a
most healthy and desirable condi-
5ion. The country itself was never
more prosperous. The power Of
absorption by consumers and abili- (
~ to pay is now believed to be in
greater proportion to the volume of
lebt than ever before.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11

An Illinois horticulturist has
constructed a fruit house, which is
to be a protection alike from sum-
mer's heat and winters cold. Two
rows of posts are set in the ground,
two and half feet apart, boarded
inside and out, and the intervening
space filled up with straw, packed
in as closely as possible. Two sets
of rafters are then put on, the up
per set three feet above the lower,
which are boarded on upper sides,
and the space closely packed with
straw, after which a cheap board
roof is put on. On the 11th of last
August with the temperature 9e
deg. in the shade, and it was as cold
as an ice house, and contained a
quantity of apples as sound as
when taken from the trees two
months before.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11
Short Sermons,

A holy life is made up of a mum
Der of small things. Little words,
not eloquent speeches or sermons;
little deeds, not miracles or battles;
nor one great heroic act of mighty
martyrdom make up the true
Christian life. The little, constant
sunbeam, not the lightning; the
waters of Sloan "that go softly" in
the meek mission of refreshment,
not "waters of the river, great and
many" rushing down in noisy tor
rents, are the true symbols of holy
life. The avoidance of little evils,
little sins, little inconsistencies, little
weakness, little follies, indiscretions
and imprudences, little foioles, little
indulgences of the flesh; the avoiaa
dance Of such little things as these
goes far to make up, at least, the
negative beauty of holy life.-
| Bornar.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11
She Thought She Gould.

'Do you think, Mary, you could
leave father and mother, this pleas
ant home, with all it's ease and COM
forts, and go to the far west with a
young lawyer, who has but little
besides his profession to depend
upon and with him search out a
new home, which it should be your
joint duty to beautify and make de-
lightful and happy like thisY'
Dropping her head softly on his
shoulder she whispered, 81 think
could, Archy." "Well, then," said
he, "there's Tom Jones, who's going
west, and wants to get wife, I'll
mention it to him."
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11
what viii Yop Be.

We see two boys standing side
by side; both are intelligent md
kind looking; but one becomes an
idle, shiftless fellow, and the other
an influential and useful man. Per-
haps when they were boys no one
could have seen much difference
between them, when they were men
the contrast was marked. One be-
came dissolute step by step; the
other became virtuous step by step;
as one went mp the other went
down.
1t is question of great moment
What will you be? One deter
mines he will do right and improve
his powers and epportunitiesA to
the utmost. He is Industrious,
learns his business, becomes a part
ner, or proprietor, and is known as a
man of influence and power. An
other does not determine to be bad,
but is lazy and neglects to improve
his opportunities. He shirks work;
he fools around" next he is seen
with tobacco, and prabably beer
and whiskey fellow; his appearance
shows he is unhealthy; he does not
do his work well; he loses his posi-
tion, and becomes intemperate and
probably a criminal.
There are many to-day who are
standing at the.parting-place. You
can take one one path and you will
go down as sure as the sun rises. If
you prefer to hang around q saloon
to reading good books at home,
then you are on the road to ruin.
If you do not obey your parents, if
you run away from school, if you
lie, you swear, you will surely go
down in life.
If boy steadily improves his
time, tries to learn his business,
obeys his father and mother, is
truthful and industrious, is respec-
Ful and pleasing toward others, he
will succeed. No one can stop his
loing well in life. He has deter
mined that he will be noble speci-
men of a man, and every good
person will help him. Scholars
Companion.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11
Early we'd
Early dead,

and do not sink into an early grave
They would not heed the axiom
Early we'd
Early dead,
and they have to suffer for their
rashness.
The church favors early marri-
ages, but it does not want to cele-
brate the nuptials of children, and
damsels from sixteen to twenty
years of age are only children.
The best age, then, for a young
woman to marry at is from twenty
one to twenty-five. Then she under
stands what she is about, she has
had time TO prepare herself for the
duties of wife and mother, and she
has the physical strength to fulfill
her obligations. Having wisdom
and health, she makes her home
happy, and should God bless her
with children, they will be strong
and she will be able to take care of
them.
Bide your time, girls, wait for good
husbands, take plenty Of exercise,
learn to cook and sew as well as to
play the piano, read a dozen good
books, keep from round dances,
practice your religion, and when you
do marry you will be jewels of wives
and your husbands will rejoice in
their good fortune.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11

To be handed to your barber. ''I
want close shave. 1 am in hur
ry. Do not put any oil or grease
upon my hair. l never use bay
rum or cosmetics. Please comb my
hair up and back. do not want
my hair trimmed or cut. 1 do not
want any hair tonic or skin medi-
cine. / do not want any shampoo
or bath. 1 have not heard the
latest news from Egypt, nor do l
want to. 1 care nothing for poll
tics, or crime, or society. l do not
care for stock or market reports.
am not a stranger in the city, and
am not going to the ball this
evening. 1 am a professor in
deaf and dumb institute, and l an
glad of it. Go ahead and shave me. >
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11

A practical gardener makes the
following important statement:
Last year, as test of a frequent
practice among growers of melons
and squashes, Ipinched L the ends of
the long, main shoots of melons,
squashes and cucumbers, and left
some to run at their own will. One
squash plant sent out single stem,
reaching more than forty feet, but
did not bear. any fruit. Another
plant was pinched until it formed
compact mass of intermingling side
shoots eight feet square, and it bore
sixteen squashes. The present
year, muskmelon plant thus pinch
ed in covers the spot allotted to it,
and it has set twenty-three speci-
mems of fruit. The pinching causes
many lateral branches, which lat
ter produce the female or fertile
blossoms, while the main vines pro-
duce only the male blossoms. The
difference in favor of the yield of an
acre of melons treated by he pinch
ing process may easily to 100 bar
rels."
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11

a Partisan physician declares the
following certain cure for small
pox or scarlet fever: Sulphate OF
zine, l grain; foxglove (digitalis), L
grain; half teaspoonful of sugar.
Mix with two tablespoonfuls Of
water. Take spoonful every hour.
He declares the remedy unfailing.
Its very simplicity has caused it TO
no ovorlooked.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11

In washing scarlet flannel, to pre-
vent the color from changing, mix
with. the water a cupful of flour,
having previously boiled it in
quart Of water for ten or hfteen
minutes. Do not rub on a board,
but squeeze and rinse up and down
several times. If greatly soiled
wash in three or four waters, and
care must be taken TO have them all
Of the same temperature.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11

A peculiar disease has appeared
in Northampton and other counties
in the northeastern part of North
Carolina. 1t is called yellow chills
or hemorrhagic fevers, and is gen
orally fatal in it's results. Persons
affected turn yellow and vomit
black.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11

A man who sells his conscience
for his interest will sell it for ms
pleasure. A man who will betray
his country will betray his frlend,
and he who does either is too base
to live.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11

The highest price ever paid for a
seat in the New York stock eX-
change is $4,000. This was done
on Saturday, Mr.. William Pollock
being the purchaser. As high as
$26, 900 and $22, 900, however, have
been paid within q year or so.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11

De Shanghigh chicken minds me
OBJ certain men dat Use seed. He
crows mighty loud, an brags around
among de hens an young chickens
but when a game rooster comes
around he's got business on de
udder side oh do fence.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11

MANY a woman dusts billiard
chalk off her husbands coat, and a
bio tear stands in her eye as she
thinks how late he works nights at
his desk by the white-washed WALL
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11
Business.
(Wall-street Daily News

"Widder Jenkins" said an Ohio
farmer as he hustled into her house
one morning, 81 am a man of bust
ness. l am worth $4,000, and
want you for a wife. 1 give you
three minutes in which to answer"
81 don't want ten seconds, old
man~ she replied, as she shook out
the dishcloth. ''I am a woman of
business worth $4,000, and
wouldn't marry you if you were the
last man on earth. 1 give you a
minute and half to git!' He got.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11

There is but little originality of
character in the world. Most men
are imitators. They do that they
have seen others do, and they say
things they have heard said. Few
have the genius or courage TO strike
out a new path in in thought or ac-
ton. The general mode of educa-
tion tenders greatly to this result.
Everything is based on books;
youth are hardly allowed to think
for themselves; they are not taught
to look within, and draw upon the
resources which nature has placed
there.-TEx.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11
The Liberia fever has broken OF

The Liberia fever has broken out
among the negros of North Carroll
ma. They get twenty acres of LAND
and supplies for six months on
reaching Africa. The Washington
correspondent of the Atlanta, Ca,
Sunny South proposes to redeem
the swamps of the Mississippi and
give them to the miasma-defying
negros in twenty acre tracts.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11

1t has often been said that you
can't depend on a mule. That is a
mistake, for you can depend upon
it he will kick you the first good
chance he gets.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11
Your Subscription is

clubs and started to look fer me,
and l thought 1 would kinder
come over here. The whole family
is sick, but it is not from love, like
my illness, and they will get over
it while I shall fill an early grave"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11

The greater part of the soil of
England has been under cultivation
for a thousand years, and yet the
land is richer and the crops more
prolific then they were thousand
years ago. Why, then, should SO
many thousands of acres in many
sections of this country, have be-
come so greatly deteriorated in pro-
ductiveness in a comparatively few
years? Careless, unskilled culture
must necessarily be the answer.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11
Ply YOUR TAXES.

ALL parties owing corporation back taxes
Il arc hereby notified that settlement must
be made at once. No longer indulgence can
be given. The taxes for 1889 are due and
must be paid on or before the S1st of Janua-
ry, 1888. My term Of office will expire on
the 25Ch day of January, 1888, and in &C
cordance with the law the books must be
closed at that time. =.
take this opportunity to thank the ei9-
gems of Pulaski for the confidence rePosed in
me by having elected me as City Marshal tor
shall no longer be an aspirsnt for that posi-
ton. l. II. hAlNEr, l. u
December IL 1892.
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PULASKI. TENN, THURSDAY, JANUARY II. 1883

and are old and sicl1ly before they
are thirty-five, if they live so long
and do not sink into an early grave.
They would not heed the axiom
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-21
NEWS OF TILE DAY.

The friends of O'Donncll iii Dublin pre-
pose to erect memorial to him in that city
Edward J. Rough, indicted for setting fire
to the New York Casino yesterday pleaded
guilty, and was sentenced to the State prison
for seven years.
A reduction of 10 per cent, without no.
tice, has been made in the wages Of the la
borers in the New Jersey steel and ion
works at Trenton.
The democratic State convention of Lou
isiana yesterday renominated Stephen ID.
McEnery for Governor by vote Of 900,
against 10 for Nichols
In the House of Representatives yester-
day the resolution to appoint committee
on woman suffrage was defeated. Both
houses passed a resolution relating to the
celebration Of the centenary of the surren-
der by Washington of his commission as
commandment. chiefof the forces of America
Both houses djourned until Monday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-21
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISERS
T0.DAY,s TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

A Hong Kong dispatch says it is reported
that the French have captured Sontay.
There were PSI business failures in the
United States during the last seven days.
Fourteen thousand cotton operatives are
idle in Lancashire, England. in consequence
Of q strike.
The Luuatic Asylum on Wards Island,
New York, took fire this morning. ire
flames were, after much labor, subdued and
no lives were lost.
The republican papers Of Rome appeared
Yesterday in black borders in memory OF
Overdank, the bombmaker, who was hang-
ed year ago in Trieste.
Cardinal Jacobini, the Papal Secretary of
State, has forwarded instructions to the varl-
! Gus nuncios to requst the powers to take
every precautlon TO protect Christians in
every part of the world.
John Flatters and man named Cole,
railway employees, had fist fight in Engle.
wood, Chicago, yesterday. Cole died last
night from the effects of his injuries Flat
tiers has been arrested.
The snow storm has caused much annoy.
| ance in New York. The tracks of the street
cars were buried up and great inconvenl-
ence experienced in the handling of freight
and the transaction of business generally.
Charles and John Sutton shot and killed
Adam Hill and George Snyder at dance
six miles from Winchester, Ill.,, Wednesday
night. The trouble arose in dispute as to
where proposed school house should be 10
Gated.
Captain Gordon, who abducted Addie
Bresnan from Astoria, L. l., was sentenced
this morning to 5 years at hard labor i'll the
State prison and to pay fine of 81 600. He
received his sentence calmly. His counsel
will appeal.
The minority report Of the committee on
resolutions of the Louisiana Democratic Con-
vention have reported that the Louisiana
lottery is corruptng the morals of the peo'
pie and disturbing element in the politics
of the State, and recommend the adoption OF
a constitutional amendment forbidding lot
teries in the State.
Prof Brooks says the comet discovered
ny him last September THE comet of 1872
is now visible to the naked eye as a small
round nebulous mass in the constellation
Cygnus. In small telescopes tail can be
traced one degree and half in length. In
large telescopes the comet presents fiue
appearance with starlike nucleus and a
large coma. The motion is southeast and
on Christmas the comet will he near the
southarn arm Of the cross in Cygnus or near
the starEpsilon On New Years day it will be
near the right foreioot Of Pegasus. The
comet will grow brighter till the latter part
of January, its perihelion passage being on
January 25lh, when it will be in the tail OF
Cetus. or the whale, and distant from the
sun 10000, 900 miles. 1t will be nearest the
earth about the middle Of January-about
60.00000O miles. After January it will re-
cede from the sun and pursuing its long
journey through space, return to view in
II years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-21
VIRGINIA NEWS

VIM. Proescher, Of Norfolk, had $1,000
worth of property destroyed in Norfolk
county Wednesday night by fire. Insurance
800.
Capitalists of Staunton have bought go.
900 acres Of land near Great Bend, Kansas
for 100000. They will establish colony
of Dunkards.
The political aud personal friends of Mr.
w. c. Elan, editor Of the Richmond WHO
have presented his wife with pair of gray
horses as Christmas present.
The child Of Maria Parker, colored
woman living near Stafford c. H., was
burnt to death on Thursday. Her clothes
ignited at the fireplace while oil the family
were absent from the house and she ran to
the fodder house, where they were shuck.
ing corn, but before she got there her clothes
were burned entirely of.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-21
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

Especial correspondence of the Alexandria GAZETTE
RICHMOND, Dec l9.-The Mahoneites at
tempted to-day by tillibustering to prevent
the passage of the report of the Committee
on Privileges and Elections. Senator New
bury's resolution requesting Mahone TO re-
sign has not come up yet. General New,
berry will correct it by.striking out request
and inserting the word instruct" ihat
the sentiment is entirely IN favor OF us pas
sage is not doubted. The remarkable dis
closures of Auditor Aliens liberal commits
sions to his brother in-laW, the Treasurer OF
Augusta county, causes no little talk. ne
commissions of this fortunate individual
amounted to over five thousand dollars, and
Senator Wingfeld, who investigated the
matter, states that he worked two days in
making the amount-that is, twenty five
hundred dollars day. Few millionaires
have daily receipts larger than this. There
has been a general call made from all sec
lions OF the State upon Mr.. Richard r.
Beirne, editor of the State, to announce
himself candidate Tor the Goyernorship.
There is little doubt that Mr.. Beirne would
be nominated by acclamation, for no one
has done more gallant service for the demo
cratic party than he He is especially q
representative of the young democracy, and
it is to this element that the States prosper
ity must be looked for. The old fogy be.
longs to no one party but 10 all, and this is not
the age for old fogies in public office. Young,
aggressive, clear. headed and prompt are
the men we need at the head of affairs in
Virginia, and therefore the friends of Mr.
Beirne will be sorry to learn that he will
not be able to accept this nomination which
has been made with such unanimity and
for which he is especially suited. He will
be few months younger than the age pre-
scribed by the constitution for the Governor
of the State, and therefore this technically
will disbar him this time. 1t is understood
that Captain Page McCarty will move the
Campaign to Richmond in January. 1t vii
be run permanently. STRoNGBoW.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-21

AS JUST and fair and proper measure as
has been introduced in Congress so far this
session is that which Senator Brown, of
Georgia, introduced yesterday. 1t provides
for the repeal of all laws prohibiting the
distllation of apples and peaches into bran
dy, or the manufacture of wine or brandy
from grapes by the producer or owner Of
the fruit, or by any distiller who acts as his
agent or who distils the fruit and receives
part Of said fruit in payment of his services,
and provides also for leaving the question
oftaXation of such products to the States