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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-02-15
The Next campairn Isana.

The hobby of the southern out
RACES is playing out, and the next
great fight will be upon something
else--the tarif,may be, and that is so
much mixed it will split up the old
parties, and lines of battle will have
to be formed. We can't be worst
ed. Blessed are they who expect
nothing. We, of the south, are for
any tariff that gives the poor man,
the working man, a better chance
for living. We don't want the
rich to'grow richer and the poor
poorer. We want protection to la
Dor as well as to capital. They
should both work together, and we
want statesmen not politicians to
flx.it up as near right as they can.
1t is science that we humble peo-
pie don't know much about, but we
know that the toiling millions of
the people are not paid for their
work. Out of their sweat comes all
the wealth of the country and some
would like to know how 1t slips
away into the pockets OF the few.
What we want now is some bold
statesman who will come to the
front and take the working mans
part and stand by him regardless Of
the power of the money kings. The
world is like bee hive. The
working bees make all the honey
and few fat lazy drones eat it up,
but by and by the little workers
get mad and kill 'em of. If our
millionaires. want to be secure in
their wealth they had better en-
courage the men who make it.
BILL ARP.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-02-15
Not to be Trusted.

Upon going into downtown of
fee last week, L saw two boys at
work addressing envelopes-or
rather one was at work, while the
other, with his pen in his hand,
was looking out Of the window.
Their employer was seated near
by, and when he caught my eye he
smiled.
(which of those two boys is the
better workman, and the most val
ued, do you think?' he asked me,
in q low voice.
"The one at work, / should sup
pose," / rejoined.
"No, sir; that lad who is looking
from the window now, does so be-
cause he thinks there is no harm in
it-does it, you see, under my eyes.
On the other hand, while my eye is
on them, the other boy is the most
Industrious, but / find in my alb
sence he does nothing. So you see
he adds deceit to his fault. /
would not trust him out Of my
sight"
at seems to me that neither of
them is worth very much"
''To be sure" came the immedi-
ate answer, ga boy who attends to
his duties at all times would be
best; but boy who renders eye
service merely. who can not be
trusted to work without watching,
is not to be tolerated"
The man who has seen this had
seen much of the work; he knew
whereof he spoke, and perhaps some
of our young readers will profit by
his words Gracious Words.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-02-15
Heroes Of the Newhall Fires.

Among the most dauntless acts
of bravery performed at the fire,
Otto Kleinsteuber's deserves high
mention. He is the electrician OF
the fire department, and being ear
ly upon the scene seized lantern,
and, entering the building, got as
far as the head of the third-story
stairway; and staid theres in the
dense smoke waving lantern and
calling out loudly, ''Here's the
stairs In this way he saved Mrs.
Mcclure, Mary McCully and Mary
Garvin. A big man took away his
lantern, but, nothing daunted, he
got another and went on with the
work. He repeatedly called out for
the inmates seeking to escape to
throw themselves on thoir knees
and crawl toward him, and in this
wayne saved at least seven lives,
C. W. Briggs, of Grand Rapids,
among the number. Milwaukeeans
are loudest in their prises of Fore
man Keimer, of the fire department,
and Sergeant Keller, who saved
seven persons by means ola lad
der which they projected amidst
the plaudits of the crowd below
from the roof the Frackelston
building across a sixteen foot alley
to the west wall of the Newhall.
There were a number of women
within sight but none of them
could be induced to venture upon
the ladder. The fireman crawled
cat-like across the ladder, and seiz-
ing one of the women, dragged her
with him. She resisted furiously,
and he was obliged to use force, and
beat her, to make her let go the
rounds of the ladder and permit
him to save her. The last two or
three women brought over were ap-
parently lifeless, but came too later.
1t was directly beneath where these
feats were performed that so many
of the demestics lost their lives by
jumping into the alley. The scene
must have been a terrible one. The
bodies fell so thick the people who
were holding blankets and can
vases for them to jump iAto were
obliged to discourage those upon
the upper stories from jumping by
leaving the alley. Their work was
as nearly every one who
jumped was mashed to death upon
the frozeu pavement Chicago
Tribune.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-02-15
True politeness Out Of Doors.

One can scarcely take up paper
now -a-days without coming across
a paragraph warning girls against
street firtations. i have waited a
long time hoping some one would
speak to the boys on the subject,
but as no one does 1 am going to
talk to them q little about it my
self.
have observed that there are al
ways two parties to Irritation, and
if one is a girl, the other is a boy;
and if flirting is wrong for one, why
is it right for the otherY'
So 1 said to a mischievous lad
once:
"Bob, did you ever fiirt on the
street,"
'To be sure / have; lots OF
times,'' he responded, with much
frankness.
"Have you any respect for q, a
young lady who iirts on the streetf
! 1 went on.
sThey aren't worth shucks, b" was
his answer.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-02-15

if he too won't find out when it is
too late, that he too loved me! and
what now, o, sorrow, will become
of each one, lost to the other!
Come home, Paul Faber, my dear
little winsome birdie, come back
The light burns in the window for
you and the night is cold, dark,
stormy and late. The old cats on
the roof are holding a pow-wow,
and in horrible fret, and I've no
boot,jack, that reformatory piece of
furniture to them. Come! your
home looks SO empty and dreary.
Come quickly, or a terrible fate
await you.
"Come cuddle your head On my shoulder,
dear
Your head like the golden rod
And together we'll sail away from here,
To the beautiful land of nod.n
EsTELLE VEHSE
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-02-15
"why isn't it lust as bad for

"Why isn't it lust as bad for
boysP"
"Oh, they are diferentp' said he,
couclusively.
"Would you like to have any one
tlirt with your sister~ said ], CIV
ing a home thrust.
"Id like to see any fellow try it."
was the indignant response.
"You shouldn't behave toward
other boys sisters as you wouldn't
have them behave toward your sis
ter" said I, applying the golden
rule with slight twist to suit the
occasion.
American gentlemen pride them
selves, and with reason, on their
polite behavior to women; but I
sometimes fear that the rising gen
Grafton will not be so courteous as
those were before them. Young la
dies now are often subjected to an
noyances on the street, or in pub
lie conveyance, in the shape of
stares, bows, elbow-thrusts, and at
tempted conversations which are
very unpleasant. Sometimes a girl
is foolish enough to repond to such
impertinent overtures. and forget
ting her womanly dignity, to enter
into Irritation; that makes matters
worse yet; for boy always thinks
that he has right to firt back at
her. lie makes a mistake; h has
not the right, not only because he
wrongs the girl, but because he
wrongs himself. A man cannot be
truly manly with out he has deep
ly implanted in his nature a habit
ual respect for woman; and the boy
who practices such inpertinences
whenever he has chance is under
mining that habit; he is blnnting
his nobler sensibilities; he is de-
stroying his moral tone. This may
seem a very serious view to take of
D piece of careless nonsense, but it
IS true one.
1t would be pleasant for a lady to
'eel whenever she goes out that, in
,he words of an old song which our
5randfathers used to applaud:
Friends in all the old she'll find,
And brothers in the young.
A generous protecting care is
thing for a man to give,
md an equally beautiful thing for
to receive.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-02-15
One Day at q Time.

The man, woman or child who
has learned that simple truth has
learned the most important truth
life has to teach. Only one day at
time to suffer; only one day at a
time to do. The past is dead ). the
future is not yet born; to-day is
yours. What will you do with it?
If you have done nothing yet in
1888, would you know why? Your
resolution was nebulous, foggy; it
came to nothing, because it aimed
at nothing. 1t was not resolution,
it was only on aspiration; at most
but a wish. You meant to be a
better man and to do better work
in 1883 than in 1882; but what
work? how? when? Put down your
resolution in your diary, and these
three questions under it. Thus:
1 am going to do more good in
1883 than in 1882.
What good?
How do it9
When begin2
Now, write your answer under
each of these questions. 1t will as
tenish you to find how much pom
dering it will take before you ar'
ready to put those answers down il
black and white. But until you car
answer these questions you can no
take the first step toward making
1883 a better year than 1882.
You can only pay off your debt
one day at time.
You can only comfort the sorrow
ing, or relieve the oppressed, o
succor the tempted, one day at
time.
And you have temptation to cor
quer, burdens to bear, sorrow to Ell
dure, only one day at a time
Take new reckoning for 1885,
harden your aspiration into a resC
luton, and begin again.-Ex.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-02-15

A Methodist of note says: 81
have known hundreds of menand wo
men, who made no pretentions to
holiness, who had experienced no
second blessing who had found no
new like who, in fact, were just as
poor, true and holy in life and con-
versation as the best so-called'holi-
ness people: ever saw,and not half
80 troublesome in the church.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-02-15

The agent of New York cloth
ing house, who was sent to Atlanta
to settle up the failure of retail
house, made few inquiries of the
man next door. 81 pellet it vhas
square failure" exclaimed the man.
''What makes you think sop 'Vell,
he didn't drink, nor smoke, nor
gamble, nor run after der vhomans,
nor drive fast horse; and ash for
his vhife, she. buys notings and
keeps no help" Then you lay it
to the stagnant condition of the
trade ?'' 'Vhell, tradesvhas purity
dull, but you see he vhas not der
right sort of man. When a man
shtops to buy a west for 81 he
doan' make him peleif dot he WANTS
an oafercoatssfor for $15,und When a
man shtops to buy an oafercoat fol
$I5 he doan' convince him dot he
needs a secondhand suit for $40
He may do in the grocery peesness,
but he can't run some clothing
store mitout argument"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-02-15

I'll drink to the thoughts OF better time,
To innocence gone like death-bell chime,
l will drink to my soul in its horrid mood
Dimly and solemnly understood.
And last of all to the monarch of sin
Who has conquered my heart and rules
within
My heart is narrowed and black with pain
And fearful darkness crashes my brain.
Ny song is dying and passing away,
cannot tell it is night or day,
Through awful chasms plungel fall
Your hand, good fellowl l del IT'S all
cannot see you. The end is nigh,
But we'll laugh together before die.
Then cover me with the grassy sod,
The friend of man, the accursed of God.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-02-15
Under the Circumstances.

A citizen who yesterday received
a telegram to meet a friend from
the western part of the state at the
depot, was there on time, and after
the greeting said to him:
"Now, we'll get on the car and go
right up to the house"
"But you are not keeping house" :"
mo; I'm boarding at the same
old place"
"Then Ican't 60"
Cant? What's the trouble?"
"No; under the circumstances I
should not like to eat dinner with
YOU"
"What circumstances"
"Well, Trover's present wife used
to be my wife. We didn't exactly
agree and she got a divorce and
come.down here and married him"
"What, that's nothing. Such a
trife as that wouldn't stop me-"
eyes, 1 know; but I'd rather not
go. I've applied for a divorce from
the wife 1 married after this one left
me, and she's in town, too, and II
1 should meet the pair up there /
don't believe 1 could eat a meal
really, / couldn't"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-02-15

A little child of seven or eight
said that when the Bible speaks of
"children's children it must mean
dolls.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-02-15

Day begins at sunset with the
Jews Athenians, Chinese, Moham-
medans, Italians, Aus trians and Boz
bemians: at sunrise with Babyloni-
ans Syrians, Persians and Modern
Greeks; at noon with ancient Egyp
tians and modern astronomers, and
at midnight with the English,
French, Dutch, Germans, Span
iards, Portuguese and Americans. :
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-02-15
A TOAST TO THE DEVIL.

Gen. VIM. III. Lyttle was killed al
the battle of Chickamauga. He was
a general in the Federal army and
was the author of that iRcomparably
pathetic poem, "Anthony's Farewell
to Cleopatra. 1t will 60 down the
ages fit accompaniment to Shakes
peare and will make the writer S
name immortal. Just before his
death he composed the following
lines. 1t is said they have never
been published before, though we
are impressed with the belief that
they have. If not, their introduc-
tion now will be an event in the
world of letters and tke name of the
illustrious author will lend charm
to them. They have been preserved
for years in the Coleman family in
North Alabama, in manuscript, and
Mr.. R. N. Townsend obtained them
and kindly permitted US to publish
them:
Who cares for nothing alone is free;
Sit down, old fellow, and drink with me.
With careless heart and languid eye
laugh at the world as the world goes by
laugh at hope, laugh at fear,
And at the dead leaves of memory crisp and
scar,
1 laugh at the future, cold and free,
Nor earth nor heaven is joy to me.
Who cares for nothing king is he;
nI ON r xuIfh mi
With an oath and sneer,
| laugh when the hour of death is near,
Fer / know that death is guest divine
Whe will drink my soul as Idri nix the wine;
l heed not custom, creed nor law,
l care for nothing ever saw.
In every city my cup quaf
And over my liquor l riot, laugh,
laugh like the cruel and turbulent wave,
l laugh at the church and laugh at the
grave
And well / know
That merrily, merrily la"gh at woe.
".
rn drink to the phantoms of Love and
Truth,
TO ruined manhood and wasted youth;
will drink to the maiden who wrought my |
woe
IN the diamond morning of long ago,
70 her heavenly face and sweet repose,
70 the lily's snow and the blood of the rose;
70 the splendors caught from orient skies |
That thrilled the darF of her hazel ey es,
large eyes wild with the fire of the south,
and to the dewy wine of her ripe, led mouth. !
V.
II drink to the thoughts Of better time,
% innocence gone like a death-bell chime;
will drink to my soul in it's horrid mood,
Iimly and solemnly understood.
Ind last of all to the monarch of sin
Who has conquered my heart and rules
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The true wife not only has the
confidence of her husband, but the
affairs in her especial care flourish
like garden in height Of summer;
all things beautiful spring from her
touch, and he enjoys the blessing
of her tact and taste, without fully
realizing how it comes. She loves
the praise of her husband which
should not be stinted, and she Is
desirous in share of his life-work;
and his confidence and esteem is all
the reward she asks. She will never
overtax his income, for she knows
how much It is: and her share OF it
is Away well expended, and, al
though she may sometimeslong for
an increase of worldly goods, she
never ne err reprOaches him when he is
diligent and does his best . to tI, main sl,,!t
tain his family in ease and comfort.
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Who cares for nothing king is he;
Sit down, old fellow, and drink with me.
With an oath and sneer,
1 laugh when the hour of death is near,
Fer know that death is guest divine
Whe will drink my soul as dri nix the wine;
heed not custom, creed nor law,
care for nothing ever saw.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-12-12
DIED:
Clerk Police jury.

DIED:
AT his home, in this Parish, ON Saturday,
November Sd, 1883, JOEL j. NEAL, aged
40 years.
Whilst still a youth, his father died.
When old enough he took charge of the
estate, and with that energy and industry
characteristic of the family he fast added
to the wealth bequeathed to him and his
brothers aud sister. War came and in a
day swept away the fruit of long years of
toll. He went to work and by industry
and economy had again regaiued enough
to be at ease, when suddenly and unex-
pectedly he was stricken by the "Insatiate
Archer He wss good citizen, good
neighbor, a good father, and good hus-
band. He had q kindly and generous
heart; he was brave and forgiving, had a
keen appreciation of the humorous and
rough wit peculiarly his own. He was
pleasant and agreeable companion. Take
him all in all it may be many a day before
we shall look upon his like again. If in
common with the rest of poor erring hu-
mainly he had his frailties, they are hid.
den by the pyramid of noble qualities,
towering above and overshadowing them.
He is gone and we all miss him but we
do not miss you like those at home Joe;
when the little twins of whom you were
so proud, look around for their old play
fellow they look in vain; when the fami.
ly gather to their meals, the vacant seat
which you once occupied speaks in muto
anguish Of your absence, aud at night
| when all are sitting around the FIRE, your
comfortable old chair sits there empty,
and your wife looks to her Oldest son. and
he looks back again, neither daring to ut
ter word for fear Of opening afresh the
fountains of sorrow. I knew him WE'LL
In Marksville we went to the same school.
We played ball and marbles together; We
foated our little boats UPON the same wa
teri; we swan IN the same streams; we
swung the girls in grape vine swings; we
| climbed the trees aud shook down per-
simmons in golden showers, or sent the
muscadines reeling to the earth in Bacha-
| nal profnsiOn then followed the scram-
BILE of boys and girls for the luscious
fruit, the merry shout of the boys ming
ling with the sweet laughter Of the girls
filed the air with music like unto that of
| marriage bells. The echoes of those Joy
Gus days still linger in the halls Of memo
~. but are growing fainter and fainter
those who were boys then are now gray
haired men /; the girls are grandmothers
many of both sexes have passed away.
"Wnen I remember all
| The friends so linked together,
| I've seen around me fall,
| Like leaves in wintry weather,
| feel like one who treads alone
Some banquet hall deserted,
! Whose lights are fed,
| Whose garlands dead.
And all but he departed
G. B: JR,"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-12-12
WEDN ESDAY, DEC. l2
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

TIE best of Bermuda Hay at E.
Wells Warehouse, at $15 per ton de-
lived free in any part of Town.
Weight OF Bales from 200 to $50
pounds.
III you want nice, fresh Corn
Meal, 60 to +, NJ. Raxsdale's Mill.
The price has been reduced from One
dollar ($1) to eighty cents per bushel.
Give him a trial.
In no other medical preparation
have the results of the most intelligent
study and scientific inquiry been SO
steadily and progressively utilized as
in Ayers Sarsaparilla. 1t leads the
list as truly scientific preparation for
all blood diseases.
--AvoID the harsh, irritating, grip
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ing medicines, and correct the irregu-
larities of the bowels by the use OF
Ayers Cathartic Pills, which are mild
and gentle, yet thorough and search
ing, in their action.
SHooTING.-On Monday last, about
half-past four o'clock, Mr.. Geo. R
Marsh, resident Alexandrian, shot
and wounded Mr.. Richard Reinach, 6
gentleman who lives near Lecomte, in
this Parish. -Four shots were fired
between the two-each firing twice
The difficulty occurred on I'd Street
near Hess Barroom. The pistol used
by Marsh was an improved Smith &
WessOn five shot revolver. Reinacl
was shot just about an inch or two just
below the navel. The wound is con.
sidered dangerous. Marsh is in jail
where he will await a preliminary ex.
animation. As regards the facts con.
corning this terrible affair we will have
to wait an examination Of the matter
by the Courts.
The attention of our readers is
respectfully called to the advertise.
ment, in another column, of d. N
Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich, the cele,
brated seedsmen. They do the lar.
gest business in their line in the Uni.
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the market, and their integrity in fill,
ing all orders entrusted to them
Their beautiful Seed Annual for 1894,
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be found Of practical value to all who
desire 10 purchase seeds true to name.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-12-12
ALEXANDRIA, La, !

Dec. 8, 1889. !
The Police Jury met pursuant to ad.
journment.
Present:
F. seip, President;
A. Heyman,
Geo. L. Wilson,
John A. Dixon,
+. A. Blanchard,
j. Y. Hathorn,
james P. Hickpan,
j. W. Glass,
II. F. Long. ,
The minutes of yesterday were read
and approved.
On motion of Mr.. Long,
Resolved, That the President ot
this jury is hereby authorized to pur-
chase two stoves, one for the use of the
Police Jury room and one for the Tax
Collectors Office, to have them put up
and to draw warrant on the Parish
TREASURER whenever there are funds in
the Treasury to pay for the same.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson,
Whereas, 1t appears from the min.
utes of the Police Jury, dated July
18th, 1872, that the Tax Collector OF
the Parish was authorized to receive
thirty-four Parish warrants held by
Ben. Cooper, and amounting to 1855,
90, the same as all other warrants is
sued by the Parish and whereas there
remains of these warrants number
still unpaid amounting to the sum of
$600.67, therefore be it s..
Resolved, That the Parish Treasu-
rer be instructed to register these war
rants the same as has been done with
warrants of similar character.
Resolved further, That the consid-
Grafton of the question of, paying the
remainder of the warrants held bv Mr..
Cooper amounting to $500, and num-
bered from 234 to 240 inclusive, and
being the warrants issued for the pay
ment of work done on the Lamothe
and Texada bridges over Bayou Rap
ides, be postponed to some future meet
ing of this Jury.
On motion of Mr.. Long,
Resolved, That the report of the FL
nance Committee be accepted.
On motion the Jury then adjourned
until the second Monday in January
next. T. SEIP,
President Poles Jury.
A true copy:
L. G. SANFORD, (.
Clerk Police Jury.