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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-10-04
YOUTH AND AGE.
4 Pathetic Incident Witnessed at a
Nashville Railreai Depot.

here was seen at one of the de
pots a few days ago an old lady
whose withered features, henJ back
and silver locks showed how plainly
tire Ind made havoc with fol IN and
f atures. She had two little chill
.lren with he, and by their dress
all showed that fortune had not
smiled on them; no money here had
made life a dream to these humble
persons. AS the old lady looked on
the little children by her side, curl
osity prompted the inquiry as to
what relation existed between them.
She said they were her grandchil-
dren; that she had been to another
state for them and was carrying
them nome to raise, as their mother
and father were both dead; and as
she mentioned it the tears came to
her eyes, and she said: "My boy
was always kind to me and loved
me. He went away from home to
make money for us all, and now he
is gone" Time had dealt hardly
with her, had turned her hair gray,
and made her eyesight dim, but the
love that mother had for cher boy"
had lived, not touched by time nor
changed by the vicissitudes of life.
Her dreams of what her boy would
be as he laid his head on her bosom
to sleep, had been to her a vision
that made sunshine in life and the
steps nearer the grave sadder to
take. Now her boy was gone, and
the little orphans by her side was
all he left. Her few remaining
years would be given to them, and
rs each year brought them nearer to
and she nearer her grave,
her life in thoughts would live over
again the days of the youth of her
boy at home. The world may have
many true things in it, but for I'M
allowed love there is nothing so pure !
and true as the love of a mother for
her child, and no matter how low a
man may sink in infamy there comes
to him thoughts of his mother, and |
,hese thoughts have done more to
udhS tuC Huuuou 4dSC MHd1 II 10 W /
lay than all other influences besides. |
1t is the man who has always been
rue to his mothers love and had !
his for his guide that succeeds. 1t
S the love that nature dictates that
makes life a success, business boom,
lome life happy, every day pleas
INT, and death but ga good night"
Sunday Journal.
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Pat Maloney's Pig.
A STORY OF OUR CIVIL WAR.

Among the confederate troops en-
gagged in fortifying Yorktown in
1861 was Major D-'s battalion
of heavy artillery, hailing from New
Orleans, bus Ifomposed of men OF
different ma alities, among which
theIrish feesrLs8inated. The major
was dearly beloved by his command
for his inVariable kindness and good
humor, Notwithstanding the fact
that he was a strict disciplinarian.
On one point, acknowledgements
for property-he was infexible.
Now, although the troops were
well fed in those days, the boys were
sorely beset by temptations-for-
hidden fruit is so inviting!-and
when chickens invaded the camp
and interrupted its quiet by their
cackle, or when pigs poked their
shouts into the camp kettles, it is
no wonder if some of the chickens
got their mouths Shut" or that the
porkers got knocked on the head
for their disobedience to martial
law.
One of the boys, Pat Maloney, had
caught a young pig sometime be-
fore Christmas, with the intention
of fattening it. for the great festival,
and as the mess took good care OF
the little grunter, it soon became as
tame as a dog.
The major, riding one morning
on the outskirts of the camp, heard
the report of gun, and pushing
forward saw one of his Irish boys
holding a musket.
"Halloo, there, what have you
been shooting at?''
cts Pat Maloney's pig, major;
the haste was desartin' an l had to
shoot him.
"Take it in, sir, and report your
self to the sergeant of the guard
Ten days extra duty for discharg
ing a musket in the camp"
Some ten days after this the ma
ior passing near the kitchen OF the
Irish mess, saw Jack Staples, the
cook, standing at the door. A
savory odor of roasted pork issued
from the hut.
"Well, Jack" said the major, who
always had kind word for his men,
you seem to have a good din err
cooking to-day"
Yes, your honor, replied Jack,
his foot-he had been
sailor and could never be made to
lose the habit. Its Pat Naloney
little pig I'm roasting. The mess
have dubbed to get a turkey for
Christmas.
sPat Maloney's pig? Humph!
thought Brannon had shot him
some days ago?"
'.Brannon, is it? Divil a bit!
He Just shot off the curl from the
baste's tail, and the crayture tainted
from fright, but he recovered after
Il while"
Jack looked so honest that the
major made no further remark. The
story was plausible enough.
Christmas morning came, and the
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The Water Works,

To the EDIToR:-Being a con-
stand reader of the CITIZEN, and
feeling a deep interest in Pulaski, l
have read all your views in refer
ence to ater-works on Fort hill
with pleasure, and L will by your
leave submit few thoughts on
that subject. First, Twill say that
you certainly do not over-estimate
the necessity and the great value of
water-works; nor do you over-esti-
mate the ability of Pulaski to sup
ply itself abundantly with pure wa
ter. Hence, l bid you God-speed
in your efforts.
But to the subject: If the water
supply is to be lifted into the dis
tributing reservoir by steam power,
Fort hill is too high and too dis
tant a point. The cost would be
$4,000 year at least to run an en-
CINE with sufficient power. But if
the reservoir were located just over
the bluff spring, about where Rev.
Mr.. Caldwelps house stood, the
cost would not be, perhaps, more
than $4,000. The cheapest plan,
however, would be to build the res
ervolr on the east end of David
Martins residence lot (if it can be
had) or somewhere in that vicinity.
A resovoir of brick or stone would
be costly, but the best, (as q mat
ter of course); but the system
might be started with, say, two
large tanks, such as you see on the
railroads, each holding 500 bbls. of
water and standing 20 feet above
1st street. To fill those tanks or a
regular reservoir, conduct the water
of the "town spring" and the bluff
spring, near Mr.. McGrew's tan
yard, in a large iron pipe or main
down Pleasant run to a point near
the reservoir, and there discharge
the water into two or more shy
draulic rams" or into a turbine
wheel geared to q double action
force-pump, which would force or
lift about one fifth of the entire vol
ume Of water in a steady stream,
day and night, into the reservoir.
If that would not give enough wa
ter for extraordinary emergencies,
such as fires, a small dummy en-
CINE, located near the rams" kept
ready for sudden use, would sup
ply the deficiency. That there is a
fall of 10 or II feet from the town
spring to DAVID Martins, / infer
from the fact that in 1880 Holden's
mill, which stood od the branch in
the rear of Mrs. j. p. Ezell's resi-
dence, was run by the waters of
those two springs, Tor perhaps all
of Pleasant run conducted in
troughs laid along the bluff and
discharged upon the overshot wheel
of the mill. The same water con
Quoted in pipes would have suffi-
cient momentum and volume to OPP
crate hydraulic rams, or turbine
wheel, driving a large force pump.
Many time in my boyhood-5O
years ago-did the boys--we boys
--frolic along and in brother Hol-
den's aqueduct, caring not a cut
fourpence for his threat to whip
the whole crowd if we did not get
Off his troughs. Very Respectfully.
THos. d. ELDRIDGF.
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Preparatory Dept and Calisthenics.
Mrs. NJ. E. JONES, Matron.
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first man the major met was Pat
Maloney. carrying under his arm q
dead pig dressed ready for the spit
Pat made a step backward; but tax
ing a sudden resolve he marched
resolutely toward his commander
"A merry Christmas to We, major,
dear" he said, after making the
military salute. "May We live to
whip the yankees, an become Il
general like BeauregarG Major, l
have kilt my pig, an it's me that
will he proud if you will accept q
dish Of chops as a Christmas box"
Thank you, Pat; but explain to
me FIRST how it is that you have just
killed a pig which Jack Staples
roasted two weeks ago?"
as it Staples you name? Roast
my pig! I'd like to see the likes OF
him touch haste that belongs to
mer'
The major was nonplussed. He
had been, or was being, hoaxed.
Whom should he accuse-Jack or
Pat2 He might punish both; but
this was Christmas, and he was dis
posed to leniency. He let the mat
ter pass.
Next morning at roll-call the ma
jor appeared at the quarters of
company ga" to which the Irish
mess belonged, and addressed the
men in these terms:
"Boys, l have heard that cats
have nine lives, and l find now that
pigs have three; we are never too
Did to learn. But one thing 1 want
to tell you; the first man that kills
Pat Maloney's pig again will do
camp duty, and live on bread and |
water thirty days"
A merry shout received this
speech, and the men broke their
'anks with "three cheers for our
major"
Many time during the four years
hat followed, even when the poor
fellows were eating their two ears
Of corn and four ounces of mule
neat, at Port Hudson, the question
who killed Pat Maloney's pig?"
caused merriment around camp fire,
md brought "reminiscences of that
irst year on the Peninsula.
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IanneSSaa.

John S. Wightman of Pennsyl
vania says of our state: That Ten
nessee is rapidly advancing to the
foremost ranks of the excelsior
states of the union can now hardly
be disputed. The time is not far
hence when it will stand unequaled
among the other states. And why
not? Its mineral and agricultural
products are not surpassed by any
other state, except perhaps those
states which are specially noted for
some certain production. That's
Tennessee has rich farming lands
extensive timber tracts of the very
choicest kinds of timber, large guam
titles of coal, an inexhaustible
supply of iron ores, tand the best
of facilities for the transportation of
the same, is an undeniable fact. The
best evidence of the sterling quail
ties OF the state is, that every sol
der who has been there speaks in
glowing terms of the pnre air and
water, the variety of elevation, love
ly valleys, the beautiful table-lands,
and the healthiness of the state of
Tennessee.
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A Cure for Newspaper Borrowers

We offer the following as a GER
tain cure for the disease of news
paper borrowing: Immediately up
on receiving your paper carefully
cut out some item-it makes no
difference what it is. The Dor
rower's boy will come after the
paper-he will take it home-with-
in three minutes he will scoot down
the street to the newspaper office
and return with a newspaper of the
same date as the one borrowed. BY
the time the clipped paper hes cir
culated among the female borrowers,
the street will be alive with hurry
ing boys. Not one woman would
sleep a wink without knowing what
the cut item was. Next day pursue
the same course and similar results
will follow. In obstinate neighbor,
hoods these proceedings may last
three or four days, but no longer
The rule is infallible-in case of
female borrOWers.--Ex.
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The School Boy on corns.

Corns are of two kinds, yegeta-
BILE and animal. Vegetable corn
grows in rows and animal corn
grows on toes. There are several
kinds of corn; there is the unicorn,
capricorn, corn dodgers, field corn
and corn you feel most.
1t is said, believe, that gophers
like corn, but persons having corns
do not like to ego far" if they can
help it. Corns have kernels and
and some colonies have corns.
Vegetable corn grows on ears, but
animal corn on feet at the other end
of the body.
Another kind of corn is the acorn
this grows on oaks, but there is no
hoax about the corn. The acorn is
a corn with an indefinite article in
deed. Try it and see. Many a
man when he has a corn wishes it
was an acorn.
Folks that have corns sometimes
send for a doctor, and if the doctor
is corned, he probably won't do 50
well as if he isn't. The doctor
says that corns are produced by
tight boots and shoes, which is
probably the reason when a man is
tight they say he is corned. If a far
mer manages well he can get a great
deal of corn on an acre, but | know
of farmer that has one corn that's
the biggest achre on his farm.
The bigger crop of vegetable corn
a man raises the better he likes it;
but the bigger crop of animal corn
he raises, the better he does not
like it. Another kind of corn is
the corn dodger. The way it is
made is very simple, and it is as
follows-that is, if you want to
know: You go along the street aud
meet a man you know has a corn,
and a rough character; then you
step on the toe that has the corn on
it, and see if you don't have occa-
sion to dodge. In that way you
will find out what a corn dodger is.
Unclaimed advertised letters remain
ing in Pulaski z. o. Tor the week ending
sept. % 1888:
Bass, Lizzie
Cheatham, Thomas
Conley, Joe, card
Edwards, Ben, card
Gordon, Jennie, card
Mcdonald, Dorothy
Petty, Anna
Roberts, Martha ii
Randolph, James, card
Simpson, Owen.
Persons calling for the above letters
will please say advertised, with date.
I'D. LEWIS, p. M.
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WHITE&PORTER

A@A- not, life il sweeping by, 20
and dare before you die,
Something MIGHTY and sub
hAN Fine leave behind to con-
quer time" S66 u week 10
your own town. So outfit free. No risk
Every thing new. Capital not required. We
VIII furnish You everything. Many are
making fortunes. Ladies can make as much
a. men, and boys and girls make great paw.
Reader II You wsnt business at which you
can make great pay all the time, write 70
particulars to II. HALLETT & co Pc
land, Maine. mAr22-ly
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winter roads would seem to be a
sort of purgatory IN which the trav-
elers were condemned criminals
serving out a righteous sentence
They are a shame snd abomination.
=Sontherh World.
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-ETEE2MS.-

Literary Department, So. "a and IS per
month.
Incidental Fee, 40 cents per month.
Music on Piano, Organ or Guitar, IS per
month.
Use of Instrument for daily practice, 81 pei
month.
Special Vocal Lessons, IS per month.
Art, one hour per day, to IS per mouth.
Board, ga; Washing, 81 so per month.
aug2-2m
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To protect the body from mos
quitoes during the night take
a sponge both of salt and water or
vinegar and water, and do not dry
the skin entirely. Better than this,
inasmuch as it benefits the skin is
wash in lemon water. The acid is
distasteful to the mosquito, and he
wanders off to sweeter fields. The
bath is also cooling and of great ben
eft.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-02
For Bows and Younr Men-countrz.

ATTARRYTOWN-O THE.HU DSUN, \. 7
~ STARTS MILITARY INSTITUTE.
q. WINTHROP STAIR A. NJ, PRINCIPAL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-02

TRFPANYEp SKULLS IN FRANCE.-Dr. Broca
desor bes the trepanned skulls which have been dscoy
cred in some Of the Of France, belonging to tae
earlier pertods OF the stone age. lie asserts, In
regard to this remarkable disclosure, that great nun
Der OF these skulls trepauned during lifetime
probably in Infancy and carly youth, aud that they
healed up again. subject OF the operation surviving
Il for many years rhe theory is that tue prIccc
sacred rite OF sort 1t being found that the sKui Is
Of those very persons who hal undergone the operation
n their lifetime after death subjected again 70 tGe
same operation number OF small disks cur from
them In such way that each disk contained portion
of The cicatrzed edge made by the original epannng
these beng used amuets by living persons. the
skll thus treated being IN its turn alsO prov idcd
with one Of these tasmanc disks IN place OF those
rendered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-02
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NOTES.

Use OF SAND FOR ULCERs.-A writer in The
London Practitioner remarks that the application OF
specially prepared sand 10 grannaing tores has been
tried for some time with and that II possesses
the advantage since absorbs the oscbSrge OF seldom
recurring removal 50 that healing can proceed without
Interruption This sand lie prepared as follows: IL IA
first heated 10 temperature capable Of Destroying all
organic particles is then soaked IN solution Ct one
mart Of blchorde ot mercury In thoIsaHd prts OF
water after thit the miriure is placed IL bottles, and
% ha ued "A required Ths mode OF treating ulcers Ia.
howeyer not new, the SANDY earth oi che t-rine ants
having Il ia wei known long been nsed FOR Ills purpose
west Of Africa. bCt wletuer
t6s terie earth Possesses antisepc properties de
rived from the white ants Is an interesting question not
yet decided.
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These terms include all the studies.
For catalogues apply 10 the Librarian OF stevens IDst
tufa
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Brocalpn Schools.
DROOKLYN HEIGHTS SEMINARY.

DROOKLYN HEIGHTS SEMINARY.
ID This old and thoroughly equipped private sehs4
for higher education OF young ladies' win be reoDensf
september 10.
family home in the insatutloa VII se provided lore
limited number Of pupils -
For circulars address CHARLES f. WEST Principal.
lJe M0ntague-st.. Brooklyn. ~ T.
rNHE BEAUTIFUL residence and grounds
7ig Pushwick-aye. open Boarding School Tor Cbt
dren GOOD training and care Sl2 to SIS per month Nh
and MRS. FERRIS.
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rEW.YORN SCHOOL On LANGUAGES.
NEW-YORK MILITARY ACADEMY.
FORT WASHINGTON. y. Y
Established 1854.
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Roarling school 81 the higlaU sril' YlOsa thr'Siot
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he Will - Yp tift' a.
lie BIZ rsldyOn 7,pirttns hf's ti'p sr'
equ instruction disc pine rsgill, wt' hulk p'
oVeiy profession. -. 49,. ...t.. -, Tho
IiItn Avenue kloNitoi tIoll
l55th.st Carriages always In waiting. or ~ un,y
notGrauOn ths $40 srltsal9ll nc'ts 80 tFl'h D. ''
--t..,.. an,
more alu,ful hellthr pllc' on N cm ien.' 90
manduc the mpst dr yltfd sreneryJr more A,trt1."
roundings, not f,Iid dong inc dr.an DiINs "a '-
Hudson. IL. bindings age uIIflilY 40 uriSh -.
forty acrss - AM t.ttftfitI's Nlil'i 50
ersecie,i Dg OAK groves Attending anoe sJts' ~ D|
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CONGRESS-.

Mr.. Straits hill for the relief Of
settlers on State swamp lands pro-
vides that persons having bond fde
made entries upon such lands may
relinqulsh them and make homesteads
elsewhere.
Mr.. Nelson presented a bill opening
to private entry the Red Lake Indian
reservation. This reservation con
tains 3, zoe. 900 acres, one.,hird tilla-
BILE. and is occupied by about 1000
Indians, who have not over 800 acres
in cultivation.
Mr.. Miller, of Pennsylvania. has
introduced a bill dong away with the
present mileage system and allowing
to members only actual travelling ex.
penses.
Mr.. Lacy, Of Massachusetts, intro.
duced bill last week providing for
the establishment of IA postal savings
depository as a branch of the post.
Office department.
BY Mr.. Washburn, a bill to author.
ize the Secretary of the Interior to
ascertain the amounts due to citizens
OF the United States for supplies fur
nished to the Sioux Indians of Min.
nesota, subsequent to the massacre
of 1862, and providing for the pay.
ment thereof.
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas. present.
ed petition from the colored citizens
of his State, asking for constitu.
tional provision to protect them in
their rights. Also a petition asking
that the pension to soldiers widows
be increased from So to $l2 per
month.
The Senate organized on Tuesday,
electing as Officer vi that body the
candidates agre 'Rm in tho Re.
publican caucus 80
The committl on rules In the
House have deci, to recommend
that two committed he formed out
Of the education and labor commit.
tee, to consider the subjects separate.
ly. The creation of a special com.
mittee on rivers and harbOrs will also
be recommended.
ihe bill creating new standard |
time in the District of Columbia pas.
sed the Senate.
Mr.. Reed. u: Maine,: offered Il bill
creating q committee u inquire into
the liquor traffic.
In the contested election ease from
South Carolina. Skinner WAS awarded |
the seal in the House.
Mr.. krifer. ri Ohio, reported re.
solution for the. appointment of -
special committee on woman suffrage.
Senator Ingalls,, OF Kansas. present
ell hill providing for the appoint
meRt Of II commission To investigate
railroad traNSlmrtatiOu.
Senator CnllOm introduced bin |
to provide for the acceptance by the
United States Of the Illinois and
canal from Illinois.
\ concurrent resolution was adopt
ed providing for u holiday recess
from Dec. -, to January =.
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Teachers Meeting at Napleton.

The teachers meeting ut Maplcton. last
Saturday WIS very pleasant and, we think.
q profitable gathering. 4 goodly number az
achera were present, and talks were had
upon school economy ami school manage
mcnt. Also topics in q Grammar and Arithme-
tic were presented. II was admitted 10y the
teachers that although much time is spcn, Ia
our schools in teaching reading, yet We bnd
ly fail IN teaching this branch. We do not
make as good readers rs VIC ought. Onc re,i-
sOn for this was thought to he that scholar
are allowed to grade themselves In reading.
They purchase their books. bring Them 10
school, and put themselves In classes in ad-
vance OF their attachments, and the teacher
allows II, simply as he says, becau hc can
not help himself. To correct the evil is To
get into difficulty not only with scholars but
with parents also. Another reason was
thought to be: We do not have variety
enough Of the same grade. Instead OF the
pupil having one First Reader and reading il
over and over again, he should have two or
three. How inspiring II new book Il Ia the
child! Let the children have new book oc-
casiOnally, especially ii il II Il good one. But
teachers, can we not vary the reading cXer-
Else; wake up little, and improve ur meth
obs? II the book becomes mOnOtonous, let
not your method Of teaching he SD. Books
ly introduce a new selection. Have II lively
rhetorical exercise. DO not fail of ono inn
portant element, and that is life.