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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10
Don't Use Biz Words.

In promulga'ing your esoteric
cogitations, or articulating super
fetal sentimen alities and philo-
sophical or psychological observa-
tIons, beware of platitudInous pom
derosity. Let your conversation
possess a clarified conciseness, com
pacted comprebensibleness, coates
cent consistency and a conratena-
ted cogency. Eschew all conglom-
erations of fatulent garrulity je
june babblement and asinine alice
tations. Let your extemp aneous
descantings and unpremedi ated
expatiations have intelligibility and
veracious vivacity, without rhodo-
! mOntade or thrasonical bombast.
>edulously avoid all polysyl,ble
! profundity, pompous prolixity,
psIttaceOus vacuIiy, ventriloquial
verbosity and vaniloquent vapidity.
Shun double entendres, prurient
jocosity and pestiferous profanity,
obscurent or apparent. In other
words, talk plainly, naturally. en-
sibly, truthfully. purely. And don't
use big words.-Ex.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

"Know ANYTHING about life in the
westrsaid Mr.. Stone. II should say
l do! war tarred and feathercd
twice in Missouri, and rode on a
rail in Kansas. Boston Post.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

A young Oil City lady recently
visited New York and when she re
turned home related how she stop
ped at a ''palaiahie hotel and went,
Gp and down stairs in q cultivator"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

A Paris clock has hands weigh
ing fifty pounds each; but on don't
want to be within reach when it
strikes.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

SCOT on your husbands cravat,
haven't your asked a neighbor of
Mrs. Bijkins. Yes" replied Mrs.
B. sadly, sits the only tie there is
between US now. Life.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

"Overcome by gas" is the head
line on daily paper. We knew
these tremendous gas bills would
kill somebody sooner or later
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

The following is extracted from a
smart boys composition on "Ba-
hies." The mothers heart gives
4th joy at the baby's Ist 9th"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

No woman would be h&ppy to be
the only woman in the world and
have all the men worship her. She
wouldn't be satisfied She'd want
another woman or two to envy her.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

Too much study is said to affect
the mind; and we know a number
of cases where it would affect it
very favorabiy, too.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

An old bachelor says: at is
ali nonsense to pretend that love lie
al! blind. ] never knew n man in
love that did rot see ten times as
much in his sweetheart rs I could"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

1t is noted as a curions fact that
the fence-cuttIng mania. which is
assuming some political Importance
in Texas, is most active in those
sections OF the state where green
backism received its strongest sup
port few years ago.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

EVERY MOTHER should keep a
bottle of DR.. DUNCAN'S BLACK
BERRY ELIXIR in their house. For
sale by II. NJ. Grigsby.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

How many farmers following the
pillow day after day know to whom
they are Indebted for the perfect in
strument they hold in their hands?
Not one in a hundred, perhaps.
Neither do they realize the hard
ship and poverty he eadured to
bring TO perfection that important
instrument which underlies the very
foundation If agriculture. W. H.
Seward said OF him: mo citizen
of the United States has conferred
greater benefits on bis country than
Jethro Wood; none of her benefac
tors have been more inadequately
rewarded. Jethro Wood was born
in Massachusetts before the decla-
ration of independence, and in 1919
gave to the world the pillow of which
those of the present day are models.
But he died poor Amer. Farmer.
Several years ago Mr.. Quinly
bought farm on which there was
a fitteen-acre field of wheat. The
land was poor, sandy, and the wheat
yielded but seven bushels to the
acre. His neia bbor- laughed at
him for buying such poor lsnd; de-
clered that he had been taken ia.
The next year ne plowed the land
again end sowed broadcast from
three TO four bushels of corn to the
acre. The corn did not grow very
rank, but when % was about five feet
high in some places and three feet
in Others he turned it carefully I'M
der and sowed to whr at again. The
corn had rotted pretty we'll before
seeding-time and he harvested TWEEN
ty-five bushels per acre of wheat
and mad a good catch of clover
| Anne lean Farmer.
Mrs. hurry, the wife of Rev. W.
II Murry, has just returned from
Europe with a diploma from the
Vienna Medical College, both - %
rhy stefan and surgeon, b ing b T
friends say, the only woman in tile
country with this certificate. We
man 4 JpHruaI
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

Sour stomach and Constipation Of the
Bowels cured 10y DR.. DUNCAN'S
LIVER AND KIDNEY MEDICINE.
For salr by II. NJ. Grigsby.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

WAnVE Lookout for chance. to IL,
creHre their earnings, aud
"NO in time become wealthy;
those who 10 not improve
their opportunities remain in poverty. We
offer = grrat chance to maks niOrey- We
want many men, women, boys and RI 70
work Tor us right in their own localities
Any one can do ths work properly from she
6nst START. The busiress viii pay more than
ten times OF dIuary wages. ErFersi 20 ~ ~
furnished free. No one wbo engages iHiir 10
make ,nonsv rapidly. You csn devote your
whole tips 10 the work, or only your spare
moment. Fall information and AL thai h
sed.d cent fr.s. Address 81 lNst \ d co,
nortlsnd, Maine. mATSz-ly.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

The settlement of the vast estate
Of the late Mr.. Singer, inventor of
the sewing machine of shat name, Is
nearly concluded, the executor hav-
ing paid of four Of Mr.. Singers
families, the fifth now being under
consideration. Mr.. Singers estate
was valued Atabout SIC, 900, 0O0,and
there has been enough money for
the wives and twenty five children.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-03
Under the Dead Sea.

The well-known writer Gregorovius
has just published, under the title of
"a Ride to the Dead Sea-" an interest
ing sketch of the famous lake. He
substantially confirms all the tradi-
tional characteristics, except as to the
appearance of the landscape and some
other minor particulars. He declares
that no Sicilian bay or Gulf of Corinth
presents more varied or beautiful col
oring, only the water seems darker, as
if OF molten metal. He denies the gen.
eral statement that no bird flies over
its waters, and that its shores are with
out vegetation. But he confirms the
tradition that no liv ny thing is found
in it; fish coming down by the Jordan
die at once on coming within it's bounds.
The water is so '.thick" that he moved
in it with difficulty; its bitterness was
terrible; the bottom was slippery, like
soap, and one can scoop up with the
hand slime like mortar. The touch
of it causes great smart to the eyes.
While the temperature of the atmos-
phere was 60 degrees Fahrenheit that
of the water in the Dead sea was Ga
degrees. On coming out of it the body
was thickly .ncrusted with crystals Of
salts OF maenesia and soda.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-03
Bringin In q Verdict.

At little backwoods settlement in
Vancouver's Island. an Indian had
been stealing potatoes from farm be-
longing to Mr. Sproat, the local justice.
One day, in order to frighten this In
dian, the man in charge. who was
Western backwoodsman, fired his gun
vaguely in the direction of the potato
field. To his astonishment he found
that he had shot the native dead. An
inquest had of course TO be held. The
woodsman did not look upon the slain
Indian as o very great affair, and sew
eral came TO Mr.. Spoat and said: "You
are not going to trouble Henry about
this, are you, sir?" Mr.. Sproat being
not only the mans master, but mag
istrate, had to reply that however much
he felt for the mans misfortune, he
must let the law take it's course. But
where was surgeon to be found to
make the post mortem examination? A
careworn looking man stepped off a
pile of lumber where he was working,
and said he was surgeon. This state
ment naturally received with some hes
itation. he produced from an old army
chest a commission, his degree, and
ample proof of not only having been a
medical man, but of having once been
a staff surgeon. He performed the post
mortem, and soon produced a shot
from the lung and proved that the In
dian had died from gunshot wounds in
the chest. Other evidence was forth
coming, one of the witnesses testifying
that the prisoner had said, Jack, I've
shot an Indian" The Judge" laid
down the law to the jury, which was
composed of twelve of the most intelli-
gent of the men, and they were sent
into another room to consider their
verdict. 1t was nearly half an hour be-
fore they returned. The foreman then
said: ave find that the Indian was
worried by dog" "A whatp" the
judge exclaimed. Worried by a dog.
SIR" said another juryman thinking
that the foreman had not spoken plain
ly. Assuming proper expression of
magisterial gravity, his worship point
ed out to the jury the incompatibility
of their verdict with the evidence, and
again went over the case, and calling
their particular attention to the medi-
cal evidence, and to the production of
the shot, by the doctor, found in the
body of the Indian, he again dismissed
them to their room begging them to
come back with verdict reasonably
connected with the facts. They re-
mained away longer than before.
When they at last returned, the judge
drew piece of paper towards him to
record their finding. "Now, men, what
do you say?' Their decisive answer
was, 1--WE say that he was killed by
falling over cliff The Judge shut
fled his papers together, and told the
jury that they might go to their work,
and he would return u verdict for them
himself. For full mile in every di-
recton from where the dead body was
found the country was as level as q ta-
BILE. The jury was not so conscientious
as another in the same part of the
world, composed of the friends of some
people accused of stealing pork: I'VE
find the defendants not guilty; but be-
lieve they hooked the pork"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-03
The Kilkenny Cat Story.

The story has been so long current
that it has become proverb, LAS
quarrelsome as the Kilkenny cats" two
Of the cats in which city are asserted
to have fought SO long and SO furiously
that aaught was found of them but two
tails. The correct version of this say
ing is this:
During the rebellion which occurred
in Ireland in 1898, Kilkenny was gar
risoned by a regiment of Hessian sold
iers, whose custom it was to tie togeth-
er in one of their batrack-rooms two
cats by their respective tails, and then
throw them face to face across line
generally used for drying clothes. The
cats naturally became infuriated, and
scratched each other in the abdomen
until death ensued to one or both of
them. The officers were made ac-
Guainted with the barbarous acts of
cruelty, and resolved to put an end to
them. For this purpose an officer was
ordered to inspect each barrack-room
daily and report it's state. The sold
iers determined not to lose the daily
torture of the cats, generally employed
one of their comrades to watch the ap-
proach of the officer. On one occasion
he neglected his duty, and the officer
was heard ascending the stairs while
the cats were undergoing their GUS
tomary torture. One of the troopers
seized sword from the arm-rack, and
with single blow divided the tails of
the cats. The cats escaped through
the open windows of the room, which
was entered instantly afterward by the
officer, who inquired what was the
cause of the bleeding cats tails being
suspended on the line, and was told in
reply that ''two cats had been fighting
in the room; that it was found impos-
sible to separate them, and they fought
80 desperately that they had devoured
each other, with the exception Of their
two tails. ."-BoStoD Herald.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-03
Prospect For Apple Orchards.

At a recent meeting of the Western
New York Farmers Club, the question
'Need Orchardists be Discouraged"
was discussed. Mr.. Quimby said that
some orchardists had ceased to hope in
consequence of three successive fall
ures, and were digging up their trees,
as the land was more valuable for farm
crops. But he thought the failure only
temporary, and that with good man.
agement orchards will continue to
bear we'll in the future. Some, with
| the best treatment, had borne we'll the
past season. There were instances in
past years where apple orchards had
yielded as high as $500 and even 81, 900
per acre. He would renovate old Or
chards or plant new ones. Mr.. Rogers
said his experience had been unfavor-
able. He planted an orchard eighteen
years ago on rich land, but ithad borne
little. Mr.. Simmon said that thrifty
orchards had been dug up because the
land was worth more for farm crops.
1t appears that these trees had grown
too fast, for a case was reported of an
orchard which bore good crop, which
had not been plowed for many years;
and Mr. Quimby mentioned the case of
tree girdled by mice two-thirds around
under a snow-drift, which bore heavy
crop, all the other trees being barren.
Mr.. Reed had observed that trees which
had been bruised by teams bore better
than others. 1t appears that the trees
in some of these orchards on very rich
land had been too highly cultivated;
although cases were reported of barren
orchards in grass. Shelby Reed said
his orchard bore better than usual the
past season, and from four acres he
had $500 worth of fruit. Some of the
speakers had allowed their orchards to
be killed by the canker worm; others
destroyed the insects easily with Paris
green. Seasons and untavorable in
tluences can not be controlled, but ex-
perience has already proved that great
benefit has been derived from intelli-
gent and vigilant management. Old
orchards which have made little growth
indicated by the length of the annual
shoots-have been brought into abund-
ant bearing by copious and broad
cast top-dressing with yard manure,
and by iudicious pruning, cutting out
dead branches, and thinning the outer
part where the growth was too thick.
! The canker worm is easily destroyed
with Paris green, and the codling worm
killed by spraying several times with
Paris green, in seven hundred times its
bulk of water, when the young fruit is
the size of cherries. On poor land,
cultivation and manuring will often
give moderate crops every year when
bearing was only in alternate years be-
fore. Early thinning of fruit in abund-
ant years promotes annual bearing,
and gives finer apples.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-03

Cremation would be death to the un-
dertakers. "Crematc, said one in
New York, "and half of my profits are
gone. Cremate, and where is my per-
centage on q casket costing all the way
from $25 up to $1,000? Where is my
profit on flowers costing all the way
from $40 up to $1,000? The floral dis
play at Alexander T. Stewards funeral
cost $4,000. His coffin cost $1,000.
Cremate, and what becomes of the six
factories in this city, each employing
from 25 to I50 men at coffinmaking,
and making shrouds, and other things
pertaining TO the grave? Cremate, and
what becomes OF q score of marblecut-
ters, whose sole business is to sculpture
monuments for the cemeteries around
New York"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-03

The other night a merchant in
small country town was discovered in
his office at an unusually late hour, and
in reply to inquiries he said, my con-
tidential clerk is missing" "And what
of it?' ''Why, I'm looking over the
books, but they seem to be all square" "
"Have you counted your cashP' "Yes,
and it is correct to shilling" Look
ed over your bank book?' Il have,
and it is satisfactory. That's the puz-
zlc, you see. He's hooked it, and /
can't make out what for" "Been
home since noon?' NO 'Per-
haps he has eloped with your WIFE"
What an idea! but it may be SO! If
it is, then the puzzle will be solved.''
He hurried home and it was so, and he
felt great anxietv off his mind.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-03

A rat tanner says: ''Take the most
ferocious rat, throw it into q pail of wa
ter, and leave it there until it becomes
exhausted and is about to drown. Then
take it out, roll it in wadding and put it
in warm place. When the rat comes
to it will evince the deepest gratitude,
it will lick your hands and follow you
about the house like dog, and can be
taught number of tricks"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-03

That slight cold you think so little of
may prove the forerunner of COM
plant that may be fatal. Avoid this
result by taking Ayers Cherry Pecto-
rial, the best of known remedies for
colds, coughs, catarrhs, bronchitis, in
cipient consumption, and all other
throat and lung diseases.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-03

The report Of the Legislative commit
tee that has been investigating the
question OF riparian rights in New Jer-
sey presents some startling facts. 1t
asserts that the state, for sum of
$134, 900. has granted to two corpora
tons lands now valued at $14, 900.
1t is certain that laws which permit
such injustice as is alleged in this re-
port are in sad need of change.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-03

The London Ifmes--once called 'The
Thundcrer, "--is SO years old.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-03
FATALITIES.

COLUMBIA, S. c., March 26.-Daily
Registers Piedmont specia.: A severe
cyclone passed over Anderson county
near Piedmont, destroying the house
of M. Watson. Three of his children
are thought to be fatally injured.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-03

1t is . proverb that there are always
good crops after plenty OF snow.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-03
EVERYTHING SWEPT CLEAN.

RAHLEIGH, N. G., March ga spe.
cial to the News and Observer: A cy.
clone formed near Newtown, N. c.,
yesterday afternoon and travelled east.
Trees we're blown distance of two
miles. Everything was swept clean.
Many persons are homeless and with
out food. The hail stones were as
large as eggs. An electric storm ragged
all over the state.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-03
A TOWN WIPED OUT.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 26.- The
Brookville, lud., correspondent of the
Journal telegraphs that the village of
Scipio, near the OHIO and Indiana,
was wiped out by Tuesdays tornado
Only two houses remain and they are
badly damaged. Rev. Joseph Win
ston was killed.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-03
THE CYCLONE In OHIO

CINCINNATI, March 26-Times Star
Specials: Capt Godfather took ref
uge in the bridge over City Creek,
Xenia, O., yesterday during the storm.
the bridge was carried away by the
cyclone, the horse killed and buggy
demolished. Capt. Godfather escaped
by swimming ashore.
RIPLEY, o., March 26. - A fierce
wind storm unroofed many houses
here yesterday evening and obstruct-
ed the roads by fallen trees.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-03
sHAKERTowN BADLY SHAKEN.

DAYTON, O., March 26.-Intelligence
from Shakertop, Ridgeville, Center
vile, Spring Valley, Trebin's Station,
and South Charleston tell of terrible
destruction by the cyclone yesterday
evening.
The two Johnston brothers were
killed at Ridgeville and ex-Sheriff
Glatfelter was drowned while taking
refuge in a bridge which was struck by
the cyclone. The damage done can
not be estimated.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-20

Dsee1 he RseaA
[Dstrois Pre- Prsss.
At Q LITTLE baokvoods ssetlsmsnt on
Vancouver Island IN Indian bad been
stealing potatoes from farm belonRioR
TO Mr.. Speoat, the loeal justice. One
day. in order TO fri0hten this Indian,
the man in charge, who va Western
bsekvood 3oan. fired his gun vaguely IN
the direction Of the potato field. To
his establishment he found that he had
shot the native dead. An inquest Wss,
Of course, 70 b held. The Wo0dsman
did not look upon 4 slain Indian a.
very grave affair. and several came to
Mr.. Spseas and said: You are not 60
ing to trouble Henry about this, are
you" Mr.. Sproat, being not only the
mans master but also Q magistrate,
bad TO repiy that, however much he
felt for the mans misfortune, he muse
lot the lav take it, course. But whore
vas . surgeon to Be found 70 make the
post mortem examination? A cafev0sn
looking man stepped Oh . pile Of lum-
Der, where be va working. and said he
vas \ surgeon. This statement being
naturally received With some hesitation,
be produced from an old army chest bis
commission, his degree and ample proof
OF not only having been medical man.
but Of once having besn a stan surgeon.
He performed the past mortem, and
soon produced Q shot from the lung and
said he had died from Runshot wounds
in the chest. Other evidenoe Was forth
coming, ono of the Witnesses testifying
that the prisoner had said: Jack, I've
sh0t an Indian" The Judge laid down
the Law 70 the jury, which vas composed
Of twelve OF the most intelligent of the
men, and they we're sent int another
room TO consider their verdict. 1t vas
nearly half an hour before they returned.
The foreman then said:
We find that the Indian was worried
by . dog"
"A wnstf" the judge exclaimed.
Worried BY dog, SIR" said another
juryman, thinking thu foreman had not
spoken plainly.
Assuming . proper expression OF ma.
Risterial gravity, his worship pointed
ont to the jury the ine0mpatibilIty Of
their verdict With the evidence, and
again went over the case; and, calling
their particular attention TO the medical
evidence, and to the production BY the
d0stor Of the shot found in the body
Of the Indian, he again dismissed them
70 their room, be ginR them ~ come
back with . verdict reasonably con.
nected With the facts.
They remained away longer than BE-
fore. When they at last returned, thu
judge drew . paper toward him to record
their finding.
New, men, what do You say?"
Their decisive answer was:
| 1--WE cay that he was killed by falling
over . Cliff"
The judge shufi1ed his papers toRethel
and told the jary they might 70 to then
work, and he would return verdict f0l
them himself. For full mile in every
direction from where the body WI
found the country was a. level ~ ,
table.
This jury vas not % consideration
a. another, in the same part of tn
world, composed of the friends of sOm,
people accused Of stealing pork: wv
hud the defendants not guilty, but be
lisve they hooked the pork"
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-20

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