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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-03-20

the raiser being at liberty in cas-,
of being unable to market his frui
10 turn it into wine or brandy, en-
hancing its value instead of being
compelled to throw it away or allow
it to decay. 1t Is stated that but
$50, 900, 900 worth of fruits per an
mum are now marketable, whereas
by this bill the amount would be
more than doubled, also that the
amount of tax now realized on
spirits manufactured from fruits is
only about $122,00O per annum OF
less than the cost of collection.
The passage ofthe bill it islbeleived
would stimulate fruit growing in
all the states. Whatever is for the
houor, glory and best interests of
the agricultnrists will receive the
hearty endorsement of this commit
tee, and after listening to them to-
day we almost feel like being a
granger.
In view Of the spirit evidenced by
England, France and Germany, rel
ative to our beef and swine impor-
tations, and the difficulties that are
likely to grow out of the same, it
may be well to state that this com
mittee is in possession of evidence
to show that the foot and mouth
disease, about which England has
raised question, exists to great
extent in England, and that the
only case of its existence in Ameri
ca is in the vicinity of Deering
Maine, from a lot of cattle imported
from England, and that the cattle
shipped from this country and
found diseased, were sent over in
the vessel that brought the diseased
cattle here.
The committee has before it
report transmitted by the president,
showing conclusively that Ameri-
can swine are the healthiest in the
world, and that the cry of Europe
ans against American pork is but
an indirect way for depriving the
poor laborer of his meet food or to
him to pay an enhanced
price to the home producer. Mr..
Hatch has asked congress to have
$4,000 copies of this report printed |
or distribution throughout the |
country. 5. 3.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-03-20

itics they always came into his
kitchen. And now the brother in
black is on his ear and scores OF
them swear it's a lie-that they
never knew him, don't know where
his house is, nor his kitchen, don't
associate with his kind, nor his
man-servant in his kitchen, nor his
ass, nor any cattle of his kind. He
has explained" but he can't es-
cape the effect OF the essence of
trcth that bubbled out of his mouth
unthoughtedly. Away down in
the bottom of the hearts of these
pious negro lovers there is little
voice that spells niger with TWO
g's with hateful unceaseableness.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-03-20

Is it really true, as the Banner
alleges, that Mr.. Cherry, the prin-
cipal owner of the World, is re-
publican, and has alway beenf
The World does not deny it. Does
he direct its policy? Is it an un-
converted republican who is fur
nishing the inspiration for the "on-
ly true exponent of democratic
principles at the capital? Is it a
man who never voted the democrat
ic ticket who is debating to others
what kind of democracy they
must swallow, and who is kicking
out of the party such men as Geo.
w. Jones, whose democracy runs
back half a century and took root
in Jackson's time; and Gen. Dib-
rell, Col Tillman, Col. Colyar and
the balance of the hosts of men
who always voted the party ticket
and fought the party battles? If
this is true, haven't we fallen un
der sorry instructors? Why don't
the World deny it? We dislike to
believe it, and yet the Banner per-
sistently thrusts it at the public,
and every one seems to accept it. If
Mr. Cherry never voted the ticket,
and if he is the president of the
World company and by that token
is constructively the author of its
policies and diatribes, then the
democratic creed as laid down by
the only true exponent has for an
author hereto, and true believers
are crowded out of their own heri-
tage. The World then is not au-
thority and has no right to assume
control, and its assumption is i'm
pertinent and sinister. Look out
for scoop.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-03-20

Congressman Wise of Virginia, a
young political snipe, thought he
would catch renown by the forelock
and go bounding up the stairsteps
of fame's temple by swinging to lit
tie Mahone's coat-tail. In the Dan
vile investigation he was called as
a witness, and to prove that the ne
gros were docile and civil, he said
that whenever any of his colored
friends came to consult him on pol
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-03-20
Saved Him 1.8OO Dollars.

ADAMS, n. Y, Jan. 80, 1882.
DIR. B. J. KENDALL q Co.-GENTs;-Hav-
ing used good deal of your Kendalls Spa
vim Cure with great success, | thought
would let you know what it has done for me.
Two years ago had as speedy colt as was
evrr raised in Jefferson county. When l
was breaking him, he kicked over the cross
bar and got fast and tore one of his hind
legs all to pieces employed the best far
riers, but they all said he was spoiled: He
had very large thoro g-pin, and used
two bottles of } our KendAll's SPAWN Cure,
aud it took the bunch entirely off, and he
sold afterwards for eighteen hundred dollars.
/ have used it for bone spavins and wind
gals, and it has always cured completely
and left the leg smooth.
1t is splendid medicine for rheumatism.
have recommended it to a good many, and
they all say 1t does the work. l was an
Witherington & Kneeland's drug store, in
Adams, the other day and saw a very fine
picture you sent them. tried to huy it,
but could not, they said if would write to
You that you would send me one. wish
you would, and will do you all the good
can. Very respectfully,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-03-20

A farmer who knows what he is
talking about hits the nail square
on the head when he says, nothing
pays better than good country
roads. 1t costs something to get
them, but they are the arteries
which connect city and country.
Bad roads, full of chuck holes and
bottomless mud, terms and cult
Yates profanity at an alarming rate.
Be sure that money intelligently ex-
pended is money wisely invested =
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-03-20
Kendall's SPAWN Cure
DN uIrMAN FLESH

VKvAY, Aug u, 1851.
DR. B. J KENDALL q Co.-GENTs:-Ssm-
pie of circulars received to-day. Please
send me some with my imprint, printed on
one side only. The Kendals Spawn Cure
Is in excellent demand with US, AID not
only for animals, out for human ailments
also. Mr.. Joseph Voris, Que of the leading
farmers in our county, aprained an ankle
badly, and knowing the value of the remedy
for horses, tried it on himself, and it did far
better than he had expected. Cured the
sprain in very short order.
Yours respectfully,
G. o, rHIEBAED.
Price 81 per bottle, or BOTTLES for 90.
All druggists have it or can get it for you, or
it will be sent to any address on receipt OF
price Fy the Proprietors, DR. h: J. KEN,
DALI s. CO., Enosburgh Falls, Vt. Send
for illustrated circular.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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whom they thus characterize as
miserable fools to be duped and led
by the nose. They make the issue
openly, and openly avow there is
nothing in it but effect. Every other
prop is fallen and they rashly rush
back to the old draggled rag and
seize it and waive it and shout
themselves hoarse over it-knowing
and saying that the issue is a lie
and a sham. 1t ought to epgulf
them. viii a decent man subscribe
to these things and assist in such
an outrage? This outrage upon
common decency and manly honor
is infinitely worse than the south
ern outrages they assert, even if
doubtly true.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-03-20
Helm in a New Role.

In the last issue of the Morris
town Gazette appears the following
historical simile, that suits the case in
point about as well as a democratic
musket fits its shoulder 81 have hit
them, for they fiutter,' was the remark
OF a celebrated Roman fowler, standing
on the banks of the Tyber (sic) in full
view of the Appian Way, during the
days of the Curatii and the Decii, as he
lowered his artillery and pointed to the
birds in the air scudding from the dan.
ger that had just burst upon them. We
have hit them, tor they squeal,w repeat,
as we pick up one by enc of the Bate or
gans." The Curatii and the Decii and
all the generation OF the ''iIs" may
have been on hand at the time stated,
but we can prove by Laps. McCOrd,
who was there, that the Roman fowler
did not have any artillery, either in
the shape of a shot gun, musket or can
non. Laps. will bear us out in the
statement that the r. +. did not have
him that Helm ought to take an"i''from
one of the Curatii and Decii, and spell
the name of the Roman river with it,
World.
True. We remember remarking
TO Merrill that a man was lucky
even to make them futter when he
shot with both ii open: and we then
stated to our pious friend that it
was doubtless owing to his multi
plicity of ii that the r. f. could
look into the future some sixteen
hundred years and call to his use
the substance Cf things hoped for.
Unclaimed advertised letters remain
ing in the post office at Pulaski, Tenn.
for the week ending March Sth, 1884.
Bradley, Mrs. Sallie NJ,
Cox, Erie,
EdmundsOn, Ohelia,
FLYNN, Mrs. 5. c., card,
Hull, VIM,
jackson & Jones,
Mitchell, Amanda,
Roundtree, Ned,
Rucker, LenOra,
Sherburt, Mary,
Wilkerson, Lee.
Persons calling for any Of the above
letters will please say advertised with
date. j, D, LEwTF, P. M.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-03-20

Tennessee has banished ignorance
from the jury box. The supreme
court decides that a man who has
read a newspaper account of a
crime and formed an opinion that
will yield to evidence is a compe-
tent juryman. Judge Allen has
been filing his panels with the
leading business men. 1t has al
ways been the policy of the law to
select the man who knows least.
Indeed, ignorance was the prime
qualification. For years all think
ing men have recognized this defect
in the law and the system has
been jibed and derided, but no
remedy attempted. The reform is
manifestly a long stride forward.
Our Judge McLemore is among the
first to catch on to advanced ideas
and improved practices.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-03-20

There were about seventy-fve
battles, engagements and skirmish-
es fought in Tennessee from the be-
ginning of 1861 to the end of 1864
with loss in killed and wounded
of a little over 100000 men. The
great majority of the contests, his
torically considered, were unimpor-
tant, but Pittsburg Landing, Muir
freeeboro, Chattanooga, Franklin,
and the struggles around Nashville,
may be classified as first class bat
tles,-Ex,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-03-20

ATTENTION.
SOLDIERS, SAILORS & INVENTORS.
8. B. CLEMENTS, S. B. TURF
CLEMENTS q TURPIN,
ATToRSKYs AND CoUSsELoRs.
Washington, d. C.
p. o. BOX $50,
All business before the Department
promptly attended to.
Special attention paid to Pensions, Bonn
ty. Back Pay, Patents, aud Land Claims.
Under late liberal laws thousands Of PEN
siouers arc entitled to an increase.
Now discharges obtained where the origi-
mails have been lost.
AL communications promptly answered
and business promptly attended 70.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-03-20

A. B. w. writes: 1 have tried
several kinds of rubber cement for
soling and patching rubber boots
and shoes, but they have not given
satisfaction, the patches and soles
coming off in a week or ten days
wear. Please inform me how to
make a cement that will do this
work satisfactorily A. The ordi-
nary rubber cement which is so
much used by fine shoemakers is
made by dissolving a quantity of
gutta- -percha in cloroform or carbon
disulphide until the solution has
the consistency of honey. Thin
down parts to be cemented, then
spread a small quantity of the ce-
ment well over the parts to be join
ed. Warm the parts over a flame
or fire for half minute, bring the
surfaces to be united together, and
hammer well or clamp firmly. The
cement dries in few minutes.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-03-20

The average rainfall for Tennes-
see the first week in March was 3.7S
inches. In 1882 it was 4.32 and
was followed by drouth. In 1888
it was only 10, and splendid crop
ensued. Farmers should bend eve
ry muscle now to get deep down in
the ground and forstall drouth, and
husband every whisp of provender
to ameliorate its effect. There is
no reason why so much rain should
be followed by drouth, but the sim
ilarity of seasons makes it possible,
and iftarmers guard against it and
it doesn't come, they will be that
much richer in the fall. If it does
come, they will be ready for it.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-03-20

The Methodist preacher was J.B.
McFerrin, D. D., the venerable and
efficient agent of the Book Concern
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, from whose lips the above
facts were gathered.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-04-19
A New Dynamite Gun.

A machine that looked like fortY-foot
brass pipe mounted on a steel girder
ouch as lie on the elevated railroad pill
lars, rested in the center of the machine
shop of the Delamater Iron works, New
York. The machine is the barrel and
carriage of the new four-inch dynamite
pneumatic gun, which, when completed,
is expected to sink, upon occasion, the
largest man-of-war afoat and annihilate
its crew. The gun is constructed of brass
and steel, fitted it the most accurate
manner at the joints, and capable OF
sustaining pressure of 1000 pounds to
the square inch. 1t weighs but ton,
and NAV be carried by small gunboat.
The proectile is nothing more nor less
than dynamite cartridge encased IN
soft metal within a shell IF brass and
fitted with a wooden tail. 1t weighs
about 100 pounds.
The soft metal fitting protects the dy-
Mantle from ordinary accidents. But
when the projectile, flying at speed,
strikes, head on, against resisting sur
face, hard metal pin imbebed in the
soft metal and not touching the dynamite
is forced into the illuminate at the head
of the cartridge and discharges the dy-
Mantle.
In order that wind currents may not
interfere in the precision of the firing
the center of gravity is near the forward
end of the projectile. The wooden tail
acts as rudder, the wind veering the
tail around and throwing the head into
the wind In proportion to the strength
of the current, thus maintaining an alb
solutely straight course.
The gun is constructed with power
full air chamber capable of storing al
immense force of compressed air. Th'
| gunner sights with telescope sights with
The Labor enquirer., 1884-04-19
The Pocahontas Disaster.

LYNCHBURa, Virginia, April l1.-After
everything was got in readiness at Poca-
hontas yesterday evening, the police
force placed guard at the entrance of
the mines; in order to keep back the
crowd, which had been attracted by a
notice which was posted that the bodies
could be reclaimed. Mining Engineer
Moody, in charge of the rescuing party,
entered the mines to note the situation
of affairs, and when they emerged from
the mines he announced that the damage
was less than had been supposed, and no
trou bic would be experienced in recover
ing the bodies of the victims. Two
bodies were reclaimed yesterday, hor-
rlbly mutilated. Those of Boone Maxey,
white, and Jim Grim, negro. The
work was resumed this morning, and a
still larger crowd congregated at the
entrance, and ropes were stretched to
prevent their too near approach. The
crowd, however, observed proper. de-
corum, and there was no undue excite
ment A spirit of great solemnity per-
vaded the assembly, and the bodies as
they were recovered were placed in
boxes on the inside of the mine, and
several were brought out together on a
pole car. Of the sixteen which have
been recovered so far, only six were
identified.
Jim Grim was recognized by the belt
which he wore; Isham Maxwell, by his
boots George Maxwell, by being found
with his brother; William Slusser, by a
patch in one of his boots ; young Jewell,
by his hair and location of his body, and
a German, who was recognized by his
wife. Many of the bodies were horribly
mangled, and some had their heads
blown off others had the arms and legs
torn from their sockets, while still others
had the entrals torn out entirely. An
arm and leg were found in the main
entrance, but the body was not found.
A thrill of horror passed through the
crowd as the rescuing party brought out
the charred and disfgured remains of
miner with his dinner bucket clasped in
his arms. He was probably just partak-
ing of his midnight meal when the ex-
plosion hurled him into eternity.
Several miners were found with their
picks in their hands, and their positions
indicate conclusivelY that death was
instantaneous to all in the mine. At 3
o'clock the announcement was made
that no more bodies would be removed
before 9 o'clock on Saturday morning,
and the balance of the day was occu-
pied in getting out the carcasses of the
mules. A large crowd of anxious men
and women stood near the entrance,
hoping by some familiar feature to recog-
nize their dead relatives. When the
announcement was made that no more
bodies would be taken out until Saturday
the crowd withdrew.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-04-19

! J.. & :
to have sinners) to suppress sin and rich
men {whcse interest it is to fleece others)
to suppress poverty 7 Answer, ye wise
acres of the book factories (whose inter-
est it is to have ignorance abroadl and
you, fool in fustian, who reads these
lines, listen in reverence to the wiseacre
for perhaps if you did not, you might
be the fool.
Find some reputable physicians who
will not lie to you-and there are thou
sands Of them-question them closely
and they will tell you frankly this tale
and this alone:
That under proper conditions no hui
man being ought ever to be afflicted with
sickness, that the only disease of which
people legitimately die is old age. And
that there is no h ealth but wealth-no
medicine but money--no death but from
accident, ignorance, age orpoverty. And
finally that poverty reaps the larger
harvest. .ZS,ts sTss' ~. 4ss-s-l-.
Read the lesson without further school
ing: that were the causes of poverty
abolished the main causes of all disease
would be dead as we'll.
BURNETTE G. HASKELL.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-04-19

a y I I'll ( { f ( a.
hair lines, and with the pressure of
finger discharges the compressed air into
the barrel, and starts the projectile on
its flight. The great length of the tube
is required to economic all the force of
the air, which is less rapid in its action
than gunpowder.
"Thls gun," said Mr.. Hinsdale, who is
experimenting the construction, will
throw the cartridge three miles with a
precision never attained with gunpow-
der. An ordinary projectile loses power
with each yard it travels from the gun.
This cartridge arrives ready for business,
no matter how far it goes"
Suppose cartridge landed on the
deck of the Thunderer ian English man
Of war shlp,) what would happen3" "
''The vessel would be shattered and
sunk by the explosion, and every living
being upon the deck would be blown to
atoms. Whether any one below the
deck would live to drown in the sinking
vessel cannot state" ..
Suppose shot from the enemy struck
the vessel carrying the dynamite car
tridges 2" ~! W IL
"Well, the boat might be sunk by the
shot, but unless cartridge was struck
so as to explode the illuminate the dyna-
mite would not explode. The govern
ment is experimenting at Fort Hamilton
(Long Island) with two-lnch gun, and
some wonderful execution has been
done. The guns may be manufactured
in any well-equipped machine shop, and
cost but a, song IN comparison with the
enormous guns turned by Krupp and at
Woolwich. The same principle is appli-
cable to fl eld guns to be used in land
engagements. A few dynamite cartridges
exploded in brigade would have the
effect of a powder mill explosion upon
the troops"
The Nitro-Dynamite Gun company is
composed of capitalists in New York,
Buffalo, and Detroit. The work of build
ing guns is at present with the Delamater
Iron works, New York. The inventors
are five in number. D. M. Mefford, of
Toledo, Ohio, used to be school-teacher,
and in his younger days taught several
of the family of General Grant. He has
two patents on pneumatic guns and two
on dynamite projectiles. B. T. Babbitt,
the great soap manufacturer, some years
ago took out patent on pneumatic can
non He did nothing with the invention
until the present company was formed
when he turned oyer the patent and
takes an active interest in the develop
ment of the invention. W. A. Bartlett,
patent solicitor; of Washington, for many
years principal examiner in the Patent
Office, in charge of military and naval
matters, recently took out six patents in
one batch, covering five complete sys
TENS of guns for ships, forts, boats, and
other service. Lieutenant E. L. Talinski,
Fifth United States Artillery, who super
intends the firing, has made several i'm
provements in the guns. George H.
Reynolds, chief constructor of the Della
mater Iron works, has made improve
ments in valves and in carriages and
TASKS for the guns. H. D. Windsor, the
business manager of the American Tor
pedo company, is managing man of the
| new gun company.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-04-19

Oh, cursed poverty! I know thee to
be of Satan, for I myself have eaten at
thy scanty table, and slept in thy cold
bed. And never yet have l seen thee
bring one smile to human lips or dry one
tear as it fell from the human eye. But
have seen thee sharpen the tongue for
biting speech and harden the tender
heart Aye I've seen thee making even
the presence of love burden, and cause
the mother to wish that the babe nursing
at her scant breast had never been born.
Adirondack Murray. z.4s-.5s
The Labor enquirer., 1884-04-19
Searching for Dynamite.

LONDON, April ll.--A dynamiter named
DAILY, alias Denman, was arrested at
Berkenhead station to-day. Three ex-
plosive bombs were found IN his posses
sion, and also'several bottles containing
substance believed to be nitro-g yGer-
inc. James Eagan was also arrested at
Birmingham as an accomplice of Daily,
and charged with having explosives in
his house. Eagan was previously secre-
tary of the Wolverhampton branch of
the land league.
Great sensation was caused in Birm-
ingham by the arrests. A crowd of peo-
pie are gazing at Eagan's house, where
number of policemen are digging vlgor-
ously in the garden in search of dyna-
mite.
A sack full of documents belonging to
Eagan was conveyed to the police sta
ton. Almond the letters was a papers
was letter from Eagan to Daily, in
which the former wrote that he thought
the cough mixture" was all right. 1t
was mice and cold" 1t is believed the
expression cough mixture" refers to
dynamite.
Daly's first name is John. He is an
American and was well dressed in a
tourists suit and wore diamond ring.
He is a short, thick-set man, about 35
years of age, with a black moustache.
When seized he struggled to escape and
tried to reach his oBercoat pocket in
which were found tw internal machines
of the clock-work pattern. Two more
machines were found in the inside
pocket of his coat and one in the breast
pocket. The machines resbelfeved to
be exactly like those found in the Lon
don railway stations.
1t is expected he will finally be
brought to London and charged with
having caused the explosion at Victoria
station.
1t is stated that Patrick Fitzgerald has
been in regular communication with 2.
J. Sheridan. He was connected with
James Carey's gang and once presided at
a meeting of the Invincibles in Dublin.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-04-19
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