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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-10-09
Unsolved Conundrums.

MY son, there are some things
that boys ought to know. At your
age a young man should be in0uir-
ing into things. An apple fell at
the feet of Newton, and while he
was wondering how it was that as
apples came down cider went up, he
discovered the law of gravitation,
whereby farmers are enabled to put
a peck of apples in o seven-quart
basket. Now, every young man
should be Observant, thoughtful.
and study great deal from the
book of human nature. How does
it come that your party selects a
ninety pound man for a two-ton
eongressman2 Why and how does
the clerk with the smallent salary
wear tie best clothes? Why does
the smallest town have the biggest
mayor? Why is the oath of an
amateur fisherman considered
and of no force in on- H0lo
does an alarm "'- 1rCs p" ny
V0' when you want to sleep?
my does a mans own dog always
get licked in a fight? Why is 1t
that your 2:30 horse can never trot
inside of 1915 when anybody else
is along? Can you rely upon the
parsons word in a horse trade?
And if so, why not? Why is it
that the man who snores always
gets to sleep first? Why is it right
to steal from the government? Why
is the farmer more honest than the
city man? And if so, how many?
Why does a spring chicken live
longer than an ostrich? Why does
the man with the fewest troubles
make the most fuss about them?
Why is a man so much better than
his neighbor? How is it the coun-
try gets along just as well when con-
gress isn't in session? WINS does
the man with the smallest adver-
tisement always want the biggest
"localr' Why does an ugly man
have snch profound contempt for
personal beauty? Why does a
tramp hate soap2 Do the best men
in America rule this country? Is
the president always the best and
wisest man in the land2 Does the
judge really and truly know more
law than any of the lawyers who
practice in his court? Is the mem
Der of congress honestly and truly
the most intelligent and ablest man
in the district? Are the members
of the school board men of educa-
tion? Consider these things, my
son. 1t will do you good to think
over them, even though you may
never solve the easiest problem in
the ot.--Cleyeland Leader.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-10-09
Lucky and Unluckv Farmers.

1t is quite amusing to hear, as
one frequently does, farmers say
that such ones are always lucky,
while they are always having bad
luck. Now nothing is more absurd
than such talk. It is true that with
some farmers many things go wrong.
A COW will get choked eating roots;
cause; carelessness on the part of
the owner in not cutting the roots.
The cattle will get through the pas
ture into the corn or cabbage field
and do considerable damage; cause;
want of care in building or keeping
the fence in repair. A horse will
get loose in the stable and eat too
much meal and perhaps die; cause;
carelessness. We might go on and
give a long list of bad luck (?)
that is likely to come to the careless
farmer each year. There is no such
thing as luck in the matter. Some
farmers spend some time and
good deal of breath in denouncing
their i'll luck, when, if they would
only be more careful, they would
have no such trouble. They seem
to envy their more fortunate neigh
bors who have only good luck. If
they would only ask these same
neighbors, they would find that
those they term lucky were only
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-10-09
The Price Of sparrows.

OuFueGCes
young Freethinker" writes to
say that sin many instances the
words of the bible are untrue as ap-
piled to our own times" and he
says; ''Take the passage, Are not
two sparrows sold for a farthingY
1 say they are not" o, well, agree
with Young Freethinker that the
passage quoted may not apply to
this day and generation. But that is
the fault of this generation, the BIZ
BILE is all right. 1t is only we who
are all wrong. Two sparrows were
sold for farthing then, and 1 don't
suppose inspiration itself could fore
see that in the year 1884, in the
United States of America, a race of
human beings would wiring from a
starving neighbor $1.75 for a spring
chicken no bigger than a robiu, or
50 for a SQUAD three days out of the
shell, and would sell a peck of
peaches in two-quar5 basket, and
would make butter out Of dead cat
tie, and when their children asked
for bread would give them a prepa-
ration of alum, and would catch i'm
ported sardines off the coast of
Maine, and would sell ''bob veal"
in the public markets, and would
mix split peas in the coffee and
sand in the sugar. 1 suppose it was
the intention to burn the old globe
up before a generation arose that
was capable of doing such things.
Of course, you can't make the bi-
BILE fit our day, my son. Omnipo
tence couldn't do that without max
lug q hopeless wreck of the bible.
But you can make our day and
generation fit the bib4e. Suppose
you try that. Commence at the
other end of the bridge and by the
time you get Wall street fitted to
the sermon on the Mount, you will
be gratiied to see that YOU have
landed the country safely on the
old "two sparrows for a farthing''
basis,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-10-09
How Tc Handle a Gun.

Burlington Hawkeye: The first
thing you do, when you go out gun
ming with another boy, is to guard
yourself against accident. The best
way to do this is to shoot the other
boy before he has time to load his
gun. Then take both guns to the
nearest creek and throw them in.
Throw the powder and shot in after
them. If you have any matches
about your clothes, throw them in
also. Then start at once and go
home as fast as you can. And if
you are under Is, the chances are,
even with these precautions, that
you will get both legs and section
of your back filed to the brim with
bird shot before you reach home.
"How?'
Goodness only knows how, my
son, l don't. 1 have often wonder
ed how it did happen, but 1 never
could ascertain. [ am not here to
advance ingenious theories, but
merely to state cold facts that boy
with a single-barrel gun twice as
long as himself can manage to
shoot himself in more places at
once, than q man can
do with seven-shOoter re
volver. "And am I going to buy
you a gum" Yes, 1 am; some time
in the long vacation when time
hangs heavily on my hands, and 1
think 1 would enjoy entertaining
you by picking shot out of your legs
with a nut pick.
"But you will be very careful
with itY'
So is woman very careful with
an umbrella, my son, and yet science
is unable to account for the start
ling increase of one-eyed men eve
ry summer.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-10-09

No woman wants to be fat, but a
becoming plumpness is always de-
sirable. This condition is within
the reach of all. With a life of
ease and plenty any one can fatten
in three months time. Mutton,
wheat, rye, butter, corn, peas, rice,
potatoes are great flesh producers.
Avoid acids, fried foods, and pastry.
Warm blood is also good. A quart
of blood day would cause Sarah
Bernhardt herself to puff out like a
cotton boil in three weeks. Dio
Lewis recipe for getting fat is sim
ply this; go to bed early, get up
late, drink water on rising, before
retiring and gallons during the
day"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-10-09

Fifteen years ago a poor boy
went from Brooklyn and journeyed
to the vast, illimitable, changing
west. Alone, penniless and friend
less, he struggled with adverse for
tune. Nights of anxiety followed
days Of care and toll, yet still he
hoped and wrought; honestly, hon
orably, patiently he earned and ate
the bread of manly labor. Fifteen
years OF struggle and toll, and last
week the local papers of Rock Rap
ids shouted to the world the glad
news that he had caught black bass
weighing five pounds and three
ounces. Young man, industry,
honest industry and perseverance
are the winning cards in the strug-
gle for existence, and virtue is its
own reward. 1t is well that this is
so, as that is frequently about the
only reward she gets.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-10-09

An extract f;om the famous letter
of Horace Greeley to the members
of the Union League Club, who were
proposing to sit in judgement on
Mr.. Greeley for his action in sign
ing JEFF Davis bail bond, will help
to bring out more clearly the point
we wish to convey. Referring to
the yell of stop my paper from
thousands of imperfectly instructed
readers of the Tribune" he further
said: "Scores volunteered assur-
ance that 1 was defying the public
opinion-that most of my readers
were against meas if 1 could be
induced to write what they wished
said rather than what they needed
to be told. 1 never before realized
so wildly" he added, "the baseness
of the editorial vocation according
to the vulgar conception of it,
Bradstreets.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-10-09

saved from losses of cattle and 9th
er things by the care they take.
Let no young farmer start out
with the idea that success or failure
is a matter of luck and chance. 1t
is said: "God helps the man that
helps himself" and it is true. 1t is
very seldom that one fails to sue
ceed who starts right and with de-
termination to succeed. The lazy
and shiftless generally talk most
about luck; the industrious man
saws pluck instead of luck.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-10-09

Mr.. st. John had the nightmare
not long ago, and dreamed that
John A. Logan had come in on him
with a razor twelve feet long to
shave off his mustache. On awak-
ing and recovering a little, Mr.. St
John felt very happy, but in the
morning he found that his dream
was not altogether baseless. Some
body had crept in during the night
and stolen his hair dye.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-10-09
Lifting of Persons by the Fingers.

10 Gne eulLOr OF SclenIluc American
Your answer to T. G. L. (No. Is J
in the ScientificAmerican of August
%, indicates that you have never
tried the experiment referred to. l
have in this manner:
Four persons stand on each side
OF fifth, who is seated in a chair.
The fourth raise their hands { (which
are clasped with the forefngers ex-
tended) as high as possible over
their heads, at the same time inhal-
ing deeply. They then simultane-
ously bow as low as possible (al
ways facing the sitter) bending the
body from the hips and swingin G
the extended arms from the should
er till the hands touch the knees, at
the same time exhaling as strongly
as possible, these motions being
repeated three times together AS
they rise from the last position for
the third time, the extended
forefngers are placed under the
knees and arms of the sitter, and he
is lifted high in the air as light as
feather. In this way have seen
four young school girls, under six
teen years, lift a man of 180 pounds
with no more apparent exertion
than would be required to lift
three pound weight. To one who
tries this experiment for the first
time the result is very surprising.
HAMLET.
Washington. D. c.. Sen. 3. ,S4.
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FARM FOR RENT.

MY Farm in the forks of Riehland and
vi Buchsnan's creeks, about miles south
of Pulaski, containing about 275 acres of
tiUable land, a good dwelling, four good
lots, barns, etc, is offered for
rent for 1885 for money rent.
The Grist Mill, known as the Old Brown
Mill. is also for rent, OF thor with the farm,
or separately. JIM klVEks.
sepll-tf.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-10-09

A letter addressed to a man in
Arkansas was marked on the envel-
ope. "Please forward" was sent to
the dead letter Office with this nota-
tion, Cant forward, the durn kuss
is ded, and the down trains are all
abandoned;
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-10-09

Plant out a few fruit trees every
year; it is the cheapest, easiest and
best gway to get an orchard, for
where only three or four trees are
to be planted plenty of time and
plenty of rich soil always can be
found to do the job as it should be
done, and it is adding much more
to the value of the farm.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-10-09

Philadelphia Call: When a girl
begins to take an interest in the
condition of a young mans ward
robe it is a sign that they are en-
gaged. When she loses all interest
in it, it is a sign that they have
parted-or are married.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-10-09
Giles county-Agricultural and
Live Steck interests.
Farmers Home Journal. (Louisville.

Farmers Home Journal. (Louisville.)
Giles ranks as one of the very
best counties in the state. With a
most delightful climate, rich pro-
duotive soil, the people of the high
est character and intelligence, we
are not surprised that the farmers
and stock breeders have adopted
the most improved methods of farm
ing, and excel in breeding of the
best stock in the country.
We always look forward with in
terest and pleasure to our annual
visit to the Giles County Fair,
which will be held at Pulaski, com
mencing Sept, 80, and continuing
five days.
The officers and directors are j.
B. Short, president, W. G. Carter,
vice president; j. B. Stacy, secreta-
ry and Directors E.
Abernathy, D. S. Martin, A. j. Nc
Kimmin, A. E. May, R. j. Ander
son, Morgan Fitzpatrick.
$50 crops are good" said the re-
porter to Mr.. D. S. Martin.
"Good? The earth is burdened
with the crops. There has never
been a year that this county has
raised so much. Wheat, cotton,
corn, everything gives more promise
than we know what to do
with" But don't forget our races;
there are some handsome prizes Of
fered, and we are going to have
some fine sport.
THE sToCK-BREEDERs' ASSOCIATION.
Maj. J. B. Stacy, president, and
d. S. Martin, secretary, has done
great deal IN introducing and de-
veloping thoroughbred stock.
Mr.. 7. NJ. Spofford, a young man
of intelligence and progress, was
the first to appreciate the value of
the
HoLsTEIN CATTLE.
And his Martinhurst herd of
twenty-three animals contains some
Of the best and most valuable ami
mails in the country.
sHoRTHoRNs.
No one has made a speciality of
breeding registered Shorthorns,
though many valuable animals are
found throughout the county. The
cattle interest is very large in Giles
county, and the impress of thor
oughbred bulls on the cattle of the
county is very marked.
Among the Shorthorn breeders
we find r. H. Laird, Robt. Rodes
and j. X. 2. Blackburn. The latter
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-10-09

Democrats and republicans alike
are proteetionists in Louisiana.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-10-09
THE WHEAT CROP

Was fairly good, at an average
of 81 bushels per acre, though some
farmers made better yield. E. P.
Parks, near Aspen Hill, realized %
bushels per acre. The crop was es-
timated at 10000 bushels for the
county. Very little wheat has been
sold on account of the low prices
now offered.
Giles has, for long time, been at
the head of the list in the yield OF
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COTTON.

Is a great staple and holds its
own with death like grip. Capt.
j. r. Grow, one of the leading cot
ton buyers, reports the crop badly
damaged from drouth. Giles pro
duced 13, 900 bales last year. The
crop is placed at 5000 this year.
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a Rraea Game.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
A genteel-Iooking tramp, with a
fair load for Monday morning, stood
on g Chatham street corner yester-
dao in a meditative mood He ner-
vously twirled dime in his fingers
and finally tossed up the coin, say
ing: "Heads for a breakfast; tails
for a cocktailp' He looked at the
coin after it fell to the sidewalk and
sorrowfully exclaimed: ''Heads! I!
that's for breakfast"
Flipping it again in the air, he
said: "Twice out of tree times"
1t fell tails. The tramp's thirst
was neck and neck with his hun
ger.
81 mush' give the breakfast a
chance. So here goes zerd and last
time," he said.
He tossed the coin again in the
air. It fell in the gutter and boun-
ded into the sewer through a hole
in the rounded curb stone.
--$SS--
The following has been published
as a partial list of the articles of
impeachment against the republi-
can party.
"The Credit Mobilier swindle.
''The Boss Shepherd ring frauds.
''The safe burglary iniquity.
''The whisky frauds.
"The Freedmen's Bank swindle
"The Belknap Impeachment.
''The Robeson naval frauds
"The Sanborn frauds.
"The Indiana Bureau frauds.
"The Black Friday rascality.
"The theft Of the presidency in 76
"The Indian briberp in 80.
''The Blaine speakership jobbery.
''The Star-route frauds"
This list includes only the counts
relating to official fraud and public
scandal. The enumeration, If it
should include all the rascality
which q set of independent demo
cratic officials might pnearth, would
probably ill our columns for the
next month. It also omits the in
dictments which pertain to the false
economic policy of the republican
party, from which the people have
suffered more than from the official
frauds combined.-Cleveland Ban.
We would not strike a woman un-
der any circumstances, but we must
acknowledge that when we see a /
girl wearing one of these horrible
garments known as Mother Hub
bards," we feel inclined to give her
q belt.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-10-09
JERSEY CATrLE "a. j. .C.C.)
BERKSHIRE HOGS.

1t is difficult to find any ''scrub"
hogs in the county; nearly every
farmer has a thoroughbred boar,
which has brought the quality of
hogs up to avery high standard.
Hog cholera has been quite fatal
in some sections of the county, in
consequence stock hogs will be
scarce,
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CORN.

100000 bushels are almost an
nually credited to the county.
Early corn is very fine, but the late
crop will prove a failure. We find
some heavy corn growers here.
N. Smithson is put down for TO-,
900 bushels. T. NJ. Spofford, 5000.
t. B. Wade, John Phillips, T. O..
Alternately, 5000 bushels each.
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has recently been nominated by the
democrats as candidate for the leg
islature. Capt Blackburn is a
thorough-going, progressive farmer,
and this endorsement is an evil
dence of satisfaction at his course
as a member of the last legislature.
There are quite number of val
liable
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PULASKI CITIZEN

Edited by L. D. McCord is a
bright, newsy paper, and keeps well
up with the necessities of the far
mer.
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G ALP. ABBRNAFHY, II. D.

Physician & Surgeon,
Il S Permanently lossted in PULASKI
II and will be found N his Office a. all
hour AL calls prom pity attended TO.
81 Can be found at his Office during the day
Rad Ct residence at night Telephone con-
Ioctiou between. Office ct PoTe's Drug Store
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w. A. Scott, lumber dwelling, west
side Goliad road, ward four, $3.50.
Rita Zepeda, lumber dwelling, east
side San Saba street, ward one, $40.
Jacob Dullnig. iron-clad stable, ward
two, 500.
Morgan & Co., addition to shop, iron
clad, 500.
Aug. Brian, ST., iron-clad kitchen,
+. II. Wieder, lumber dwelling, north
side Vance street, ward four, 800.
Mrs. NJ. b. Edwards, lumber dwelling,
north side Marshall street, ward two,
$500.
Juana Esquirel. lumber dwelling,
south side San Fernando, ward one, $50
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Notice to Property Owners.
Cry COLLECroR's CFFICE,
San Antonio. July I, 1881.


County of Bexar. Whereas Certain par
ties whose names appear below, have failed 10
pay the amount assessed against them for side
walk improvements, made by the City OF San
Antonio, In front Of their property. after hav-
ing received due notice TO construct the same.
but failed 10 comply with said notice, and also
failed 10 pay the amount due the city for con-
structing said sidewalks, although often de-
handed. by giving 90 days notice In the official
journal OF said city to do so, as required by
Section OF an ordinance, concerning con-
struction OF sic ewalks.
of said city, and in compliance with Section 10
of said city ordinance, have levied upon, and
WILL during legal hours on the first Tuesday ed , q
day Of said month, and on each succeeding
day thereafter until the sale is completed, sell
cash, the below described PARCELS OF land and
town lots, lying and being In said city OF San
Antonio, or such portion thereof as Will satisfy
person herein named. with accruing cost, be-
fore the door OF the county court house, In the
City OF San Antonio, county OF Dexar.
before he e ass $ At ass tune
City Collector.
Name Of owners, description of property,
amount due and cost:
on the east side OF San Pedro avenue, S6i ~.
Rachel, y lots and g. block I, fronting on
the east side OF San Pedro avenue. $50 ~,
Samuels, W. q. NJ, lot land the south half
OF lot 4, block 0, fronting on the west side Of
San Pedro avenue, St5 10
Smith, Dan p, lots = and I, block o. fronting
on the west side of San Pedro avenue. $75 ~.
Callaghan, NJ. Mrs, I lot fronting 70 varas
east side South Flores street. bounded east by
D~yer avenue, sac 20.
Callashar. Bryan, lot southeast corner of
Guilbeau and South Flores street, siiS 10.
Flores, Dol. NJ. dc Mrs. lot 10 and east half OF
lot ID. block 7, Victoria street, $40 3d.
Jackson, George, lot Z, block IL, northwest
corner Crockett and Walnut streets. so o..
Muench, Mart, north half OF lots 10 and II and
street, $40 80.
Marshall, Jac and Carol, lot fronting II
yaras south sido Market street. bounded west
by p. C. Pereida, SRI 10.
Moore, W. j.. lots 8 and z, block "a, north
side West Commerce street, SIS 49,
Juan Rodriguez, lot fronting 10 varas of
| John IllR, SS5 10.
kohmer, l.. Mrs. lot !. block %. northwest
corner West Commerce and Leons street
Thorngon, Jamcs T.. lot I, block J, southwes
I 1tleet0. ~ ~. "
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Whereas, In the providence of God,
brother 5. Cayce has deceased, and
whereas he was a charter member of the
order of Friends of Temperance; there
fore, be ii
Resolved, That in the death of brother
Cayce we have lost an active member
OF this society, the temperance cause a
warm friend, safe counselor, the
church worthy member and the
stricken family kind father and ten
der husband.
Resolved, That we tender our most
sincere sympathy to the bereaved family
Of our deceased brother, praying that
they may have great comfort In the
grace Of that God whom he served.
Resolved, That copy Of these reso-
buttons be spread upon the minutes OF
the order; also, that copy be furnished
each Of the papers Of this city, and be-
conveyed to the family of the deceased.
j. ii. WEST,
w. s. FALKENBuRG,
p. G. BRYCE.
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Real Estate Transfers.

II. d. Andrews by J. J. Stevens, at
torney-in-fact, to g. II. johnson, $40
acres, survey Al, section 3, on waters Of
the Cibolo. Also $40 acres Qess 1868
acres heretofore sold, survey ~, section
3, on waters ofCibolo. Also - 10 acres
out of survey 80. Consideration, lots II,
o and one-half OF Z, block 30, corner Of
Avenue and Third street, city Of San
Antonio, and Sl6,is0.
We Wellington and Mrs. A. L. Stoner
to g. w. Russ, lot 10, range ., district 4,
city OF San Antonio, Sl70O.