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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-12-03
Burglarized a Residence.

The residence of Mr.. Clifton
Rodes few miles from town was
burglarized last Sunday night The
shutter was priced open with a
rail and the window pushed up, al
though fastened down with two
large nails. Every room in the
house was ransacked except the
parlor. The thieves stopped long
enough in one room to eat a mum
Der of apples and scatter the cores
and parings over the floor The
offence is the more outrageous from
the fact that the thief must have
known of the absence of Mr.. Rodes
and the calamity which made his
absence necessary. The fiend who
would take advantage of such a
misfortune deserves to be hanged
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-12-03
Death of Mrs. Rodes.

Mrs. Jane E. Rodes, widow OF
the late Tyree Rodes and mother OF
Mr.. Clifton Rodes, whose residence
is three miles south of Pulaski, died
last Sunday morning in Nashville
at the residence of her brother in
law, Dr. L. A. Atchison. II was
not known that she was dangerous
ly i'll and her son was summoned
only the evening before. She
was a Jealous member of the Pres
byterian church and the recital of
her religious history by her pastor,
Rev. d. ~. Wilson, last Monday af-
ternoon at the burial service was a
beautiful tribute to her memory.
The remains were brought to Pulas-
XII Monday and inferred at Maple
wood
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A Madison street iady's COWS
have had 4 peculiar affection which
made it necessary to diet them I'M
til they withered and shrGuk into
an emaciaied, shriveled state OF
collapsed and astringent attenua
tion that could throw a shadow
only few feet. The mermaid who
performs on the milk pail usually
takes a lantern into the stable so
she can see to steer about among
the cow ghosts and not get her feet
tangled in the bones. Monday af-
ternoon when the weary sun was
laying his head to rest upon the
golden pillows of the orient and the
glory of heaven was beginning to
peep and simmer through the
glittering pinholes in the cerrulean
dome, a lone milkmaid with brass
earrings and meditative mood might
have been seen crawling through
a crack. The flush of eventide
swept the landscape with hues of
Furnished gold as she tore off an
other plank to let her foot through,
and tripping lightly to the stable
door she hurled it on its hinges
with a screak and stalked proudly
into the catacomb where bovine
mummies chewed the cud of sweet
memory Of last summers grass.
Hanging the lantern on nail and
sticking cob in a crack where the
COWS were wont to slip through, she
SHE'D a glance to locate the relics
and then proceeded to tease and
squeeze the pale blue tactical fluid
from the remains, and she had got
ten her pail half full before she dis
covered that she was milking the
shadow which the lantern threw
upon the wall, while there stood the
real essence with a broad COW grin
drawn tightly across its counte
nance. She turned the calf in to
let it decide which was aIive-the
cow or the shadoW-and it attacked
the shadow and sucked it clear from
the wall in its eager hunger. And
the evening zephyrs fan the leecy
clouds to mist and full-grown buck
eyes bend the leafess boughs to-
wards the CRASHES earth where
winds sing sorrowfuL
through the breathless
bones that bleech upon the bleak
bivouac of the bovine dead.
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Marbuts.


We are having some amuse
mebt here 10 the way of lawsuits
One has been contisaed and anoth.
er is to be tried this afternoon.
Wheat sowing is over and it is
looking fine. Hog killing is now
in order and we have some pretty
good ones too.
Some of our boys went 'possum
hunting a few nights ago and
caught one of the largest 'possums
ever seen in the fourth and Esq.
Marbut is furnishing persimmons
to feed it on.
Mr.. Tom Marbut is buying
cattle occasionally. He buys high
or low and takes chances.
Mr.. Tom Booth has just fin
ished his mammoth barn. cannot
give dimensions but it is the largest
in the district. ID. NJ. Booth also
has built fine one, though not so
large.
Mr.. Geo. Noorwood's house on
shannon creek was burned about
a week ago with all his household
furniture, several new wagons and
all of his tools. The family sue
ceeded in getting some articles out
of the house but the fire reached
them and all was lost.
Our schools have all closed
except the one at Liberty Hill
which will close about Christmas.
The daily attendance is about thir-
ty. Eugene Parker and Wallace
Locke are on the roll Of honor this
week.
Mr.. Davie " atson of Licking
ton, Ala, who has been attending
Liberty Hill school this tall has
procured a school in Limestone
county, Ala.
Il expected to be able to re-
port some marriages this week, but
Cupid did not shoot the dart as |
expected .Ical.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-12-03
A Plouriug Mil in Pulaski.

We heard farmer say he would
give some money to build a mill and
elevator in Pulaski. Since our ele.
yator was burned the price of wheat
has been down from 10 to 20 cents
Farmers who sell here lose just that
much on every bushel because there
is no place to store il here, no mill
to roll.it, and the freights eat up the
profit. 1t would be worth hun
dreds OF dollars yearly to wheat
raisers. The damage is not all in
the loss on the actual wheat sold:
There being no market and prices
being forced so low on account of
the absence of storage facilities and
mil, it is running the farmers
out of the wheat business. The area
planted will get smaller and smaller
until a mill is here.
Every day brings some new fore
ible lesson to teach the people of
Pulaski and Giles that the interests
of town and country are identical.
AS Pulaski goes up, so is better
market afforded: AS Giles county
goes up so is better trade afforded
Pulaski. We ought to work shout
der to shoulder.
1t would be money in the peck
cts of Giles county farmers to
build mill in Pulaski. A stock
company could easily be formed
and the result would be not only to
stiffen wheat, but the stockholders
would make money. Who will take
800 stock, or $50, or any amount?
We viii publish your names if you
will send them and we can soon see
whether it can be done.
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To People Who Trade i'm Pulaski.

A dealer who has bargains OF
specially good goods will be sure to
tell it. 1t is safest for you to buy
from the houses that advertise.
When a dealer advertises he ex-
poets responses and be meets you
with special offer in something so
as to get your trade and he con
tinues to sell to you on narrow
margin so as to keep your trade
If he knows you are watching the
CITIZEN to see what he says he will
strain things down to the last cent
to get your favor. 1t is safest for
you to tell merchant that you
saw his advertisement. He will
move around mighty nice then to
please you. If he don't advertise,
you had better patronize one that
does. This is busy age ofprogress-
i've men. A slow coach sells very
little and he has to make living by
charging big profits on that little.
Men who advertise turn their goods
over fast and they can make more
money by selling at small profits
and making big sales. Only week
before last small advertisement in
the CITIZEN turned trade a summer
sault. Five houses sold clothing
at cost several days and the people
saved hundred of dollars. Some of
the slow coach merchants that want
fifty per cent. profit can't under
stand how these progressive, live
merchants can do business at a
small profit. 1t will pay yon, read
err, to deal exclusively with the men
who advertise. If dealer is too
slow, Swo short-sighted or too
stingy to ask you to buy from him
and don't try to make it to your in
terest, you'd better pass his door.
The CITIZENS columns are used
wisely by the progressive dealers.
% When yOm go into store in
~ Pulaski please mention II saU
10 your advertisement IN tie Citi-
EGSen.'' II come to look at those
EaE- cloaks and hats Is0w advertised, .
g. etc. Or If he does not advertise,
E% ask him WHY You aOiU gel
- goods cheaper if goa remember TO
10 do this.
Please mention the CITIZEN to
your merchant every time you go
to buV.
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For Fiye Minutes Your Attention,

We want to ask you a few sim
pie questions. Where do you gen
orally do your trading? Have you
ever been to see us? If not, why
not? Why not try to save all the
money you can? How much do you
spend a year for Dry Goods? Say
$3.50, or an average of $3.50 a
month. Now, on $3.50 we guaran
tee you saving OF $50 or 81 a
month. Not much, but still so
much in your pocket. How can
we2 just call at our store and ex-
anime our prices and you will read
lily see through it. Don't forget to
look at our Clothing before buying
elsewhere at cost.
f. ARRowsMITH d Co.
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Hebron.

Our hospitable and venerable
friend, Felix Williams, disappeared
a few days ago to parts unknown
confirmed with hopes that never
twinkle in the dainty moonlight but
finely reached the prosperous and
friendly lands of Rogersville where
he contracted a very desirable lady,
Miss Mary MCGEE. They made
their appearance here Friday OF
last week. We wish them an abun
dance of good luck.
"A silver mine near here on
Mrs. fuckers farm is creating
great excitement. ESeveral of our
farmers are indulging in digging
and l hope their labor is not in
vain, but am fearful it is. John
Erwin l suppose is going to keep
boarding house for them.
Mrs. NJ. j. Tucker is very puny
at this writing with lung trouble.
Rev. H. L. Sanders preached
for us Sunday, filing the appoint
ment Of Rev. p. p. Riley.
Miss Rosa Rogers of near Beth
Ell, who has been the guest of many
of her friends in this community,
started for Baltimore Monday To
live. We hope she Will be delighted
with the great city and may spend
the coming year delightfully."-.
IF. Smith Eubank has secured
the next session of public school at
Smiths academy.
"A caravan of young gentlemen
made a journey to Lexington a few
days ago. It's useless to call names.
W. &C. Harris and family of that
town visited relatives and friends
here last week, returning Saturday.
Miss Anna Smith, known as
one of BethePs beauties, made a
short visit not too long past TO
mention. Also Miss Claudio Smith
of this place visited her social as
sociates of Prospect Saturday and
Sunday.
John has the Shoal creek fever
and makes frequent trips in that
direction. Two of our gents wrote
a compliment a few weeks ago but
never even heard tell of it nor the
harm it did. LUCKY Boy.
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They Only Needed Notice.

The CITIZENS subscribers seem
to appreciate our leniency in not
demanding subscriptions during
the hard times and they are now
coming in and pay ing cheerfully,
for which we are greatly thankful.
Many are holding off yet, however,
and some will never pay. Some
prefer to join that carayan of wall
ing souls whose greatest sin will be-
in neglecting to pay for their paper.
There are actually men who will
read the CITIZEN year or several
years and then refuse to pay for it
on some slight excuse, as that "they
didn't order it," etc. They could
have easily told US 10 stop it, and
when they didn't do that and al
lowed it to come on month after
month and got the full benefit of it,
it would be nothing but decent TO
pay for it, We have an old delin-
quent lisS that we are going to
print and frame some day.
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Last Saturday while Mr.. Drake

Last Saturday while Mr.. Drake
McCrory was driving across the
square with a wagon load of coun-
try produce, chicken coop fell
from the top of the load, and shat
tering on the ground, it released
about fifty chickens. They we're
scattered once or twice by passing
vehicles, but were quickly corralled
again by Mr.. McCrory's trained
shepherd dog which happened to be
present. An educated dog can do
more than a dozen men in driving
and herdlng animals and fowls.
They 1.-THE Dogs are not not gener:
orally thought to be endowed with
reason, but they have something so
exactly similar to it that the differ
ence is not discernable.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-12-03
Board of Aldermen.

At the regular meeting of the
board of aldermen last Thursday
night an appropriation OF 500 was
made for street work, to be used if
the weather is favorable. r. B.
Grove was allowed $50 for his ser
vices as chairman of the street com
mittee and overseer of street work
during the month of November. A.
j. Alternately, esq'r, who had been
appointed to investigate and clear
up>the claim of the corporation t.
a small lot on Pleasant run branch
near Hemp street, reported that he
had not employed surveyor but
had gone on the land with Mr..
Townsend with whose property the
lot was enclosed, and Mr.. Townsend
had Offended to pay $25 for the lot
and leave out what the corporation
need as roadway at that point.
The report was received and Mr..
Alternately instructed TO close the
trade.
The police were Instructed to
stop boys from picking up cotton
samples on the square while the
wagons are standing there. The
boys were beginning to take hand
fuls of cotton from the bales, and
farmers complained.
The record er reports $345 cash
ou hand.
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MARKET REPORT.
PULASKI, DEC. 2, 1885.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.

PULASKI, DEC. 2, 1880.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Cotton-S.5O
Corn, new, 30
Wheat, 60aS0. Oats soc
Bacon, dry smoked shoulders 6;
Sides z; hams so.
Lard, &c.
Butter, l0al5.
Eggs, lSe.
BeeswaX, Is
Tallow,5c.
Feathers, 42c.
Hides, Green, 5a6 DRY flint, 1Oto12
Meal, 40
Dried Apples, Ia. Peaches2
Wool,unwashed, l5alS; washed 2Sa3O
Ginseng, $3.50
Peas--Gray 60; White SOaI.O0.
Beans--White $l.25.
GROCERIES.
Sugar, 81 to lOc
Molasses, N. o., GOATS Syrup, 80
Sorghum, 20
Coffee, 1216al6c.
Salt, 8 bushels, $500; 7 bushels, $3.50.
Flour, Family, $3.50; Choice Fami-
ly, $3.50; Fancy, 800.
Candies, l3al5c; Fancy, 2Oa30.
Nuts, Pecans, zoe; Almonds, 200.
Soda, Calico.
tDIdAIu, DdlbGs
Nails. by keg, los, 1916
NASHVILLE MARKET.
From Yesterdays Americana
Cotton good ordinary, 10; low
mIddling 81
Wool-unwashed I5a2O; washed 2sa
80; bury, Tall.
Flour-family, So 00a5.25
Wheat, .S5al 90
Corn--sacked in depot, 47siS; new 50
Cattle, best butchers, $3.OOa3.2 20; med
ium 2.50a2. 70; grazing steers 2.5Oa3 90
Sheep-good fat 2.25a2.60
Hogs-mixed to best heavy 3 25a37O
light 3.10a3.15
Bacon-clear country sides 7ci
shoulders . GAG; hams GAP
Country lard Ease
Butter lOa15 ;eggs rs
Beeswax 81 {; feathers, prime %
Tall0w 5a514
Oats, car load lots, 32c
Ginseng, we'll dried, l.5Oal.0o.
eas--blackeyed, $780, gray, 10
Potatoes new from wagon, per 0Dl.10
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~
Moorsvillo.


John Fitzpatrick and Bill Per-
ry have returned fom Sand Noun
tain where they we're deer hunt
ing; they report ten deer killed.
Newton Orr went to Columbia
last week on business Of course.
II. j. Orr and family returned
some days ago from Campbellsville
where they had been visiting the
family of Marshall Hannah.
Rev. J. B. Kerr and wife went
to Maury. last week to visit relatives.
Mrs. Martha lawrence of
Nashville is visiting here.
III. Logue of Bohemian passen
through here few days ago hunt
ing fine horses. Old Marshall is
second to none as 10 saddle stock.
Rev. Mr.. Bradley is expected
to teach a music class at Union
Valley Christmas week.
Miss Lena Henry has bought
an organ and will begin to teach a
class in music to-day. / have not
ascertained the number of pupils
subscribed l think there will be
at least six young men that will
cross the line to take music. be-
lieve the young men are to take
music Sunday evenings and nights.
1t can be proven by a nice young
lady that a young man while on
his way yesterday evening to take
his lesson was heard singing 80
why not tonight"
IN. NJ. Orr has moved his car
art gallery from Lewisburg TO Rob
ertson Fork where it will remain
during the winter. The artist was
at home Sunday.
10. +. Wilson is expected to
announce himself a candidate for
some office soon, judging from his
being clean shaved with the excep.
ton of the upper lip.
"A young man has been
seen going east from Union Valley
three Sundays in succession while
he lives west from there We will
have TO tell your papa on you, Giles,
If you do not turn your course.
-Woodson Orr went to Lewis
burg to day.
On Nov. 10, according to Mad
am Rumor's predictions. Mr.. j. r.
McKibbOn and Miss Ada Philips
were married. November % at /
O'Clock p. m, Wiley Wilkes and
Miss Boyd were married. Who
next?
Died, November, 1885, old
Centre Point" and is gone-gone
to serve as a barn for a Marshall
county man. All the surviving
pupils and teachers are requested
to wear crepe for a few days. How
sad to think that Centre Point is no
more. Sadder we use to feel
when we shed our toe nails on thai
old rocky hill.
Polk Kincade has built a barn
in ''de middle Of de road"
"Ras Evans is on the sick list
agar. DETRoP.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-12-03
Rural RippIes.

There is yet some cotton to
pick, corn to gather, wheat to SOW
and hogs TO kill.
MIR. and Mrs. Zuccarello are
on the sick list this week.
old Mrs. Fifer, aged about so
yesrs, died on Sunday night, 22nd,
and was buried at Chestnut Grove
on Monday eve following.
Capt. and Mrs. Oliver have
one more pupil for Martin College,
but we hope she will conclude to
spend one term at least with us at
Shorts Academy.
Not very long since Mr.. Hams
ley lost a fine work mule. 1t was
kicked to death in few second by
his horse.
Mr.. James Bird and Mrs. Bet
tie Keel were smarried on the 22nd
inst the residence of Mr.. Bob Nc
CIure.
May they fly or float as the case may be
Safely DER the matrimonial ssa.
Miss Mollie Maultsby is visit
ing in our community, the guest of
Mrs. Meta Pittard.
Bud aad Fred, our Cedar
Grove correspondents, seem to he
very much concerned about a new
dwelling that is now in course Of
erection in this community. They
think it strange that q house can be
built by commencing in the center.
There are many things they have
not learned yet, and perhaps one of
them is, that all bodies begin and
radIate from a common center.
SCRIBBLER.
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"ROUgh or Rats .'-Clears out
rats, mice, reaches, flies, ants, bedbugs.
Heart Pain -PalpitatiOn, Dropsi-
cal swellings, dizziness, indigestion,
headache, sleeplessness cured by
"WelPs Health Remover"
"ROU0h on COTHs. ASK for
Wells Trough on Corns." l5c. Quick
complete cure. Hard or soft eorns,
warts, buniens.
"BWcHU-P dt6G. "--Quick, COM
plete cure, all Kidney, Bladder and
Urinary Diseases, Scalding, Irritation,
stone, Gravel, Catarrh OF the bladder.
81, Druggists.
Bed Bugs, FLtes.-Flies, reaches,
ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, gophers,
ehipmunks, cleared out by "ROugh on
Rats" loo.
Thin PeOpLe.-"Well's Health Re-
newer" restores health and vigor.
cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexual
Debility. 81.
CROUCH on Pain. Cures cbol
era, collie, cramps, diarrhea, aches,
pains, sprains, headache, neuralgia,
rheumatism. Zoe. Rough on Pain
Plasters. l5c.
Mothers. II you are fallen, broken,
worn out and nervous, use "Welis'
Health Remover" 81. Druggists.
Life RresePUeF.-If you are losing
your grip on life, try "Wells' Health
Remover" Goes direct to weak spots.
though one L'tLes. - Cures Piles
or Hemorrhoids, Itching; Protruding,
Bleeding, Internal or other. Internal
and External Remedy In each package.
Sure cure, 50G. Druggists.
Pretty Women. Ladies' who
would retain freshness and viyacity
don't fan to try "Wells' Health Renew
err"
"ROUgh on Itch" Trough on
Itch" cures humors, eruptions, ring
worm, letter, salt rheum, frosted feet,
chilblains.
"ROHyh or CGtGr9'h. Correct
offensive OdOrs at once. Complete cure
of worst chronic cases, also unequaled
as gargle for Diptheria, Sore Throat,
Foul Breath. soc.
The Hope of the NGttOH.-Chil-
dren, slow ia development, puny,
scrawny and delicate, use "Welis'
Health Remover"
CGtdrrh Of the Bladder. Sting
ing, irritation, Inflammation, all Kid
ney and urinary complaints, cured by
"Buehu- Paiba." 81
WGCeT Bugs, RO0ches. Rough
on Rats" clears them cut, also Beetles,
Ants. oct 1896
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A Marrow Raoape..from Disaster.

When the south bound passenger
train Monday morning was just
this side of Duck river bridge the
hind trucks of the tender jumped
the track and tore up ties for q
quarter of a mile. The engineer
with great presence of mind slowed
up easily and the passengers didn't
feel the jar. On one side was a
very high embankment and the
stop was made within a few feet OF
a -cattle-guard where the ten
der must have dumped and the train
thrown down the embankment. A
few minutes earlier and the acct
dent would have been on the river
bridge. The train was delayed
about four hours. The cause is IN
known.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-12-03
The Recital.

The recital at Martin College last
Friday evening was one of the most
elegant entertainments PulaskIans
ever witnessed. II was from first
to last an expression of the very
highest culture and refinement.
Miss Heron has reduced elocu-
tion to graceful, polished, unlabor-
ed oratory, with mellow infection
and sonOrous accentuation that
arouses enthusiasm and abhors
flourish. She takes the platform
with an easy gracefulness of man
ner and holds it with decided ex-
pressiveness that invites first and
then seizes attention, and the lis
tener Immediately concludes that
hers is the very refinement of elo-
cution.
Miss Avirett takes the heart of
her audience by storm. Her per-
formances upon the piano are of
such sweeping compass and power
and of such wrapt and charming
sweetness of touch that the audi
ence is captivated and convinced
that she is perfect in the perfect
art.
Miss Magruder's voice is a won
der of cultivation. 1t is a pure
sound in every tone and it plays
and gurgles and ripplec and dances
sweetly through the music wales,
and coming to the heights it gath
ers force for the ascent and losing
nothing in mellowness it leaps from
tone to tone, from crag to crag of
concord, and scars in ecstatic gran
deur. Her voice is like shaking
silver.
A very good audience defied the
threatened rain.
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The Celebrated Jones Case.

The most tedious case on record
and one made up of the most inhar-
monious circumstances, the case of
Jones VS.. Jones ct al, was given to
the jury yesterday afternoon
after six days trial. There
were examined 100 witnesses-53
for the plaintiff and Sc for defend
ants, and the argument began at
2:30 Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Al
len opened for the plaintiff IN a two
hours speech of great strength, fol-
lowed by Capt. Wilkes at night and
Mr.. Smithson yesterday morning In
speeches of charactistic force and
fullness for the defendants and was
given to the jury after a three
hours speech by Mr.. Taliaferro for
the complainant that was remarka
bly, powerful and convincing. The
testimony would make a volume.
Jim Jones was accused of cutting
his uncle Jacks horses tail off at u
sale two or three years ago and was
arrested, tried and acquitted. Then
began the bitter lnter-family feud.
Later Joe Jones (Jim's nephew
had his house to burn down
in which two children persisted.
Jim was arrested on this charge
and acquitted. The testimony va
ries and is voluminous concerning
all the bitter transactions of arrest,
accusation and Grimm alton. A
negro was seized by the citizens
and hung until be consented to
confess that he and Jim Jones did
the burning. He swears now that
he swore lie then. Jim Jones is
accused of many bad things. The
melting cause of the burning is said
to lie in the fact Jim Jones loved
the woman that Joe Jones married
and when he heard she was going to
marry Joe he sent her word that
she should never do any good as
long as he lived. He bitterly de-
MES all the ugly things. After be-
ing acquitted by the courts of these
charges, he brings suit against a
of his neighbors who constitute the
posse that arrested and guarded him
for