The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-02-05
THE PAPERS SAY
There are $500 exhibitors at the NJ
Orleans EXPOSITION.


public instruction for Shelby county,
salary of 81 GOO per year.
Cholera is said TO kill less married
than single men, Providence appears
to consider that one great evil at q time
is enough for most men.
There must be revival of smooth
faces among society men. The mutton
chop must be chopped off, and the
goatee must go too.
A man who sho)ts a watermelon
thief in Ohio is fined $4,000. 1t is be-
lieved in Ohio that the young man who
begins by stealing watermelons will
some day be president.
1t is stated that not less than 1000 |
petitions in the interest of the temper
ance cause have been sent to the pres
ent session of the Tennessee legislature.
A Philadelphia paper wants to see
elevated the low standard of Florida |
morals. Philadelphia is the town near
which, not so very long ago, the roof
was stolen off an almshouse.
The house committee on claims has
decided to report a bill providing for
relunding OF the tax imposed by the
government on states and territories
as a war tax.
A little girl at Wind Gap, Pa, has
ears that are bent forward and grown
fast TO her face. She is bright and her
hearing very acute.
The present Texas state legislature
is known as the "Kid IlegisIat ure' be-
cause of the extreme youthfulness of
many of its members. (.
The United States senate will stand
Al republicans and "a democrats, with
Illinois still to hear from. his is
counting Malone and Rddleberger as
republicans.
There can be no doubt that men in
some parts of this country at least, are
growing honest. IL has taken three
! Connecticut cashiers ten years to steal
! 100000.
Theodore Tilton is living in Paris,
where he is described as giving good
dinners to good people, writing vol
ume of poems, and mingling in artistic
society, including that OF Sarah Bern
! hardt.
! The Pennsylvania doctors and under
| taker hold their conventions on the
same cay. AS there is nobody to bury
While the doctors are away from their
patients, the 1ndertakers thus arrange
things so as to lose no time.
Il is estimated that at least &C, 900
! gallons of wine is yearly consumed in
the churches in the United States for
sacramento purposes. If Mr.. st. John
can keep up his courage under these
| figures he is truly great man.
J An expert base ball player tried to
catch a ball thrown from the top of the
Washington Monument, but was ma
BILE to hold it. So great was its veloc-
ifu haf ? cd n
cannon ball.
AS Jefferson Davis made speech
oVer.atbe Liberty Bell on its way to
/ New Orleans, the Jealous republicans
OF Philadelphia should see to il that the
bell is properly disintected of treason
on its re turn.
The salary of the presidents private
sec etary is 3d. $50. Col. Lamont in
his search for Il house in Washington,
could find none suitable for less than
$4,000 This would leave him fifty dol
lars to live on.
Prof. Virgins predicts that grand
combination storm will take place in
March, commencing the 2lst and last
ing three days-tOrnado, cyclone, hur-
ricane and typhoon in one tremendous
batch.
OC4 OdJCS JIlG HAS
finally brought up in the poor-house
A man who will spend his time toting
a flag over the country when thou
sands OF cords of wood ache to be
sawed, can't expect to eat turtle soup
in his old age.
Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb is reported to
be about to marry again, and the pros
pectiVe bridegroom is said to be the
diminutive Count" Rosebud who ex-
hibits in public the by no means I'M
common spectacle of a smell man with
a big title OF his own assumption OF
creation,
A firm iH Rochester has made a con-
tract with large glass works of Phila-
delphia, for 100000 bottles, which will
weigh 10000, COG pounds and fill SOC
cars. This is said to be the largest
contract for bottles ever made.
Ex-Gov. Underwood of Kentucky
says: Business is picking up in the
south in many lines. The settling up
about January l, retarded progress a
little. But there is every prospect OF
the return of prosperity in the south
such as it has not known since 1860.
a most remarkable revival of relig-
ion is in progress at Gallipolis, o. To
date nearly 1000 conversion are re-
ported. Many of the saloons are closed,
and all the inmates of two disreputable
houses have Joined the church. Bust
ness is largely suspended.
Gen. L. NJ. Prentiss, whose brigade
was first to be attacked at Shiloh, thinks
Gen. Grants account of the battle is
eminently just and authentic, ard the
storm of adverse criticism which it has
raised betrays the erroneous opinions
that have gained currency.
1t is saddening to read that congress
men and cabinet officers can not live
upon their salaries-$5, 900 and So, 900 a
year-when so many American voters
have to live on less than $500 year
A collection should be taken up at once
for our starving statesmen.
A no fence bill was introduced in the
Tennessee house of representatives last
week. 1t compells the fencing in OF
all stock, and does not require fences
tor fields in cultivation, but makes il a
Crespass to enter such fields just as If
enclosed.
The Baltimore Manufacturers Re-
cord has special reports showing that a
total of 100000 men have gone to work
in manufacturing enterprises since
January 1. In addition to this large
| nuDlDST OI mlueTS, 1U,UOU III one SenQ-
sylvania county alone, have begun
work within the last few weeks.
Lebanon Herald; If the legislature
could iriss to the height of thinking
more of the material interest of the
people than of the future political pros
pects of the members, there would
be better prospect OF the passage OF
a dog law than there seems to be at
present
The defeat of the Nicaragua treaty
was chiefly due to an impression
among democratic senators that the in
coming senators did not desire the
immediate ratification of that instru-
ment.
The Montreal ice-palace entirely
takes the glitter outof Aladdin's widest
dreams. The eyes OF Gotham fairies RI
val the diamonds on its crest. Sims
glide about like phantoms from anoth-
er sphere. They are such things as
gum-drops are made of, and their little
life is rounded with cigarette.
Mr., Tilden some years ago placed his