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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29
Cocaine,

Many South American travellers,
botanIsts and medical writer's have
described the plant to which the In
cas- reverently gave the name "eoca"
signifying the tree or plant par ex-
cellence. Weston, in his famous
crystal palace walk, is alleged to
have sustained himself by chewing
the leaves, and in 1856 an American
physician, DR.. Percy, of New York,
experimenting upon the medical
properties of the plant, discovered
its power of causing local insensi-
bility, but without pushing his dis
covery to any practical end. For
more than a quarter of . century
longer did its wonderful virtue
elude the student and the searcher,
and only within the past few
months has nature been forced to
give up her secret. An alkaloid CO.
coaine produced from the leaf by
Niemann, a German chemist, in
1850, was found by DR.. Carl Keller,
OF the Vienna general hospital, in
1884, to render that extremely sen
sitive orgssn, the eye, so completely
insensible that its surface might be
gouged, scratched and cut without
exciting any sense of pain or even
causing motion. Since then it has
leaped by bound into professional
favor, and an agent previously re-
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29
A New Plant.

Attention is now attracted in the
south to a new cotton plant. which
bids fair to be immensely valuable.
For many years a gentleman of
Macon, Ca, has been carefully ex
perimenting to hybridize the cot
ton plant that grows wild in Flori-
da with the common okra. The
new plant retains the okra stalk
and the foliage of the cotton. Its
flower and fruit, however, are strik-
ingly unlike either cotton or okre.
The plant has an average height of
over two feet, and each plant has
only one bloom. This a magEifi-
cent flower, very much like the
great manoha in fragrance and
equally as large. Like the cotton
bloom, the flower is white for sew
eral days after it opens, after which
it is first pale pink, and gradually
assumes darker shades of this col
or, until it becomes red, when it
drops, disclosing a wonderful boil.
For about ten days this boil resem-
bles the cotton boil, and then its
growth suddenly increases, as if by
magic, until it reaches the size Of a
big cocoanut. Not until it reaches
this size does the lint appear. Then
it's snowy threads begin to burst
from the boil, but are securely held
in place by the okra like thornS or
points that line the boil. One ex-
perienced picker can easily gather
800 pounds a day, and fast hands
more. Were the only saving that
of labor in gathering the lint the
result of Mr.. :Suber's experiment
would entitle him to sthe everlast-
ing gratitude of the southern farm
er. But this is not all-there are
no seeds in the lint. Each boil
produces about two pounds of very
long, staple cotton, superior to the
Sea Island, and at the bottom of the
boil there are from four to six seeds
resembling persimmon seeds. This
new cotton, therefore, needs nc
ginning. Such plant would rev
olutionize the cotton industry in
the south--Ex.
This is all hoax.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29
Ravivinr the Orchard.
+ Farmers Home Journal.

Ed itor Farmers Homo y Ournal.
NAsHvILLE, Tenn, Dec. 9th.-I
was interested in KS article in your
paper of Dec. 6, regarding Mr..
Shallcross' failing orchard. Allow
me to make Dir. S. few sugges-
tions through your paper, viz: Re
move the earth from the roots i'm
mediately around the trees, allow
ing the roots to remain exposed
through the winter months, during
which time sprinkle freely with
lime and sulphur. When the trees
are in bloom, top them, and with
chlseI fastened on long pole stand
under the trees and remove all de
cayed limbs and overlapping branch
es, driving the chisel with hatch
ct. You can in this way more ac-
curately determine which limbs are
best to move, than by climbing into
trees and saving them of. Trees
are better pruned at this time than
at any other, as the bark will soon
grow over and entirely conceal ira
ces of pruning. In the spring re-
CONCI IuC IDOIo WIN OLO C~At 1A4, INV
as soon as all danger from frosts is
passed, pillow the ground between
the trees and SOW in stock peas and
brush lightly in. The fall from the
peas is greater than from clover,
and they enrich the ground with
less expense and trouble than any
manure which can be procured.
Late in the fall turn your hogs into
the orchard and they, by continual
up-rooting, will turn under the de-
caying leaves, vines, ETC., and loos
en- the earth very thoroughly. They
will also destroy all insects and
worms about the roots of the trees,
besides providing themselves with
food and putting themselves il
good order, with very little care, te
be slaughtered. An old orchard
thus treated will be entirely restor
ed with little expense within {
years time. BEE
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29

A correspondent of the Breeders
Gazette thinks ia these days of
small profits and limited dividends
it bshooves the farmer to pay es-
pecial attention to the class of
stock kept on the farm. The farm
er can keep no more scrub cows,
worth, say $50 per head, than
thoroughbred cows worth at least
5000 per head. That is to say, the
pastures are capable of supporting
just as many cattle Of the one class
as of the other. Thoroughbred
cattle require just as much stable
room as the veriest scrubs, and no
more. Although careful and pains
taking farmers, having invested
their money in well bred cattle, are
very apt to be to disposed to care
for these animals in somewhat
different manner from the way in
which dung-hills are cared for, yet
the stock supporting capacity of
the farm is the same in the one
case as in the other. The fact re-
mains that the animal of maximum
value can be kept as cheaply as the
of minimum value, and any
extra care and attention bestowed
upon the more valuable animal may
be regarded as something that will
pay for itself.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29
How to Manage a Husband.

Surprising you have husband
whom you wish to Irvine around
your little finger, you must first love
him with all your heart, with all
your SOU" etc, and the love you
feel will make it possible to put up
with all those little discrepancies
which crop out in mans nature
when you come to live with him,
for the best of men become monoto-
nous after awhile. In the first
place, should your husband be a
man of business, who comes home
tired to death, cross and worn out,
do not at once entertain him With
the troubles you have gone through
during the day. l always found it
an excellent plan to hide disagreed
bles entirely from a husbands no.
tice. Oh, how men hate tears; how
they detest household details. or
all things, when your husband
comes home, see that his dinner is
well cooked. You don't know how
a man appreciates a loving, wei
come and good dinner after the
toll of the day. There are many
women who object to being 'bossed,
as they call it. My dear ladies. you
can always be boss if you take the
trouble. By giving in you get your
way as you never would by fighting
for it. Should you wish for any
thing particularly, don't insist up
on it sitter refusal. OF course yeu
must have it, but bide your time.
Some women are persistent, and
ask, "Why may l not? Why won't
you do as ask your" and irritate
the man. Rather bide your time,
make an extra good dinner OF his
favorite dishes, put a bow on the
color he likes, make home and your
self sWeeter than ever. You'll get
it sure, even if you have to wait. l
believe that it is perfectly possible
to keep your husband so perpetual
ly in love with you that he either
likes being ruled than not. Never
ask for a new dress until after din
ner. Trust no woman, but trust
your husband until you find him
out Ii any Young woman goes for
him, take the three legged stool to
her, and make yourself so doNbly |
agreeable to q man that he will |
never dream of looking at another.
Oh, what an easy thing it is to man
age the man you love-and really |
they all want managing.-New York
Star.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29
How TO Catch Cold.

A great many people cannot see
why it is they do not take cold when
exposed to cold winds and rain.
The fact is, and it Dug ht to be more
generally understood, that nearly
every cold is contracted indoors,
and is not directly due to the cold
outside, but to the heat inside. A
man will go to bed at night feeling
as well as usual and wake up with
a royal cold. He goes pecking
around in search of cracks and key
holes and tiny drafts. Weather
strips are procured and the house
made as tight as fruit can. In q
day more the whole family have
colds. Let man 60 home tired or
exhausted, eat a full supper of
starchy and vegetable food, occupy
his mind intently for while, 60 to
bed in a warm, close room, and if he
doesn't have a cold in the morning
it will be a wonder. A drink of
whisky, or a glass or two of beer
before supper will facilitate matters
very much. People swallow more
colds down their threats than they
receive from contact with the air,
no matter how cold or chilly it may
be. Plain, hearty suppers are good
to go to bed on, and are far more
conducive to refreshing sleeping
than a glass of beer or a dose of
choral. In the estimation Of q
great many this statement is rank
heresy, but in the light of science,
common sense and exper fence it is
gospel truth.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29
Ammoniatad Bread.

Ammoniated baking powders
that is, baking powders in which
carbonate of ammonia is used as an
ingredient, and which exale an
ordor of ammonia when heated
are classed. by many eminent ply
sicians and sanitarians as superior
to all others. Prof Hassell, of Lon
don, who is recognized as highest
authority on the subject of food by
giens, commends in the strongest
terms the use of carbonate of am
monia as leavening agent, stating
its great advantage to be in its
perfect volatility, which permits it
to be, by the heat of baking, entire
iy thrown into the Ieavening gas
whereby the bread is raised. The
experiment. with heat would seem
to indicate the superior, not infe
rior, value of such baking powder.
The little heat that is impaired to
its when held over a gas jet,
lamp, or stove, suffices to resolve
the carbonate of ammonia into
leavening gas and throw it off. The
first heat Of baking, therefore, will
effectually develop all the gas,
thoroughly leaven the loaf and dis
sipate the gas producing ingredients
of powder of this kind; and this
is the highest test of a perfect bsk-
ing powder. When other al
kalies alone are used they are not
infrequently retained, unresolved,
through the process Of baking, and
an unwholesOme ingredient
in the finished bread. The carbe-
q ate of ammonia cannet be used as
8 substitute for cream of tartar
n. Y. Tribune.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29

Keeping light bread on hand
saves time and trouble. If those
who make salt rising will add one
cup.of buttermilk to the warm water
and add to the risen yeast it will
improve the bread. / rub a lump of
lard and some soda (proportioned
to the milk in the -four, grease the
bread pans we'll, and grease the top
of the dough just before putting it
to use. Bake delicately, but thor
oughly. Five minutes after being
taken from the fire the loaves can
be taken from the pans, wrapped
in thick cloth; next morning dry
the cloth well or have another
thick cotton cloth transpose in.
Around this fold closely a clean
blanket, and only open when you
wish to cut slices.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29
An Engineer Who Swors Of on
Naw Years. Morning.

A number of railroad men were
sitting by the red-hot stove in one
of the little switch shanties telling
stories. Pretty soon the door opened
and a man crowded his way in. He
was a big, rough looking man,
dressed in the check blouse and
overalls of an engineer. His
face was bloated, his eyes blood
shot, and he had not been shaver
for many a day. He came in with
unsteady step and wild look in
his eyes, hut with his jaw set right.
"Boys," be said, as soon as the
group had greeted him, with the
conventional happy New Year, for
it was the first day Of January,
"boys, 1 have.gone and done it.
"Done what?' they CALCULATED to-
gether.
'Swore of, boys-I plugged the
whisky bottle this time, for sure.
No mistake but I've reversed on
her-a dead square reverse, and
Just in time, too. l was going
to wreck pretty fast. She's grind
ing on me COW, boys, grinding like
ten thousand devils, but 1 am 60
ing to fight hers out. It's three
months you know, since l was dis
charged for drinking, and I've heen
going from bad to worse. I've had
'em, 1 can tell you, and on
Christmas at our house-on Christ
mas my wife asked me why l
couldn't go to work and earn some
money. 4 am going to work, dear,
says l, and then put on my blouse
and started for this round house.
haven't been home since. l
dent know where l have been. But
1 do know that the red lights have
been after me. Yes, boys, the red
lights. They danced before my
eyes wherever l went. The air
was full of 'em-up on targets,
down on the ground, wavin'
across the track-everywhere. I'd
turn to get away from 'em and
they were always in front of me.
I'd close my eyes and then l could
see a million. They drove me era
w, boys. 1t couldn't go ahead, nor
back, nor to the right nor to the
left, but it seemed that my next
step would be a wreck. There was
no escaping 'em. Once l thought ]
was in hell and there were ten thou
sand imps dancing around me, eve
ry- one with great red eyes in his
head"
Here TIE engineer sank into 8
seat and buried his face in his
hands. His body trembled like an
engine in motion. The railroad
men looked at each other and
shook their heads. Soon the mar
in the blouse started up with 6
cry.
"There are they are again Dowr
brakes! For Gods sake, boys
give me a drink! 1 must drive
those devils away. Please, boys
just one drop, just to wet my
tongue. Just a drop to. steady my
nerves, and then I'll stop"
william! Williamr' called a sofl
voice, as the door of the little shan
ty opened again. SIS my husband
Dshere? Come, William; come
90 home with me now"
A moment later the big man in
the blouse and overalls was being
led away by little woman. Ev
cry half dozen steps he would STOP
and look about him as in terror
but she urged on with gentle words
and thus they disappeared from
view.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29
PLIES, PILEs! PILEsI

Sure cure for Blind, Bleeding and
Itching Piles. Que box has cured the
worst cases of 20 years. standing. No
one need su fer five minutes after using
Williams Indian Pile Ointment. 1t
absorbs tumors, allays itching, acts as
poultice and gives instant relief, Pre-
pared only for Piles, itching of the pri-
vate parts, nothing else. Hon. j. M.
Coffenbury, of Cleveland, says: Il
have used scores of Pile cures, and
il affords me pleasure to say that /
have never found anything which gives
such immediate and permanent relief as
DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment"
Sold by druggists or mailed on receipt
of price, 81.
Frazier Medicine Co, Props,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Sold in Pulaski by II. NJ. Grigsby.
feb2l-ly.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29

The New York Tribune the other
day printed the calculotion of the
London Echo in regard to the num-
Der of grains that would be on a
chess board if one grain were plac-
ed on the first square, two grains on
the second, four on the third and so
ON. the Echo said that the corn on
the squares would fill 1888, S75
barns, each holding 100000 bush
els allowing 100000 grains to each
bushel. A clever Brooklyn CORES
pendent who has figured it out says
that the English paper is away off,
and gives the follow ng as the true
figures: There would be 1S4,497,-
95 bushels of corn on the
which, under the eondi-
lions named, would fill 1S4, 467, 40
barns.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29

Farming without stock-raising is
neither Legitimate nor profitable.
Nature intended ell that grows to
be returned to the soil in some form
or otter. This cannot be done
without combination of cropping
and stock raising. By such farm
ing as enables the concentrated
strength of the soils vegetable
growth 60 be returned to it each
season. the land is improved, and
the farm becomes better each sue
cssding year. On the other hand
such farming as the "honanza farm.
ing" of the north west impoverishes
the land and sends its strength in
the heavily laden grain trains off to
the markets of the world.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29

The marketing Of the farm pro-
ducts in the best possible condition
is exactly where the profits are
made. 1t is astonishing in what
diverse ways the farmers put their
things up for sale. Some have eve
rything looking neat, fresh and nice,
and consequently always find a
ready market; while others, who
may have even superior merchan-
disc, put it up in such shape that
the purchasers turn away in dis
gust. 1t pays to take paine with
the market ting and everything TO be
sold. Pick out few of the small
potatoes and scabby apples and feed
them to the hogs; the remainder
will bring enough more per bushel
to more than make the amount
good. Anyhow, it is not the amount
as ii is the quality that fills the
pocket
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29

The quality of the Christmas
beeVes that were disposed of at the
Union Stock Yards last month, and
the prices realized for the same,
ought TO convince every intelligent
cattle-man who saw them of the In
calculable advantage derived from
the use of thoroughbred bulls.
Thoroughbreds are now within the
reach Of every one, and a man should
be ashamed to own 8 scrub female
any longer than he can possibly
avoid it, and not use a scrub male
at all. The value of grade steers, or
descendants of thoroughbred bulls
from common COWS, is not confined
to their heavier weight or higher
price than scrubs, for the source of
profit comes from their superior
feeding qualities and aptitude to
fatten. They will give more pounds
and better meat on a given amount
of food than a scrub; and knowing
this butcher can and will pay to
2 cents per pound mere for them at
the same weight. 1t has been esti-
mated by an experienced feeder of
beef cattle, who claims to have test
ed the matter thoroughly by feeding
scrubs and grades at the same time
from sucking calves up to three
years old, that the grades are
worth at twelve months so per cent.
more than the scrub; at two years
10 per cent. more and at three years
334 per cent. more. In making this
estimate the food was weighed for
each lot of steers, they were fed
but in every other re-
,pect Jared alike, both lots running
IN the same pasture. Accepting
his test as correct, a thoroughbred
pull at the present low prices will
Jay for himself with his first lot of
of the Farm.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29

"ROWgh on COMghs."-Ask fol
"Rough on Coughs" Tor Coughs, Colds
Sore Throat, Hoarseness. Troches, 15c
Liquid, 25c.
"ROugh on R0ts." -Clears ou
rats, mice, reaches, flies, ants, bed
bugs, skunks, chipmunks, gophers. 15c
Druggists.
Heart PGinS.-Palpitation, Drop
steal Swellings, Dizziness, Indigestion,
Headache, Sleeplessness cured by
''Wells Health Remover"
though on COr1ss."-Ask for
Wells though on Corns." 15c. Quick,
complete cure. Hard on soft corns,
warts, bunions.
"ROUgh on Pain" POrOuSed
PL0steT.---Strengthening, improved,
the best for backache, pains in chest or
side, rheumatism, neuralgia.
Thin PeOpLe.-"Wells Health Re-
newer" restores health and vigor, cures
Dyspepsia, Headache, Nervousness, De-
bility. 81.
WhOOpisag COu0h--And the many
Throat Affections OF children, prompt
ly, pleasantly and safely relieved by
"Rough on Coughs" Troches, 15e. !;
Balsam, 25c.
MOtherS.-If you are failing, bro
ken, worn out and nervous, use tEWells'
Health Remover" 81. Druggists.
Life PTeSer1er.--If you are losing
your grip on life, try "Wells Health Re.
Goes direct to weak spots.
"ROugh on T0OthGche." --Instant
relief Tor Neuralgia, Toothaehe, Face
ache. Ask for "Rough on TOothache."
10 and % cents.
Pretty WOnae1t---Ladies who
would retain freshness and vivacity.
Don't fail to try "Wells' Health Re-
newer"
Catarrhal 7HrOGit AfJ'ections-
irritating Coughs, Colds, Sore
Throat, cured by "Rough on Coughs"
rroches, 15c. Liquid, 25c.
Rough on Itch."---"Reugh on
Itch" cures humors, eruptions, ring
worm, letter, salt rheulm, frosted feet,
The Hope of the NattOn.--Chil-
lren, slow in development, puny, |
and delicate, use "Wells'
Health Remover"
Wdde AaUake--Thiee or four hours
very night coughing. Get immediate
'elief and sound rest By using Wells
Rough on Coughs" Troches, 15c.;
3alsam, 25e.
"ROugh on PGiYa' POr0uSed |
MISUNDERSTANDING, improved
he best for backache, pains in chest or
ide, rheumatism, neuralgia.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29

Cali women are alike in their
fear of the car" said an Illinois
Central conductor. They carry
their caution to absurd extremes.
That reminds me of little story.
Down in the southern part of the
state we have up st road crossings
some of the old-fashioned signs,
Lookout for the cars when the
bell rings At one OF the crossings
the other day two women came up,
driving an old horse hitched to a
buggy. ESTheysslooked and couldn't
see any cars, but happened to read
the sign; "Stop said one, Il hear a
bell They both listened and sure
enough they heard bell tink-
ling. One of the women got out
and amid considerable excitement
took hold of the horses bride.
The other one frightened her grip
on the lines, set her jaws and pre-
pared for the worst. They looked
up the track for the train, but
still couldn't see it, though they
could hear it a little palmer than
before. They waited and waited.
Five minutes passed, then ten, and
still no train. The old horse went
to sleep, while the womsn's nerves
from long straining, threatened to
throw them into Mysteries. Nearer
and nearer came the bell against
which the sign warned shem, and
SO they stood still. In about a
quarter of an hour an old brindle
cow came walking down the pas
ture by the side of the track, chew
ing her cud and monotonously
ringing her bell. One of the wo-
men cried, from nervousness, and
the other one got mad at the rail
road company, and said they were
nothing but mean old monopolies,
anVWaU1
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29

Fifty years ago the average
weight OF beef cattle was 500
pounds, now it is 1,4O0 pounds.
The increase is due to the introduc-
ton of pure-bred stock and more
careful breeding, as well as the
much better feeding of the produce.
It is now as common to have &ni-
mails of 1900 pounds as it was to
have them of 1 200 pounds, and the
increase in weight is fully one
third. The improvement of the far
western stock is still greater, and
more nearly double, since the large
introduction of Shorthorn blood
into the herds.-Spirit.
Onr observation teaches that the
Hereford is doing better than
Shorthorns as a cross on weste m
cattle,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29

The smallest circular saw in
practical use is tiny disk about
the size of o five cent nickel, en-
ployed for cutting the Sits in gold
pens. They are about as thick as
ordinary paper, and revolve some
400 times per minute. Their high
velocity keeps them rigid notwith-
standing their extreme thinness.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29

To mark tools and other things:
First cover the article to be marked
with 8 thin coating of tallow or
beeswax; then, with a sharp instru-
ment, write the name in the tallow.
Clear with feather; fill the place
written, the letters, with nitric
acid; let it remain from l to 10 min
utes, then dip in water and rub off,
and you will have the mark etched
into the steel or Iron.