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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-01-14

REPRESENTATIVES, enterprising
have leased for ten years the
In plantation, near Savann alb,
ting of 600 acres, two thirds Of
Blu river bottoms, and will start
" and stock farm. They will be-
" /, with one hundred fine COWS,
/ Savannah will supply the lead
towns with milk and cream.
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Trough on N0ugns.''


Ask for Rough on Coughs" for Coughs
Colds, Sore Throat, Hoarseness. Troches, l5c
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h ORAToR.-In addition to the
The Hon. Robert G. Winthrop
! t the dedication Of the Wash
|ument, it is announced that the
| Nv. Daniel, of Lynehburg, Va,
|vited by the congressional COM
teliver an address in the House
.tatives at the ceremonies to
there on the 21st of February.
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leans.
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|E OF MAI. MUTT, THE MIDGET.
law ford House, in Boston, on
by, Maj. Rodnia Mutt, the mid
Fried to Miss Clara Corfeld, t.
of eighteen years, and eigh-
er than the groom. Major
pr years old, and had never
Franklin Rideout a magis-
he ceremony.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-03

spirited attendance. 1t is a great
thing to save human life.
On rock bound coast, a windy
winters night,a ship was in distress
and its crew in danger. All was
beneath the waves save a few spars
where hung the half frozen sailors.
On shore the wreck could be seen
and the cry went up "Man the life
boat" and one by one volunteers
came forward to breast the storm
and save human life. They are
out on that treacherous sea and can
only guide their course by the
sound of the voices as they are
waited on the wind from the wreck.
Now lull in the storm reveals the
mast-"Steady, boys, steady"
Now they are under those spars
and the half dead men fall into the
life boat and they again face the
fearful storm to gain the shore.
The sailors bend to their ashen
oars and hum weird sea song.
care they saved?" comes from the
anxious watchers on the land.
"Aye, aye" is the response and a
shout of thanksgiving goes up. 1t
is noble to save a human life, but it
is nobler still to save a soul that is
wrecked on life's great sea. Let us
seek to overcome circumstances
and achieve victory in spite Of
them.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-03
Manners and Customs in the South.

Manners and Customs in the South.
Toledo Blade.
! have returned from a trip south,
and let me say there is a soothing
quietude about southern manners,
which is, perhaps, all the more
agreeable as brought into contrast
with the restless, wearying action
of northern life. They are seldom
in a hurry and have leisure TO enjoy
themselves and practice those little
refnements which are the wayside
flowers in the path Of life. There
is not a man or boy but will lift his
hat on meeting a lady, and with a
grace born of long use and innate
politeness, In going down the steps
it seems instructive for the gentle.
man to take the hand of the lady
and assist her. While in the south
with a friend my attention was at
tracted to a gentleman and lady
near us. ''They are southerners,"
l remarked. you can tell that by
the way he takes care of her." A
northerner appears to perform many
little acts Of politeness as a duty;
a southerner will do it as if a pleas
ure. No matter how well they may
know her, none of the boys address
a young lady by her arst name
alone; it is always Miss Mary, Miss
Annie, etc. A respect for the sane
tity of the church seems unusual.
/ have never seen but one instance
of whispering at divine service, and
that was by a northern girl. A
great deal has been said about dip
ping snuff, but have rarely been
where l have met with il in any
class, and what / did see was no
more unclean than any way Of
chewing gum or tobacco.
So many years have now passed
since brother was arrayed against
brother that we can judge the con-
testants on both sides dispassion-
ately. Be the facts us they may,
southerners, as a body, honestly
thought they we're fighting for their
homes and country, and believing
this made the women of the south
the bravest Of the brave.
j. w. PENNELL.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-03
Anchoring a Button.

He drifted into a sample saloon
the other day, wiped his forehead,
felt around in his pocket, and SAID
with a pleasant smile.
"Well, as it seems / have just one
ten-cent piece left to day, I'll take a
drink."i
When the four fingers of Antioch
nerve tangler had been secreted in
his remotest recesses, the customer
fumbled among his keys and laid
something on the counter. AS he
did so he said:
Great Scott! just look at that
nowP'
81 see it," said the barkeeper,
scornfully regarding the alleged
dime.
Its suspender button, what of
itr'
"Why, 1 didn't look at it, you
know, just felt in my pocket,
and I'm blamed if / didn't think it
was a dime. Ahem! L suppose
you'll have to put it on the ice un-
til to morrow. I'll drop in and fix it. )"
ooh, of course you will. Take
this and fix it now" And the
cocktail dispenser handed over a
needle and thread.
whats that forT'
"Why, for you to sew that button
on with, right now. You may make
the same mistake somewhere else;
sew her on strong"
But the party with the button
was very much insulted, and went
out swearing that prominent pio-
neers didn't have any show in this
community any more San Fran
ciScan,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-03
Snhnnl Directors.

The following are the duties of
district school directors as stated in
the digest of the public school laws
of Tennessee, prepared by Thomas
H. Paine, State Superintendent:
To explain and enforce the pub
lie school laws and regulations, and
themselves to observe them,
To visit public schools within the
district from time to time, and see
that they are conducted according
to law and with efficiency.
To employ teachers and dismiss
them for incompetency, improper
conduct or ipattention to duties.
To suspend or dismiss pupils
when the prosperity or efficiency of
the school make it necessary.
To use the school fund appOr
toned to their districts, derived
from donations or other sources, in
such manner as will promote the in
terest of public schools in their re-
spective districts.
To see that the census of chill
dren, required by law, is taken in
the proper time and manner pre-
scrihed.
To hold regular meetings as pre-
scribed by law and special meetings
when called by the chairman or any
one of the members.
To call meetings of the people OF
the district for consultation in re-
gard to the school interests thereof
To keep separate and apart
schools for white and colored chIl-
dren,
To draw upon the county trustee
in favor of the teachers of their dis
trIct and also draw their warrants
upon the trustee for any other
school money expended properly
under the law for other purposes.
To take charge of, manage and
control the public school property
of the district.
District directors are authorized
TO subdivide school districts.
Any person shall be eligible to
the Office of director who is a resi-
dent of the district, and if he shall
cease to be a resident thereof his
office shall be deemed vacant.
When a vacancy occurs among
the directors in any district during
their term of office, remaining direc-
tors shall fill the same by appoint
ment, of which they shall give no
tice to the county superintendent
and county court clerk,
No director can be a teacher in
the public schools; make any con
tract with his board of directors or
become the owner of a school war
rant
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-03

his funny, bluff way, just as if he
was throwing something at you
Men he said, ''coffee is better
than gin. A coffee drinker is worth
one dollar a week more than a gin
drinker, and he'll get it, from this
cut. Suppose you try for one
year"
Then he put down the pledge and
his photographic pen; and there
wasn't a man but signed it--not
one.
And Florry cried-she broke
down and cried right there; and
the men cheered, and Mr.. Cripps
patted her head, and said, ssh sh
sh!' just as if she had been baby.
Well there wasn't any more laugh
ing after this. Everybody willing
to help, and said what nice thing
it was. That's always the way, you
know; but l can tell you little
push in the first place is worth
more than a big one after a thing is
fairly started. And so, after a
while, it came around that folks
didn't really like to be seen in
Seavy's saloon, though he did sell
drinks at half price. And finally
the man that owned the saloon said
he couldn't rent it for that any
more.
That's the way public sentiment
helps" said Florry, laughing And
ali this while she'd stuck to it, max
ing hot coffee for the factory hands
every day, and I'd pass it round,
and the pledge had kept gaining,
and Florry wore her old cloak.
But l tell you the day the saloon
was shut up for good and all was
worth a dozen new markets-if
that's what you call 'em. Every
bod y was shaking hands with Flor
ry, and so they would with me, but
| hid behind the door. And Flerry
laughed, and blushed, and sparkled;
only once, when poor Auntie Tuck
er came in and tried to do some
thing, and couldn't, but only squeeze
her hand, 1 saw a big tear whip
down Florry's cheek-and 'twasn't
alone eitherl
And this is what my sister Florry
said to father that night at tea,
with jolly little laugh:
Canaan is free, sir; aren't you
glad? And" she looked at moth
er then--"Aunty Tucker is going to
make the coffee after this"
Mother frightened up.
"There, that's ensible," she said.
And then she gave big sigh. "But
suppose there'l. be found some
other hobby, just as odd, to ride"
said she.
amen % said father.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-03
Training a Trotter by Swimming,

While Mr.. Robert Ronner was in
specting John Turner's horses in
Philadelphia the general told a Gu
rious story of horse training. when
1 was a boy, and 5000 looked
as big as a million, l had a horse
matched against a PAGER to go sim
gle mile for $3.50 side. In train
ing him / discovered that through
excess of action he hit his arms. l
was in despair, when / was advised
to try and put him into condition by
swimming. Like drowning man,
| grasped at a straw. The river
ran near my door. hired a man
to row me in boat, while ] sat in
the stern and held the halter. We
started up stream and the horse
swan beautifully. On the return
he struck out eagerly and actually
towed the boat. | kept this up for
ten days and never brought a
horse to the post in better condi-
ton. The violent action in the wa.
ter had given pliancy and firmness
to his muscles and made his wind as
clear as the ring of bell. l won the
race easily, but it was lucky that il
was single dash, because through
his faulty action he cut his arms
into ribbons."-[ Turf, Field and
Farm.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-03
THE OLD FARM GATE.

The old farm gate hangs sagglng down
On rusty hinges bent and brown;
The latch is gone, and here and there
1t shows rude traces of repair.
The old farm gate has seen each year
The blossoms bloom aud disappear,
The bright green leaves offspring unfold
And turn to autumn's red and gold.
Children have upon it chung,
In and out with rapture swung;
When their young heart were good and pure
Hope was fair and faith was sure.
Beside this gate have loveTE true
Told the old story. always new;
Have spoke their VOWS and dreamed of bliss
And sealed each promise with kiss.
The old farm gate has opened wide
To welcome homo the new-made bride,
When lilacs bloomed, and locusts fair
With their sweet fragrance filled the air.
The gate, with rusty weight and chain,
Has closed behind the solemn train
That bore her lifeless form away
Upon dTeAry autumn day.
Liohens grey and MOSES green
Upon its rotten posts are seen;
Initials carved with youthful skill
Long years ago are on it still.
Yet deaI to me above all things,
By reason of the thoughts it brings,
Is that old gate now sagging down
On rusty hinges bent and brown.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-03
Naughty.

Nothing that is pure and good
and right needs lies to support it.
1t is the egTegious misrepresenta-
ton of few temperance enthusi-
asts, and the insane rawlings Of lot
of old women, too ill-tempered to get
on with their husbands at home,
and who go about over the country
delivering lectures in the shape Of
home spun statistics, narcotic tales
about domestic infehcity, and some
sentimental doggerel, that disgusts
the public with the really meritOri-
Gus temperance cause. If we could
speak to all the prohibition leaders
in America at one time, we would
bid them, in Gods name, quit their
contemplate lying, cease to indulge
in cranky sentimentality, take the
crazy old women lecturers, with
their cholera morbus poetry, from
the rostrum, and treat the great
temperance question in that prac'
ticable, sensible, business-like way
which a cause that promises so
much good deserves TO be treated
TThe Natiopal Review, August ~.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-03
He Couldn't Keep it a Secret.


The Rev. George L. Pentecost
tells the following story in his "Out
of Egypt"
knew a man who was converted
at one of our meetings in America.
He was a commercial traveller. He
determined that he would not let
anybody know that he had been
converted. He was going to serve
God Gin the land" Well, only the
day after he was converted, he was
standing in front of one of the large
hotels in Boston, when he was &C
costed by one of his fellow CONNER.
cial men.
"How are you, old fellowY' said
his friend, in the familiar style of an
old acquaint ance. "Come in and
have n drink" and started at once
toward the bar-room.
Here was Il crisis. 1t instantly
occurred to our newly converted
friend, who was going to keep his
conversion a secret, that to 90 into
a public bar with an uDgodly friend,
and tn hold fellowship with him
over a glass of whisky, would be
inconsistent with his new life in
Christ. What was he to do? He
thought he would excuse. himself,
so he said:
No, thank you; think 1 will
not drink today"
This did not satisfy his friend.
"Why, what's up! never knew
you to refuse drink before"
"Well, / don't feel like drinking
to day; that's all"
''Well, come and have cigar,
then"
But this was also declined. He
was unwilling to go into the public
house and fraternize with his friend
over the bar. Again the astonished
questiOner asked:
"Why, what's the matter with
your Come along"
"No, l can't go today" SAID our
secret convert, in great confusion,
and then stammered out, hardly
knowing what he said: II have a
Friend with me-"
go, that's all right. Bring your
friend with you; any friend of yours
is welcome to drink at my expense"
mo, l cannot bring Him in; in
fact, He would not go in there" said
the young convert, things begin
ming TO clear little in his mind.
Then come without him; it will
take you but a moment"
Looking about among the by
ISLANDERS, the inviter said:
"Where is your friend2 and who
is He, that He won't come in and
have a drink, and that you can't
leave for q moment to have glass
with an old friendP'
There was nothing for it now but
to confess; and so, with some trem-
bling, and yet with perfect frank
ness, he said to his acquaintance:
''The fact is, only last night be
came "a christian; l did not mean
to say anything about it, but you
compel me to speak. My friend is
the Lord Jesus Christ. He would
not 90 into that bar-Toom and take q
drink, l am sure; and by the grace
of God, do not mean to go any
where or do anything that will
make me part company with Jesus
Christ"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-03
ROCK OF AGES. {"

Crock of Ages, cleft for me,'
Thoughtlessly the maiden sung,
Fell the words unconsciously
From her g,rlish gleeful tonguel
Sang as little obildren sing;
Sang as sing the birds in June;
Fell the words like light leaves down
On the current of the time
Crock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee"
"Let me hide myself in Thee"
Felt her soul no need to hide;
Sweet the song as song could be-
And she had no thought beside.
All the words unheedingly
Fell from lips untouched by care,
Dreaming not that they each might be
On some other lips a prayer
"Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee"
Crock of Ages, cleft for me-"
Twas woman sing them now,
Pleading and prsyerfGlly;
Every word her heart did know,
Rose the song as storm-tossed bird
Beats with weary wing the air,
Every note with sorrow stirred
Every syllable prayer.
'Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee"
Crock of Ages, cleft for me-"
Lips grown aged sung the hymn
Trustingly and tenderly;
Voice grown weak and eyes growE dim
"Let me hide myself in Thee
Trembling though the voice, and low,
Ran the sweet strain peacefully,
Like a river in its flow.
Sung as only they can Ping
Who lies thorny paths have pressed;
Sung as only they can sing
Who behold the promised reSt,
Crock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee"
Crock of Ages, cleft for me-"
Sung above coffin lid;
Underneath, all restfully,
ALI life joys and sorrows hid,
Never NOR, D storm-tossed soull
Never more from wind or tide;
Never more from pillows roll,
Wilt thou need myself to hide.
Could the sightless, sunken eyes,
Closed beneath the soft gray hair,
Could the mute and stifened lips
Move again in pleading prayer,
Still, aye, still the words would be,
"Let me hide myself in Thee"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-03

They were partners in a water
melon patch in Lake county, Fla,
To put a stop to the theft of their
crop, one of them put poison in sew
eral melons and never told his part
ner. If he had, his partners wife,
two children and sister-in-laW would
be living now.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-03

The latest idea of public build
ings is that of having them made
on the telescope plan-the stories
being showed up by the hydrostatie
pressure. In case of a fire in the
twelfth story or the sixth, the build
ing is let down until it is on the
ground, where the firemen can east
ly flood it. 1t is to be built of boil
er iron. The furniture is all to be
made like an opera hat Chicago
Herald.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-03

A serious movement is on foot to
make Rev. DIR. Talmage the prohi-
bition candidate for governor of
New York.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-03

The London Telegraph lately
had an editorial a column long de-
handing legislative protection for
butterflies.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-03

The Bayard family is the only
one which has had representative
for three successive generations in
the senate.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-03

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and we can obtain Patents in less time than
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MAKE NO CHARGE UNLESS PATENT
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We refer, here. 10 the Postmaster, the
Supt. of the Money order Div, and to off,
cials of the U. s. Patent Office. For Circu-
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So first we went to Squire Pen
nock's girls. and Elder Blacks wife,
and Mrs. DR.. Gardiner, TO see what
they thought about it. But
they didn't any of them feel like
taking hold,-that twas the men s
place to go ahead, and really they
knew little about it, anyway, only
by hearsay. They supposed it was
no more than was done in other
places. And Mrs. DR.. Gardiner
patted Florry's cheek in a way I'd
like to dave pulled her ears for.
"Pm afraid you're getting to be a
little temperance fanatic, DEAR" said
she. You must try and get over
such nonsensical ideas"
You see Mrs. DR.. Gardiner didn't
have any boys. Elder Blacks wife
didn't either; nor the Pennock girls
any brothers. l can't help think
ing that made 3 difference, though
maybe it didn't.
Then Florry said she wanted me
to talk to some of the men about it;
some of the factory hands, she
meant.
So l did. 1 talked to Dave
Tucker. And Florry went along
too, and talked more than / did.
tell you, if she didn't look pretty
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-30
A Collision Between Steamers.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

"a AZ IA
VICTORIA, B. O., July pa collision
occurred yesterday about ten miles from
here between the steamers Enterprise and
R. P. Rithel, in which the former had her
side stove In. Several lives were lost and
many injured. The baggage and cargo is
believed to be lost. No hopes are enter
tanned of saving the treasure and mail.
"Reminiscences have CONT to the scene
OF the disaster. The attempt made to
lower the Rithel's boats proved failure.
Better luck attended a similar attempt on
the Enterprise. All but one of her boats
were lowered. and did good service. AS
soon as the boats touched water the Chi.
nese made a rush for them. They refused
to come out and make room for the ladies
and were pitched overheard by white male
passengers. They also attempted to monop-
olize the life-preservers, some putting
on as many as three, but they were com-
PEELED to make a proper division. About
20 passengers jumped overheard. but we're
saved by clinging to bales of floating hay
and debris from the Enterprise. The
steersman Of the Enterprise had an arm
and two ribs broken, but chung to the
wheel till forced away and placed in safety.
Bishop, the purser of the Enterprise,
leaped overheard, and saved two men
from drowning. The latest report Ia that
10 lives were lost.