The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-10-22

Tor propositions OF smart city pa
pers that want to club with
country papers and build up their
circulation on the reputation and
through the efforts of their country
cousins.
Oscar Wilde has re-en tered the
lecture field with his hair cut and
English trousers on his lower
limbs. There is weak admission
in some of the London papers that
his lectures are no longer inter
esting.
Why is the American so rampant
ly in favor of but one convention
We can't see the necessity for such
solicitude. There must be a cat in
the meal. Well warrant that the
American has some pet scheme
afoot.
The American misrepresents with
an unconcerned, bald headed cheek
that is utterly amazing and then ig-
nores denial and reiterates misrep-
resentation with a monumental, con
scienceless sang froid thatpasses all
decency.
A great many object to the Blair
bill because it was introduced by a
republican. They think there
must be something wrong in it be-
cause a republican proposes it.
We fail to see IN what sense it is
political.
An eagle seized a tWo-year-old
child in Canada Friday and flew
away with it. Alighting on barn,
it drove its beak into the child's
head, split its skull and eat part of
it before it was scared away from
its horrid feast.
It is noticed that since Cleve-
lands election the northern preach
ers have dropped that part of the
service which prays blessings upon
those in authority. Men with that
kind of religion couldn't accomplish
much with their prayers no how.
Mr.. Talmage preached Sunday
from the text: "In the place where
the tree falleth there it shall be-"
He positively declined to give a man
a chance to repent and atone in the
next world, but condemns him to
the same degree of damnation eter-
nally in which he begins.
The only difficulty in the way of
a complete democratic lOve-feast is
the lack of agreement as to the
best plan upon which to harmonic.
Each peace-maker wants his har-
mony plan adopted, and if it isn't he
won't play. Every man is the ar
chitect of his own harmony.
Countee, Memphis negro
preacher, renounced membership
with the Masons, Odd Fellows and
Immaculates several months ago
and said in his pulpit that he would
expose their secrets. An attempt
was then made to assassinate him,
and again last Sunday night he was
fired upon.I
The only defeated republican
for the legislature in Gin
cinnati was a negro. The white
would not vote for him
but they made the negroes vote Tor
their candidates. The negroes are
fools enough to do dirty work for
white republicans even after they
know the whites will not vote for
negro.
The registration of voters in New
York shows larger increases in re-
publican wards, thus presaging re
publican victory. Last year the
took the place of 7the
Irish in the democratic party, and
low the mugwumps having return
ed to their vomit, if our Emerald |
friends do not return to US we are |
eft.
Readers of Cheap John advertise
nents had as well begin to know
hat these yankees do nOt,spend their
money for nothing and need not ex
oect to have something given them.
fyou send ten cents upon an offer to
get two or three dollars worth of
goods in return, you may be certain
hey are playing you for a fool and
ire just tea cents ahead.
A creditor in Mexico can have
/ debtor arrested on the day the
lebt falls due. The prisoner is
.hained to post five days guarded
" an officer. At the end of the
ime if the money is not forthcom-
ng, the mans labor is sold to the
government at forty cents a day for
S many days as will be necessary
o discharge the obligation.
Two Tennessee congressman call
n the president about appoint
lents. They can get no satisfac-
ion because senators favor other :
pplicants. One of the worst need
d reforms is one that shall free the I
executive from slavish
ependence on senators, leaving I
hem to their constitutional power ,
confirmation or rejection.-Ava.
I. H. Eatherly, brother of B. t
1. Eatherly, well known in Giles, l
uicided near Houston, Mo-, two |
-eeks ago. He was an intelligent, |
nergetic gentleman, tree {
ealer and lately a minister. {
he cause is thought to be love i
fair. His brother went out and {
Investigated the facts and brought
be remains home.
Judge Foraker mentions as one
f the causes of the republican vic
Dry in Ohio the popular distrust of
lie democratic party engendered by 3
S free trade tendencies. The CIT :
ZEN predicts that the democratic
ote will be reduced in all states
nd the elections go against us in
Oubtful places until this seeming :
zee trade tendency is reversed. !
The crushing scornfulness with q
hich one daily paper ignores the +
Iistence of another rival daily pa .
er, as it scrapes the blue dome .
it'll its disdainful nose, is truly .
Id amazingly overpowering. The
,ep-buried far-fetchedness of