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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-11-18
Tho Young English Lord.

At a coming of age Of the heir there is
a great celebration. This is of course
far more of an event than meet of the
hounds, for it occurs only once in a quar-
ter of a century. 1t is feast for tenants
and family relatives, intimate friends,
and laborers ON the estate. The house is
crowded with guests, and the neighbors
of rank often open their establishments
and assist In the hospitality. There are
booths and marques upon the lawn, an
OK is roasted whole, beer and wine are
abundant, and the best Of humor pre-
walls. All classes mingle freely, and the
upper tenants are invited to the dining
room. A speech is made by the heir,
often on the steps in front of the house,
so that more may sec and hear than can
be crowded under roof or canvas. The
father and mother and other relatives
stand near, the flag flies over him, the
tenantry and retainers cheer, the brothers
and sisters are proud, or envious, who
can say which? and the young lord feels
all his grandeur and importance, perhaps
more keenly than ever again.
There is a drive over the estate, which
is everywhere decorated with indications
of loyal regard; presents are made TO the
poor and their children; the parish
church bells ring, and sometimes even
poachers are forgiven or released. At
night the great house and the village are
Illuminated. Everything is done to fos-
ter the feudal feeling That still fingers,
and the paternal system and influence of
the aristocracy are as conspicuous as on
any occasion yet left in England. Adam
Badeau's Letter.
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: The rive Kinds of Cana1-Boats.

There's five kinds or canai-boats, :"
said an old boat1nan. First there comes
the 'bullheads.' They are those big canal
boats with a cabin over the whole deck.
They won't carry any more dead weight
than the others, but they are more roomy
for light, bulky freight because there is
more room between the keel and deck.
Then comes sthe lakers.' This is a
'laker,' lake boat, some calls them. They
are the big boats, with cabin aft and
stable and hunks forward. Scows are
canal-boats with the whole deck open
and covered with leanto matches like
lighthouses, only there amt no glass.
They have cabin aft and forward, too.
They are the most profitable, because
they load anything from coal to dry
goods and fruit. The whole deck being
open they load easy-like. Then there are
1emon-squeezers, them canal-boats cut
in two in the middle so as to make two
sections, so as to go easily into small
locks on some canals. They are very
few of them nowadays. The lumber
boats are shallow and carry their loads
mostly above deck. Some captains own
only one boat, some two, and some three.
Two boats is the best. We tie them to-
gether. When a man has three boats he
ties them all together. 1t takes two
mules to pull one boat and three to pull
two. They put six and eight on three
boats. brooklyn Eagle.
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The most profitable daily in Paris has for
years been The Petit Journal, sold for a sou,
but getting an extreme price for its adver-
tisements. Its circulation increases rapidly,
having now reached about 950,000 and be-
ing read by millions of people. For purely
popular sheet it is admirably managed, and
its annual profits are set down at the enorm-
GUS figure S1,OO0,O0O The next most sue
cessful paper is The Figaro, thoroughly Par
isian in every respect, and read wherever the
French language is understood. 1t was re-
vived by Villemessant thirty-two years ago,
and was turned into daily fourteen years
later. Its present circulation is nearly 100,-
900, which shows how dearly the Parisians
love pertinent and impertjnent gossip. 1t is
a stock company. Its shares. which once
sold for sixty francs, are now worth II ,00o
New York Evening Post
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A PHENOMENAL YOUNG INVENTOR.
LOuisviIIian Who Bids Fair to Rival
Edison-Iugenious Contrfvances.

Edison-Iugenious Contrfvances.
A well known figure in the west end Is the
young inventor, George Bucket, who lives at
Eighteenth and Market streets. He is about
% years old and an upholsterer by trade.
Mr. Buckets genius has been directed toward
electrical inventions, and he has succeeded in
creating some marvellous works in that line.
What he does not know about electricity is
not worth bothering about. His inventions,
when patented, win put Edison to shame.
One Of the most important of his creations is
patent cooler This is a small IRON contriv-
ance, about the size of a wooden bucket,
which throws out rays of cold just as stove
radiates heat. 1t will freeze water in room
during summer time, and viii prove price
less boon to laboTers in the bot sun, who can
cool themselves by this instrument.
Another one of Mr. Buckets inventions is a
patent electric whip. This is so contrived
that tho driver, by touching button on his
seat, can form a circuit which viii shock the
horse and urge him ON. Still another patent
is a coffin, which will forever preserve a
corpse in a lfe-like state. Mr.. Bucket has
also improved the telephone so that the
listener standing at one end can see the per-
son talking TO him, and also hear the loudest
yell or smallest whisper as distinctly as II the
speaker were at your elbow.
The latest invention made by Mr.. Buckel is
an electrical apparatus to quiet uncontrol-
able maniacs in asylums. r inventions
are soon promised to the publ. " this young
man. He is at present searching for capital
to back him, and says that he viii make the
man millionaire who will properly en-.
courage and set them before the world
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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A BOGUS ROLL OF BILLS.
Discovery at a West Virginia HoteI-A
Trick Meant for Somebody.


A well dressed man registered at the Nc
Clure house the other evening and was as
signed to a room. Next morning a chamber
maid who had gone to clean up the room
came down stairs with wide open eyes, hold
ing in her outstretched hands bundle of
bank notes bound together by gum, with a
green, crisp, new 500 bill staring out from
the top Of the roll.
Clerk Harrison took possession Of the roll,
which was about half an inch thick, and
looked as if it contained several thousand
dollars. Very naturally he ran the edges of
the bills through his fingers, when he was
surprised to find that the inside was nothing
bat common printed paper He then exam
ined the roll more closely, and discovered on
the opposite side brand new looking $50
note, which was connected with the 500 biz
at the turn of the roIl. Next TO the hundred
and fifty bills were several Confederate notes
and the whole was so neatly arranged that
any one would be deceived into believing that
it was large package Of bills.
1t Is thought the roll is used to stand off"
q farokeeper. The owner goes into a faro
room, buys probably s25 worth of chips, pulls
out his roll and probably lays it down beside
him, saying that It will stand good for S25.
If he wins it is all right; If he loses be buys
moro chips on the strength of the fat roll In
this manner he has two or three chances of
winning and no chance of losing anything
except tie false rolL-Wheeling Register.
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A Lizard in Harness.

Several years ago a Pittsburg lady created
q sensation by having a lizard placed in u
gold harness so that she might attach the rep
other ornamentation of the gold became some
what damaged by wear, and a new harness
was ordered in New York a few days ago.
The lizard came in box, and with it was
pet rat that has divided if not alienated the
affections of its comrades owner. A little
collar set with small rubies was ordered for
the warm-blooded pet. The collar was
finished first, as the harness had to be riveted
on its wearer, and it required good deal of
time and skill. However, both orders were
satisfactorily filed, and the unique pets are
now on their way to their owner. Chicago
Times
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rreasure-Troves of Great value.

Treasure-troves Of great artistic value
continue to be made in ali parts OF
Europe. There is now on view in Lon
don a service of banqueting plate of a
most interesting character, consisting OF
twenty-three circular bowls of ham
mered work, weighing 524 ounces, and
bearing the London date marks 1881 to
1902. This plate originally belonged to
Sir Christopher Harris of Radford, De-
Won, and after the assault ON Radford by
the Puritans in 1916 it disappeared until
1927, when it-was turned up by plow in
a field near Radford. The plate is in
fine preservation and will be offered for
sale during the coming seasion.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
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Sole survivor of Custe, s. command.

The sole survivor of the uster massacre, q
bugler named Martin, is in the city an appli-
cant for a messengership in one of the de
partments. He is indorsed by Gen. Sheridan,
and will probably get place in the war de-
partment Martin said to-day he was with
Custer when he spied the Indian village, and
was sent with an order hurrying up Maj.
Reno and Capt. Benteen. To this circum-
stance Martin probably owes his life, as when
he returned the other 265 men of Custer's
command were dead upon the ground 81
was the only soldier survivor" said Martin
"There was an Indian scout named Curly
who made his escape Before the battle com
menced he saw that it would be a massacre,
so he loosened his hair, snatched piece of
red trimming from his clothes to tie it with,
tore black blanket in two and wrapped it
around his legs, as if he wore leggings, and
then throwing a blanket over his shoulders
he looked not unlike q hostile Sioux. He
dashed into their midst and was not detected,
and thus made his escape. Wv ashington Cor.
Chicago News
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The Oldest Methodist.

A correspondent of The New York Christian
Advocate calls attention to Catherine Rood
Of Hinesburg, Vt, aged 103, as the Oldest
Methodist in America. "For over eighty
years" " he writes, Nshe has professed faith in
Christ. She has been noted as woman of
wonderful faith and power in prayer On
one occasion Sister Rood was exhorting at
camp meeting. A young man spoke in
trifing way Of her exercises As she rebuked
him the scorner fell as one dead. He soon
sought God. If any one was in spiritual
darkness Sister Rood was called for, and she
helped the bewildered soul into light and
liberty"
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pitaI in Blank street from Peggy. she
had rooted the rescued Seeding
anew, and tended them patiently until
they were growing again. Perhaps some
day we will follow their fortunes and
see who they bloomed for, and whether
they bloomed well. But the happiest
day of all was when long letter came
to Peggy from Sister Helen, with many
messages in it from the sick people
whom she had lovingly remembered in
her new country home.
u declared" said Miss Dunning, "mY
garden is worth toiling over. Think of
all those folks in Boston being so pleased
TO have the leavings.-Tbe Independent.
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Examples of Brain VS.. Brain,

There is more than one part OF tho
world where brute strength is an over
match for human ingenuity. The Gin
galees coast dwellers flee like deer at tho
sight of an elephant. The Grigua Hot
tentots give lion a wide berth, even IL
he should insist on making his head
quarters at the best spring in the neigh
borhood. The Nubian valley-dwellen
run even from the larger species of bab-
oons, who, indeed, treat them with the
insolence of superior beings, and often
go out of their way to insult them with
their defiant whoops.-Dr. Feliz L. Os.
wald
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Tba stingrav Among the Oysters

The stingray is the natural enemy of
San Francisco oysters, and his appear
ance on the Atlantic coast is almost as
much to be dreaded as the five-fngered
starfish that destroys the beds of eastern
waters. The fish has a powerful pair of
laws. with which he considers it no
trick whatever to smash the shell of an
oyster into powder, after which he sucks
the meat into his stomach and discards
the rocky debris.-New Orleans Times
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-11-18

At the New York Central park, while the
new hippopotamus was hesitating for the first
time on the brink of the water tank prepared
for her coming, the park commissioner went
through the ceremony of naming her by
pouring a glass of water on her nose and say
ing, 81 christen the Fati1na Murphy" In a
probable attempt to get even Miss Murphy
gave loud snort and dived headlong into
the tank In an instant her head appeared
above water with snort that sent the water
flying from the tank in all directions. A
stream of water played on the christening
party and wet them to the slzin.-New York
Letter.
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The Record of a Pigeon

Eight hundred and sixty-six miles in
four a. d one-fourth days is the record of
a Newark pigeon, 1t was liberated at
Montgomery, Ala. This time, it is
claimed, is the fastest ever made In the
world by a pigeon for 500 miles or over,
the best previous record being nine to
ten days, also in this country. This bird
was Matched April 9th, 1884, from some
German military stock. Before it was
six months old it flew in different races
under club rules, the great distance of
1859 miles, the last race being from
Morgantown, N. c., $50 miles air line,
this being the farthest distance young
birds were ever shipped. During tho
season of 1886 it was left at home to do
as it pleased. This season the bird was
put on the road again. 1t was flown
from Altoona, Pa, for the VerindeI
prize. 1t was liberated in rainy weather
and did not return fast enough TO win.
1t was again tried in the west, this time
from Steubenville, Ohio 1888 miles. The
bird did not come homo in good speed,
but in its race from the south it has no
bly, redeemed itsef.-Chicago Herald.
The Farm Hands OF America.
Inc ldTlIlS Vi AuleIlCt equal tile entlr6
territory of the United Kingdom, France.
Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary,
and Portugal. The corn fields equal tho
extent Of England, Scotland and
Belgium; while the grain fields gener-
ally would overlap Spain. The cotton
fields cover an area larger than Holland
and twice as large as Belgium. The rice
fields, sugar and tobacco plantations
world also form kingdoms of no insig-
nifi,ont size, and such is the stage of ad-
vancement reached by American agri-
culhlrists that it is estimated that one
farmer like Mr.. Dalrymple, with a field
of wheat covering 100 square miles, can
raise as much grain with 400 farm SER
wants as 5000 peasant proprietors in
France. Chicago Herald.
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A wedding of deaf mutes took place few
evenings ago at the school for deaf mutes in
Salem, Ore The clergyman performed the
ceremony in the sign language, not word
being audibly spoken, which in itself added
sole1nnity to the occasion. Both the bride
and groom were at one time pupils in the
school, where their acquaintanceship ripened
into friendship and matured in love.-Chicago
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NJ. Pasteur now finds that the 1900 square
meters of ground, of which the city of Paris
has granted him the free use for ninety-nine
years, is insufficient for his purposes The
plan for his future institute is an ambitious
one, and he therefore asks the municipal
council to let him have large plot of ground
adjoining his allotment, for which he is will
ing to pay. AS IT is agreed here that he is
one of the contemporary glories of France, it
is thought that he viii obtain it at a rent
scarcely more than nominal.-Paris Cor.
london News
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1t is only within few years that any
use was found for old scrap tin. All ef-
forts TO reclaim the tin by smelling were
failures. At last some one happened "a
think that to place it around the outside
of the foundation walls of buildings, and
to use it beneath the flooring of cellars,
would be to render now buildings YER
min proof The plan was tried and was
a big success. You can imagine how
tired rat would get trying TO burrow
through lot Of sharp and jagged tin.
The demand for scrap tin during the
building season exceeds the supply
Globe Democrat.
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A dog made himself useful IN Vienna re-
Gently by falling through a fissure in the
pavement before n half demolished Catholic
college. The effort to rescue the animal led
TO a curious archaeological discovery. The
dog had, it was found, fallen into large
vault containing ninety collins. The exist
ence of this underground burial place has
hitherto been quite unsupported The inscrip-
tions on the cofflns date back to the reign Of
Maria Theresa, and the bodies are of the
monks of that period and of the mobiles who
helped to support the monastery
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There appeared before a court in Sparta,
Ga, the other day a negro named Cooper
Lamar, who was captured off the coast of
Africa and brought to America on the Wan
derer twenty-six years ago, and consequent
" was one of the last negroes ever stolen
and smuggled into slavery. Notwithstand-
ing his twenty-six years residence here, he
knows but little of the English tongue, and
had to be questioned by signs.
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Cruel Duck Shooters.

About the most cruel thing that has been
reported from Connecticut lately was the con-
duct of three citizens of Norwich, who were
on Mantle bay recently in search of ducks.
A gale was blowing, and a bevy of quail,
which had evidently been blown off shore,
alighted on the duck shooters boat, too weary
to fly any further. The shooters deliberately
shot ten of the tired little fellows, and the few
that escaped went wearily winging their way
out over the bay, and doubtless were drowned.
New York Sun.
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Michael Angeles statue in snow
carved to crafty the whim OF capri
cious patron, is instanced by Lawrehco
Barrett as the representative Oh tno
actors art. "The sculptor and the archi-
tect, the painter and the poet Hve ia
their works which endure after theIni
the actors work dies when he dies ne
carvea his image in snow. "-Exchange'
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indiana Teachers' Certificates.

Applicants for teachers certificates in In
diana after Jan. will be called upon to
write an essay of not fewer than six hundred
words on one of the following books; ''Tales
of Two Cities" ;" ''David Copperfeld," "Ivan-
hoe" "Heart of Midlothian" "Henry Es-
mond, p ''The Spy" ''The Pilot" ''The Scar
let Letter." ''The Sketch Book" "Knicker-
bocl1ers of New York; ''The Rappy Boy'
Cby Bjornson), a'Twice-Told Tales" poems Of
Longfellow, Bryant, Whittier and Lowell
Chicago Times.
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He Had Searched the Scriptures.

"You attend Sunday school, do your"
inquired Rev. Mr.. Smith of Nellie.
"Then you must know a great deal about
the Bible. Now tell us something nice
that's in the Bible, here, can your"
@Yeth, thir; Sis had some dried leaves I'm
it, pieth of Aunt James weddin' dreth,
pieth Of my dreth when was a baby,
thome hair, and Sis fellows PICTURE
Exchange.
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LOVE WAKES MEN.

An idle post, here and there,
Looks ronnd him; but, for all the rest,
The world unfathomably fair.
Is duller than a witling's jest.
Love wakes men, once a lifetime each;
They lift their heavy lids and look,
And 10 what one sweet page can teach,
They read with joy, then shut the book
And some give thanks, and some bias
pheme,
And most forget; but, either way;
That and the child's unheeded dream
Is all the light of all their day.
Coventry Patmore.
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George Gould and Wife.

George Gould and wife will live at tho
Windsor hotel, having five rooms on the
second floor, for which he pays $500 per
week. This is pretty good price for young
man who is obliged to toll at his desk till
midnight in order to make ends meet.-New
York Letter
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A turtle of the species Populariy
kno,vn as arubber turtle" in southern
latitudes, where its home is was capt
,,red off the Massachusetts coast re-
Gently. 1t was twelve feet long, and,
vben II was landed, a tent was erected
over it and a big business done. Chi
caoo Herald.
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The President,s SURRENDER.

A caller upon the president the other eve
ming found that gentleman reclining in an
easy chair, wearing black silk smoking cap
with a long tassel reaching down to the center
of his back Around his figure was tied an
oriental hued dressing gown of some crazy
quilt pattern and pair of alligator skin
slippers were on his feet The Washington
gossips have it that his surrender is complete.
Washington Letter.
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John W. Macl1ay, the many millionaire, is
plain, commonplace in appearance, having
light hair, closely cut, blue-gray eyes, horid
complexion, and the air of a country mer-
chant. He is very quiet, is particularly hos
pitable and likes to have a few lively fellows
about him, at whose rallies and stories he
feebly laughs.-Chicago Tribune.
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A Rook-Imbedded Relic.

While working in the rock cut on the east
side of the river near Lehigh, Ia, the work
men found a buffalo's horn imbedded in the
rock thirty feet below the surface. 1t was in
such an excellent state of preservation that
the rings could be easily counted on it.
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A citizen Of Seattle, w. T., has this card
standing in a newspaper there: "Whereas,
L have left my wife and her board; whereas,
1 have become attached to another and moro
attractive woman, 1 hereby give warning to
the public that 1 will in future pay my own
bills without any assistance from her what
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Annreciation of Art.

1t was rather a cold wave over ones pride
in Boston's appreciation of art, says The
Transcript, to see lovely portrait of brown
haired maiden with that unmistakable, lu-
minous quality of Greuze's sold for s210 at
the Harrison Gray Otis sale, while most ad-
mirable portrait of Commodore Perry, a Stu
art went for S37 so.
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The number Of men in the professions
divinity, law, and medicine was, in
1880, 254, $50, of whom 81, Cos were min.
isters, 64, 1877 lawyers, and s5,671 physt
clans and surgeons, 12,314 dentists, and
%, 700 pharmacists.
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Revealed in q Dream.

Henry Brill, of Southington, Conn, has in
vented a wrench which he thinks, for service,
cheapness and durability, beats any other
wrench in existence. Hesays that the princi-
pie was revealed to him tho other night in a
dream.
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Ex-King Theebaw, of Burmah, mildly COM
plains of Rutnagherry, his place of exile, on
the ground that it is dreary and dull, and in
Tested with snakes and scorpions, and asks to
be restored to his throne.