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millionaire Clerks.

Apropos Of fashion, the newest dodge
Of prudent fathers to save their sons
from the temptations of a luxurious
age is 10 compel the aforesaid offspring
to go into trade, 1t 10 supposed that
the requirements of business will force
the boys to avoid late hours aud too
much champagne and to lead better
lie Mr.. A. J.Drexel, the banker who is
thought to be the owner OF fifteen or
sixteen millions, is credit ted with the
authorship OF the plan. Some weeks
ago he appointed his sou Tony to a
clerkshir in his own banking -house at
the munificent salary OF twelve dollars
week and midday lunch. Since then
Mr.. e. q. Knight, the immensely-rich
sugar refiner, and half dozen other
millionaires have treated their boys
similarly. Fortunately the boys DO
not have to pay their board or buy
their own clothes out OF their salary.
Young Mr.. Drexel, for example, is
one OF the most conspicuously dressed
youths in the town, and his wages as
clerk would hardly Keep him In gloves.
He sometimes asks a friend or two to
the Bellevue and spends his whole
weeks salary on one very ordinary
dinner.
The way most of these millionaire
clerks work is not uninteresting. IL is
like this; They come down at ten.
at half-past ten they feel the necessity
OF some exercise and take half-hour's
stroll on Chestnut street. At ten they
take lunch. That lasts about an hour
and half, and at about two o'clock the
boys leave the office for the day. This,
think, is very fair statement of the
case. Yet one Of the clerks said to me
the other night, midst cloud Of ci-
garette smoke: 81 had no idea"-puR
-"when I'-puff, puff-"went into
business"-puff-''that it would BEL
puff--"so combining, don't you know"
Chicago Tribune.
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Industrial Convention.

A circular letter from Col. Robert
Gates announces another industrial
convention at jackson. These eff
forts are gradually working results
that expand SUCCESSFULLY and will
ultimately bring much wealth to
Tennessee. Some of our citizens
should attend:
JACKSON, Tenn, JAN. Is, 1885,
DEAR SIR:-You are hereby cor
daily invited and urged to attend
and participate in the interstate
agricultural and industrial conven-
ton, to be held in this city, Febru-
airy oath, 25th and Goth, next. The
states of Nebraska, Iowa, Minneso-
ia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan,
Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana will be rep
resented by able and practical men
who enjoy state and national repu-
tons in the fields of thought and
enterprise. The success of the
convention is assured. The Illinois
Central and Mobile & Ohio rail
roads are widely and literally adj
vertising it, and have made such
low rates that a large general at
tendance is certain. Other roads
will be likely to CO operate. The
good results of such a meeting and
mingling and .intermingling we may
not estimate. AS a tournament of
ideas in which lances will be shiv-
cred In generous rivalry for COED;
as a congress for the discussion of
principles, of experiences and the
comparison of methods, it's inhu-
ence will be wide-reaching and its
benefits incalculable. We are en-
couraged, to believe that it swill
prove the most important conven-
ton for progress yet held in the
south. We solicit your hearty CO
operation. May we not expect
your attendance and participation?
/ write under instructions from
the Hon. A. j. New hirter, commits
sioner of agriculture, statistics,
mines and immigration for Tennes-
see, whose championship of the
convention renders success doubly
sure. Respectfully,
ROBERT Cares,
Asst Com'r, Tenn.
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Probably Got En- In.

1t was railroad junction in Illinois.
Several persons were waiting for the
train, and one OF them was so nervous
and impatient, that fellow traveller
finally said:
"fou seem to be very anxious to
reach homer"
$50 am. Every hour is worth $40
to me. gotta dispatch at Pekin that
ffty-one of my hogs have shown .symp-
toms OF cholera"
"And you are in hurry to admins
ter remedy OF course.
ga remedy? No, sirI don't fool
away my time and money on remedies.
L want to get them hogs into Chicago
and sold before shutdown tomorrow,
and .it is going to be mighty close
shave"
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VINO Ought to Support Prohibition.

The young man who is in danger.
@The father Iwhose example will be
followed by the son.
The father who wants to protect his
daughter from the curse of being mar
ried TO a drinking man.
The total abstainer who does not
need saloons.
The drinking man who feels the
power OF tempting saloons.
The moderate drinker who may be-
come drunkard II the saloons con-
tinue.
The rich man whose taxes are great
ly increased by saloons.
The poor man who is compelled to
support an army of men because they
are rumsellers.
The patriot who loves his country.
The christian, who like the good Sa-
marian, loves his neighbor.
The minister whose flock is ravaged
by the wolf of strong drink.
The business man because the IL
quor traffic Injuries his trade,
The landlord becasue the runsell er
often gets much OF the money that
ought to be paid for rent.
STravelers because their lives are inn
periled by being in the hands of intern
perate men.
The women who suffer the most
from .rum.-Washington Recore.
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The Diferenoa.

"Willie, why were you gone 80 long
for water ?" asked the teacher OF lit
tie boy. ave spilled it, and had to 90
back and fill the bucket again, twas the
prompt reply; but the bright noble face
was shade less bright, less noble, than
and the eyes dropped beneath the
teachers gaze. The teacher crossed
the room and stood by yanother one OF
the pupils, who had been Willie's COM
paniOn. FREDDY, were you not gone
for water longer than necessary ?" she
ask ed. For an instant Freddy's eyes
we're fixed on the floor, and his face
wore troubled look. But it was on
ly for moment-he looked frankly up
into his teachers face. "Yes, ma'am,n
he bravely answered; we met little
Harry Braden, and stopped to play
with him, and we spilled the water,
and had to go back" Little friend what
was the difference in the answer Of
the bows?
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Lafagan,s Logic.
Chicago Ledger.

Chicago Ledger.
We ask for credit, but really seek
aims.
The eloquence of all oratory is
the truth it contains.
The man whom praise makes
modest is comparatively safe.
Luck is not reliable, but honest
work is pretty safe investment.
1t is not necessarily hard work
alone but the kind of work that
wins.
Wit, when its lash wounds, loses
sight of sensibilities that it may
crack the whip.
have seen men waiting to be in
spired but l can't say that lnspira-
ton waits for man.
A young mans present staying
quslities are the surest index of his
ultimate success that 1 know Of.
Many persons have nothing to
boast of except good pedigree,
and they have nothing to do with
that.
Apparently there is but one hard
road to travel in this life, and ev-
cry man believes his feet are The
sorest.
Genius 9.never accomplishes its
end unless genius is ready 10 work,
and hard work in turn supports
genius.
The meanest coward is he who
ridicules others for failing in what
he himself had sense enough TO let
alone.
1t is better to be alone than in
bad company, yet be sure that your
own company will not be a reproach
to you.
Without some disappointments,
as q cautionary ballast, but few
people would sail as straight as
they do now.
Character is simply ideas reduced
to practice Ideas become actions,
and a mans actions prove his char
acter.
Seeking to evAngelige the remote
heather at the expense of those at
home seems to me pretty poor phi
losophy.
A man may set his stake and yet
not be lucky enough to reach it, but
if he did his level best he hasn't
rival that can beat the record.
The learned person who cannot
express himself in words without
being edious, didn't get his moneys
worth out of the tuition fees.
/ never knew of man who abus-
ed the world that could show any
good thing that he had done TO
please or better the world. 1t is
simply a case of sour grapes.
Children may have a crude way
of expressing themselves, but they
are about as honest about it as they
ever get, and the Lord 10 thankful
for these small favors.
am not over-curious, and prefer
to guess at some things 1 don't IN
dertand rather than take chances of
being knocked into q cooked hut as
a result of close investigation.
There is nothingithat humiliates
an enemy so much as good for his
evil, and nothing that strengthens
you as much either,and that is what
the creator had in view when he
recommended it.
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Frank Leslie'S Popular Monthly.

For February is all that its patrons
can desire. The articles vary in char
acter and treatment, are all interesting
and timely and all well illustrated.
Mr.. Crofiut's article on the late Will
liam H. Vanderbi gives a striking
picture OF the. career and life of the
millionaire, and the reader can judge
for himself OF the man, his palace, his
gallery, his stables and his tomb. Mrs.
Lew Wallace, the talented wife of our
general and diplomatist, contributes q
very striking romance, IA Fair Gil
ent's Story" The well-know novel;
ist, Christian Reid, gives one of her
striking stories, "a passing Idyl."
1.-THE Home of the Noted Indian Chief,
rnplanter," is very pleasantly de-
scribed and beautifully illustrated by
Mrs. Calista Ingersoll Cara. In "The
Story of the Man who Wrote Robinson
Crusoe," Noel RuthYen takes US back
to England in the time Of DeFoe.
'sThibet," as described by Charles II.
Lepper, gives the reader a knowledge
of what will be England's next annex
alton. Rs. Tarr describes the sPast
and Present of New England Fishing
Town; Frank Norton, irregular
Troops" Mrs, NJ. A. Denison Author
of "1hat Husband of Mine') G. L. Hill
dreth, Henry Tyrrell, Cathie Jewett, J..
F. NicholI, contribute stories and po-
ems. "Telpheragc." the last applica-
ton of electricity for transporting
| freight, will be read with interest; and
all readers will follow Eta w. Pierce's
novel, daughters OF Cain" The illus
trations of this number are all striking
and good.
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Nothing to Steal.

Mrs. Peterby caught Matilda
SNOWFALL. her servant, stealing sew
eral consecutive times.
"Now, I've caught you again.
You seem to be a natural born
thief"
Yes, mum, but Use had a run of
bad luck oh late"
What l want to know is how it
comes that in your recommends
ton from the lady you lived with
last she says you never stole from
her. Did she lie about iJT'
mo, mum, she tole de troof."
"Have you, then, become dishon-
est since you came to mep
mo, mum, / alters stole when
had a chance"
81 suppose she kept everything
locked upY
mo, mum; she was de wife OF
one of desc newspaper men and dal
wasn't muffin in de house wuf
stealing. Dey'm OWN me a mumf'
wages yit.'
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In the Country Lawyers Office.

Il
He wanted justice. You could
see that in his eyes afar off. He
didn't want a little bit of justice
weighed out in a gingerly manner
and done up in coarse brown paper
but he wanted justice by the car
load at wholesale rates. He hitched
up his Old white horse and dIlapi
dated buggy in front of the drug
store, mounted the stairs running
ming up outside to the second story,
and his eyes frightened as they
rested on the tin sign on the door :;
George Boxem, Attorney at Law"
The lawyer was in. So we're q two
dollar desk, two tifteen-cent chairs,
a huge cuspidor, and rusty stove.
"Morning."
"Morning."
"I'm Jim White, sir. Live out
by Gray's Corners. Bought the
Tompkins farm"
"Ahr'
skinner jines farms with me.
His steers get into my corn. 1
want damages, but he laughs at
me, / turn my hogs into his 'tater
patch.
"Good like man of spunk. Z"
"And he kills one of them"
"Whatr
"He kills a hog worth two dol
lars"
You don't say! Well that man
ought to be made to understand
that he doesn't own this country.
What an outrage! Have you de-
manded pay?'
"0h, yes; and he said he'd like to
shoot me-"
as it possible2 Why, he is
dangerous nan, very dangerous"
81 came to ask you if-if-"
"Why. of course you have the
best kind of a case against him,
and it is your duty to push it."
Yes, want justice, but how
how much will"
E"Oh, the cost will be nothing.
just leave me So as a retainer and
we'll make Skinner sweat, i
haven't heard of such an outrage
for years. HIS probably reasons
that you are chicken hearted and
afraid of him."
"WeIl he'll find that the Whites
have as much grit as the SINNERS. Z"
Sand as much money to law
withT'
"You betr'
That's the talk Well make
him very sick man. Your case
appeals to me as citizen as well
as lawyer. Now, we'll secure a
warrant as q starter"
Skinner visits the other lawyer
in the same village, and the con
versation is about the same. White
gets a warrant for Skinner, and
Skinner gets a warrant for White.
First year-Two adjournments, a
disagreement, twenty-four days
lost time, and a cash expense OF
$5S to each farmer.
Secoud year-Thrse trials, one
disagreement, four adjournments,
one appeal, and a cash expense of
$3.50 to each farmer. Time lost,
thirty-fve days.
Third year-Two trials, two ap-
appeals, two decisions, and two
farms pass into the hands of two
lawyers-New York San.
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and on other occasions; but the
facts above narrated came under
my Immediate observation and af-
fected beloved and aged member
of my own household, and touched
a sympathetic cord in my heart,
which will continue to vibrate as
long as life lasts. ] sent in my pc
tition. 1t was accepted and l have
been an humble but active mem Der
Of the order ever since. Many a
time have recited the foregoing
incidents in my lodge under the
head of the "good of the ORDER"
and the recital is the best speech
that can make.
PULASKI, TENN, Oct. 20, 1885.
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Gross Examination.

"You say you know Mr.. Smith,"
inquired the lawyer. And the wit
ness replied:
Eyes, sir"
You mean, do you, that you are
acquainted with him?'
"Yes, sir, acquainted with him"
ooh, you don't know him2 You
are merely acquainted with him
Remenlb Der you are on oath. Now
be careful. You don't mean to tell
the court that you know all about
Mr.. Smith and everything he ever
did?"
mo, suppose"
'sNever mind what yeu suppose.
Answer my question: Do you or do
you not know everything that Mr..
Smith ever did?"
mo"
"That'll do, sir. No, you do not.
Very good, So you are not acquaint-
ed with all his acts2''
"Of course not"
"Stop there. Are you, or are
you not?"
mo"
"That is to say you are not SO
we'll acquainted with him as you
thought you were?"
POSSIBLY not"
"Just so. Now we begin to un-
derstand each other. If you don't
know anything about Mr.. Smiths
acts when you are not with him,
you can't swear you know him,
can your
"If you put it in that way"
"Come, sir, don't seek to evade
my question. FL put it to you
again: When you say you know
Mr.. Smith, you don't mean to say
you know everything he doesT
mo, sir; of course not"
Gust so. OF course not, Then
you we're not quite correct when
you said goa knew the aforesaid
Mr.. Smith,
"No, SIR
"In point of fact, you don't know
Mr.. Smith,"
mo, SIR"
"Ah! thought so. That'll do, sir
You can step down"
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WE WILL MISS HER

In memory Of Mrs. SaIlie Sheriff. NH,
died Jan. och. Written in behalf n
her tOUed ones.
We VIII miss her, yes wen miss her.
For to us she is 80 dear;
In our fond associations.
We will mics her presence there.
But We know she could no longer
With us here remain
so we'll cherish her fond men,rv
Till We meet again.
We will miss her, yes, we'll miss hor
IN the future yet TO come,
when e'er we visit her loved ones
AT the doar old sacred homo.
though, perhaps, kindly by Others
wen be entertained,i
Yetone will be missing whom wa
Long to meet again.
We will miss her, yes, we'll miss her
But the dearest ones must part;
Yet, let no dark clouds of sorrow
Ever gather round our hearts,
This hope let as ever cherish
While life is retained,
Wlll soothe our parting sorrows,
hope TO meet again.
We will mics her, yes ws'llmiss ber
For short time here below:
But when Ger we enter heaven
Wen not miss her there we knoy.
For as voyagers we're sailing
On life's ocean main,
And whom We roach the other shore.
There We'll meetRgain.
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Sensible Advice.

President Whites farewell adj
dress to the students of Cornell
University was repless with com
mon sense, but there was one bit of
advice which was pre-eminently
sound. "Do not try to be smart"
he said, "but do everything that
comes to your lot in faithful and
satisfactory manner"
The ambition to be smart is the
curse of the generation. The smart
man is not willing to stop long
enough to do anything well because
he wants to do everything in fifteen
minutes and spend the rest of the
time in adjoining his own wonderful
interior. He starts with series OF
kangaroo leaps and is more than
likely to end one of them by land
ing in an unexpected ditch. There
are great many smart men in pri-
son, and very considerable num-
Der have retreated to Canada. They
go up like rockets and they come
down like charred sticks.
Go.slow. Recognize the fact that
you are not 8 genius, and that con-
sequently you must work hard for
what you get. And above all things
do not try to be smart.
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IN Chancery at Pulaski.
JANUARY RIFLES 1856.

Thos. A Creepy vs.. T. M. Kersey and others
IN this ca use it appearing to the satisfac
t;on of the Clerk and Master from an af
fdayit to the bill that the defendants ut
tina A. Creeey. fernando 81. Creecy, Euge ne
j. ,Creecy, CoTnela Y. Creecy. Robert
Creeoy and Duff A. Creepy are non reside n Il
of the state of Tennessee, so that the ordi-
nav process of the court cannot be served
on them. On motion tits therefore ordered
that publication be made for four weeks n
succession in the Pulaski Citizen a newspa-
per published ia the town of Pulaski, in
said state, requiring the said defendants &c
be and appear on first day OF the next term
county of Giles, at the court house in Pulas-
Hi, on the 8rd Monday in February next
and answer complainant's bill, or the same
will be taken for confessed as to them and
set for hearing ex-parte. Jan'y 2, 1856:
J. B. STACY, D. G. 81 M.
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A little boy in one of the German
schools, while engaged in defining
words, made a mistake that was not
q mistake. He said: "A dema-
gogue is a vessel that holds beer,
wine, gin, whisky, or any other kind
of intoxicating liquor"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-28

A lady travelling to summer resort
was annoyed by the expectorations OF
a fellow behind, and when the conduc-
tor entered, she drew up her dress and
asked: conductor, have you not any
rule in regard to splitting in the car Pr
The genial ticket-puncher smiled on
her, and responded; "No, marin, you
can spit around anywhere you like"
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It Was The Whisky Ring Beat Randall,

It Was The Whisky hing Beat handaII'
It was a sad day for the demo-
cratic party when, with the almost
republican vote, the responsibility
of appropriating money was divided
among a dozen committees, for this
ambition of the men who forced the
change may be achieved. Their
other schemes will fail Mr.. Ran
dali will grow in power and reputa-
ton, and in the confidence of the
real readers of the democratic party
and the whisky ring is doomed.
Mr.. Randall will always be enough
to set his foot on the worm OF the
still.-Atlanta Constitution.
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Our Girls.

| OuF 01IlSS
The extravagant use made of adj
verbs and adjectives, by a certain
class of young ladies, is very har-
rowing to the feelings of another
class of persons who are dignified
and grave in their speech. A ten
dency to ''gush," has made many
an otherwise bright girl appear to
great disadvantage in the eyes of
sensible gentlemen and ladies.
Don't gush, don't be foolishly and
wildly extrayagant in your use of
qualifying words. Below is given
a conversation heard in a street
car recently:
Two bright looking and prettily
dressed young ladies met in the
car.
SIS this really you, Ssdie"
"Yes, indeed"
"rve been dying to see you, and
it's just too lovely for anything to
think that I've met you right here,
isn't it?"
''Oh perfectly splendid. Isn't it
a perfectly lovely day?"
Perfectly beautiful
Pm going right out by your
house"
"You are?"
"Indeed 1 amp
GLOW perfectly lovely"
Its just grand to think l met
your
"Oh, perfectly splendid"
"Qh, did you 60 to the concerto"
Go! l wouldn't have missed it
for all the WorldP'
Wasn't it grandr"
"PerfectlyP
"Splendidw
"Mr. ks singing was magni-
fcentw
perfectly gloriousP'
perfectly SOP
81 was carried perfectly away with
itr'
$50 was Ip'
Pm wild to go again"
"Oh, have you read 'Silas Lap
ham'T'S
Read 1t? 1 wouldn't have miss
ed it for thousand worldsp'
"Isn't it perfectly splendid|
"Perfectlyr'
"Fm perfectly crazy to get the
next chapterP'
Crazy! 1 count every second
until it comes out!
"How sweet your new hat is :"
ooh, do you think SOP"
"Indeed, it's the most perfectly
lovely and beautiful one L have
seen this yearr'
"How lovely in you to say soT'
Horribly hot, isn't in2'
Perfectly dreadfulr'
Perfectly sol"
"Smothering!"
Perfectly"
81 could not endure it longer"
said our Disguised informant, land
1 went back and sat with the smo-
kers, rather than sit longer within
hearing of the insane rambling of
those airy creatures"