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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04
AWnnan Dnallist.

In Russian Poland a lady recent
ly became her own champion by
fighting a duel with the man who
had illuminated her. 1t appears
he had offered her his hand, which
she refused. StuDg by her rejec-
ton, he set himself to spoil her
good name by spreading false re
ports about her. Thereupon this
plucky lady declared that a duel
alone could vindicate her honor,
and, refusing the assistance Of sew
eral gentlemen who were anxious to
make her cause their own, she in
vited her traducer to "pistols for
two and coffee for one" There was
nothing for the man to do but &C
cept the challenge, and the com
batants met in place outside
Warshaw. Both missed their aim.
The lady proposed second shot,
but the seconds declared that full
reparation had been made and she
had to defer to their ruling. AS for
her adversary, he was so moved by
her masculine gallantry that he
rendered her a formal and simple
apology on the spot. She accepted.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04
Kelly and Robson.

A good story is told of an en-
counter Judge Kelly recently had
with Stuart Robson, thee comedian.
They met alta hotel in Philadelphia,
and being introduced, Mr.. Robson
said; "Ihey tell me you are the
father of the house."
That's my proudest title" re.
sponded the judge.
"Then l suppose I'm one of the
discarded children-a waif, so to
speak, and a prodigal, who is wait
ing for you to ring the dinner bell
aud carve the calf. served in the
thirtyninth congress- myself"
els it possible2" responded the
judge. my memory is ordinarily
good, but do not recall"
Don't mention it," interrupted
Robson, "don't mention it, beg of
you; i accept your apology; not an
other word. l was not a fixed star,
you know-Only a passing meteor,
brilliant but brief. My merits were
not recognized. 1 was not apprecl
ated. My career was nipped in the
bud, like what-you-may call-him's
rat. was not reelected, but have
no hard feelings toward you en- that
account, / assure you. We will
not let it stand between u.s."
"You we're a member of the thir-
ty-ninth congress-" said the judge,
musingly.
"No, sir; you misunderstood me-
l dat say was q member. / was
q page. l cleaned spittoons and
that sort of thing, and wasn't re-
elected don't you see. But we'll
let bygones be bygonss."
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04
Useful in MANY Wavs.

Never throw away old paper. II you
have no wish to sell it, use it I'm the
hours. Some housekeepers ptefer it TO
cloth for cleaning many articles of fur
nlture. After stove has been black
ened, it can be kept looking very well
for long time by rubbing IL with pa
per every morning. Rubbing with pa
rer is much nicer way Of kee ping a
tea-kettle. eofee-pot, and teapot
bright and clean than in the old way of
washing them in the suds. Rubbing
with paper is also the best way OF poll
fishing knives, tinware and spoons; they
shine like new silver. For polishing
mirrors. windows, lamp chimneys, ETC.,
paper is better than dry cloth. Pre-
serves and pickles keep much better IL
brown paper, instead OF cloth, Is tied
over the jar. Preserved fruit Is not so
apt to mold If piece of writing paper
cut to fit the jar, is laid directly on the
fruit. Paper is much better to put un-
der carpet than straw 1t is warmer,
thinner, aud makes less noise when
walking over it.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04
A Practical Jcka

The Is an old soldier employed in the
government office at Milwaukee. who
has had some queer experiences with
an artificiaLlimb-his leg having been
taken of at the knee. Among the most
amusing was one with sleeping-car
porter. On one train he struck an nm
pish sort of porter, who stood around
with languid dignity that would make
street corner dude sick at heart.
This man with a wooden leg made up
his mind that he would awake that
Niger up" before he Clipped in his
quarter. He told a couple Of men in
the car his purpose, and they Joined In
with him. He wears his shoe firmly
fastened to the wooden leg, Having no
need to remove it, and having fallen
once from loose shoe.
After his berth had been made ND he
went to the dressing room and I'M
strapped his leg, keeping hold Of the
strap, and then got to his berth. Then
he called the porter. awe got rheu-
matism and can't bend over" he said,
"and l wish you'd pull Off that shoe.o
The porter united the sh oe and tried to
pull it off, but it wouldn't come. 'PulI
hard," said the passenger. The darby
gave another pull. ooh, brace against
the berth and pull" sain the passenger.
The porter had blood in his eye. He
put his foot against the berth and pull
ed like a dentist. The passenger let go
of the strap and the darby fell back
with the shoe and the leg. "My GodI
you've pull off my legl" shrieked the
passenger. The porter dropped 1t, and
with eyes bullying out and his teeth
he broke from the car. He
concealed himself in corner Of the
baggage car, and pretty soon the other
two conspirators came in, pretending
they didn't know where he was, sat
down on trunk and talked over the
awful condition ofth man whose leg
had been pulled off, and about the PEN
atty the darby would have to suffer il
caught. The porter was of no service
10 anybody that night.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04
The Traveler's Tree.

This tree is abundant in NADIA
gascar and arises from the ground
with thick, succulent stem. Long,
broad leaves grow from opposite
sides Of the stalk, So that the tree
looks like a huge green, open fan.
During the most arid season the
tree contains a large quantity Of
pure fresh water, supplying to the
traveller The place of wells in the
desert. So abundant aud pure is
the water that the natives will not
take the trouble to go to q spring
or well, but draw of and drink the
duid of this tree. A thrust Of the
spear into the thick, firm end of the
leaf stalk, where it joins the trunk,
will be followed by a copious flow
of ice-cold, clear, perfectly sweet
water.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04

Killing stock by railroads is be-
coming an expensive business under
late decisions OF the United States
supreme court. A case was taken
up from Missouri, where the state
law provided for double the value
of the animal killed, under the
principle of depriving the owner of
his property without due process of
law. The court held that the com
pany by neglecting to fence their
road were law breakers, and as such,
were liable for damages, in both
the worth of the animal killed and
for punitive or exemplary damages
for law breaking, thus allowing
double The value of the animal kill
ed under the Missouri law. This
is a very important decision and
doubtless settles this question of
damages for animals killed by rail-
roads.-Ind. Farmer,
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Tha preaohar Oorrected.

"Well, Mr.. Talmage.is certainly
wrong for once" said Mrs. Snaggs,
looking up from reading his last
Sundays sermon.
How so, my dearY' asked her
husband.
"Why, he says there are no per-
feet men,"
"And you think you found one
when you married me, / suppose"
beaned Mr.. Snaggs.
Indeed, DON'T" was the quick
reply. 'sBut 1 know there was a
perfect man once and his name was
Mark
Mark" repeated Mr.. Snaggs in
establishment.
Eyes, Mark, for the bible dis
tinctly speaks Of Mark, the perfect
man
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04

many a poor mortal is dashed, more
fiery, more impetuons, more terri
BILE in his career than the most fu-
rious runaway horse. This steed
takes the rider on the strichnine
lightning line to destruction. In
vain do friends plead with the rider
not to mount this terrible steed. In
vain does son, brother, or ia.
Their beg him to keep his distance.
A wife and children with weeping
eyes implore him by all he holds on
earth most dear and sacred not to
mount. But his heart is steeled
and his ears deaf to even hear their
wailIng cry. Blinded and enchant-
ed by the fascinatIons of his fieri
steed, he mounts and rides swiftly
To destruction.
Dear readers have any of you
ever ridden this fiery steed? If so,
take warning and consider your
danger. Remember that at the end
of his course one hundred thousand
riders annually are landed in
drunkard's grave, while all along his
course misery and woe of the most
heart-renderIng character are wit
nessed.-J. III. 5. in Ind. Farmer.
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Farming in Bad Times.

A pretty good farmer remarked,
in a recent conversation how the
times affected his business, "you
see we can't afford to farm as well
now as we could when we were
prosperous. We did not dis
cuEs the point with him, but never
theless thought his course of rea-
soning was hardly in the line of
good common sense. Our friend
thinks he can't afford to farm well
when farm products are low
whereas it is at just such times
that one cannot afford to do any
thing else than farm well. If hit or
miss labor and careless farming
can ever be afforded (which is
doubtful) it certainly is not in time
when the greatest margins are mar
row and the closest economy fails
to pile up huge returns. Why, in
such times as these men must farm
we'll if they live by agriculture
There is no other way to get alon
at all without loss.
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Never Despair,

Whether in the midst of Attic
tions decreed by providence, or be-
set by trouble of our own coDjuring,
we cannot find or have better
motto than "never despair" He
who coufronts obstacles and calam-
tiles with the spirit Of this motto in
his soul, can never be wholly over
come. A thousand plaguing shapes
fiy in the face Of persistent courage,
which drive the timid to wretched-
ness and:death. Despair remedies no
i'll, rights no wrong, eases no bur-
den. The recorded lessons of hui
man experience are ample to show
the folly of despairing. The story Of
Bruce In prison, sick at heart and
well nigh hopeless for himself and
his country, until he saw q spider
in his. cell return again and again in
fTuitles attempt to spin its web to
a desired point when finally, as the
fit reward of an undaunted will, it
succeeded in is object-this touch
ing story, incident of which Iberia
ted a nation and gave crown to
hero, is an inspiration to. never de-
spair,
Suppose Columbus had despair
ed under the ridicule of courtiers
and the reflections of kings, or
when mutiny threatened to cut
short his career-a continent might
have remained undiscovered fol
centuries longer. and perhaps for
ever. Suppose Washington had de
SPARED under the storm of thu
revolution, when even the braves
might have found seeming warran
for despair-our projected indie
pendence would have been tramplet
| in the dust, And so of many i'm
mortal names OF men who hav
stood forth and gone forth to vindi
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04

What you want, o mani in a wife
is not butterfly of the sunshine, not a
giggling nonentity, not painted doll
not gossiping gad-about, not a mix
tsre OF artificialties which leaves YOU In
doubts as to where the humbug ends
and the woman begins, but an earnest
soul, one that can not only laugh when
you laugh, but weep when you weep.
There will be wide, deep graves in your
path of life, and you will both want
steadyirg when you come to the verge
of them, L tell youi When your for
tune fails you will want some one to
talk of treasurs in heaven, and not
charge you with bitter, 'I told you
So" As far as can analyze it, sinecr-
ity and eArnestness are the foundations
of all worthy wifehood. Get that and
you get all. Fail to get that and you
get nothing but what you wish you
never had gOt.-Talmage.
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The landlords Lien.

Editor Spirit ofthe Farm:
Please give us in the next issue
of the Spirit, the law, or, ii too
lengthy, a synopsis of the law per-
tanning to landlords lien, and then
constrne it tor us. l have seen the
| text, but understand the law
makes rents due the 10Th of Novem
Der, with lien of three months af
ter, or until the 18th of February.
Has the landlord no claim or lien
on tenants crops pIior to the 10Th
of November, and If landlord and
tenant should agree to make notes
due any other da.e than that speci-
fed by the law. would the landlord
lien hold good for three months af-
ter maturity of such notes2 To
Illustrate: Ifnotes were made due
January LIST would lien hold until
April 1st, or if notes were due Feb
ruary lst would lien hold until May
1st? infer the law is rather am
biguous on this subject. Have there
been any supreme court decisions
on the subject? V. IL. w.
Unless notes are given, rents are
due and can be collected the 10Th
of November
When notes are given, rents are
due according to agreement.
Liens hold for three months from
the 9TH of November, but if notes
are given the lien extends three
months from date Of maturity.
Rents can be collected at any
time if the tenant absconds or hides.
If the tenant attempts to do away
with the crop he can be stopped by
attachment, but the crop cannot be
sold before the 9Th of November,
unless it is perishable, in which
case it may be sold and the money
put in the hands Of receiver, to be
held until the notes are due, or, if
no notes have been given, until the
18th of November.
If the crop is attached for cause
the tenant can stay it, but If the
crop is perishable it must be sold
and the money placed in the hands
of receiver.
The landlord has no claims on the
crop prior to the 18th of November,
unless an effort is made to do away
with it, or absconds or hides him
self where due process of the law
cannot be served.
A landlord has lien on the crops
for supplies and clothing furnished
to tenant to enable him to make the
crop. or to hands hired by tenant, if
ordered by tenant
The crop can be attached in the
hands of purchaser if the rent is
unpaid at any time within three
months from maturity of note, pro
vided the purchaser knew the ven
der to be a tenant.
If the landlord makes the note
payable the lst of January the lien
extends to April 1st, and he could
extend the maturity of the note to
any period he wishes and the lien
will begin at the maturity of the
note and extend three months. Fur
ther. if suit begins at any time and
extends two or three years, the lien
will hold three months after the ex-
piration of the suit.
The answers are all based upon
of the supreme court and
the plain statement of the law as
found in the code and may be de-
pended on.-Spirit of the Farm.
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Dare of the Feet.

The feet are usually the most
poorly protected of all, when they
should be the most warmly dressed
next the feet is apt to pro-
duce perspiration which induces
cold feet; it is best for most women
to put on first thin cotton stockings
with wooden over that. True, no
woman can do this and have very
tiny feet, but that is nonsense any
way. The shoe should be large
enough to give full play to the
muscles in walking; tight shoes i'm
pede the circulation and always
produce cold feet. For out door
wear in cold weather, leggings
and high overshoes are also indis-
pensable. Mothers should insist
apon their daughters observing all
these precautions. Never permit
hem to wear overshoes in the
house or in the school room how.
ever as they contain rubber (which
prevents the ESCAPE of the naIura
perspiration. 1t seemed impossi-
BILE to heat a large school room
evenly; the floors are usually very
cold, aRd nearly all children sill
there for hours with cold feet, {
most dangerous proceeding. Moth
ers can guard against this evil by
knitting or crochetting black over
stockings, with felt or canvass sole
sewed to the outside of the bottom
to keep them from wearing on tn
floor. These can be kept on in tn,
school room, and they are really nee
essary for both boys and girls. D,
not be deceived by what the boy
and girls may say-many childrel
and so used to cold feet that the
do not realize the fact when the
are not very painfully cold. Thes
overstockings can be made to lOol
very neat and trim, if made thick
elastic and close titting.-Ex.
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cate the rights and promote the
welfare of the human race. All the
great army of discovers and devel
opers, who have suffered for truth
and knowledge, in dungeons or at
the stake-darkness and woe to the
world, had all these despaired
when peril lof life stared them in
the face.
1t was just at that point where
half breed heroes despair, that the
great horoes began their grandest
triumps. The Romansshad not yet
learned to despair, when the all
conquering Hannibal thundered
down the gorges of the Alps. Rome
might be desolsted, but she should
be undispaired of while a Roman
survived. This spirit ruled three
hundred who made Thermopole
glorious-was with Tell when the
tyrant's host paved the way to the
Switzers' freedom. 1t was the
spirit of 'never despair" that form
ed the first frst forloin hope, and
that will never cease to stand in the
breach where the noblest- causes are
redeemed and the noblest triumphs
won.
How many yield to the pitiful
obstacles and petty glooms. How
many, whose instincts are to des-
spondency while there are sources
of cheer left-how many, who de
spair without an appeal to hope
Do these know the proverbs found
ed in wisdom-"it is always
darkest just before day, "there is
no night without a morning.
''there's a silver lining to every
cloud, ''-"wait and the storm will
pass, mo i'll ever was, but there
may be one greater, trust in
God doing your duty, and fear not
the worst" 1t is not only coward
ly, it is wicked, to despair. While
there is life there is hope, and woe
unto him who plucks out his life as
a refuge from despair.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04

Many devices have been put in
use by actors and lecturers to keep
from smiling, but the simplest and
most effective is to put a small
wooden button in the mouth and
bite down on it every time the i'm
pulse TO laugh makes itself mani
fest. S me grit their teeth or
cringe their toes, and a famous
minstrel for long time resorted to
the sticking Of pin in his thigh
Baltimore Herald.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04

When l wath little boy" lisped
an ineffably stupid north side socie-
ty man to a young lady whom he
was boring with his offensive atten-
tions-"when | wath a small kid all
my ideath of life wath thentered on
being a clown"
Nv ell,' replied the lady, "you
certainly have infinite reason for be
ing gratified that you have succeed
ed in your aspirations beyond per-
haps your most sanguine expecta-
tions.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04

A four footed bird is found on the
island of Marago, at the mouth Of
the Amazon. In due time one pair
of the legs are changed into VIKINGS,
transformation as singular as that
which takes place in the young OF
the frog.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04
Lashed to a Fiery Steed.

Likely most people have seen
horse, wild with fright, running
away with sleigh or buggy at his
heels. The sight sends shndder
through the beholder as he thinks
of the possible consequences. We
hicles are thus smashed into pieces,
horses seriously injured and some
times killed, and sometimes, too,
human life is lost. Especially. is a
runaway dangerous in the crowded
streets of town or city.
But there is q steed to which
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04

Cheap and excellent ink is made
by dissolving half an ounce of log
wood extract and ten grains bi
chromate of potash IN a quart of
hot rain water; when cold pour into
a glass bottle and leave uncorked
for a week or two; exposure to the
air is INDISPENSABLE.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04

Air your bedding every day, and IL
possible in the sunshine. It Is a good
plan to hang the comforters, quilts,
blankets and pillows on the line several
hours once week, the day you change
the sheets and pillow cases. This, with
with the daily airing In the room with
open windows, will keep them fresh
and sweet and wholesome. Always
air spare room thoroughly before you
put a guset into it. A shut-up room
never has n good air.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04

Cracks In floors may be neatly but
permanently filled by thoroughly soak
ing newspapers in paste made Of half
pound Of -four, three quarts of water
and hal pound OF alum mixed and
boiled. The mixture will be about as
thick as putty, and may be forced into
the crevice with case-knife. It will
harden like paper-mache.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04

Georgia has a postoffice named
Talking Rock. Some one in the VI
cinity found a large stone upon
which were painted the words,
"Turn me over" 1t required great
strength to do this, and when it was
done the command, "Now turn me
back and let me fool some one
else" painted on the under side OF
the stone met his eye.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04

Make suds by rubbing soap In
the water in which knitted wooden
goods are washed and always wash
and rinse them in water of equal
temperatures; never rub them on a
board, nor rub soap on them, and
they will be loose and soft until
worn out,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04

Cream too cold in winter and too hot
in summer Is the chief reason why
butter does not como. Next reason in
winter: cream too old. Freezing and
thawing are bad conditions. Cream
kept. at an even temperature, never
old, and churucd with steady motion
at about 60 degrees, or less, If very
cold, is the proper way to succeed, ant
to have good butter.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04

A great writer gives this plain
but practical advice: Young man
don't spend money until you get it,
The smaxim, if practiced, would
have saved many a man from ruin
and disgrace.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04

A shabby dress coat cannot be OF any
use to the poor and may be cut to pieces
for household decoration OF chair seats
or back foot rests or cushions. Bands
Of embroidery may be applied, OF the
cloth may be embroidered with plume
tbs stitch and applique desings.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04

A new remedy to cule the pain
from burn is the essence of pep
permint. Wet the place and then
apply the remedy and it is said the
relief from pain will be instantane
Gus.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04

Bread Prlddle cakes are excellent and
may be made of stale bread. Soak a
small bowl of bread over night in milk.
In the morning mix half cupful OF
flour, into which is put one and one
half teaspoonfuls Of baking powder,
with ono quart Of milk, three we'll
beaten eggs and little salt. Beat up
the bread with this batter until it is
light and fry delicate brown. The
batter should be thick.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04

Everybody's COW gives the most
milk. every bedy's dog is the most
faithful and intelligent, and every
body's baby is beyond comparison !;
so Of course everybody's house plan
is the best, most economical, best
arranged and all that,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-04

1t is announced that the back
bone of winter is broken, but 1t may
be just as we'll TO warn your wife
net to dispose Of your overcoat for
p few weeks yet.