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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-11-15

our duty there e 3 rising generation
being qospelized and coming BY the
hundreds Of thousands from our Sab
bath schools and Christian homes who
might properly have on their banners:
s'Iremble, ye powers Of darkness apd
sin, for we are growing up" We
may not amount to much in ourselves,
but if we put epurselve4in the right
place we can do great exploits. Two
put under two mako only four, but
placed beside two make twenty-five.
Yet what you and I most need Is
power to drive back this Apollyon,
this As1nodeus, this Ahrimanes from
our hearts and lives. And we can do
it not by our own strength, but by di-
vino power afforded, for Rere is pas
saqe emblazoned with announcement
which says: Resist the devil and he
will flee from you.n Remember it is
no sin at all to be tempted. The best
and the mightiest have been tempted.
Milton describes q toad squat at the
car of Eve. The sin Is In surrender
ing. Do not feel 20 secure In yourself
as to think you cannot be overthrown-
How do you account for the fact
that there are 50 many old men
in Sing Sing and Auburn and
the other penitentiaries. serving
out their protracted sentences for
frauds committed in mid life or
advanced ages, although their early
lifo had been good, and moth
ing bad been suspected of them
until at fifty or sixty years Of age the
whole land was struck dumb at their
forgery or embezzlement. The clock
in the steeple Of old Trinity church
striking the hours did not remind the
recreant Wall streeter of the passage
Of time that would soon bring ex-
posure to and dr@ The explanation
Is that Mephistp Aarles, Apollyon,
Satan got In his work at thai
time. The man was not naturally
bad. He was as good as any of you
are, but Satan with whole battalions
of INTERVALS swooped upon him un
awares. Look out for the wiles of tho
devil, not only those of you who art
young but the middle aged and tht
old. Outside of God you are not saft
q moment. But yield not to disheart
eminent. Ii we put our trust in Coo
our best days are yet to come-days O.
victory, days of song, days of heaven
and the best days of the cause of righte
BUSINESS in all the Garth are yet t.
come. As the ten thousand men O
Xenophon's army when they came t.
the top of Mount Thechos and saw
the waters on which they were t.
sail to their homes, the soldiers will
clapping hands and waving banner
oil together shouted: 1.-THE sea; tn
seal" So we today in our marcl
toward our heavenly home come up t,
the top of the mountain of holy anti
cipation and look off upon oceans o
light and oceans of glory and ocean
of joy; and thrilled as we have neve
been thrilled before we clap our hand
and wave our Gospel ensigns and CT.
one to another and shout up to the re
spending and re-echoing heavens
''The sea; the seal''
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-11-15
ITEMS OF ALL SORTS.

At the banquet to Kaiser William
kept their gloves on.
The University Of France has
awarded Les Palmes Academiques to
Patti It is an order very rarely be-
slowed on any one.
Mrs. Langtry has a fortune of $3.50,
600, Clara Louise Kellogg has $500,
coo, Fanny Davenport, $50, GOO, and
Kate Claxton is said to be worth $125,
900.
About 150 species of fish are known
| in tho waters of Indiana, according to
Professors Jordan and Evermann, and
about fifty may be regarded as food
fishes.
jeff King, a colored man who died
at Mamie, Ga, was 1873 years old, the
old slave records of the King family
of North Carolina proving his great
age. He had wives without number
during his life time, and his children
were SO numerous that he never at,
tempted to count them.
| A sparrow with white wings was
seen in Rondout, N. Y, the other
afternoon. 1t led an army of nearly
one hundred brown sparrows for SOW
eral hours. When the ''curio'
alighted the other would alight, and
when it circled about or flew in a
straight line they would Immediately
follow suit, keeping always, how
ever, at a most respectful distance.
The farmers of New Zealand are get
ting tired of sending frozen mutton tc
England, for the reason that the aver
age net receipts are only at the rate Of
Id per pound, and it does not pay tc
sell the pick Of their animals, specially
fattened, at that price. The trade is
therefore, largely falling off.
| There is to be great rivalry in Wash
ington this winter between the minis
tiers from Persia, Corea, China an6
Japan They are all wealthy me1
and can afford to entertain, though
the Chinese minister is the only ONT
among them who has more money
than he knows what to do with it
The Japanese minister has one grea
advantage in that he has a charming
wife who is fast making many warn
friends in Washington.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-11-15
Oldest Soldier Of tho wnr.

Larious Smith, who recently died in
Vermont ct the ago of %, is thought
there to have been tho Oldest soldier in
the civil war. In 1863 he enlisted in
Company I, Twelfth Vermont volun-
teers, being OF that time 67 years old.
He didn't look like it, being remarkar
bly, strong and vigorous, and at the
time of his death didn't appear to be
over GO years old. The Iowa Gray
boards had some pretty old men in the
ranks, but it's doubtful if any was as
old as Larious.-Chicago Herald.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-11-15
THE NATIONS WORKING POWER.


Energy of Various Countries Estimated In
Foot Tons--An Englishmnn's Tribute.
Among the many scientific papers read
at the recent meeting of the British asso-
citation in Bath, none possesses higher
degree of interest than the brief msno-
graph of Mr.. Michael G. Mulhall on the
''Growth of American Industries and
Wealth" 1t is all the more interesting
because it is the work of distinguished
English statistician, and SO must be re-
garded as free from any blemish of pa
t,iotic exaggeration.
To look upon the picture which Mr..
Eulhall gives of the astonishing life,
wealth and energy of the United States
stirs the blood. In every one Of the
three principal sources of power--man.
horse and steam-we greatly exceed the
leading nations of E1rope, as will be
seen from this table of Mr.. Mulhall's,
showing the aggreg; te energy Of the
principal nations in millions of foot tons
daily:
Countries. Hand. Horse. Steam. Total.
United States. ......S45i $4,000 4e,4o0 s9,l5i
United Kingdom. $50 6,7O0 $500 1850
France. 5000 $500 16,ib0 3o.3sC
Germany. $3.50 1o,5oo 1880 S7.2st
An inspection of this table shows that
in round numbers the working power OF
the United States is three times as great
as that of France, two and one-half times
as great as that of Germany, and one
| and two-t thirds times rs great as that OF
the united kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland. 1t is equal to that of the two
greatest of the older nations combined.
H there were any danger of the re-
public's putting forth its gigantic strength
In aggressive warfare, there would be {
panic terror among the powers across Tho
ocean, that a hundred years ago behel,
its birth with Indifference or contempt
Moreover, as Mr.. Mulhall shows, the un
paraDeled growth Of this country ha,
only begun:
.sAt present the increase of industry
energy and wealth goes on unabated
The next census in 1890 will probabl,
show population of sc, ,000,0 900, with al
aggregate energy of almost 100, 900, 900
600 of foot tons daily. and ;in accumulated
wealth of IA, 900, 900, 900 sterling, figures
never before applicable to any nation il
the world"
Uncle Sans boys are not given t.
cOooeihtS u, AAuSh 90 Sfie .
used to be, and perhaps one reason il
that there is no need for them to boast
A power like that which this republic
now possesses speaks for itself, and al
the world needs it. The moral fore,
emanating from such an enormous ag
i gregate of physical energy is un
measurable. There is not move
ment for political enfranchisemen
ON the face of tho globe tha
does not feel itself strengthened by th,
influence Of the United States. 1t i
glorious to be citizen of such coun
try, infinitely more glorious than to hav'
been q Roman citizen at the height o
the Roman renown!
Well, all this splendor of national de
velopment, which the British men o
science have just had displayed for thei
adaptation and wonder, the people o
! the United States have created for them
selves, and they have created it by ex
tending the same lines of progress whicl
their forcfathcrs struck out a centur
ago.-New York Sun.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-10
Curiosity That Was Costly.

ave were all busily at work." said ON en-
ploye in an N. and l. Office the other morn
ing, "when the chief clerk entered and took
his seat He had not been long at his desk
when messenger boy CAME with telegram,
which was received with great appearance
of emotion on the part Of the recipient.
Springlng from she chair in which he was
seated, he rushed bareheaded from the office,
leaving the telegram behind him on his desk
"What could it meant was q question not
asked, but predominant in every mind at
last clerk, holder than the rest, lounged to
the desk and seized the message Quick a
"A flash he dropped it and ran out Of the door.
This was repeated untal the Office was empty.
Now the telegram read; Purchase all the
stock on the market Big advance in price
ct an early date This was signeo by noted
Wall street Speculation and. as each clerk
had little fund saved up. you can imagine
the cause of their precipitate departure from
the office. We were not gone long. but when
we returned, one by one after investing ou
last dollar, tie chief clerk was there TO vel
come Us with q meaning smile Nothing wai
said. The stock fell very low that evening,
and we lost all our money Sill nothing
hes been said. but there is great deal
thought p Louisville Courier-JournaL
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-10
The Treasurer of English Monarchy.

Thought, perhaps, in her majestyis absence
| might gain admission TO the place by per
suading" the lodge keeper and the officer in
charge, for yellow key VIII open every
other lock have tried in England, and usu-
ally silver one viii do. got look at the
coronation robes, ''the cloth Of gold" upon
winch the kings sn6 queens OF England for
600 years hsve placed their feet when receiv-
ing the crown. and the communion service
OF gold from which they have received the
holy sacrament for even more centuries at
the hands of the archbishop of Canterbury
before they first ascend the throne, and i.
only cost a sovereign. These. the most
sacred OF all the historical treasures, are kept
ii massive chests in the crypt of Westmin-
ster Abbey, and are never taken out except
once ysaT 10 be cleaned and reimhedded in
camphor, and when the reign Of a new mon.
arch begins The person IN charge almost
tainted when | asked 10 see them. but SOW
erejgn convinced him OF his duty 70 see that
they were safe; so he unlocked the chest aud
took them out carefully, while stood by in
awe.-Cor. Philadelphia Times
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-10
When

When
You are preparing to take a journey there
are certain things absolutely necessary 20
q travellers safety and comforts through
ticket that you are positive is good ans at
a price that you know is the lowest posi-
bic 70 be obtained anywhere
Besides these essentials there are always
some minor details worth looking after,
such as having your baggage checked
through to destination. sleeping car berths
secured when desired and correct tnforua-
ZION regarding free reclining chairs, close
connections. union depots, location Of
trains, time, etc
To have these details attended 70 by
those Of well known reliability, response
bility. intelligence and long experience,
you viii do well 20 call al the Union riekst
Office, IL North Main street, and Union
depot, near Oak street, and consult the
employees OF the Atchisol, Topeka and
SAINTS Fe and St Louis and San Francisco
lines, their authorized agents representing
the best lines east, west, north or south.
Four trains daily TO the east, all Of them
equipped with Pullman palace sieepng
cars, both morning and night trains
w. ID. MUKDocE,
Passenger and Ticket Agent
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-10
Daily eagle
ION THE SEAsHoRE.

ATolce Of many watersi thus to me-
Old oceans never cessing murmurs risa.
Far stretching where the horizon meets che
skies
The beauty Of eternal life see,
We've chasing flowing wave increasingly.
No eye can pierce where thy deep secret Hes,
Orr the fountains where thy waters RISE
Or grasp the sum of thine immensely.
God holds thee In the hollow of His hand,
And counts the number OF thy countless drops,
Fixes the boundary Of thy wave-beat strand,
And with word thy angry rising stops;
And when His voice shall speak the last decree,
Thy years shall end: 'eThere shall be no more
sea-"
F r. Bowman in Good Words,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-10

FRS. motor VIII leave Thirteenth street
az a. IL fo- Burton Car works and Valley
Center.
Second motor viii leave Thirteenth stree.
al IS 8. III and every hour thereafter
till 6e2S
The cars VIII leave Doagias arenus on
even hours, IS usual. commencing :.
q =. 1t1t1
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-10
OLIVER BROS,
Dealers
Wichita, Kansas.

Free reclining chair cars are now running
on all trains on the c., K & y. R'y, Rock
Island Route" between Wichita, Topeka,
Kansas City St Joseph. Chicago, ST.
Louis ct
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-09
The Small bon from the Country.

/ have thought sometimes of keeping
a boys school, not for the sake Of
teachng-that [ couldn't endurc-but
for the pleasure and the profit of the o.
cety. There is frank barbarity in
the boy that 1 find very refreshing.
He comes close to nature; and has, |
verify believe, more ideas of his own
than the average man. THE nOncha-
lance of boys says great writer,
'who are sure of dinner and would
disdain as much as lord to do or say
aught to concilate one, is the healthy
attitude of human nature These re-
Elections are suggested by the fact that
n day or two since l had the honor of
sitting behind a brace of boys on -
railroad train They were country
lads; that is. they lived abou ten miles
out Of the city, to which they had
gone 20 make some purchases. Ii is
needless to say they were eating pea
nuts; and when | mention the fact that
one of them drew from his pocket q
nowly-bought article, handing it TO the
other for iuspectiOn-.t is unnecessary
for me to add that that the article was
knife. What airs of cOnnOiSscurship
that second boz gave himself He
turned the knife up to the light, felt on
the point. breathed on the blade and
then rubbed it with his sleeve, "heftrd"
the handle and finally handed it back
with the adm ssion h II the knife was II
pretty good knife, but limiting doubt
us to its durability. The owner peck
elcd il TN an air of relief, as | could
plainly see. having evidently feared
that his companion would condemn his
knife as fraudulent city article got up
to sell.
The fact was that the second boy. is
| have called him, was the greater
man OF the two. lie took the seat by
the window. The convcrsat on ran at
first upon the fighting qualities of their
urban contemporaries; and II was
clear they held them somewhat IN awe
as being desperate characters, thirsty
for blood. From this the talk passed
to the pleasures Of bunting and the
merits and dement's of certain guns.
The boy bv the window treated with
scorn timid suggestion bv the other
that Il particular breech louder was
''rather heavy All that he wanted
he declared was "a good dorg and
he minated that were he the owner
of such an animal not quail or part
ridge would be left alive within
twenty miles Of his residence But at
this point the conversation ended, for
the boys left the train, gIancing fur
lively at the conductor. scowl NJ at the
brakeman as being their natural enemy,
and loungmg off in true boyish vaga-
bond. savage, free and easy style. -
Boston Post
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-09

constrained state / and most of Tho
yCJnge" girls had TO prepare our les
SOrs;' aid in the life of Mrs. Edge
worth we read that, being sent to Ger
tain fashionable estubl shment "she nm.
derwenL all The usual tortures of back
boards. ron collars and dumbs, and
also because she was very tiny per-
SOM the unusual one OF being hung by
the neck TO draw out the muscles and
increase the growth" signal failure
in her case.
Indeed, instances of absolute mutila-
ton aud misery are so common in the
past il is unnecessary to multiply them;
but it is really sad to think that in oar
own day civilized woman can hang
on to II crossbar while her maid laces
her waist i'm 1j-lnch circle. To begin
with. the waist is not circle at all. but
an oval; nor can there be any greater
error than TO imagine that an unnatur-
ally small waist gives an air of grace.
or even of slightness to the whole fig
ure. Its effect, us II rule, is to simply
eXaggcrate the width of the shoulders
and the hips; and those whose figures
possess that stateincss which called
stoutness by the vulgar, convert what
is IA quality into Il defect by yielding to
the silly edicts of fashion on the subject
of tight acing. - lVOman'S World.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-09

No merchant can now wholly depend
for business upon the fact of his being
well known to the trade. No matter
how many years he may have been
established or how familiar his name
is to the purchasing public. or how
celebrated his wares are, if he does not
advertise and keep doing s. in some
way, tuyers and customers will in time
ignore him aud visit and trade with his
competitor who sounds his trumpet
upon all occasions to the extent of
thousands of dollars year and pays
the sal G without a murmur because it
paws him to do so.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-09

In accepting resident Clevela d.
gift of copy of the Constitut on of the
United States, the Pope said "ln
America the people enjoy liberty in the
true sense of the word Religion there
is free to spread itself. entertain an
especial affection for America, and have
therefore approved the scheme for
Catholic university in Washington.
Your great country has grand future
before it. Your nation has free gov
eminent of strong character. Y ur
president commands my highest ad
miration, and thank and b ess you and
him."
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-09
FACT AND FANCY.

From Dec. 10 to Dec. 81, 1887, fifteen bodies
were cremated at one crematorY In New York
a wagon load Of squirrels were sold at Hot
springs, Ark, few days since, the vender
selling them by the bushel.
Mcxicans propose TO celebrate the 4OOth
anniversary of the discovery of America in
1892 with grand worlds exposition.
The council at Logan, o. has ordered the
ringing OF n bell at 8 +. NJ. to notify parents
10 call their children in from the streets.
A Nevada ranchman, TO protect his cattle
from the effects Of Billiards, has painted them
all with a mixture of tar, red clay and linseed
oil,
A klndlng-wood factory, about TO be start
ed at 81. Johnsbury, VT, will employ thirty
men and use ten thousand cords Of slabs a
year
A farmer in TYLER county, West Virginia, re-
Gently sold a lot of well-scasoned railroad
ties, which he had cut and hewed thirty eight
years ago.
At Boston last Monday $50 poor widows re-
ceived a silver half dollar as a Christmas pre-
sent from fund left by w, II. Knight for
that purpose.
w ~ iiNi hlAA NV lAlo NNAg oIhh w JUN
sonvIlle, Fla, by a bogus employment agency
in New York, which charged them SO each for
places they didn't get.
Forty-onc calico aprons were among the
Christmas presents received by q female
resident Of Belfast, Me. She had previously
told her friends that all she cared for was a
calico apron.
1t is said that an apple tree in Peasants
county, Virginia, which has borne fruit for Il
number Of years has never been known TO
blossom This year it bore largely OF fruit
that had neither core nor seed.
The San Frncisco Ez miner has contracted
with New York publishing house for l,O)J,
0JJ copies Of a magazine supplement for that
paper which will give reliable Information
about California and it's resources.
At Waterbury, Conn, the other night, John
Miller was seriously stabbed in the groin. He
stopped the hemorrhagc by pinning the edges
Of the wound together, and then put himself
under the care Of physician. lie will re-
cover.
A Maine man as an experiment clipped the
fleece from pet Newfoundland dog and had
IL carded and spun into yarn. 1t yielded four
9keins of jet black yarn, weighing two and
one quarter pounds, and was as soft as
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-09
Plantation Philosophy.

/ knows some pussons dat likes ter
talk ter. not bccaze | think so much o
'em, but becaze wen verses wild EN-
allus thinks mo- o. merse'f.
Natur', it pear like takes or sort o.
pleasure in llingin' cold water on dc
bright promises dat she hab made.
De blacklist ha'r is nearly allus de
soones' ter turn gray.
Oar is many things wus den dc lie
dat is used fur ter kiver up er bad
truth; not dat kline dat hio es err crime,
but de kline dat makes us b'lebe dat
suthn' good has been said erbOut Us.
when de faclS $ dat suthin' bad has
been said, --ArkGnSdV YraUeieE
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-09
To Save Doctors Bills.


Never 60 to he'd with cold or damp
feet.
Never lean with the back upon any
ing that is cold.
Never begin journey until the break
fast has been eaten.
After exercise of any kind never ride
in an open carriage or near the window
of IL car for II moment; it is dangerous
to health or even life.
Never omit regular bathing, for, UNI
less the skin is it regular condition, the
cold W IL c'o5e the porss and favor
congest: on or other diseases.
When hoarse. speak us little as pos
sible until the hoarseness is rocoverci
from. else the voice may be permanent
" lost, or difficulties of the throat be
produced.
Merely warm the back By the fire
and never continue keeping tho back
exposed to the heat after it has become
Nomfortably warm. To do otherwise
is facilitating.
Never stand still in cold weather,
especially after having taken slight
degree of exercise. and always avo ct
standing on ice or snow. where the per-
son is exposed to the cold wind.
When going from warm atmosphere
into a cooler one keep the mouth almost
closed so that the air may be warmed
by its passage through the nose ere 1,
reaches the lnngs.
Keep the back. especially between
the shoulder blades. we'll covered; also
the chest we'll protected. In sleeping
in cold room establish the habit Of
breathing through the nose, and never
with the mouth open.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-09
Oscar Wilde on Tight Lacinp.

Miss Lefller-Arnim' statement, in a
lecture delivered recently at st. Savior's
Hospital, that "she had heard Of in
stances where ladies were so determin-
ed not to exceed the fashionable meas
urement that they had actually held on
TO crossbar while their ma DIS fas!en-
cd the 15-inch corset" has excited n
great deal of mcredulity, but there is
nothing really improbable in it. From
the sixteenth century TO our own day
there is hardly any form of torture that
has not been inflicted on girls, aud en-
dured by women, in obedience to the
d clates of an unreasonable and mon
strous fashion. In order TO obtain n
real Spanish figure" says Montaigne.
what Gehcnna of suffering will not
women endure, drawn in and compress
ed by great coches entering the flesh;
nay, sometimes they even die thereof !"
"a few DAYS after my arrival ut
school" Mrs. Somerville tells US in her
memoirs, "aIthough perfectly straight
and well made, ! was inclosed in ST II
STAYS, W tll steel Dusk in front. while
above nv frock bands drew my Shout
dcrs back till the shoulder-blades met.
Then steel rod with u semicircle.
which went under my chin, was clasped
o the steel busk in my stays. In this