The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-11-15
VOL 80
Current Items.

que sdnanltl0n 10 10 steep.
The story that Joaquin Miller's
wife slammed him around by the
hair of the head and made his life
one OF fear and misery is vigorous
ly denied by friends.
An Indiana farmer got up in bis
sleep and stole lis own mule and
hid him in the woods, where the
sheriff who came next day couldn't
find him TO serve an execution.
A Missouri horse fell over cliff
thirty-fve feet high and escaped
with only scratch on him. Next
day he got piece Of corn-cob in
his throat and choked 10 death,
McLane, Pa, has citizen exact
~ seven feet high, but he has a
reasonable excuse for it. He got
caughsln the ruins of house and
they pitched horse to his feet and
pulled him out.
Joseph White, of New Jersey
slept for five days and nights anc
then jawed his wife for waking him
up. lie said was always picking or
him when she saw him taking COM
fort.
Before going to England Jake
Kllraine was perfhct ignoramus IL
his grammar. Now it doea moi
bother him the least bit to observe
81 cawn,t, Chawley--weally,
cawn't. you know.
A stranger who jumped Into th'
Ohio River the other day left be-
hind him a note, which said" Cus'
the rich, durn the poor, and may
bring up in warm and comforta
place" He probably did.
An Ohio farmer found his bee:
getting ready to swarm and hi
sweetened Il gallon of whisky anC
nut it out 10 pans. The been go
drunk and he had no trouble ii
handling seventeen swarms.
1t is against municipal law il
China to dig over 100 feet to fin'
well water. 1t is the idea that tn
bottom would fall through int
America if they dug about 222 fee
aud they don't want to damage u
Honduras has just passed q la
that women may compound medi
cine for family use, and in case the
nave no family they can take th
doses themselves. Women have n
wings, but they ere getting there.
A good many chaps who WEI
looking up maps and worryin
ohout Stanley last summer are no
looking through their pockets an
worrying about their winter Goa
The laws Of nature are inhexible.
George Adams, hotel clerk
Vicksburg, started to kick a dea
beat ont doors and kicked til
lamb with such force as to cripp
him for life. There was wild h'
ha! as the d. b, moved on to fres
fields.
Chicago business men, durin
the first half Of this year, MALE
$4,000 worth of checks and mote
without stamping the envelopes.
It's mighty easy to lick on STAN
aud powerful easy to forget to.
IN, (,i:. - 49,, o,ot baf
to the CELESTIAL Empire with $3t
in cash can be gun all the rest
his DAYS. That's what he is drear
ing Of when he squirts .he dampne
over the shirt bosoms before him.
Tucson. A. r., prenounces
name Tooson. IF it wanted to
called so why not have spelled it
Probably for the same reason til
"Hartfordshire" Is pronounced Ha
furhyre and Cholmondeiey Chui
ley.
Jay Cooke fished at Beach Ha
ern for twenty-eight full days til
year, and his total catch of Fl
weighing half pound and upwar
was 2.651 fish. He can fnanciel
fish line as well as any man
America.
Had Alanson Swift, of Lexin
ton, Mo, said to the man he n
an the highway the other nigl
"Hand over them cash?" he mig
have escaped arrest, but he yell
out: .Gimmy yer shugarw and W
identified by his voice.
Pennsylvania wildcats must
lacking in some Of the traits
character usually assigned to pu'
They let II year old boys kill thu
with corn stalks. A Michigan hu
ter is Just now in he'd with las wi
cat scrathes and bites distribut
over his anatomy.
Any book of poems which h
the word "tyrant" Ia it cannot pa
the Russian frotier. The Co
thinks it direct hit at him. /
English book was lately tahbo
DGGauSC IL udU 0Ot
free air." All the air Russia /
longs to royalty.
People who are always looki
for the treasure buried by pirat
never stop to wonder where til
had chance to rake in big han
In the days of pirates dozen ca
tured pirate ships wouldn't pan O
enouhh casa to set up good corr
grocery.
For starting q rumor that ghc
had taken up its quarters in
Arkansas wayside hotel. John /
yer was sued for damages and h
to fork over $50 in cash and l.
the ghost. There can be nothil
supernatural about hotel. T
coffee is too poor aud the butter
bad.
"Chinchin" is the Indiana wo
Sor it: THE young man who sc
out to take the scalp of an eneu
is met by bear and told to retui
and comes back empty handed
tell q big story" Why can't '
get some such short word to EXPIRE
our feelings towards the chap wi
says he will pay it back by Satu
day.
Her Poem.
She glided into the Office ar
quietly approached the editor
desk.
Il have writte1 a poem--"sl