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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-07-19
NOTES, ITEMS, PARAGRAPHS.

More than one million men are en-
ployed by the various railway lines in
the United States., s2
J A Florida man advertises for couple
Of alHgators of 'smild disposition and
good habits"
Emperor Frederick died within thirty
feet of where he was born, and at ex-
actly the same hour of the day.
''Dinners for penny" are given every
week to 1000 people out Of employment
by Birmingham, England, charity or
ganization.
The monster timber ship at the Finger
board, Nova Scotia, is about two-t thirds
built. There are 81, 900 pieces already
In the ship, and, it is expected, 1000
more will be required to finish it.
1t is curious fact that man named
Messenger has just been appointed gunner
in the navy, while a man named Gunner
was recently made a messenger in the
navy department at Washington.
In recent French murder trial the
bones of the murdered man were brought
into court and placed before the accused.
The man turned pale, but over the
CHASTITY relics reiterated his protestation
Of innocence; nevertheless he was con-
victed.
Men who object to the useful and neat
occupation of dusting may be encouraged
by the example of Dumas, who fire.
quently has house cleaning mania. He
is very orderly and is often seen, feather
duster in hand, dusting his study and
changing pieces Of furniture.
The coach which the emperor of Japan
has lately had made in London is lined
with white silk. and decorated without
in claret, vermilion and gold. On the
center of the roof is perched an immense
gilt bird carrying chrysanthemum in
his beak, and the chrysanthemum ap-
pears here and there on the panels.
1t is said that the shares in the Sues
canal which Lord Beaconsfield's govern
ment purchased from the ex-Khedive
Ismail for four millions sterling are now
stated to have a value Of more than nine
millions. 1t Is further added that by the
sale Of these in the open market no less
sum than ten millions would be real
lied.
IN the pulpit treatment Of texts there
is such thing as homiletic vivisection, in
which the very life of the sacred words
is killed out by artificial plans and ex-
cessive divisions. We so busy ourselves
with the '.skeleten" of the sermon that
the soul Of the text escapes us, and it,
| too, becomes a skeleton in our hands.
The first pair of socks ever worn by
Lord Byron has just been presented to
the Players club of New York. They
are queer looking little things, and seem
to be made of narrow braid sewn to-
gether. One can learn nothing of By
ron's deformity from them, for they
were cut down to fit doll before they
came into the hands of their last owner
| A novelty in the way of commence.
ment exercises was seen at New York
grammar school. After the singing and
recitations the girls made strawberry
short cake and poached eggs in the
| presence of their guests and distributed
them among their friends. One of the
trustees said in speech that the time
would come when, if any one wanted &
cook, he would come straight to tn,
school and get one.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-07-19

The latest in jewelry is rather clever,
don't you think? A half opened red rose,
surrounded by green caves, is copied SO
accurately that you would hardly guess
by looks, touch or smell that you have
not in your hand the real thing. This
rose is meant to be pinned on the front Of
a wnlue gown just where tiio dainty l"---.
meets the dainty skim To hold: it in
place it is wired ever so lightly with gold,
and on one petal hoyers agolden butter
fly. Another one Of these ''art" flowers,
fragrant white pond lily. with a bril-
liant summer fly in enamel just alighting
upon it, is conceit In the same line
given to young girl a day or two ago.
New York Mail and Express.
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Whaling in spit.bergsn Waters.

Whaling has been carried on in the
Spitzbergen seas during the last forty
years, according to Capt. Gray, of the
steamer Eclipse, of Peterhead, by the aid
Of the traffic in seals, with whose pro-
ducts the gaps in the cargo of whale
products were filed; but since the intro
duction of steam vessels, in about 1860,
the seals have been SO completely ex-
terminated that it no longer pays vessel
to 60 in search Of them. Steam has also
been to great extent the ruin of the
Greenland whale fishing. The whales
are receding farther and farther into
the ice, where it is impossible to
follow them. So far as can be
Judged, there are probably no fewer
whales now than there We're forty years
ago, but they are more inaccessible, as
they are being yearly frightened farther
back by the noise of the steam engines.
Notwithstanding the greater difficulty of
penetrating the ice at such a time,
''close season" is welcome to the whale
fisher, for the whale will only appear in
the neighborhood of field ice, and in open
seasons the ice is constantly broken up
by the swell. In some seasons the whales
are later in appearing than in others; but
the usual time is about May 90, and
from that time the fishing is prosecuted
till about the end of June, when the
whales disappear.
A new branch of enterprise has been de-
veloped within few years in fishing for
the small "bottle nose" whale. These
whales yield no bone, but give about a
ton each of an oil equal in lubricating
power to the southern sperm whale oil.
Since they began to be hunted more than
600 have sometimes been killed in sea-
son by single ship; but there are signs
that the trade is being overdone. The
oils, formerly the mainstay of the fish
cries, were at one time largely used for
lighting collieries and street lamps, but
for good many years back they have
been principally employed by jute manu-
facturers for lubricating purposes. Since
the discovery of the great Russian petro-
leum wells at Baku, however. the de-
mand for the seal and whale oils has
greatly fallen off, but whalebone is now
at a higher price than ever. Capt. Gray
regards the prospect Of finding a new
and lucrative whale fishery in the Antarc-
tic seas as very hopeful.-New York Star.
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A. Caution to Correspondents.

Under the recent act Of congress, ap-
proved by the president, any envelope,
wrapper or postal card containing on the
outside anything which reflects injuri-
ously upon the person addressed, or any
one else, or upon his character or con-
duct, or is plainly calculated and in
tended to injure his feelings or reputa-
ton, or bring him into discredit, or
-s.i.;eh t,,-oatane h;.--, ill IL ----,--l.a u
from the mails. Anything in the nature
Of an offensive or threatening dun ap-
parent upon an envelope, outside cover
or postal card, or conveying the sug-
gestion that such dun is inclosed, will be
excluded as non-mailable under this act.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
A Volapuk club has been formed at
Wo11o yNoIla Wv nv
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The Clergyman and the Boys.

In Kansas town one of the churches
gave an ice cream and strawberry festi-
val, the price of admission to which was
a dime; but the dime covered the privi-
lege of plate of ice cream in addition to
the admission. The idea in charging an
admission fee was to exclude certain
boys who might possibly be rude, and
who were not likely to have money
enough in their pockets to make them
large purchasers. Several boys hung
around the door begging for admission
without pay, but were refused. An
elderly clergyman who happened to see
the refusal quietly handed two of the
boys dime each, and told them to go in
and be happy. Presenting their dimes
at the door, the boys were surprised to
be refused again. The doorkeeper gruffly
remarked: ''G'way, boys, g'way; we
don't want no boys here" The elderly
clergyman, who is fond of bit of quiet
fun, then collected all the boys he could
find in the immediate neighborhood Of
the church. They numbered seven in
all, including the two originals. Several
Of them were barefoot, and none wore
full dress suits.
Being well known to the people of the
church, the old clergyman thought he
had right to invite such guests as he
pleased to the festival. So he marched
the boys in and paid their fare. The
doorkeeper snarled as politely rs he
could and said: ''We don't admit boys,
SIR" Said the clergyman: "These boys
are my guests; you will admit them if
you admit me-" The whole party passed
In. Then the clergyman saw the boys
seated at table and supplied with ice
cream. In order not to embarrass them
by his presence he retired and looked at
them through window while they en-
joyed the feast. Instead Of raising a
riot, as the church people had feared
that such boys would, they behaved
themselves as properly as any of the
other patrons of the festival. The clergy
man said that his little joke was worth
all the money it cost him; and that he
not only had the pleasure of seeing the
youngsters enjoy their ice cream, but of
teaching the cold hearted church people
a useful lesson. Some day those boys
may be as important and as prominent
in society as any members of the church.
New York Press.
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A southern woman who took con-
tract for splitting rails, and without help
of any kind cut and split 400 a week,
did not spend much time arguing upon
the proper position of woman. She had
family to support, and worked up to
the full measure of her capacity.
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An Unselfsh Life.

Masher to Mile. Bouquet, the famous cory
phee)-You must-aw-fnd the gay and
aw-glittering life Of adulation you live
very-aw-pleasant one, Mile Bouquet
Mile. Bouquet-On re contrarie. Monsieur,
eet is most ongplaizong; but have re leetls
grandchildren to think of-New York Sun.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-07-19

The Duchess of Rutland, writer on
social topics for women, is coming to
America to widen her sphere of observa-
ton.
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Pa 7 {: IN ! | s

Obtnined, and all PATENT e USINES
attended to for MODERATE FEE
Our Office is opposite the U s. Patent Once
and we can obi ain Patents in less time than
chose remote from W WASHINGTON.
Send MODEL OR DRAWI G. We advise
as to patentability free OF charge; an We
MAKE NO CHARGE UNLESS PATENT
is SECURED.
We rofer, here, to the Postmaster, the
snnt. oftbe Money Order Div, and to off,
oials of the U. i. Patent Office. For Circu
Aar, advice, terms and references to aetua
slients in your own State or County, write
G.. n. SNOW II co.
Opposite Patent Once, WashingtonDC,
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A Volapuk club has been formed at
Walla Walla, Wy. r.
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Wash, Lord, and purify my heart
And make it clean in every part;
And when it's clean, Lord, keep It too,
Ec,r that is mora than L On IN do

"For all manner of work." A heart right
with God is ready for any or every work
that He may appoint, seeking not our own
will nor our own glory, but to be emptied Of
self and filed with the spirit for His honor
and His glory.
The one thing that will mako us willing
workers for God is a more intimate acquaipt-
ance with our Lord Jesus Christ; for the
more clearly we see His great love to US the
more we shall love HIM and want 20 serve
Him in any capacity.
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Health the Grandest Luxury Given to Man.
Happiness Not Dependent on Outward
Cfrcumstances-f'GOdIi with Con-
tentment Is Great Gain.o
, 1888-03-30
FRIGHTFUL DISASTER.
An Explosion Occurs in a Mine
at Rich Hill, Mo.
One Hundred Men are Buried
in the Pit.
Denver's Railroad Jubilee in
Full Blast.
Explosion in u Mine.

KANSAS CITY, March 29.-The follow
ing dispatch WAS Just received from Rich
Hill: About 4 O'Clock this afternoon
there was a rumbling sound in mine No.
6 at this place and a moment afterward a
fearful explosion that entirely wrecked
the mine and buried in the debris over
100 miners who were cut off from all
means of escape. Forty bodies have al
ready been taken out. The superintend.
ent of the mine was taken out badly in
iured, but will survive.
In the terrible excitement and confu
sion it is impossible to give a list of their
names, or even an estimate Of the full
disaster. but it is now believed that oyer
fifty men were killed. The mine is situa-
ted six miles distant from the town. There
were two explosions and it is said the to-
tai loss will reach sixty men. Rich
Hill is located in Bates county, about
sixty five miles south of Kansas City.
a Kansas City Journal reporter called
at the residence of the superintendent at
II O'Clock and found him propped up in
a char with his face and hands bandaged
and scarcely able to talk, but he made the
following statement: AT Just seven
minutes after noon ! was telephoned that
an explosion had occurred at No. 6. [
went out as soon as possible and found
the south cage, on which the men always
ascend, stuck in the shaft. | went down
in a tub lowered with ropes and found all
badly burned and in a frenzy; in fact, they
were crazy, some shouting and others
singing. We finally managed to be
holsted by means Of ropes and pulleysin
a fainting condition, and it was then as
certained that the north cage could be
worked.
Il then called for volunteers to 90 down
with me to see if any of the poor fellows
at the bottom could be got out. Robert
Brick, George Henry, ChaS. Smallwood
and Mat Dutchand responded. When
we reached the bottom looked all through
the entry and saw a light and | asked who
was there, and l voice responded Gray. |
told him to put out his light. | then
asked him to crawl to me, but he was so
exhausted he could not do so. and |
reached through a small aperture and
dragged him on to the cage. Just as this
was done the wind rushed with the velo-
city of a cyclone up the entry, putting
out all our lights but one. This was fol
lowed by two loud reports and a seething
flame OF fire, which came with a deafen-
ing roar, completely enveloping us and
ohooSinS ouI Vi Iue mouth OF the Snait,
24O feet above our heads. We were
all horribly burned and thought our time
had conc. The flames decreased as sud
denly as they had come, and we had 70
abandon the attempt to save the others.
yelled to the men on top to hoist away,
and after what seemed hours we were
started up and taken u in safety, al
though badly burned and greatly ex
hausted.'
1t is probable that all who we're in the
mine at the time of the first explosion are
dead. About eighty five miners are en-
plOyed in this mine. They are mostly
negroes who came from Springfield, ILL.,. i,
when the mine was opened less than a
wear ago.
, 1888-03-30
Great Times in nenuer.

DENVER, March 29.-The jubilee over
the completion Of the Panhandle road to
the Gulf of Mexico continued to day.
During the forenoon the visitors were
driven over the city and shown the yari-
Gus places of interest. The afternoon
was occupied in excursions to suburban
points and listening to concerts at various
parks in the city. Should the weather.
as every present condition indicates, prove
line to morrow the great parade will take
place and be witnessed by thousands of
people. 1t will be one of the g~randest
seen in this country. Every guild will
be represented. The Grocers' and Butch.
ers' Association will turn out alone with
over 300 wagons, but they will be but as a
mere drop in the bucket in the compost
ton OF the pageant. Tonight strangers
are being entertained at a grand ball in
the Tabor Grand opera house, which.
without doubt, is the most magnificent
affair ever given in the city. Over 5000
people are in attendance, and over twice
that number were turned away from the
door.
, 1888-03-30
A Malicious Falsehood.

CHICAGO, March 29.-Iu regard to the
allegations hat the radical element in the
brotherhood was chatting under the con,
sentative measures adopted by their chief
and the statement that he contemplates q
simultaneous retirement from the strife
with the Burlington and from his Office
as head of the organization, he said:
The statement that the Burlington
strikers have cut away from their leaders
and their grievance committees is a base
fasehood. There is not a word of truth
in it. The grievance committee yesterday
unanimously endorsed the action of the
grand chief all the way through. If it is
true that committees have beer appointed
by the radicals, and that they have visited
every road running into Chicago, as re,
ported, and obtained pledges from all
switchmen and switch engineers that un,
der no circumstance will they move Bur
linGton cars. it has been done u~nbeknown
to me. | can't believe the members o.
the brotherhood will do anything contrary
to the laws of the organization, or not
endorsed by me-"
, 1888-03-30
Stocks and Cattle Markets.

NEW NORK March 90 Tho sto,b-
market was less active TO-DAY and gnctnn'
tIons were unite IRREGULAR LEAVING nriccs
i~rreguIarlv chanped ut the close fb6ngL
most of the Iist show dvances Tberc
was yery little pressure to sell Mt anv fine
in the day, and evidences of snnnort in
most of the leading stocks were not want.
inc,
Governments weak, except currency
skies. Money 2(aG per cent Mining
shares steady.
Coprer-Markct steady. Lake Sl5,S7l
mI60O 100
Petroleum was excited at the oponing
with sales at S5I and IS at almost tfe
same moment. hit the tone was stronG
and the price advanced to 81 in the frgf
hour, A reaction to 81 then occnrrod
and after a period Of stcadincss The MAJ
- - IA '
, 1888-03-30

are spent every, year by the people of this
state for worthless medicines for the cure
OF throat and lung diseases, when Nc
know that il they would only invest 81 in
Santa Able, the new California discovery
for consumption and kindred complaints,
they would in this pleasant remedy find
relief. 1t is recommended by ministers,
physicians and public speakers of the
Golden State. Sold and guaranteed by
DR.. W. N. Hunt, Cheyenne, at 81 a bot.
tie. Three for 81. so.
The most stubborn case of catarrh will
speedily succumb to California Cat-R-
Cure. Six months treatment for 81. BY
mail ST.. 10.
, 1888-03-30
More Men for he O.

PITTSBURGH, March 29.-Another
party of conductors and brakemen from
the Reading system, $50 in all, passed
through this city this morning en- route to
Chicago to enter the employ of the Chi
cagO Il Burlington road. They were
all Knights of Labor and said they were
determined to go to work on the 90"
no matter what orders the general exccu-
tive board might issue to the contrary.
, 1888-03-30
The CheYenne Creamery Comnnnv

Has been organized with a capital stock
OF $4,000, Geo. A. Draper. president.
and will be ready to transact business By
the middle of April. All parties desiring
to furnish cream should address as above.
GEO. A. DRAPER, President.
, 1888-03-30

DENVER, March 29.-The second day $
session of the International Range Asso-
citation was occupied with the transaction
of routine business of little importance
and the election Of officers ensuing as fol
lows: President, 7. T. d. Thorp. Fort
Worth, Tex. first vice president, w. p.
mmetcalf, New Mexico; secretary, Henry
Taylor, New Mexico; treasurer, Chas. NJ.
Sampson, Denver. The vice presidents
from the various states and territories
were announced as follows: Colorado, II.
ii: Metcalt; Texas, A. w. billiard; Wyo-
ming, A, I. Rabbit; New Mexico, O. "A
Hadley; Utah, A. j. Story; Mexico. Thos.
McMannus. f. P. Earnest, Colorado;
Thos. McManus, Mexico, and S. w. Lo.
max, Texas, were elected members of the
board of directors.
Adjourned till tomorrow.
, 1888-03-30
Notice.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the j. IL. Gordon Ditch company for
the election of trustees and for such other
business as may properly come before it,
will be held at their office in Cheyenne on
the 4th of April, 1888.
G. A. Campbell, Secretary.
, 1888-03-30
Traffic IN Chinese Certificates.

Traffic IN Chinese Certificates.
SAN FRANCISCO. March ga sensa-
ton was created in the United States
Circuit Court to day in the trial of Ferdi-
nand Ciprico and Il. A. Mclean, ex-
customs inspectors, who were recently in
dicted with w. A. Boyd, also an ex in
spectOr, on charges of fraud and conspir-
acy in dealing in Chinese return c%ertii-
Gates. Boyd, who has been confined in
jail several mouths, came into court and
made a full confession of conspiracy, in
which he said Ciprico and an interpreter.
j. II. kipp, and himself were engaged
Boyd stated that in January. 1885, the
consplrators made an agreement with a
man named A, Him. that the latter
should take return certificates to China
and sell them. Boyd had charge of the
registration department in the custom
house and the certificates were obtained
by procuring the services of a large mum
Der of Chinese who had no intention of
going to China, but who would present
themselves at the custom house for regis
tration and be furnished with a white tag
which entitled them to certificate, which,
of course, they never procured. The
cOnspirators would then collect these
white tags, which were evidence of China.
mems departure, and then issue certlff-
Gates, which they retained in their own
possession. Boyd stated that about 100
certificates would be obtained IN this man
ner on the departure of every steamer.
When HIM first sailed for China he
carried with him about 500 certificates
0btsined in this way, and during the next
four months 500 or 600 more. were sent
him. These he sold in China, and the
money was returned to this country for
for distribution among the conspirators
The Chinese who purchased certificates
came over on steamers and were landed
in this country. Boyd stated, further,
that he had been induced to give This evil
dence Tor the government at the ~solicita-
ton Of Assistant District Attorney Nc
Pike, and at the conclusion of his testi-
mony McPlke moved that the charges
against Boyd be dismissed and that he be
discharged from custody, which Judge
Sawyer granted.
Nolle prosequi was entered in the case
of.ex. Inspector Whalen, who was indicted
on a similar charge, and an order was
made directing the marshal to take Inter-
prefer Kipp into custody.
, 1888-03-30
Terry Wishes to Retire.

WAsHINaToN, March 2O.-Mai. Gen.
Terry has written a personal letter to the
secretary OF war, saying he is in bad health
and requesting that he be ordered before
an army retiring board.
, 1888-03-30

MI the latest Spring
n~Ooeisies in Dress Goods.
on exhibition and for sale
at Mrs. Il. W;aiker's Dry
Goods and millinery es-
tabtish,n etst, 3O2 West Sea-
emf zenith street.
, 1888-03-30

The annual meeting of the Wyoming
Fair Association for the election OF trust
ees and such other business as may come
before the meeting will be held at the of
flee OF the secretary in this city on Mon.
day, April ,, 1883.
+. w. LAFRENTz,
Secretary.
Cheyenne, Wyo March ID, 1883.
, 1888-03-30

$40 reward for any information concern
ing the whereabouts of Dodil Barr, II
years old, heavy set, fair complexion, dark
hair and eyes. Direct all communications
to Richard Barr, Fairpoint, Belmont
county, Ohio,