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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-02-02

pade: also Bledsoe's famous nrst
Missouri battery. The brigade now
was one of The strongest ana best
in the army. Here wesmst up with
a new article of food, ct least all
ferent combination of articles TO
any which we had before come IN
contact with. Twas called potato
poan, and for the benefit of any VINO
may wish to try it, give the recipe
Take one-third corn meal IN
bolted, one-lhird grated sweet pota,.
toes, one third molasses, mix wei
and bake in dutch oven until well
Drowned. | do not know how 1t
would go now, but we thought IL
was fine then. One of the funniest
incidents | witnessed during the
war was over a box of this same de-
sert. There was q little rallroad
that run from Port Hudson to
Clinton, about 20 miles, and to Coz
vey the idea as to wha kind or road
it was, an artist in sketching 1t Tor
Harpers' Weekly gave picture OF
goods box to which was hitched a
mud turtle and marked it Z. d t.
r. r. Our suffers and spectators,
the Jay Goulds OF the eaup, used to
go out and bring in on this road
anything that reb would eat, and
that comprised everything that
would not poison. On this doy a
box of potato poau was brought In
and as soon as it was taken from
the cars the boys crowded around
trying to buy, but the owner was
rather slow in opening up. So one
little reb jumped in the box with
both feet and mashed everything IN
to pie, and in five minutes the box
was empty and so WAS Mr.. Gould
purse. There he stood cursing and
swearing that every cent be had on
earth was invested in that box, but
the boys only laughed at him, tell
ing him he ought to have had bet
ter luck. Monopoly had poor
show in the army when the monop-
olist was suttler. Here l will
leave the regiment till next week.
S. G.. MITCHELL.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-02-02
Tax Assessments.

The last legislature enacted a new
assessment law, whereby more
searching effort is to be made to tax
personal property. This it is be
lieyed will secure more equitable
adjustment OF tag assessments, so
that the rich man who has money
invested in stocks and securities will
pay pro rata taxes with the poor
man who owns nothing more than
his few acres of farm land. For the
benefit CT the public, the questions
which taxpayers will be required to
answer under oath, are here printed
as they appear on the assessment
blanks;
|. How many acres OF land do
you ownl
2. How many town lots do you
own?
3. Do you own in whole, or in
part, any mills, gins, manufactories,
breweries, foundries or other 6uild-
ings used for similar purpose9
4. OF what did your personal prop
erty consist on j nuary 102
;, Ale you engaged in banking
business, or are you q nolder
or bopdholder, or engaged in, or the
office of, any incorporated bank or
other corpoo:s sslion. and If so state
the number of shares and bonds
held by you, and other shareholders
and bondholders in said business,
and your actual stock in the samef
8. What notes, due bills, negotia-
bic paper and accounts on solvent
persons, or those you believe to be
solvent, and all other assets, includ
ing cash on hand or on deposit in
any manner in this state or else
where did you own on January 1Oi
7. What bonds, stocks and other
securities other than such as are
exempt from taxation by the laws OF
the United States do you own?
8. What stations, N ares, geldings
jacks, jennets, mules and other stock
do you own?
8. What watches, plate, jewelry
pianos and other furniture do you
Own2
&c. What carriages, ETC., and 9th
| er wheeled vehicles?
IL. What machinery, presses
looms, steamboats,, ferryboals, ano
tools and implements of all pursuits
or industry for gain or proht2
II. What other property, whether
| belonging to individuals, corpora
tions or firms, did you own in whole
or in part?
Ii. Have you conveyed, convert
ed or disposed of any property, real
personal or mixed, in any manner,
or created any debt for the purpose
of evading the provisions of the law
or affecting the value and amount
of your taxable estate?
IA What is the amount of your
stock of merchandise, wares, goods
and chattels on hand, or in store for
sale, trade or traffic?
10 What merchandise, wares,
goods and chattels sold at auction
or ON commission within the last
year, during the time you did bust
ness, Gf less than year,.
16. What is the aggregate a
mount of such sales for the period
engaged in business, not exceeding
twelve months?
The two other questions relate to
the income from United States and
other bonds not taxed ad valorem
ana property, money, credits and
other effects.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-02-02
WORTH TEN DOLLARS A BOTTLE.



Naj. Campbell Brown writes the
Tennessee Farmer as follows; u
submit brief statement of the dairy
work of the Ewell farm Jerseys for
1887 There was a monthly aver
age Of not quite fifty cows and heif
ors in milk. Of these, the heifers
verage twelve and COVE with dauag
od udders three-total, fifteen.
Counting these rs equal to eight
matured and sound cows the usu-
a rule would give seven and half)
we have monthly average OF forty
three cows. These fed forty three
calves and supplied milk and butter
for TWO families, averaging about
20 persons. The sale of milk, cream
and hutter aggregated "a, 356.58, OF
which only about 500 was for milk
and cream, average of SOL 81 pen
COW. The average price for butter
was thirty Three Gems per pound, 81
that the average batter yield, after
feeding calves and supplying tho
two families mentioned, was some
thing over 800 pounds per cow"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-02-02
Not Good for Colds,

A Michigan avenue druggist has
a big display of muciiaga in one of
his show windows with knock
down on prices. and an evening or
two since a man entered the place
and in very husky voice observed
81 dor't find no fault with the
price, but have tried a half dozen
bottles AID got no relief from this
cold. Perhaps you've got some
thing a leetle better"-
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-02-02

Mrs. Secretary Villas has. never re
covered from the nervous shock re-
suitlng from Witnessing the sudden
ceath of Judge Elicit at the presi
dents reception at Memphis. There
mas oeen little or no improvement,
since the first attack, and her ply
slcians and friends are becoming
alarmed
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-02-02
THE BANJO AND TIE ,possUM.

The origin Of the banjo and the
reason why the apussum has nc
hair on his tail would probably
have renained q mystery if the fol-
lowing poem had not been ex-
humed near Campbellsville, Giles
county, Tenn, from the brain of
local poet and contributed to TIL
CITIZEN:
60 way, fiddle, folks are tired
OBJ hearing you sqneskin',s
Be silent for your better
Don't you hear banjo talkin'
Bout tbs 'possums's tail;
she's gwine to lecture, lalies, listen
Bout de har DAT isn't dar,
And why dose HAIRS are missin'.
"Dar's gwine to be an obeifow,"
Said Noah, lookin' solemn,
For Noah TUX de papers
And he read de temperance column.
And SO he set his hand to work
4 clearing timber patches,
And lowed he gwine 60 build boat
To beat de steamer Matches.
Old Noah kept a nailin'
And ali the wicked boys about,
Kept laughing an Shawn;
But Noah didn't mind 'em
Known what was gwine to happen,
For forty days and forty nights
De rain it kept drappin'.
Now Noah had done caught q lot
Of cherry sort of bsas'ee;
Obj all de shows travelling
1t beat 'em all to pieces.
He had Tom Hal colt and
Seberal head oh Jsrsey cattle.
he drove them all aboard the ark.
As soon's he heard de thunder rattle
Then such another tan Of rAinl
1t fell SO awful hesby
De river ris immediHteiy,
And busted throukh de level.
And all de folks was drowned,
'Cept Noah and de- critters,
And de men he hired TO work de boat,
And enc to mix de- bitters.
De ark she kept asailing,
An sailing an . sailing;
De lion got his dander up,
And like to broke de pailing:
De sarpent Missed, de painter yell,
Till what wild all de tos i'm
You couldn't hardly hear de mate
A boiling bout an cuss n.
Now Ham, de only niger
What was running on de racket,ss
Got lonesome in de barber shop
And couldn't stand de racket
And SO for to amuse himself,
He steamed some wood and bent it,
And soon he had banjo made
De first dat was invented.
He wet de leddsr and stretched it,
An made pin screws and apron,
lie fitted in proper neck,
Twas very long and taparin';
lie took some tn and tw listed him
A thimble for to ring it;
And den de mighty question was,
How was he gwine to string it:
Dat possum had as fine tail,
AS dis dat is -ingin';
DE har was long nd berry strong
Jes fit Tor banjo stringin';
Dat niger shs we'd dem hare as short
As wash day dinner graees,
And sor cred EN- all out by de size,
From little Els to BASES.
de strpng hsr up and atruck tune,
Twas "Debbar mind oe xedder,p
Hit sound like forty leven bands
A playin' ell togedsr.
Some wsnt to patbin' some to dancin',
And Noah called de fgger;
Ham he sot an knocked dat tune,
De happiest kind of niger.
Now since dat time It's mighty si-.,
Oars not the slightest shown,
Ob any hars at all upon
pe possuIn's tall growin'.
AEd curious too dat ringers ways,
His people never loss 'em,
For where yon find de banjo,
Oars de niger and de 'possum.
J. L. V.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-02-02

"What is = lake?" asked the teach
A bright little Irish boy raised
his hand.
We'll, Mickey, what is it?"
"Sure its a hole in the kettle. mum,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-02-02

alt is discouraging to think"
said a complaining shoemaker,
"tha' whatever pains ! may take
with my work it is sure to be
trampl,d under foot
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-02-02

Two students ring professors
bell ut midnight. He puts bis head
out OF the window and wants to
know what's up.
cone of your windows Is wide
open"
which," exclaimed the startled
professor. "The one you are looking
nnL Of"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-02-02

Near Richmond, Ky, q fev
days ago dozen army crackers
were plowed up " a farmer. They
resembled in appearance and
strength our restaurant pancakes.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-02-02

Old Lady Tin grocery store)-
What do you sci! Goldfish for
young man?'
Young man (who is not altogeth-
CT satisfied with the business =
Cause | can't. get nothin' else tc
do. mas
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-02-02

"Are you q member of the
Knights Of Labor, PinkT'
No but l had one last week. J.
"Had one! What do you meanf
Had night of labor. My baby
mad the colo from 8 o'clock unit
aylioht."
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-02-02

"How did you begin life? the
voun . man asked of the great man.
II didn't begin IT, trn'hiolly re-
plied the great man. ut was here
when / cot here"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-02-02

"He fell in love with his wife"
ia the title of one of +. z. Roe's
latest works. OF course it is fic-
ton.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-02-02

An Irisnman wrote home TO his
friends ever the briny that, IN tins
blessed land every one is SO hone 81
HAT reward has to be offered FOL
thieves.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-02-02

Where one man wants but little
here below there are three IN hail
ing distance who want the earth.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-02-02

'aosslnSaS IaAvI saossi'us e0sauog Isqlsppa
geqa IsquIsuI9H 7auu!s -o'j 9Aoqu ~ Y! So ''oSf
p un!sZ X r 70 sInimuSls pug Isss eq3
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uoe9 9uiturxo 'sJII sdeqIsd 'V,Ie9q snJeA no6 sY
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-30
ruE SITUATION ~ AsvsssxrA

The indsea Ions arc tha, shsrs will
soon be battle beiveea the forces Of
King John Of Ahyssinsa aEd the ital.
lao forces operating from Mssssxsh.
Several skirnIshes havs already oecnr.
rad between the hostile forces. and the
news Of decisive eanflot may be ex-
peeted al any time.
The policy Of tie Abyssinian ecu-
mandsfs has from the hri been to
avoid an attack upon the Italians on the
plsin, adislning Msasowah. within
reach Of their hasa OF Supplies and al
mos, under the protection OF tbs sans
of their iron elsis. They have rather
heid bsek. content With watching the
invaders fsaa ,asir perch on ,as nosn
taina aud awaiting any astsmps that
might bs msas by the Italian CON.
mander 10 scsls the heights OF the ia-
terror. The aras Of The loo land sur
rounding Massawah Is extremely limit
ed, the abrupt sscs ni into the moan
tains beginning within fes miles OF
the ssa. tbs Abyssinisn general vas
shre~d ensezh b zee that his chance Of
winning victory wa ininiselr greater
II he should eivs battle In tie rnss a
moaatsin passss than IL wsu,i be ~ be
shsald essssat 10 tue p,sias sns relieve
The Italians Of ali The sisadvsnisses uu-
der which an Invading aFsag zsasily
ishots.
II vas nes an easy matter for ,he
Aeysstnians 10 avail the attach % tle
Italians. The srmr Of krg John 10 re-
crnissd frem amore the many trites
that owe only namirai allegiance 30
the Ahy~ipian ralsf. Ills soldiers ara
under I cir ewn estsfs. sud their sissgs.
aree 20 their inmsdis,e eenmsnees Is
much streexsr itsasse- thsn their
alisxtanee 10 tas ktug. VITA srsh so
array IL 10 no sasy matter 10 DELAY tie
crisis. Delay makes 18th the chief.
ane their followers aeraiy. The sic
eirline ~asea holds an E,rncesn army
sescshss tareash rsoashs aat years q
inactivity 10 sessliy iseksns 10 te- fecce
unasr easnani OF King yohs Ard Rss
Aioala- TIE Asyssnsan ssmy hSs fsss
severely tbs dsaerassxlesssssss II d
lay. snd kiEx Isha hss sscsp ecupeises.
60 snbfae mere shsa enc ineicisnt ~
seiltsn ssnes hss army asss eswe sxc- h
face With TIA fsslsSas,
Tss isnz awaited advance Of tie
Italian srnv snts fAe snisffer sea.
ssnssd ahcss tesss vssas ace. TAsy
szvsass1 vsssess ersossssss 10 . sxssI
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-30
stATTlE-wNaTcoa oouTE.

SsAsasR wssbingtoa IesSas saasale. Dusiay,
Tsss1sy snd fhurs1Ay ct p -, to1eAiag q
Clinton. Geupevssfs. Ok HsrSor. Utsxiady.
LAcon1sx, ApsceYsss. GaeDes, oa0ish. Rsfr-
haven. nsiiinsbzm ssd ssAom.. neturn1ng.
leaves wAsscsm Mondays. Wednesdays aad
Ygf6Ayo AZ 5 .. m.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-30

The Rhode Island Democrats have
ssnominstsd Governor John W. DAVIS
and Ill the subordinate sssss omce1.
IL Win b. ssmsa bsred that the Dsme-
csass suspsissd themselves and every
body slss ~ carrying Rhode Islsad Lass
year, bat there b no danger Of their do
Ina % again. rhs Republicans Of that
ssats are mad nov. and shsy vii sweep
tho Democrats oos Of poves In . man
uss that will recall 10 shsir minds The
fses shas this b . presidential year.
Governor Davia would have been wiss
u be hsd deciinsd denomination, bat
viss govssnors, and especially v.ss
Democratic governor. are hard 10 fad.
Al might havs been expected. his one
term Of ofli,s haa given him dssifs fos
another. and Ike another Dsmoosas
Cleveland By name. be viii 20 on Until
the memory Of an accidental victory II
lost Ia q crushing defeat.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-30
4 asnAsGAsls vAcr.

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ss-Coaenssuan James wsdsvossh. Of
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b abls - fssI shas ns. Wsdsvcssh Z
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the thooahifulpss Of Ne Prsss ID
aivius assurssss Of this fass. "a I'm
pfsssios niehs have eous sbsssd fhsl
~ sz-soaesssmsn vas rushing ~ and
DOM NE eossidoss Of he Giissy, break
ine The mirrors scA acting a'tn6sths'
In . mast onsssmiy msnnss. II 10 al
vays best 10 b sxscs.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-30


General boulanaes. having boon VIZ
tualiy driven ont Of the army. has do.
cidsd 10 20 into politics He will be .
candidate for the chamber Of dsputiss,
NOT merely in . sentimental sense ~
hesstofose, but 10 solid earnest. This
time be wants votes, be wants TO b
elected and be means 10 serve II be
10 elected. He 10 sbou, 10 begin an ar-
tive personal canvass. and II hs has
been wise In his cholos Of q district be
will doubtless be elected.
II IL not certain thai the doughty
warrior has not made mistsks Ia ilus
embarking On the sea OF politics. The
qualities which made him populsr a. a
minisser Of gar may mol serve him in
such good stead a. . member of tie
national legislative body. TIE strene
theatrical dash In Bouianger's chsrao
ter. which hiss appealed 30 foroibIy 10
his ceanirymen. ~ill not appear In the
chamber OF deputies. The peope Of
Paris looa upon the eesersl as a mas
on hossebsok--a commander at the
head Of his troops. II IL not impossi-
BILE that this imaginative picture will
fade when exposed to the light which
shines upon pIaia member Of the
chamber Of Deputies. totally nndttsd
for parliamentary life and unatis TO
pose ~ leader Of The body OF which
he is memosr.
0a TIE Whole. II IL quite eviden, that
Bouisaees has mace q mistake. He
yhould have eian9 10 the army. even II
u vas necessary for him 10 rsmain 90
the retired lsss.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-30

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4 fisToa CURED on FAITH.

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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-30
Notice to Contractors,

Drrs NII BE RECEIVED 81 rag rS-
ID Ssxstgaess up - scaa e. THURSDAY
AzrvA ~ LES. ter szsAifx saA s~xr-as AFR
acr~s - fos psasY As8 Hoys as1atsi1s. "a the
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-05-18
The Misericordia of Florence.

Here, as we turn corner, we meet Ont
of the queerest looking PROFESSIONS in
world 1t is a small company of m,
their heads perfectly COS cred with whit,
nantes, with holes f)I the eyes ans
mouth. They look in the moonbeams lill
q company of dead people, just resurrecteC
and walking about the streets, Wi,
shrouds still upon them. One of them.
met alone in an American town, would
scare any girl into Mysteries.
A feeling of Indignation comes over Us
as we glance at this strange walking
group, but when we know what they are.
it turns into a sentiment of fervent love.
They are the MisericorG;a-an association
formed to comfort and relieve misery
wherever they can hear of it.. They are
recruited from all classes of citizens, from
the prince to the pauper. When certain
signal is struck by the bell of the big
cathedral, it means that somebody is suf-
fering and needs their help. Those on
duty that week must rush to their rendeZ-
vous as village people do to Il fire, and
help the afflicted one. These masks con
ceal their faces from byStanderS and from
each other. No one knows who they are
not even the person who is receiving
their help. Six of these men are bearing
q human body with them. If the stretcher
is tightly closed they carry q corpse; this
one is open, thank heaven, and they are
trying to save life to it's friends. If any
association in Italy has the approval of
God, the Misericordia haS.-Will Carleton
in New York Star.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-05-18
Facts Concerning Cold Waves.

There are many other curious facts con
nected with the progress of cold waves.
Many instances occur, says Lieut.. Wood.
ruff, where the temperature at a given
station, at the time of the appearance of
the cold wave in the northwest, is lower
than the minimum afterWard produced
by the cold wave. 1t often happens that
a cold wave sets in from the extreme
northwest, and upon reaching the Missis-
Sippi valley divides, a part going north
easterly to the lower lake region and the
other part southwark to the Gulf states
In either case the intensity appears to be
greatly diminished. This action seems
generally to be due to the sudden devcl
Opment of a storm somewhere in the
southern part of the Missouri valley.
Sometimes a storm OF slight energy re-
mains in Kansas, Missouri and the Indian
territory, and has the effect of retarding,
or even totally destroying a cold wave.
Again, when a cold wave is retarded iii
this way, it seems often to gather force
and intensity, and rush rapidly forward
and spread over the entire country. An
other frequent feature is that after cold
wave commences the temperature con-
tinues to fall in the northwest, and All
other wave is formed entirely distinct
from the first, from which it becomes sep
arated by warm wave. The warm wave
is only narrow belt, but the cold waves
are perfectly distinct Pioneer Press
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-05-18
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Burman's Indifference to Death.

Three Burmans were led out to suffer
death by being shot. They were perfectly
apathetic, not seeming to care bit, judg
ing by the way they laughed and talked
arel smoked the never absent cigar. One
of them having been tied up, the other
two squatted down and watched the SEN
renee being carried out with intense inter
est. The vOlley was fired, and SO true
had gone the bullets that the top of the
Bnrman's head was riddled with five of
them. Turning away in disgust, what was
my horror and surprise to see the remain
ing two prisoners rolling on the ground,
convulsed with laughter at the effect of
the Sepoys' rifles. 1t was some time be-
fore they recovered sufficiently to be
taken up for punishment, and when they
were, one of them was smoking a cigar and
the other burst out laughing just as the
order for firing was given.
The Burman, it will be seen from this,
is apathetic, apparently Indifferent to
death. In spite of this quality, he is a
coward in action and rarely fights in the
open or stands his ground when attacked.
They are not a tall race, and in many re-
spects resemble the Chinese, having flat
faces and small eyes. They wear their
hair long like women, and the greatest
insult that they can receive is to have their
hair cut. In daily life they are lazy, max
ing the women do everything; thieves and
liars, and not to be trusted in any business
ransaction.-Nevile Morris in New York