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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-10-04
PEN PICTURE OF rIeERlAs.

9ne of tho "Holy Cities" OF tho jews.
An Old synagogue-Rclics.
Hebron, Jerusalem, Safed, and Tibe-
rfas became the ''holy cities" of the Jews
aftor the Roman persecution had ceased
somewhat. The SanhedIim was at IL
berias for number of years. Thiptcen
synagogues were here at one time, each
one having school connected with 1t Us
certainly as the present churches have
their Sunday schools. A Jewish school
OF languages became tho center of tho
Jewish faith. To learn Hebrew from q
rabbi of Hberias Is even yet considered q
great privilege.
The old synagogue carries one back
1000 years. Its roof is supported by
stone arches and columns. In the center
is great cage like inclosure, constructed
Of wood which is dried and twisted by
centuries Of exposure, lNt yet as sound
as whom hcwed from Tho log. This is
the reading place. Ascending the steps
which lead to tho interior. the rabbi opens
the scroll and begins to teach and intone.
The assembled congregation walk around
the cage, muttering and gesturing, some
Ginning in q high key, or initiating the
blasts of trombone through the hands,
Somc weep as they frantically throw UP
their arms; others kiss their phylacteries
as they fold md unfold them about tho
left arm and tho head; others march
around and beat timo with their hands
and feet. Any reference to the coming
of the Messiah excites them to frenzy.
Little else xomains In Nberias to inter-
est the student. Relics of the past aro
found intormingled with the Necessities
Of the present Disks cut from the
syenite columns Of tho old temple servo
as mil stones to grind barley for the sons
Of Mohammed; fine old porphyry col
umns arc thrown upon the ground and
followed out for public horse troughs;
threshing floors are paved with bits Of
frieze chiseled after Grecian designs paid
for by Herod Antipas.
Tho cattlo are slaughtered in the public
thoroughfares; the streets are hopclessly
filthy; the bazars aro unattractivo; the
people are depressed; and, as the drago.
man tells us, ''the king of the fleas" re-
sides here. Yet hero como tho pilgrim
Jews to die, in order that their bones
may rest close to tho tomls of their wise
men who have gono before: some de-
claro that here the Messiah will appear.
Edward l.. Wilson In The Century. ,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-10-04

The American ablo seaman Is thing
Of the past. Indeed, no isn't wanted.
His very Americanism places him at a
disadvantage in seeking a berth. He is
not good subordinate. And he knows
too much for his own good. The best
sailors, from the masters standpoint, are
Scandinavians, Norwcgians, Swedes and
Dutchmcn. Italians and Frenchmen are
in moro demand in the winter for southern
voyages, rs being better acclimated, but
ut other times arc not preferred.
Negroes do not make the best sailors,
but arc useful in tho cabin, and there are
usually two or threo aboard every ship.
But the best seamen are rarely anything
more. The men who risc To be officers
are almost always Americans, English-
men or Germans Edwin Atwell.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-10-04
Discovery of interesting Ruins.

The surveyors at work on the Kansas
City, Ell Paso and Mexican railroad have
found probably the most interesting, as
well as the most substantial, of all the
ruined cities of the west yet discovered.
The ruins of Central America are less in
teresting. They are difficult to reach
being forty miles from water supply.
The buildings are of enormous stones.
and are gigantic in size, being built in
the most substantial manner. One of
them covers four acres. Tho indica-
tions are that this now absolute desert
was once densely populated. But at
present the ruins stand in land of total
desolation,, and at the edge of lava
flow, forty miles long, of molten black
glass. The land is literally cren,ated.
So far down as digging has penetrated it
consists of fine, white ashes. For ages
it must remain irrecoverably desolate,
but was once undoubtedly just the oppo-
site. Gradually American history is
being accumulated. Globe Democrat.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-10-04
When Canned Goods wero Unknown.

What did the world do before some-
body learned how TO can all sorts of pro-
visions, flesh, fish, fowl, everything ami
NAL or vegetable that man eats or drinks?
If the art had been learned century
ago, what misery and want, what dis
ease and famine it would have prevented
Now sailors do not need to die of scurvy,
nor miners grow gaunt for want of vegc-
table food. nor soldiers sicken from excess
of hard tack, nor travellers and explorers
perish for want of their accustomed food
This simple matter of canning food 80
that it may be Kept fresh for year in
any climate and be purchased cheaply
has made possible many an enterprise
which but for that would have been i'm
possible. Wherever mines are found
canned goods are indispensable, The
world has grown larger by means of it
and healthier and weather. and wiser,
And yet but few yeara ago such q thing
would have been thought impossible
Chicago Times.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-10-04
scheme Of Swiss Icncravcrs.

Swiss engravers have hit upon curl
Gus scheme by which they increase theh
earnings not a little. Sono years ago
they seized upon tho idea of taking the
papal Fifty centime coins and changing
the portrait Of Plus TX into peasant q
head. with leather cap and pipe, They
have now discovered that the head Of
Napoleon III upon the French two soM
pieces: can be easily converted into =
Boulanger, and they are making medals
with the inscription: Boulanger 1, en-
pereur. The medals are said to have an
enormous sale in France L 'hic1go News
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-10-04
A French Monopoly overthrown.

An enterprlsing German leather man.
ufacturer has discovered a way to tan
American kid skins so that they become
in every way superior to the French ar
ticle in durability and finish.
The process of tanning is performed
entirely by American workmen, and the
skins sell for from so to 20 per cent. less
than the French. Not only are the shoe
manufacturers all over the country using
the new product, but already thousands
of dollars worth have been exported to
Germany, France and Austria. The
dressing of kid skins was almost monep-
olized by France until this manufacturer
hit upon an idea better than theirs
New York Worll.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-10-04
The Old, Old Story.

The old tragedy Of the bull and loco.
motive was enacted near st. John, N. b,
the other day. A huge bull strayed on
the Grand Southern railway just as a
locomotive drawing a picnic train ap-
peared in sight. He lowered his head,
paved the ties, switched his tail, beloved
and paid no attention to the frantic toots
from the engine. When the locomotive
drew near the bull charged furiously.
There was below, a cloud of dust and
steam, and then silence. When the
smoke, dust and steam rolled away the
locomotive and the bull lay in the ditch,
the horns of the latter locked in the bars
of the cowcateher. The noble animal q
neck was broken. No one on the train
was hurt.--New York Sun.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-10-04
Tho Eryptian Cobra.

The Egyptian cobra is unlike tho Asiatic
species. wanting the curious, spectacle
like mark that distinguishes the latter. 1t
is of n somewhat dark and greenish hue,
marked with brown. and attaining q
length of from three to five feet. The
Egyptian conjurors know how to render
this serpent stiff and immovable by press
ing the nape of the neck with tho finger
and throwing it into sort of catulepsy.
The serpent Is thus apparently converted
into rod or a stick. Chicago News.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-10-04
Starvation Among tho Eskimo.

When tho food supply Of the Eskimo
village is reduced TO that point where
physical weakness ensues ameng the
members, the distribution Of 1t among
the people is no longer equal. The good.
able bodied hunters among them still re-
ccivo from the amount enough TO keep
them In strength, and when this is no
longer sufficient to go around among all
of them, the better of these even yet arc
ON full rations, until 1t gets down 10 tho
best hunter, who is kept In good physical
condition until the last morsel disap-
pears. Frederick Schwatka in st. Louis
Republican.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-10-04
PARAGRAPHS OF INTEREST.

The lcelandic movement INTO Manitoba
continues.
Thirty million trees have been planted
IN Kansas this year.
An order for 100, 900 pairs of wigwam
slippers. Is being filed by Bangor (Me.)
firm.
A cat, which its owner asserts has been
in his family since 1848, died at West
Baltimore recently.
There Is talk of a half penny morn
ing paper, Independent and slashing, in
London. 1t is also said that hourly edi-
tions all day will be feature of the new
paper.
Natural gas was used to initiate bal
loon at Memphis, Tenn, few days ago,
and it was SO effective that the amateur
aeronaHt was borne out of sight to- the
southeast and had not been heard of at
last accounts.
There is a granite house In Rowan
county, Va. built In 1866, and is still
owned and occupied by the descendants
of the man who built it. The fireplace
is s feet wide, 8 feet high and feet
deep; the house is in a good state Of
preservation.
At Denison, Tex, a negro took laugh
ing gas before having a tooth pulled and
astonished the dentist by leaping from
the chair Through the window, carrying
sash and all to the pavement twenty feet
below, yet, strange to say, was only q
little shaken when he came to himself.
Eleven Englishmen recently played at
cricket with eleven ladies, the conditions
of the match being that the men should
use broomsticks for bats and should bowl
left handed. The game was two in
ming one and Is said to have been very
interesting, the women winning with 80
runs to 81 for the men.
There Is one man In Cornwall who
thinks an animal may know too much.
While he was admiring the beauty of his
favorite COW, imagine his surprise to see
her fasten her horns into the limbs of an
apple tree, shake it, and then pick up the
apples. These proceedings We're contin-
ued until she had satisfied her appOetite.
An English carter fell asleep on load
Of hay, tup1bled under the wheels, and
was killed. At the inquest it was devel-
oped that he had been kept at work for
q week with an average of only about
three hours sleep night, and that this
was usual thing with men in his busi-
ness. The coroner, at the request Of the
jury, promised to call the attention of the
authorities to the matter.
A Paris hackman was recently gar
roted and robbed by men whom he took
for countrymen who were riding in his
hack. They tied him to the seat with
the horse blanket about his head and left
him helpless, and escaped with his money
and watch and chain. His horse drifted
about the streets with him all night, and
the next morning the police discovered
his predicament and unfastened and un-
muflled him.
The report that two German bankers
are about to purchase the Island of Hern
is creating sensation in Paris. The al
legged bankers are said to be German
naval officers in disguise, whose design
is to familiarize themselves, by the aid of
local pilots, with certain channels and
currents, o knowledge which would be
Of immense value in the event of a war
between France and Germany. The
Island of Hern lies two and half miles
from Germany in the English channel.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-10-04
RETURN

sReturn,~ We dare not as We fain
Would cry from hearts than ycam;s
Love dares not bid our dead again return /.
Oh, hearts that strain and turn
As fires fast fettercd burn and strain,
Bow down, lie still and learn.
The heart that healed all hearts of pain
No funeral rites inurn;
1t echoes, while the stars rou.ain, return.
A. c. Swinburno.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-10-04

Silva Porto, famous Portuguese trav-
clcr and slave trader, who died at Bihc,
in Africa, recently, was the first white
Iaa. to cross the Dark Continent. Iio
aeconrli..iei that great feat in 1851
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-10-04

There are many people who stand
ready to sacrifice their lives and their
neighbors' lives in defense of their creed
who are willing to let their religion shift
for itself.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-10-04

The darkest hour in the history Of any
young man is when he sits down to study
how to make money without honestly
working for it.-IIorace Greeley.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-08-04

krigbaum the Pine Grove mer-
chant, received 10000 pounds of
new goods this week.
The campaign hat is: Democrat,
peal plug, with white band Repub-
lican, pearl plug, with black band.
H. C. Mosher is now station agent
at Caldwell, and our young friend
G. D. Hill takes his place here as
telegraph operator.
John Swauger is making a beauti-
full place ofthe grounds, surrounding
his residence One box-elder tree has
grown As inches since it was planted
last Spring.
Judge Heath has made arrange
ments for shipping three or four
tons of rich concentrates from his
Atlanta mines to the Portland re-
duction works.
Perry Phelps, John BALI and Mr..
Nefley left this week for Granite
Mountain, where they will be en-
ployed this summer on the erection
of large quartz mills.
From one grain planted Gus
Rikewine has plucked 81 heads of
fine large wheat from his beautiful
garden. Next year Gus will prob
ably start grist mill.
We have received from Peter
Davis of Three Creek, Owyhee
county, fine specimen punches OF
bearded and bald barley, which
speaks volumes for the productive
ness of II Range soil.
E. S. Marcy, a teamster, was &C.
verely injured one day while com
ing from Pine Grove. By some un-
accountable manner he fell and
four wheels Of the two wagons ran
over him, bruising his body in a
bad manner. He was brought to
town and under the care of DIR.
Smith is getting along we'll.
A number of families were sere-
naded Wednesday night by band
of splendid musicians and whole
souled friends. We recognized the
soft, melodious strains from the in
struments of Professors lick, Beck
and Brownelle, and thought we
heard the enchanting voices of John
johnson, Joe Helfrich and Ed.
Phillips. DR.. Smith was similarly
honored about 8 o'clock Thursday
morning, he being absent from his
rooms all the previous night with a
very sick patient
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-08-04

This celebrated musician visited
Mountain Home for several days
during the past week. Monday he
and Judge Heath skipped out for
Atlanta. Mr.. Chapman has resided
in Boise City for great many years
and has the reputation of being the
best piano tuner on the coast. While
here he put in proper tone the FL
more House piano, Mrs. II. Malli-
sons and Miss Mabel Payne's to
the entire satisfaction and delight
of the fair owners. He will return
here about the 10th of August and
remain several days, when all hav-
ing musical instruments needing
repair should call on him. Unlike
the itinerant humbugs travelling
through the country, Mr.. Chapman
will not ruin your instrument while
attempting to place it in good con-
dition.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-08-04

The Mountain Home freighters
to the number Of 10 formed a COM
ipany in this place last Saturday for
the purpose Of freighting to all
points from Mountain Home rail-
road station, and will incorporate
at an early date. Amos Lee was
elected president, VIM. Harvey vice
president, Henry Dorsey secretary,
and A. Woods treasurer. The assoc
citation is not only for self-protection
but will be really beneficial to the
community of Mountain Home.
The president Of the company is
authorized to make contracts for
hauling all freights from Mountain
Home to any point, and the associ-
alton guarantees that said contracts
shall be fulfilled to the letter. Here
tofore our individual transfers have
been unable to handle heavy freight
such as mill machinery, etc, but
now, as combined, they can handle
any amount, and thereby keep
thousands of dollars at home that
heretofore has been paid to men
from a distance who, Of course, af-
ter fulfilling their contracts imme-
diately left this section, taking with
them the coin that should have re-
manned here. 1t is certainly a
worthy object and our local mining
managers and merchants should
sustain these gentlemen in prefer
ence to all outside competition.
They guarantee to carry 10000
pounds at one trip if required. The
object of this association is not to
monopolize the freighting business
nor to place prices at ruinous rates
to shippers, but to enable them te
handle any amount of freight al
short notice that may be offered fol-
transportation.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-08-04
- Assorted colors in perforated
Cardboard ut DR.. Bearbv's.

60 Assorted colors in perforated
cardboard at DR.. Bearby's.
60 Blank Record Journals and
Day Books ut DR.. Bearby's drug store.
CO Carpenters colored chalk and
lead pencils at DIR. Bearby's drug store.
The concert and dance Tuesday
night, by Profs. lick and Beck, as
sisted by Profs. Sprague, Brownelle
and Boutelle, was not SO largely at
tended as it should have been.
Those who did not go missed a rich
musical treat indeed, and the VEN
triloquism of Boutelle was far above
the average travelling Snowman.
Grants trip around the world" by
Prof. lick, was alone worth the adj
mission price.
Richard Bennett will soon COM
mence the erection of large two
story building, for a family resi-
dence, on his ranch adjoining Noun
tain Home. 1t will be 7 shape,
the main building 16x3O and the
other 14x24. After its completion
Mr.. Bennett will remove his family
to the ranch.
J. w. Swauger and w. A. Steele
have gone to North Idaho on pros
pecting trip, to be absent several
weeks.
The Pine Grove mill has been
shut down for few days only, to
make some needed repairs.
Mrs. Keefer has gone to Pine
Grove on visit to her daughter,
Mrs. George Crandal.
Oliver Sloan was with US Thurs
day night, from Pine Grove.
w. K. johnson, NJ. f., went over
to Boise yesterday.
Job work done at this Office,
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-08-04
An Old Atlanta pso.ser.

Judge Heath, who has resided at
Atlanta mining camp for the past
~ years, returned from Boise City
last week, where be had been taking
. much needed rest, and left. here
for his home on Monday in COM
pany with Prof. Mace Chapman.
Judge Heath has . group Of very
valuable mines at Atlanta. on which
he, alone, has run over 1000 feet Of
tunnels. They are the Golden Mug
get, which shows 6 1-2 feet Of good
ore; the Silver Wave, with s feet,
and the Washington, with only a 8
foot ledge but very rich. The ore
in all these claims is high grade
and the hanging walls in each claim
we'll defined, proving them true
assure veins. Judge Heath has
heretofore been unfortunate in Sc
lecting his mining partners, he
having taken into his confidence men
who proved utterly unworthy of his
kindness and swindled the old gen.
tleman out Of thousands of dollars
before he suspected their treachery
Therefore Judge Heath proposes
henceforth to "go it alone," and he
has been prospecting singlc-handed
for several years, and. now has the
satisfaction Of knowing that he il
in possession of q trio Of the richest
mines on the coast. He has had
several offers for these mines, but
the Judge thinks, Notwithstanding
his advanced age, that he will vel
live to realize more coin by working
them himself than he would by sell
ing them at less than half their val
ne. If ever a man deserved to basil
in the sunny smiles Of Dame For
tune, that man is the old Pioneer
Judge Of Atlanta.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-08-04
ROCKY BAR NEWS.
An unfortunate Camp---lmprovc-
mcnts---Recent Results, Etc.


While there are no mining camps
in the West with more brilliant pros
rects none have been more unfortun-
ate than those Of Western Alturss, on
account Of bad management. w Thy,
your correspondent capnot explain,
but the appointment Of : new super
intendent is the signal for new diff
Guilty Of some kind. 1t has been 80
during the past twenty years in At.
lanta, the richest district in the Terri
tory; it lie 70 in Red Warrior gulch,
and we fear it will be 30 here and pos
Silly ut Pine Grove. This pugnacious
disposition has resulted IN great injury
to tho people.
In nlans respects the camp is I'M
proving; more houses are being bull,
and various public improvements
made-still there il q constant appie.
hension Of coming i'll.
The results from the Ophir mine
have surpassed the anticipations ol
its friends, but the retice nee If it, SUI
permit endent prevents IA from giving
figures.
Charles SEWERS commenced an &C
ton Of attachment against Oliver Sloan
on Tuesday last for $249 due him
Trial before Justice 0olden-Waldro
for plaintiff and Brizes for defendant
The property was released Oh bont
and trial 70 take place Saturday.
Your correspondent was told by NJ
experienced aud reliable ranchmAl-
one who worked in the digginys her,
"a years ago-tllat il he could obtail
= lease Of certain property he cpul.
take out \ large fortune vt once. II,
said the property WAS in the hands q
men who were Of the "dok in tn
n,anger" stripe. He also stated vha
we thoroughly believe, THAT b cite
mines will be discovered in this cam
when we have no interest in such ma,
tsrs than are now in view.
The only news we have gath ere,
from Atlant. du.ing the past week j
that the 1ah0mA continues ma kim
good returns. II il being successful,
worked by Mr.. Miller.
The Joe Fitzgerald tunnel is YER
promising. 1t il driven in lao fec
and presents tine prospects.
John Stealman has been ahse.l
several days His health il not goo
and his absence is an attempt 1t il
improvement.
A new house has been built abou
half way between town and the Alt,
ras mill.
Deputy Sheriff Mackey has bee
quite busy lately. He is An excsllel
officer.
Two faro games ale running in thi
town.
Every man in town who gets " full
knows Of big mine ia the vicinity.
Red Warrior gulch is dull at pre-
ent. The whole thing could be ike
up 1T little cost. Too much spun k.
! David Barclay and Nancy Jan
Bailey were married ut Red Wa rrit
last Wednesday. They received man
valuable presents.
Rocky Bar, August /.