The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-03-15
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Items of Interest to Everybody Who
Likes Bits of Good Reading.
According to a recent compilation Da-
kota has .352 newspapers-25 dailies, 314
weeklies, 13 quarterlies. monthlies and
semi-monthlies.
4 man at st. Paul, Minn., who owns
fiEn pond, has tanned big trout, so that
it comes at his call, eats from his hand
and shows its delight by turning somer-
saults out of the water.
4 steel steamboat, to cost $50. 1000. is
being constructed to run on the upper
Mississippi, the expectation being that it
will make the trip from st. Louis to st.
Paul in half the time required by the
existing wooden craft.
An organization of all the Mormon
poets in Utah is in process of formation
at Salt Lake City. 1t is projected 'sto
encourage the poetic talent that exists
among lions people," and promises to
be great success-in the extent of its
membership at least.
One has to ''know beans" to be sue
cessful in the latest Washington novelty
for entertainment at luncheons. While
the guests are discussing the lunch a
bowl filed with bright colored California
beans is passed around, and guesses re-
corded as to the number of beans in the
bowl. Prizes are given to the most sue
cessful guessers.
IL issuggested that Fashion, if she will,
can confer great boon on Australia,
Idaho, and other portions of the globe
that are ruinously overrun by rabbits, by
issuing dictate to the effect that rabbits
ears, for the adornment of feminine APP
parel, shall be in the height of style. 1t
is believed that the result would be a
rabbit famine.
The Salvation Army in London, to re-
lieve as far as possible the distress which
prevails at the East end, have acquired
large premises in Limehouse, where they
will establish cheap food depot. For
one penny an adult receives refreshment
and night lodging or soup and bread.
For half penny he receives either bread
Or soup. Children are given basin of
soup for farthing and bread for an ad-
ditional farthing.
The Metropolitan Railway company,
of London, has concluded an arrange
ment with the Electric Traction COM
pany for the experimental running upon
a section of the railway of an electric
locomotive of the same power as the
present steam locomotives If it should
| prove successful the electric company is
to have the option of entering into an
| agreement for working the railway for
| five years at rate not to exceed the cost
of the working by steam locomotives.
AT the last meeting of the French
Academy of Medicine, DR.. Olivier sub
mitted supplementary report on the
isolation of patients suffering from infec-
| tious or contagious diseases. This COW
cred only the subject of whooping cough,
concerning which it is recommended
that: ''As the duration of whooping
cough is extremely variable, pupils
should not be authorized to return to
their schools until thirty days after the
absolute disappearance of the character
istic fits of coughing
There are number of women study
ing medicine at the Belgian universities,
wishing to obtain situations in the apothe-
carries shops. The pharmaceutical course
is the shortest, and in some respects the
easiest, and it is far cheaper than all
other courses. A number of young girls,
| who have passed the pharmaceutical ex-
animation, have fascinated the hearts of
country physicians, so that the husband
prescribes, the wife makes up the pre-
scription, and all the profits are kept in
the family.
A farmer living near Concordia, Kan,
!, 10,
had feed grinder run by a windmill,
and, having occasion to climb above the
grinder, the shaft, which was turning at
the time, caught his clothes and, in spite
of the man S efforts, his stout coat and
trousers were wound around the iron
bars. He called to his employees to cut
him down, but they could not reach him.
1t was a fearful squeeze. The sufferer S
face grew purple, his eyes bulged and
the veina stood out. At last the mill
could wind no further and stopped, but
too late. The last breath had beer
squeezed out of its victim, and he hung
hfeless.
The slaves form q considerable part Of
the population of Tangier. They are
mostly of the deep black Guinea negrc
type, brought from across the desert o1
Sahara, though sometimes unfortunate
of other races are kidnapped and solo
into slavery Public auctions are fre
uently held in the main street of tn,
oazaar at which children can be pur
chased for from $12 to $50, while full
grown men and women are sold a
prices ranging from $50 to $100. Master
have absolute power over their slaves
even that of life and death, and in cas-
of sale, transfer them by means of deed
/ Just as we transfer farm Under tn
circumstances it is little difficult TO sa,
whether they are real estate or persona
property.
Afraid of the Birds.