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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-05-17

Why are women forced by a blind
necessity of their being to offer slippers
to clergymen2 The clew will be found
in the love Of spinsters for their pet
animals. This rests on the forcible dam
ming up in their charming breasts of
that maternal affection than which earth
presents no more affecting and loving
trait Statistics will prove that those
spinsters who send slippers to clergymen
have no pets-not even canary bird.
Ergo. slipper sending arises from per-
verted or absortive or arrested maternal
affection.
But why slippers? the thoughtless
reader afflicted with a chronic paresis of
memory may ask. All, they do not re-
member, then, a thin clinging bit of
leather welded by gentle but deter
mined hand which smote them unawares
-or ether wheresa In civilized countries
the slipper is the maternal rod Of COM
mand, the weapon that keeps the nursery
from becoming private lunatic asylum
or anti-poverty society. It is used by
instinct. not from forethought being an
inheritancy from countless generations
of smiters. Now, the spinster has the
instinct in her just as the married wo-
man, but it never finds an outlet
Pushed, however. by the unconscious
spring; of maternity lying undeveloped in
her soul. she turns to slippers. The
favorite clergyman is not her love, neither
is be her son, but the affection. in her
gropes that way; it is too strong for her;
she must work him pair. and thangh
she dreads the American humorist, in
secret she embroiders and sends her art
less gift.--New York Times.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-05-17

''Cranks are not the only people who
strive to make librarians life burden
some, !" said the manager of one Of New
York's big public libraries few days ago.
There is another class of habitues, +"
continued the manager, .'who visit
libraries with an intent that is nothing
less than devilish. l refer to the vandals
who write gibberish on the margins of
valuable books they call themselves AN
notators); 'Grangerites. who stealthily
tear out rare prints from books which
often It is impossible to duplicate; the
pictures thus stolen to enrich some tome
undergoing process Of extra illustrating,
and people who deface the fair surface Of
hyleaf with silly scrawls or drawings.
Such persons are the pet adherence Of
librarians. There is no pest which gives
them so much needless work and irritat-
ing annoyance.
"Book vandalism is not confined to
one class of library loungers, however,
for while thoughtless schoolboys and
silly maidens are the principal offenders,
clerks, students, lawyers. doctors, and
even clergymen, form the majority of book
abusers. One reason why such vandal-
ism continues to be SO prevalent and book
stealing so rampant is that librarians
seldom or never bring the detected cul-
prits into the courts and before the pub
lie notice. New York Evening Sun.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-05-17
Hearing n Color.

Tito Vignoh. an Italian scientist, fur
nishes to the Rendiconti del Reale Insti-
tuto Lombardo detailed account of the
obscure physiological phenomenon known
as ''color hearing" He describes cases
In which not only sound produced the
sensation of color and color of sound, but
also cases in which sensations of smell
and taste were stimulated by sound and
color. In his explanation-which will
strike the average mind as somewhat
fanciful-the author refers the phenom-
enon to the primeval condition of the
brain itself before the various senses be-
came differentiated and localized in this
organ. He argues that since all the
senses have a common origin in the
primitive brain substance this offers the
readiest explanation of their occasional
confusion even in the brain itself, the
highest development of all. Color hear
ing might in this way be regarded some
what as case Of reversion or atavism. -
Chicago News.
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Boating in a Big Fiddle.

A German newspaper, in its account
Of the floods at Temesvar, reports the
salvation of an old gypsy fiddler upon
the quaintest boat, probably, that has
ever been seen. The old man lived at
the extreme end of the Fabrikerplatz in
a wretched little cottage. He went home
about midnight in very jovial humor,
laid himself down to sleep and awoke
about Z o'clock in the morning. When
he opened his eyes he made the unpleas-
ant discovery that his hut was flooded
and that the water had forced its way
into his bedroom. He had no movable
goods except an old bedstead, stool and
his great double bass. He coolly placed
his monster of "bassgeige, his be-
loved bread winner, upon the surface of
the water, seated himself astride it and
padded himself to ''dry land'' with one
of the boards of his bed. amid the cheer
ing and laughter of number Of gypsy
comrades. Chicago Herald.
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A CURIOUS mlMETlc FRAUD.


One of the Phasmidse Family--Like q
wisp OF Hay.
My Introduction to them occurred on
the borders of Lake Shirwa--one of the
smaller and less known of the grcat
African lakes-and shall record the in
cident exactly as l find 1t in my notes.
/ had stopped one day among some tail.
dry grass to mark reading of the an
eroid, when one of my men shouted
"Chirombow sChirombo" means an
inedible beast of any kind, and turned
round to see where the animal was. The
native pointed straight at myself. /
could see nothing, but he approached,
and pointing close to q wisp Of hay
which had fallen upon my coat, repeated
"Chirombo." Believing it must be some
insect among the hay, took 1t in my
fingers, looked over it, and told him
pointedly there was no '.Chirombo"
there. He smiled, and, pointing again
to the hay, exclaimed: ''AoioT C'It's
alivel0
The hay itself was the chirombo. do
not exaggerate when say that that wisp
of hay was no more like an insect than
my aneroid barometer. l had mentally
resolved never to be taken in by any of
these mimetic frauds. / was incredu-
lous enough to suspect that the dcscrip-
tions Of Wallace and the others werc
somewhat highly colored, but I confess
to have been completely stultitied and
beaten by the very FIRST mimetic form
met ItsWas cne Of that very remark
able hmily, the plsasnnidm. but surely
nowhere else in nature could there be
such another creature. Take two inches
of dried yellow grass stalk, such as one
| might pluck to run through the stem of q
pipe; then take six other pieces nearly as
long and a quarter as thick; bend each in
| the middle at any angle you like, stick
them in three opposite pairs, and again at
an angle you like, upon the first grass
stalk and you have my chirombo. When
you catch him his limbs are twisted
about at every angle as If the whole were
made of one long stalk Of the most deli
cate grass, hinged in dozen places, and
then gently crushed up into disheveled
heap.
| Having once assumed position, by o
wonderful instinct, he never moves, or
varies one Of his many angles by half q
degree. The way this instinct keeps up
the delusion Is, indeed, almost as won
derful as the mimicry itself; you may
turn him about, and over and over, but
he is mere dried grass, and nothing will
induce him to acknowledge the animal
kingdom by the faintest suspicion OF
spontaneous movement. All the men,
bers of his family have this power Of
shamming death; but how such emaci-
ated and juiceless skeletons should ever
presume to be alive is the real mystery.
These phasmid@ look more like ghosts
than living creatures, and so slim are
they that. in trying to kill them for the
collecting box, the strongest squeeze be-
tween finger and thumb makes no more
impression upon them than it would upon
fine steel wire, and one has to half gull
lotine them against some hard substance
before any little life they have is sacri-
ficcd to Science. Good Words.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-05-17
COTTON M,lls Of ,he son,h.

Cotton mill building in the south Is
being pushed with almost blind zeal
Within two months announcements have
been made Of sixty new mills. One at
Athens is to double its capacity from
5000 to 10000 spindles. A thread fac
tory Is to be built near Barnett Shoals.
Ga. A Merchantville, N. j., protector
will put up large amount Of knitting
machinery at Monbo, N. G. Spartans-
burg, N. c., is to have 500, 900 mill,
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-05-17

Thousands of dollars worth of
chickens are destroyed by Cholora
every year. 1t is more fatal to them
than all other diseases combined.
But the discovery of liquid remedy
that positively destroys the Microbes
has been discovered. Half of the
young chickens are destroyed by the
Microbes before they are fryers. A
5o-cents bottle is enough for 100
chickens. 1t is guaranteed. If, after
using two thirds of a bottle, you are
not satisfied with it as cure for
Cholera, return it to the druggist
from whom you purchased it, and
he will refund your money.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-05-17

The very thing in decoration is a
shingle. The selection is made of one as
free from defects as possible, and upon it
is painted figure, often a tambourine
girl or a copy Of Whittier's Barefoot
Boy" The thinner edge then has holes
punctured in it, and after varnish Of
shellac. a ribbon bow and strings by
which it may be hung complete this in
expensive yet ornamental bit Of "high
art" Lumber dealers report run on
shingles.-New York Commercial Adver-
fioor
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-05-17
Imbsdded In a Brick.

George Herrick, Of Logansport, in
watching the demolishing of an old
building in that city recently, saw clay
pipe imbedded in a brick. Curiosity led
him to break the brick and secure the
Pipe, Of common white clay. 1t must
have been lying In its contented bed for
nearly fifty years. and was put there by
some worker in brick yard. Tho build
ing was erected in 1s47.-New York
Graphic
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A Gorgeous Drawing Room.

The drawing room in Potter Palmer's
Lake Shore castle, in Chicago, has just
been furnished and decorated at a cost of
$40. 900. The decorations are in cream,
gold and blue tints, and the hangings are
Of damask silk, copied from brocades Of
the last century. The ceiling has been
painted and draped by Hester in the
Louis XVI style.-New York Evening
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-05-17
Huntinr far Lost Gold.

The muddy bottom Of Chippewa river,
Ontario. is being raked for gold. During
the war Of 1912 some ESQ, 600 In gold
was dropped overheard by British pay
r7aster, who was hotly pursued by
Yankee troops, and the money has laid
there ever since. e.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-05-17

A man m . western town seriously
proposed to issue an edition Of the Bible,
with pages devoted to advertising inserted
In the text, but he gave up the idea when
be learned what INDIGNATION it excited.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-05-17

The Chilian government Is advertising
in this country for proposals for the con-
struction of 800 miles Of railroad in Chill
at an approximate cost of %17. OOn. nNn
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-05-17

The British house Of commons has
again passed tLs bill legalizing marriage
with deceased wife's sister.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-05-17
The Bible the Only Restraint Against
the Evil Passions Of the World-Athe-
ism and Inndelity Arrayed Against
Chrfstfanfty.

BROOKLYN, May 13.-This morning the
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage preached at the
Tabernacle to an overfowing congrega-
ton. The hymn beginning.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-11-02

the advocacy Of timber stealing
lead to- The man who stnkes II as
the popular chord viii soon be
Overlaken selling hogs that don1
belong to him, or perhaps driving
cattle 10 another State Ia ! eep the
true owner from searching the
butchers records IN the county To
find his cattle. We don't say all
men who depredate on public
lands will steal hogs or cattle,
but we say that under the law The
crime OF timber stealing is equally
rs great, and the poet says: while
the lamp holds out to burn the
vilest sinner may return" So
keep your eve on the bob tail
snake and be sure to do as you
said for he Will try TO deceive you,
then chop of his head. And the
little listed animal you have heard
about will be jumping and lrisking
about you seeking whom he may
devour-he will shoot off his musk
gun and such another stink never
has been since il was Flap DOOdle's
put in. II YOU live long you mus.
breathe pure air so turn your back
on Flap Doodle.
OBSERVER,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-11-02
10 Saloon Keepers of Jackson
County

And those concerned: The fol-
lowing letter, received by me Oct.
26th, 1888, will explain itself, and
those therein mentioned are mott
fled to take the proper steps TO pro-
tect themselves. f. Ii. LEWIS,
Sheriff and Tax Col,
Scranton, Miss, Nov. 1st., 1888.
OFFICE OF AUDITOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. !
Jackson, Miss, Oct goth, 1883. )
DEAR SIR:
This office is in receipt OF mfor-
nation that in many counties of the
State saloons are IN the habit of
selling cigars and tobacco under
their retail license. Your atten-
ton is respectfully called TO the
fact that the retail license only
carries with it the right to sell liq-
uors, beer, ETC., and does not in
clude the right to sell cigars, to-
bacco, pipes or other articles.
Where saloons sell these articles,
q merchants license is required in
addition to the retail license.
Please note, and govern yolrself
accordingly, Respectfully,
w. w. STONE.
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PUBLIC SPEAKING.

Hon. +. J. Bowers, of Bay ST.
Louis, presidential elecior on This
/ congressional district met with the
people Of jackson county at The
court house, at this place. last
Monday at III q. m. The notice
having been short, and nothing
having been done 10 arouse the en-
thusiasm of our people before, the
attendance was not as large as is
usual on such occasions. But Mr..
Bowers performed his part well
and his address was received with
appreciation. lie is a good speak
er and a we'll chosen champion OF
he Democratic cause III this dis
trict. His presentation Of the only
true and righteous Democratic So
luton of the tariff problem was
clear, able and full for so ponder
Gus a subject. His speech was lis
tened 10 with deep interest and
alternately cheered through
out. We are only sorry that such
an excellent dellverence was not
listened to by a larger number of
of jackson county.
The Republican candidate for con-
5ress was present, like Mary's hit
.amb at school, but he said never
l word, as is The Iollcy Of his still
lunt.
Mr.. Bowers will speak at Moss
as was announced, to-mor-
'ow Saturday. night, and is prom
sed a rousing reception. We adj
Use all who can do so TO be pres
mt on that occasion and hear
lin.
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Notes Gathered at Perkins.
BY B. IL. b.

A Sunday school has been start
ed at Ten Mile, under the man
agement Of j. NJ. Price, DIR. Bolton
and Miss Gussle Holden.
Mr.. G. G. Breeland will move
over the creek TO the MatherSon
place next week.
Mr.. Donald Matherson has his
new house nearly done, when he
will move his family over in town.
Our butcher is busted, and when
last seen was peddlIng chickens on
foot.
Mr.. Graves barn is the finest
one yet. twenty-five tons of hay
hardly makes any show IN it.
Ten Mile school is moving along
nicely.
Tuxechana school, ditto.
At the last term of green court
held here quite an interesting case
came up. in which a washing bill
and some eggs played an impor,
tanl part. Nearly The whole pop.
ulation was in attendance.
Through the attorney for the PLAN.
tiff a compromise was reached
which, however, would not hold.
and the case was laid Orer egg,
and all.
Mr.. Morris mill hands have
struck and the mill stands still III
consequence thereof.
We learn from delegates return
ing from the Red creek Baptist
Association that all the churches
| north ofthe n. o. q N. +. railroad
withdrew from the Association
and will form one of their own
The Red creek now represents only
IA churches.
Mrs. N. b, Eldridge was visiting
relatives here n few days ago.
Quite a number of families from
Michigan are expected TO arrive il
this settlemement in a few days.
We learn that Mr.. w. K. Griffin
of Purvis Is now a full fedge'
"creek runner" on Red Creek.
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LAMB NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, Miss,
November 2, 1888,

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON. Miss, I
November 2, 1888.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
OF his claim, and that said proof viii be
made before the Judge, or in his absence
the Circuit Clerk at Scranton, Miss, on
December %, 1SSS. VIZ: Enoch Barlow,
Homestead No. 1890, for the east half
southeast quarter section s and sonth-
west quarter of southwest quarter section
9, township ,, south range 8 west.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residences upon and
cultivation of said land. viz; Henry Flur-
~, Abizer Ravens, Ruifin Moore and Rob
ert Cain, all of Vancloave L. O., Jackson
county, Miss.
JAS. d. STEWART, Register.
November 2, 15SS. 36-6t
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LAND NOTICE.

LAND OFFICE AT JACKToN. Miss.
October 10, 1884,
Notice is hereby given that the follow.
ing named settler has filed notice Of hts
intention to make final proof in support Of
his claim, and that sad proof will be made
before the ridge, or in his absence the Cir
cult Clerk of Jackson county, ut SeTan'
ton, Miss. on November 80, 1888, viz: WlnD
White, Homestead No. 15,069, for the
northeast quarter, section -, township J,
south range 6 west.
He names the following witnesses TO
prove his continuous residences upon, aud
cultivation of said land, viz: J. II. Car
ter, Albert COwan, John GOss and Wm.E
Steede, all of Americas p. o., jackson
county, Miss.
JAS. D. STEWART, Register,
Oct. 10, 1888. 26h
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LAMB NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, Miss,
November 2, 1888.

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, Miss, I
November 2, 1888.
Notice Is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will Oe
made before the Judge, OF la his absence
the Circuit Clerk ut Scranton, Miss, on
December Ii, 1883, viz George IL. BilbO,
Homestead No. II, 139 for the southwest
quarter southeast quarter southeast quar-
ter southwest quarter section Ia aud
northeast quarter northwest quarter and
northwest quarter northeast quarter sec
ton %. township 4, south range b west.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cu~ltivatiO on ofsaid land, viz: j. S. Will
kerson, Harmon Wilson, jefferson Lott
aud j. b. Coleman, all of Yancleave z. o.,
Jackson county, Miss.
JAS. ID. STEWART, Register.
November 2, 1883. 36 Ct
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AMI NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, MI s.,
November :, 1888.

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, MI s., I
November ,, 1888.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice Of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Judge, or in his absence
the Circuit Clerk at Scranton, Miss, on
December IA, 1885, wiz John b. Coleman.
Homestead No. l 1870, for the east half
southeast quarter southeast quarter
northeast quarter aud southwest quarter
southeast quarter section II, township A
south range 3 west.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz j.. 5. vii
kerson. Jefferson Lott, VIM. Carter and
George H. Bilbo, all Of Vancleavo p. o.,
Jackson county, Miss.
JAS. ID. STEWART, Register.
November 2, 1888. 36-6t
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BILOXI, Miss, Oct. 31-There have
been no arrivals at quarantine
(Shlp Island) for seven days. The
Norwegian bark, Magnolia that
arrived here on July u, from Rio
Janerio, having lost her captain
and four of the crew from yellow
fever on the voyage, vas released
on Monday and went to the west
end Of The island to load. 1t is not
known when quarantine will be
raised, but the order is expected
in a few days. Weather cool. All
we'll.
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A LETTER written by T. V. Pow
derby, Grand Master workman Of
the knights Of Labor gives bit Of
information that does not appear
in Radical campaign literature.
Mr.. Powderly says that not only
did Blaine make a bid for his in.
fuence in 1884, but the Radical
managers Of Harrison haye tried 70
bnbe him with an Office to keep
the Knights Of labor of The
back Of their arisiocralic candi.
date.
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LAND NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, Mss
Octoher 10 1874,

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, Mss
October 10, 1854. !
Notice is hereby given that the follow.
ing named settler has filed notice OF MS
intention to make final proof in suppCrI
OF his claim, aud that said proof VIII %
maze before the Judge, or ~ his abseucs
the Circuit Clerk of Jackson connty, ~
Scranton, Miss, on November q, 1859 VIZ
William Wiley Howell, Homestead NO.
1881, for the west half northwest guar;
ter section 30, township ?, south range .
west, and east half northeast quarter W.
tion -, township 2, south range Ness,
He names the following witnesses y
prove hIs continuous residence upon. "S ~
cultivation OF said land, viz :.apf a
Childress, A. +. Cochran, VIM. Con sI
B. Bird, all of Basin P. o., Jackson cOuO'
ty, Miss. D-.;s4.r.
Oct. 10, 1888. ~"
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Land NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, Miss, !
October 10 I2SS Z

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, MISS,
October ~, 1883.
Notice is hereby given that the follow.
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will DO
made before the Judge, or in his absence
the Circuit Clerk of Jackson county, at
Scranton, Miss ON November 20, 1889, viz:
Martha J.. Shoemaker, Homestead No.
1911, for the north half northwest quar-
ter and southwest quarter northwest
garter, section 81, township 5, south
range Z west.
lie names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of said land, viz: Nathan
King, George w. Tootle, McGregor Bang
and Joseph Garlic, all OF Vancleaye I. o.,
Jackson county, Miss.
JAS. ID. STEWART, Register.
Oct. 10, 1883. 3iGt
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MEssRs ID. Mercier's Sons, OF
New Orleans, the renowned cloth
Iers, have an advertisement in the
DEMoCBAT-ST AR to-day, 20 which
invite all to read. This is an old
and reliable establishment, and
business has so increased with the
firm lately that the store building
is being enlarged in order TO make
room for the large and splendid
stock OF winter goods now arriv-
ing.
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LAND NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT Jackson; M MISS

October 10, 1855:
Notice is hereby given that the iosg IN
ing uamed settler has filed notice Of
intention to make final proof ~ snpPnsis
his claim, and that said proof VIII s 4. an.
before the Judge or in his absence 80.
chi, CLERK of Greene county, at Le ~,
Vile. Miss, on November a, iso ,9Rl
Samuel r. Breland, HOmesteaa ~ .ec.
Tor the south half southeast 81" "nsrter,
sectiop Is. township 3, north range ! WEI, -
He names the following Vitness' ,1d
nroVe his continuous residence uP07' az
cultivation Of said land, viz; X. A.
smith. j. II. Byrl, J. Kittrsll ana Greene
human, all of Bucks CreeA'
county, Miss. ,pr Reoister.
JAS. u. SlEhAN A6t
Oct. 10, 1885.