The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-05-10
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Frederick FTeer has an old gauze fan
that he says is his mascot. Whenever
he paints woman holding the gauxe fan
SO that you can look through 1t, his pic
ture sells.
Immediately after Emperor Frederick
left San Reno the sultan sent him col
lar. consisting of nine hazel nuts, with
inscriptions from the Koran, over which
the dervishes and sheiks Of tho palace
had prayed, and which. as the sultan as
sured the crown prince, would cure him
as if by magic.
Probably the oldest employe Of the
government in term of service is Lindsey
Muse, an ancient colored man who has
stood guard at the door Of the secretaries
of the navy since 1923. He Is so years
old, and growing so feeble that he will
probably be forced to relinquish his post.
Professor Elisha Gray, the inventor of
the speaking telephone and the telauto-
graph, is six feet tail, straight, with a
rather long face. Expression thought
full. simple manners lips which often
part in smile and are seemingly Incapable
of giving utterance to harsh words, hair
and beard plentiful and now tinged with
gray, blue eyes and a complexion warm
and ruddy with health.
Gen. Crook, the famous Indian fighter,
stands six feet in his stoc'sips<s. axh is as
Straight us an arrows He b&I ~ "A ti1iftSs
six years in the service. ana knows his
business thoroughly. When on the war
path Gen. Crook wears an old canvas
suit said to be worth $1.25. He rides at
the head of his column on mule, with
q rifle across his arm. He is devoted
hunter and fisherman, and it is said that
he would go 1000 miles to shoot a bear.
The czarewitch's engagement to
Princess Militia, Of Montenegro, is, it is
stated, in accordance with a resolution
of the car that in future the heir to the
throne shall marry a princess born in the
Russian orthodox faith. Hitherto they
have married Lutherans or Calvinists,
| who have been rebaptized. In future the
empresses must be taken from the prin-
cesses of Russia, Servia, Roumania.
Montenegro or Greece.
Barnes Greeley, a brother of the
founder of The Tribune. is a farmer in
/ Pennsylvania. He is an eccentric man,
and while he advocates the doctrines OF
the Prohibitionists, he thinks that toe
much water is dangerous thing. He
attributes his excellent physical condition
1 at the age of rs to the small amount Of
water he uses, both as a beverage and
for cleansing purposes. Chickens and
pigs are his favorite live stock, and they
roam at will over his house. Mr.. Greeley
says that his brother Horace gave him Q
position on The Tribune in its early days
but he did not like it, and after shorl
trial returned to his pigs and chickens.
The coming emperor is of suller
mold. The young crown prince stalket
out of the big Frederick street station
the other night and faced multitude Of
men who were waiting for chance Il
cheer the soldier idol who Is to succeed
the present invalid. Prince William
seemed then not pretty, but tall, surly
magnificent and intent. Soldiers art
made to fight" he says Bismarck's piles
has been that in this empire soldiers were
made to preserve the peace by convincing
the enemies of Germany that it would
not be wise to make war. At an early
day the young crown prince will ascent
the throne and then the world will SCI
what the 100000 soldiers of German,
were created for They worship thi
moody, resentful prince, these 2.000 00t
fighters He is not yet 80; he hates th'
English; he detests the Russians; hi
power will be absolute and unnampered