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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-01-05
THE OLD SQUIRREL RIFLE.
The Ancient Arm of a kentucky Hunter.
Loading "A Flint Lock Gun.


The Ancient Arm of a Kentucky Hunter.
Loading Flint Lock Gun.
1 will describe the genuine ancient
Kentucky squirrel rife, sketches Of which
have in my possession, made from tbs
best models.
The barrel is four feet long and nearly
an inch in diameter, while the bore is but
little larger than common round lead
pencil Just great enough, in other words,
to take into it a round leaden bullet of
about one-tenth of an ounce avoirdupois
in weight, The stock is of curly maple,
deliberately carved out of single piece of
wood, and extends from the semi-circular
brass heel plate to the brass half ring of
mounting under the fore tip of the barrel.
What is called the drop" or bend of the
breech, is very slight as compared with
the fashion of the latest guns; indeed,
some Of the old guns have almost straight
stocks and most of them have q grease
pot either opening in the heel plate or in
the left side of the stock near that plate
The trigger guard is of brass and f9ncl-
fully curved, While the thi,nbles for the
ramrod are placed under the barrel stock,
in which is a semi circular longitudinal
groove that becomes a round hole in the
wood of the lower part of the stock.
TheAfock is the best model of flint and
steel mechanism, deliberately carved and
perfectly fitted into the right side of the
stock near the lower extremity of the
barrel. The trigger is double, the pos
terror one setting by hair spring ar
rangement, regulated by an intermediate
screw, the forward one at the least touch
releasing the hammer that bears the flint,
which in turn strikes open the steel pan
and drops its spark into the printing In
the under part of the stock, just behind the
guard, is a tiny hole into which is thrust
a small quill probably a primary quill OF
the golden winged wOodpecker. This
feather is used to put into the 'touch-
hole'' to prevent the powder from run
ming out during the process Of loading.
The ammunition for this gun is the
finest kentucky powder, Ieaden bullets
nodded by hand ard some surong, thin
white cotton shifting for patching. p" The
bullets are carried in q pouch, the pow
der in finely carved horn, and the charge
is measured in boar's tooth charger.
To load the gun, put the feather in the
touch hole at the pan, porI@An a boar
toothful of powder at thtfyzauzzle- and
then, spreading the patching cloth over
the mouth of the bore, lay on bullet
and press it down even with the rim Of
The barrel, cut of the cloth as close to the
lead as possible, and with tho ranlrod
push the missile home to its bed on the
powder, Put the ranlrod back in the
thimbles take out the feather and fill the
pan with powder for printing; close the
pan and your rifle is loaded.-Maurict
Thompson.
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Give Them a Chance!

That is to say, your lungs. Also all
your breathing machinery. Very
wonderful machinery it is. Not only
the larger air-passages, but the thous-
ands of little tubes and cavities leading
from them.
When these are clogged and choked
with matter which ought not to be
there, your lungs cannot half do their
work. And what they do, they cannot
do well.
Call it cold, cough, Group, pneumonia,
catarrh, consumption or any of the
family of the throat and nose and head
and lung obscructions, all are bad. All
ought to be got rid OF. There is just
one sure way to get rid of them. That
is to take Roschee's German Syrup,
which any druggist will sell you at 70
cents a bottle. Even il everything else
has failed you, you may depend upon
this for certain. cow
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The Man rTi1liners of France.

If ladies are invading the trades and
professions which they could not before
equal rights we've thought of, the men
are avenging themselves. Most of the
French hatters now work for both sexes,
and their shop windows vie with those
of the modistes in exhibition of trimmed
hats, smart, neat, stylish, and, in short,
tempting as they can be. A halter said
30 me: ~ would not venture to make
mp flowers and himsy stuffs into hats
and bonnets. A woman's fancy and
Hight fingers are wanted for that. But
don't fear competing with no matter
what milliner when the trimmings are
rich and solid. We keep an artist, who
h.ar,ce, medals in the Salon, to design
,Tunnv;,d as You see them" High
~ 10 w: into the channels into
vng commute the Eighteenth CEN
tHCF n Houst> . left dry from the
time up to q few years
ago. ru4-r given by the
UniVerss1 ID, must / say it,
the corruption of the French theat16, as
well as the necessity under which man
ayers found themselves of pleasing the
eyes of gilded 'trastouquoueres, ig-
nerant of French, and wishing TO show
their womenllind what Partisan style in
dress was.-Paris Letter,
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A Joke on Honesty.

1t is grim and Shiny joke on
honesty to set Blaine aside oecanse
he is dishonest and take John Sher
man. Both of them are politically
and personally without integrity,
out Blaine is infinitely the superior
of the two both in point of ability
and honor. Sherman is called the
greatest financier and it is expected
that Wall street will rush to him
and carry the business element fol-
him, when it is a conspicuous fact
that the phenomenal strait IN which
the country finds itself is the result
of Sherman's assinine policy. He
negotiated the loW-rate refundlne
scheme and he did it so that the
government cannot pay her OWL
debts without having to pay large
bonus for the privilege. The coun
try sits in the midst of plenty anc
prosperity with everything healthy
and booming, and yet there Is i'm
pending danger Of panic at any mo-
ment and trade is strangled TO
| want of currency, and the money il
locked up and cannot get out be
cause John Sherman, the grea
fraud fnancier, fixed the debt so i
cannot be paid. It's a whack-ul
betwixt him and Blaine on the hon
esty question--but Blaine amt
fool.
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Perfect Sight Preservers
Hawkes. Patent Extension
SPRING EYE GLASS,

Hawkes. Patent Extension
SPRING EYE GLASS.
THE FINEsT, IN EXISTENCE,
And are Recommended by the medical facul-
ty throughout the country. No pressure
producing }irritations. No danger of cancer
that is sometimes the result or wearing other
Eyeglasses tresting with case upon any nose
From tho Governor of Louisiana.
BATON Rouge La., Jan 23. 's6.
To Mr.. A. ok. Hawkes. Dear Sir: desire
to testify to- the great superiority of your
Crystalized Denses. They combine great
thu eye, more han any have ever found
S. d. MoENxRY
Governor of Louisiana.
From GOVERNOR Ireland, of Texas.
To Mr.. A. X. Hawkes. Dear Sir: 1t gives
ME pleasure to saI that have been using
your glasses for oAne 'time past with much
satisfaction. For clearness, soitness and for
all purposes intended, they are not supposed
by any that have eNer worn. | would re
commend them t, all Aho want a superior
glass. Very respect'y. JOHN IRELAND.
SIGHT IMPItQvED.
New York GtyS April A, 1884.
MI. A. X. Havkes-Dear Sir: Your patent
eye glasses received some time since, and
am very much grntifed at tho wonderful
change that has come over my\ eyesight
since have discarded my old glaAses and
am now wearing yours.
ALEXANDER AGAR,
Sccfetery Stationer's Board of Trade.
From the Minister to Japan.
Mr.. a. X. Hawkes-Deer Sir: | am much
pleased with the pantiscopic glasses you so
perfectly adapted to my eyes; with them
anu enabled to read in my youth, the
finest print with the greatest ease. cheer.
fully recommend them to the public. Re-
specially. sR. IA. BgBBARD,
(Ex-Gov. CT Texas) Minister to Japan.
All Eyes Fitted and tho Fit Guaranteed at
III, nruy Stora of
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"'''' '"0Si amounting TO- '.,s.... $5So,OOO'
Application for rates to eisbs should be.
made ouly TO tho Office OF tho Company in.
New I leans.
For t. characterization write clearly, Civ
ing full address. lso-tai Notes, Express
Money Crlers or Now York Exohang go in or
binary ie.ter. Currency by Express AZ
| our expense addressed,
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A Very Sad Accident.

A painful accident happened to a
Pulaski lady last week that came
near disfguiing her for life. Pa
laski people read OF folks freezing
to death up north aud then nestle
back by their snug iresides and
congratulate themselves that we
are exempt from such fearful things,
little dreaming that a scene was be-
ing enacted right here in Pulaski
that rlvaied the tales of frigid, fatal
horror that come from the regions
where the snow crowned ice-king,
clad in icicles and perched upon
the bleak, raw edge of a raging
blizzard, holds carnival with the
nipping winds. The lady upon re-
firing the night before the cold
wave struck Pulaski disposed of
her apparel as usual. The night
was one of unusual severity and the
next morning she got up, and, rea-
lizing herself the misfortune that
had befallen her, she concealed it
from the family, determined to en-
dure it alone until it should mani
fest itself. The Christmas merri-
ment proceeded gladly around her,
| and she alone knew it must speedily
end IN sadness. 1t SO happened
that all the family were absent from
home next morning scattered among
the neighbors, when the door bel
raLg and our doomed sufferer was
compelled to 60 TO the door. A
gentleman stood there and she mo
toned him in with an inartlculatt
mutter. He came in, to her grea
horror, and there she was to enter
tain him without the power o
speech. He said:
"Quite a sudden change"
| "Yefur," mumbled the lady, hold
ing her hand over her Mouth.
"What kind of Christmas did yol
have?' he inquired.
| "Wer nifle lime" she spluttered
grabbing al her under lip to keep i
from bobbing about so.
"What did you get in your stock
; err, you err, | mean on the Christ
mas tree?'
"Glot heeple lice fings-womm
SHOW lum tlolee?" she slobbered
rising and jabbing her upper Iii
back in place.
"What did you say? l didn-"
: "Glot UNI heeple lice filings yole1
room," she blubbered, folding u
l her lip slowly with one hand.
81 still didn't CATCH
t "Yef loo did," she exclaimed, he
eyes flashing; ''you clom here tt
, make fun of me caufe mil teef fiez
T, in tumler laf nightv' And she be
I gan to grow frantic with rage an
turned her mouth loose when sh
came in the home stretch.
= "Yom fun herfolem tloo Club N
0 ohber glammer spluglish funnis
: my globber shabble mush!' sh
}. fairly shrieked, as her upper Ii
d swung to windwsrd and floated OF
on the gale that blew from the cay
of the winds in her lungs, while il
!, mate toppled and tapped about an
J. her jaws caved in and pulled OF
like busted foot ball.
: Just then her sister came in an
: took in the situation, and draggin
q the Infatuated gibberer oat of tt
y parlor she soon returned and to-
g the visitor that her sister alway
y dropped her false teeth into a glal
e of water over night and that la
% night the water froze solid.
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ADVICE to- uonsumntIyes,

On the appearance of the first sy mr.
toms-as general debilit- ,oss of anna
'''t' :, r--..or, chilly sensations, followed
by night-sweats and cough-prompt
measures for relief should be taken
Consumption is scroiulogs disease Of the
lungs therefore use the great anti
scrofula or blood purifier and strength
Discovery" Superior to cod liver oil
as purtritive and unsurpassed as a
pectoral. For weak lungs, splitting OF
blood aud kindred affections it has no
equal. Sold by druggists the world
over. For DR.. Pierce's Treatise on con-
sumption send ten cents in stamps to
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
tion Buffalo NY
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FOR SALE.

Thousands of people suffer with
back ache, not knowing that in most
cases, it is symptom of diseased kid
neys and liver, which plaster5 and To-
tions cannot heal. The best and safest
remedy is Dr. j. I'll. McLean's Liver
and Kidney Balm. $1.00 per bottle.
Sick headache, wind on the stomach,
biliOusness, nausea, are promptly and
agreeably banished by DIR. j. FL. Nc
Leans Little Liver and Kidney Pillets.
25c. vial.
When nature falters and requires
help, recruit her enfeebled energies
with DIR. j. II. McLean's Strengthen
ing Cordial and Blood Purifier. $l.00
per bottle.
Exposure to rough weather, getting
wet, living in damp localities are favor
able to the contraction OF diseases OF the
kidneys and bladder. AS preventive,
and for the cure of all kidney and liver
trouble, use that valuable remedy, DIR.
j. H. McLean's Liver and Kidney
Balm. $l.00 per bottle.
In advance of the sickly season render
yourselves impregnable; malarial at
mosphere or sudden change OF temper
ature is fraught with danger; use DR..
J. III. McLean's Strengthening Cordial
and Blood Purifier. sl00 per bottle.
Sick headache is the bane of many
lives; this annoying complaint may be
cured and prevented by the occasional
use o. DR.. j. II. McLean's Little Liver
and Kidney Pillets. They are pleasant
to take, no larger than pin head, and
are the ladies' favOrite for biliousness,
bad taste in the mouth. iaundice, for
leucorrhea and painful menstruation.
% cents vial.
Persons who lead life of exposure
are subject to rheumatism, neuralgia
and lumbago and will find a valuable
remedy in DR., j. II. McLean's Volcanic
Oil Liniment; it will Danish pain and
snbdue Inflammation.
Far better than the harsh treatment
of medicines which horribly grippe the
patient and destroy the coating of the
stomach. DR.. j. II. McLean's Chills
and Fever Cure, by mild yet effective
action will cure. Sold at 30 cents s
1 bottle.
There are many accidents and dis
eases which affect Stock and cause Sc
rious inconvenience and loss to the
farmer in his work, which may bs
quickly remedied by the use of DR.. j
Ii. McLean's Volcanic Gil Liniment,
II you suffer pricking pains or
moving the eyes, or cannot bear bright
light, and find your sight weak anG
failing, you should promptly use DR.
j. II. McLean's Strengthening Eye
Salve. % cents o box. For sale by
Pope & Reeves.
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The Dead Cannot Be Raised.

nor if your lungs are badly wasted
away can you be cured by DR. Pierce's
"Golden Medical Discovery" 1t is,
however, unequaled as tonic, altera-
tive anG nutritiVe, and readily cures the
most obstinate cases of bronchitis,
coughs, colds and incipient consump-
ton, far surprising in efficacy cod liver
oil. Send ten cents in stamps for DIR.
Pieroe's pamphlet on Consumption and
Kindred Affections. Address Worlds
Dispensary Medical Association, Buffa-
10 N Y
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In Chancery at Pulaski
DECEMBER RULES, 1887,

Tyree Rodes es ais, compliments, vs.. j d
Atchison OF ais Defendants.
N tins cause it appearing TO the = tisfac-
L ton of the clerk and master. from the re-
turn Of the sheriff of Dasidson county upon
the subpoena to ansWer both to tho original
and amended bills in this came, that the
defendant, John b Atchison, is a non resi-
dent Of the State of Tennessee, 60 that the
ordinary process Of this court cannot be
served on lin.
On motion it is therefore ordered that
publication be made for four weeks in sue
cession in the Pulaski Citizen d newspaper
published in the town of Pulaski, IA said
state. requiring the said defendant to be
and appear on the lrst day of tho next
term of the Chsneery court to be held in
the county Of Giles, at the court house in
Pulaski, on the lst Monday in February
next, and answer complainant's bill or
the came will be taken for confcssei ca To
him and set for healing ex-parta.
12-22-4t J. b. STACY, G. IL NJ
By ED. Il JONES, d. G. q NJ.
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Attention, II. II. Il.

For sprains, bruises, rheumatism,
cramps. inflammation, swelling, cuts,
burns, etc; in man, and splint, ring
bone, windgall, episoot.c, scratches,
ETC., in horses, Rangum Root Liniment
is a sure cure. The tx ng of Lini-
ments" is the universal verdict. Never
fails to cure any ailment that can be
reached by an external medical appIica-
tlon so cents per bottle. For sale by
Craig q Co.
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A Swedish Cablnet-Ma kers
Luck

Some men are born rich, some ac-
quire riches and others have riches
thrust upon thea. To the latter fortu=
nate class belongs Mr.. Charles A. John
son, No. 375 w. Ohio street. Chicago,
and who was the lucky holder of one
tenth of ticket No 1856 which drew
the first capital prize OF $4,000 in the
Louisiana State Lottery. A Traveller
reporter found Mr.. Johnson, very in
telligeut young Swede, twenty-seven
years of age, a cabinet-maker by occu-
patton, who, sig years ago, came to
America and found employment at his
trade in Chicago. Having three times
before purchased tickets in the lottery
and drawn nothing, his joyful surprise
was great when he found that his last
investment had brough him q return OF
SIS, 000.-ChicsgO Arkansaw Traveller.
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In Chancery at Pulaski
JANUARY RULES, 1888.

W. 81. Butord ct ais, comp'ts, vs.. Gil. T.
Buford, Jr,, ct ais, defendants.
T N this cause it appearing to the satsfac
J. ton OF the clerk and master from the afi-
davit: to the bill that the defendants, Thorn
as Buford, James Buford, Albert Buford
Jr.. Thomas M. Topp and wife Luziuka
Topp, are non-residents OF the State OF
Tennessee, so that the ordinary process OF
this court cannot be served on them.
On motion it ia theref fore ordered that
publication be made tor four weeks in sue
cession in the "PulasFi Citizen" newspa-
per published in the town of Pulaski, in
said State, requiring the said defendants tc
be and appear on the first day of the next
term of the Chancery Court to be held for the
county Of Giles, at the court-hous in Pu.
laski, on the list Monday in February next
and answer complainant's bill, or the sam,
will be taken for confessed as to them anc
set tor hearing ex-parte.
1-5-4t j. B. STACY, Z. & NJ.
BY Z. B, JONES, D. G. IL M,
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-THANKSl-THE CITIZEN Jared

THANKS!-THE CITIZEN Jared
grandly last Monday. Scores Of
old subscribers and scores of new
ones paid. We cannot express our
thanks to the generous people OF
Giles, but We will endeavor to re-
pay them with a good paper. The
CITIZEN is on more prosperous ba-
sis than it ever was. The people
want local newspaper that gives
them all the county news and they
get it in The CITIZEN. Let those
who have not paid do so at once.
1t is as easy for you and it lets us
know what TO do. Please notify us
| at once.
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rxnerience in Dreams.

There are some very remarkable things
about-dreams. In the first place they are
twice as real as reality. Did you ever
fall down stairs in dreams? If you have,
you must have observed that it is much
more terrible experience than falling
down stars when you are awake-except
that you don't have the bruises to nurse
afterward But the mental experience
Of falling down stairs In drean is some
thing awful. Cleveland Leader.
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Sawdust by the Bale.

Baled sawdust is the latest output of
the saw mills of M2ine. 1t is put up in
neat half cord packages covered with bur
laps. A powerful hydraulic press is used
to press the packages, and the entire
supply is shipped to Boston, where it is
used by the street cur companies for bed
ding for horses. A portion Of it is used
for packing. The cost of transportation
is reduced about one-half by the baling
process ! expect TO see the sawdust of
all the mills in the northwestern lumber
district utilized in this way before long.
-Globe-DemOCrat.
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e. p. O.

Don't waste time and money and I'M
dergo needless torture with the knife
when Ethiopian Pile Ointment will af-
ford in,tant relief and certain cure in
every case of blind, bleeding, itching,
internal and external piles. Raugum
Root Medicine Company manufacturers,
Nashville, Tenn. so cents and 81 per
bottle. Sold by Craig Il Co.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-01-05

At last we have found delicious
cooling soda fountain drink that will
cause the cheeks to glow with health
and beatty. 1t is Coca Cola.
Coca Cola is a brain tonic and INTEL
lectual drink, good for the nervous and
exhausted, is popular everywhere.
Try it and you will always buy it. For
sale by E. B. Craig & Co.
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They are Uneuualed.

e. B. Craig d COL am using pail
OF Hawkes. Crystalized Lenses bought
yoa and desire to say that they Civ,
the best satisfaction of any glasses
have ever used. They are the clearest
softest glasses | have used and enable
me to see much better and clearer.
gladly recommend them.
A. j. (HICK) BALLENTINE.
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Col. Gid. Baskette is turning liv-
id green. Walter Cain is the third
man taken out of the American Of
fee and made famous. Albert
Roberts went to Ontario, Col. Col
var went part of the way to Mexi
CO, and now Walter Cain is appoint
ed confidential buster OF senator's
old clothes. The Banner has a
right to demand pie. How would
you like to be bigamaster general
of Utah, colonei9
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Excitement in Texas.

Great excitement has been caused in
the vicinity of Paris, Tex, by the re-
markable recovery of Mr.. j. E. Corley
who was sc helpless he could not turn
in bed or raise his head every body said
he was dyIag of consumption. A trial
bottle OF DR.. Kings New Discovery was
sent him Finding relief he bought a
large bottle and box CT DIR. Kings
New Life Pills; by the time he had ia
ken two boxes of Pills and two bottles
of the Discovery he was we'll and had
gained in flesh thirty-six pounds
Trial bottles of this Discovery for con-
sumption free at Grigsby Bros. Large
hotties 81
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Wild Cherry and Tar.

Everybody knows the virtues OF
Wild Cherry and Tar as relief and
cure for any affection of the Throat and
Lungs. Combined with these two in
gradients are a few simple healing
remedies in the composition of DIR. b.
sanko's Cough and Lung Syrup, max
ing it just the article you should always
have in the house, for coughs, colds,
Group and bronchitis. Sold by II. NJ.
GripShv
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Rucklen,s Arnica Salye,

The best salve in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, chapped hands, chilblains, corns
and all skin eruptions, and positiye.y
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price % cent
per box. For sale by Ii. M. Grigsby
NAV 5-1y,
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Instead of falling from his balloon

Instead of falling from his balloon
the eronaut who recently passed
over Kentucky Is alive and well and
reports that he never passed over q
state possessed of so many advanta
ges.-Courier Journ al.
And thus Mr.. Watterson's free
trade screeches force capitalists &c
shun Kentucky. WheG they cannot
pass around her, they go over III 8
balloon,