The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-07-11
ODDS AND ENDS.

Rats and mice have as great an
aversion to the odor of chloride of
lime as humans.
The English sparrow, undisguised,
is said to be taking the place of the
reed bird on Chicago bills Of fare.
A philosopher who has kept his eyes
open says: 'Give me more tafy
While ! am with you, and less epitaphy
when I am gone"
It Is said a salve of equal parts of
tar, tallow and salt will cure the worst
case OF felon.
The cattle industry of the United
States represents the immense capital
of one billion two hundred million
dollars
It is industry more than birth that
lifts a boy up in the world. A boot
black may shine in society if he will
stoop to conquer.
The duke of Portland has decided to
devote all his past and future win
ninQs on the turf to the erection and
endowment Of almshouses for the poor
Of Welbeck. The scheme originated
Will LIE uUCucoS-
The Russian army will soon be pro
vided with breech loading rifles which
will carry distance of 5000 feet.
Noiseless powder will also be used in
future by the army.
If SO were 1t possible that all other
ornaments Of mind might be had in
their full perfection, nevertheless the
mind that should possess them, di-
vorced from piety, could be but spec
tacle of commiseration. Hooker.
Mrs. E. D. E. n. Southworth, who
has written seventy-nine stories and
novels, and earned over 800, 900 by
her pen, thinks she might have aided
mankind in general far more by writ
ing some sweet ballad without charge.
There are some curious men on the
legal bench in this country. A Con-
necticut court fines man SIS for lying
in wait to kill his wife and stabbing
her, and an Ohio court call 1t assault
and battery when four bullets are fired
into farmer and he is robbed of his
wallet.
The time honored precautions OF
gum camphor and tobacco are de-
clared nowadays to be utterly useless.
It is alleged by those who should be
experts that neither preventive has
any effect, either good or bad, upon
the moths. However this may be,
there are still enough housekeepers
who cling to the old traditions to pre-
vent the use Of such projections fall
ing entirely out of favor.
The Madras museum has recently
received the skeleton of the largest
elephant ever killed in India 1t was
| the source of great terror to the peo-
pie of South Arcot, by whom it was
killed and buried. The museum au-
| thorities dispatched a taxidermist to
the spot to exhume the bones and pre-
pare them for exhibition. The skele-
ton is exactly ten feet six inches in
height, being eight inches higher
than the highest specimen hitherto
measured in the flesh by Mr.. Sander
son.
Christine Nilsson, Countess De Mi
randa, the once lovely Swede, has
changed for the worse. She has not
faded, but she has fattened. Her face
is broad, her features heavy, and the
expansion Of her cheeks has diminish
ed the apparent size Of her once lus-
trous blue eyes. Her bright, fair hair
alone reminds the spectator of her
former charms.
The Dublin Science and Art depart
pent have recently purchased several
japanese clocks, which differ in many
respects, but all record time without
the usual hand rotating about an
axis. The scale of time is arranged as
on thermometer, and pointer at
tached to a weight projects from slit
In the scale, and, travelling down it,
thus points out the time. We under
stand that such clocks were seen in
Japan thirty years ago, but that they
are now generally superseded by
clocks of European pattern.
After seven years close watching a
New York shoe manufacturer is OF
the opinion that the average size Of q
New York woman's foot is No. RI, Balt-
more, Washington and Atlanta, No 8,
Philadelphia, No. 81; Boston and st.
Louis, No. 4, and Chicago, No. s. The
most remarkable shipment ever made
Omaha.
News has been received in the City
of Mexico Of b discovery of great
archaeological Importance In the state
of Chiapas, near the ruins of Palen-
que, being nothing less than Q large
city hidden In the depths of the for
ests. Some buildings are five stories
high and in a good state of preserva-
ton. There is well paved road, sew
eral miles in length, still perceivable
in the midst of a tropical forest. Pa
lenque is said to be mere village In
comparison with this lost city Of pre-
historic times.