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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-19
Poison Rings.

In Italy the poison ring was carried
to the perfection Of malicious imagin-
ing. The ''anello della morte" was
occasionally resorted to as means OF
putting an enemy out of the way. A
hollow point in the bezel, worked by
spring, communicated with the re
ceptacle behind, for the poison, in
such a way that It's villainous wearer
could, in giving his adversary hearty
grip Of the hand, infict mortal
scratch. The point was fashioned to
look like an ornament So deadly and
enduring was the poison contained in
these rings, that some twenty or more
years ago death was nearly occasioned
by handling one unwittingly. A cprio
fancier was turning over gems In O
shop in Paris, when he fell faipting
and was with difficulty restored. II
was found that he had been wounded
by a poison ring
This instrument of destruction was
also worn In perilops times, in order
that the owner might commit suicide
rather than fall into an enemy's
hands. Another kind was furnished
at the back with slide, which could
De Suppeu Dack ny the Weadcr, Who
would drop the poison into the wine
he offered TO q hated guest. This kind
was affected by Cesar Borgia, whose
own signet ring bore an Inscription
little suited TO his character-"Fais CO
que dots, avien que pourra." Another
form of poison ring was the one which
had for its bezel the key TO q casket,
The wearer would hand his ring In a
confidential manner to visitor, and
desire him to hand him some article
from his jewel box. The key, In be-
ing turned In somewhat stiff lock,
would give the pnwary confidant a
prick, which had for him fatal results.
London Standard.
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Valuable Crop.

A western man, proud of his i'm
mensely productive acres, was show
ing visitor from Vermont over his
farm, and, while Boosting somewhat
loudly of his own crops, turned upon
the Vermonter with the question:
"You can't raise much back there
on those stony Vermont hills, can
your
"oh, yes, yes; we generally get fine
crops"
but you don't raise much grain,
do your"
"Oh, yes; we raise sight of barley.
'You do2"
"Why, certainly; don't know what
our farmers would do if it wasn't fol
their barley"
DO you get much for it,"
"Oh, we don't sell it, no, sir; we
don't sell grain of ii"
you don't feed it to your stock2"
ooh no, no; you don't ketch US
wasting barley like that"
We'll, what do you with it then2"
"Why, man, we save every grain oi
it for seed-that's what we do with it 7
This is the western mans story, an6
he naturally thinks this a queer kin6
of farming for profit. = Youths
Companion.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-19
A Wonderful Watch.

At the time of her coronation at Mos
COW, in 1924, Catharine /, empress of
Russia, was presented with watch as
wonderful IN every particular as the
famous Strasburg clock; even more
wonderful when the delicacy Of Its
construction Is taken into considera-
ton. 1t weighed seven ounces and
was both repeater and a musical
time keeper. On the opposite side
from the works or time keeping part
Of the wonder there was an exact
counterpart of the holy sepulcher with
a carved image Of the Roman guard
this scene could be viewed through
the glass in the case. Upon opening
the case the imitation stones would
roll away from the mouth of the min
iature sepulcher, the guard would
kneel, angels appear at opposite sides
of the opening, and about this time
the music would start up and play, in
soft, sweet strains, the Easter songs SO
we'll known to all Russians. The
maker of this wonderful piece Of me-
chanism is said to have worked upon
it almost uninterruptedly for period
Of nine years.-John W. Wright In
st. Louis Republic.
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Rossini, who had always le mot
pour rire, used to say: I'm olden time
they used to compose music for the
brain and for the ears; but 1t seems TO
me that nowadays people are quite
content when the thing looks well. T"
This. / feel confident, was often his
guiding opinion. For instance, when
Meyerbeer gave The Huguenots, !"
his lawyer and coreligionnaire Gre
mieux gave a luncheon, where he in
vited some influential friends to meet
Meycrbeer. RoSsini, one of the guests
ate nothing Mime. Cremieux, with
the lynx eye of any hostess who has
people round her table invited for a
meal, suddenly pounced upon her alb
stemious guest with that question
which every lady imagines must go
straight to the heart of her guest; Il
am sure, NJ. Rossini, you don't like
that dish; one cannot easily please
such fine conuoisseur as you are
Pardon, madame, that is not at all
the reason, but / never eat between
my breakfast and my dinner. OF
course, you will ask me why, then,
did ! come TO luncheon partyi /
viii tell you. The other day was in
vited TO hear performance of my
William Tell overture AT the mo-
ment where the allegro begins / saw
two men ia the band putting their
trumpets up, but could not for the
life Of me hegr one note SO asked
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-19
The Summer Heat

The original source of the summers
heat Is the sun, but many local causes
tend to modify and vary the action.
The earth is really farther from the
SUN in summer than in winter, 50 that
the warm weather does not depend
upon the greater proximity of the
source of heat. Il is due to the fact
that in summer the northern hemis-
phere is turned more directly towards
the sun, so that 1t receives its rays in
more vertical direction, while In win
ter it is turned farther away, and the
oblique heat rays are unable TO raise
the temperature to any great degree.
The varying length of the days Is also
an important element, as the long
days of summer allow the earth to be
exposed for longer time to the infiu-
ence of the source of heat.
The thermal summer, that Is, the
period OF greatest heat, does not CORE.
spond with the astronomical summer.
On June 21 the suns rays are most
nearly vertical, and the earth is ex.
posed to their influence for a greater
proportion Of the twenty-four hours,
bat the hottest weather Is not general
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-19
A Beauty on the Water.

Down past the steamboat wharf al
Bar Harbor foated thing on the wa
ter, that seemed endowed with life.
Its broad white wings were spread to
the wind and it swept along to the
open sea at a high rate of speed.
"See the beautiful yacht" cried a
near sighted dude on the wharf, sd-
justing his monocle.
How gracefully she breasts the
wayesl' exclaimed his exquisite fe-
male companion, who was also near
sighted.
''Chawming weally charmingr'
exclaimed the dude.
A litter that almost swelled into a
roar rippled among the other people
on the wharf-for with their undfm-
med eyes they saw it was the garbage
scow, loaded to the radl.-Lewiston
Journal.
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JAP MILLER.

Jap Miller down at Martinsville's the blamedest
feller yit,
When he starts in a-taIlzfn' other folks Is apt to
quit
Pears like that meuth O. his'n wuzn't made fer
nothin' else
But jes' to argify 'em down and gether in their
pelts.
He'll talk you down on tariff; er hen talk you
And prove the pore man pays 'em aIl-and them's
about the facts,
Religen. law er politics. prize fghtin' er base
ball
Jes' fetch jap up little and he'll post you bout
And the comicalest feIler ever tilted back cheer
And tuck chaw tobacker kindo like he didn't
keer.
There's where the feller's strength lays-he's so
common like and plain.
They haint no dude about old JAP you bet YOU
nary grainl
They 'lected him to council and 1t never turned
his head,
And didn't make no difference what anybody
said
He didn't dress no finer. ner rag out in fancy
clothes;
But his voice In council meetins Is turrer to his
foes
H's fer the pore man ever time! and in the last
campaign
He st,xnped old Morgan county through the SAN
shine and the rain,
And heit the banner upards from a-trailin in the
dust,
And cut loose on monopolies and cuss' d and cussd
and cuss'di
He'd tell some funny story ever now and then,
you know,
Tel, blame It'll 1t wuz bettef'n q jock o. lantern
show!
And I'd go furder yit, today, to hear old Jap no
rate
Than any high toned crater 'at ever stumped q
stated
Wy that air blame Jap Miller. with lis keen, sar
castle fun,
Has got more friends than any candidate at ever
run.
Don't matter what his views is, when ha states
the same 10 You
They allus coincide with your'n the same as two
and two.
You can't take issue with him--er at least the.
haint no sense
In startin' in to down him, so you better not com
mence-
The best ways jes' to listen, like yer humble ser
want does,
And jes' concede Jap Miller Is the best man ever
wW! james Whitcomb Riley.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-19

A Russian analyst gives the follow
ing as q test by which tea can be PROV
ed to be genuine or not: Take a pinch
of tea In 4 glass, pour upon It little
cold water and shake it up well. Pure
tea viii only slightly color the water,
while strong infusion is quickly got
from the adulterated or painted leaf.
Now boil both sorts separately, and
let them stand tin cool, and the differ
ence between them win be most mark
ed. The false tea viii become still
stronger after along standing, but
will remain transparent, whereas
pure tea will become muddy or milky.
This last appearance arises from the
tannic acid, which Is natural prop
erty In pure tea, but which In artiti-
cial tea Is entirely absent-Hall's
Journal Of Health.
A Western Union operator In Ala
haana, while taking q message, was
shocked by Gash Of electricity which
came from the sky. He died In a few
hours.
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Rare Postage Stamps.

A discovery was made here that will
be of great interest. 1t consisted of
three government postage stamps, is
sued according to the law by the post
master at st. Louis, for the state of
Missouri, in 1S45, the denominations
being two Of the ten cent and one of
the twenty cent series These stamps
were issued in five, ten and twenty
cent denominations, and are among
the rarest and most valuable to stamp
collectors of all those issued by au-
thority of the government for use as
postage. ]. Fl. Wymer was postmas-
ter of st. Louis in 1S45, and gave the
order for the plates to J. NJ. Kershaw,
q local engraver. The five and ten
cent stamps are found on two varie-
ties Of paper. The twenty cent were
printed from an altered plate of the
Ave cent, and are perhaps the rarest
stamps known. The stamps bear the
arms Of Missouri, with ''St. Louis
above and "Postofice" below, are rec
tangular in shape, and printed in
black on blue paper.-Galena Qlls.)
Cor. Chicago Herald.
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No Bouquets with Strings Wanted

A Bird had picked up an earth worm
and flew to the limb of tree over
hanging brook to dispose of its meal
While opening its bill too wide the
worm dropped out and into the water
1t had hardly touched the surface of
the water before it was seized by a
Trout and swallowed. An Angler who
had been fishing several hours with
no result addressed the Trout:
How is it, tell me, that you so eag-
erly seized the miserable, half starved
worm that fell from the bill of the
Bird and you refuse the fine, fat worms
/ offer your"
To which the Trout replied:
Deceit is not the nature of birds,
and SO we do not regard with suspi-
cion the worms that drop from their
bills; and then, again, we have, in
common with the human species, an
aversion to presents with strings tied
to them. Selahl''-New York Herald.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-19

Down in Georgia an old darky call
ing himself the prophet Daniel induc-
ed three young men to walk into an
iron furnance. They did 1t as easily
as anything you ever saw done But
coming out again was part Of the feat
that caught them cold, and they stay
ed In. The queer thing about these
religious lunatics Is that God never
tells them 70 do anything Of that sort
themselves; he always tells them to
get somebody else TO do it. however,
the stock Of fools in the world is al
ways large. We suppose you might
burn up couple of hundred Of then
every day for six weeks, and then find
a good market for any kind Of an
elixir you should advertise. .--Burdettt
in Brooklyn Eagle.
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A SOLDIERS WORD.
How II Was Kept by u Confederate at
the Risk of His Life.


Lieut.. c. A. Coryell, formerly of
the One Hundred and Forty-first New
York volunteers, Twentieth army
corps, was with Sherman on the fa-
nous march to the sea. One bright
Sunday in December, 1864, the lieu
tenant was detailed to take charge of
the picket line in front of Savannah,
on the edge of rice swamp. There
was q truce between the pickets, and
everything wore Sabbath like still
ness.
Coryell had nothing to do and was
out of tobacco. How to get chew
was the question. Finally hand
some young officer from the Confeder-
ate line strolled out between the lines
Coryell hailed him at once.
II say, Johnny, if I come over to
you can get tobacco and return safe
ly to my lines"
Come along; I'll treat you right"
Chow do l know that I'll not be
taken prisoner3"
you have the word of a gentleman
and Confederate officer
Coryell thought moment and then
decided TO .make the venture. He laid
aside bis sword and belt ard started
across the narrow dixie leading to the
Confederate line. On either side of
the dixie the water in the rice fields
was five feet deep.
The Lieutenant reached the opposite
shore without any misgivings. The
Confederate produced some tobacco
and a trade was made in no time.
Then the two fell into pleasant con-
versation.
Suddenly Coryell saw signal tlut-
ter from house some distance i'll the
rear of the Confederate line.
What does that means" he asked,
sharply.
II don't know" replied the Confed-
crate.
Just then an orderly dashed up on
horseback and, with dignifed salute,
said to the Confederate officer:
Lieutenant, the general orders you
to take the Yankee officer 10 head
quarters"
Coryell was dumfounded. Then he
looked at the Confederate lieutenant
and noted his honest eyes and manly
| face.
'Am l your prisonera" asked Co
ryell
The Confederate extended his right
| hand
Il offered you my protection," he
said. Go to your lines. ! will fol
low you over the dixie, and if my body
can shield you from Confederate lead,
you shall reach your command Ia safe
ty. Good-by, and God bless yoap
The Federal started on his return
trip. He was half way across when
the first shot came There was an
other and another, until whole bri-
gade seemed to be firing at him.
The fugitive walked rapidly onward
until he reached the Federal lines and
vaulted over the breastwork. Then he
looked back and saw his protector on
the dixie. The Confederate waved his
hand, turned about and marched back
to his own side. He had kept his
promise like true soldier.-Atlanta
Constitution.
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A Two Headed Fish.

DR.. Williams of Waycross, who Is
tenting with bis family at St. Simons,
has natural curiosity in the shape Of
q minnow with two distinct heads.
The doctor was walking on the
beach when he came TO a pool OF
water. He naturally desired TO see
something Of the inhabitants OF the
pool, and after throwing some Of the
water out be noticed this strange look.
ing fish. Picking 1t up he conveyed
1t to the pavilion, where it excited
considerable surprise.
It is q common sized minnow, its
body and tail being Of the usual shape
and size
The two heads branch out from the
body, and a peculiar thing Is that the
fish has four eyes.-Brunswick Times
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SELLING REAL BIRDS NESTS.
The Odd Industry French Woman Has
Duiit Up In New York.


when the Robins Nest Again"
seems likely to have future bearing
upon trade. In conversation with a
pretty little French woman the other
day, q World reporter discovered that
the largest part of her living was
made by the sale of natural and arti-
fetal birds nests, containing from
three to Ave tiny eggs and mounted or
not. as the purchaser desired. Her
story is that in Paris, where she had
been employed as an artificial flower
maker, her wages were 80 low that
to exist was possible, but to hay up a
cent for rainy day was not An
American lady, who had given
her some orders and been at
tracted by her pretty face, offered to
pay her expenses TO this city and as
sist her in small way until she could
swim the sea of life alone. She dis
liked, as all foreigners do, to leave
Paris. This was not because she had
been so happy there, for hers was a
hard lot, rising early in the morning
and working away into the night in
order TO make the few francs per week
which she required to keep body and
soul together. Then there was the
long walk from the little back street,
where she lived, to the great shop
where she daily disposed OF the deli
cate flowers her deft fingers had ere
ated.
But to make long story short,
steamer Day, as Americans call it,
arrived, and what little of this worlds
goods the little French flower maker
had were easily packed and ample
space loft all around them in small
box not two feet square
A brilliant idea came to her one day
when she visited toy shop in Four
teenth street. She there saw a birds
nest made by human hands and in il
were glued little eggs about the size OF
an ordinary pill. Eurekai Her day
had come and means of livelihood
had dawned upon her anxious brain;
In her enthusiasm she almost leaped
through the streets to go and lay hen
scheme before her benefactress. Not
long after this an advertisement ap
| peared In one of the morning daily pa
pers in which an otter of fifteen cents
was made for natural birds nest without
eggs and twenty-five cents with them
Ii had its cruel side, TO be sure, but i
was responded TO in double battalions
aud for days afterward she had nj
time on her hands The small boy
occasionally brought In trophy, bni
Der purchases were mostly made OF
farnners- who hrin0 In the nreciou.
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ter, and, similarly, the greatest cold
does not occur until after the winter
solstice. A certain amount of time is
necessary for the increasing heat of
the approaching summer to counter
act the cold of the preceding winter.
and vice versa A similar delay is no.
ticed in the daily Quotations OF tenn
perature; the hottest part of the dny is
not at noon, but about 8 so'clock, while
the lowest temperature of the night is
reached in the early morning hours
Popular Science News.
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Iue manager why Tngyuru not pay.
'Oh, that IS worry simple, he said. 4
could not get two trumpeters, but l
thought I'd get some men to hold up
the trumpets. 1t always looks wei
to see trumpets in an orchestra; but of
course as they can't play, you can't
hear them Now I can't eat any
more than they could play; but as
Meyerbeer, who is so superstitious,
would have taken it for bad omen if
1 had sent an excuse, I thought !
would just sit behind my plate, be-
cause it looks well to have old friends
sit round ones table. Temple Bar.
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Not Civilized.

Senator Jones, of Nevada, was once
expressing surprise that since the ad-
vent of the whites into his state, the
Piute Indians had increased in num-
ber, whereas all other aborigines in
this country had withered and perish
ed whom brought in contact with civ
ilization. II can't account for it, !"
said Mr.. Jones. 10 me-" ventured
Sunset Cox, "the explanation is sim,
pie. The Nevada Indians have not
yet been brought in contact with civ
ilization. San Francisco Argonaut.
SELLING REAL BIRDS NESTS.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-19

A farmer owned a trout brook, from
which he was wont frequently to take
fine messes of fish. He was annoyed
a great deal by the trees and bushes 10
his way, and so he and his sons cut
away the trees and removed the
bushes.
Now I shall have splendid sport
and plenty of trout whenever / like
without any Inconvenience" he said
TO himself.
But his efforts with rod and line re-
suited only In securing dace. redfins
and brook pike.
why Is 1t, o Brook" he exclaimed
one day, that you so poorly reward
the work I did in removing the trees
and bushes and now give me nothing
but the lower grades Of fish7"
To which the Brook replied: 1T is
Just on that account When you re-
moved the cool shelter of trees and
bushes the trout left me and sought
places where the water is cooler, and
there they bide. There Is no short
road TO plenty Of trout, and the beau.
tiful things Of this life are attained
only with constant difficulty. New
York Herald.
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About Spiders.

All observant people must have seen
the yellow spiders on yellow flowers,
and white spiders on white flowers.
that catch bees and other insects
which visit the flowers, not noticing
their enemies because of their decep-
tive coloring. These. spiders live by
their looks, and never 90 to the
trouble of spinning q web James An
gus considers these white and yellow
spiders belong to the same species, and
that they can change their color &C
cording to the flower they select. -
Boston Budget
MISSED bY A RATHER.
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Heat is transmitted in three ways
by condnction, as when the end Of 3
short rod of iron is placed in fire and
the opposite end becomes warmed
this is conducted heat; by conviction
by means of currepts-such as the
warming Of mass Of water in boil
CIR, furnace or saucepan; and by ra
diation, as that diffused from piece
Of hot metal or an open fire. Radiant
heat Is transmitted like sound or light,
In straight lines in every direction,
and its intensity diminishes inyersely
as the square Of the distance from ia
center or point Of radiation--Once
Week.
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Cautious.

Ted-Arc you going TO call on that
heiress this evenings
Ned-No; not with this terrible cold.
Ted-What difference does that
makei
Ned-why, my boy, in these days
=. beiress isn't 10 be sneezed at --Har-
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What Naxfp

Georgia papers report the discovery
Of a ''turpentine we'll" in Laurens coun-
ty, Ga, thirty feet deep and SO easily
worked that it has already furnished
thirty-two barrels of pure spirits of
turpentine. A Savannah journal
thinks it necessary to remark that
there ''may be trickery about the mat
ter. .n-Dralzes Magazine.