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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-28
SUCH A FOOL


He was always fool--Tom Lakeland we always
Sut where was the harm in thatS 1t was just as
well he should know.
And he didn't mind it a bit--not he-or but once
in way
vex hms think that he liked it! What else
would one think here today?
We'd holiday given last week. and we walked
dye see it, the mil
A-swirl like fly on pin3 But that morning its
sails stood still
Well just below 1t tho lane and the railroad meet.
Some deserve
To be hung for that level crossing, not twenty
yards from he curve.
Ard there, as we came to the place where we
the smooth metals a-shine,
The mill folks bit of child, that's blind, had
strayed down onto the line,
And had lost itself and got frightened-it couldn't
have told you why;
1t owns little enough 70 lose since it's lost both
the earth and sky.
But to see it crying there in the dark, with its
curls in the sun,
Made you feel like a sort of fool-only feel, for
you'll hear was none.
It's hardly year old, and it's blind; anyway, no
better it knew
Than to stand right between the two rails, with
the western mail just due.
Due' MOI but laundering round with whirl and
clanll and a screech
Down on her-down on them both-for Tom some
how had rushed within reach,
And had tossed the child safe on the bank and got
knocked down dead for his pains,
Killed on the spot, with fractured skull Well
well, if he'd had moro brains,
He'd maybe have stopped to consider-we did, as
you'll please remark
Before he dashed out of the light TO leave the child
here in the dark.
Yet we didn't call him fool when We picked him
up There's no need
To be telling led the truth when he hasn't the
sense TO heed.
And don't think FOOLS the word wen get carved
on yon slab of stone,
Though he was such fool-oh aye, such a fool as
I've seldom known.
Ma
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An Old uuml,ur.

For long time | have observed a
poor negro who sits every day at the
corner of Sixth avenue and Twenty
third street, playing an orguin-
cite. A tin sign, on which
is painted the legend II am blind, |"
hangs by a string from his
neck, and little mongrel cur, with
a dirty linen jacket wrapped around
him, sitsat the unfortunate feet with
a cup in its mouth, begging for aims
The poor, blind negro never lacked
for sympathy. Fashionably dressed
ladies out shopping were continually
dropping small coins of various de-
nominations into the receptacle pro-
vided for them. On Wednesday af-
tcrnoon, as | chanced to pass, / saw
the negro vociferating and talking
very loudly 10 three policemen. AS
soon as one or these placed his hand
on his collar and threatened him with
arrest, his sight was restored as if by
magic, for he struck very direct
blow at the blue coats nose. When
the guardian of the peace admins
tered a little persuasion with his club
the burly mendicant became more
furious than ever, so that he could
scarcely be held by the conjoined
efforts Of the three officers. What the
trouble was about i could not learn,
but the man was allowed to go away
unmolested, He will probably not
receive as much sympathy as formerly.
New York News.
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Don't Stint the Catves.

A calf is worth nearly as much
as cow. Not that IL will bring "a
mnch money but at very small
outlay II will be brought 10 COW,
and If well fed and cared for it will
make a good COW. The best Of all
grain foods for calf is bran, and
although the standard feeding to-
bles give rye bran n higher value
than wheat bran, the latter 10 con-
siderably the better food. Wheat
bran contains more than three per
cent. of sugar and rye bran les,
than one per cent. Sugar being
wholly digcs.iblc and easily
changed into vital heat, wheat bran
IS good TODD 70, your animals 10
the winter. At the same price per
pound as corn ii Is worth twice az
much, not only for Its ni,rogeo,
but for the phosphates 1t contain
and which go TO make up bone.
This Is the reason Of its high value
for feeding young stock, colts and
pigs as vel! as calves. IL Is safo
food. No one ever hur. his animals
10y giving them too much bran.
It has every element OF hay and
ooru combined, but while IL Is a
good food 1t should be used ju-
dioiously. A calf six or eight
months old will do we'll on two
pounds daily of It, which, costing
two cents, Is very cheap feeding.
fl' very best of hay should be re
- vol for the calves aud with bran
/, w,' rsu." the yoasg things TO
g'"- = 4 ilc ali III, winter.-A uer-
lcAn Asliculturist.
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A writer in The Agricultural hnple-
ment has been studying over The mys-
teal number seven, and concludes
that it is undoubtedly the sacred mum
Der. There are seven days of creation;
after seven days respite the food
came; the years of famine and plenty
were in cycles of seven; every seventh
day was Sabbath, every seventh year
is the Sabbath of rest; after each seven
times seven years came the jubilee;
the feasts of unleaveaed bread and the
tabernacles were observed seven days;
the golden candlestick had seven
branches; seven priests with seven
trEimpets surrounded Jericho seven
times and seven times the seventh
day; Jacob obtained his wives by SER
vitudes of seven years; Samson kept
his nuptials seven days, and on the
seventh day he put riddle TO his wife,
and he was bound with seven green
withes and seven locks of his hair
were shaved off; Nebuchadnezzar was
seven years q beast; Shadrach and his
two companions were east into a fur
mace heated seven times more than il
was wont In the New Testament
nearly everything occurs by sevcns,
and at the end of the sacred volume
we read Of seven churches, seven can
dlesucks, seven spirits, seven truIn-
pets. seven seals. seven stars, seven
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Walking the baby.

1t is said that one of our well known
citizens who has been blessed with a
son and heir, and whose bloodshot
eyes and sleepy appearance in the
mornings is not the result of a nights
dissipation, was persuaded to go to the
dime museum last week to take look
at Chaska's papoose. He appeared
very much interested, and ventlred to
ask the Indian who walked the baby
at night. Chaska, with a grunt of in
dignation at the idea of such a ques-
ton, briefly answered, 'Squaw." Then
noting the visitors surprise, deigned to
ask who walked the pale face baby.
The happy father confessed that it was
the usual thing for him to do it. Cora
Fellows brave looked at the man, and
with a half grunt to himself, Heap
big fool, walked away, and the citi-
zen, thinking of his last nights ex-
periences and those in store, said that
It wouldn't be such bad idea to marry
a squaw, after all.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press
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Those of US who remember that
every disease of our childhood DAYS
was caught by attending school, and
those whose children are now subject
to similar catching business will re-
joice at the discussion before the
American Medical association of a pa
per on 'The School Room as Factor
in the Production of Disease" The
author of the paper states that in
Switzerland school houses are built on
the tops of small hills, but in America
they are often dumped in spots good
for nothing else. School houses, he
insists, should invariably be built in
parks. This is right, both as to cities
and country. Surely we can afford
ground enough and money enough to
secure the lives, health, comfort and
beautiful Developments of our children.
In every part of the country wealthy
citizens should at once take this matter
in hand. Bear in mind that our
schools breed cholera, consumption,
eye affections, etc. st Louis Globe
Democrat.
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A Woman and . Baneo Man.

A rainy night, and Twenty-third
street was almost deserted. A young
woman was Fastening upon her way,
muddy walk a bright circle of gold,
q ring She stopped TO pick it up;
man coming from the opposite di-
rection saw II also, and at the same
moment leaned forward to reach it.
The lady gave way; the man, upon
rising, politely said; Here is your
ring madam"
mo, no, it is not mine," said the
lady.
"Then il is your find, replied tho
man.
81 think it is yours, returned the
"Well, don't want it, said he.
Nor l." said she.
'See, it does not fit me at all it is q
lady's ring" said he.
Perhaps your wife might like it, T"
said she.
my wife is dead" said he.
Cant you give it to some one else" "
said she.
mo, madam, | don't care for it.
You keep it. Just give me quarter
to buy a couple of cigars, and it will
be all right.
The lady hesitated for only a moment
-acheap ring, surely; will sell for SO,
at least; and that viii buy-and a Wis.
ion of gloves, hosiery and tides fitted
through her brain. "Ah, yes, here is
your quarter" and to ease sudden
witch of conscience she dropped an
extra ten cent piece into his hand
and slipping the ring upon her finger
to keep IL safe, hurried home.
"How happy you look" said hel
husband, as she was removing hel
wraps.
'Do II Well I'm in luclS.n
Luck, how2"
I've found something very valu
able" said she, drawing off the ring
and handing it to him, ''and have ha6
very interesting experience" While
his brows were drawn together il
critical examination of tho treasure
she related the episode as it occurred
aot even leaving out the extra ter
| cent piece.
He threw back his head with G
hearty laugh and said; "Thc thing il
BRASS. That was a fraud elegantly
played"
''Oh, il can't be-" said she, family
''But it is, my dear"
''Then | shall write 10 the papers
and other unsuspicious women shal
DC warned. New York Tribune.
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the country rnat iay within those
pages. There are serpents, too, in the
books that many are reading nova
days. They lay coiled away and out
of sight But as the pages arc An
gered the sting will be felt. Let GER
tain books alone. Tho naked indie
cencies of Zola, with their brutal and
repulsivo rcalisms, are not half so
dangerous as are the draped nastinoss,
the refined innuendoes, the elegant
hbertinisnl of some more reputable
writers. If you would not be morally
poisoned, look out for the serpents
among the books.-Clergyman in st.
Louis Republic.
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Geacocle ElnerY.

In "Recolloetions of George Steph-
enson," which have appeared In The
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle, Zone
who knew him" writes: stephenson
had a morbid hatred of all finery, es-
pecially the foppcry customary among
fast youth. This hc always called
peacock iineTy.' For himself he would
wear no fnery OF any sort, neither
breastpin, watch chain nor ring. His
watch was certainly no iinery. When
the writer was with him, il was q largo
silver one of the plaincst kind, and
was guarded by a formidable breadth
of black ribbon. This, he said,
was "a good 'un 10 go. He carried
this dislike of foppishness TO such an
extreme that when Mrs. Fitzgerald,
TO whose husband George Stephenson
had opened up fortune in a colliery
he possessed, presented him with a
diamond pin, he declined 10 wear it,
sticking 10 his brass friend faithfully,
When called at his own table n lucky
man, lie disputed ii, saying that IL was
perseverance, and sense whie'i ".v9
him success, but present,y s,lei;
Perhaps am; no ono succeels lit
out it; only give me the crs i t. : :.
licve that / have done good ~. r.,
it, When away from homc, inv,....
tions TO take up his quarters {; ;.,ia or
that gentlcman's residence calno al
ways in plenty, but Old George
never accepted any, save when town
accommodation was too far away.
The best hotel accommodation was al
waya chosen. and / think he was wise
in this matter. Boston Herald.
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Jews and Gypsies In London.

In London, at the East End, there are
growing and bitter complaints at the enor-
nous influx Of German, Russian and Polish
Jews, -ho, on landing, are almost totally
destitute OF meana These starving irnmi-
grants are willing TO work for crust OF
bread and shelter, and thus enter into q life
struggle with London's destitute poor for the
scantiest means of existence There y also
ars curse to every village or district where
they congregate. The English government
seams to be unable to cope with the danger,
but in Germany stringent measures are to oe
passed 70 abate the nuisance. Indeed, conn
plants arc heard from every part or Ter
many about the thieving prvrensities OF
these modern nornads, and, worse than this,
a number of eases OF children being kid
naped are reported from the iihsi.iSi prov
inces and upper Siiesia. IL Is intended to lay
shortly an auti-gypsy law before tue Federal
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scrpents in Books.

Keep a watchful eye upon current
literature in order TO know what had
best be avoided. Keep some books
out OF the house. II Is related in q re-
cent interview chat a gentleman, con-
nected with the English government
in India, went into his library Che
lived in Calcutta) to get book. As
he took it from the shelf he felt q
sharp prick on the end of his finger.
He thought some careless reader had
placed d pin within the leaves for q
mark. Presently, however, his finger
began to swcH-then his arm-then
his body-and not long afterward he
died IN agony. 1t was not "A pin, but
a small and deadly snake peculiar to
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An Ahsent Minded shonncr.

Il had a curious experience not long
ago, says the superintendent of one
IF the departments of n New York
dry goods establishment. "a fashion
ubly dressed lady came in early, and
in tho course OF her bargaining put
her parasol ON the counter near a large
feather duster which one of the
clerks had been using After making
some purchases the lady caught up
the duster instead OF her parasol, and
went out hurricdly. AS soon as i
discovered the mistake i sent boy
after her with the parasol, but he did
not overtake her until she had made
quite a journey. In fact, she -four
ished that duster along the street,
flourished il about as she went into
another store, and put IL down on the
counter, still under the impression
that it was her parasol. When her
purchases in the second store
were made, she turned 10 pick
up her parasol, and seeing the
duster, asked. for her parasol. The
clerk explained that she had not
brought any parosol in, but had come
in carrying that duster She was su.
premely indignant at such an intima.
ton, and was delivering the young
man n sharp lecture on tho subject,
when in came our boy with her para
sol and an explanation. She was SO
overcome that she had to be sent home
in carriage. San Francisco Argo-
naut.
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THE SIGN OF THE CROSS.
Facts Concerning a Custom That Is Much
Observed I'm Russia.

Facts Concerning a Custom That Is Much
Observed in Russia.
The Russian is crossing himself all
day long. When he first comes forth
in the open air in the morning, if no
church be ia sight from his own door,
he listens to the first sound of some
bell, then, turning towards it, crosses
himself with great fervor, to insure
blessing on the undertakings of the
day. He crosses himself before and
after each meal. When you make a
bargain with him he crosses himself
that it may prosper. When the
peasant who is to drive you takes
the reins in his hands he crosses
himself to keep away accidents;
and every steeple he passes gets
the same mark of respect Some
times the edifice thus saluted is so
far off that the stranger wonders at
the quickness shown in discovering it,
and is often at loss to discern the
distant hamlet where it stands. In
like manner the person standing be-
side you i'll any public conveyance
crosses himself every time you start
with new horses. If you give child
o piece of money its little hand is up
in a moment to make the sign of the
cross, by way of blessing and thanking
you. No Russian ever passes a church
without pausing when he comes OPP
posite its center to make the sign of
the cross. 1t is not alone the grave
and the aged who pause at these
places, but also the giddy and young.
You have just seen some gray haired
general do it-but wait one minute /;
a laughing band of youngsters are
coming up. Now they are opposite
the church or the shrine--each crosses
himself devoutedly-utters a prayer
or two-you see TIE lips moving
then passes gravely on, the laugh and
the jest being resumed only when
they are some way off.
So far is this crossing custom car
ried that when Russian enters your
room he cannot say Good morning"
until he has crossed himself at the
Saviour's picture. A man in any pub
lie way, such as innkeeper, must al
ways have o picture hung in his own
apartment in addition to that in the
public room, to which each Russian
turns before he sits down TO eat
Russian Interior
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As to Breathing.

The following heretofore unheari of
information in regard to breath and
breathing was made public in Ken
lucky recently by a school boy of 12
years, who wrote an essay on the sub
Ject:
We breath with our lungs, our
lights, our kidneys and our livers. If
il wasn't for our breath we would die
when we slept. Our breath keeps the
life agoing through the nose when we
are asleep.
Boys who stay in a room all day
should not breathe. They should wait
until they get out IN the fresh air.
Boys in room make bad air called
carbonicide. Carbonicide is as poison
as mad dogs A lot OF soldiers were
once in black hole in Calcutta and
carbonicide got in there and XII. d
them.
Girls sometimes ruin the breath
viii ec-se.s. ..:s. sauesz> ..tte d.
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They DON'T Sneak of IL.

1t is interesting to note the origin of
some Of the most aristocratic families of
England. For instance, it is said that
Lord Coventry is descended from a
city merchant; the Dukeof Newcastle
from Hollis, son of q baker; Chi
chester, from Leigh, lord mayor Of
London; Radnor, from Bouverie, q
Turkey merchant; Ducie. from lord
mayor; Cranfield and Dorset, from u
custom Office clerk; Montague, from
Brown, grocer; Dartmouth, from
the son of a skinner; Canpden, from
Hickes, mercer; Essex, from Capel,
a draper; Dormer, from Dormer, a
mercer; Duke OF Leeds, from Osborn,
clothworker's apprentice; Craven,
sro1n a tailor, and Dudley and Ward
from a goldsmith. Francisco
Chrouicle
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Great Artist "a noted impressionist,
lounging around newspaper Office
waiting for the art critic)-My gra-
ciousl Did you study art in Paris, tooa
Exchange Editor-Eha
You should make some use of your
wonderful talents, sir. Drop journalism
and open a studio at once You would
take every prize in the exhibition.
That, sir, is one of the most divinely
ideal studies in black and white ever
saw"
'sThiss This came from inadvert-
emily jsbbing nay paste brush into tho
inkstand. n--Philadelphia Record.
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Arrecabie Disinfectant for room..

The following, from an Italian
journal, is recommended as a pleasant
and efiicacious disinfectant for sick
rooms: Camphor, 20 parts; hypochlo-
rite of lime, 80 parts; alcohol, 80 parts !;
water, so parts; oil of cloves, part !;
oil of eucalyptus, part. The ingredi-
ents should be mixed slowly in a cool,
spacious vessel, and few drops on a
plate placed in the rooms. Herald of
Health.
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ODDS AND ENDS.

The lazy man aims at nothing and
generally hits thames Ellis.
1t is worth 81, 600 year to have the
habit of looking on the bright side of
things. DIR. johnson.
A California woman gathered 502
cucumbers from a volunteer vine
which grew in her garden
Sydney, Australia, is having an or
gan built in London, which is said to
be the largest in the world, costing
$4,000
The Custer monment in Montana
has been so greatly defaced by Indians
shooting at it that it has been found
necessary to recut the names on it.
A giant ice making machine was
shipped from Cincinnati to Denver,
Col. 1t weighed about 500, 000. pounds.
and thirteen cars were required to
carry it. 1t cost $50, 900.
A farmer near 'Talbotton, Ca, who
lives on an estate formerly owned by
his father, says that there are good
chestnut rails now in use on the farm
that We're split by the Indians when
they owned the country.
Although New Zealand has exported
70, ,000, 600 rabbit skins, the supcriluous
supply of the live creatures there is
said to be as large as ever These facts
go to show that the home market is
not In all countries sufficient to coun-
teract the evils of overproduction.
At the sale of Mrs. Jameson's coll
lection of colonial and revolutionary
documents IN Boston, the signatures,
of Ethan Allen, John Quincy Adams
and Benedict Arnold brought S25 each.
A proclamation for Thanksgiving Day
issued by President Washington was
sold for $109
A coroner's jury in Cheshire, Eng
land, returned verdict of temporary
insanity in the case of shoemaker
who had hanged himself. The poor
man had married widow with six
teen children, and, as the coroner OBJ
served, they wanted no better proof
that he had lost his senses.
The practice of carrying frearms is
becoming so common in England that
the magistrates are discussing the best
means for putting stop to it. There
ID q llCcilSc CildfSe iOf carry my Wcd-
pons, but it is not enforced. 1t is now
proposed to make every purchaser of a
weapon pay at the same time for a Ii
cense
While Engineer Lanier was making
his way down grade toward the Ohoo-
pie river on Georgia railroad he saw
woman on the track waving a hand
kerchief. He stopped, imagining there
was some danger, when the woman
scrambled aboard, and asked him to
take her across the river, as it made
her head dizzy to walk Gu the cross
| ties. He didn't swear.
Forgetting he was married, Robert
Nostrand, of Troy, a groom of a
month, after leaving his Office
bought an evening paper and went
to his fathers house, took bath,
and presented himself at table. His
mothers inquiry: Robert, have you
already procured a divorce9" brought
him to, and he hurriedly left for his
own abode, where his young wife was
| irODatientlv awaitin6r him
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Women studying Rudimentary Surgery.

wo1nen Studying Rudinentary Surgery.
The women who are the pupils of
the st. John Ambulance association at
Bukenhead, England, are not mere
Students of physiology and hygienic
rules, bat are praeticsd in the art
of bandaging, removal of injured
on stretohers end arrest of bleed
ing. Most of the lady stu
dents have joined the association
from choice. Some of them arc
wealthy and independent, and few,
like the Duchess of i Westminster, are
titled. New York Telegram.
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Pope, of the Ninth century.

Pope Benedict LII was native of
Rome, and elected to the chair of St.
Peter by the college of cardinals in
$50. His pontificate, like that of most
of the popes of the Ninth cen
tury, was brief one, ,isting
but three years Benedict died
on March 10, SIS. He was succeeded
by Nicholas /. Benedict's pontisicate
succeeded the fabulous reign of
tic female Pope JOAN, plzsl.ag the
Ninth century there were twenty -onc
ppDes. s.-PiliIadcIphia Times.
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The standing half OF the mountalA
in Japan cleft in two by tho recent
earthquake, surrounded by steam, Is
described as being far grander than
the geysers OF Iceland.