The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-08-01
ODDS AND ENDS.

A Russian nobleman has recently
paid !, 200 rubles (s600) for pair of
nightingales that are said to render de-
lightfully various national melodies.
The average monthly temperature
of San Francisco for the last fifteen
years has been 55{ degs. The highest
for any month was 50 degs. and the
lowest so degs-
1t is said that the United States ac-
eumulates wealth at the rate of So
500, O00 daily. This is equal to one
third of the accumulations of all the
rest of mankind outside the United
States.
A new dog from Holland has a long
name, a short body, sharp bark, a
head like a pig, big ears, and no tail.
He has appeared at English dog shows,
and is fashionable and expensive.
The Michigan legislature has Just
appropriated for the Michigan Mining
school s104, 900 for the furnishing and
maintenance of the school during the
year 1889 and 1890.
philanthropy is love of our spe-
cies," said clergyman. preaching in
a charity sermon. Let your contri-
buttons show" he added, that you
don't understand me to say love of
our specie.
An American was arrested on the
Austrian frontier for having in his
luggage dynamite bombs. On further
investigation, they proved to be cocoa
nuts, something which tho Austrian
authorities had never seen.
Judge Schley, of Paulding county,
Ga, drives to his buggy mule that is
perhaps 35 years old and yet sptigltly
and IN fine condition. He bought the
mule in 1865 as a 1O-ycar-old from a
man who had picked him up running
at large after Sherman's march
through that section.
The Australian papers just received
announce the finding of a nugget
weighing 1886 ounces, and valued at
FL, $50. 1t was found near Wedder-
burn, Victoria, by young Austrian
named Costa Clovich, who has only
recently arrived in the colony.
At NJ. Cornuschi's great fancy ball
the other evening, NJ. Zola appeared
as friar, with his handsome wife as
a Norman peasant; Nj. Munkacsy was
a Sixteenth century German, NJ. Dau-
det was a lawyer, NJ Petit a Zulu
chief, and Nine. Bernadeki had AN
Eiffel tower on her head a yard high,
set with diamonds.
There goeth about legend concern
| ing a Chicago newspaper man who was
| the prize sufferer of the west. He once
wrote play which he read to man
ager. "How do you like it2" he asked.
Its great" was the reply; Every
comical idea, that" (which do you
mean2" asked the author, fattered.
That of having all the characters
stutter. 1t will go with a roar"
Certainly it is the duty of the strong
to bear the infirmities of the weak,
and not to please themselves" but il
is also the duty of the weak to become
strong, and not to need to be pleased
by being allowed the selfish luxury OF
| putting restraints on the liberty of
others. Binney.
1t is probably true that our brightest
and most Spontaneous" wits have
had to grind out their laughable pro
ductions with as much labor as the
musician must give to the acquire
ment of the wonderful facility with
which he performs difficult piece.
Every good thing is born of toll.
NJ Jacques Meyer whose career is
engaging the attention of the Paris
correctional police court, swindled the
customers of his bank out of 1875, 000
This financier began life as a journal
ist. He lost enormous sums on the
bourse, and then took flight and was
at last, appropriately enough, run to
earth in the house of a friend on the
battlefield of Waterloo.
| A lady travelling in Brazil, short
time since, brought as a souvenir to
her friend pin, the curious design OF
which struck her fancy 1t is the pro
file of a half breed Indian done in
oxidized silver. The hair is repre-
sented by cutting the silver in innum
cradle facets, which shine like jewels.
Directly in the crown Of the head is
set the polished claw of a wildcat, the
curve of which turns backward The
whole Is barbaric IN its beauty, but
the workmanship is fautless.