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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25
Look Ont for Short Ellis.

A local business man has lately been
twice made The victim Of fraud that
is not common among crooks in the
green. :" On presenting money at
the bank for deposit, he has had S.
bills returned as worthless because
they were too short.
On examination it was found that a
section from one-half of an inch to
one inch in width had been cut out of
the bills, and that the remaining sec
tons had been pasted together. The
illusion was increased in q way that
its very simplicity was doubtless the
reason of its success.
The letters taken from tho words
"United States" by the section cut out
were crudely reprinted with pen and
ink on the shortened greenback, and
IN the majority of cases the holder
would not detect the fraud unless the
bill were measured or held up to the
light, when the junction of the two
parts could be plainly seen.
The bills thus mutilated had had in
one case the letters tied" removed,
and in the others the letters 'st." The
object of the operator Is finally to get
enough sections to make q new $5
bill, which by skillful pasting could
be easily passed under ordinary cir
cumstances. Springfield Republican
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25
A Grain Problem.

ST. Paul grain men have been vex-
ing their souls over problem touch
ing a grain bin and its contents, the
solution of which has dawned upon
not few Of them. 1t is this: Given
a bin; dump into it, separately, five
distinct qualities Of wheat, for in
stance; open the spout at the bottom
and the query is: (which layer of
wheat comes out firsti" The unini-
tiated say at once, with few excep-
coursep W. 4. Van slyke was de-
ternined to get at the facts, and
watched the bin with his eagle eye
very closely the other day, after hav-
ing caused a layer of barley to be
placed ON top of several layers of diff
ferent kinds Of wheat. The spout was
opened and the barley came rushing
ont flrst.-St Paul Pioneer Press.
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Domestic Animals of Ancient PcruVians.

Domestic Animals of Ancient Peruvians.
Herr Nehring, speaking of the do.
mestic animals of the ancient Peru
vians, observed that the subject was
scientifically important, because all
the other peoples of ancient America
were very poor in this kind of prop
erty as compared with the Peruvians
and Bolivians and some of the Central
American peoples; and, secondly, be-
cause the influence of domestication
on the formation of races could be
better followed on these animals than
ON those of the Old World. We are
concerned in Peru especially with the
dog, llama, alpaca, and guinea pig.
The speaker had examined eighteen
dog mummies from ancient Peruvian
graves, and had determined that they
belonged to three different races-a
shepherds dog, dachshund, and a
bull dog or pug. He believed that
the Inca dog was derived, not from
South American Canida, but from
the Mexican wolf Uupus occidental
lis), perhaps through the feebler
Texan variety; and that several
races had been formed from it in Peru
through domestication. In this Herr
Nehring dissepts from and contradicts
Won Tschudi's opinion that tho va
rites had arisen from crossing with
European dogs. As the dog and like
wise the Hama and alpaca are un-
doubtedly of America, SO, also, in the
speakers opinion, is the guinea pig,
Notwithstanding B. HenseI and other
authors believe that it was intro
duced from Europe.-Popular Science
Monthly.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25

old Mexican scraped out the bowl or
a brier pipe, applied the scrapings to
the child's wound, and the next day
the boy was well.
A masculine beauty show is being
arranged at Vienna, of which women
will be the judges, and prizes will be
awarded to the handsomest man, the
man with the finest mustache, the
man with the biggest nose and the
man with the largest bald head.
The tall female hat now so agitates
the minds of the male frequenters of
the London pits that it is proposed that
the pit should be divided like Quaker
meeting house, the men sitting on one
side and the women on the other.
A floating theatre will shortly ira
verse the Russian river Volga. It will
consist of large vessel on the Ameri-
can saloon system, containing hotel
for the company, besides q stage for
representations, and will chiefly visit
the out of the way towns where there
is no permanent theatre.
The Seattle manufacturing company
is preparing at its mill at Seattle, w. T.,
for the Paris exposition, pine board
one inch thick, forty inches wide and
thirty-two feet long, and entirely free
Of sap, gnarl or flaw of any kind. The
, Paine Humber company, of Oshkosh,
Wis, will send to Paris a similar
board thirty-six inches wide.
Among Mr.. Irving's pensioners are
a family which, when he was a very
young and a very poor actor in Scot
land, once invited him to Christmas
dinner, and took occasion at the same
time to present him with a suit Of
clothes prepared for the occasion, and
offered with much delicate kindness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. Cassons, OF
Rockland, Me-, have a girl baby
which weighed just two pounds at
birth, Feb. "a, and has not grown
much since. She is, however, physi-
cally perfect, very bright and In ex-
cellent health. She lies in cradle
made from a grape basket about foot
long and elegantly upholstered In silk
and satin of bright colors.
Miss Minnie Wanamaker, daughter
of the postmaster general, it Is pre-
dicted, will be one of the most popular
members of the administration circle
of ladies. She is about 10, and pretty
and charming, according to the verdict
of those who are acquainted with her.
AT present she is in Europe with her
mother She has not yet made her
debut in society, but will undoubtedly
do so as soon as the family settles
down in Washington.
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tanada.s Small Divorce LIST,

Whatever laxity there may be gen
orally in Canadian laws, the law as
regards divorce offers little encourage
ment to those seeking a dissolution OF
their marital relations, except in most
aggravated cases. At this moment
there are eight applications for divorce
before tho senate here. During the
past 81 years only 135 have been
granted in the Dominion. The an
nual average number of divorces
granted in Canada during the past
21 years has been one in every IL S91
of the married population. Quebec
which is thoroughly Catholic prov
ince, shows only one in every 62, 38
Ontario, / in every 80, $50; Nova
Scotia, / in every ZOOS; New Bruins
wick, 1 in every 1850, and British
Columbia, / in every /, OBS of the mar
ried population.-Atlanta Cor. Bos
ton Herald.
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BodenIiunn. .
BY SMALL BoY.

t
The weather having been so fa-
vorable for the past week the farm
ers are about done planting corn;
some have planted cotton. There
will be an unusually large acreage
of cotton planted again THE year.
Wheat, clover and rye are the finest
we have seen for several years.
Oats are looking tolerable well.
The new saw-mill which we spoke
of as coming To this place has been
in operation for some time and IL
doing a good business.
While we were speaking of crops
we failed TO say that the prospects
for tho peach crop are the best We
have had for many long years, es-
pecially on this creek.
S. Q. Weatherly has sold out his
stock Of dry goods and gone back
to Lewis county, his former home.
Mr.. w. was an excellent man and
was highly esteemed by all who
knew him. We regret TO give him
up very much, but we wish him sue.
cess where ever be maygo.
Uncle John Harwel has been
confined TO his room for some time
with pneumonia, we learn.
Miss Beatrice Patrick returned
TO Florence again last week.
The health Of the neighborhood
is very good at this writing.
Little Roymore Braley had very
rerlous case OF dyptheria last week.
but VIC are glad TO be able to report
him up again.
w. II. Merritt OF Lewisburg was
here last week on business.
Miss Susie Davis Of Campbellsville
has been visiting at her Uncle,s
G. w. Davis this week.
Geo McCastle Of Steeles Mill was
visiting the home folks last week.
Rev. Mr.. Crowder delivered an able
sermon to a good congregation last
Sunday night and Mr.. johnson
preached a splendid sermon ;ae
Sunday following TO a large and
appreciative audience at Choates
Creek. We had a very hard hail
storm here .ast week; no serious
damage done. Success TO the Cit
| izen.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25
ODDS AND ENDS.

Choose brave employment with q
naked sword throughout the world
Herbert.
Lots of people are inconsistent
enough to expect mule to have horse
sense.
Fhe Chilian government has issued
a decree prohibiting the immigration
of Chinese into the republic.
Phonograph parties are said to be
the rage in places where the modern
instrument can be procured easily.
New England manufacturers used
4,Oo0, 900 shoe boxes, costing from
twenty-five to fifty cents each, last
year.
The Illinois senate has passed bill
appropriating $50, 900 for monument
to the late John A. Logan.
King Alexandria of Servia is 13,
The heiress of King William CT the
Netherlands is. 3. King Alfonso oi
Spain Is almost 3.
A Dresden manufacturer has pro
iuced thread from the common net
lie so fine that sixty miles of i
weigh only two and one-half pounds
A boy living near Abilene, Tex,
was recently bitten by snake, and
was soon taken with convulzons An
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25
Mt. Moriah.
BY COLoLEL.


1t has been some time since this
place has beer represented in your
columns. / will uy TO give in the
items occasionally.
Farmers are busy planting corn
and cotton.
Wheat and oats in this section
are looking extra well.
Mr.. N. ii. White, near Wales has
the finest field of wheat in the
neighborhood.
We have a large school at this
place under the supervision of Hiss
Matte Reed who is well qualified
for this work.
Miss Mamie Wheeler, OF your
city is out visiting her brother,
James Wheeler.
Mr.. c, A. Reynolds, OF Pulaski,
was out last week looking after the
interest Of his farm.
Mr.. Il. L. Reed returned from
Texas a short time ago with bis
accomplished bride. She is ore OF
Texas fairest flowers.
Mr.. Robert Reed has charge OF
his fathers farm, and all VIC have
to say, is ego it Bob while ysu are
young, you will get old after O
while"
Will Hancock, OF Bodenham
makes his appearance near this
place occasionally, We hope he
will succeed in his undertaking
and bis humble servant would like
to cut the cake.
w. l.. Wheeler was visiting hil
brother G. T.. Wheeler, last Sun
day.
VIII Yancey and Miss Matte
Reed were visiting Miss Matte
Wilkerson on Big Creek last Sun
day.
w. d. Reynolds has two OF tn,
finest saddle colts in this neigh
borhood. II the farmers would
turn their attention TO fine stocl
and grasses and not so much Il
king cotton they would be bettel
of and improve their lands more
We have preaching the first ant
third Sundays In each month b,
DR.. G. w. Mitchell.
Your humble servant wishc your
valuable paper much success an
| 10000 subscribers.
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1T COST TO MUCH.


In the early days Of the direct
tea trade with China, importers
we're anxious 10 secure the earliest
cargoes Of a new crop.
The fastest clipper ships were en-
gagged in the trade. Great haste in
loading them was followed by hot
race to reach New York first.
The first cargo brought the best
price and large profits. The sue
cessful captain was always re-
warded, so every known aid to nav
lgation was adopted.
The young captain of one of Mr.
Astor's clippers bought, on one Of
his trips, new chronometer, and
with its aid made quick passage
and arrived first. He put the price
of it into the expense account Of
the trip, but Mr.. Astor threw it
out, insisting that such an item Of
expense for new tangled notions
could not be allowed.
The captain thereupon resigned
and took service with a rival line.
The next year he reached port
long in advance of any competitor
to the great delight and profit OF
his employers, and the cbagrin of
Mr.. Astor.
Not long after thty CHANGED to
meet, and Mr.. Astor inquired:
"By the way, Captain, how much
did that chronometer cost you.
"Six hundred dollars" then, with
quizzical glance, he asked:
"And how much has 1t cost you,
Mr.. Astorf"
"Sixty thousand dollars"
Men are often unfortunate in the
rejection of what they call new
tangled notions.
There are sick men who refuses,
even when their physicians tell
them they cannot help them, to
take Warmers Safe Cure, because
it is a new tangled proprietary med
iclne. The result is they lose
life and health.
Thousands Of other men have
been restored to health by it, as the
testimonials iurnslhed TO the pub
lie show. These testimonials can
not be doubted. The rroprietors
have standing offer Of $4,000 to
any one who will show that any
testimonial published by them is
not, so far as they know, entirely
true.
DIR. Andrew Wilson, Fellow of
the Royal Society, of Edinburgh,
the editor of Health" London,
Eng, says, in his manazine, IN an
swer to an inquiry, Warmers Safe
Cure is of perfectly safe charac-
ter, and perfectly reliable.
The refusal of a manufacturing
firm to pay for the patent of new
invention by one of their workmen,
cost them their entire business. A
new firm took out the patent and
were coon ensbied TO make goods
enough cheaper to drive the old
firm out of business; and many
physician Is daily finding his pa
tients, long time chronic invalids,
unacsountably restored to health
by the use Of the new kidney
specific. New tangled notions are
some times very valuable, and 1t
costs to much to foolishly reject
them.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25
Eciis of Tobacco.

Chicago Herald: For the reason
that tobacco is 80 insiduous in its
action and destructive in it's ulti-
mate effects; for the further reason
that, unlike alcohol, and IL ia sought
for by mere children, and often be-
begins it's work In the immature
nerves and tissues Of the young, and
and thus materially enlarges its
area of action, is far more deadly
than either OF the others. The pull
pit, legislation reformers and Phil.
anthropists are falling In their duty
in not denouncing with all their
might an evil which Is doing more
than any other one to undermine
American civilization.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25
Emma Ahhntt,s Husband.

The late Eugene Irving Wetherell,
tho husband of Emma Abbott, first saw
the singer when, as the travelling sales
man Of drug firm, he was forced to
spend q night in a country town, and
went to the school house to hear q
musical entertainment. The principal
performer was Miss Abbott, who was
working her way to New York to OBJ
tain musical education. She sold
her magnificent head of hair to meet
first expenses, and then with her ia
ther, the keeper of small music store
at Peoria, Ills, started for the metrop-
oils, giving concerts on the way,
wherever Opportunity offered. Mr..
Wetherell afterward met Miss Abbott
when she was singing In Rev. Dr.
Chapin's church in New York, and SO
interested some rich men in her that
they sent her to Europe, where she af-
terward became the protege Of the
Baroness Rothschild. The couple were
married in London fifteen years ago,
and when Miss Abbott returned 10 this
country Wetherell became her busi.
ness manager. He was most honor.
able in all his transactions, end met
with great financial success. He left
a fortune estimated at over 81 600, 600.
Chicago Herald.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25
All Abou, a Postage Stamp.

A most unheard of act, which by
MANY is considered disrespectful in
the highest, or even disloyal, is re-
ported to have been committed by the
postal authorities Of New South Wales.
II consists in the removal of the Wig
nette of her majesty from the postage
stamps of that colony, and the substi-
tut!on therefor of the likeness Of an
emu. II is gravely announced that
this action is ''the cloud no bigger
than mans hand, which win rapidly
increase until a food will come which
will sweep the colonial possessions OF
Great Britain from their moorings. !"
And all this dire foreboding on ac-
count Of a postage stampl-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25
To Subscribers.

We would be very greatly ob
liged II each subscriber will ex-
anime the label on his paper, and
If in arrears, that he will remit the
amount due and for another year
in advance. The date to which
every subscriber Is paid is coupled
with his address on each paper hs
receives. II the label is examined
he cannot fail TO know how ht
stands on our list. II errors can bt
found in the dates we will be gla,
TO make correction upon proper
showing Of the fact.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25
No Time for Fun.

You will frequently hear people
complaining that this or that man
is discourteous or self important, sim
ply because he does not enter upon a
discussion of unimportant topics when
ever approached by an acquaintance.
The accusation in 90 out Of 100 cases
is unjust. A man may be ever so So
ciable when he has the leisure time to
devote to sociability, but when busi-
ness is to be looked after he cannot
afford to be so, even at the expense of
friendship. Take the managing or ex-
ecutive head of any great business and
when approached during business
hours for sociable purposes he will al
most invariably receive the thought
less intruder very coldly. Take this
same man at leisure and he may be a
Chesterfield. Forty years ago there
was time to talk. Today there Is
scarcely time for action. When the
boy of today has attained the age of
40 he will fully appreciate this fact,
and III half century from now tho
man who expects his neighbor to de-
vote an hour OF SO of his business
time to social conversation will be
considered insane. st Louis Globe
Democrat
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25
Sudden. for Him.

A farmer not many miles from
Maine was the owner of avery slow and
balky horse which was recently over
taken by death. One of our business
men the other day extended to the far
mer his sympathy for tho loss OF tho
horse, and said: HE must have died
rather suddenly, didn't he's" "Sud-
denr' replied the old man, 'T guess
he did, mighty sudden fur him. It's
the most sudden thing I ever knowed
him to do in all his life." The further
remarks of sympathy from the mer-
chant were drowned by the laughter
from the bystanders. Lewiston Jour
nal.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25
How to Make a Hand Grenade.

A Georgia physician writes to an
Atlanta paper that the solution used
IN the hand grenade now offered SO
extensively for sale is easily and
cheaply made by taking twenty
pounds or common salt, ten pounds Of
sal ammoniac (muriate of an monia, to
be had of any of druggist, and dissolv-
ing in seven gallons of water. When
dissolved it can be bottled and kept in
each room in the house. In case of
fire one or two bottles should be
thrown with force into the burning
place, hard enough to break them, and
the fire will certainly be extinguished.
Detroit Free Press.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25
An English touris. who was trav.

An English tourist who Was trav.
cling in Scotland, said TO a nstive
Of Skye; why do you lie there
all day with your hands in your
pocketsT' must have been taken
back with the cool reply: "Cause
she hasnA been far enough south to
learn TO put them Ia other peoples.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25

nave not vTUrHuu 'unuer Ine reaIIza-
ton that the salvation of this world
was nearby possibility. But whether
we see it, the beginning or the
closing Of that decade, is of
no Importance, if only that de-
cade can get the coronation, and
then all decades shall kneel before
this enthroned decade, and even the
gray grown centuries will cast their
crowns before it and it will be the
most honored decade between the time
when the morning stars sang together
as the libretto of worlds was opened
and the time when the mighty angel.
robed in cloud and garlanded in rain
bow, shall with one foot on the sea
and the other foot on the land swear
by him that liveth forever and ever
that time shall be no longer Alleluial
Amenl
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25

"Polhemus, you look like q ghost.
Have you had spell OF sicknessY
mo, Magruder. there's nothing the
matter with me but my microscope"
"Your microscope? What do you
mesn?" II was happy man Ma
gruder, until my last birthday. My
wife made me present of.a micro
scope aud in an evil hour l took It
began examining the articles OF food
we eat and drink. Magruder, I've
lived for two weeks on distilled wa
ter. It's the only thing that isn's
| full Of nameless horrors"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25

w. NJ. Howard. of Lexington, Ca,
has in his possession the brand that
was used during the days of slavery
for branding slaves that We're guilty
of murder. 1t isa rudely constructed
IN" made of iron. which was heated
red hot and applied 10 the person,
sometimes to the cheek, OF the one to
be branded.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-25
When Gov. John C. Brown

When Gov. John c. Brown as.
sumed charge Of the Texas Pacific,
the road was only 400 miles long
and in a wretched condition. Now
the system embraces 1900 miles.
mostly steel laid, and rs otherwise
in first class shape. Texas parts
with him with genuine regret
Age.Herald,
The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-04-16

Thomas Couch called at the LEADER
Office last evening, in company with a
young man from Kentucky having had
experience in raising blooded stock, who
will take charge of the stock-raising de-
partment Of Mr.. Couch's ranch.
To arrive in few days he has among
other fine stock, ten choicest short-horn
COWS and fur bulls; also percheron
stallion and a coach horse; from which,
with the rare grazing facilities he has at
command and under the superior man
agement he is determined to secure in
the breeding of fine horses and horned
stock, we confidently expect to see some
of the best specimens of these superb
Hoods that have been produced in the
West.
At the ranch purchased of Robert
Vaughn Mr.. Couch is laying the founda-
ton of his elegant brick mansion, which
he estimates will cost, when completed
and furnished, about SCI, 600 or $4,000.
He has also purchased large number
Of foie est trees from Utah, including the
blackwalnut, poplar, ash, elm and other
varieties Of hard wood trees, which are
being planted in the Sun river ranch, to
adorn his premises and give shade and
beauty to the elegant race track adjoin-
ing:
The permanent Improvements are pro-
crossing as rapidly as possible. The
new dwelling will soon begin to assume
handsome proportions, and the promises,
with the adornments already put upon It
by it's former owner, Mr.. Vaughn, will
make it one Of the best ranches in Montata.