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Rube Burrows, the notorious Ala
bama outlaw, held up a train in
Mississippi last week, robbed the
passengers and escaped.
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1nsolvent Notice.

Having 'ussostsd ~ tho honorsb county
eo.rt the insolvency Of the es.ate Of
clsi against the same arc hereby notified
70 nle the ssme With the county court
DIRK. authenticated ~ the In v directs on
OF ssainst tho 10th day Of May, 1870. or
tley will DO barred
Sept asih, 1859
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President Harrison has removed
only ten thousand postmasters since
he took the presidentia, chair. o.
civil service reform, where art thou?
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A HON

For every body at the auction sale,
ION the premises) of the residence AMI
six town lots OF j. +. Rose on Eas
Hill, the first Monday in October, ON
easy terms.
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Eupepsy.

This Is wat you ought to have, In
fact YOU must hove IL, TO fully enjoy
life. Thousands are searching for IL
daily, and mosning because they find
Il not. Thousands upon thousands OF
dollars are spent annually by our peo-
pie In the hope that they may attain
It's boon. And yet II may had by ali.
We guarantee the Electri Bitters. IL
used according to directions and the
Sc persisted In, will bring you Good
igettIon and oust the demon Dyspep-
Ia and all disessts OF Liver, stomach
I'd Kid peJs. Sold at h0c. and N.10
d bottle by II. M. Grigsby.
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Grover Cleveland, Isham G. Har-
ris and Tariff Reform!
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InSOLve7at Notice.

HAVING sugge~tod tho Insolvency OF the
4 estate OF A II Abernsthy, decd, notie
10 hereby given TO al persons holdi ny clair,
aga met psid ostste 70 hic tho same, aut bopti
Gated In the manner presorib cd by Law, cit
the clerk Of the county court 81 GILES coun
y ON or before the 1ssh day Of Nsrci
1890, or they will b. barred.
@. A. ALTERNATELY,
issep%t Aiminis traitor.
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~hsn Baby WAS dob. vs gave her t,asse~ia,
whom shs vas child. she cried Cor cassoria,
VIA shs became hlns. shs eluax ~ CAssorla.
vAss - had ChildrsS shs NV. shs~ oasso-.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-10-03

tE' Rogers Bros. silver-ware at T.
J. WELLS.
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100000 Tickets at TsCenfv Dollars
each. Halves $40, Quarters So,
Tenths SO, Twentieths 81.
AGENTS WANTED,

sB- For Club Rates, or any further In
ioI mation desired, write legibly to the un-
ders'gnei, clearly stating yonr residence,
with State, County, Street and Number.
More rapid return mail delivery will be as
sured BY your enclosing an Envelope tear
inc vouI full addrask
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IMPORTANT.

Address N A. DAUPuIN,
New Orleans, In.
or M. A. DAUPHIN,
Washin ston, ID. c
BY ordinary letter, containing Money
Order issued by all Express eompanios,
New York Exchange. bran or Postal Note.
address Registered Letters Con-
tdtNtsiO Currency to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK
New Orleans. I.a.
II EMEMBER, that the pay mont OF
~ Prizes Is GUARANTEED by FOUR
NATIONAL BANKS of Now Orleans,
and the Tickets are signod by the President
OF an Institution Whose chartered rights
are recognized In the hignest courtr: there
fore, beware Of any limitations or snony-
nous schemes.
0NE DOLLAR il the price Of the small
~ est part or fraction OF u Ticket ISSUED
BY US In any Drawing. Anything In our
name offered for loss than u Dollar 10 .
svindio.
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Commissioners.
We, the undersiened Banks an Banners
will pay Gil Prisos drawn In he l.cuisisn,
State Lotteries which may no prosented ct
our counters.
Il. M. WALMSLEY,
Pres. Louisiana National Banh.
PIERRE LANAuX,
Pres. state Nat. Bank
4. BALDWIN,
PFes. New Orleans National Bmst
CARL kOllN, Pres. Cnion Natl IN
Grand Monthly Drawing
In the Academy eg Music. Now Orleans,
Tuesday, October 18th, 1889.
CAPITAL PRIZE $500. 900
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courtesy. but even now Another feeling lurs'
l.ehlnd. nj least in good many cases Your
host has been delighted by your admiration
of his possessions; he would have been disap'
nointed II II had not been 50 warmly ex-
messed ms II was; but still he Is little AFRAID
- the III luck the kind things you have said
NAV bring. BY Offering the objects you have
l;ted hest 10 you. and receiving your certain
refusal TO accept them he puts them In bad
,icht and thus counteracts the evil effects OF
,our nraise He SAYS 10 fate You see their
value is not great after all This superstition
however. Is by no means confined to Naples
or Itaiv. IL Is said 20 he common In China
and Japan and among negroes and red In
dams. Even in England il is not unknown.
In fact in all the countries, when visiting a
sick acquaintance, 1t Is a little better 10 say
II am glad TO hear you arc little better TO
day than II am glad to see you looking 50
much better" Nor Is the belief by any means
confined TO the lower classcs. A person who
is highly educated, very intelligent, and by
no means prejudiced inreligious matters, was
once asked whether the words acted as al
evil charm or whether they merely foretold
evil. The reply was Il don't know; but
do know from experience that whenever any.
BODY tells me / am looking well | fall Ill
within three days; and the moro intimate
am with the person that says it the worse the
illness is.n There may be a connection be
tween this superstition aud that Of the evil
ove-we are inclined to think there is-but
they must not be- COMPOUNDED. as one is often
found in districts where tho other is un-
Lnown.-Saturday Reyicw.
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Ono is not bound 10 discuss a subject which
is apt to create heat, If not permanent ~
feeling. and it is By far tho wissst plan 10 re
fuso to have anything 10 do with such sub
iect: but once discussion is BEGUN there
should be an honest, opca presentation Of the
case on either side, md no resort To- that sub
tcrfugc Of evasion which Is the frequent re
sort when an opponent is getting the better
OF the argument. To cvadc a question is e.
confess ones inability toa answer il, aud at the
same timo 10 manifest a lack II candor- some.
thing far more Objectionable and less compli
montary TO tho dspuiant, who would thus
cover UP his mental defect or the weakness
If bis side Of the cnsc, than the candid a.
acknowledgement Of his opponents superior 20
ation. An evasion is always understood, ana
consequently has not the merit which he who
employs il seeks.
Candor. which Is the honesty Of speech, a.
integrity is the honesty Of character, should
never he sacrificed for the trivial considcTa
ton Of overcoming q verbal adversary, for
it is paying too high price for tho attain
mont Of the end desired Lawyers may
quibhlo WHEN uphOlding the interests Of an
other. may employ tho technicalitics which
arc the weapons Of their profession TO secure
the verdict for which they labor, but gentle
men cannot bubble without detriment to
their personal character Argument, when
rightly employed, is a quickener Of the men
tai facultie., aud 20 be beaten la an argument
more generally proves the weakness Of the
side sought 10 be upheld than Of the advo-
cate At any rate, evasion is the poorest
kind Of a weapon Of defense and, like dc
fectivc fire arm, often proves more disastrous
to the user Of it than the target.
Budget
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4 Good Hand.

Mr. Cmsaulus was telling group Of the
bibliomaniacs yesterday that there was moth
ing 30 beautiful ia a house as a bsvy OF bright
children. Il have very lovely family, Do
sail be- Il hold, as the sinful would say, q
bob,ail fab.
"Wha;'s tAat.' asked Hon. Charles 3. Far.
well, the well known collector OF Bibles and
psalm books.
"Wc wcro talking about children" ex-
claimed Mr. Gunsaulus, "and was saying
that in our family we had a bobtail flush
four girls and boy"
Thcreupon everybody laughed-e,ery0ody
except tho Sage OF East Pearson street.
"No," said Mr.. Farwoll, smiling sadly, sit
IL evident that YOU have had noexperience in
tho ways Of tho world otherwise you would
not make SO erroneous an application II
terms You do rot hold bobtail flush; you
hold four II a kind-four queens aud iack-a
powerful good hand. sir. and should advise
You 70 stand pat Chicago News
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This is certainly a most extraordinary PEG
pie, and next TO nothing Of them is known at
home Here, for instance, are few storic
that have picked up. 4 foreign resident OF
Pokin who speaks Chinese well was riding
along the other day and came 10 an excited
crowd Drawing near he discovered a circle
Of people quietly watching man desperately
Attempting TO commit suicide By dashing hi.
head against a wall He dismounted re.
strained The man, harangucd the bysianlers
and learned that this was co0lic who claimed
that his payment for n certain p0rtcr's job
was short by ten cash-lcss than penny
and rs the employer refused 20 pay more b.
was proceeding to take revenge by killing
himself on the spot, showing by So doing hc
would get the other into considerable trouble.
On another occasion a man threw himself
into the canal, but was dragged out So he
simply sat down on tho edge and starved him.
self TO death. TO be revenged against some
body who had cheated him. Again one dav
a man was found murdered on a bridge near
the British legation The law Of China pre-
scribos that "A murdered body must not be re.
moved til the murderer is caught. There
fore it was covered with a mat and left
DAYS passed and q month and still thorottlne
body l-y there, til at last the minister. WHO
had t. pass It cvory day. vigorously protested
end it was taken OF the bridge and placed u
littlc further away.-Pell Mall Gazette.
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The EVIL EYE.
Some Superstitions OF the Old World That
Are Long Lived.

some >upcrstitions OF the Oid World That
Are Long Lived.
Shortly after his election Plus ~ho
was then adorcd by tie Romans ana perhaps
the best loved man in italy, was driving
through the streets when be- happened 10
glance upward at an open window at which
a nurse was standing with a child \ few
minutes aftaward the nurse let the child
drop and il was killed No one thought the
pope lad wished this, but the fancy that he
bad the evil eye became universal and lasted
TIL his death.
In Carui0ia if YOU tell mother that her
baby Is strong and large for lbs age, a farmer
that his crops are looking well or a coach
man that bis team is good, an three will spit
at your feet % avert the omen. and. II YOU
understand the custom, you will do the same
as an act Of politenesS.
a person who wandered through upper
Carniola and praised everything he saw
would soon come 10 be considered the most
malevolent Of men In Naples exactly the
same feeling exists. The terms Of endear-
ment which mothers Of the lower class use to
their children, and the pet names they call
them, are often 50 indecent that il would be
impossible to reproduce them in English, and
always so contemptuous that they would 10
oifcnsiy. in any other relation.
Tho well known habit OF NeapOlitans 10
offer guest anything that be may praise
has probably the same origin. Ii is, Of course,
now TO very largo extent only form Of
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won't be any fat on my hands or face
They will be as hard as a bone. Do
harden them? Certainly. II | didn't
would have pieces knocked OF Of me.
have n mixture Of rock salt and white
| wine and vinegar and several other in.
gradients which | wash my hands and
face with.
"Do YOU hit n man on the face and
neck and anywhere you cam ] asked.
HE HITS ANYWHERE HE CAN.
Certainly, any place above the belt
that get a chance" and he smiled.
Don't YOU hate TO hit a man so:'
81 don't think about it, still smiling.
sWhen YOU see that you have hurt
him don't you feel sorryy
IL never feel sorry until the fight is
over"
"IIow do you feel when you get hit
very hardT
The dark. bright eyes glanced at me
lazily and the deep, deep voice said with
feeling.
II only want q chance to hit hack
Dlu You ever Scc Il man h'''N" IA Wv
ringY .
No. / never did. and | only knew OF
one fellow who died in the ring. and
that was Walker, who died at Philadel-
phia from neglect after the fight wss
over"
Although ! had my breakfast before
reaching Mr.. Muldoon's cottage / ac-
copied his proposal 10 break bread with
him and his guests. At q nearer view
the dining room did not lose any Of its
prettiness. and the daintinoss Of every
thing-tho artistic surroundings, the
noiseless and efficient colored waiter,
open windows on both sides, Civ
ing pretty views OF green lawn
and shady trees, the canary birds swell
ing thor yellow Threats occasionallywith
sweet little trills. the green parrot
climbing up its brass cage and talking
about crackers" the white table linen
and beautiful dishes, down 10 the large
bunch of fragrant lilacs and another OF
beautifully shaped and colored wild
flowers. separated by a slipper filled with
velvety pansies-was all entirely foreign
to any idea had ever conceived of prize
fighters and their surrounding
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"My friend, be said, as he entered a shoe
maker shop on Gratiot avenue, Il should Liz,
20 sing YOU a song"
allow much you charger
Not a red cent"
"Nhas u a nice songw
Every nice. l am sure you will be pleased
with il.
"Nhell, SO aheadn
The man drew long breath and started
off. 1t was an awful noise. IL was intended
to lift the shoemaker right Off his bench. II
did 50, and after the first verse he said:
"Maype you haf some objectr
81 have, my dear sir While don't charge
anything for singing, | do charge twenty.
five cents TO stop
Il see; vheil, ! yhas going down 70 Spring.
wells for dis afternoon. While doan sharge
you to come in, make you pay feefty cent
to get ont"
And he stepped out and locked the door,
and for two hours the itncrant talked with
an iDquiring public through a broken pane Of
glass, and freely acknowledged that there
were better games than his.-Detroit Free
Pres.
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We have our opinion Of triolets in genera
and OF this one, by William Wallace Cook
in particular:
When am dead do not care
To lie Ia state meath pulseless stone.
My soul viii not be lying there
When ana dead do not care
For marbles cold Just make my lair
grave with brambles oyergrown.
When am dead do not care
To lie 10 state Death pulseless stone
Indeed, If We were 10 express our opinion
Of trlo!ets IN general, and OF this one In par.
ticular, It would run somewhat thus:
Don't fret your gizzard, Willie. dear.
Since We have read your trioet
Wen raise no stone above your bier,
Don fret your gizzard, Willie. dear.
But just lie down without IA fear
And let US. II sc can, forget
Don't fret your gizzard. Willie. dear.
FOR We have read your triolet
w ashingtOn Post
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"WaldOnia,n said her mother, your little
playmate, John Lawrence Ticklowel, has
not been here for some time. Have you and
he quarreledN
II have intimatel TO him, mamma" re
piled the little Boston 1-year-Old, that !
cannot associate with him any more ] can
overlook his habit of putting his napkin under
his chin at dinner" continued the little girl,
wiping of her spcctacles thoushtfully, for
In minor matters of this kind 10 is customary
among the intellectual "a permit some lati-
tude but he told me fortnight ago he was
tired Of beans for a steady diet Chicago
Ttihune
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Our Idiomatic English.

Miss langham treading an American pa
per)-What a strange country yours is. L
be- sure, Mr.. Dc Yansl
Mr.. De lank lof Bostonl-I don't think il
much stranger than yours. But whyf
well, this paper gives an account Of a
game OF baseball Il think they call ~. and i,
says that 'Chumpy saw red no. ball coming
for hun IN center lield, but lie promptly froze
to II. '"-lawrence, Mass, American.
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Tho stranger i'm New York city was talking
earnestly and excitedly TO the hotel clerk.
Il am a remarkably heavy sleeper he
said, "and often lie in bed hours and hour
after everybody else is up. Promise me, be
entreated, as his faco grow pale with fear,
"that il should happen TO sleep til noon to
morrow you will not let any Of your city ply
sicians undertake TO perform an autopsy on
meg'- Chicago Tribune
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Germany c-l boast OF having produced prob
ably the .sa'..>; couple that ever stood belor,
the altar Ia. Marquis Of Kiel, al the
time OF lis marriage 10 lsso. was 80 years OF
age, and wel shel only 10 pounds, while hi,
fairy like consort, vino was - years Of age.
just turned tae scale at l3 pounds Among
tie best known little people Of our country
may bc mentioned Cen Mite. weight 10
pounds, height - inches and Minnie Osborn,
who, at SO years Of age was but - inches
high. These two people are among the small
est If whom We have any authentic record.
and in comparison with them the famous
"T1m Ttumb was almost giant-St. Louis
Globe-Donocrat
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Boston SWELL understand, Miss Bangor.
that you had Maypole celebration in your
town this spring.
Maine Girl-Yes, and l was queen OF the
May.
Boston Swell-You must have looked
charming What did you weari
Maine Girl-A Macintosh and rubber
boots. -Burlington Free Press
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The Puritan will be the largest double
turrcted monitor in the United State;
navy. She has n displacement of G,O6l
tons, is built of iron throughouta and will
be provided with "A steel armor belt ex-
tending the entire length Of the vessel
She will have four ten inch guns in two
armored turrots. and n secondary battery
Of two six FOUNDER rapid firing guns
two three FOUNDER rapid guns; two re-
volving cannon and two Gatings. HeI
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THE MONITOR.

longth between pepcndiculars is 2SO feet
the extreme length being 29J feet 6
inches, beam GO feet, and draught, witt
battery, stores and provisions, lS feet
inches. Her engines will have $500
horse power, capable Of giving her thir
teen knot am hour
She has a low free board Of thirtl
inches. which mhtcnds vertical are o
less than two minutes at the distance o
two miles. Her turret5 subicnl in h0r
izontal angles Of about q quarter Of ;
degree at the distance of mile.
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Captain Of the Cailiopc.

Capt. II. c. Kane, K. ~. who achieved
a reputation for succeeding in working
his ship. the Calliope. out of the bay Of
Apia during the great Samoan hurricane.
has already received many testimonials
from his sympathetic countrymcn in
Australia. Capt. Kane has commanded
his ship since Jan. p, 1881, He is e.
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\ Starting Possibility.

A bright little lad sitting by his father.
side in pew Of tho Green Ridge Presbyte-
rian church, Sunday morning, was given a
coin to put upon thc collection plate. Nc
sooner had he deposited the coin than in q
loud whisper and excited manner lac asked
Papa, have you saved any circus money!
a smile broad enough 10 go over a large sec
ton OF pows WAS compelled 10y the circum
stances Scranton Truth.
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Wanted IA Member.

Griggs-Since | left the parental roof
have accumulated about POI pairs Of socks
which with little mending would be as
good as new Who do you think could get
30 mend theml
Briggs-A wife would b. cheapest Texas
Sltlngs.
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served frstou thequecn's yacht. andafter
wards in the Mediterranean and Chanuc
squadrons, i'm the astronomical expedition
t. Kerguelon and in the Egyptian eXpcdi
ton with the naval brigade, on the Sue.
canal and at Tcl-cl-kebir. In 1852 lac
was made a captain. For four years
prior TO being ordered 10 the command
Of she Calliope he WAS naval attache tC
the foreign Office.
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The Stupid Drummer.

Member Of Frm-Iiov do you like the
looks OF the new drummer have engasedi
Partner-To tell the truth, he looks awful
stupid.
"That's his strong point He has such II
stupid look that the customers viii give him
orders on. Of pure sympathy. Texas Siit
ings
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SULLIVAN AND MISS bly,.
A BRIGHT LADY REPORTER INTER-
VIEWS The PuGILlST.

Nellie My. Of The New York World. En-
joys Chat with the mig Man"-iiis
Life on Trainer Muidoon's Farm at BEL
fast, ~. Y.
The New York World recently sent its
"star" woman reporter. Nellie BY, to
interview John l.. Sullivan at Belfast,
n. Y, where he is in training under
Muldoon. the wrestler. for his fight with
Jake kilrain, who was born Killion. In
the course Of her description of the visit
10 Belfast the fair writer says:
Mr.. William Muldoon's house. where
Mr.. Sullivan is training. is in the pretti-
est part Of the town and only short dis
lance from the hotel.
man came in answer sent my letter OF
introduction 20 Mr.. Muldoon. A hand
some young man, whose broad shoulders
were neatly fitted with n gray corduroy
coat, camc into the room holding light
gray cap in his hand. His face was
Youthful. his eyes blue, his expression
pleasing. his smile brought two dimples
10 punctuatc his rosy checks. his bearing
was easy and most graceful. and this was
the champion wrestler and athlete. Will
lam Muldoon.
1--WE have Just returned from our two
mile walk" he said when | told him /
had come to see Mr.. Sullivan. land Mr..
Sullivan is just being rubbed down. If
Won will excuse me one moment j VIII
tell him"
In a few moments Mr.. Muldoon re-
turned, followed by aman whom l would
never have taken for the great and only
Sullivan. lie was a tall man. with cnOr-
nous shoulders. and wore dark trousers,
n light cheviot coat and vest and slip
pcrs. In his hand he held a light cloth
cap. lie paused almost as he entered
the room in half bashful way, and
twisted his cap in a very boyish but not
ungraceful manner.
. .Ni;oo Rlv Mr Sullivan" said Mr.
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"How much land DO you own around your
hOusef'
"Well, when bought IL paid for 5000
feet, but whenever | try 10 run "a lawn
mower all over It conclude must have got
about five acres. boston Herald
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native Of the En-.
craldlslc. andth,
son of Sir Robert
Kane. L. r. S.
president OF
Queens college
and an eminent
scientist. The
captain was born
i'm 1915. educated
atDublin. and en-
tered the British
navy in 1853. lIC
won the silver
cup at the llytlC
n..-L--l.-.- IL IL
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Muldoon. and !
looked into the
great fighter s
dark. bright eyes
as he bent his
broad shoulders
before me.
Mr.. Sullivan,
! would like "a
shake hands with
, Won | said. and