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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-10

One OF the most interesting lakes or
II llrl seas in tho world is the Dead sea,
" t.cY has no visible outlet. It is not
% Pre- fancy that has clothed the Dead
81 . in gloom. The dcsolate shores, with
faoly a green thing in sight, and scat
Z; foi over with black stones and ragged
d.iitwood, form fitting frame for the
. TX. sluggish waters, covered with a
ruatual mist. and breaking III slow
h dyy, sepulchrAl toned waves upon the
D. ach. 1t seems as if the smoke of the
'cked cities was yet ascending up to
!! ayen, and as if the moan of their fear
& : -orrow would never leave that God
.ItlCn valley. 1t is a strange thing to
f. those waves, not dancing along and
# arbling in the sun, as other waves do,
j. { moving with measured melancholy,
q sending to the ear, as they break
lnds This is, no doubt, owing to the
cat hcaviness Of tho water, fact well
Known and which we amply verified In
t.s usual way, for, on attempting to
e i'm, wc went floating about like empty
ks.
This experiment was more satisfactory
l.. its progress than in its results, which
Nre n very unctuous skin and most
II 5tilerous singing Of every nerve, as II
Vs. had been beaten with nettles. Nor
WIS the water we took into our mouth q
lit less vile than the most nauseous
drugs Of the apothecary. That fish can
: live in this strong solution Of bitumen
4 salt is too obvious to need proof
T.. to say that birds cannot fly over i!
q Il live Is one OF tho exaggerations OF
jewellers, who perhaps were not, like
G; rscivcs, so fortunate as to see IA flock
{, ducks reposing on the water i'll appar
ely good health. And yet this was al
to life we did soc. The whole valley
IS one seething caldron, under more
dan a tropical sun. Missionary Herald
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Oar business is injured to great de-
e. 20 b. tho plan adopted some time ago
g. retail grocers in giving away candy
e. children who come to their stores for
- all articles needed in the household.
Z most Of these grocers buy very
o.aap grade of candy, painted up with
2 sonoas coloring. These are dealt out
children whenever an article is pur-
,Ssd. no matter how much or how lit
O. the purchase may be. 1t frequently
& opens that child, who has become
art, viii make two or three trips TO
g. store when the errand could have
i 'u performed at one time. This is done
gst q double dose Of the poison. Or
chlld will leave home with instruc-
1. u5 10 purchase two or three articles,
j visit as many different stores, get
/ "tafTy ON a stick" or como other
III stuff at each one Of them. Pure
a healthy candy cannot be made and
Il for this purpose at 10 and Is cents O
j u0d, aud this Is what most Of this stuff
, Candy Merchant in Globe-D Demo
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Tho Ierton's Iron Discipiine.

Many deseTtions continue to take place
laia the French army in Tonkiu. AL
t.1 desertcrs who are recaptured are shot
r.,boUt conjunction. Lately eighteen
iier5 Of the Foreign legion ron away
an ~outhay with a lot Of arms and &C
at,rments. They were caught in the
g. );ut,ain defiles after q chase which
:. Ecd . considerable time, and the eight
c.a ssero condemned to be shot at once.
! Is said that when the men were drawn
IT,, in single file in front Of their graves
tie adjutant who was in charge Of the
ling party cried out with an oath, on
eng some Of the doomed men fall
shtly cut of their alignment, Cant
e3u fellows keep your dressing better than
Z at: Eyes right! Dressl" No sooner
as the command given than the prison
rs with parade ike punctuality straight.
ejed themselves up and obeyed as il they
s. ere on the drill ground or OF psview.
then the fatal command was Given, and
Ito eighteen men went down nefore the
terrible volley. The adjutants words
ii they were ever uttered, and II is prob
rule that they were-show that an iron
4 sciplne still prevails in the Eench
oteign egion.-London Telegraph.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-10
The Young Emperor of Germany.

The emperor, during these ma
neuvers, has handled his troops with
out the slightest eXtraneous assistance
that / could see, giving his orders
quickly and sharply, and, as the events
proved, with no reason to recall his
words. | speak only of what appears
on the outside, and cannot say that he
does not most anxiously consult every
source Of strategic knowledge on the
eve of his sham battles. OF course he
knows the immense Importance of I'M
pressing an army with the fact that
its chief is clear thinker, reaching
his conclusions rapidly and applying
them with immediate effect: and while
all the world is recording his every
motion in a spirit of not altogether
friendly criticism, is it likely that he is
going to furnish them the picture Of a
nominal military chief whose steps are
only taken while leaning on the arm
of an older servant?-Poultney Bige-
low in Army and Navy Gazette.
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A Gnstn I,Icnn nclicncH.

aside from the scant rations he brings,
t3t 4uiJr1's food consists mainly of wild
D. --, or such other animals ~ he may
ubio TO kill, cked out by tortillas, aud
9. an occasional luxury dish of red
J. ms stcwed in fat. Monkeys are con-
cred the choicest of morceaux, par
U.1llrl the large red species, which are
highly rciislcd by the hunters as me
D. coon, by southern darkies or Thanks
.i0E turkeys 10y New Euglanders. In
e. Id, in many parts Of Spanish America
O. uacy meat is eaten by both natives
:, / foreigners, whose gastronomic tastes
y:r harder 70 please than those of the
=. nary NUlaroCs. l can, myself, testify
g. the fact that well broiled slice of
s., luy ape, though a trile tough and
eng. IS not more unpalatablo than
~ steak on buffalo meat, which it
81 atty resembles. If one could over
no the cannibalistic ideas engendered
J., Darwinian nonsense, and not feel as if
ding upon black baby, monkey flesh
81 l!d be decidedly preferable to pork as
81 article Of diet.-Cor. Philadelphia
/ cord
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-10

One never fai53ur source 81 auusa-
ment was watching the etreet gam
blers. You see Hau. generally the
most innocent loolGg eff lHaamen,
Il me Chipamsu Caa ha s..a .o look
IN any way different traa another,
unless ia size. walking along with
what looks like rather leero UNI
brella. lie stops IN what he lUals to
be O convenient place, always ucar a
corner, sticks this machine on The
ground, which iu some Ingenious
way becomes % gambling Gn,e.
marked into squarps and spots. IN am
instant lac is surrounded BIZ "a crowd
of oil ages and the game goes aelrily
on.
Suddenly cry of police goes up
and in an instant man and ...e have
rnysterlouslv disappeared sad the
crowd has scattered. i believe Ue law
is strict against eama.lag la. The Pc
lice seem about as efficient ID stop ANA
prevent IL Us gre tae police oi oar
country. | never could 9 b under
stand the gamc, bat !. sas To Ge luu
ON the good old principle tlat the odds
should DO in favor of the lsuk, as thc
bank seemed always 10 win after
watching the game Tor several days,
came to the conclusion that the per IN
who raised the cry OF police mut he q
confederate, as it was always done
when the stakes were quite Large, that
is, for that game, es only pleees Of
copper were placed on tho hoaa, and
In his anxiety 20 get oway the man
would not wait 10 hand eacs to tAl
players their money. bui would disap
pear, money, table, aud ell--S1muel
r. EarTaI' in ChicaCo journal
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But can we feel sure that We are
equally secure? In our Astounding HUI
man egotism we flatter ourselves that
we stand at the head of all physical and
moral life. We maintain, without any
annoying contradiction, that we are su-
perior to all other material orders Of being
with which we have ever compared our
selves. The growth Of the telescope may
yet bring a severe shock to our self COM
placcncy and upset all preconceived idsas
that the universe was made exclusively
for the benefit of that inflated form Ct
life called man. Judging Of the un-
known simply by the limitations OF the
known, it is not for us 10 say that one OF
our ends is not to furnish objects OF spec
ulative wonder and scientific research 20
beings Of richer endowments and mors
wonderful development than ourselves
Probably many Of our readers arc ia
niliar with Fitz James o 'Brien's story OK
the mad microscopic, who, with diz-
mond lens of unequaled power, went on
an exploring expedition through drop
of water with marvellous results. There
were valleys and mountains and rich
fields, and respondent perspective every
, where. Yet all this was but the habitat.
lie looked for forms of life, and bis
search was rewarded by the appearance
If sylph Of radiant beauty, In human
shape. ats adorable beauty lifted is
ilimitable heights beyond the loveliest
| daughters of Adam" He became fran
tically in love. with the enchanting ami
n1alcule. He wasted days and nights
studying her grace of form and action
and drinking in her beauty, until thu
drop of water evaporated, when she
shriveled and died, leaving him stricken
with grief and despair.
How do we know but many Brob-
dignagian telescopes has his animalcule.
and piercing through the riffs Of the
dense cloud layers that envelop his re-
mote sphere languishes over the exquisite.
, but elusive, charms of some fair daughte;:
| Of Eve to the neglect Of his own family.
the hurt Of his standing in society and
bis reputation for sound sense: Or, per-
haps. some entertaining specialist ID re-
1 cording our social and political habits fos'
the benefit OF his fellows, rs Sir John
Lubbock describes those Of the ants.
With the little peep that we have into
the infinity Of power that knowisdas
brings, it is not safe to adopt the ostrich
theory-tbat we can be seen no further
than we can see.-Robert G. Fitch 10
| Boston Globe
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Are the Inhabitants of Other Worlds TAX
ing 81. Peep at Uss

Ing Sly Peep at Uss
Scientific people and those attracted by
the results of their labors and discoveries
have doubtless been deeply interested in
the discussion Of the proposition that has
come from California looking to the con.
struction Of forty inch telescope for the
deeper and clearer study of the wonders
Of the heavens above us. The announce
n,ent, Oh the highest authority in this
country, that there are no insurmount.
able obstacles In the way Of producing
even 0 sixty inch lens, provided there are
no limitations Of time or money, must
stimulate the imagination to an excited
pitch over the dazzling prospects Of the
new fields of science TO be worked by
such powerful means. And IL, with
achievement, prophecy should grow
holder and ambition prepare the way for
larger things, why would Il be necessary
to stop at the largest limitations We,
dreamed of?
Much as the telescope has already
shown Us of the worlds beyond, IL has
only intensified the eagerress of enthu-
siasts 10 extend its wonderful power and
lead them still further into the fascina.
tions of those undiscovered countries. In
spite of all the study OF centuries. our
knowledge OF the heavenly bodies is as
yet only elementary and largely inferen-
tial. The time may cot he fer distant
when we shall be able TO confirm CIR re-
ject on the basis of ocular proof many Of
tho theories now wholly or in part &C
eepted. Surprising, - many have dared
to suppose, that some Of the other planets
are capable Of supporting intelligent
forms Of life, we have certainly not vet
advanced 90 far as TO threaten the pri-
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-10
nostep IIbrary.s Iiterarv Curiosities.


Under the glass showcases Of the Bos-
ton public hbrary-supposed to be the
most complete collection of books In this
conutry---are exposed TO view many lit
ciary curiosities Of a most interesting
description. For instance, there Is copy
of Tho Nuremburg Chronicle, published
fifty years after the invention Of print
ING. with wood cuts, and dated 1903.
Near by is the epistle of st. Jerome in
black letter, dated 1918, with Martin
Lutbers autograph on the fly leaf. The
tide uagc of q little volume in the hand
writing Of David Garrick has this in
scription: "a Dialogue Between an Actor
and q Critic, by way of Prologue TO the
English Opera Called Tempest" An odd
shaped book is the Indian Primer, or
the First Book by which Children may
Know Truly to Read the Indian Lam
ruage, and Milk for Babes" One b.
Grocn, Of Boston, printed this in 1920.
Here IS also the first ballot cast in South
Carolina by a colored man. 1t originally
belonged 10 William Lloyd Garrison.
Likewise on exhibition is the smallest
complete book ever printed. 1t is copy
oil Dante's ''Divina Commedia," struck
of from the smallest type ever cast.
T@o sheets of paper, cut into sixteen
parts, were enough TO contain the whole
1L,@23 verses. The leaves measure two
inches in length by one and half in
width. The type was cast in 1850, but
the competitors and proofreaders em-
pioycd on the work repeatedly abandoned
81. ON account Of the eye strain, and it
WIS not completed until 1876. The type
was too small TO distribute" and SO,
after using, it was melted and cast over
asain. Another interesting volume il
"ho Indian Bible, Translated by the
Apostle John Eliot" II was printed in
I 50 ut Cambridge, in Matick dialect, a
portion Of the type being set by praying
I.liaus." A book dated 1873, by Latin
J I'm, the famous negro scholar and poet,
is so rare that the British museum ha2
81 copy Of it. Juan Latino-as his
nae properly was-is celebrated as one
@! the most learned men of the Sixteenth
C. injury He was professor of Greek and
I..tin in the cathedral school Of Grenada.
a. accomplished swordsman, beau, a
il and musician-in short, a sort OF
Admiral Crichton in burnt cork, as It
ere He fell in love with one Of the
b auties Of Grenada, and they were mar
ritd br 60 H'hop Of the cathedral, Don
I'm 81 Austria acting as best man.
l. 9jc Eachc in New Orleans Picayune.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-10
King Kalakana.s pastime..

Kalaknua, the king Of the Sandwich
Islands, now divides his time between
Literary work. poker, cigarettes and tls
bowl" He is said to DO writing his
'Recollections of a Dizzy Life" and to
have acquired knowledge Of the Amir
lean game that enables him to entertain
Americans with spare cash and q dispe-
sition to play. He smokes All ineaicrls-
bic number Of cigarettes and drinks like
Bacchus. But this active life begins to
tell on him. He is said to be thin and
nervous, and it is thought that the state
OF his health will convince him OF the
necessity of giving up his literary work
--Chicago Herald,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-10

There is u peculiar spring near Ash
land, Ore, that emits gas that is sure
death to all animated nature. At one
time ii was frequented by the Indians
IS the great medicinal depository,
where all diseases, no matter how com
plicated, were cured. Lizards, snakes
and frogs die almost Immediately when
placed III contact with this peculiar
gas There is spring at Soda Springs,
|. T., from which the water las ceased
to run, but which emits stream of
carbonic acid gas, and all about its
orifice lie continually the bodies of
birds which have been killed by the
fumes New York Telegram
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-10
Air from steam Radiators.

In speaking Of artificial heat The
Manufactures and' Builder says that it
is a mistake to suppose that steam heat
is any 'moister" or in any way differ
emit from other kinds. Airwarmed by
passing over a steam radiator is in no
way different from that warmed by a
stove or hot air furnace In fact; the
air is mere likely TO be impure in a
room heated by a hot air furnace, from
which current of fresh air is con-
stantly flowing Rural New Yorker.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-10
Glvcertn. for Edged Tools.

Carpenters and other tool users who
keep up with the times are now using
q mixture of glycerine instead Of oil
for sharpening their edged tools Oil,
a. is well known, thickens and smears
tho stone. The glycerine may be mixed
with spirits IN greater or less proper
ton, according as the tools to be sharp
ened are fine or coarse. For the aver
age blade two parts of glycerino TO one
of spirits will suffice. Chicago News.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-10
Watering the RlvaIvcs.

Always have your oysters opened
, hile you wait, said Brooklyn dealer.
"Why2 Because, although you pay five
cents quart more for them, you viii
save morey. II Is the custom Of oyster
dsalers who open oysters the night before
they are sold TO throw them into water.
an oyster viii absorb about one-third Its
weight in water, and 30 the purchaser
rays one-thni Of his money for water.
which lac can add TO the oysters himself
II lac wgnts has bivalves watered. New
Work EyeninE Sun
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-10
THE GLOWING GOALS.

The glowing Goals are redly bright,
And deepen the soft shades OF light
That in the sheltering corners hide
Their fitful forms. in haste 20 glide
From out the ruby rays Of light.
And as look they fade from sight;
Vague forms of thought, forgotten quite.
Instead seem lowering beside
The glowing Goals
And dreams Of boyish fear and fright,
In Fancy S colored hues bedlght,
Stream down the drowsy mental tide;
Till fact and fancy both subside,
and In one dull, deep fame, unite
The glowing Goals.
N. b. Ia Rochester Post Express
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writing with a outlI.

Nearly everybody in England writes
with quill. You find them put for
public use in courts, in banks, in tels-
graph offices and postofices--in fact,
everywhere where people must write.
Ii man prefers to use pen or pen
Gil he must carry it with him.-The
Arponaut
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Utilizing Annie Pemae..

Apple pomace was once thrown away
81 all the great cider mills, al it was
thought to possess no, value as food Q,
manure. 1t is now sold TO be used for
both purposes. Not few dairynnen pa,
good prices for it to feed to milk eowa--.
Chicago Times.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-10

Sai.t's Specific Is entirely vegetable prcpcr-
Sion, a:d sllaa!c: not tr cc,fonndtd with the
y. .toEs substitutes. limitations, Eon secret hur2-
b'-S, ''SHccrs hlcrare." o., etc. which are
rGs bf NJ N nuiac:uI>G b yarirn. persons.
>,f.c ~ tie-e contain n .inoIo az iC!e which
oy.f -siat1 The crin' o>iiiOT 81 :. ;. fhc'a Is
G Il t'.'' ...r. pccif.c, and tkerc is nothing Ia
TIC SOD H. il.
CH--, r.-!LI.r, VISA. February %. 1883.
fr'th;it,: | st;4c!tiN al ec1vlIia r nearly
+ . yci+.." W: tc,'!td ~ t-.rct ~ ysit als,
III; ,iirs eoa lti1Iarl1 ."Gd. slokc 81 Try
"a. :. : : al - IS! me Il would XII re,
!. i i ~. ) ny. ard after tlkits" or
ci:.hi hot,3cs. 5-1'; rH,Ictciy cared. 4 q hs,c
never . n to, for,A ,h'c VIII 'it.'a,d 1 feel u
Il di''r - Vol a-d .ulIcT.3s AnTan'y - make
:1, .alcIncui IL. :. AVIS.
A-SrG-9I.r HorvE, wills fci:-'. T'"Sas.
Apr.i { Il 3.
6;cntl..;;ltt.: On: Ia - .~, Int t'=o weeks
t!,l wuS attached VIA II &c pfhlous affection
Ii r ii Time destroy, hc tyt-i@i.s entirely,
q d Gu ed ~ To a, s!rr q bar Iie. She VIA
tn ;od !, tie b,>f pa, cia's without benefit
We Il a,iy ave hcr sVii;'s Specific, which
So fci'v, cd her coTIrl t,''v and siic now a.
hlie ~. hearty chill VI t:~c - can be found
anywhere. l.. \. DELS.
TrcGtise on Blood and Skin Diseases msied free.
TUG SWIFT SPgCIPic Co, Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga
New York, SO broadway.
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REVERSING THE TELESCOPE

The London schoo. board propose to
drop the study of Latin and substitute
modem lnnQuapcs
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-10

sIrxIrLn MnsTAga IdsfsEgr conquer sFAylss.
scEAut'ls spa sspHss iH Gatsfs ara HrteA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-30
TO ARREST COLONEL JOHN OBYRNE.
THE SHERIFF LOOKING FOR HIM-NoT TO BE
FOUND IN TIE CITY. HOWEVER.

THE SHERIFF LOOKING FOR HIM-NOT TO BE
FOUND IN THE CITY. HOWEVER.
Judge Patterson, in the Supreme Court, Chambers,
yesterday, issued an order for the arrest of Colonel
John O'Byrne, for contempt. in refusing TO answer
the questions put 10 him by the Commissioner Of
Accounts, concerning the disposition Of the $4,000
paid to him by the oyster Dealers Association. The
order Of arrest issued upon the application Of
Thomas =. Wickes the special counsel Of the Com
missOners Of Accounts. The order placed in
the hands Of the Sheriff. and deputies started out to
look for Colonel O'Byrne
Tribune reporter who called at at Colonel
oByrne's house. No. 233 East Thirty irst-st, last
evening. informed that the Colonel was out OF
town. Where he had gone the person who answered
the door could not say. The report, however was
that he had received a timely " tip" concerning the
action Of the court. and had quietly retired to the
Jersey side Of the North River await developments
He may have gone to confer with Graham McAdam,
who crossed the river last spring, during the market
Investigation, and has not returned. some Of Colonel
O'ByIne's friends said last evening that he merely
went beyond the jurisdiction Of the cOuf 10 AVOID
spending the night in Ludlow Street JAN, and that
he would appear in court this morning and sails
1actorily answer the charge Of contempt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-30

taken on the speakershp, but the southern members
VIII Try tO-m0rfow morning to come 10 some cohciu-
this and other matters.
The manner OF taking the ballot In a caucus 10
determine the question OF the Speakership Is OF lh
tersst at the present time II is always a secret
ballot, no one knowing for certain how his neghbor
votes Within the recollection OF several OF the Olner
members OF the House. the ballots been deposited
in a hat passed around by the tellers. ON other
occasions mmhes have dropped their ballots In passing
ordinary box While there arc always some
Representatives who. outspoken in their preferences
would like 10 see and hear each man put himself on
record. and avoid the temptation of forgetting his
pledges. there are other and more weighty reasons,
perhaps. which favor the secret ballot. For one, IL
must be acknowledged that the IDEAL Speaker OF an
ideal House would not want 10 know definitely IN
making up his committees, who had been for him ana
who against him. On the other hand there are
objections also TO the open ballot which weak can
ddates urge always with great earnestness and per-
sistency. The calling of the roll would furnish
members down on the list opportunity 10 get too
quickly the winning side and the danger Of a
stampede would be ever present. Whatever the
merits demerfts OF either system may be. the vots,
when the caucus meets tomorrow at noon, VIII be by
secret ballot.