The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-06-27
ODDS AND ENDS.

Creosote is proposed as fuel for tor
pedo boats
Weought not to judge of men s mer-
its by their qualifications, but by the
use they make of them.-Charron
A well known London bookseller
has been sentenced to three months
imprisonment for publishing Zola's
novels.
A wife must be one of two things 60
her husband She must either be his
crown of glory or his crown Of thorns.
In time of trial, let man set his
heart firmly upon this resolution:
must bear it inevitably, and l will, by
Gods grace, do 1t nobly.-Richter.
During thunder storm near Dun
fermline, the lightning passed down
chimney and lifted CRATE from its
place into the center of the room, scat
tering the fire all over the floor.
A man at Hamilton, O., had an old
building torn down and all the nails
saved, and when he got through and
figured up he found that they had cost
him thirty-three cents per pound
1t makes those colder people,"
whose memory goes back as far as the
war, feel very old indeed to read child
ish "reminiscences of Memorial day
written by the generation whose re-
collection does not go back beyond the
institution of that holiday.
In Paris the saccharine or sugar
made from coal has been unanimous
ly condemned by the medical profes-
sion, because it seriously troubles di-
gestion. In consequence Of their re-
communication law has been enacted
prohibiting the use Of coal sugar es an
article of food.
Anton Pzokswizkzits, August Lud-
wigowski, Andrew Periodically, John
Pasckke, John Szzgel, Alexander Pich-
arienen and G. G. Gzsler are some of
the Polish residents of Otter Tail coun-
ty, Mimi, who have received a part
of the seed grain distributed by order
of the legislature.
The following erratum appears in
an exchange: "In the piece on our
fourth page entitled, We Must Not
Lag Behind instead of the line,
That moulds its dirty shirt, please
read, That would Its duty shrink. >"
1t is stated that the spirits produced
in France are now for the greater part
distilled from molasses, and the an
nual production reaches 18, 492, 900
gallons The distillation of beet root
juice is also very important, produc-
ing alcohol Of good quality.
The evil effects of an atmosphere
surcharged with dust in factories have
been attracting SO much attention in
England that tho factory acts are
about to be amended, and a bill is to
be brought before the house Of com
mons comprising an effectual means
Of preventing injury from the inhala-
ton of dust.
A New York chemist declares that
every remedy for tobacco smoking
and chewing and the opium habit con-
tains morphine and opium in danger
Gus quantities, and that those who sell
them ought to be prosecuted.
A new industry has been invented
by clover English girl She calls
herself an accountant and auditor for
large households. She hpds plenty of
employment in looking after the busi-
ness of few families Of largo expen-
diture whose heads have no taste for
the work.
Hereafter women will be admitted
to the Hartford Theological seminary
on the same terms as Ihen. This ac-
ton has been taken by the trustees to
meet the needs Of women who desire
to prepare themselves for Christian
work either at home or abroad.
Among the Yankee notions that
open the eyes OF French sightseers at
the Paris exhibition are roll top desks,
American tobaccos and smokers sup
plies and typewriters Crowds sur
round the typewriters, and the pretty
girls who operate them never lose their
tempers in answering thousands OF
questions.
Nineteen people out of twenty"
says Chicago doctor, ''speak about
this or that food or drink being
healthy. No food is healthy. Vari-
Gus things may be unwholesome, but
no food can give health. The idea is
to know what won't injure the system" "
The military review at the Paris ex-
position has made the critics think that
the French army is better than ii ever
was The artillery is generally pro-
nounced the finest arm; but, curious
enough, the guns are horsed with dark
and white horses alternately. The
French are bound to interject sug-
gestion of art even into war
A Bordeaux correspondent, defend
ing French claret, says that it Is quito
true that large quantities of SO called
wine are yearly manufactured in
France from dried currants; butt can
not be too widely known that mono of
this decidedly inferior article ever
reaches tho foreign market, being con-
sumed solely by the French lower
classes on account of its cheapness.
Two Akron young men, says a pa
per of that city, eGf whom is thor
opghly educated matchmaker, have
completed an electric clock which
promises to revolutionize the clock
| paking industry in this country 80
far as can be learned the clock is the
most simply devised thing ever in
vented, and must not be confounded
with the SO called electric clocks pow
made, which arc only self winding
and have barrel and o handspring.
The Akron clook has neither, and, in
fact, is so simple that little child can
see Into II. There are few details yet
required, but In a short time COM
plete and elaborate description Of tt
viii be given
Dull Times