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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07
suPERsrlrioNs ABOUT EGGS.
Scotch Fishers Views About tho Causes
of Contrary Winds.


@-~1eTo hang an egg laid on Ascension
day in the roof of a house" says Regi-
nald Scot in 1884, "preserveth the
same from all hurts" Probably this
was written with an eye TO the hurts"
arising from witchcraft, in connection
with which eggs were supposed to pos
sess certain mysterious powers. In
North Germany, If you have desire
to see the ladies of tho broomstick on
May day, their festival, you must take
an egg laid on Maundy Thursday and
stand where four roads meet; or else
you must go into church on Good Fri
day, but come out before the blessing.
1t was formerly quite an article OF do
mestic belief that the shells must be
broken after eating eggs lest the witch
| es should sail out to sea in them; or,
as Sir Thomas Browne declared, lest
they SHOULD draw or prick their
names therein, and venificiously mis-
! chief tho person who had partaken OF
the egg. North Germans, ignoring
this side of the question, say, Break
the shells or you will get the ague, v
and Netherlanders advise you to sc.
cure yourself against the attacks oi
| ttilS tiisttRftSStbit NlSltCT Wy taaAb Osi
Easter day couple of eggs which
were laid on Good Friday.
Scotch fishers who may be reckoned
among tho most superstitious al folks,
believe that contrary winds and much
yexation of spirit will result OF having
eggs ON board with them, while IN the
west of England it is considered very
unlucky TO bring birds eggs into the
house, although they may be hung W
with impunity outside. Mr. Gregor
in his Folklore of the Northeast o.
Scotland" gives us some curious par
ticulars concerning chickens and th'
best method Of securing satisfactory
brood. The hen, it seems, should b
sci on an odd number OF eggs, or tn
chances are that most, II not all, vii
be addled-amournful prospect for th'
hen wife; also, they must be placet
under the mother bird after sunset, o.
the chickens viii be blind. IL the wo
|. man who performs this Office carrie
the eggs wrapped up in her chemisc
/ the result will be hen birds; II sh
wears q mans hat cocks. Fur Aer
moro, it is as well for her to repeat
sort Of charm, "a In thegeethif. a
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07

~ s,1egvcptlr.
There are many farmers wives,
even in the present day, who would
never dream of allowing eggs TO be
brought into the house or taken out
after dark, this being deemed, ex-
tremely unlucky. Cuthbert Bede
mentions tho case of farmers
wifo in Rutland who received set
ting Of ducks eggs from neighbor
at Q o'clock at night. II cannot inn
agine how she could have been so
foolish, nsaid the good woman, much
distressed; and her visitor upon in
quiry was told that ducks eggs
brought into house after. sunset
would never be Matched.
A Lincolnshire superstition declares
that if eggs are carried over running
water they will be useless for setting
purposes; while in Aberdeen there is
an idea prevalent among the country
folks that should it thunder short
time before chickens are Matched
they will dic in the she'll. The same
wiseacres may DO credited with the
notion that the year the farmers
guide vito presents him with an ad-
dition to his family is bad season for
the poultry yard. BARNS and qhuolS.
ems" say they, ''dinna tarive in as
year" Tho probable explanation be-
ing that the guide wife, taken up
with the care of her BARN. has less
time to attend to the rearing Of the
"chuckens.
Beside the divination practiced with
the white of an egg, which certainly
appears of vague and unsatisfactory
character, another species of fortune
telling with eggs is in vogue in North
cumberland on tho eve OF st. Agnes.
A maiden desirous of knowing what
her future lord is like is enjoined tc
boil an egg, after having spent tho
whole day fasting and in silence, ther
to extract the yolk, fill the cavity witt
salt, and cat tho whole, including the
shell. This highly unpalatable sup
per finished, tho heroic maid mus
walk backward, uttering this invoca
ton to the saint:
Sweet st. Agnes, work thy fest.
II ever be TO marry man,
Or man TO marry me,
/ hope him this night to see.
If all necessary rites and ceremonie
have been duly performed, the CIR
may confidently count upon Seems
her future husband in her dreams
dreams which, we should presume, a
our Yankee friends say, would bear ;
strong resemblance to nightmare =
Queen.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07

No doubt you have read stories of
fish and tadpoles coming down in the
rain, and perhaps you were puzzled
about such strange things Isn't this
a very reasonable explanation of tho
mystery2
A party of travellers once encamped
over a dried up pond in Africa which
gave little evidence of ever shaving
held water. Soon after a terrific rain
storm came on, filing the place SO that
they wero compelled to move to o
higher location. One of the men, re-
turning, however, for some reason, in
wading to the site of the camp, found,
to his amazement, that the water was
alive with fishes.
Opinion was divided as to their ORR
gin; part of the men thought it was a
case Of spontaneous generation, while
the majority felt positive that they
had rained down. The truth was that
the rain had soaked down TO the inn
prisoned mud fishes, releasing them
from their baked cells and surround
ing them once more with water. The
airlbladders of these fishes are divided
into compartments, and have all the
requisites of true lung, and they are
as truly amphibious as the frogs and
toads.-Philadelphia Times.
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origin of blood Oranges.

Tho blood orange is a nero variety
of the sweet orange obtained by cult
walton, and appears first 10 have been
raised by the Spanish gardeners in tho
Philippine Islands, from tho oapitSl OF
which Manila) it, together with tho
well known cigars formed at ono timo
one of the chief articles OF export. On
its FIRST appearance in Europe il excited
q considerable sensation, and, in tho
last century, very high prices were do
mandcd for tho trees which boro tho
wonderful fruit. Mono, however, now
Come to us from Manila, our supply
being derived almost entirely from
Malta, where great pains and attention
arc bestowed upon their cultivation.
1t was for long time supposed-and,
indeed, the idea is not yet quits extinct
that blood oranges were produced
by the grating of tho orange with tho
pomegranate; but there is not tho
slightest foundation for this belief
New York Star.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07
JOHN MANAMAKfR's KITCHEN.
It Is an Appetizer. and Is Especially
Noted for Fine AIince Pies.

It Is an Appetizer, and Is Especially
Noted Tor Fine Mince Plea
John Wanamaker has one of the
biggest kitchens IN the world. 1t Is
In the basement of his Philadelphia
store, where no rats are tolerated and
no dampness is permitted to penetrate.
Wanamaker takes great pride in this
kitchen, as he does in everything con-
nected with his store Often he goes
down 10 the big steam cooking pans,
lifts the lid, tastes the soup, peeps at
boiling potatoes, or inspects the little
porcelain pan in which the charlotte
russo is served Wssnamaker is noted
for his rich charlotte russo, and the
delicacy is made from q recipe fur
nished the chief cook by Wanamaker
himself. Wanamaker likes TO take
visitors through his kitchen and ask
them to sample the food in all its
stages of preparation. His is one Of
tho few great kitchens in the world
which man may go through and
come out with a good appetite.
Wanamakeris- kitchen isaet,iaIx --axa
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07

Tobacco should be credited as part
of the discovery Of Christopher Co
lumbus. When he first met tho In
dians they "were imbibing the fumes
Of tobacco in tho shape Of n cigar"
This cigar was not wholly of tobacco,
though. It was a stalk or straw tubo
filed with this weed. But the Indians
smoked pipes chiefly.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07

county, New York,
nearly forty-eight
years ago. His
father was a Wing
and an adnirer of
Gen. Harrison the
First. He entered
Hamilton college at
sixteen years of
age, and was grad
uated at twenty,
devoting a part OF
the last college year
to the study of law,
which profession he
had determined To
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07

in the adninistra-
tion of President
Harrison; and as
far as political
shrewdness and
business ability go
he justifies the
claims made for
him. He is chiefly
known for his de-
velopment of the
marble industry,
and is probably the
greatest manufac-
turer of and dealer
in marble in the
United States. prac-
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07

county, Pennsyl-
vania, January 81,
1880. He had the
advantage of ex-
cellent teachers at
his own house,
and for a part OF
the year 1841 he
was at school in
Lancaster, O., and
at the age of thir-
teen he entered
Washington col
lege in his native
county, where he
was graduated IN
! 1S4T. Some time
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07
Old Times Recalled.

The ceremony Of seeing tho presi-
dent nowadays recalls an old time
presidents fashion of receiving guests
who called at the White House. When
George Jones called at tho White
House he was informed that President
jackson was at home. Thereupon he
went up stairs TO tho big room on the
second floor and there obtained
q magnificent view of the back
of tho presidents head. The ex-
ecutivo was sitting in front Of CRATE
fire, with his heels on the man.
telpiece and his hat balanced over his
eyes. He had slid down on the chair
until his head was almost out of sight,
and he was smoking q long clay pipe.
The secretary and the caller ap.
preached him from behind, and the
secretary said:
"Mr. President, this is George Jones,
of New York"
Without turning his head or turn
ing around the president put. his hant
over his right shoulder and Mr.. Jones
laid his own hand in it confidingly
Tho president gave his hand n hearty
shake and said In a cordial voice:
"How d. do, sona Pull up cheer.
Washington Letter.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07

Tioga county,
New York. His
early life was
passed first on a
farm, and after
wards in the
study of law.
His fine physical
frame and mus
cular proper.
tions are in o
great degree due
to that early
farm life. In
1871 he was adj
nnitted to the
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07

~, r-v-~-ss-rvsssy rv<s@r1NS-yt--Sye Qdoto
from memory and may not giyo an
exact quotation--'.whilo the moss lasts
we have high, exciting, gratifying
prospects spread out before us and our
children. Beyond that, seek not TO
penetrate tho veil. New York Tii-
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07

1880, and removed
to Wisconsin and
settled in Vernon,
formerly Bad Axe
in 1858. He held
several county Off
GERS, was amember
Of the assembly in
1852, was commits
stoned major of the
Twenfy-fifth Wis
consin volunteer in.
fantry in July 1862
and was asafterwards
pronaofai fafha col
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07

20, 1881. He was
the eighth of nine
children. Among
his brothers is
Henry G. No
bl e, a prom
inent lawyer of
Columbus, o. He
passed his early
days in Column
bus and Cincin-
natl, where he
enjoyed good ed
ucational advan-
tages. He at
landed Miami nui.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07
William Window, secretary of

III y, was bOth III
nearly sixty-two
years ago, O n d
z a n e d S o m e
prominence there
before moving to
Minnesota in 1853.
He served IN tho
house as a repre-
sentative during
the Thirty sixth
congress, and sue
cessively in the
Thirt,y-se V e MT h,
Thirty e i & h t b,
Thirty-ninth and
Fortieth and was
nra
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07

The first floor was occupied by the Ger
mania orchestra, of ono hundred Philadel-
phia performers, who played the dance
Inusae. Above them on the second floor, the
Matine band was stationed Under tbs d.
recsion Of Band Master Sousa, it furnishe
the music for the promenaders. The unique
structure was abiazs with lights and parti-
coloyed streaipers. AMI op it, top. in letters
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07

ago. MS parents
were poor, and MS
father, , brick
layer, was unable
to give John any
thing more than a
rudimentary edu-
cation. He was a
close student, how
ever. and though
compelled to go to
work in a small
clothing store at
sthaage Of fourteen,
he had given prom
ise of business sa-
gacity and enter
..< -. r~s.e- n<
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teen minutes AMI iorty-zve seconds, defeat
ing Gaudaur, who gave up at the end oil o
quarter of a mile on account OF rough
water.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07

Tor, obi Is II you. Is n you.
Moonlight, and shadow, and iafe,
And mountains that IN us with Joy,
Or tho poet who sings you 80 welll
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07

When it is one minute after o'clock
it is past g. When it is thirty minutes
after it is only half pagt g. Here is
another discovery to mako the world
pause and feel sad. Detroit Tree Press.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07
No Cabinet Announced.

WASHINGTON, March AT the conclusion
of the inaugural ceremonies the members of
the senate returned to the chamber. The
vice president called them TO order.
On motion of Mr.. Platt, IL O'Clock was
made the hour OF meeting. On motion of
Mr. Edmunds, the chair was authorized to
appoint committee to wait on the president
and inform him that the senate was in ses-
sion and ready to receive any cemmunica-
ton he desired to make. The chair appointed
as such committee Senators Edmunds, Teller
and Butler.
The senate them, on motion of Mr.. Ed
munds, adjourned until II o'clock Tuesday.
The fires of the volcano of Kilauea,
In the Hawaiian Islands, which be-
came extinct in 1886, are again kindled
and steam and vapor are issuing from
the several craters, from one of which
jets of lava are thrown to Height Of
twenty-five feet.
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o,connor. You Have Won the Race
SAN FRAScIsco, March 4-O'Connor won
the three-miIe boat race. yesterday In nins-
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07
PRESIDENT HARRlsoWs CABINET.
Brief Sketches of the Men Whom He
VIII Probably Select.

VIII Probably Select.
W AsEINGToN, March 4.-Following are
brief sketches of the men whom President
Harrison will probably select as members of
his cabinet:
James Gillespie Blaine, secretary of state,
was born in West Brownsville, Washington
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07
The inaugural Ball.

WASHINGTON, March 4-The climax OF
the great events of the day was the grand
ball at the pension building. In all its con-.
ditions. it was the most impressive social
gathering in the history of this or perhaps
any other country.
The pension building court, with its acre
of dancing floor was beautifully garianded
with flags and flowers. In the confer stood
a two-story japanese pagoda. The lower
part of the structure was grotto built OF
rocks and ferns.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07

Text o. the Lesson. Mark Ii. as-<e-co,n-
NIT to- lGenoFy ysrses 80. ss-Goidsn
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-05
BOOTH MUCH BETTER.
All lie Needs to Restore Him
is Rest and Quiet.
1T WAS TOBACCO LAID HIM OUT.
The Medical Men Agree That He Will
Soon Be Able to Resume HIS
Engagements.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

RocHEsTEs, N. Y, April 4.-The cou-
dtion of Booth is much improved. He
was visited by DR.. Summer, who found
him able to speak quite plainly. Booth
breakfasted in his room. DR.. Sumner
was interviewed and said: Booth is feel
ing great deal better to-day. Ibid not
consider his condition last night alarm
ing. l found he sustained slight shock
OF paralysis which prevented the power
OF speech.
"The paralysis affected the entire left
side. 1t was thought at first the attack
would pass away in few minutes. His
condition was indeed pitiful as he lay
there in the dressing-room, looking sp.
pealingly at Barrett and myself, unable
to speak word. / think with rest of
a week or ten days, Booth will be able to
keep his engagements. Last nights at
tack, however, ,is premonition of what is
bound to come. / think within a few
years, Booth will suffer final stt tack"
Booths manager, Arthur B. Chase
said: 81 have no doubt the immediate
cause of his attack is excessive cigar
smoking. Booth smokes twenty strong
imported cigars day, and frequently
uses a pipe. l think he will smoke
fewer in the future"
Booth, accompanied by his valet. lest
this M corning for New York. In reply to
inquiry from Detroit, he instructed Man.
ager Chase to say he would meet his en-
gagement in that city week after
next. Barrett has determined to keep
the Booth-Barrett engagement. Law
renee Hanley will probably take Booths
parts.
DETROIT, April 4-The statement that
Booth would play here is an error. Man
sger Chase telegraphs that Barrett only
will be here.
New YORK, April 4-Edwin Booth,
with his valet reached this city at Z: sc
tonight. Mr.. Booths physician met
him at the depot with carriage. Booth
was in good spirits though little weak
and did not seem to feel the long ride
from Rochester. The doctor said, after
examining the great stragedian, that he
had suffered partial stroke of paralysis
which was undoubtedly due to excessive
smoking. He directed the patient to re.
main in doors and enjoy quiet and rest
for few days. He thought Mr.. Booth
would be able to resume his engage.
ments.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-05

THE ladies have been in the habit OF
complaining of exclusiveness and selfish
ness on the part of man, and, as the
HERALD has often maintained, very un-
justly. There is a natural gallantry
about man which makes his conduct to
woman chivalrous and considerate. A
very accomplished lady lectured yester-
day at the los Angeles Theater on dress,
and rhe was polite enough till it came to
illustrating certain details of feminine
underwear by undressing, probably on
the principles recommended by Wackel-
ford Squeers with respect to the study OF
botany "of going and doing of it, SO to
speak. At this point the men were
turned out, although there was not man
Jack amongst them who did not believe
with Alexander Pope that woman is most
adorned when not adorned at all. Just
when the climax had been reached it
was heartless to compel the male Great
ures to leave. The thing was made the
more aggravating by the circumstance
that the lady is an exceedingly good
looking person, and to that extent the
seance would have been made very in
teresting as we'll as instructive. 1t is
true that it may be urged that the way q
woman's furbelows and things are ar
ranged are meme of mans business, but
plenty of us prefer pleasure to business
anv time
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-05
The Anarchist Ar.on,sts.

JERSEY Cry, April 4.-The anarchist
firebugs were srraigned in Brooklyn to-
day. They pleaded not guilty and were
remanded without bail until Monday.
The men were very nervous while in
court. Information about thase men
were given Justice Naehr by man
named Frederick Schwertfeiger of Brook
lyn, who admitted having been mem
Der OF the gang. The Justice at first did
not believe the story. but when he
learned that the gang had made prepara-
tions to burn bouse 10 Harrison, a su-
burb of Newark, N. J., last evening he
telegraphed the Newark police. A dis
patch from Newark stated that a train
of powder had been found at the house
referred to.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-05
BEN,S ROY TRoUHLE.
The Editor of the Woody West Has
to Make q RetractiOn.

The Editor of the woody West Has
to Make a RetractiOn.
New YORK, April Russell B. Har-
rison is stopping at the Gilsey House.
1t is learned that he came here in re-
sponse to the rumor of threatened suit
for articles published by the Montana
Lire Stock Journal Company during
April, and alleged to have reflected upon
the character of Ex-Governor Schuyler
Crosby of that Territory. At the time Of
the publication, Russell Harrison was
President of the Montana Live Stock
Journal Company. The came article
first appeared in the Buffalo Commercial,
which has since published a retraction.
The Montana journal copied the article
from the Buffalo Commercial, and there
fore did not originate the story. Crosby
seeks a personal retraction from Harri-
son as we'll as the publication of re-
traction in the Live Stock Journal. Har-
rison has placed the whole mateer in the
hands of his attorney, William A..
Sweetzer, of this city, who states that
the Montana Live Stock Journal will pub
lish proper retraction as the Buffalo
paper has already done. Sweetzer says
he is of the opinion that such retraction
by the Montana journal will be perfectly
satisfactory to Ex-Governor Crosby.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-05
A BOOM In HOTELS.
ALI the Good Houses Doing a Fin e
HUI ustness.

The HERALD has been constant in
season and out of season in the good
work of urging the building of fine
hotel in Los Angeles. The prosperity OF
the Raymond at Pasadena and of the
Coronado at San Diego are all the justif-
cation needed for this policy. The Ray
mond is credited by those on the inside
with having made very large amount
OF money during the past winter. 1t is
rumored that the owners of this great
hostelry are earnestly contemplating the
erection of a second house more magnifi-
cent than the first on "Grace Hill, !" q
prominent site of great beauty just across
the railroad from the present building.
This is directly in accord with the history
OF events in Florida and other health re-
sorts. The Ponce de Leon" people
added to their original plant, first the
great "Alcazar," then another and an
other.
The Coronado at San Diego is reported
by all comers from that quarter to be full
of people. AS many as 1900 guests as
semble there at times. The good hotels,
which are well conducted, in this city,
| are doing an excellent business, but the
proprietors cay this is largely due
to the presence of the Raymond
and the Coronado. People come
from the East to these caravansaries
and then come to Los Angeles for few
days or weeks. The excursion people
all report their business az in a most
prosperous condition. They say further
that this will be a steadily increasing
business of bringing tourists and health
hunters to South California for all time
to come. In view of all these facts Los
Angeles ought to have the finest hotel in
the world.
Redondo beach is about to have a
magnificent hotel. This will be but the
nucleus of one of the finest seaside
resorts in the Union. As necessity
requires it will be added to
until it is the pride of this State. In
speaking of these matters yesterday, a
prominent citizen of Los Angeles said to
a HERALD reporter:
1t will will be strange thing il this
movement at Redondo does not excite
Senator Jones to do something at Santa
Monica. The Senator is largely inter-
ested in the latter place. and he is now
enormously wealthy. Years ago he be-
gan the building up of that lovely spot,
but untoward circumstances forced him
to forego the carrying out of his
wise and liberal plans for the time being.
Now is his opportunity, and he is not the
man he is generally taken to be if he
does not very promptly embrace this.
The fact that these fine seaside hotels
are to be 30 near here is only another
reason why the Angelic City should
eclipse them all in this respect.