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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-21

The Listener has spoken before now,
ne believes, of the school for colored
people at Morristown, In East Tennes-
see, where q couple of Boston girls are
doing a wonderful work in the in
struction of people who are keenly
intent upon mastering the secrets of
''book larnin'" 1t is a noble exile,
the one to which these girls have con-
demned themselves; and yet there
are score of teachers in the public
schools of Boston who might well
wish that they had pupils SO eager
as these black people in Tennessee.
In q letter which one of these Ia
dies wrote lately to near relative in
Boston, she told of her laborious task
in directing two new teachers in their
work, in planning the thirty-nine
classes SO that their work should
not conflict in examining and grad
ing the new pupils, who are of all
ages, and directing things generally.
But the letter goes on: Il enjoy it all
very much. 1t seems to me l never
had such kind, thoughtful students
and so eager to learn; they drive me
from morning to night. If we could
only get our new building it would be
such comfort" She takes much
pleasure in the views of the grand
mountains about her, and evidently
enjoys the odd mistakes of her pupils,
eager to account for things. In the
physiology class" she says, 1.-The
school was asked what all living
things were made up Of. IT had been
previously explained how things were
made up of cells. The teacher was
somewhat surprised by lusty reply
from a small boy in a front seat,
'Dirtr Boston Transcript.
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A Bit of Canadian History.

February 10, even more than the
1st of July, is the anniversary of the
birth of the political union of our
Canadian neighbors. It was on this
day that the British parliament passed
the act for the union of upper and
lower Canada. The lower province
reflected the France of Louis XIV, in
the undecided character of its French
mediavalism, frightened by nothing
SO much as that terribly disturbing
thing which unresting people call
progress, and which these peaceful
Canadians allow to rush past them in
its wild path quite unheeded West
ern Canada, OH the contrary, a
wilderness, in the newness of life
filed with an eager desire to enjoy
all the benefits of the com
mercial activity, clamored for political
change. The struggle for a liberal
government under a ministry respon-
sible to parliament, was interrupted
by the rebellion of 1887, which Lord
Durham put down with the iron hand
of military force And though his
exercise of dictatorial powers caused
him to be dubbed Lord High Sedi-
toner" by The London Times, and led
to his recall, the ministry and parlia-
ment were forced to substantially
adopt his plan for the legislative union
of the two provinces, 6 plan of which
the ultimate result was the British
North American act of 1867 and the
establishment of the Dominion of
Canada. But the unfortunate creator
of new empire sunk under the load
of opprobrium which his enemies cast
upon him, and died on July 25, 1S41,
of chagrin and disappcintment.-Phil-
adelphia Times.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-21

A prominent Federal Office holder
was walking up Broadway some days
ago when he.passed Miss Lotta Crab
tree. isn't it pity, /" said he, "that
that clipper young woman, in whose
cheeks you see no wrinkles, whose
brown eyes, fresh with the light of
genuine youth, and whose step is as
agile as a fawn's, should be saddled
with the stigma of old age-for it Is a
stigma to professional women--onIy y
because she was an infant prodigy and
went on the stage in her early years?
The statements recently printed about
Lotta's owning up to 40, and being in
reality 46, are amusing to people who
have known her nearly all her life, as
| have. knew her father for quar-
ter of century and was familiar with
the estate he left Mrs. Crabtree, in
government bonds, for Lotta. In 1872
| was present at the transfer of these
bonds from Mrs. Crabtree to Lotta, the
former stating to me then, as the rea-
son for the assignment: My daughter
is now of lawful age Lottas exact
words on that occasion were: I have
now become of age, and / agree with
mamma that it is best I should
take control of my estate. That
makes Lotta exactly 3S years old now,
and to that age am willing to make
an affidavit. New York World.
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Not all persons are equally inter
ested in studying the laws of nature,
but to such as have taste for investi-
cation into the conditions of life, the
following observations viii be attrac-
tive. They were made by medical
officer who was attached to an Eng
lish expedition sent in search of Sir
John Franklin. The conclusion to
which they directly lead is that the
conditions under which life is possible
are fixed and limited.
At the beginning of winter took a
portion of cheese which abounded in
mites, and divided it into three por-
tions, one of which was exposed at
once to the intense cold of winter; an
other was dried and then exposed along
with the former until the return of
summer; the third portion was pre-
served at temperature which was at
no time less than probably twelve or
fifteen degrees below the freezing point
of water.
On the return of summer and warm
weather the three portions were ex-
posed to exactly The same conditions,
but they were not permitted to come
in contact
The two portions which had been
exposed to intense cold, after two
months exposure to a temperature 10
to 20 degs. above the freezing point Of
water, did not exhibit the slightest
signs of life, while the last and third
portion was swarming with mites in
the most active state.
The cheese which belonged to the
ships stores was often during winter
exposed to 10 or 90 degs below zero.
Before winter it gave signs of possess
ing the germs of an abundant race of
mites; but having passed through the
winter, after two months and a half
of temperature above the freezing
point of water, frequent ana careful
examinations with a microscope in
variably failed to detect any signs OF
returning life-Youth's Companion.
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Height of the Tower of babel.

The reputed height of this structure
has at times been greatly exaggerated,
some Jewish authorities fixing it at
twelve miles and Jerome quoting con-
temporary assertions for its being four
miles high. These estimates, how
ever, give way TO the sober testimony
of Strabo, who states the height ut GOO
feet, which is the figure generally ac-
cepted The distinction of forming the
remains of the towero of Babel has been
claimed for three masses of ruins in or
near Babylon; but the majority of
competent antiquarians have declared
in favor of Birs Nimroud, which stood
in Borsippa, a suburb of Babylon,
eight miles distant from that city. Sir
r. K. Porter showed that the summit
had been exposed To intepse yitrifying
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supplements this assertion with his
own personal experience, it is quite pa
tent to his friends that when he says
many a one" he means particularly
the one who wears his shoes.
know another man so grotesque in
feature that his face would make a
good illustration for comic almanac
or copy of Dickens, whose favorite
whim is that he bears a great resem-
blance to the illustrious Benjamin
Franklin. Never having crossed the
path of any of the old statesman's
heirs and acquainted them with his
belief, he has lived to a good old age.
He derives great comfort from the
statement of the mental scientist who
affirms that if two people look alike it
betokens a similarity of mind. Dif-
ference IN surroundings and circum-
stances only has prevented his attain
ing the learning and eminence OF
Franklin.
In the suburbs of distant city lives
IA childless old couple who, when past
middle fife, suddenly became very
rich through the legacy of a relative.
Their previous life had been very sim
pie and narrow, as far as any knowl-
edge of the world outside the SIM
pie village life was concerned, but
they Immediately set to work to live
as other moneyed people do. The old
lady took up the study of the diction-
airy to improve her conversational
powers. The old gentleman went to
Europe, TO Rome, and proved a good
angel to the struggling students, many
of whom found an unquestioning pur-
chaser of their productions He came
home with the most wonderful collec-
tons of statuary and pictures, the
most incongruous mass one could inn
agine. He made his house one vast
picture gallery from basement to at
tic. The large grounds about the
house he dotted with statuary till o
stranger would imagine he was COM
ing to a cemetery when he first caught
sight of the cleaning marble through
the foliage. Some of the results Of
the cid lady's dictionary study have
become old landmarks in the stock Of
local funnyisms of the community.
For instance, neighbor calls: "Good
morning, Mrs. B, is Mr.. B at
home2" eyes, he is out on the me-
randum pursuing Shakespeare. An
other time, in answer to the same query
'Yes, ne went out on the lawn--to-
to oleander among the scrubbery. y
Chicago journal.
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Chief among Boston's capitalists is
Montgomery Sears, whose vast hold
ings of valuable real estate give him
a claim to be called the Astor of the
modern Athens. He inherited 80, ,000,-
600 a year ago from his father, Joshua
Sears, who came to Boston without o
penny, and established small gro
Gerry business. BY astonishing parsi-
mony, backed with remarkable busi-
ness instinct old Josh rapidly piled
up the thousands. The land he bought
multiplied in value, and il was not
very long before he found himself q
millionaire. Already old, he began
to look about him for wife, and
finally selected his housekeeper.
When he died he left his money SO
that his son should never come into
the bulk of the estate, providing the
young man with a pitiful S25,O0 a
year. This did not suit monty" at all,
who thereupon began proceedings to
set the will aside, and finally succeed
ed WITH the aid of skillful lawyers in
getting hold of the entire property.
He has added to it considerably since,
and his fortune seems not unlikely to
compare favorably during his own
lifetime with the possessions of any
one of the three great Astor landhold-
ers. Mr.. Sears belongs to all tho swell
clubs, keeps a steam yacht and is an
amateur in violins, Of which he has a
valuable collection. Albany Argus.
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PEOPLE VIII whIMs.
Those Who Fancy All Sorts OF Things
More or Less Com plimentary to Self.

Those Who Fancy All Sorts of Things,
More or Less Complimentary to Self.
Beware Of the man who thinks he
has none, for he is the man most
likely TO be permeated, saturated with
whimsicalities-
Our whims become part of our
character, just as our virtues or our
vices; indeed, with some OF US they
become so prominent that they over
shadow everything else in our natures
and we would not be recognized by
our friends if, like Christian at the
Beautiful Gate, we should suddenly
lose the burden and appear before
them.
GUS hearted woman in most things
who tips the scales at 200 pounds,
whose principal whim is that she is
not SO large as she looks. Wherever
she goes, she becomes the terror of the
modiste. Her first remark always, 10
a new one, is to be sure TO remember
that she is not SO large as she seems at
first sight She is continually chang.
ing, because, as she says, they don't
understand her figure and always
make her look larger than she is.
/ have known a man who fancies
that his early teachers spoiled first
class artist BY not encouraging his
school day caricatures- He never
speaks Of art and artists without bring
ing up the thought that many an en-
byro Raphael has been killed by the
frQsts of dsayc,uval As ha ailR1Aaa'
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Genrga Herherf.

The annals of English poetry pre-
sent but few names of greater distinc-
ton than that of George Herbert, who
died on the 3D. of March, 1853. He
was born on April 8, 1888, and edu-
Gated at the University of Oxford. Her
bert's fame rests ON posthumous pub
lication. At his death he left manu-
script of poems to be given to his
brother, with the direction that they
be published or burned, as the latter
saw fit. They were published at Cam
bridge in 1888, and in 1870 90, 600 cop
les of the poems had been sold, an ex-
traordinary number for the Seven
teenth century. The present en-
ioyment of his verses is marred
by his quaint conceits and fan
tastic imagery, by which his pious
and often profound thoughts are
obscured rather than illustrated.
Herbert had a passion for music and
wrote many Of his hymns that he
might sing them to his flute and viol,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-21

II Is often said by captious critics
that English people do not know how
TO make coffee, but, according TO re-
Gently issued report from the British
consul at st. Petersburg, we are not
only eclipsed by continental rivals in
the art of preparing the fragrant
drink, but also IN the art Of adulter-
ating the raw material. Here we are
familiar enough, or rather much too
familiar, with chicory as substitute
for coffee, and, doubtless, most Of us
have heard Of the inventive American
who brought out o machine for COM
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-21

prvrsrns SrTcory INTO Ine form CT
coffee berries. In Russia the wary
purchaser has to be on the outlook for
other adulterants, such as burnt
beans, roasted barley and tho like.
The British consul tells q story OF an
Odesss grocer who boldly offered a re-
ward to any one who should discover
chicory in the coffee he supplied.
AS q matter of fact, careful analysis
did prove that the SO called coffee
contained no chicory; but il proved
more, namely, that all produce of the
coffee plant was equally conspicuous
by its absence Tho stuff was really
nothing moro or less than roast bar
ley. In similar way, tea, which is
usually supposed to be SO good in
Russia, is very often made the means
of fraud. A common trick is to mix
the good tea with other leaves which
have been once used and then dried,
a practice which has more obvious ad-
vantages to those dealers who would
thereby feel themselves at liberty to
say that the mixture contained
nothing but tea. But the most usual
adulterant is the leaves of tho CON-
mon willow herb, which, after dry
ing, strongly resemble the true pro-
duce Of China and India.-London
News
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-21
South America Ahead.

We are not apt to look to South
America for evidence of the greatest
progress in science or art, and yet it is
said that the sewerage system which
is now being constructed in Buenos
Ayres is the most perfect in the world.
Measures have been taken which will
result in putting every house in the
city in perfect sanitery condition with
in three years. Sanitarians will watch
the result of this stupendous under
taking with great interest, and will be
able to deduce from it many valuable
practical lessons. s.-Science.
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Doctorina Ia The Dark.

No sensible surgeon will at
tempt the performance OF an oper-
alton involving human life in a
room secluded from the proper
amount Of light. A practitioner
will not attempt the 6iagosis of a
complicated disease unless he can
see the sufferer and make an exam
ination upon which to base his OPP
inion relative to the course of treat
ment necessary to bring a bout
complete restoration Of health.
Notwithstanding the impropriety
OF such action there seems to be
great deal Of doctoring done in the
dark.
BY this it is not intended that a
literal meaning be inferred, but that
great many mistakes are com
M tied because Of the darkness
which Is the result of ignorance.
1t needs no illustrations to demon
state that gross ignorance has
caused many fatal mistake to be-
cmade in the treatment OF disease by
those who profess TO be learned in
the art of healing.
In many diseases several organs
are more or less implicated and
what seems primary ailment may
be one quite remote. Fer instance.
a severe head ache may have its
origen in dicturbed stomach.
On the other hand, sickness at the
stomache may be caused by blow
on the head. The seat OF typhoid
fever is in the uper part OF the
bowels, but most of its worst symp-
toms are often in the brain.
symptoms OF disease as
well as diseases them
selves are oftentime followers or
comcomitsnts of some unsupported
reanic disease and this is pecliarly
true Of lungs, liver, brain and heart
diseases in general, for 1t is now
known that they are the results Of
kidney disease, which shows Its
presence in sorte such Indirect man
manner.
Several year, ago q gentleman
became convinced of the truth OF
this and through his efforts the
world has been warned OF kidney
iisease and as result of continued
efforts specific known as Warmers
Safe Cure was discovered, the gen
eral use of which hds shown It to
be of inestlmable benefit in all
cases where kidney treatment 10
desirable or necessary.
When consumption is threatened
see to it that the kidneys areimme-
diately inxnired into and IL they
are found diseased, cure them by
an immediate use of Waraer's Safe
Cure and the symptoms Of lung
decay will rapidly disappear.
There are 100 many instances
already recorded of the terrible re-
suits produced by lack Of knowl-
edge concerning the cause OF dis
ease and human life is too much
Importance 70 be foolishly sacritlc q
to bigotry or ignorance.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-21

In Brazil there is tribe called the
Cafusos, which has sprung into exist
ence by the marriage Of the long, stiff
haired natives and the imported negro
slaves. As might naturally be expected
from the admixturc Of these extremes
this people possess hair of very ex-
tssaordinary kind. Ii rises perpendicu-
iarly from the bead In thick, curly
masses, and forms wig of such enor-
nous dimensions that the possessors
must stoop low when entering their
huts. New York Telegram.
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BY JUNO.

Oat sowing Is now the order OF
the day. There will be pretty
large acreage sown here this sea-
son.
We never saw wheat look better
than II looks now in this section of
the county.
A great deal Of clover and grass
are being sown in this community
this year.
Mumps are raging on Weakley's
creek. They will greatly interfere
with Mr.. w. +. Carler's school.
Mr.. G. M. Wilkinson Is our boss
yearling buyer.
Messrs William Tidwell and
Hardin of near West Point were
in our vicinity a few days ago
horse trading. They bought Mr..
". G. Yarbrough's ilno Jack pay.
ing $500 for him.
Mr.. j. +. Prince, who Is board.
ing and going to school spent Sat.
urday and Sunday with the old
folks ut home near Merritt.
Mr.. +. M. Fleeman and family
who have lived In Dunklin county
Missouri, for the last three years
came In last Saturday. He ex.'
poets to make this county his fu-
ture home.
Mr.. w. II. Moore returned last
Friday from visit 10 relatives In
Illinois. He brought his aged
mother home with him. She was
taken sick very soon alter she or.
rived here and has been very sick
with pneumonia.
Mr.. w. M. Gallakcr of Moon
Wayne county was Visiting rela.
tives here last week.
Mr., John Dial OF Snnnyslope,
Lawrence county was here last
Sunday visiting relatives.
Mrs. Sarah Il. Clayton has
moved TO Wayne county. She left
Monday.
We learn that Mr.. J. ID. Vaughan
OF Merr,u Will soon dispense goods
from behind Mr.. II. S. Patrick's
counters.
Mr.. j. Holland Sandusly left
for West Tennessee n few days ago
He will possibly take charge Of n
school.
Rev. Sam Smith Of Wayne coun-
ty preached at Choats creek last
Sunday to large audiance.
Mr.. John Johnson had the ar
rival OF u new BOY at his house
last Tuesday was week ago and
on the next day Mr.. Morgan Bonee
welcomed big boy 10 his home
and on last Tuesday Mr., A. X.
Felker received a present and no
prizes 1t oil the more--anot ther
boy.
And-well / will mention the
rest next time.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-21

Oddly enough the average giver sell
dom consults the taste of his friends,
but it is his own taste he gratifics in
choosing the article he wishes to be-
stow. A person of refinement and of
educated tastes selects presents with
reference to them. He knows he is
right, and therefore goes ahead. If the
recipient doesn't like what is given, so
much the worse for tho recipient.
Fortunately, good taste cannot err,
because there are always heaps of
beautiful and valuable things from
which to choose. But whoever is
about to make his friend present
must take into consideration several
things. Its utility, its suitability, its
intrinsic worth are paramount De
troit Free Press.
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Another ono heard from Taylor,
the fruit man." he continued, "about
his little nephew, who lives out west.
He is boy who is never at loss for
an answer, and his teacher says he is
the most original boy. she ever saw in
this way. One day this teacher ex-
hibited to the juvenile class in natural
history the picture of an elephant,
The tusks were pointed out and she
asked what they were made of.
Ivory, was the correct response.
Now, children, she asked, who can
tell me any articles made of ivoryr
There was a painful pause. No one
appeared to know. The teachers eye
sought the bright boy, who was never
at loss for an answer. He appeared to
be in a brown study. Pretty soon his
hand went up. We'll, said the teach
er, kindly, what is made from ivoryp
And he promptly answered, ivory
soap He made big hit, with the
teacher at least. Chicago Herald.
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Girls Ola marriageable age DO
not like to tell how old they ate
In, ou can find out by following
Tie subjoined instructions given by
the Chester( Ps. Local News.
l., the young lady do tho figuring.
i.ll her to put down the number
OF the month In which she was born
then multiply 1t by , then to add
8, then to multiply 1t by 80, then
TO add her age, then to subtrct
800, then to add l15, then tell b er
TO 70 YOU the amount she has left.
the two figures to the right with de-
note L,r aye and the remainder
the mon.h Of her birth. For ex-
ample, the amount is S22; she
Is 22 years old, and was born Ia
the eighth month (August) try It,
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A New Chicago Game.

"We are getting up a set of personal
cards." said stationer TO a reporter.
Ever hear of anything of that sortG"
Never"
"You are at a party, say. Ladies
are present. and you have dispute
with a gentleman about something.
You don't want to make q scene, and
you take out your card case and hand
him whatever card you may think
suits his case. Here, for instance, is
one, 'Calloused old liar; here is an
other, Bully and here, 'Libeler,' and
SO on until you get down to .he bot
tom of the pack and you shuttle 'em
again. 1t is much better to hand O
man one of those than it is to hit him
in the face or call him bad name. The
newspapers have given us this tip, and
we are working it up OF course this
is an experiment. But everybody
wants something new and we are try
ing this on. Como ground some day,
and / will give you the result of tho
experiment-Chicago News.
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Mr. Holmes, hurrying along the
road to catch train, hailed Farmer
Jones, who passed him in a gig,
whereupon Mr.. Holmes asked for a
ride.
Farmer Jones consented, and all
went well for a short time; but the
horse was frisky, and after shying at
several objects in the road, at last set
off at mad gallop, to tho terror of
Mr.. Holmes, who was nervous and
delicate, and rather afraid of horses.
Il say, JONES'" he said at last, I'D
give so TO be out of this"
Hold your tongue, manr replied
Jones. "You'll be out for nothing in
less than minute" And so he was.
Youths Companion.