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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-07-04

where be found his men in front of
a tweaty-four gun battery that was
moving them down.
Waving his celors, he rallied the
soldiers. and led them forward with
Hoods brigade.
The hot breath of the cannon
scorched his cheeks. He was blind
ed by smoke and deafened by the
thunderous roar of the big guns.
Crash after crash came from the
flaming guns, and the blizzard Of
lead and iron made the long line OF
gray waver melt and disappear.
Still, in the midst OF that SUI
phurous and suffocating smoke one
solitary figure tolled onward to the
breast-works. His uniform was
black with burnt powder, and his
hair aad eyebrows had been signed
IN his baptism Of fire.
Almost at the very mouth of a can
non be fell-still grasping his pre-
cious colors- his right arm shat
tered into shreds.
1t was nearly night when Gen
Whiting rode along and recognized
the unconscious hero.
The wounded veteran was at onc'
sent to the field hospital, and day
O.: two later his arm was ainputa.
ted.
When Colonel Haskell took The
lamented Editor Dawson's place IL
the national democratic executive
committee in New York, last week
many strangers wondered how anG
where he had lost his arm.
The story of the empty sleeve
plucky confederate found himsel
among frienG3. Wallace P. Reed
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-07-04
Tile PULASKI CTTIzEN

He was not confined to his bed at
the time of his death, bat died sit
t ne in bis char.
d K. Clayton and j. w. Sneed
returned last Wednesday from a
trip to Waynesborough last Mon
day.
j. w. Sneed will open school
here again on the first Monday in
July.
Geo. I'll. Sneed who lett nearly three
years ago to make Kansas his home
returned last Sunday aud will try
old Tennessee again.
Mr.. w. +. Wall, OF Pinkney,
Lawrence county, Is visiting friends
and relatives here.
MIR. McKinu will move his saw
mill in few days from Cheats
creek to some location in Law
renee county.
Mr.. w. 6. Griffin, our efficient
wood workman has bought now
er and will have IL run THIS year,
Mrs. Quincy Glib IONS was visit
ing rela Ives AZ derrltt last week.
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likened himself to mn who. had
received from an author ticket to
the first performance OF 8 play.
The audience grum bled at the first
act, Kissed the second and at The
end o. the third act proposed to
mob The actors. Tue man with
the free ticket was quiet. His next
neighbor was amazed, and at the
close OF the third act asked him:
''Lo,k here, my friend, y GU don't
say anything; do you like this
play?"
The man did not, but he was
determined to be courteous. Fact
is" said he, ~ am here by invita-
ton, and feel as if ought not to
be rude. But if the next act is as
bad as the last I'll 60 out and buy
q ticket and come in and rsise
hell"
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Mefe YOaI Hear of.

r. w. Glider receives $4,000 q
year from the Century.
Elk King Milan is said to have
become monk of Jerusalem.
Baron de Hirsch, the millionaire,
is the latest accession to the Eng
lish turf.
G orge Meridith is performing
the difficult feat of writing two nov
els at the same time.
A portrait of Gen. Butler is TO
be placed IN the rotunda of the
New Hampshire capitol opposite
that of Gen. Dix.
John Alton Wolf Grip, the new
minister from Sweden and Norway
to the United States, is tall. broad
shouldered, handsome young man.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, who is a
great walker, has wandered all ov-
er Washington and is met at al
hours in the IN ost unexpected pla'
ces.
After twenty four years of serv-
ice Professor Henry Merely i:
about to resign the chair OF Eng
lish literature at University col.
lege, London.
1t is now said that M. Gounod
the famous French composer, re-
fuses TO fulfill contract to 60 tC
America because his family is IN
1 willing that he should cross the AT
lantlc.
Rider Haggard is to make a jour
ney to Asia Minor and Persia, visit
ing in turn Persepolis, Shiraz ant
Bag dad in quest Of local color 70
u new story, in which Queen Esth'
er will probably be conspicuou
parsonage.
DR.. VIM. A. Hammond says tina
some maniacs retain possession o
their reasonings and that II ls
common thing to find reasoLiD:
manic setting himself up as re
former. Nine times out of ten
reformer is crank.
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DIanna.
BY E. F.

We have had great deal of
rain but we would die before we
would say word about it for ev-
ery5ody speaks of the weather
and we don't propose to deal in
stale news.
Crops are looking well, notwith-
standing the fact that Gen. Green
has marshalled his force and issues
orders for the capture of youAg
corn, cotton and potato patches in
this locality. However if "tbe
glorious king OF day" CONT 4ues 10
shed his benignant rays abroad and
the horny handed sons of toll con.
tinue to push their exer,ions they
will out flank Gen. Green, and the
corn, cotton and potato patches
will be rescued, and after we bid
farewell TO bacon and beans, will
live on eater" pie.
A number of our young folks
took quite a pleasant trip to New
Hope last Sunday. They went in
a two horse wagon.
The school at this place, under
Prof. Rambo, closed June IA. The
examination reflected great credit
on both students and Prof. Rambo.
The Anniversary address was
delivered by Rev. w. J. Collier and
we must say that it was most
masteily effort. He spoke on q
Constr active Education" and he
left no part of his subject untouch
ed. Our community in general
feel greatful to him for his interest
for he said publicly that he was
not certain that tLere Was another
school In the country which he
would have visited under his sur
rounding circumstances. HIS words
of advice and admonition will he
long remembered by both young
and old and their effects eternity
shall tell.
The prizes were won by Messrs.
Marion Collins, Perry Wood and
Verde Coggin.
First prize for excellence in Rec
itation:
Swiss Family Robinson.-Mari-
on Collins,
Second prize for excellence In
department.
Lille o! j B. McFerrin. Perry
Wood.
Third prize for excellence in at
tendance:
Gullivers Travels Verdi Cog
gin,
We congratulate these young
gentlemen on their good fortune
and hope they may be as success
ful in the struggle of life as ia this.
Prof. Rambo has been with US
now two years and the board off
education have wisely confined |
him another year, We do not
know that the school was ever
more prosperous than since he |
has had charge of it.
Rev. Ii. o. Moore and family
are visiting relatives in William
son county.
The Wheelers will have a big
Inner here before long. Come up
,nd eat sheep with US.
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ElKton.
BY PECK.

The one important event OF the
week was the commencement ex-
erclses Of the High Schoo. con
Quoted by Prof. A. II. Todd. A
talented man with happy inteL-
ton for instruction his iaUors Were
highly complimented in the most
perfect rendition Of the exercises
on Friday night. The Accademy
was filled to overlooking with the
beauty and intelligence OF Eikscn
and surrounding country together
with numerous visitors OF other
sections all of whom united IN the
applause which was indeed we'll
meri.ed and several OF the songs
and recitations were eagerly en-
cored. After prayer of invocation
by Rev. Lee the entertainment be-
gan with chorus by the school In
an unusually charming style. Duets
solos, declamatlons, and recitations
followed in abundance. "Bugie
song" (Tenuyson extract) was
beautifully rendered as also worthy
of special notice Was u vocal quar-
tette Come Where the lilies
bloom" The vacation song by the
primary class completed the exer-
cises for the evening which were
pronounced by ali to have had a
most pleasant tune. This closed
the session of perhaps the best
trained school ever in Elkton. We
extend to Prof. Todd and assist
ants our sincere congratulations.
Miss Story, of Lynnville, after a
weeks visit to friends here returned
| home Saturday.
Mac Orr and his sister Miss
Myrtle, of pros pect, attended the
commencement.
Misses Abernathy, Ezell and
Wilkinson, of Conway, attended
the concert Friday Night.
Jack Gritfi's, esq, of Alabama, is
with US for few days.
Mr.. Milton Carter, ST., has re-
returned from Birmingham accom-
panied by Mrs. P. B. Carter who
will remain with relatives som,
time.
Joe Patton was in Lynnville Sat.
urday.
d. t. Ridgeway, of Pulaski, the
popular salesman for May anc
Sons was in our village Saturday
and Sunday.
Messrs. Ridgeway, Beatty ant
( Moore were in Elkmont Sunday.
Miss Sadie Hall is visiting neal
Prospect.
Miss Kate Williams left SUNDAY
for a visit to friends at Elkmont
Alabama.
Mary Myers little daughter oil
q. W. Myers, died last Tuesday
morning and was buried Wednes
day. The parents have our deepes,
sympathy together will all the
neighbors and friends,
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His Empty Sleeve.

1t was at the battle of Gaines
Mill.
Old soldiers remember it as the
most desperate hand to hand fig hit
of the war.
The blazing June day was draw
ing to it's close when Longstreet,
grim and powder-sSained, but full
of grit, called Col. Haskell, of South
Carolina, to his side.
Colonel, ride over and order An
derson's men forward"
Almost before the sentence was
fipi.hed the South Carolinsn was
speeding away in hot haste.
When he reached the front he
found the line broken and the men
scattered.
He took stand of colors in his
hand, rallied about 200 soldiers, and
advanced with them to within q
hundred yards Of the euemy's
breastworks.
A rain of shot and shell 1ew
about the little band.
Their leader felt u. warm current
of blood trickling down his flag
staff One of his fingers had been
broken by bomb.
Still the colonel dashed forward.
A shot struck his horse and the
animal fell on his knees.
With q mighty effort the fearless
rider pulled his horse up and
spurred onward.
The noble charger rushed wildly
into the midst of small group of
federals, and Tell dead, pinnIng the
colonel's foot to the ground.
"Tll hnlsh himr' shouted federal
captain.
1t took time for Huskell to free
himself and the captain made
dash at him to seize the colors in
the unlucky confederate's lief; hand.
Buuthe man in gray hadsa sword
hung To his wrist by knot and |
grasping it he made furious lunges |
at the federal.
The captain retired q safe dis
lance and drew his pistol.
Bang.
The well aimed ballet struck a
star from Haskelrs coat
Bang, bang, bang!
The shot .riddled the colonel's
uniform, and tore up the dirt.
Keeping mp his hot fire the fed
sral made several attempts to cap
ture the colors.
Finally the colonel jerked him
self free from his horse and stag
gered to his feet. Quick as light
ming he struck his foeman ire
mendons blow overtthe head, bring.
ing him to his knees.
The federal captain was game to
the backbone. His men were out
Of hailiDg distance, but he would
not surrender.
lie faced abut and leveled his
pistol.
There was not a second to be
lost. s..i
Haskell darted forward. but his
sword was knocked aside by the
pistol. He tried another deadly
blow over ths officers head, but
ngain the pistol warded it Off.
But fencing match between a
sword and pistol could not last for
ever. AT the first opportunity Has
kell ran his blade through the cap
tain's body, and not until he drew
it dripping from the quivering flesh
did he feel that he was saved.
The the confederate ran at the
top Of his speed over TO the left,
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Business,

Business has been at an almost
standstill for some time past and
seems to lack push and energy.
We hope this is but temporary and
will soon give place to more lively
and energetic measures. Wheat
will begin pouring in soon and this
will make livery lively for the grain
merchants and banks. This i'm
pulse will naturally extend int.
other departments of trade and the
result will be the infusion of more
life into well-nigh inert body.
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CampbelIsvilie.
BY sCRIBBLER.

Oar farmers have been very busy
since tue rains ceased. Wheat is
about all harvested and the yield
will be good. Oats will be much
DETER Lnan was expected The
prospect for Il good corn crop is
quite fatterlDg. Cotton is late but
Is LOOKING Well but the grass a d
weeds far eXceu,t all.
Miss MaTcelia A ,kisSon, of Lynn
vile, spent last week with friends
IN our community.
DR.. j. L. Voornies was called to
Colum oia last week on account OF
the illness OF his father. He found
him much better and returned FRI
Gay accompanied by his niece, Miss
Ida Maxwell.
Oar popular blacksmith, Mr..
Frank Reddick, was united in mar
riage on last Thursday evening at
the residence OF Mrs. Hickman to
Miss Campton, Esq. Doc Yokley
officiating.
Nj, ssrs. John and Ira Graves re-
turned home on Saturday the 18th
after the school closed.
Mr.. Charley Zdccarello left us
Friday after spending two years at
school here.
Mrs. Jim Flank Hickman is quite
sick at this whiting (Sunday.)
The iuner.l OF Mrs. Ella Tacker
will DE preached at Pleasant Valley
Sunday.
Saturday and Sunday the 10Th
and 10th Was the quarterly meet
ing occasion at Salem but OWING to
the inclemency of the weather and
the meeting at Moriah the attend
ance was small.
CLOSING OF THE CAMPBELLsvILLE
SCHOOL.
This school closed its third year
under the supervision of Prof. j. j..
Zuccaiello on Friday night June
the 18th. Thursday and Friday
morning was speat in examination
Hon L. 3. Harwell delivered the
anniyersary.addr. IS Friday to quite
number OF people alter which
Hon. X. z. Yancey presented the
prizes to the following pupils: LIST
grade, ollie Collins; End grade.
Laura Herbert; 4th grade, Willie
Due; 9th grade, Eugenia Yokley !;
9th grade, Lille Campbell; 7th
grade, Aunie Due; 9Th grade
Misses Anna Knox and Sallie
Campbell.
A sumptuous dinner was served
on the grounds about l o'clock
then preparations were begun for
an outdoor night entertainment.
The rostrum was beautifully
adorned with pictures and flowers
by the girls Of the school. The ex-
er cises began at O'Clock and con-
tinued ii o'clock. There was
large Audience and good order.
Many thanks 70: the music rem
dered by part of the Maury
county band. The next term will
begin July 22nd in which term the
public funds will be included.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-07-04

There are upon the skin of every hu-
man being, child and adult alike, 2, 300
600 pores. Through these pores In the
form of insensible perspiration, is ex-
PEELED more than one-quarter of the
nourishment taken into the system.
The importance OF keeping open these
perspiration valves upon a child's body,
Is second only to thBt of promptly d.
costing the food eaten. 1t was to open
the pores of the skin and to assimilate
the food that DR.. Pitcher formulated
Castoria. Loose bowels, constipation,
fesers and eruptions which are so con-
slant among niants and children, and
which kill one-third of all children be-
fore they are five years old, arise prin-
cipally from these two causes. 1t is
from the wonderful results attendant
upon the use of Castoria in regulating
the stomachs and bowels ard keeping
open the pores of the skin, that Casio
ria acquired its world wide reputation
With plenty OF water for the body,
pure air for the lungs and Castoria to
assimilate the food, there need be no
unaccOunted for sickness among chill
dren. CastOria is vegetable prescrip-
ton without morphine or other narcotic
properly. Thirty years extensive use
has given it history yer attained by
another medicine.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-07-04

The Lghtntng-Rod Man.

How is it that you still manage
to sell so many lightning rodsT' was
asked the other day of an agent
who makes Pennsylvania, his stamp
ing ground. :,
Because people want them" he
replied. "It is rare that you can
sell one in town or city nowadays
hut nine farmers out of ten want
them.
"Do they believe in them"
"They do-after am through
with them. 1t is ,he man who is
not posted who brings reproach on
the lightding-rod business. 10 be
a successful business man you must
be loaded"
"HowY'
"Well, / can call upon a farmer
who has just built fine barn. He
has been told that rods are n. q.
He receives me very coldly, aud
promptly announces his belief that
/ am a hambug. laugh and pre-
tend to feel very jolly, and pres
emily bring out weapon number
one."
"What is that"
"The losses sustained on barns by
insurance companies doing bust
ness in the State. l show him that
in one year 2,240 barns were struck
by lightning and consumed. or
this number only four had rods.
They were of course the rods made
by rival company. Our rods
would have saved them. Then
comes weapon number two. L show
him list of 1000 barns on which
we have rods that have never been
damaged"
"And he is convinced?"
ooh, no. / have whole battery
in reserve. / get the position OF
his barn by compass, and then find
at least three reasons why it is un ..
usually exposed to lightning. | adj
wise him to cut down certain trees
in case he won't have O rod and Of
fer TO bet him 800 to 5000 that
his barn will be struck inside OF a
year. 1 explain how thun der
storms originate, what attracts
lightning, which corner OF his barn
is most liable to be struck, and why
our rods beat ALI
"Where do you get all your sta
tisticsp
"Make them for myself, sir. may
be a little over or little under,
but it makes no difference to the
farmer. / have the number OF
barns burned in the United States
last year. l made my own figures.
lie can accept or not don l
press him to buy rod, bat l am
bound to give statistics. He in
vites me to stay to dinner, and at
ter dinner / demonstrate the viz
tues of our rod"
"Howp
"By m electric battery. | have
only to show him the sparks and
flashes on the point to make him
believe. Then | talk about cir
cults grounded wire induction at
attraction and so on, and he gets
in such a hurry for rod that we
have to work far into the evening"
"Never. Every body should have
a lightning rod-one Of our own
make a jaunty air TO roofs and
chimneys. There is no delicate
machinery to get out of order. 1t
is no expense TO run one after 1t is
up. While you are OFF hucklebery-
ing in the daytime or asleep at
night the lghtning-rod is attending
right TO business and not charging
a ceat. No, sir, my conscience 10
as clear IA bell and my sales this
year will be one third larger than
last. I've got statistics to show
that every barn in the state
equipped with our rods, escaped
HUI ricanes and cyclones, as we'll as
thunderbolts last year.
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She Acted Promptly.

Some years ago four man, who
were employed in cleansing a com
mon sewer at place called Noyon,
IN France, upon opening drain
were 80 affected by the fetid vapors
that they were unable to ascend.
The lateness of the hour (lt was IL
o'clock at night rendered it i'm
possible to procure assistance, and
the delay must have proved fatal
had not young girl, servant in the
family, with courage and humani-
ty, that would have done honor to
The most elevated station, at the
hazard of her own life, attempted
their deliverance.
The generous girl, who was only
II years of age, was, at her own
request, let down several times to
the poor men by rope. She was
so fortunate as to save two of them
pretty easily, but in tying the third
to the cord which was let down to
her for the purpose, she found her
SAS"en i"aAbt nha WaS Al kiehb
danger of suffocation. In this
dreadful situation she had the
presence of mind to tie herself by
the hair TO the rope and was thus
drawn up almost expiring, with the
poor man in whose behalf she had
so humanely exerted herself.
The instant she recovered she
insisted upon being let down again
but her exertions his time failed of
success, for the third the unfortu-
nate man was drawn up dead. The
corporation of the town of Negon,
as small token Of their approba-
ton presented the heroine with
600 livres and conferred on her the
civic crown, with medal engrav-
ed with the arms of the town, her
name and a narrative of the action.
The Duke of Orleans also sent her
800 livres and settled 200 yearly
on her for life.
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The UentLer SeC,

Graham r. Thomson, of magaz ne
poetry fame, is a Mrs. and hand
some woman.
Edna LyalPs new novel will have
Its scenes laid in Norway, where
the authoress spends her sum-
mers.
Pundita Ramabal has begun her
school in the Bombay district, In
dis, with one child widow and
three little girls.
Miss Emily Greene Balcb, of Bos-
ton, won the European fellowship
prize of $500 at the Bryne Have
college from a class of twenty four
delegates.
Sarah Orne Jewett recently tod
a friend she had written as many
as 5000 words day, beside letters,
etc. Her usual average is about
$500 words.
Mrs. Smith who teaches Laundry
work at Forsyth College, England,
also writes novels, contributes orig
inal recipes to truth and is her own
dressmaker.
There are ONLY two women liv-
ing, it is said, who have gowns EN-
broidered with real pearls. They
are Queen Margherita OF Italy and
Mrs. Bonanza Mackay.
1t is the ambition of Princess
Maria Theresa of Bavaria to own
more dogs and know more people
than any other member of the
royal families of Europe.
The widow of Count Tolstoi,
late Russian minister OF the int
rior, has received a prese Mt from
the Gar of 100000 rubies and he
has granted her a yearly pension
of 5000 rubles.
The Countess de la Tore, whose
houseful of cats In Kepsington,
London, made her famous, has
donned the garb of herdswoman
and now tends flock of goats
in suburban village.
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General Lee and StinsuIa11ts.

VCtCINt ALCC WNW CttHtNtUfGtCs
From an anecdotal and personal
article On "General Lee After the
War" by Mrs. Margaret J. Preston
in June Century we quote the fol-
lowing: "He had the gentlest way
possible of giving counsel and ad-
ministering rebuke. l remember
hearing him say, in a presence
where such testimony was worth
more than dozen temperance
lectures: Men need no stimulant;
it is something, l am persuaded,
that they can do without. When /
went into the field, at the beginning
of the war, good lady friend of
gave me two sealed bottles of very
superb French brandy. | carried
them with me through the entire
campaign; and when l met my
friend again, after all WAS over, /
gave her back both bottles of bran
dy, with the seals unbroken. 1t
may have been some comfort to me
is know that / had them in case of
sudden emergency, but the mo-
ment never came when / needed TO
use theem.''
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In 1915 it took just one bushel OF
corn to buy one pound of nails,
noxSsone bushel of corn will buy
ten pounds of nails, Then it re
quired sixty-four bushels of bar
ley to buy one yard of broadcloth !,
now the same amount of barley
will pay for twenty yards of broad
cloth. 1t then required the price
of one bushel of wheat to pay for
one yard of calico, now one bushel
of wheat will buy twenty yards Of
calico.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-07-04

sloth makes all things difficult,
but industry all easy and he that
riseth late must trot all day, and
scarce overtake his business at
night while Lazlness travels so
slowly that poverty soon overtakes
HIM. Franklin.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-07-04

Recent experiments to ascer-
tain within what limits the ear
can distinguish the difference in
the pitch OF two sounds show that
the smallest difference perceptio ole
by unframed or only slightly
trained ears appears to be from
one sixth TO one. fortieth of semi
tone. 1t is said that a peculiarly
that seems to apply alike to trained
and unframed ears is that they de.
tect upward differences more easily
than downward.