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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21

The proprietor of one OF the largest
retail drygoods stores in the city, in
whose employ are ver700 people, tells
me that he keeps clerk especially
employed to fignre up exactly what
every person who stands behind a
counter sells day. This amount is
placed alongside of the wages they
earn and the relation of each consid-
ered If it is found that certain
girl, for c1a.lplc, is not selling as
much as she is expected to do II is
quito probable that she will be re-
minded of that fact. If she can make
sufficient excuse she will undoubtedly
retain her position, but, failing in
this, ii is not unlikely that her serv-
ices will be no longer required.
Such rule may seem to many a
very strict ono. But il ON employee
loses his or her position through
neglect of duty they arc re-
warded quite as literally on the other
hand when it is observed that they
are attending strictly TO business. The
gentleman of whom | speak spends us
much as s25, 900, If not over, in vari-
GUS amounts among his employees nj
| Christmas time. -5f.....a .t,s
There is one lady in MY employ, '
said he, ITO whom give present Of
81, 900 every year. She is buyer
and everything that she does buy, SC
judicious are her selections, never foil.
to have q ready sale" Daa
Accordingly should say that il my
friend is more or less strict in certain
directions ho is quite lenient in others,
and ! am sure that no people who
work in retail stores in this great city
are as well treated as those who worl,
for him. New York News.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21
Siloppers' Heasinclae.

Many ladies' after Ell afternoon spent
in shopping return home with n dull
headache. which does not completely
leave theni until. after nights sleep.
THIS is called shoppers headache, and
i3 becoming more prevalent. There
are number of causes which produce
this condition. Fad ventilation Of
stores, which are crowded with people
and goods. producing a foul condition
OF the air, is a prolific cause Foul
air lingers about and clings to dry
goods especially, and the practice OF
heaping remnants ard other goods
upon long tables accessible to the
crowds and constantly handled
by them, is not conducive to
health The strain of looking
( for hours at different colors, often
bright, and the effort to decide which
among tho many articles should be
selected, produce o congestion of the
brain tissue, which causes shoppers
headache. Long continued observa.
ton nccessitates an effort of the mind,
which, although perhaps not appreci-
able at the tina, is u cause OF the dis
ease. Fatigue has a great deal TO dc
with il, fatigue OF muscle as well as
brain. Hours of languid locomotion
and upright position, varied and fire.
uuent movements of the head, restless
ness Of tho eyes all produce it. The
muscular strain involved in half q
days shopping is considerable, es
pccially where ladies' are not in the
iabitof using their muscles very much
ut other times Fatigue of mind and
body is the causeof the shoppers head
ache. st Louis Republic.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21
Copper Becon,ins rasi,ionnbIo.

Copper is coming into fashion.
What do I mean2 Well, lool, at this
lot OF canes and umbrellas that I have
just imported You will notice that
each one Of them has piece of ordi-
nary copper wire around the handle.
Gold and silver has become SO corn-
mon SIS heads for these articles tia,
people demand something new for a
change, and you see the result before
you. Just now great simplicity is af.
fected in this respect, but I haven't
the slightest doubt that when this
metal becomes popular. as believe il
will, we shall see very elaborate par.
sonal ornaments made Of it. Indeed,
/ have often wondered why copper
was not more generally used as ma.
terial for ornaments. Its peculiar
color harmonizes perfectly with dark
materials and complications, and it is
comparatively free from oxidization.
Barbarous2 Not q bit of it. True, tile
aborigines make use of copper so
adorn their persons, and in that they
show excellent judgment. In matters
of taste we might frequently take Ter.
sons from the savages. = jewelers.
Weakly - i-a-'
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21
rough Re.taurnnt patron..

Progressive in all things Chicago
has q restaurant in her midst which m
conducted on new and safe plan
One of its customers the other morn.
ing was man who ordered plate Of
cakes, some hot rolls ind a cup Of cpf-
fee. THAT will be 20 conts, "'said tho
fair young waitress, utter consulting
tho bill Of fare and counting on her
fingers. ''Do I have 10 pay In ad-
vanccf" inquired the nstonished GUS
toner. Oats do rules" answered
the waitress. Wcll, tho man gave her
a dollar bill and she hustled around
and brought him his change before
she filled his order In the kitchen.
When tho visitor disposed OF his meal
and started out hc met tho stage man.
ager OF the restaurant and asked why
they required customers TO pay In ad-
vance. 'Snealrs," was the laconic
reply, and the customer suggested that
they chain the knives and forks 10 tho
tables. mo use, said the stage man,
ager, "all our customers carry tools.
Chicago Herald.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21
When .John" Took to washing.

There are no leundryrncn in China
No linen is worn there Tho rich use
silk and woiIcn unelergarments, and
tho poor wear wooleu or cottsn. AS
starching and ironing are un.-own,
tho female servants do all the i,Irntiry
work. The reasoa OF the great IurI-
Der Of laundrymea kere Is tina. wheii
.he Union Pacific railroad threw hun.
dreds of Cinnamon outofcmployment
they east about for something 10 do,
and as there was great demand for
washerwomen, and q scant supply OF
them in the west, the Mongolian
turned his attention to her trade. He
learned it SO quickly and SO well shat
he stuci. to it, and made SO much
money that tho calling soon became
popular Gradually the laundrymon
came cast, and no city, and now few
villages of any size In the whole cotn-
try, arc without Chinese laundry" |"
San Francisco Call.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21
strength Of Walls.

It is found that walls laid up OF
good, hard burned bricks. in mortar
composed Of good lime and sharp
sand, viii resist a pressure Of 1900
pounds per square inch, or $4,000
pounds per square fool, al which fig-
ure it would require 1,600 feet height
of twelve inch wall to crush the Bot
tom courses. allowing l35 pounds rs
tho weight Of each cubic foot II also
appears from accurate calculations
and measurements that walls laid up
in the sanio quality Of brick and mor.
tar, with one-third quantit, Of Port
land cement added to the same, are
capable OF resisting some $500 pounds
per square inch or 3GO. .Ooo pounds per
square foot; this would require a
height Of wall Q, 700 feet 10 crush tho
bottom bricks Builder and Wood
worker
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21
Undressing Wss Not Bathing.

In 1863 President Lincoln sent o
force under Gen. Henry H. Sibley to
punish the Indians for their barbara
ties In Minnesota and Dakota, and
drive them back to the Rocky mount
ain plains. Among the many Incl
dents of the Sibley expedition against
the Sioux which are still afoat in Da-
kota. is the following: On the return
the camps were usually made on the
banks of lake or river, and frequently
when the men learned where the camp
would be some of them would rush
forward and have bath; this rolled
up the water and made it unfit for
camp purposes. This action so in
censed Gen Sibley that he issued an
order prohibiting bathing until the
officer of the day should announce
that the water had been secured for
camp purposes and the stock had been
watered.
One night the camp had been made
on the banks of small lake. Capt
Horace Austin was the officer of the
day, and he sent detail to the lake In
charge of Sergt. S. P. Childs, now OF
Mankato. to see that the generals
order was obeyed. Childs saw a mar
come down to the lake shore, look al
tho water, step back behind bush and
commence undressing Soon he was
disrobed and walked to the edge of the
water and dipped his foot in it as if te
see how cold it was, when Childs
yelled HALT" What is the matteri'
asked the would be bather The ser
geant replied the generals orders wert
that no bathing should be allowed un
til the officer of the day had an
nounced sufficient water had been Sc
cured The man demonstrated, ano
finally said that il Childs knew the or
der ho ought to have informed him be
fore he undresscd. Yes" said Childs
II knew it. but the order does not pro
hibit disrobing" The man who wantet
to bathe was Gen. Sibley himself, ant
| Cl,ilds knew it, but he didn't bath'
then.-Fargo Oak Argus.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21
Worms for Blras.

'vThcrc are a good many men In
Brooklyn who make q living at CATCH
ing meal wormsand selling thcn 10 our
trade, said tho proprietor Of Fulton
street bird store to an Eagle reportes
There is a man who has furnished
me with these worms for the past five
years. Stop this way and I will show
you how they come 10 u.s."
The reporter followed tho bird dealey
into back room, where on a shelf
stood a row Of small tin boxes. The
dealer took down one and opened the
lid. The can was half full Of small
crustaceous worms OF yellow and
brown color. They melsured about
an eighth of an inch in thickness and
nu inch and half In length.
These boxes" said tho proprietor.
''hold about thousand worms and
cost at this time of tho year 81 per box.
Most OF the meal worms aro caught in
the big grain warehouses on tho rivey
'front.' in -four mills and old feed
stores"
How much docs worm catcher
earn in his peculiar vocationf"
IA good man ut the business can
make from IS to SO pcr week. They
catch them with their hands or use a
seive. A great many worms are con,
sumed In the course Of year. Mock.
ing birds and nearly all birds with
soft bills are very partial to them. Be-
sides, they arc healthy. II Is said that
meal worms me good eating and taste
like shrimp. ."-Broolalyn Eagle.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21

Before the earthquake shook II down,
the old guard house or police station
was Just across the street, in front of
the church Every night for years an
old policeman, who had grown old
and decrcpit IN the service of his
country and lastly OF his city, kept
watch at the door i He had seen many
strange.sights, aud he always said that
the strangest he had ever seen was the
dead man ringing the chimes from the
belfry OF old st Michael's He had
seen the shrouded figure, time and
again, climb up TO the bells, and, not
touching the ropes, which had been
pulled so often by living hands, swing
the heavy iron tongues against the
sides OF tho bells and clash out fear
full melody which thrilled while it
horri6ed the listener.
He would tell you, If you cared to
listen to his story. how the ghost had
been murdered, for in its normal state
it had been murdered by the thrust of
an Italian stilctto ia Elliot street. The
spirit was ito walk the earth, revisit
the glilnpses OF. the moon. ring the
old chimes, and do other horrible
tiihSS, uilai tiio hfutueTcr Was CUP
tiied. -
i rAsiew painnteA hcforn sHndnight the
old watcliman would see this spectral
chSmer enter the church doors, for
getting 70 open them, swiftly and in
a ghostly way glide up the steps Of the
winding stair. pause under the bells
by the ropes whore Gfadsllcn rings
them, pass swiftly on without touoh-
ing them, climb sn into the gloomy
belfry and stop beneath tAe. epeH
aoutln OF the bells. They yawned
down upon il, as II striving TO swallow
up the restless spirit. Suddenly, ~ il
the inspiration had come, tho shrouttcd
hand would move silently and rapid =
from iron tongue to iron tongue, and
the wild eldrItch music would swell
out upon The midnight air. Atlants
journal
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21

An interesting collections Of the
productions OF the Core;.ns has been
brought 10 England, and IS how IN the
Kew museum Like tl.o Japanese,
these Ettlo known people mako an OK
tensiye use, in their fcS ia-s.s,iies,
Of paper. which, isnlade iresn il.o kirk
of the paper Ia4lbelry. 'fisis s.-i section
includcs various wi;iia or eis.:.n, cod.
ored papers for drawing. artnls:
Wrapping, etc, with fans and hand
screens OF paper and bamboo. oiled
paper tobacco pouches aud bat cover,
lngs, paper kites with bamboo frames,
sui blinds Of bamboo split into thread
like stripes, and fine clotl tling-ssicl ~
undershiHsa and cuifs-of split rattans
Very fine work is displayed in some OF
the articles. New York Telegram.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21
He Got E.en with Ter.

AS a Cottage Grove avenue cable
train Swung around on 10 Madison
street from state the ether afternoon,
a yonng man jumped upon the front
platform Of the trailing Indiana ave-
nue car, opened TIE door and went in
side. hs ie closed the door behind
him tho ear swung ON to the straight
track and he was thrown over into the
lap of a sour visaged old lady sitting
ii The corner As he FASTENED to ask
her pardon. she elared I'll him saw
aeyiy. and cut hln short with: y
think, SIR, TINT you nro lntaSicatedf T
The passenger.i grined and the limo
cent young man blashed furiously.
He could say nothing, SO be made his
waY to Il seat near the center of the
esa' and aefoldal his paper. At tho
corner &C Indiana avenue and Eigh-
.ecnth street tiie sour visased old lady
siglialed the CONDUCTOR to stop. She
arose 10 iptiga Tie car j,sSt as the cor
ner was reached, and III, her way on,
she WAS pitched into the lap of -fhs
young riail she had insultcd II was
a glerious victory for him. Ha did
not got truly oven by telling her tilal
she was intoxicated. but he assisted
her 10 her feet, bowed her out and
then gri:incd all By himself, until hs
reached home. Chicago Herald
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21
DOES ANY ONE KNOW
Does any ono know what's In your heart en-
mine.

Does any ono know what's TN your heart and
mino,
The sorrow and song,
The den1oa Of sin and tho angel divine.
The right and the wrong; M n
The dread OF tho darkness tho love az tho day.
The ebb and the Cow
OF hopc and OF doubt forever ssd Aye itl
Docs any ono knows fa.n fr Hhr
Docs any one dream OF the love that Is yourA
Tho heart that is mine; lr
Tho depth and tho width e< tho cup which each
pouW
OF richest rcd wine,
OF the hats that y dark as tho midnight of grief
Tho anguish and wcs,
Tho doubt clouds of halting and blind unbciiek
Docs any ono knows
Does any one see what wo havs IN the heart
To love and 70 hate;
OF life overy motive On intricate part. it
OF chance and of fate; fn.f
The men'ry OF kisses. OF starlight, of nongS
OF roses and snow, at aN5
OK womons sweet eyes. Of prayers and Of wrongs.
Does any one knowf ....
Does any one hearken 10 music Of bells,
And the agh OF the sea,
And the whisper Of Woodlands thas uysticnlly
swells Msttlt.I.
+, For you and for me;
The sound OF fond voices that ever rospopd.
In tones soft and low, Na
To tho prayer we ART breathing into tho hcyand,
Does any ono knowf
IN. Waterman In New York Mercury.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21
KebuEed.

"All in favall OBJ de motion as hit am
put will signerfy hit by saying AyeP"
said the pompous chairn;sl OF a meet
ing Of colored people, and loud shout
Of Aver was the response.
"All agin de motion say 'Nop"
No" came more family, but from
persons in all parts of tho room.
Hit am carried Unanimously, the
chairman said, sagely.
This declaration was repeated sew
eral times WHOM there had been num-
erous dissentients. At last, an elderly
darky rose in u corner of the room,
and in a stentorian voice addressed the
chair:
"Mistah Cheerman.r
~Mistah Jackson" said the chair
man, recognizing tho speaker.
Il rise, sab, said Mr.. Jackson, pom
derously, Ito pint Of order. / jes'
wanted 10 ask how come il, dat you
say dc questions hab been voted unan.
ilslowly, when deg has been voted
only by a majority. sahs'
The chairman rose with great dig
nifty, and said. in a toin of keen re.
buke, Will 8iistaIl Jackson please to
bar in mind dat majority AMI 'unan-
lmoUsly' arc o!s an dc same terms,
sahs Yes, sah; dey pre Anonymous an
dc same, salL De pint oh order am
not well taken. sah - Youths Com
panioiL
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21

The difference between tho outlay
and the returns al tie metropolitan
Opera house. New York, averages
$1,000 NIGHTLY. Ia otl-er words, there
il dead loss of bstweei $50, 100 and
SO, Coo on u foar months season. This
IS not excessive. IL compared will slic
figures Shown by soma other. great
opera houses Tho profits in Paris. for
example, ARE purely Nominal. and
against them must be set the annual
subsidy Of SiU0 0a9 granted by The
state. i New York opera season in
German costs s.DD, ,l,1j This includes
sos, GOO Tor ar,ists' salaries and $so,-
coo for tho magnificent orchestra. Tie
rest Is spent on scenery, costumes,
chorus, supes and baiict-The Stags.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21

Joseph B. Mayer, diamond expert,
received from tho cutters diamond
which, he believes, Is tho lar0est IN
the United States. II is named tho
Buffalo gen." weighs sixty carssx, IL
a cushion shaped stone the sire Of an
almond and perfectly pure. Uncut
the diamond weighed ninety -ava
carnts and was bought In Amsterdam
for $40, 900. It's lilac an olectric light
compared with gas jet In comparison
to tho famous Cleveland gem % forty
two carats, for which Miss Minnie
Palmer paid $50, 600 several years aga
Large stones usually contain lawa,
but tho Buffalo gem IL absolutely per-
feet. Buffalo Express.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21
Mila puolx. G.ttipx searos.

A serious danger that threatens
duck shooting is the manufacture OF n
new glue in Canada, which relies for
its quality upon the albumen con-
tained in the ducks eggs. Tho birds
so north every spring and make their
nests in the Canadian wilds. For
merly their nests were not molest6d,
and they were allowed 10 raise their
young. Now that the eggs arc val
liable tho nests are robbed By tho hunt.
crs, and thus an immense quantity arc
destroyed. This materially reduces
the supply Of young ducks which
should come south for fall shooting.
Many other causes have combined 10
make duck shooting in the Mississippi
valley scant sport and unless the
states pass tho proper legislation our
wild ducks, like the buffalo, will be
decimated. Every sportsman will tell
you the difference between duck
shooting now and five years ago.
The complaint is general that ducks
in this vicinity are scarce. Many pro-
fessional duck hunters, who used TO use
swivel guns on the little lakes over in
Illinois, find their occupation gone
and havo laid away their parapher-
MALTA. There hes been too much wild
duck shooting. The prices asked by
the game dealers would alone prove
that They will tell you that where
they used to get more than they could
handle, they now cannot always fill
orders. The wholesale slaughter of the
past few years has diminished the
fight Of birds. Our supplies In pass.
ing northward or southwark are shot
by the sportsmen of Texas, Mississippi.
Louisiana, Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri,
Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan, and
none OF these states seem willing "a
pass prohibitory laws as long MS the
citizens Of other states are allowed TO
bang at the ducks while passing
through their territory. If one state
would net now others would follow,
Tor all sportsmen recognize the dan
ger. Something will undoubtedly be
done at the next session of the lcgisla-
turc, as the game dealers arc aroused.
Why, If the present lax system con
tinues two years longer precious few
wild ducks will be seen in this vicin-
ity.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21
TO whom II May cono.,rrA

Tho clevcrly devised machines that
cut into checks the numerals nepr~
senting the amount for which these
checks arc drawn, do their work woll,
and so prevent any tampcring with
the figures by tho bold, bad 'rAissr"
OF checks. But tho cut out figures
come in the way Of the indorsesnept
This could DO avoided II the amount
Of check, In all cases, appeared In
numerals placed 10 the right IN
stead Of the left Of tho useful
and desirable bit Of paper. Than
tho trio OF important facts - tho
signsrs name. tho dato and Tho
amount of the check--wo,lld all ap-
pear nj tho safno end Of tho cheok.
and the work at the bank clerk aud
accountant be simplifed and faciH-
tated. A IL n, he must tiAru 20 the
left end Of the check 10 no>e tho
araount, and u the hEnrNs are tpt Out
by the check protector. the eptninss
interfere with proper writing a the
Endorsement The labor saving check
appears occasionally, but only oft1n
enough 70 stimulate adeGns for geR
eral Scfosm -pirkhnrg Bulletin.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21

The Dakotas arc said to furnish flno
specimens Of Indian manhood. The
older ones of both sexes arc OF dark
copper color; the younger ones are
much lighter, and tho young women
arc quite eomely, OF clear complexion
and good color, but often much over
laid with red and yellow ochcr. The
young bucks dress consists OF beaded
mocassins and brooches fringed with
buckslkin, q government shirt, c,at
and hat, though many go baroheaded.
Tho hair Is coarse lhd black, and L.
generally worn by both soxcs In two
long braids down the back, oach braid
usually decorated with boads and
wempum.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21
Louisiana furnishes alone one-sex-
enth OF our sugar. Her crop in 1888
WIS $50. 600. 600 poundA

Louisiana furnishes alone one-sex-
enth OF our sugar Her crop In 1888
WIS $50. 600. 900 pounds
Tho rHvnl,d's View of ThbHgA
The invalid, like the poet. and like
all acute sensitive beings, i remark
able not for seeing differently. but for
seeing more than do the resi- OF the
world. He endows everything about
him with personality. Cold. hard sub
stances are his aTowed enemies. The
soft, tho yielding, tie Soolly. fill him
with gratitude and delight. The arm
chair invites and embraces him The
tiny teapot and over arc eager 10 do
him service and the Cruel bowl dis
plays a fairly maternal solicitude.
His cane is Fidus Aohates. his
pet pillow Nancy or whatever
his childliood's nurse was named.
As 10 the bottles arranged on his table
only the doctors who prescribed them
can surpass their marked and individ
ual interest in their charge. A glow
of genuine affection fills mo when
glance at Tonic. so many times has be
proved worthy OF tlsc confidence 30
| posed in him when the lamp Of life
burned low inimcnts unctuous
sides are nearly bursting with officiou.
good nature. Fine Old Bourbon has
| an irresistible baochanalian leer
Stout Csanphor needs only srectacies
and & bag to make an old fogy Of him
Sly little Morphine hiding behind tha
/ rest. has q sinister, suggestive, Mephis
| tophclia,a look, which at onoo attract
and repels. -Harpers Magazina
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21

Hogs grown in this country are fed
so largely on corn that American pork
hac acquired distinctive character as
being harder and containing MORO lard
than that Of other lands. It Is not O
bad repute. This pork goes farther
than Il otherwise would, and IL II d
lcss eigrstible 6lan THAI containing
moro leeR, Is , mainly eaten BY thpsf
who work hard and who like best thaj
food which, stands ty 6hcn tha long
est. Boston Budget.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21

a recent novelty is an invention de
signed to facilitate tho manufacture OF
durable boot heels. By its use heel
shaped leather shell is made and filled
with solid body. 1t hns also novel
device for pressing tbs leather into the
appro oxisnate form and for molding
and working Il. M