The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-05-23
ODDS AND ENDS.

A Pineville, Ga, man has a duck
which he claims was hatched from a
hens egg.
The estimated expenditure by Anne
rican tourists in Europe this summer
is $40, 900, 900.
Life is no life without the blessing
of a friendly and an edifying conver-
sation. -L'Estrange.
Since the war Of 20 France has
spent 7,710, 900, 900 francs besides the
ordinary estimates
A popular St. Louis girl recently re-
ceived during temporary illness
5000 roses and fortyeight pounds of
candy.
In list of the twelve great women
of the world there appears but one
name of an Arnericah that of Marga-
ret Fuller.
Willow chairs and baskets can be
cleaned by washing with salt water
and brush, and drying thoroughly
before using.
There were never so many farm
hands coming from he moth Of Iras.
land to this country as at present.
Nearly all of them have friends or
relatives in the west.
A Port Allegheny, Pa, man who
was tilted out of a sleeping car berth
by jolt of the train, exclaimed in an
unconscious way, .Don't-don't-T'll
get up and start the FIRE"
Private credit is wealth, public hon.
or is security !; the feather that adorns
the royal bird supports its fight; strip
him of his plumage, and you fix him
to the earth --Junius
From the large central compressed
air station in Paris special air conduits
are to be laid to sub-stations, each of
which will be equipped with COM
pressed air engines, driving continu-
Gus current dynamos.
The largest railway station in the
world is the terminus station of the
Peninsular railway at Bombay, India,
at which an army of workmen were
wages. It cost $4,000, 900 all the
same, however.
Sloth makes all things difficult,
but industry all easy; and he that ris-
eth late must trot all day, and scarce
overtake his business at night; while
Laziness travels so slowly that Pow.
erty soon overtakes him. .-B. Frank
lin.
Some tricky youngsters i'll Belfast
Me-, put one of their number in the
bottom of bag, covered him with
old iron. rags, etc., dragged tht
whole into shop, had the bag weigh
ed and were just settling with the mar
of the shop wheS the hidden boy
sneezed and spoiled the trade.
An important suit has been decided
by the supreme court of Michigan. |
was a suit against life insurance
company and originated at Adrian
The insured took his own life by cut
ting his throat, but was at the tim,
deranged. The verdict in the lowe
court was against the insurance com
pany and this verdict was sustained b,
the supreme court.
In France it is proposed to have
law prohibiting the employment 0
boys and girls at night. Petitions fo
the passage of such a law are bein,
signed all over the country. This j
opposed by many Of the working class
es, who complain that it would dimin
ish the family income SO that some @
them could not support their children
At one of the cross roads In Brazil
} an idol carved from the wood of a
, orange tree was placed for the Indian
to worship. On one occasion it wa
noticed that an old red man omitted t
perform this act of obeisance. On b.
ing commanded to kneel he stubborn
ly replied: mo; / knew him when h
was an orange tree"
5 Mr.. j. William Fosdick, young al
tist of New York, has taken up sketcl
} ing with red hot pokers, and some {
j his pictures are mastery. The late
: Ball Hughes, of Boston, was prot
,, cient in this. art forty years ago, an
several of his productions are held t.
day in high repute.
' We assemble parliaments and coul
} ellis to have the benefit of their co
|, lected wisdom; but we necessaril
g have, at the same time, the inconvel
iences of their collected passions, pr
judices and private interests. By Il
help of these, artful men oyerpowt
2 their wisdom, and dupe its posse
: sors; and if we may judge by the act
= arrets and edicts, all the world owe
!. for regulating commerce, an assembl
/, OF great men are the greatest foo
o upon earth.-B. Franklin.