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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26

| must own that I think it is very.
often a slightly irrational feeling
that prompts an audience to hiss, a
survival OF that frame of mind which
induces certain islanders to go out
every evening and howl and huri
their darts at the sun simply because
he is going down. Our minor pdloso-
pher says there is something to him
ludicrously inconsequent and comical
in the whole method whereby we set
about securing new plays And to
hiss a man who has spent perhaps
some five or six months in the stupen-
dous task of trying to please 2, 900 peo-
pie, each OF them with different tastes
notions, ideals. prejuhces, whims,
standards, simply because he has fail
ed to satisfy them all at all points,
seems little uncharitable and dis
courteous, as we'll as Illogical. Be
sides, kissing in many cases defeats
the end for which the audience has
come--that is, il that end Is the con-
sideration of the play and not the
hunting OF il down. What would be
the result il the next exhibition of the
Royal Academy should be opened ST.
multaneously TO public and critics,
and every member of the public who
had paid his shilling should be per-
mitted, without giving any reasons,
10 stick haumbreQA into any part OF
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26

A bright little girl was taken by her
father out into the country to visit an
uncle whom she called Walsh. As
the two drove along the country road,
the little ono spied a scarecrow in the
field, and exclaimed 80 papa, there's
Uncle Walsh" Papa laughed huge
ly at the joke, but told her that she
was mistaken; that what she saw was
only q scarecrow. A little further
along and Uncle Walsh's farm was
reached, and way out in the field was
Uncle Walsh at work. The little
girls eyes were the first to catch sight
of him, but she wasn't to be fooled SO
easily this time. 20 papa" she cried,
"look at that scarecrowp Papa has
not got through laughing yet.-Buf-
falo Express.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26

Ted-Are you going TO call on that
heiress this EVENING"
Ned-No; not with this terrible cold.
Ted-What difference does that
makel
Ned-Why, my boy, in these days
- beiress isn't TO be sneezed at. .-.Har-
DR.. Williams of Waycross, who is
tenting with his family at ST. Simons,
has natural curiosity in the shape OF
q minnow with two distinct heads.
The doctor was walking on the
beach when he came to pool OF
water. He naturally desired TO see
something of the inhabitants of the
pool, and after throwing some OF the
water out he noticed this strange look.
ing fish. Picking it up he conveyed
1t to the pavilion, where II excited
considerable surprise.
1t is q common sized minnow, Its
body and tail being Of the usual shape
and size.
The two heads branch out from the
body, and a peculiar thing is that the
fish has four eyes. Brunswick Times.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26
Chinese Taxation.

The system of taxation is quite un-
like that of other countries. Taxes
outside of Peking are paid on arabic
land only, the tax varying with the
crop producing quality of the soil. In
side the city of Peking there is no tax
on land, houses or personal property.
Goods brought to the city gate pay
lelkin tax, but are exempt from taxa
ton afterward The only tax on land
and houses in Peking is ON the sale of
real estate, 10 per cent. being charged
on the price obtained for the property
sold There is also tax resembling Ii
cense fee. Outside of Pelzing. Chinese
subjects are liable to be called on to per-
form certain duties whenever the EN-
peror passes through their districts,
but this duty may be avoided by the
payment of a small tax. All money
spent on public account in Peking
comes from the imperial treasury,
and the expenditure is not limited to
funds raised by taxation within the
city The bulk of the people in Pc
king pay no taxes whatever. The
man who owns his house and bot and
implements of labor enjoys his earn
ings without tax or deduction.-Bank-
er's Magazine.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26
Knew Nothing About War.

Grocer (who has lately joined the
militia, practicing in shop)-Right,
left, right left. -Four PAGES to the
rear, march Qalls down the trap door
into The CELLAR.
Grocer's Wife (anxiously)-Oh, Jim,
are you hurt2
Grocer (savagely, but with dignity
Go away, woman; what do you
know about wara-Syracuse Journal.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26
A NEGRO CUSTOM.
Putting Playfhings and Medicine Bottles
on the Graves of Children.

Putting Playthings and Medicine Bottles
on the Graves of Children.
While strolling last Sunday a little
way outside the city limits, near the
head of Eighteenth street, I noticed
two carriages filled with colored people
entering an inclosure. saw that it
was cenetery and followed. A stall
wart negro took from one of the car
riages a small coffin, and with the
ceremony of short prayer, it was de-
posted in the earth. Six or eight
friends of the dead babe stood with
fearful eyes during the few minutes
occupied in filing the little grave;
then they re-entered the carriages and
drove away. Just before leaving a
woman. whom I judged to be the be-
reaved mother, laid upon the mound
two or three infants toys
Looking among the large number of
graves of children, I observed this
practice to be very general. Some
were literally covered with play things.
There were nursing bottles, rattle box
es, tin horses and wagons, ''Noah's
ark" sets of dishes, marbles, tops,
china cups and saucers, states, picture
books in endless number and variety.
Many of them had apparently lain
there for years, articles of a perishable
nature having been almost destroyed
by sun and storm. There were very
few children's graves which did not
have something of this kind upon
them. On many of the larger graves
were pretty vases, statuettes and other
articles suitable to more adult years.
Upon inquiry ! was told that this
custom is almost universal among the
colored people in the south. The SEN
timent that prompts it readily suggests
itself, but 1t Is not quite so easy to un-
derstand another feature which / no
ticed. Upon fully half the small
graves, lying or standing, partly bur
led in the earth, were medicine bot
ties of every size and shape. Some
were nearly full and all contained
more or less of the medicine which
had no doubt been used in the effort
to ward off the visit Of death. The
usual number of these on each grave
was from one to three, but on one
counted eight. The placing of these
bottles is. certainly a singular conceit
and would seem to border on super
stition. just why they do it is not
clear was impelled by curiosity to
inquire of two or three negroes about
it, but they seemed no better able tc
explain it than ] was One old woman
who was lettering about the cemetery
said in answer to my question:
Il KANT tell ye why, mister, but
dey alters does it. When was chile
/ libed down in ole Virginny, an il
was jes'' de same dar. l dino, but
mebbe dey thinks de medisan II heI
de chil'en arter deys buried. but
don't see no good in it nohow."
This is the nearest approach to al
opinion / was able to get. I was in
cIined to coincide in it, such as it was
Washington Cor Cleveland Leader
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26
woopcocks AND WORMS.
They Initiated the Sound Of Rain Upon
the Ground and the Worms Came Up.


the Ground and the Worms Came Up.
When the moon rose took po-
sition near one of the moist places,
where the borings were freshest and
most plentiful, and awaited develop
ments For long time the bright
light of the moon fell upon the spot
I wished to observe, and / could see
everything with the utmost plainness-
At about 8 o'clock woodcock drop
ped down silently beside the brook.
Presently another bird walked out Of
tho shadow and joined it. Both began
TO 'tbore" for worms, an operation /
had never seen before, and a curious
performance it was. The birds would
rest their bills upon the mud and
stand in this position for several SEQ
orlds, as IL listening. Then with a sud
den, swift movement they would
drive the bill Its entire length in the
soil, hold it SO for second, and then
as swiftly withdraw IT, Though ]
watched the birds carefully with the
glass. could not detect the presence
OF q worm In their bills when they
were withdrawn.
But the subsequent process gave me
the clew TO their method of feeding.
Afnr having bored oxeR-a consider
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26
LITTLE WILLIE.

Poor little Willie.
With his many pretty wiles;
Worlds cf wisdom In his looks
And quaint. quiet smiles;
Hair Of amber, touched with
Gold OF heaven so braves
Ali lying darkiy hid
In workhouse grave.
You remember little Wills;
Fair and funny fellowi no
Sprang like lily
From the dirt Of poverty;
Poor little Willie!
Not friend was nigh,
When, from the cold world,
he crouched down to die.
In the day we wandered foodless,
Little Willie cried for bread;
In the night we wandered homeless.
Little Willie cried for bed;
Parted at the workhouse door.
Not q word we said;
All, 50 tired was poor Willie,
And so sweetly sleep the dead.
Twas in the dead of winter,
We laid him In the earth;
1uc WOTiu brought IN the new year
On tide of mirth,
But, for lost little Willie
Not a tear we crave;
Cold and hunger cannot wake him
In his workhouse grave.
We thought him beautiful,
Felt 1t hard to part;
We loved him dutiful;
Down, down, poor hearti
The storms they may beat;
The winter winds may rave;
Little Willie feels not,
In his workhouse grave
No room for little Willie;
In the world we had no part;
On him stared the Gorgon eye,
Through which looks no heart
Come to me-" said Heaven:
And, If Heaven viii save,
Little matters though the door
Be workhouse grave.
Gerald Massey.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26

ana sne current IS tdrhed on gradually
until it becomes painful. Then he Is
told to grasp the handles as strongly as
possible, the electricity-having been
switched off for moment-is turned
on again suddenly, and the dental
surgeon applies his forceps simulta-
neously to the tooth. The instant the
molar is touched, It, as well as the
parts surrounding, becomes electrified
and absolutely insensible to pain.
When it is withdrawn from the socket
the subject Of the operation feels not
the slightest disagreeable sensation.
4 Jerk and the tooth is out, the patient
drops the electric handles and the
painless affair Is over.-Boston Herald.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26

any picture rnHt ne ne uru not IKE,
while at the end Of the view it should
be de rigueur for the whole body of
the academicians and exhibitors to
run the gauntlet between two rows of
the public ranged on each side from
the top of the academy steps to Picca-
dilly, the public being entitled for
their shilling to express their approba-
ton or disapprobation in any method
short of personal violence2 What
would be the resulta-Nineteenth
Century.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26
Another New Vegetable.

Another new vegetable has been in
troduced into France by NJ Pailleux,
the indefatigable collector of new ali
mentary plants The plant has been
received through the aid Of NJ. Bouley,
head gardener to the maharajah of
Cashmere. 1t is called the Congalou.
This vegetable is sort of turnip
with the form of a radish, and with
the skin of an attractive bright red
color The flavor is nearly that of the
ordinary turnip, but very much
stronger, the consistency Of the root
is such that it does not soften in cook
ing. 1t appears that in the Himalayan
regions the Congalou is eaten as a
salad, sliced in very thin rounds and
highly seasoned. .-Vick's Magazine
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26

The following will be found TO be a
cheap and pleasant fumigator for sick
rooms, and diffusing a healthful.
agreeable and highly penetrating dis
infectant odor in close apartments or
wherever the air is deteriorated. Pour
common vinegar on powdered chalk
until effervescence ceases, leave the
whole to settle, and pour off the iq-
uid. Dry the sediment and place It
in shallow earthen or glass dish, and
pour it into sulphuric acid until
white fumes commence arising. This
vapor quickly spreads, is very agree
ably pungent and acts as q powerful
purifier of vitiatsd air 4esdM of
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26
Whose Eye Is 1t?

Paste or pin several newspapers to-
gether. Cut a number of holes in
them about eighteen inches apart and
each little larger than the human
eye. Now fasten this big paper
around three sides of clotheshorse.
Some of the party go inside and look
through the holes in the paper, plac-
ing their faces close to 1t. The rest re-
main outside and try to decide the
owner of each of the various eyes
beaming upon them. Strange to say,
however familiar all the players may
be, they will find this a very difficult;
task Try it and see. The game is
well worth the very slight preparation
required. New York Mail and Ex-
l,reSS
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26
r'ruitless Experiments.

George Shank, business man Of
Philadelphia, has spent 5000 on ex-
periments with watermelons, which
he hoped to preserve in ice houses,
kept uniformly cold and perfectly
dry. All other fruit he thus kept for
many months; but melons spoiled In
spite OF all precautions.-Drake's
Magazine.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26

Iz~- .=-zs zOtnu I'M tne rr1a=--<-....
e-crement Of flies which had Toasted
on tuberculous sputa; and their dried
fasces, in which, with the aid of the
microscope, the bacillus was known to
exist, was used for inoculating rab-
bits, and the animals became tubercu-
lous. According to the ANNALS
d'Hygiene Publique," it has been
found in the Nile country that the
granular opthalma of that region can
be spread by house flies passing from
the eyes of those who are afflicted
with the disease to other persons
New York Telegram.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26
Transmission of ueat.

Heat is transmitted in three ways
by conduction, as when the end of a
short rod of iron is placed in a fire and
the opposite end becomes warmed
this is conducted beat, by conviction
by means Of currents-such as the
warming Of mass of water in boil
er, furnace or saucepan; and by ra-
diatiop, as that diffused from a piece
Of hot metal or AN open fire. Radiant
heat is transmitted like sound or light,
in straight lines in every direction,
and its intensity diminishes inversely y
as the square Of the distance from is
center or point Of radiation.-Once a
Week
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26

Edward--Poor Jacki Sailed for
Europe q few months ago in good
health, and now he's dying in France
of paresisl
Aunt Lefty (of Butler county)-Just
the way with them bright fellows.
They go TO Paris, get into all sorts OF
mischief, and die Of Parisis Pitts
burg Bulletin.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26
Novel use of n Fish Net.

Tuesday the drawtender on the Or
mond bridge rescued one of his chill
dren from drowning in a remarkable
manner. The child, in playing, fell
off and would have Immediately per-
ished, as the water in the channel Is
very deep, but, catching up his cast
net, he Hung it skillfully over the
child and drew it in as easily as
large fish Halifax F'la.) Journal.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26

Charles Bartlett, q young lad, had a
desperate encounter with bald eagle
while hunting in the Sylvan Lakes
woods, near here. He saw the bird
soaring above As tree tops, and shot
at il.
He only succeeded in slightly
wounding it, and as soon as it dropped
to the ground it arose and went boldly
toward the boy and began an attack
upon him. The bird fought viciously
with talons and beak, flying at him
and endeavoring to gouge out his
eyes. In the struggle, that lasted sew
eral minutes, Bartlett could with diff
Guilty free his clothing from the long,
sharp talons of the bird. Finally he
released himself, and ran sufficiently
far away to shoot another charge at 1t
This time he killed the aerial monster
which measured six feet from tip x
tip of the wings. s.--Burlington Con
Philadelphia Inouieer.
Teeth Drawn by Electricity.
Boston people nowadays have their
superHuous teeth drawn by electricity.
Inasmuch as all new ideas in the arts
and sciences are spread from this en-
lightened metropolis originally, and
from hence extend over the country,
there is little doubt that sooner ol
Inter this new method will superseds
laughing gas and ether in other bis
CITIES of the Union. The process IL
question is very simple, scarce any
apparatus being required beyond. al
ordinary two cell battery, with vibra
tor attachment. This attachment Is |
thin strip of metal fastened at th'
ends. which is made TO vibrate thou
sand or more times per second by th'
electric current At each vibration
the circuit is cut off and renewe'
again, tho effect being TO give per
fectly steady flow of the mysteriou
fluid. In order to make sure that tn
flow is quite satisfactory, the operate
tunes the machine-assisted by httl
reed tuning pipe-until the strip Q
metal sings "A." So far, so good
Now, to the battery are attached thre
wires. Two of them have handles O
the ends, and the third Is hitched TO
forceps. The patient In the chair
niyen handld To hold in each hans
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-09-26

CAUTION.
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n'ipn. ard rho ~ nft l' fnifuuiuii a q 'lh .It
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ccniltnisG. flueltd wit ,,.,Iit sur isariy
Two yeats. AID was igCassd ~ ths47 !fYsi.iani,
lft thcf cnHid d. Eic 40 good. ! tfu-c n Try
ins !. \, y ani They toll me v vniili ,lii a.f,
bat 4 tfled it AMY Nsiv. rrd after iiAl \ tiy nr
cleit boalicf was ttanriclely cnrrs, :. havs
ncva h.. bothcnd slnfQ with u. afl | Zee, a
duty % ynu and taacFlns humanity 10 lsgka
iais tinipincui. II. ;. DAVIS.
MonrroEr Horse. Wills T, rcuis.
L.eI5 lSS&
Gentlemen; Our hu3,y Nhca hrt two wccka
old wa@ Eilackfd whh scfFfuiona affection
ihat for time destrtsvd her ssrs.ch entirely
and caused us 10 dsslsiir al her lifc. she was
treated by the best payrcians without benefit.
W. fnaIs5 save hcf SNifts Specific, whieA
rom relieved hef coml'leley and ihc q now ~
hale and hearty child VI three as tan be found
anywhere. T. v. pkLN-
Tr~aiise on Rlocd and Skin nlseascs maici frcc.
TmK Swrrr SPECIFIC Co. Drawer .. Atlanta. Ga
New York. ~ Broadway. ----
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-13
In His New Store.

Mr.. James Douglass, successor to j. A.
Douglass az Co, has removed to his new
store, corner of Barnard street and Brough-
ton street lane, and is now opening a
splendid line OF goods. He has large and
well-selected stock of everything in the
House Furnishing line such as Stoves.
Crockery, Glassware, Tinware, Crates. Etc
These goods are ell new, and were selected
by Mr.. Douglass ia person from the largest
factories in northern markets, and BUYERS
will find 1t TO their advantage to examine
them before making purchases elsewhere.
Repair work on furnaces, ran O., stoves and
CRATE work and roofs, promptly attended To-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-13
TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC.
To Shut Down on Short Weights and
Measures of Wood and Goal

To Shut Down on Short Weights and
Measures of Wood and Goal.
1t is understood that at the next meeting
Of council the old ordinance is to be re-
enacted providing for measurers of wood
and weighers of coal, and the new ordinance
is to be enforced.
Coal measurers and weighers will be
appointed under the ordinance, and scales
will be established on the eastern and west
ern river fronts, where all coal will be
weighed by the city weigher before the
delivery of the fuel to customers, and all
wood will be measured, both coal and wood
to be sealed, showing actual measurement
or weight, so that the people may know
just what they are getting aud if weight or
measure does not conform to the stamp of
the official who has sealed it, the customer
need take the load or not, at his option.
Complaints of shortage in measurement
and weight have become so frequent that it
has been thought necessary to throw safe
guards around the consumer by the passage
and enforcement of an ordinance, such as
will better protect the people from being
imposed upon. A city official informed a
MORNING NEWS reporter yesterday that
there was difference of 400 pounds in the
weight of two tons Of coal purchased from
different dealers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-13
LOCAL PERSONAL
W. L. CARTE Of Bailey is in the city.
2 Ahrau,s Of Mont1ouaarv il haze

W. L. CARTE Of Bailey is in the city.
B. A. Abrams of Montgomery is here.
J. F. Gray will spend to-day in Reynolds.
Clyde Bostick will spend to-day in Atlanta
W. o. Burney Of Waycross is in the CITY,
James B. Floyd will spend to-day in At
Lar ia.
Mrs. Il. H. Smith left for Macon last
night.
q. P. Jones came up from Brunswick last
night.
Col. George L. Cope has returned from
Griffin.
H. L. Covington of Florence, S. c., is in
the city.
G. F. Plank came up from Jacksonville
last night.
s. B. Davis of Live Oak, Fla, was here
yesterday.
R. L. Hicks came in from Townsville
yesterday.
n. S. Crawford of Macon came down
yesterday.
L. List of st. Augustine spent yesterday
in the city.
Mrs. E. V. White of Tampa is guest of
the Screven.
Mrs. L. A Harding of Sanford, Fla, is
guest of the Pulaski.
r. i. r Calvin of Atlanta came down to
Savannah yesterday.
j. A. Owens OF Charleston came over to
Savannah yesterday.
K. S. Norris and wife, of Townsville, were
IN Savannah yesterday.
L. j. Morrison of Vaudeville came over
to Savannah yesterday.
j. p. Musselwhite of karboro, N. c., was
In Savannah yesterday.
Z. B. Mcdaniel left for Atlanta last night
via the Central railroad.
w. H. Price went to New York last night
via the Atlantic Coast Line
r. F. C. Smith Of Eden, and V. J. Oliver
of Asheville came into the city last night.
Mrs. Thomas j. Charlton, who has been
visiting in Marietta, returned home yester-
day.
E. j. and J. L. Sheppard of Halcyondale
came down to Savannah yesterday after
noon.
Jacob Rauers, Esq, left on the noon train
via the Atlantic Coast Line yesterday for
New York.
Mrs. P. w. Meldrim and children returned
from an extended visit to Middle Georgia
yesterday.
Mrs. j. L. Whatley and Mrs. William G..
Woodtin, who spent the summer in North
Georgia, have returned home.
John C. Rowland, Esq, vice president of
the Savannah Bank and Trust Company,
returned from his summer vacation yester-
day.
Miss Katie Cooley, accompanied by her
brother, Master Martin, arrived home yes
terday on the Nacoochee, after an extended
tour of the north.
Mrs. A. A. VIM and children have re-
turned to their home in Guyton, after
spending the summer at Dalton with Mrs.
Swoll, the mother of Mrs. VIM.
Capt. Henry Blum and A. j. O'Hara,
principal OF st. Patrick's school, left Tor
Suwannee Springs via the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway last night.
Representatives Reilly and Clifton came
down from Atlanta yesterday morning.
Col Reilly will spend Sunday in the city.
Mr.. Clifton left last night for Reidsville to
attend the Tattnall superior court, which
convenes tomorrow. He will return to
Atlanta tomorrow night.