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Year: 1879

Every body must talk about
something. The poor fellow who
was told not 20 talk for fear that
the people would fnd out that he
was a fool. made nothing by the
experiment He Was considered a
fool because he did not talk on
some subject or other Everybody
must have something TO say, or
give up society or course, the
topics of conversation will relate TO
the subject of knowledge. IL a
man is interested la science he will
talk about science. II he is an en-
thusiast IN art be will talk about
art. Ii he is familiar with litera-
ture, and is an intelligent and per.
sistent reader, he will naturally
bring forward literary topics in
his conversation. So with So
clal and religious questions
"Out of the abundance OF the heart
the mouth speaketh." That of
which the mind is full, that with
which 1t is furnished, will come out
in expression.


The very simple reason why the
world is iull OF gossip il that those
who indulge in a. have nothing else
IN them. They must interest Them
selves IN something. They know
nothing but what thoy Learn from
day 10 day IN lntercouuao with and
observation OF thur naghbors.-
What these neighbors do, what
they say, what happens TO Them IN
their social aud business affairs,
what they wear these become the
questions Of suprcnI Interest The
personal and social lite around
them-this is the book under con-
slant perusal. and out of this comes
that pestiferous conversation which
we call gossip. The world is iull
of il, and ia "A million houses, all
over the country nothing is talked
of but the personal affairs OF their
neighbors.


What Is the cure for gossip2
Simply culture. There is great
deal OF gossip that has NO maligni.
ty in it. Good -natured people talk
about their neighbors because, and
only because, they have nothing
else TO talk about


Gossip is always a personal con
fession either OF malice or imbecili
ty, and the Young should not only
shun it, but by the most thorough
culture relieve themselves from all
temptation TO indulge IN il. IL is
low, frivolous, and too often dirty
business. There are country neigh
borhoods in which IL RACES like a
pest. Churches are split in pieces
by it. Neighbors make enemies by
IL for life. La many persons IL dc


generates into chronic disease,


which Is practically incurab e.


Let tue young cure IL while they
NAV.
Year: 1879

DR.. Drysdale, Of New York, has
INDUCED in the luxury of hobby
which may some day give him a
hard ride He says that madness
is prevented by marriage. We have
never seen the Doctor, but judge
him to be either very innocent and
inexperienced, or very, very old and
forgetful of the battle scenes of a
long past. According to our OBJ
servation. matrimony affords more
opportunity to man who is bent
on getting mad than any othe-' con-
dition of life. That single blessed
ness which utters a low whisper,
which sounds like the distant echo
of an Eolian harp, when it dresses
itself in a furry and finds that the
last of the suspender buttons is
off on a vacation, has nothing that
can compare with it. The impreca
tions of the bachelor are certainly
unique and picturesque under try
ing circumstances, but when the
married man hears at two o. clock in
the morning. In cold and frosty
weather, the sudden alarm from the
cradle, and reaching out for the ba-
rometer finds that it indicates a ter
rife squall to be followed by con-
tinuous rainy weather, he feels
round the room for adjeCt,ves
which no bachelor ever dreamed of.
And when he PAGES the room in a
vain attempt to pacify the little an
gel, while the crisp, sharp air plays
about his unprotected limbs, he is
apt to declare that DR.. Drysdale's
theory that matrimony prevents
madness is the result of poetic fer
vor or of wilful and misleading
ignorance of solid facts.
Year: 1879

1.-THE Carrier of the Fayetteville EX-


press, aged 10 years, ID the Carrier


boy of the CITIZEN, copied without


the knowledge OF either. IL is his


first letter, and is quite original.


FAYETTEVILLE Tenn Jan 1879


DEAR COUSIN FRANK GRANT,
want to see you very much indeed.
but pa and ma wont let me come
there. so | suppose you will have to
come and see me as you have never
been here. l busted up twenty
packs of fire crackers this christmas
and shot off ten roman candles and
four sky rockets you must eXcnse
me for my spelling bursted wrong
johnnie says that you must answer
his letter that he wrote long Ago
just before the fair there If you
are as long A writing - me as you
were johnnie I will never write to
you again. am going to school
next Monday l expect to catch
about forty whippings A day but
you know all about that 1 wish
that you would send me one Of your
best rabbit dogs as like bunting
the weather Is very bad here and
our cistern is frozen and we cant
get water 10 day / wish you would
make haste and come here so you
could go hunting with me and see
how you like it When Cousin John
was here he went hunting with Vert
and never killed but One rabbit and
one dove and When George went
with him they killed 3 rabbits and
3 birds 1 wrote a letter to Cousin
John yesterday that Johnnie an l
carry aroud the express every week
now l must Close as my hand is
tired From your Cousin


PERCY
Year: 1879




ED. CITIZEN 81 read your editorial
comments on my letter with much
interest. So far as l am concerned,
| am willing for the people of Pu-
laski to have as long time as they
may desire. to determine what they
will do in reference to this road.
What the people of Lawrence coun-
ty may have to say on this subject
do not know. / believe times are
going to become easier and business
to revive, and nothing would, in my
opinion, tend more to revive bust
ness and to improve the times in
your town than the commencement
of work on this road and carrying
1t to completions l. have no indi-
vidual interest in the matter, but
because | believe the road to be of
so much general benefit 1 wish it
built.


1t can, think, be built for $l4O,-
600. This includes the work done
and the ironing and equipment of
the road. Six per cent. upon this
amount would be SS,4OO. am sat-





isfied the gross earnings of the road
would be at least $4,000, and this
would leave, after deducting opera
ting expenses and keeping the road
in repair, $500, which would be
over six per cent. upon It's cost.
When extended to the Tennessee
river, as it would be. it would be
still more profitable. l have taken
the gross earnings and operating
expenses of the Duck River Valley
Railroad as the basis of my calcula-
tions. If the people of Lawrence
county and of the western part of
Giles county, including Pulaski, de-
sire this road they can build it, and
if they do not desire it, then it will
remain unbuilt, and the work thus
far done viii be clear loss. This
| cannot believe. l have taken the
interest in this road that l have
done because as early as 1S49 adj
vocatea the building of this road,
and because L now think its impor-
tance and value are enhanced.


This ends my correspondence on
this subject, because l find it to be
to my interest to leave these mat
ters to others. My object has been
to arouse some interest in the pro-.
ject which many regarded, and per-
haps still regard, as dead. l now
leave it with the people Immediately
interested to do with it as they
think proper.


Yours, w. j. SYKES.
Year: 1879

An English girl, near Manchester,
tied string to her toe and let it
the string not the toe-bang out of
the window for a gentleman friend
to pull in order that she might not
miss her music lessons. The rec
tor of the church it is further stat
ed, hearing of the arrangement, re


fused to couple the sacrement. And
this reminds US of a little story
Once upon a time a young lady
who desired to get up with the lark,
in order to 90 on an eloping tour,
adopted the English girls plan, and
the lover was to be on hand at day
daybreak to give the signal. The
string used for the pedal communi


cation was a stout cord, and one
end was dropped out of a third sto


nv window into the back yard, and
the other emu of curse, was attached
to the damsePs great toe. And the
legend runs that healthy goat of
the William persuasion arose early
next morning to look for the early
worm, as it were, and wandered
into the yard. After eating up all
the old tomato cans, barrel slaves,
and broken crockery ware, he
found the string and took that IN
as a desert. AS soon as the cord
was drawn taut, the goat stood up
on his hind legs and gave the
string an impulsive jerk. The girl
awoke. The goat gave another
sudden pull. and the maiden jump


ed out OF bed with a smothered cry
of pain. Then she stopped down
TO detach the cord just as the ridic
ulous beast gave another violent
Jerk, and she lost her equilibrium
-and her toe, too, almost, the cord
cutting into the tender flesh. She
sprang to the window and called
down in a hoarse whispher, ''Stop
pulling Charles; I'll be down in a
minute" Then she made another
effort to unite the cord, but the dia


bolical goat gave his head several
Year: 1879

Men and women tell us almost daily
they would like to take the CITIZEN, but
they are too poor. Therefore we make
tins offer: Widows and destitute, home
less men with families, shall have % per
cent. discount from the regular price if
they are really and truly hard pressed.
We make this offer i'll all sincerity with
no intention to offend, and we cordially
invite all such to avail themselves of it.
We arc anxious to put the CITIZEN into
the hands of every family in Giles coun-
ty, and no one shall have an excuse if
we can possibly help it. If you haven't
got the money bring us something to
eat at the market price.
Year: 1879

A Wheeling inventor is getting
up new patent chair for dentists.
A concealed spring in IL runs tack
up through the seat, aud while the
patient is bowling his attention is
attracted by the attack below, and
the tooth is yanked out.
Year: 1879

OswEGo, April 29-Mary Fravor, aged 40
years. was burned to death in her house In
Parish Village. this county. on Friday last.
Thirty-o one years ago she was bright and In
telligent girl OF Is. but disease came and for
seventeen years she was bedridden invalid


Then she gradually regained. so that she was
able 10 attend to ordinary domestic duties; but
the disease left her weak nded and simple.
About this time her parents died, leaving her a
small house. in which she lived alone Tor the
remainder OF her life. Her only neighbors
were her brothers and a family by the name OF
Smith. who lived near 70 her. Al o'clock on
Friday morning Mrs Smith saw that Mary 8
house was on fire. and awoke her husband;
The upper floor was envoloped in flames and
the fire was rapidly spreading below. Mr.
smith broke in the front door, and hurried TO
Mary's bedroom, which was filled with dense
smoke. After hasty examination OF the room.
he came TO the conclusion that she was not
there. The building burned very rapidly. being
small and built OF pine. and before many min
utes II fell and then the group OF neiRhhors
saw Marys body in tho bed, under the feather
tick The remains were taken from tho fire as
soon rs possible. but the head and both the
upper and lower extrcmities were entirely con,
| sumed. and the body was q shapeless mass ol
| charrod flesh and bone. II Is thought by som,
| that the fire caught from tho stovepipe, when
| pa4sed out OF the roof. there being no chimney
| Others conjecture that Mary set fire TO the
| house and then committed suicide
Year: 1879

Golden Medical Discovery
Is Alternative. or blood d-cleansing.
Golden Medical Discovery


Is Pectorai.


Golden Medical Discovery
Is Cholagogue, or Liver Stimulant.
Golden Medical Discovery


Is Tonic.
Golden Medical Discovery
Year: 1879

Do not fail to visit the Boston One
Price Tailoring Establishment, 2l3
Market and 2l2 Shipley streets, TO-
day, as their EXHIBIT of spring suitings
is worthy your attention, and they de-
serve the support of our citizens for
supplying our City with a first class
Tailoring Establishment, which We
have SO long felt the need of.
Year: 1879

of WIsTAR's BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY.
Travellers know that they are constant
ly exposed to sudden drauehts OF air:
There is sure TO be some Miss Nancy
who must have tho window open to let
in the fresh air, for she claims to be
oppressed in her breathing: All in her
neig h borheod shiver from tho chill air,
but, bless vsu, she is delicate and must
be sccsntric! You may call the con-
ductor and insist upon that window
being closed, but IL is more conducive
to peace and comfort to take swallow
Of WIs7AR's BALsAM oY WILD CHERRY
then contend with the raw.boned in
valid. This Balsam is agreeable to the
taste and effective in its work, and it is
indispensable in passing through all
kinds Of climates. so cents and 9l .
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Year: 1879

being now out of public employment, it
is suggested that he be invited to New
Orleans to clean up the city and pre-
vent a revival Of yellow fever this year.
No doub. he could accomplish the OBJ
ject, as he did in 1862, under the same
circumstances is, with the city
under arbitrary, martial law and a big
army at his bidding. Ally other man
could do the same with like powers and
facilities. In view Of the reckless spirit
which apparently prevails in the Cres-
cent City, there is scarcely any other
way in which proper quarantine
could be there enforced and proper
sanitary measures put in operation.
Mercenary considerations prevail over
health precautions when cargoes arrive
there in the spring and early summer
from the West India infected ports, and
the vessels have been allowed to come
up to the wharves through the influecce
of interested parties, in spite OF warn,
ing and protest. What then would
& Butler or any other "hero" do with
ou, an army and absolute power to save
such city from periodical scourges.
Year: 1879

A TRAMP applied for food at the house
of suburban agriculturist recently, and
while he was eating the rations that had
been furnished at his solicitations, he
was asked


Why do you not 60 to work?'


81 have looked long for place that
would suit me-" he replied, "but have
never found itp'


"Is there not plenty work at farm
ingP' asked the interrogator.


"Oh, yes" said the tramp, "plenty
of it; but you see, sir, want to find a
vineyard where the man who goes in at
the eleventh hour is the first to come
out and receive full days wages. In
the old time, they dealt fairly by man
That is New Testament treatment, and
that is what am looking for."'


At the close of his meal he started
again in pursuit of that coveted agricul
tural opportunity.-Noracich Bulletin.
Year: 1879

A correspondent of the France at st.
Petersburg states that as soon as the
Gar had entered the. Winter Palace
after the attempt had been made to
shoot him, he gave orders for all his
friends and the high State officials to be
admitted to his presence, and repeated
to them the event which had Just oc-
Cured in the following terms:


81 was taking my usual walk this morn
ing at nine o'clock, and, feeling rather
tired, was about to return to the Pal
ace, when / saw coming toward me
along the deserted flags good looking
young man of about thirty years Of age.
/ looked at him mechanically as he ap-
preached, thinking the while if that
man wished to kill me it would be very
easy for him to do SO. This strange pre-
sentiment was all the more inexpIicable
as there was nothing in the strangers
appearance to suggest his being con-
spirator. He wore the dress of clerk
in the Finance Department and his de-
meanor was perfectly correct. AS these
thoughts were passing through my mind
| saw him put his hand into the pocket
of his cloak, take from it pistol and
aim at me. Instinctively | darted
aside. The shot went off and missed
me. Just as / was on the point of call
ing for help second shot went off, and
| thanks to the movement made to right
myself, it likewise missed is aim. 1
then called for help Policemen ap-
peared Immediately. l walked straight
toward the would be- assassin, who stood
still a few PAGES off. His arm seemed
suddenly paralyzed. The men rushed
at him. He then seemed to recover
himself, and fred two more shots, one
of which unfortunately wounded one of
my preservers, while the other hit the
wall near me. At last the wretch was
secured and disarmed. Thereupon, to
tell you the truth, 1 felt rather faint,
and was brought back to the Palace.
Let us praise God, my friends. 1t is
He who has spared my life"
Year: 1879

Special to the Star.


INDIANApoLIs, Nov. II. - Indianapolis
dealers are now shipping coal to Cincin-
natl. One firm sent thirty car loads Sum
day night and as many will be shipped
from Clay County. The dealers who con-
tracted to deliver before hand have hard
time to meet contracts. The great demand
for coal will of course make good wages for
the miners. There is less than a week IS
supply of coal in the city if cold weather
should strike US now.
Year: 1879

A dispatch from Washington, Oct.
10th, says: A Democrat OF National
standing and high official position who
has Just returned from Ohio, in refer
ring to the causes Of the defeat Of his
party, gives pointed account of the
bitter feud between the friends Of Gen
eral Ewing and those of Senator Thur
man.


He says that under the surface OF
things, to those who were allowed to
know the situation, it was source Of
constant astonishment to note the in
tense hate which these factions had for
each other. The divisions between them
were much sharper than those be-
tween the Republican and Democratic
parties. This gentleman says they
were such as to account in great
measure for the late defeat. He re-
CARDS the situation as disgraceful to the
Democratic party, and the conduct ol
the leaders of the factions as inexcus
able.


The Washington "Post" this morning
finally discovered that there has been
an election in Ohio. 1t says:


The Democrats have suffered a bad
reverse il Ohio. This is disheartenine
Intelligence. We have never had much
faith that Ohio would enroll itself in
the Democratic column this Fall as the
result OF the general fight, for in oui
opinion i, is Republican State when
square issue is made between the two
parties before the people. But the Dem
ocrats, we think, should certainly have
been able to retain the Senator. Tht
result is probably due more than any
thing else to the unfortunate stand O.
General Ewing on the financial ques
ton. The people of Ohio evidently
do not believe in soft money. On the
whole, we think it is about time for thu
Democratic party to recognize the fac
that this is hard money country. Lee
it return to its old.time principles ant
act in everv instance according ly.
Year: 1879

Robert Moore, colored, had hearing
at Police Court this morning on the
charge OF violating city ordinance by
firing of a pistol within the city's lin
its. Mr.. and Mrs. Baird, who reside
over Eleventh street bridge, testified
that as they were eating breakfast yes
terday morning, they heard a pistol
crack and at the same instant bullet
crashed through the window of the
room in which they were sitting, pas
sed over the table and buried itself in
the cellar door at the other end of the
room. The window pane was shattered
and the fragments scattered over their
little baby which was lying asleep in
the cradle beneath the window. Rob
ert acknowledged firing the shot, and
said he was shooting at . mark. His
Honor imposed fine OF 81 90 and costs,
at the same time warning Robert to
refrain from target practice in the tu-
ture.
Year: 1879

A lady travelling on the New York
Central road, the other day, lost her
sstchel near lion. 1t contained twenty
thousand dollars. A freight train
came along shortly after the passenger
train, and the conductor picked up the
satchel from the side of the track and
left it with the agent at lion. 1t was
restored to the lady, who presented the
conductor with eight hundred dollars
for his honesty.
Year: 1879

.SOrreSpOuucnCt u the lthutI.


CUSTER, Dec. 3, 1879.


Custer is again o'ershadowed. A few
weeks ago we were very much elated at
the prospect of the sale of the Atlantic
mine. Said sale having fallen through
gives our town setback it will be
some time in recovering from. Since
the prospect of our town growing,
jumpers have come in almost as thick
as grasshoppers were in Nebraska in
rs, and vacant lots, lots with partially
finished buildings, and lots with good
buildings on them have been jumped,
but think many parties will be glad
to sell again before spring for less than
the cost of fencing.


There is no doubt that we have
many rich mines around here, but
most of them are from six to eight
miles from town and there is no assur-
ance that Custer, a year from now, will
be the leading town in this section.
To be sure we have the county seat,
which will be of some help in the start,
and if we could secure a patent for the
town have no doubt we would keep
the ascendency, but the opposition to a
patent is very strong, and doubt if it
can be procured. Yours,


OBSERVER
Year: 1879

New York, Dec. ST. A. Pike, who
is at Augusta, Maine, as one of the
Republican advisory committee, has
made to reporter full statement of
the facts concerning the democratic
plot to capture that state by fraud. He
says there was no bribery by republi-
cans in the election, and that the whole
conduct Of tho governor and council is
suspicious. If the democrats are given
control of the legislature they can alter
the law about presidential electors, and
possibly capture the electoral vote of
Maine in 1880.
Year: 1879




Bailey's bill for the education of the
colored people recites that S510, 900 have
been covered back into the treasury re-
Gently, being the bounty of colored
soldiers unclaimed after seven years,
and directs the secretary of the treasury
to invest that amount in government
four per cents, the interest to be appor-
toned to the five institutions already
in operation where colored people re-
ceive education in the higher branches.


The Missouri delegation this after
noon adopted appropriate resolutions
regarding the death of their colleague,
A. M. Lay.


The house electoral law committee
will report the bill for early action this
session.


The senate committee will report for
passage resolution to amend the con-
stitution and abolish the electoral col
lege, making direct popular vote.


Representative Pound will introduce
at the earliest opportunity joint reso-
luton proposing constitutional amend.
ment making the presidential term six
years, with no second term, and the
congressional term three years.
Year: 1879

Clarkson N. Potter is being pushed
by some of the Democrats for the nomi.
alton for the GovernorsEipof New York
It will be remembered that there were
reports, while Pot er was in Congress,
that Tilden had agreed to give him the
Governorship If he would stir up things
In such a manner as to prove that wick
ed Southern Republicans had robbed
Tilden Of The Presidency. Potter was
exceedingly eager to do Mr.. Tilden's
dirty work, and he went at it with a
zest; but happily the only results were
the discovery of gang OF phenomenal
liars in louisiana; the revelation of the
great deal of Democratic wickedness
and clear demonstration of the fact that
Clarkson N. Potter did not know
enough about politics to he permitted
to wander about in dangerous places
without a guardian angel to look after
him. If Tildeu did agree to put him
in the Governorship in payment for his
services, most persons will believe
that Tilden is fairly relieved Of the
obligation by Clarkson's dismal failure
to take care of his end of the bargain