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PENN CALVIN.
BY BAYARp TAYLOR.


Iron the Atlantic Monthiy1
Search high and low, search up and down,
By light of stars or sun,
And of all the good folks of our town
There's like Penn Calvin none.
He lightly laughs when all condemn,
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And royal rule of gold!"
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They live, and so do II"
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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-01-19
On Selecting Poultry.

To ascertain a fowls age, always
look at the teeth first. If the teeth
are several inches long, and consist
entirely of what is kno Wn as "doubie
teeth" you can depend upon it the
chicken is one of the original COOP
that Noah brought over with him, and
she will prove so tough that nitro
glycerine, or giant powder won't
make any impression on her mater
nal breast. On the contrary, If she
has just cut her eye-teetb, she is still
capable of being carved, though where
more than the lower teeth are visible
it may require hand-saW to reduce
her to stOYe-wOOd size.
An old hen always wears spurs.
This is a wise provision of nature, and
is designed to spur her up when she
gets careless about laying, and eggs
are forty cents per dozen. She also
has scales upon her legs, either Of
Fairbanks pattern, or some other
standard manufacturers. If her scales
are rough and she finds it difficult to
keep her balance while walking, you
can mark her down as old enough to
vote. A young hen seldom wears
spurs, unless of the Mexican pattern,
and she has very smooth scales, if
any, on her limbs. Her comb is also
thin and fine, though occasionally
one may be found with q coarse comb
and hair brush, but the latter class
are vain and inclined to dress and
make very poor layers.
An old hen turkey has rough legs,
cNrns on her feet, and strong claws for
scratching gravel about Thanksgiv-
ing time. An old turkey cock al
ways has a long beard, a goatee,
though they occasionally sport a
mOustache and q pair of sidewhiskers.
An old goose is known by the
toughness of it's gizzard and its fine
feathers. Always note while in the
market, whether the ''goOse hangs
high" or not. Everything is not so
lovely sometimes when this bird
hangs high, on the contrary it indi-
Gates a desire on the part of the dealer
to raise the bird above suspicion and
prevent that familiarity that breeds
contempt on the part of the buyer,
until he has paid for the bird.-IftatS-
UiLe Herald.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-01-19

great man than Edmund. Burke has
such idle wishes as ''the
idlest ofall idle things" The sensi-
ble-nay, the Christian way-is to re-
cogniZe il, andreform it as far as may be
Such is the aim and ten
dency Of this unique and remarkable
book. On thorough examination,
am prepared to say of it what Lord
Bacon says in an Epistolary Preface
to his volume of Essays: "I have
played myself the inqUisitor, and fird
nothing to my understanding in it
contrary or infectious to the state of
religion, or manners, but rather as L
suppose n1edici106Le.
The literary construction of "My
ROsesD Is effected according to the
highest style of art, and is neverthe-
less 50 filled with food of gushing
sympathy, so permeated with the
imprOmptu light and the fame of an
inspired genius, that its glitter is not
that of ice or snow, but that or the
living and life giving dews of Heaven.
A proper regard has been had for the
'tthree unitiss'' of the ThetOriclans-
the unity of action, of place and Of
time. From this admirable feature
not only is the interest in the work
vastly increased, but its adaptation to
the stage is rendered most easy. We
doubt not its dramatization will speed
lily follow its appearance in its pres
ent form and we may expect for it
on the stage q greater success than as
a simple Romance of a June Day"
In fashioning this adaptation we sug-
gest it would be well to modify the
plot 50 as to obviate the slight disre-
gard of the unity of time which the
twentieth chapter of the book presents.
This could easily and happily be eff
fected; and with this, we conceive its
dramatic form might be rendered as
nearly perfect as those great MASTER
pieces which have held possession of
the stage since the days of Eschylus,
of Euripides and SOphocles. Its thrill
ling interest is not inferior to many of
the productions of these great tragic
authors whose immortal compositions
have been the models OfaL succeeding
generations. Its partially happy ter
mination would find precedent in the
alfalfa of Racine, and in two Of Vol
taire's finest tragedies, "Alzire" and
the 'Orphan of China ;" while the re-
morse and death of the herOIne's ia
ther, and the fate of Marguerite, af-
ford a sufficient admixture of disas-
aster incident to stamp it with tragic
solemnity and pow er.
We might indulge in q very limited
amount of small criticism on verbiage
in few instances in this elegant vol
ume. But we have said enough. Its
few faults are by no means impor-
tant; and we are not to-day in any
mood for the ''mousing Owl' species
of criticism.
MILLEDGEVILLE GA.
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The Ramle Plant.

The ramie plant seems likely to
fulfill all that at first it promised.
This plant is a native of Java, and
its fibre is admirably adapted for use
either separately or in conjunction
with silk or cotton. 1t is easily raised,
is exceedingly productive, and is in
demand by the European manufac-
turers. 1t is only since 1874 that it
has been known generally in Europe,
and only since 1867 that 1t has been
cultivated in this country, in which
year it was first planted in Louisiana.
In 1870, that State and Mississippi
grew eighteen hundred acres of it. In
California, the ''Pacific Ramie com
pany" is organized, and viii plant
large tracts of land with it as soon as
the rains will permit. European
manufacturers have guaranteed a
constant demand in excess OF the
supply. What is needed in order to
secure the cheapest supply, Is ma
chine to remove the outer husks from
the bark, and to separate the bark
from the WOOd-a counterpart, in fact,
to the cotton gin. A member of the
British East India Commission has
offered $25, 900 as a prize for machine
that will do this work properly,
which will serve to stimulate the
energies of inventors. In the report
of the department of agriculture for
1870, we find the following: "The
ramie plant, or the China grass of
commerce, cultivated in many parts
of the south, from seed furnished
originally through this department,
is found well adapted to that portion
of the country, and when it can be
utilized cheapIy it may become a
staple crop. It multiplies very rapid
ly from root planting, one hundred
roots having in one year produced
plants enough for over one hundred
and fifty acres, as reported from
Louisiana. In Fayette county, Ten
nessee, it grows very thriftily, and
produces a beautiful glossy fibre. In
Goliad, Texas, it grows well, both
from seeds and roots; and in Austin
the staple is reported long, fibre ex-
cellent, white and silky" When ii
is recollected that the plant is to be
cut when five feet high, and that q
successful dressing machine is all that
is necessary to that cheap utilization
which shall render it's culture of q
less cost than that of cotton, it is
clear that we have a new and valu-
able textile material.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-01-19
Irrigation.

A writer in the Farmer and Artisan
has the following to say on the sub
ject of irrigation
Having a small country mill, with
several acres of land stretching out
below it, have for several years irri-
gated a number Of acres at a nominal
expense. 1 extended q small ditch
from the flume which supplies my
mill, around the edge of the valley,
and made little gates at convenient
distances through which 1 can turn
any desired amount Of water, at any
time when my crop requires it. I
have found that by tUdicious water
ing the land just before planting, my
crops grow iuxuriantly through ordi-
nary dToughts, when the same class of
land, not watered thoroughly in the
spring, suffered severely. The land
irrigated is not strictly bottom land
is never overlooked by the stream run
ming through it, though not Of course
as thrifty as rolling upland. I find
that the lands thus irrigated produce
more without manure than my best
uplands under the highest cultivation.
l am therefore q strong advocate of
irrigation, and would urge all farm
ers who have so much as q single acre
lying so as to admit Of it, to apply the
same system.
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No people are more reverentia1 toward
the honored dead than the denizsns OF
this sunny cline, hut since the war
many causes, over which we have had
no control, have c0a8pired to render it
didieult fOrsus to erzament and -beauti-
fy our cemeteries as We wished. To q
great extent our people were rendered
bankrupt By the struggle, in all but
honor, energy and hope; but time, and
patient industry have again caused our
genial land to smile with something Of
its former wealth and plenty. And
now is the time to look after the resting
places of the departed. Nothing is
more appropriate than handsome
monument. There are many establish
ments in the country where they can
be obtained, but a recent visit to that Of
Mr. ALFRED WHITE, % West Fifth
street, Cincinnati, o., oonvinces us that
his taste in designs, facilities for pro-
ductiou, and the superior quality of his
American and imported marbles and
Scotch GRANTEES, deserve the favorable
attention of all who may wish to erect
a memorial to the names Of a departed
relative or friend. This blishmont
has been in operation for the past quar-
ter Of century, and is prompt and re-
liable.