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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-01

THE Po1NTs OF THE CoAlPAss.-An
interesting paper was recently read,
at the last meeting of the American
Oriental Society, on the relation Of
the Chinese and Mongolian langua-
Qes. and valuable iuferencea WerO
drawn from the fact that the elassi-
fcatiOn Of the points Of the compass
was originally the same IN sChinese,
Thibetan and Mongolian. In these
languages the south is always mem
toned before the north, and In an
cient Chinese and Mongolisn, tha
west before the east. In Mongo-
lian the word south meane "iu
front, north means behind" west
means "to the right, "and east means
''to the left" In Chinese, the charac-
ter which stands for north, is compos-
ed Of two men turned back to back,
and originally meant to ''tGrn the
back upon" In the Chinese compass
the index is placed on the south point
/ Of the needle. In the ancient clsssies
instances have been found Whers ths
word 'tright" was used for west.
Among other nations the points Of
the compass are sometimes named
upon the same principle, but another
point than the south is usually as
sumed to be in front. Thus 10 He-
brew the words before" behind
fright" and cleft" are used. but the
last is IN front. The Hawaiians front
toward the west, and call north the
''nght, " and south the 'lsft." The
consideration Of the south as 'sbe-
fore" is exceedingly natural among
BatioHs living IN the North Temper
ate Zones, since observers Of the mo-
tions Of the sun and principal plan
cts and stars must face the south IN
order to viewsthe important heaven
ly bodies and record their eourEsg
through the signs Of the Zodiae.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-01
Marrow Gauge Railroads.

From ths PhIlldelphia Age.l
Much has been said lately about
the practicability of narrow gauge
railroads. The first road of this des-
cription opened in this country fo1
passenger travel and freight is the
Denver and Rio Grande," run
ming between Denver and Colorado
City, distance of 76 miles. It is
declared q complete success. It has
three foot track, the rails weighing
only 80 pounds to the yard, and the
maximum curvature six degrees to
the 100 feet, the maximum grade
being 75 feet to the mile. The pas
senger engines weigh twelve tons,
and cost only 81, 500, and the freight
engines fifteen tons, costing So, 800.
The cost per mile of building, as
equipped, is $14, 800, which, on ac-
count OF high transportation, charg-
eg on material from the east, is
greater than the cost Of a similar
road would be in this part of the
country. The estimated cash cost
of such a line here is from $4,000
$4,000 per mile. An excursion
was made over the road on its COM
pletiOn, between the points mention
ed, and the riding was easy and
comfortable, at fifteen to thirty
miles an hour. The cars are neces,
sarily smaller than those used on
ordinary tracks, being thirty-five
feet long and seven feet in outside
width; having double seats on one
side, and single seats on the other,
and accommodating "a passengers.
Sleeping cars and all contrivances
of travel can be provided on such
roada.
If itshould prove true that this
road is q complete success, it will
be OF the utmost Importance to the
people of this country. In regions
where the country is broken, and
where capital is scarce, such roads
may be constructed where it would
be impossible to secure the means
for a broad gauge.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-01
The Wages Of Royalty.

The Car of Russia has the most
profitable berth, his wages averaging
g25, 900 per day, or 364 times as
much as President Grant receives.
The Sultan Of Turkey struggles along
with SIS, 900 per day. How he can
do it with his huge family, and the
inevitably enormous dry goods bills,
it is not easy to understand. Louis
Napoleon last September lost q
place that paid him G14,OOO per
day; but he has been prudent, and
has saved up something handsome,
which will keep him comfortable in
his old age. What the pay of the
Emperor William of Germany may
be be we don't know, but as King
Of Prussia he was paid only the
small sum of &S. .21O per day. Vic
tor Emanuel, of Italy; enjoys an in
come of about S3,OO0,000. Queen
Victoria is q good manager and re-
ceives about e2,00O,O3O per year.
The Prince of Wales finds 2625, 900
unequal to his expenses. Some
time ago a man named Needy left
Queen Victoria 81, ,750, 800, and
Prince Albert left her 95,O00,0O0.
In contrast to these magnificent
figures it may be interesting to
know that the average income Of
nine millions of people in England
and Wales is less than two shiliings
per day; eighteen million live on a
shilling per day. There are lot
EngGshmen who return incomes Of
over $3.50, 1000 per year, and 1871
who return $1,000 to $4,000.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-01
The NinevitIc inscriptions.

Among the interesting papers pre-
sented at the last meeting of the
American Oriental Society was de-
scription by the Rev. William Hayes
Ward, superintendent editor of The
Independent, of the slabs containing
Ninvitic cuneiform inscriptions that
have been brought to this country
They are mainly mural, taken from
the pIlace at Nimroud-the Calah
of the Bible-built by an Assyrian
monarch, Assur-nazir-ba cotempo-
ary with Ahab and Jehoshaphat.
The military prOWess of this mon
arch extended his empire widely.
Mr. Ward presented photograph of
one of these slabs and offered g trans
lation oft, having no knowledge of
any other rendering Of it into mod
ern tongues, though of opinion that
this has been also probably affected
in Europe. The following extracts
will give some idea of the transla-
ton: '"The palace Of Assur-nazir-
bal, servant of Assur, servant OF the
god Belts, the god Ninib, the shin
ing one, Of Anu and of Dagon, ser
want of the great gods; mighty king,
king of hosts, king of the land OF As
syria; son of Tiglathininib, great
king, mighty king, king ofhosts, king
of Assyria, strong warrior, who, in
the service of Assur his lord, march
ed vigorously among the princes Of
| the four regions" Assur-nazir-bal
specifies the regions of his conquest,
and gives the following particulars
of the construction Of the palace
where the slab was found, after men
tioning thst the city of Calah had
fallen into decay, and that he had re-
peopled it with captives taken In his
campaigns; ST threw down the old
mound, and leveled it with water.
I laid in order 120 courses on the
bottom. A palace of cedar, box, cy-
press kllf, LakbaRnW, blSt71E, and hdIpit
wood, for the seat of my royalty, for
the fulness Of nay princedom, to en-
dure for generations, I placed upon
it. Images of animals (?) OF the
mountains and seas OfWrou9ht stone
IL. -. and set them up -. In It's
gates With plates Of copper I roof
edit. I hung in its gates foldine
doors Of cedar, box, fr, and lakkannu
wood, silver, gold, tin ~, copper
and iron, which my hands had &C.
quired In the lands which I ruled,
| gathered In great quantities, and
placed them IN the midst thereof
In these recondite researches, the
difficulties Of which can only be ap-
preciated by the few who have under
taken to decipher the cuneiform
characters, Mr.. Ward stands almost
alone among editors of American
newspapers.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-01
meEaain the Neon.

If that Robson Crusoe who looks
so eomplscently down from tbe
moon is possessed Of sight in pro-
dortion to his sizs, or owns 3 good
Equatorial telescope, how he must
haze wondered in the past fortnight
what was happening to his great
copper cOlored cousin upon whom
he dances attendance. The great
fire IN Chicago; the forests Of Mich
igan and Wisconsin rolling mp bill
lows Of fame and smoke that he
could zee with 3 pOcket-spy glass;
the pra ries of the Far West pouring
q Cataract Of rssistless Ere over the
sdge of the horizon; the mountains
of Calitornia and New Mexico glow
ing blood red with q sea OF fame
that rolls ceasslsssly from peak to
valley; the freshet filing the rivers
of Maine, sWesping out property by
the million and lives by the scores
the hurricane rushing over he coast
of Newfoundland, dragging ships
from their anchor, dashing out lives
on the cruel rocks; the typhOon
sweeping over China lifting up
the sea like plsything, and hurting
it in a deadly shower bath over ten
thousand square miles of human
habitation; fire again In Odens and
with its thousands OF
burning dwellings and shrisking
women; the solid earth quaking in
Delaware and Constantinople; Mau-
na Loa vomiting forth FIRE and
smoke and melted lava on the Ha-
waiian Isles; and over all cloud OF
pestilence from out which are thrust
The Enaky tongues Of cholers, plague,
fever, smallpox and famine. Truly,
it must somewhat astonish the man
IN the moon.-CinciRnati Times and
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-01
The Pursuit Of Strength.

Those unfortunates who devote
their lives to the pursuit of stength,
according to Halls Journal Of Health,
who ri~e at unearthly hours, and
shiver under ice cod shO yer baths,
who nevr eat as much as they wish
Or what they wish, who live as me-
chanically as possible and consci-
entiously deprive themselves Of
about all reasonable enjoyment, are
to be pitied. Still their terrible sys-
tenn leaves thrm alone during the
night. If they eat, drink, move
and have their being under its su-
pervision, through the day, at night
they can sleep undisturbed. But q
new echool has arisen In California.
Some crack-brainsd enthusiast has
announced that he has prolonged his
life for years by sleeping with his
finger tips touching his toes. The
reason Of the advantage of this pro-
ceeding is not at first evident. but is
easily understood when we read that
az the vital electrical currents are
thus kept in even circumhow, instead
of being thrown off at the extromi-
ties and wasted" The discoverer has
given the valuable secret gratuitous-
" to the world, actuatey solely by q
desire to benefit suffering humanity.
I" Machines, warranted to hold the
body easily in this position, can be
obtained only of ETC., scs. II the
method comes into general use, our
posterity will, we fear, be a 'stifE-
backed generation. ."-ChigcagO IFt-
bttHe.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-01
The Yorld,s Fair OF 1s7a.

Americans should remember that
Vienna is to have a worlds fair in
1873. At the Paris exhibition OF
1867 nearly everything sent from
this country took prize, and there
is no reason why the same thing
should not be repeated at Vienna in
1873. The exhibition will undoubt-
edly be the largest that has ever yet
been seen. The park eet apart for
the exhibition contains four times
as many square yards as has ever
been similarly occupied, and the
principal building alone will have a
length of 4, $50 feet. The committee
having the matter in charge wish to
have a full display of the raw mate
rials and manufactured articles Of
each nation, with statistical infor-
nation in reference to the amount
produced and the trade therein.
Special efforts vii be made to
have the art collections as complete
as possible. and it is proposed to
have loan collection from all the
German museums, similar to the
celebrated one at Kensington. An
other speciality will be collection
of articles used by different nations
Ia their domestic affairs, kitchen
utensils, furniture, dress, ornamen-
tai objects, in fact, everything used
about house. As the Austrian ma
tlcn has never had an exhibition OF
this character, they will undoubted-
lY work hard TO make it success.
The opportunity ought not to be
neglected by the manufacturers oi
this countFy.-N. 7. Post.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-01
'*I will do It, father. I"

1
The Duo was violently opposed t.
this caprice OF the clown, but Mora
nita said FIRMLY:
at is the last request he vii
have q right to ask Of me I wil
obey him.
The Due was so much in love tha
he did not dare oppose one Of Mora.
nita's wishes. Even when he thought
of her dashing horse, as be had al
first seen her, he felt an anticipation
Of delight IN seeing her again in the
ring.
The eyentful night arrived; the
circus was crowded to sufEoeation.
The Due, with the Viseompte de
Viliers, with one of loves supersti-
tions, sat In the very seat where first
he had seen her. On she comes;
the audience shout; Fortunio fol-
lows and closes the barrier, as the
horse leaps with his dainty charger
on his back into the ring.
Never had Moranita looked more
beautiful The Due had insisted
that her costume should be of dia-
monds aud real Yelyets and silks,
where she had before worn imitation.
Round and round she goes, execu-
ting, with grace and sass, her won
derful dance.
The clown stands leaning against
the barrier he has just closed, gazing,
with his arms crossed, on his daugh-
ter.
All at once the horse begins to
snort, and throw down his head.
Moranita shows no signs of fear.
She holds the reins with a firm hand !;
but presently the horse is evidently
ungovernable. There is a shout
from the audience, s pressing for
ward Of those standing in the ring !;
but the clown keeps them back, and
he tells the Due who, pale and
trembling, stands beside him, that it
is part Of the exhibition.
All at once Moranita utters a
scream she has lost control of her
horse the horse is covered with
foam, snorts ank kicks, and as the
Due, breaking from the clown,
bursts into the ring, Moranita falls
to the ground and the horse rolls
over her. The horse and the poor
girl are but one mass; but the Due,
Needless Of all danger. has dragged
her from beneath tie horse, but it is
a dead, senseless form he holds in
his arms. Moranita Is dead.
But now there was q terrible shout
and the crowd Iecsded with a great
rush. Fire was issuing from the
ears and nostrils Of the horse, and
in the agonies of pain he was dash
ing wildly around. The ringmaster,
seeing lives were In danger, ad-
Vanced and with answering hand
shot the animal through the head.
"There has been treachery here, !"
cried the Duo.
Yes" said the clown, advancing;
" treaehary-I did it. I preferred
to see her dead than to give her to
you. Do with me as you VIII I
put gunpowder with match into
his ears, made him thus ungoverna-
BILE, and so he killed her. Due, I
loved her-I loved her She was ali
in all to me. You will forget her-I
never shall, for I shall die for her. :"
The Duo has 'orgotten her the
clown is in the galleys, but he is
content to expiate her death-he
would rather know her dead than
another's.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-01

A writer in a Berlin paper pub
fishes the following figures with re-
gard to the condition of Europe at
the present time and that of 3 hun
dred years ago Europe now has
three hundred millions Of inhabi-
tants /; then it had about sixty mil
lions. The six principle powers Oi
Europe now ingross four-6fths oi
its population as follows: Russia
n, 100000 Germany, 10000, 900
France /; 35, 100000; Austro-Hun
~; SO, OO0, 900, Great Britain; 80
OO0. .00o. Italy ; 26, $4,000 A hun
dred years ago the Eve great pow
ers had but half the total popula-
ton. This was before the partition
of Poland.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-01

d. Bertillon lately read before
the Academy of Medicine a paper
on the relative influence of mar
riage and celibacy, based on statis-
ticai returns derived from France.
Belgium, and Holland. In France.
taking the ten years 1757.66. he
found that in 1000 persons aged
% to 30, 4 deaths occurred In the
married, I04 IN the unmarried, and
Y IN the Widowers In females at
the same age. the mortality among
the married and unmarried was
thezsams 95per ], 900, while In wild
ows it was ~. In persons aged
from 60 to 35, the mortality among
men was from the married, IL per
1 Zoo, for the unmarried, 5, and
for WidoEers, 10 per 1000 ;
among women for the married, 8
for the unmarried, 10, and for Wid-
ows, Is, per one 1000. There sp-
pears to be a general agreement Of
these results Of marriage in Belgium
and Holland, as well Rs in France
and Paris.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-01
Government Revenue from Virginia
TOhaeco.

The total collections in the State
of Virginia for tobacco since March
1, 1869, to December I, 1870,
amounts to 81, ,472, ,557 16, being an
excess of $9,998, ,733 40 more than
was collected under the previous ad-
ministration for forty-four months
prior to March /, 1869, under a tax
on plug tobacco one-fifth greater
than the present rate, IN addition to
the taxes paid at the factory door,
through the purchase by the manu-
factuer of the proper stamps. Ship
ments IN bond since March 1, 1869
for export, or for withdrawal for con
sumption at the porte of entry
amounted to 81, ,6S1, ,S65 pounds. i
is estimated that 2, 900 of the ship.
ments were withdrawn for consump
ton, which would show a total reve
nue. derived by the Government from
tobacco manufacted in Virginia
since March ], 1869, TO be $40, ,156
ga. The collections from tobacco
In the Third and Fifth District
alone, for the twelve months priol
to December 1, 1871, amounted K
s4,1A4,5A3 %.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-01

General Edward Braddock, who
died in Pennsylvania on the 18th OF
July, 1755, was buried about nine
miles from Uniontown. Last week
two citizens Of Pittsburg planted
about his grave two English elms,
two Norway spruces, and a weep
ing willow. The tree from which
the twig Of the weeping willow was
cuts came from the grave of Nspo-
leon at st. Helena. The one forest
tree that formerly marked the grave
Of BEaddock, recently fell by reason
Of the deosy.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-01

DR.. A. S. Gerhard, of Philadel-
phia, has used chestnut leaves quite
extensively as remedy for whoop-
ing-cough. They are administered
either in the form of an infusion, OF
a syrup, or of fluid extract. They
contain considerable tannin their
taste is mildly astrignent, without
any decided bitterness
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-01
Deatl. and Cupid.


AK ALLRGoKY.
OH who but oft hath marVeIed why
The gods who rule above
Should s'Sg permit the young to die.
The old to fall in Lowell
Obi Why should hapIess human kind
Be punished ont Of ssasOnf
Fray listen. and perhaps you'll find
Ny rhyme may give the reason.
Death. strelIing out one summers day,
Net Cupid. with his spaFFOWs;
And bAntsring in pleasant way.
Proposed change Of arrows.
agreed. !" quoth Cupid-''I fOrsse
Tue quesrest game of errors;
For you the king of hearts will BEL
And I'll be king Of tsTFOEsi'
And 50 twas dons-alas the day
That multiplied their arts
Zach from the other bore away
A portion Of their dartsI
And that explains the reason why.
Despite the gods above.
The young are often doomed to die;
The cid 70 fall in lOvsl-JOHN G. SAKE.
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ANHOBNCEMRNTs.-Anno nnouaclnE tns LAa-.1 q
person for a County Office, sSj State oiLes SlUj
Federal Office SIS. Invariably in advance.
~ The above Terms and Rates viii be
triotly adhered to.
kWRelleious, Marriage, Birth aud Death
Notices solicited, and will be willingly insert.
ed SKE OF oHARGE. Obituaries win Be charged
at advertising rates
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New-York tribune., 1872-02-26
PANIC ON TIE BERLIN BoURsE.

W. 1e'Ia E". ~ Sorresp0ries Of The London Dull Nea
We nave had panic on our Stock Exchange
hAe O.ea.lpheo by that troublesome and ii1crnina-
49, y, Aa9sa "a question which causing you 30 much anT
iS ;h ~ nEanu l1st now. Il began on Thursday Early
s uaJ tne heTs spread that ia few hOurs there Was
had hen ,ec.t1 5gs panic, as most Omiuous
Et, LecSlVed from London that AN prospects of mr.
Ore, IA the Alabama ease had vanished uasnuch as
ths wiaIn cOha not accept The construction which
NJ, Ho Washington Cabinet Lad pnt ON Inc Treaty
one ~ on bohYeIeu the spacious Exchange which Is
ent ~ We iargcst rooms In the world and vel not su
tars stDn aS Iu'iedes who Gil II daily YOU had your
Visible aud ~ ~ q oeIeiIng noise The panic was
anfiv a u ae1De one, aud you soon became unplcas
yos lew swuIe Gi u by the uncerenOn Gus manner m Whc
iupossi Pasled about For hour OF So Il Was almost
Isre,ls 70 ~. rtan what the days Driro OF any
sDd ,,PSe PISne security. NOBODY wanted to buy
serve Tb,3 pooy wanted 20 sell You could Oh
1Ile pt ast IOf the very best home railway sIarcs
Ie,ozic yMsrsoam ~ and Aagdeburg. MagdeDnr2 and
AnJe ilnasaeDuTy and Halberstadt Berlin ana UriI.
per eent 49, anu Mlhden, stock broker took live
feipss ~ .asn ms neIghbOT at the same moment Wa
ooyd ~, ohei states bOnds and OtheIi AmeIicsn etoc
Fropnd ~ Sod at OIL The only stocks that le,t their
Frg.sia, sny' ana even fetched higher prices Wcr
At one nCe , 0Dhgaii0hs aud German MuB,ipal losus
slntL VciOck, with the very stroke of tiie
"' panic somewhat sUbfided. Jbe pri-
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26
MEXICO.
THE REVOLUTION GROWING MORE FeRMiDABLl
SIEGE OF SAN LUIS POroSl-AN AMERlCAl
STEAMER THREATENED.

THE REVOLUTION GROWING MORE FORMIDABLE
SIEGE OF SAN LUIS POT0SI-AN AMERICAN
STEAMER THREATENED.
MATAMOROS, Feb. 23.-GOmez Portugal, the
revolutionary Governor of Aquas Caientas occupied
the city Of that on the 18th inst
special courier arrived tonight from san Luis Potos
with letters to the 10th nSt confirming the previously
reported death OF Cen Por1iO Daz in the mountains
of OuerearO ON the 18th inst from dysentery The io
lowers Of Diag have proclaimed for Herdo Teada' OF
Juzman for President.
TeIeRrsms from before San Luis POtos say that Tfe
vino's army Is increasing rapidly.
The State Of Chihuahua is sending troops to the reVo
lutiOnsts.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas Feb 23.-Tbe Collector OF Gus
toms M Matamoros who Ia also special civil repre-
entatye of the Jnarst Government, announces his In
teptlon of sinking an American steamer II 1t clears
hence for CamargO. which Is now In the possession
Of the revOluiionists. An International d%nl- %
cultv II likely TO arise on tms question: INC
Corta who is irresponsible and who hates the Amer-
cans yod readily assent 90 the suggestion OF the Co
ecor Gen Barney, American Collector here, refuses
10 give clearance papers until ne receives hstuVt%R
from Washgton II the vessel eventually clears, u
n,,v A. ccrtalu Many merchants here rom the lhte
TiGr are anxious to send their bonded goods mo McAco
and are urging the clearance OF the vessel 10 CHhhFso h
'v Zen SThe City OF San Luis Potosi has
hecu fhc pOu with tbe revOlHtlODlss iO some
ne mast An their available forces are concentrated
there, leaving only sufficient ~ me o.ies o'n W d T
Wadr 10 garlls0n them. Cara, MarnnZ ana Ire
nos fro0s arc esleglig slu Luis POtOsl Wblch is dc-
fcuded by Gen itocba Tie best oncti ah,I 20 tio
GOyernnent vino thus lar is unable 10 Iee h9eil lloih
bnt u0hing reube Is known. II - probable that shoa
Pcha puate NOTthCTB Mexico VII DC lOsI 10 5uas%