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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18
A Gentle Rebuke.

A lady, riding in car on the
New York Central Railroad, was dis
turbed in her reading by the con-
versation of two gentlemen occupy
ing the seat Just before her. One of
them seemed to be student of
some college on his way home for u
vacation.
He used much profane language,
greatly to the annoyance of the
lady.
She thought she would rebuke
him, and on begging pardon for in
terrupting them, asked the young
student if he had studied the lam
guages.
Eyes, madam have mastered
the languages quite we'll.
'DoyOu read and speak Hebrew %
"Quite fuently."
"Wil you be so kind as to do me
a small favor p
"With great pleasure, 1 am at
your service"
"Will you be so kind as to do
your swearing in Hebrew ?"
We may well suppose the lady
was not annoyed any more by the
ungentlemany language of this
would-be gentleman,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18
The Use Of Earthquakes.

The usefulness of earthquakes was
a faVorite subject with the late Sir
John HerscheI. Were it not for the
changes in the earth's crust which
are constantly being effected by the
action of subterranean forces, of
which the earthquake is the most
active manifestation, there can be no
doubt that the action of the sea beat
ing upon the land, together with the
denuding power of rain, inevitably
cover the entire earth with one vast
ocean. Had the primeval world
been constructed as it now exists"
Gays Sir John HerscheI, time
enough has elapsed, and force
enough derected to that end has been
in activity to have long ago destroyed
every vestige of land" Mr.. Proctor
shows most clearly the benefcient
manner il which the restorative &C
ton of the earth's subterranean
forces is arranged. Of course every
upheaving of the surface must be
accompanied or followed by a de-
preston elsewhere.
Con comparison OF the various
effects it has been found that the
forces Of upheaval acts on the whole
more powerfully under continents.
while the forces of depression act
most powerfully, Con, the whole. IN
Ger the bed of the ocean. It teens
as if nature had provided against the
inroads of the ocean by seating the
earth's upheaving forces just where
they are most wanted
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18
Not Generally known.

Martin Van Buren, is the only
man who held the offices of Presi-
dent, Vice President, Minister to
England, Governor of his own State
and member of both Houses of Con-
gross.
Thomas II. Benton is the only
man who held a seat in the United
States Senate for thirty consecutive
years.
The only instance of father and
son in the United States Senate at
the same time, is that of Hon.
Henry Dodge, Senator from Wis
consin, and his son, Augustus @.
Dodge, Senator from Iowa.
General James Shields is the only
man who ever represented two
States In the United States Senate.
At one time he was Senator from
Illinois, and subsequently Senator
from Minnesota.
John Quincy Adams held position
under the government during every
Administration from that of Wash
ington to that of during
which he died. He had been Minis
ter to England, member of both
Houses of Congress- Score tary of
State and President of the United
States. He died while member Of
the House of Representatives.
The only instance where three
brothers occupied seats in the lower
House at the same time was when
Elihu B. Washburne represented the
First District of Illinois, Israel
Washburne, jr., the Third District
in Maine, and Cadwallader c. Wash
burne the Third District of Wiscon-
sin
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18
THE LITTLE FOLKS.

A sCHooL-MAsTER gave out one
morning as a reading lesson to his
first class that portion of the ''Mer-
chant of Venice" in which the
pound of flesh" scene occurs. The
reading finished, he asked the class
what Shylock meant when he said,
" Ny deeds upon my head" ''Well,"
said the tallest boy, "I don't know,
unless he carried his papers in his
hat"
A CAR in which were a bright little
maiden and her u other came rush
ing into the Central depot the other
day ; and there eginens were footing
hideously, hackmen bowling, and
small boys of dirty and fendish
aspect were shouting " Morning
papers y Is it any wonder that the
little girl cuddled up to her mother
and inquired With terrible awe ::
" Mamma, IS this the " badman's?"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

The fall Of the leaves not only symbolizes human
decay, but promotes 1t. In other words, the eliu-
via from dying and rotting vegetables is unfavora-
bic to health. To this and other causes-may be
ascribed the prevalence of acute disorders Of the
stomach, bowels and liver AZ this season. Every
person ofbuous habit is liable to be reyy bilious in
the fall. Then, too all persons whose digestion is
weak more than ordinarily dyspeptic. and in
dviduas pre- disposed to collie diarrhoea and dysen-
terry particularly likely be attacked by these
complaints. The most complete defence against
each and all of these distressing ailments in bodily
viEor. To obtain this blessing in all its Fentttude
where it does not exist Hostettcrs Stomach Btters
is earnestly recommended. 1t is the peculiar Office
of this preparation to reinforce and regulate tie
important organs which digest ami temper tn
food, and convert it int DEMONSTRATING blood
Bodily vigOr depends upon the nourishing quail.
ties of that fluid, and the nutritiOusnesS of the
blood depends upon the functional activity and
regularity which il is the special providence of the
BtTerS to secure. Hence IL is the best defence of
When dySeutCry, dHrrhtCa. bilious COiiC, and other
violent affections of the bowels, become epidemic,
they often do IN certain parts of the country in
the fail, IL viii be found that peaSOnS who have
been wise enough to resort to the Filters pre-
ventIve are almost invariably exempted from the
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18
Another Way.

We have all heard of the man
who was wrecked at sea, and washed
himself ashore with a cake of soap
he happened to have Ia his pocke5
and here Is the story that at first
hearing sounds ridiculous. But
who knows2 It is said that a Lon
don apothecary happened to get lost
overload at sea- His pocket, how
ever, was full of Seidtlitz powders
They became wet; they mixed; they
generated carbonic acid gas; his
pocket was distended; some way or
other the gas could not escape; so
he fioated; he was savei. And of
course he was no soonerl landed up
on dry and familiar shore, than he
gets out a patent for his new, pat
ent, self-acting life-Preserver, com
posed of small packets of carbonate
of soda and tartaric acid to be worn
circumadiacently upon the person.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18
SOUTHERN NEWS.

THE public debt of Louisiana is
S6O,OOO,OO0.
Two beavers we're recently killed
at Thomasville, Georgia.
A LUNAR rainbow was seen at Sci
ma. Ala, one night last week.
NUMEROUS counterfeiters are re-
ported in Missouri and Arkansas.
An ALLIGATOR six feet long was
caught near Mobile on the 18Th inst.
sIA NEGRO woman was killed by
lightning near HayIeville, Ala, a
few days since.
A NORTH Carolina blind girl
threads a needle and weaves cloth
without difficulty.
NEARLY all the plantations border
ing on the Cahaba river in Alabama
are under water.
4 HERD of African goats have Just
arrived in Richmond, Va, on the
steamship Old Dominion.
A WHITE OAK tree near Fairburn
Ga, measured fifteen feet in circum-
ference four feet from the ground.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18
How TO be Somebody.

Don't stand signing, wishing and
waiting, but go to work with energy
and perseverance that will set every
obstacle in the way of your success
flying like leaves before whirlwind.
4 milk and water way of doing bust
ness leaves a man IN the Iurch every
time. He may have ambition enough
to wish himself on the topmost
round of the ladder OF success, but
if he has not the gC-aheadativeness
to pull himself up there, he will in
eyitabIy remain at the bottom, or,
at the best, on one of the very low
rounds.
Never say I can't-never admit
there is such a wOrd-it has dragged
its tens of thousands to poverty and
degradation, and it is high time it
was stricken from our language :;
but carry whole lexicon of l cam
and I Wills with you, and, thus
armed, every obstacle IN the way ot
your success will vanish.
Never envy your neighbour his
success, but try and become like
him, and as p9uch better as you can.
If at first you don't succeed, don't
wilt down with dependency and say
I can't, but grid on the armor Of
can, and my word for it you will
Always bear in mind that what
ever is worth having is worth toiling
long, earnestly and manfuIly for.
! So sure as constant dropping
wears away the hardest stone, so do
constant efforts insure success. If
you work manfully, persistently and
with energy, you may smile, be
hopeful and happy when Iife's cloud s
hang the darkest, for as sure as sun
shine succeeds the storm, so sure a
bright future awaits you.
Whatever you undertake try and
excel in it. That is what makes
any occupation in life honorable and
prof! able. A fns--class quack is
better than a second-rate doctor
Great obstacles in the way Of sue.
cess are fear of being laughed at,
and what somebody may say. Never
fear sneers and remarks when right
leads the van, but ,push right straight
ahead with your eyes and thoughts
on the brilliant future.
Don't always be saying to your,
self, 1 am going to do so-and-so to-
morrow but act to-day. If you
are invited to make prayer, get up
and make one if it be as simple as,
"Grant, o Lord, that we may not
think contemDtuously Of our rulers
and furthermore grant, we beseech
thee, that they may not act so we
cannot help itP' If you are invited
to speak in a lyceum, get up if you
cannot say more than, "Thank you
sir, don't speak" Next time you
will get little further, and SO on
until you can handle the English
language, or anything else, as g
Yankee does a jack-knife.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18
vvhnt Do Won .Thtnk OF This ?

Perhaps nomOre IurcIoIe evidence from a we'll
known source can be given o. the great power of
Mansfield & Higb"e'S Magic ATniCH LiuImCnt
than Is contained IN the annexed letter from Mr..
L. T. Briuiy, the celebrated pillow manufacturer:
LOUISVILLE Ky. Jan. > ISL.
HeSSTs. 1fGItgfsid & REg6c,.
GENTLEMES: Whilst was attending the Agri-
cultural Fair at Memphis / suffering very
much from rheumatism in my right reg. I
stopping with nay friend, Or. Peters; he kindly
rendered me some Magic ATn!Ca Eminent. Un 90
ing ia bed ruhhcd my leg with the linini'nt; tie
next morning felt much better, 80 much 50 that
could attend my business all the next day. with
very little pain Tie Doctor then insisted that
should take II along with me, and il very for
tunate that did, for got very severe fall at The
kimball, in Atlanta, that bruised me up very
much. went to my room and applied the Magic
ArnlCa Lin1ment, and was entirely relieved, being
the next morning free from pam. and was at lie TO
attend the plOwinE match. Please send me half
press, &. .. u. consider it the best lnimenJ
ever saw. T. r. BRINLY.
of BrinIy, Miles & Hardy, Louisville, Ky.
=. 81 viii give you more evidence of the value
of Magic AMIGA Liniment- Several days ago we
were unloading two large EriHdStOnaS for fac
tory; one OF the stones fell, breaking into four
pieces one of which struck a young man in my EN-
plOy, knocking him down, thought Killed,
We picked him up: soon conscious, he said his
Arnica Liniment, rubbed him well with il aud sent
him home; that night had him well rubbed again
with the same liniment, and the next morning he
was able 10 come 10 the shop, and the second day
RP resumed work. His name is Edward Hume
ne will give you certificate if yOu wish. NUu are
at liberty TO use this; don't Etil In send me the
lniment. T. +. l.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18
Good Advice 10 Christians.

l. See that your religion makes
you better son or daughter, a bet
ter clerk, a better student, a better
friend, a better workman.
2. Do not set yourself up as a
standard. Shun all consciousness.
Remember that each one ''to his own
Master standeth or falleth, and not
to you.
5. Let nothing keep you from the
Saviour. Never be tempted to stay
away from him by unbelieving
doubts, by past neglect, by present
fear, 10y anything. Be more intimate
with him than with any earthly
friend.
4. Never rejoice in your own
strength. 4 child looking to Christ
is stronger than a strong man armed.
Be resolute in looking to him alone
for strength.
Finally. Do not he discouraged if
Won fail in every thing. If you were
perfect. what need would you have
of a Saviour?
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18
LEGEND or ST CHRL6ro-
PIER.
BY MISS UNLOCK

Aprobus, n Syrian blacksm 18th of renown
ed stature and wonderful strength, having
determined that he would serve none but
the mightiest king, went seeking him
through the world. Failing to fnd whom
he sought, so long as he trusted to his own
guidance, he finally asked q thoughtful her
nit to tell him what to do. He directed him
to station himself on the bank of danger
Gus ford, where many pilgrims yearly lost
their lives in crossing, and to carry over all
who required his aid and thus humbIy sery-
ing his fellow-men, he might serve the great
est King, and hope o see Him.
Ere long. Christ the Lord, who holds the
seas in the hollow of His hand, came to the
fOrdtng place in the guise of a little boy, and
asked to be carried over.J
Garry me acrossr -
The Syrian heard, rose up and braccd
His huge limbs to the accustomed toll
" Ny child see how the waters boil
THE night black heavens look angry faced
But life is little loss.
"Tu carry thee with joy,
If needs be, safe as nesting dove;
For Ger this stream, I pilgrims bling,
In service to one Christ, q King,
Whom have never seen, yet love-"
- thank thee, - said the boy.
Cheerful, AprObus took
The burden on his shoulders great,
And stepped into the waves once more,
When, 10 they Ieaping rise and roar,
Aud meath the little child's light weigh t.
The tottering giant shook.
who art thou - cried he, wild
Struggling in the middle of the ford
| Boy, as thou IoOkest, it seems to me
The whole worlds load L bear in thee,
Yet" - For the sake of Christ, thy Lord
Carry me- said the child.
| No more AprobUS swerved,
| But gained the farther bank; and then
| A voice cried, Hence Christophoros be-
For, carrying. thou hast carried Me,
| The King of angels and of men,
| The Master thou hast servcd.'
And, in the moonlight blue,
The saint saw-nOt the wandering boy,
But Him who walked upon the sea,
| And DER the plains of Galilee,
| TILL filed with mystic awful joy,
| His dear Lord Christ he knew.
| Oh little is all loss,
| And brief the space 'twixt shore and shore
If thou, Lord Jesus, on US lay,
Through the deep waters of our way,
| The burden that ChristCphoros bore.
To carry THEE across!
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s.RIIfons..,

If you feel dull, drowsy, debilitated,
respondent, have frequent Headache,
mouth tastes badly in morning, irregu-
lar appetite and tongue coated, you are
suffering from Torpid Liver or Obi
jOUsnesS." In many cases of oliver
Complaint only part of these symp-
toms are experienced. As n remedy
for all such cases. DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery has no equal, as it
effects perfect cures, leaving the liver
strengthened and healthy. Sold by all
first-class druggists. 592.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18

We stake delight in referring our
afflicted friends to the drug stores where
that most estimable medicine, DIR. S
0. Richardson's Sherry Wine Bitters,
can be procured. We advise our friends
to use it, because we know its value in
curing Fever and Ague, diseases COM
mon in the west, and all new countries.
1t should be kept at hand in every fam
lily.
Sold by all Druggists.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18

"BoY," said an ill-tempered old
maid to a noisy lad, "what are you
hollerin' for when 1 am going by ?"
Humph I" returned the boy, "what
are you going by for when 1 am hol-
lerin'?''
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18
BRANDY beaches.

One pound of sugar to each pound
Of fruit; boil fruit until soft, make
the sirup with as little water as pos
sibln. Take the peaches and lay
separately on a dish, boil the strip
again until the right consistency !;
put the peaches in the jar, then add
one part brandy to two parts of sir
up, stir and fill up the jar.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18

Parsons Pur:gatiUe PITS viii greatly
relieve, if not entirely cure, DYSPEPSIA
when everything else fails. They hBve
been tried in some desperate cases, and
have given more relief than any other
medicine.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18
PLUM PRESERVE.

Plums are equally good done in
mOlasses or sugar. If sugar is used
take an equal quantity Of fruit and
sugar. Make a clear sirup and boil
the plums gently forty minutes.
They will require heating over once
if they are to be kept. Beech plums
are very excellent prepared in this
way as we'll rs for pies.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18

Rupture can be cured without suffer
ing. Elastic Trusses are superseding
all others. Before buying Metal Trusses
or Supporters, send for a descriptive
circular to the Elastic Truss CO., 683
Broadway, \. Y.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18
SWEET PICKLES.

Twelve pounds of fruit, six
pounds Of sugar, quart of cider
vinegar, cloves and cinnamon. Let
the fruit boil in above until soft,
take out, put carefully on Il dish, let
the sirup boil down, then put on
fruit again and boil few minutes
fill jars and seal with. tissue paper
dipped in white of egg.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18

MANY valuable horses die from the eff
fects of collie. The best thing to do in
a cases of this kind is to pour a bottle
of J0hJ3son's AnOdy7le Ljnimert in a
Iong-necked junk bottle, add half pint
of mOlasses and water, then pour the
whole down the horses throat. In ten
minutes the horse will begin to eat.
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than that in which the milk is kept;
stirring occasionally in order to
equalize the acidity and tempera-
ture. Churning day comes twice a
week, and is looked forward to with
pleasure rather than otherwise. My
churn is very primitive in its sim
plicity-a stone Jar. used without a
cover Of any kind. When churn-
ing time comes, L set my cream near
the stove, stirring occasionally while
getting breakfast. After breakfast,
I scald my jar, and put in the cream
before the jar gets cool, and in from
four to seven minutes churning it is
ready for the butter bowl aud
strange as it may seem, all the work
of churning is performed in an open
jar, with Il ssimple paddle. Patent
churns of the most philosophical
pattern will fail when cream is i'm
properly cared for. There is no
withcraft about the churn, nor mys-
terry in butter making; the one
thing needful is common sense and
vigilance in the care and prepara-
ton Of the cream
PRESERVING FRUITS.
As the season for preserving fruit
is at hand, we print the following,
which we find in one of our ex-
changes, for the benefit of our lady
friends: Our native fruits, both
wild and cultivated, furnish an mex
haustible supply of the proper in
gradients for the making of all
kinds of preserves. We give a few
tried recipes for their manufacture,
and trust that they may be used ex-
tensively to the exclusion of the I'M
healthy compounds that we are SO
prone to patrOnize:
GRAPE JELLY.
Bruise and boil the fruit, then
strain: add half a pound of sugar
to each pint Of juice, then boil from
ten to twenty minutes.
FIG JELLY.
Wash, and add water sufficient tc
cover the fruit; boil twenty minutes
strain, then add sugar and boil a:
above.
SLOE JELLY.
Mash, boil, strain one-hal
pound Of sugar to pint Of juice.
Mash, boil, strain, as above.
PEACH JELLY.
Wash, without removing skins Oh
pits; cover with water; boil unit
soft, strain, add One-half pound O
sugar to pint of juice f.; boil twenty
! minutes.
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Sold by all Druggists.

A LARGE reward is offered for the
apprehension of Roxy Notion, a
colored murdercss Of Taylor county
Georgia
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18

LUXURY, Health, Economy insured by
using Dooley's Yeast Powder. Elegant
Light Rolls, Biscuits, &C., prepared in
ten minutes. Try it.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18

A NEW town has been located on
the ST. Joseph (Mo,) and Denver
City railroad.
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USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.

TO TAKE OUT MILDEW-
Use bar-sOap and powered chalk.
Wet the cloth, rub on the mixture.
and lay it IN the sun.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18

To any sHrewd man OF good buslnesh quaIifca-
tions. 1 guarantee an IMMENSE FORTUNE, east
rapidly and in perfect safety. Address in perfect
confidence Col. LEW DUEHAM,
I05 BECKER 81, New York.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18
IODINE AND BOTLs.

AS soon as a boil becomes hard
and infamed paint it with iodine.
Ehc poison will not be scattered,
but will be absorbed by it.
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CANNED FRUITS,

Make sirup with sugar and water,
averaging a quarter of a pound OF
sugar to each pint of juice; boil the
fruit until done, fill the jars boiling
hot seal up Immediately. Keep
Jars warm before filling with the
fruit.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-18
FLAVORING SIRUPS.

In making strawberry, raspber-
ny, pineapple, and other sirups,
simply express the juice by squeez-
ing the ripe fruit in some porous
though strong cloth. Linen towel
ing is an excellent thing for this
purpose. This requires some little
strength, and may best be done by
squeezing small portions at a time.
Next to every pint of Juice add two
pounds Of crushed white " A " supar.
and dissolve by a gentle heat.
STRAIN through flannel while hot.
and bottle. The best receptacle for
slrups Is demijOhn or flask wraD-
ped IN wicker-work. Light affects
the color deleteriously, and perhaps
makes some other chemical chance
injuring the taste. Sirups should
be kept in as cool a place as practi-
cable. When made according to this
recipe, they have been kept during
the whole summer without losing
their deIicacy Of flavor or beauty of
color. These sirups are useful for a
variety Of purposes. In tlavoring
ice-cream no more sugar Is needed
than that contained in the strip.
PRACTICAL BUTTER MAKING.
A lady in the Western Rural thus
PLEASANTLY describes her practice in
butter making: l use six quart
pans, putting about three quarts in
each, and allow il to stand,thirty or
Uhirty-six hours before lifting the
cream, which is putin a suitable YES
sci Casually a PAM in which 1t re-
mains in place somewhat warmer
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$1,000 IN OEEDAY.

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cJOO vassers send your address Immediately 10
-emith's Dollar Magazine" New York. Very i'm
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