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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26
Good Nature.

Good nat ure is one of the most
precious commodities of life, both to
the possessor, and to all that come in
contact with him. One may own an
exquisite picture, and yet, locked in
his house, it's beauty is sequestered,
and few derive any pleasure from it.
One having precious stones may fash
a moments admiration upon specta-
tors; but good nature brings happi-
ness to scores and hundreds; and the
best of it is that it takes nothing
from the possessor. There is SO
much care in life, so many that are
victims of low spirits, SO much of
sorrow, so many that are langUld
through sickness, or grief, or watch
ing, or want, than any one who can
throw a ray of light upon their spir-
its is a benefactor indeed. Goo ma
ture is the most practical of all kinds
OF boneYolence. 1t gives itself forth
without measure. 1t shines, like the
sun, into all places, high aud low
alike. It chooses nothing, but it
blesses all without discrimination
1t allays SlrlteS, pours oil upon inc
ton, lightens the tasks ol life, and
difruscs a cheer and glow which wine
cannot give; and all this, too, while
the cause of all this blessing is him
self blessed above all. Some men
are good natured in spots; some are
good natured when they have their
own way, or have fallen upon some
good luck; some are good natured IN
company, and cross at home. Now
and then we find a real son of light
Ia hero OF the luminous heart; one
who beams forth like summer upon
all, everywhere; whom all men bless
when he comes, and all miss when
he goes. Such men ought to wear
crowns. They do. They wear it
unconsciUusly, tut a hundred hearts
place it upon their heads, and they
90 crowned with light all their days.
- Frank Leslie S LGIu'S .JOuyRai
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26
Bermnda Grass.

This grass, although eonsidered
excellent tor pasture III some por-
tions Of the South, is nevertheless,
very tenacious of life, and propagates
extensively by its roots or stolons,
and is exceedingly difficult to kill.
The editor of tho Rural AIabaniaR
says, however, that it can be killed
thus In the fall-say IN October or
November-break up the ground
thoroughly, turning under the sod
deeply, using for the purpose a good
twO-horse turn-plow, with a sharp
coulter attached. In this condition
let it lie during hewinter. BY spring
the sod will be pretty we'll rotted
when plow again, and SOW with cats
Hugarian grass, peas, or any other
crop that viii grow quickly and shade
the ground. This crop viii mature
and come off IN June. AS soon as
removed, turn under the stubble
deeply and SOW peas broadcast. They
will come up quickly, grow off rap
idly, aud shade the ground complete
ly, before the BERN uda can get start
ed, and keep it shaded the balance
of the summer. In tho fall, after
gathering the crop of peas, Ilow
again thoroughly, turning in deeply
all the weeds, grass, etc., and let it
remain untilspring, when the ground
viii be In fine cOndidition for any
crop that it may be desirable to
plant, and no Bermuda to trouble.
The tomatoe comes from a hot,
dry climate, and is impatient of
moisture. The suns rays striking
directly upon high, broad hills, they
gather and hold more heat than fat
surfaces. Set your plants at the
proper depth, aud if long or spind-
ing, lay them down just under the
surface OF the ground, leaving only
two or four inches of top exposed to
the air, covering the stem SO laid
down about two inches deep. VA
ter at the root when set, III q basin
left for the purpose, and draw dry
earth over the basin, when the water
has settled away. BY this means
the plant viii grow readily, and not
suffer for want of moisture.
1t is a good plan TO dust little
land plaster Gypsum over the hills
once or twice, to attract the dew and
fix the gases Ii this plan is follow
Ell, no person need fail in the culti-
vatiop Of tomatoes. In ordinary
seasons, from the 25th ofAIay to the
LIST of June is early enough 10 plant
tomatoes outside, in the latitude of
Chicago. More failures arc made
from planting earlier than later, and
for late crop, for canning and pre-
serving, any time during the month
of June, or even to the first week in
July, viii give good crop Western
RltrdJ.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26
Age OfAninIaIs.

A bear rarely exceeds twenty years;
a dog lives twenty years; wolf
twenty; a fox sixteen. Lions are
long-lived; the celebrated POmpey
lived to the age of seventy. The av-
erage OF cats Is fifteen; 4 squirrel or
hare, seven or eight; rabbits seven;
elephants have been known to live
to the age OF four hundred years,
When Alexander the Great had
eonqured Porus, King of India, he
took a large elephant which had
fought valiantly for the King, and
naming him Ajax, dedicated Lin to
the sun, with this inscription: cal
exander, the son of Jupiter, has ded-
icated Ajax TO the sun. He was
found with this inscription three
hundred and fifty years afterwards.
Pigs have been known to live to the
age OF thirty years; the rhinOceros
twenty. Z horse has been known to
live to the age of sixty-five, but the
average IS twenty-five to thirty.
Camels sometimes live to the age of
one hundred years. Stays are long
lived. Sheep seldom exceed the age
OF ten, and cows live about hi
teen years.
Currier thinks it probable that
whales sometimes live q thousand
years An eminent naturalist has
the skeleton of a swan that attained
the age Of two hundred. Pelican are
long-hved. a tortoise has been
known to live to the grc2- .ge ofpne
hundred and seven.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26
SOrghuIa VS. Corn.

At the Sorgho Convention of the
State of Maryland, in 1867, it was
resolved that two gallons of syrup
could be made at no greater cost
than one bushel of corn, and that one
hundred gallons was an average per
acre for the State. The convention
received forty samples of FIRE refined
syrups, made of many varieties of
cane, by many persons, representing
the skill of the S ate in that line.
Some of them were light in color.
clear, and had pleasant taste; but
upon analysis, were found to contain
a large amount OF minerals that Sc
riously impaired their commercial
value, giving them that crude taste
50 offensive to many.
New methods of defeating sor-
ghum juice nov in use. by che p ma
terials, add much TO the profit of the
crop, and deserves a trial by those
who 10 not believe corn is king, ut
twenty cents bushel. Syrup should
be Iuade by responsible parties who
understand their business, and II
well made, it is "a saleable article Ia
market.
Pure seed should be used unmixed
with broom corn. Plant on light,
but not poor soil. VIII le sn.all, stir
the ground often, but do not use the
How; it viii damage the roots after
il has grown large.
JosEPH RoBIsoN.
LAwTos, MIoH.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26

Means arc always in our power;
ends arc very seldom So Fielding.
God has SO made the mind of man
that a peculiar deliciousness resides
in the fruits of personal industry
WIIbeyJorce.
Ifthat be false what God threat
ems, (eternal punishment then that
which he promises, eternal life,) is
false also.
Let the day have a blessed bap-
tism by giving your first waking
thought into the bosom Of God. The
first hour of the morning is the rud-
der of the day.-Beecher.
When Charity walks into the
humble places of want, we SEQ the
beautiful purity of her robes most
distinctly.
Men are often capable of greater
things than they perform. They
are sent into this world with bills of
credit, and seldom draw to their full
extent WaipOte.
/ feel that am growing old for
want of somebody TO tell me that /
am looking as young as over.
Charming falsehood There is "a
vast deal of vital in loving words. -
Lander.
Always consult discretion-it is
more discreet to be silent than to
speak when it is not accompanied
by sense and reason.
The heart of the afflicted draws
all its consolation from the words
Oh Lord The soul receives life and
vigor at the bare mention of thy
name.
This world and the next resemble
the east and the west; you canno
draw near to one without turning
your back on the other.
He who has put bounds to our in
helligenee has noG put any toour de-
sires, so that we might conceive a
happiness superior to this present
life.
II is no disgrace not to be able to
do everything; but to undertake, OF
pretend To do what you are not
made for, is not only shameful, but
extremely troublesome and vexa-
tious. Pltttarch.
That day in which a man does not
some good action, nor acquires
'ome usoful knowledge, should not
DC, if possible, numbered in the days
of existence.
Never despise man because his
employment is humble or his cloth
ing bad. Tho boo is an insect which
is not very pleasing to the eye, yet
its hive affords an abundance OF
honey.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26
THE AmBITIoUs VINE.
An Apologize OF the Ausie Indians.

By JOHN G. SAKE.
A Vine that stood besids a thriving Oak
Grew weary OF the labor
OF eeif-supPOrt- and thus she plainly spoke
Unto her stronger DeighbOr
"I Prithee bend your handsome trunk to me-
My noble forest brother;
That. mutually emb aciug, We may be
supporters OF each Other"
May" said the tree, 81 was not made 10 bend;
I'm stronger and self-Teliant,
AS OAKS are Wont,-but you, my pretty friend,
Are twenty times as pliantl
80 clasp your slender arms around me, dear,
And NO viii grow together
Nigh as ron azure eloud-nOr ever fear
The toughest wind or weathorf'
May. nay" replied the foolish Vine '' hate
To seem 50 much your debtor;
You do the twining, now, and IN be straight;
I'd Ike 10 vastly bettcri'
Nature wills it otherwise" the Oak replied,
However you may grumble;
fke moment such a silly plan were tried
Together we would tumble,
~qome you TO me, and. taking Natures course,
We'N keep our proper places;
70 the twain win give my manly force
And you your maiden graces."
But If, pervcrae, you try TO live alone,
with none 10 hold and cherish
foIr slender form, before you're fairly grown
You certainly viii perish.
'Or II, instead. you fOnCly cling fast
To one who would protect you
fom dirt with Others, all the trces at last
VIII scornfully reject YOu'
" sos 1 ~ eaid the musins Vine,
Tho weaker must be nOurished :"
Then ciasped the Oak with many g1aceful
And SO they grew aud nourishedl
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26
Good Farming.

Our husbandry ought to be a mixed
one, for only a mixed husbandry, com
biaed with a rational rotations of crops
can preserve and increase the prOdUc-
tiveness and the net profits of a farm.
We have always to keep in mind that
the ultimate object of farming ia exact
lv that of any other business, viz, TO
make money. Therefore, do not hes
itate to pronounce that farmer the best
one who gains from his farm the largest
net profits, provided his management
is such q one that the source of his pro-
fits not only Is not closed nor diniu-
ished, but is increasing from year to
year. To gain large profits for only
year or two, and in way which de-
strOys the source, is acting q good deal
like the women in the fable who killed
the goose that laid the golden egg.
The object Of farming should be to
derive from the farm products all the
plofits that can be made in a practica-
Bile manner and to export as little and
as little material as possible, that Is, to
bring our farm products into the mar
ket in the most concentrated practical
bic. That means, in other words, to
sell them in the form of live stock,
beef, pork, mutton, wool, cheese, butter,
tc.-Dr. DetHgers, in the Chicago 1TI-
blLg1e.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26
Dressing Mutton.

Everybody knows that the oil
which iubricates wool Is disagreea-
be to both taste and smell. In slit
ting and taking of the pelt, It IS diff
fcuit TO prevent i contact OF the
wool with the flesh along the lines
whore the skin Is first severed pre-
paratory to being stripped of. The
accomplished butcher cannot wholly
prevent this contact, and he there
fore very thoroughly scrubs theparts
exposed with salefatus dissolved IN
cold water, which wholly removes
the disagreeable ordOr and flavor.
The farmers, for a long time, were
not aware of the necessity of such
purgation, which should be applied
at once as soon as the pelt, By the
greatest activity, can be removed.
This done, the meat is as free from
the taint of woOl-oil as the meat Of
any othe animaL-[N. Y. World.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26


Never be ashamed of ever having
loved any one. If pelchance you
have hated, then blush for it, but
not for love. It does not matter at
all whether the person ON whom
your affections fix themselves reGp-
rocated the sentiment Where there
is no shame In loving, in itself, the
fact of having given love without re-
ward can bring none with it. You
have only bestowed Il gift more price
less than any Jewel can be upon one
who did not thank you. Since there
is sorrow to ones self in it, it is best
to struggle with the heart and keep
it until it is asked for; but if it COOS
irrevocably forth, despite all effort,
no need to feel ike a guilty thing
and long to hide from your very
self. Providence gave you that great
love, and / believe that somehow it
win mingIe with the life of oneit ho-
vers over, and shed a perfume and
lend a Sweetness to it, though ii has
never been spoken.
Many woman's life has shriveled
away under the weight of ''disap-
pointed love" merely because her
shame in it was so great The false
sentiment that teaches her to scorn
a natural feeling has worn her beau
ty away, robbed her of all hope in
the presence Of the future. I lbink
it would be better If even woman
dared to say, Il loved him, but he
did not love me, with the same
sweet sadness with which, when years
have glided, she can utter the words
81 loved him, aud he died.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26


he had intended so terribly to chas-
tise2 But Darrell was after him,
and with one vigorous kick sent him
heels over head down the wooden
stairs, with laundering elatter, and
rolling over the doorsiil, the defeat
ed bully actually tumbled out upon
the street before he could recover his
equilibrium.
"Hellol HoW's this2 What's up?'
asked a dozen voices at once, as the
dreaded man reappeared In this un-
dignified shape, without having sent
any corpses dogn from the window.
why ] simply kicked him down
stairs-that's what's tho matteI!"
responded the boyish voice OF Dar-
rel at the head of tho stairs; ''and if
he comes up here again, I won't let
him off so easily. Don't be afraid
Of hin; l took all his weapons from
him. "
Wolf struggled 10 his feet, subdu-
ing bis head, and presenting such a
ludierous appearance that he was
greeted with jeers and bur4ts of
laugbtar. So completely had he
tumbled from his lofty eminenco in
the eyes. of those who either admired
or feared bold murderer, that they
who an hour ago would have dread
ed to offend him by word or look,
now regarded him only with con-
tempt laughed ut and derided him.
"Ha, Ia, hap resounded Oh all
sides. "Lickedb by a boy! Bahi Kick
ed down stairs by child Got your
barkers took from you'll Where's
them corpses? Ha, ha, la! You
ought to be egged out of townl
Three groans for Wolf and the three
groans were given with a will.
''Three cheers for the little boy
that lick d him!'' was responded to
by three loud and enthusiastic cheers.
Never before had the rough crowd
seen a man with an established rep
utation, like Mr.. Wolf, thus sudden
ly fall to such deph of degradation.
All his name, fame, prestige, melted
away like mist, and he was no long
er feared-no longer respected by
the low thieves and cut -throats
around him-only despised. Yes
despisea by the meanest of crea-
lures, whom he had of times bullied
as though they had been hounds.
How little, how pusillaniIhous he
looked now, as he skunk away toward
Montgomery stroet Those who had
known him for the past year and re-
gArded him as a giant, now fancied
that he he stood barely five feet six
in his boots. The dread that had
surrounded his name had cleared
away like vapor.
Such was VOLTS modification when
he came fully to realize what a pitia-
ble figure he had cut, that he left San
Francisco, and was seen no more in
her streets. The fatality that had
apparently thus far shielded and as
sisted him in his murderous work
now suddenly deserted him. He
was destined never TO commit anoth-
er murder; but was himself shot
dead in Sacramento within three
weeks after the events narrated.
I do not know what has become OF
HAYNES, or whether he is still alive;
but I do know that Darrell, the brave
boy whose GOODNESS aud courage
saved them both, is to-day a gentle
man of position, residing III a flour
ishing city of Neva la.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26

CATARRH IN SHEEP.-A correspond
ent writes as follows to the r urdI
NelO Yorker: fI write to inform you
of a sure cure for all kindsof catarrh
IN sheep. Take a quill from a hens
wing, immeFse the feather In spirits
Of turpentine. run it up the nostrils
of the sheep the whole length of the
feathered end, twist 1t round before
Withdrawing it, and wipe it off clean
each time before immersing. One
application viii cure ordinary cases; /;
the second or third, at intervals of
three days viii eurethe worst. There
are two kinds of catarrah In sheep;
one viii yield to ordinary treatment,
like tarring the nostrils, and one VIII
not. In the fall of 1865 my sheep
had an attack Of the latter kind; the
mucus would hang from the nostrils
Of them three or four inches in
length, and it was tough and glTlti
nous It would not yield TO ordina
~ treatment; hence by experiment
discovered the above remedy.
think, IN the case Of my own sheep
it was caused more by hot. dry
weather than wet, as at that season
they were sheltered from al storms
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26

ANN0UHC N MENTs---AnnOuncing tho name of
pcrson f'E = County Office, s.; State Office $40;
te5rr"l "'a'ce Si5 Invariably in advance.
IL The above Terms and Rates will be
triCtiy adhered TO.
s1gg Religious, Marriage, Birth aud Death
Nssices solicited, and will be willingly insert
'ce ,FIsEE or cHAFGE. Obituaries viii be char.
advertising rates
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26
Shoeine Horses.

It would seem as if the commonest
things were the worst done. Not
one blacksmith in ten can be got to
shoe a horse without cutting the
frogs away. This is all wrong. The
frog should not be pared one parti-
Gle. You might as well cut away all
the leaves of a tree and exp. ct it to
flourish, as to pare away the frog,
and have a healthy foot. Do not al
low hot shOe to be put upon the
hoof to burn it to a lowell il always
iniure and contracts it. Look for a
blacksmith who knows his business
well enough to level the foot without
using The "actual csutery," and en-
ploy him. It viii increase the
health and working power OF your
horses. Hearth and Home.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26

In Siberia, during the winter, milk
is bought and sold in a frozen state
and carried for a long period III
simple bag. When required Tor use,
the requisite quantity is chopped OH
with a hatchet or sheath-kniie, and
thawed as needed.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26

President Grant lives very quietly
and unostentatiously at Long Branch.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26

Vice and Iazness have everywhere
their votaries, and the vestiges OF me
shabby footstep" are TO be met with
in all places. No human beings ever
congregated into a community, WITH
out including among themselves the
lust and the unjust, the wise aud the
ignorant, the evil and the good.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26
MORAL GEMS.

Means arc always in our power;
ends are very seldom So Fielding.
God has so made the mind of man
that a peculiar deliciousness resides
in the fruits of personal industry
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Isnles ID AavertInIng.

Inch, or 10 lines Of type, constitutes I square.
One square, first insertion. .......... 81 90
Each subSequent insertion 49,. . so
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BOLIVAR BULLETIN.
PUsIIsITED SvEEY FRIDAY By
M. II. Parrish. and WI. 4.
MCCarley.


subscription.
One year. ............. ......... 50 90
Six months = 25
Three months. - 75
All subscriptions must be paid in advance, and
g not renewed promptly st the expiration, viii be
discontinued to the address
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-10-24

40 EAST 18TH ST., SECOND FLOOR.-A COMPE-
II - tent person to cook, wash and iron Is good
cook steady place in preference to high wages; good
re-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-10-24

O00 WEST 26TH ST., ONE FLIGHT UP, BACK
AOU room-A respectable woman cook; under
stands all kinds OF cookng good baker, good reference
Call Tor two days
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-10-24

S)1O EAST ssTH STA RESPECTABLE Girl. AS
AlO good cook objection to the washing and iron
ing, and another chambermaid do fine washing
and ironing; Ave years reerences the iady broke
housekeeping.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-10-24

C)O0 SD Av.. BETWEEN I'D AND 23D STS.-A RE-
LCO spectacle Protestant woman cook; she Is
excellent cook best city reference; but private
family need apply. Cali for throo days.
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OO0 EAST ED ST., FOURTH FLOOR BACK
OUV room.-A young girl TO cook wash and iron for
q small family. would go aundrcss; also young
girl to do chaInberwork and sewing.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-10-24

90 WEST 2sTH ST.. FIRST FLOOR, BACK ROOM
-fcD An American middlcaged woman as first class
cook best city references.
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OOC EAST 42D ST.-AS GOOD COOK OR LAUND.
no rcss excellent washer and ironcr, by respect.
nble Scotch woman; good city reference.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-10-24

ON WEST HsT ST, BETWEEN It'll AND sTH
81 avs.-A respectable woman plain cook and
first class washer and roner understands French cook
Ing good city references
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400 SD Av.. BETWEEN S2D AND BID STS-A RE-
iOO spectacle young woman first class cook; I'M
dcrstands cooking in all Ns branches; no objection to
private boarding house, best city reference from her last
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7A0 WEST 10TH ST, BETWEEN 9Th AND It'll
lfO avs.-A respectable girl cook, washer and
ironer would do general homework In family;
GOOD reference.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-10-24

SaS Sd Az, BETWEEN 18th AND 3sTH STS-A
CDC respectable girl good plain cook, first rate
washer and ironcr good city reference from last en-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-10-24

C1Q THOMPSON STAN EXPERIENCED CoLORED
LlO laundress solics washing to do at home linens
&c done In superior style; terms reasonable; prompt
and reliable. Mrs J. w. BROWN
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-10-24

OK 9TH AVA DRESSMAKER WISHES A FEW
orr more engagements by the day week; under
stands cutting fitting aud trimming in the latest style,
and understands how TO operate Wheeler Wilson'S and
days.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-10-24

S)7O EAST 46TH ST.-TwO RESPECTABLE YOUNG
AlO girls sisters together in small private family:
a. good plain cook and frat rate washer and
the other chambermad and waitress; best city