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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-09-06
ARitfer CONTROVERSY.

The temperance organs are waging
bitter war on the manufacturers of al
coholic bitters, and their attacks are
resented with equal bitterness by the
latter, who seem determined to prose
cute the quarrel to the bitter end. In
the meantime a novelty in tonic medi-
cines is making immense progress in the
confidence If all classes and conditions
of society throughout the United States
and British America. We refer to DR..
WALKER's CALdFoRNIA VINEGAB BIFTERs,
and we call it a noyeltyin toHics because
it contains no alcohOl-an article here
tofOre considered essential in medical
invigorants. The abstemious portion of
the community approve the omission,
and as the new remedy Is curing dys-
pepsia, biliOusnesS, nervous affections,
and, In fact, II majority of the diseases,
external and internal, which prevail, it
IS difficult TO see how the more self-in
dulgent portion of our fellow citizens
can couscientlously object to it. One
thing is certain, if ever there was what
the French call ''grand success" the
sudden and continually increasing pop
ularity of the Vinegar BitteTS, deserves
! that name. The advocates of temper
perance point to the salutary effects
1 produced by this inalcOhOlic restorative
/ rs proof that spirituOus stimulants are
not needed for medicinal purposes po-
sition which has been recently taken by
/ many eminent medical practitioners.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-09-06
Old Bridges In China.


The most remarkable evidence Of
the mechanical skill and science of
the Chinese at this early period, is to
be found IN their suspension bridges,
the invention of which is assigned to
the Ham dynasty. According to the
concurrent testimony Of all their his
toricai and geographical writers. San
gleang, the commander of the army
under Kaou-tsoO, the first of the
Hans, undertook and completed the
formation of roads through the
mountainous providence of the
Shense, to the west of the capitol.
Hitherto It's lofty hills and deep val
leys had rendered communication
difficult and circuitous. With body
Of 100000 laborers he cut passages
over the mountains, throwing the
removed soil In the valleys, and
where this was not sufficient to raise
the road to the required height, he
constructed bridges, which rested
on pillars or abutments. In anoth-
er place he conceived and accom-
plished The daring project of suspen-
ding 2 bridge from one mountain to
another over deep chasm. The
bridges, which are called by the
Chinese writer's, very appropriate
iy, flying bridges, and representa- to
be numerous at the present day,
are som etimes SO high that they can
not be traversed without alarm. One
still exists in Shensa, stretching four
hundred feet from mountain to
mountain over a chasm OF over 500
feet Most of these flying bridges
are so wide that four horsemen can
ride on them abreast, and balus-
trades are placed on each side to
protect travellers. 1t is by no means
improbable Gas III. Pautheier sug-
gested) that the missionaries to China
made Known the fact oyer q century
and half ago that the Chinese had
suspension bridges, and that many
of them we're made of iron, the hint
many have been taken from thence
fer similar construction by Euro
pean engineers.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-09-06
Digging and Care of Potatoes.

From planting to cooking, and in
all processes between and inclusive, |
potatoes are inquest onably the most !
abused things ever cultivated for hui
man use; and in the long catalogue
of errors peculiar to this excellent
esculent, one of the most outrageous
is neglecting to harvest them as soon
as they are ripe. No other crop was
ever maltreated in this way. When
any other crop is fully matured, the
farmer secures it at once, lest it waite
and decays. But potatoes, being
out of sight, are out of mind until a
convenient season. When the far
mer can find nothing else to do he
digs them, and then perhaps COM
plains of them for being of a bad
character. Any other crop would be
as bad or worse if treated in q SINH
lar manner. Potatoes are not unfre-
quently left in the ground several
weeks after being ripe, as though
they were dead stones and undam-
ageable, instead of living, perishable
organism. subject to all the condi-
tions, transformations, and diseases
that pertain to all vital structures.
It is seldom that potatoes are not
more or less damaged by neglect to
harvest at the proper time, or by i'm
/ proper management In harvesting,
however well they may have been
raised and matured When the tops
of potato plants wither the tubers
are ripe, and, like other crops, will
injure if not at once gathered and
taken care Of IL allowed to be once
soaked IN the ground by a severe or
prolonged rain alter ripening they
lose irreparably some degree of their
sweet flavor and some portion of
their nutrient properties; or are they
too sound and vital for seed pota-
toes; and every rain augments IL e
damage, rendering them 10th less
palatable and less wholesome.
What farmer can be ignorant of
the fact that the potatoes he digs In
November and December are less dry
and sweet than those hes from the
same field In September and October
previously Potatoes should not be
exposed to the mir, sun, or wind to
dry them, as is customary, after be-
ing dug. If moist and dirty when
taken from the ground, cleaning and
drying does not protect them, but
the reverse. Every potato that be-
comes uncovered before it is ripe. OF
which protudes above its earthly
covering, soon becomes bhghted in
the exposed part-a fact which
proves that it is defenceless against
aerial elements, and its need, when
dug. of immediate protection.-PO-
tat0 Book,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-09-06
Treatment OF Cholera by HypOdermic
Injection.

Dr. Patterson, Superintendent
OF the British Senmen's Hospital,
Constantinople, gives ar account of
an experiment in the treatment. of
cholera by the hypodermic injection
of morphine, During the recent Sc
we're epidemic the usual remedies
had been tried by himself and col
league with very little effect, and, as
a last resort. a ease which had been
given up as incurable, was selected
for experiment. The patient had
been previously suffering from infa-
nation of the liver, was in deep col
lapse, puIseless, with rice-wa purg-
ing, severe vomiting, and cramps.
A gu rter OF grain of acetate of
morphine was introduced, with re-
suit far beyond expectation. In
quarter of an hour the cramps and
vomiting ceased, the patient fell
asleep, the skin gradually became
warm and moist, and the pulse re-
turned After two hours the injec-
ton was repeated, and he again
slept for three hours. He lived three
weeks, but ultim stely sank from ty-
phoid exhaustion, as much produced
by his old liver complaint as from
reactionary fever. The same good
results followed in almost every case
of trial. In ordinary cases one or
two injections of from one-quarter
to one-half grain sufiiced. It could
be administ cred even to very young
children in doses of proper magni-
tude
After the satisfactory result of this
experiment, the treatment of chol-
era patients in the hospital was con
fined almost entirely to that in ques-
ton, and out CT forty cases twenty
two recovered entirely and twenty
died. But of these, eight were per-
lectly helpless from the first, being
actually dying, one had severe liver
complaint, aud one was very far adj
vanced in consumption. OF ten
cases treated in the ordinary manner
only one recovered.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-09-06
Less ihan Fourteen Minutes From New
York to London.

If there is one thing more surpris-
ing than the fact that it is possible
to transmit intelligence, it is the &C.
ieIity with which that business is per
formed. In the average time upon
each message transmitted between
New York and London, the service
is barely equaled by the best manag-
edcircuits wholly upon the land. For
the seven days ending July 20, 1872,
the actual times averaged upon mes
sagos exchanged between New York
and London was thirteen minutes
and fifty-nine and q half seconds.
That is to say, that telegram ad-
dressed TO London, leaving New
York at 8 A. NJ, New York time,
reached it's destination at fraction
less than Ola of game time. When
the distance is considered, the fact
that the message has to be rewritten
four times-at Plaster Cove, Hearts
Content, Yalentia, and London, and
that this is the average upon the
whole business for the week and not
npon any one message-it speaks
volumes for the bls ness manage
ment and skill of the operators en-
gagged.
That the average time of this week
was not exceptional we have ample
proof upon the examination of the
record. An exact record is kept Of
every message by each of the COM
panies engaged in its transmission,
The precise time of it's reception at
each ofiice is taken, and from this o
daily and a weekly average is made.
In this average, "press" and Govern
ment dispatches are included, which
from their much greater length than
ordinary business messages, serve to
place the aver SO time somewhat
greater than is really occupiedin the
transmission of business for the gem
eral public.
On one of the seven days given
above, the average time of transmits
sion between New York and London
was actually only six minutes and
thirty-fve seconds, and the shortest
average time for messages for the
entire day over one of the four lines
was one minuts and four seconds.
It is difficult to see wherein this
service can be improved, and yet eff
forts are being made to that end.
MIR. IL. III. Ward. Superintendent of
the New York, Newfoundland and
London Telegraph Company, aud
Stearns, the Inventor of the improv-
ed duplex instrument, have left for
Plaster Cove and Hearts Content
to introduce the double trausmitter
upon the wires between those points,
and the Western Union Company
have under consideration the advisl-
bility Of placing them upon the cir
curtis between New York and Plais-
ter Cove, and also TO place Hearts
Content In direct communication
with New York, thus avoiding one
rewriting. When these improve
ments take place, the average time
of transmission between New York
and London Will be reduced to q
minimum. -JournaL of Telegraph.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-09-06
Personal Influence.

Some persons fall discouraged on
the high way of life beesuse they
cannot be this or that great eminent
person. Why not be willing to be
themselves No person that ever,
or ever viii live, is without influence
Why not make the most of that ?
Since you cannot grasp that which
you wish, why let what you have
slip through your fingers +? No person
IN the world is exactly like you.
You have your own faults, but you
have your own exeellences, indi-
vidual to yourself. Give them air.
Because you are not a poet, shoul /
you not be q good merchant I Be
cause you cannot 30 to col 'ege
should you therefore forswear the
alphabet ? Because you cannot build
a palace should you not rejoice in
your own humble Roof, and that be-
cause it is your own? Will not the
sun also shine into your window Il
yon do obstinately refuse TO keep il
out ? If you cannot have whole hot
house full of flowers, may you moi
have a sweet rose?
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-09-06
Value Of Fodder Corn.

The Department Of Agriculture has
just issued a statement presenting a
long line of testimony from various
sources on the value Of fodder corn
as a supplementary feed or soiling
crop for mich COWS in summer. We
present below the conclusions de-
duced from the testimony given:
1. Green corn-fodder is neither
worthless nor the poorest of all soil
ing material.
2 It is the best when planted In
drills or hills, not so thickly as to
prevent normal growth and develop
nent, cultivated to destroy weeds
and grasses, and cut between tassel-
ling and caring, when the elements
elaborated for production of the ear
are stored in readiness for immedi-
ate use.
8. It is probable, both from the
rationale of the case and from the
facts presented above, that IN the
northern latitudes mistake has Of
ten been made in SOW ing thickly
southern corn which cannot mature,
the fodder from which fed in August
must be very nearly worthless. On
the contrary, the fodder from north
ern corn, especially sweet corn, drill
ed and cultivated, and fed just before
caring, is found to be very valuable.
f. Its value, compared with lu-
cerne, millet, the best grasses, and
other plants, containing large per-
centage of nutriment, taking into
consideration the quantity produced
and the cost of its production, has
not yet been determined fully, and
should be decided by a series of
thorough and exhaustive expert
ments.
1t is evident, from all that is con-
ficting in the opinion of different
feeders, that the differences are main
ly due to the degree of maturity or
soundness of the corn. That from
thick sowing, immature, cOlorless
and watery, is unfit to place before
the COWS of any well regulated dairy.
It is probable that half that IS fed is
either improperly cultivated, or IN
state of growth not productive OF
/ INC nlAuBSb IGSulISs Ii b4llS OAOtAANl
be the case, how stupid to condemn
the maize for the ignorance of the
cultivator. If it is found to contain
too little nutriment for its bulk, OF
too small an amount of the flesh
forming element, the suggestion
found in the practice of some, OF
giving q small amount of more high
ly concentrated putriment In cOnBec-
ton with corn fodder, is eminently
wise. This Is a deficiency easily
remedied. While corn is our ma.
tional crop, less fastidious in the cir
cumstances of it's growth than al
most any other, and capable of yield
ing so largely under the proverbia
neglect which characterizes our cul-
ture, let not this fodder be discarded
until something of greater practica
value is found, the superiority O.
which has actually demonstrated un
! der local circumstances of sell, eli
mate and cultivation.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-09-06
~ BURNT OFFhRLNn

Thriee-happy he. whose heart. each ne,v-
born night,
When the worn day hath vanished DER
earth's biim,
ana ne hath laid him down IN chamber dim.
straightway begins toe trembIe and grow
bright,
Ana loose faint flashes toward the vauIted
' ~ tile great peace that overshadows him
III uonsues of fiery hope awaits and swim
AnlouEh ms soul, and touch each point with
llghtl
Ihen the great earth holy star Is,
Upon whose top q sacrifice lies
turning In loves response up to the skies
Whose the descended first and kindIed his:
when slow the fiickering flames at length
expire.
sleeps ashes only hide the glowing IRE.
George Macdonald.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-09-06
sTeans HYhat He savs.

Though combinations strong as
proofs of Holy Writ and as numerous
as the sands ON the sea shore, were pro-
duced to prove that DIR. Pierce, the pro-
prietor of DIR. Sage's Catasrh Remedy,
is in earnest and means what he says,
when he offers $500 reward for any case
of Catarrh which he can not cure, yet
there would be some skeptics and ogies
who would continue to shout, " Hum
bugr" HUSIBUG!" cit cannot be
because DR.. HomespUn says Cattarrh
cannot be cured" Now, this DIR.
Homespun is the identical, good ma
tured old fellow who honestly believes
and persists in declaring that this earth
is not round or spherical, but flat as q
50 slap-jackp and does not turn over,
otherwise the water would all bespilied
out of Deacon Bascom's mill pond. But
astronomical science has positively de-
monstrated and proven that DIR. Home
spun Is wrong in suppOsing this earth
to be fiat and stationary, and medical
science is daily proving the fact that he
Is no less mistaken and behind the
times in regard to the durability of Ca
tarrh. In short, it has been positively
proven that this world nOUeS and that
medical science as prOgTCSstUc-the
opinion of Dr. Homespun to the contra
~ Notwithstanding. That DIR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy viii cure Catarrh,
thousands who have used it attest.
Then buy 1t, and use it, in doubt do not stand.
You will find tin drug stores all over the land.
5S6.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-09-06
Cattle. Horses and Sheep.

Stock of all kinds, sorts and ages
require much attention this month.
See that you provide them with
plenty of coal, clear water and ample
shade, because this is the period oil
the year when insects are the most
active and harassing to the animal
creation, which seems more Cypress
ed and laDguishiDg under the heat.
Now the fly is acting and depositing
the worm on the nostrils of the sheep,
and the bot-bee laying its eggs on
the legs of horses, to be carried into
the stomach and soon become bolts,
for the continuous annoyance of the
horse until death ensues. Have then
your horses legs rubbed daily so as
to be kept clean of the eggs contain
ing the embryo flies or grubs; and
see that your sheep are frequently
given salt in a freshly tarred trough.
We mean by tar, turpentine tar.
Salt your stock often, for every at
tention should be given them, anti
cipating, as we must, towards the
close of the month, the failing OF
pastures and grasses, vegetation
showing the effects of the weather at
this season most decidedly.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-09-06

d Nm VBerznra can take Ehese AtNteFS Accord
inc 70 directions and remain long unvveH- provided
tI homes are not destroyed By mineral poison or ctllcs
means and the vital organs wasted beyond t= po'ut
% TYsTsr,sts or Indigestion. HesdSche, Pai1
m ~ Sborders Coughs ,ightness Of The Chest Dz-
zness Sour Eructstions OF ths S''sc.,' o
in the Mouth, Bilious AitacA : y -
Heart Inflammation Of the Lungs. f"ln III ~ ms Les'
Of the Kidneys, and hundred other ,l , -
are the ofsTiripgs Of Dyspepsia In Ia e,,l
Il has no equal, and one bottle syii prove = s'as
antee OF It's merits than lengthy advertiser,
For Female Complaints, ~ Young q .ls
married or single, the dawn Of WuuIaiiooti - HiI
turn of life these Tonic Bitters display decdct an
nhusnce that marked improvement IS sf'sa s~le>i'
ublc. -.
Fer InfIRmmRtOry and Chronic E4ft~fF-
Tlrafisrn and Cout, Bilious Remitient 77e Inter
nitsent Fevers, Diseases Of the Blood Liver, 6ayss
and Bladder, these BitterS have equal Su-u klts
eases are caused bv Initiated Blood. which IS gene FiF
produced by arrangement uG the Digestive Organs
They age a Gentle HUrgnfiTe as well rs
a Tonic. possessing also the peculiar merit 81 agunE
as powerful agent reviewing Congestion OF ina1n-
nation the Liver and Vsoer Organs, and an Bilious
Diseases e.
Rbeum Rlotches Spots Pimples, Pust1les, Boils, ar
buncles Rina-vvorus, Scald- Head, Sore Eyess ErF-
sipelas Itch Scurfs, Dsco'ostions OF the skin. tuii
and Diseases the Skin Of whatever name ur nature
are literally dug up and carried out OF the system IA
short time 5v the use Of these BItteTs.
Grateful Thousands proclaim NIi5EGAk DIT,
EKs the most wonderful Invigorant that ever sustaife"
7 wAI,Kf.R. Prop'r. Il. II. MCDONALD & CO,
Druggists and Cen Agts, san Francisco and n eEV or.
~ SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS & DEALERS
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-09-06

A good haIrdressing restorative should be harm
less and perfumed. olean restore the color OF the
I3afr naturaIIv and by dyeng it. il invtgorates
the bulbs. makes The tfesses glossy and sort. au
cures an irritation OF the scalp. a II these qualities
are f1sfsegi y the louisiana Creole Hair 1test0Ter
and ii is therefore, recommended as adapted
the WAITS and wishes of all. Read the tesliml-
ny:
mrs Sarah w. Fan wife Of Mr.. J. T. s. Fall, Of
Nashville. Tenn, a lady well known in that city
for her many sterling qUszlitfu writes to us under
date September LIST, 1855, that she has no hesit-
tam in Recommending the Loutsane Creole Hair
Restorer As a most valuable preparation, complete
" answering every purpose for which II Is lnteu-
ied aud importing beautiful glossy appearance
to the hair
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-09-06
NONNET

When vernaI showers, and Howerv meals.
And sunny skies scarce heck'd with cloud;
invite; the gurg'I ling streamlet pleads
Where trees its Sparkling course enshroud
when spring birds carol in the grove,
IN Joyous or IN tender mood,
The house grows weary, and we rove
Abroad, to seek some unknown good!
we wander here, then saunter there
80 restless move from place to place.
only to find that everywhere
We're Knocked by Natures smiling face
Would she not whisper, could she speak -
AaoNe!- the unknown good you seek ??
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-09-06
Remedy for Scratches.

Thomas J. Graves writes to the
Western Rural that he has treated
hundreds of cases of scrai ches as fol-
lows, and never failed to cure if treat
ed before the foot commenced to
come off: Wash the parts affected
thoroughly with soapsuds in order
to take off all the grease, dirt, &c.
Wipe dry; then take the grease off
the fire while boiling and throw it on
Immediately. Apply this way about
every other day, Tor three or four
times, sometimes oftener-be your
own judge as to how often from the
appearance. Keep out Of dews and
mud as much as possible. Do not
keep stabbed or tied up, and allow
the animal as much exercise as will
be taken of it's own accord. I give
this of my own personal knowledge
and experience.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-09-06
Hoeinr IN General.


The objects of hoeing are various.
Som etines We hoe to kill weeds,
sometimes to soften and pulYerize the
soil; sometimes to dig IN seeds or
manure. Sometimes several OF these
objects may be obtained in one.
Whatever the objects is, be careful TO
keep it IN mind, and hoe so as to ac-
complish it. Cut The weeds entirely
of; do not simply cover 1t up. II
you wish to soften the soil with the
hoe chop it fine. and do not grudge
strength If you are hoeing in seeds,
move the entire soil. If you are
covering manure, put it just where
you want it and cover it all up. The
hoe should not be used where the
horseshoe or cultivator can be, for
it is a waste of human strength; but
where the cultivaior cannot go, the
hoe should be used. In the best
culture, hoeing or eultiyating of
some sort should be done every ten
days till the crop shades the
ground, it should be done oftener in
dry weather.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-09-06

OFFICERS and soldiers who served in
the army, physicians, surgeons, and
eminent men and women eyefyFnerS,
Join 10 recommending .JOhnSo9,s -Ata0-
l5,i,,e JS,,s,7ey,t to be the best intefnal
and external family medicine ever IN
vented. That'sour experience.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-09-06
A Wash for Trees.

Eds. Country Gentleman.-Several
of your correspondents have been
making inquiry about a good tree
wash. I Will give you the best wash
for trees to be found IN the world:
Take sal soda, which can be had at
retail at from 8 to cents per pound;
place it In the skillet on the fire. 1t
will soon go to what seems TO be
water, evaporate, and leave white
powder. Keep it on the fire until
it seems n light brown, when it is
done. Use a fourth of a pound, or,
If the trees are much covered with
moss, or are very dirty, use halt a
pound to the gallon of water. Wash
the trunk and large limbs, using q
sponge or cloth. It can be used at
any season of the year. / prefer the
winter. This wash viii not lDjure
the foliage of the most delicate plant.
In few weeks after using the trees
will look as clean and sleek as though
they had been vanished, and the
trees viii astonish you by their
growth and healthy appearance
/ consider this the best as well as
the cheapest wash for trees in the
world. / had no patent Tor the re-
cipe. G. c. COOLEY, adams Co, o.
IF speech is silver, aud silence