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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-07-02

A PHYSICIAN IN London sends to the
Lancet a letter which he received from
a firm of undertakers inclosing a check
for 60 14s., being five per cent commits
sion on the amount received by the
firm for two funerals furnished on the
physicians recommendation. 1t had
not occurred to the physician that he
was entitled to commission on funerals
until he received this bribe, aud he i'm
mediately inclosed it to the Lancet, in
quiring what he should do with it. He
was advised to send it back, and doubt
less did so. 1t must have produced a
queer sensation when the honest doctor
found himself credited with commits
sion on the funerals of his patients.
COTTON SPINNING appears to pay well
in England. According to the pros
pectus of a new company, "no other
class uf industrial investments returns
profits approaching the average divi-
dends earned by the numerous Ian
cashire cotton-spinning and manufac-
turing companies, and it is now gener,
ally admitted that the profits of public
companies in this branch of industry
are even higher than those of private
firms, many of these companies paying
dividends of from 10 to 45 per cent pen
aunum." The names and dividends OF
twenty companies are givenin proof Of the
latter statement. OF these companies
the dividends of five average Is PEI
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-07-02

LONDON advices indicate that the
financial breeze is over, and attribute
the late crisis to over speculation, par
ticularly IN teas, silks and opium, and
an excess of discounted paper. 1t may
be remarked that in this country also
the tea trade threatens to be overdone.
as it now comes round the world to us
both ways, from the east as of old, and
from the west via San Francisco.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-16

the 3rd of November. The last time we
noted down seeing Il chipmunk belonging
to certain nest was October 22d. Twelve
days after we very carefully closed the
three passages that led to the nest, and
dug down. We found four chipmunks very
costly fixed for Winter, i'll a roomy nest,
and all of them thoroughly wide awake.
Their store of provisions was wholly chest
nuts and acorns, and the shells of these
nuts were all pushed into one of the pass
ages, so that there should be no litter
mingled with the soft hay that lined the
nest. How long this underground life
lasts, before Information really commences,
it is difficult to determine; but as this torpid
state does not continue until their food
supply is again obtainable out doors, the
chipmunks, no doubt, store away sufficient
for their needs throughout the early Spring,
and perhaps until berries are ripe.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-16
Fooling a Coon.

While hunting on Banana river, one day,
says a correspondent of Forest and Stream
l was witness to one of those episodes in
animal life that seem to warrant the belief
that many birds are possessed of higher at
tributes than are generally accorded them,
and something more than mere instinct
My guide had waded long way ahead
in the shallow water, and was cautiously
approaching "drove" of spoonbills, leav-
ing me to follow with the boat.
Not relishing the idea of wading about
in the muddy water, with stingrays and
sawfish, pushing the heavy boat before me,
l concluded that such proceedings were not
in my line Of duty, and so sat upon the
rail idly FLASHING the water with my feet.
My attention was called to disturbance
among the mangroves of a little islet near,
and soon there tapped into view black
duck, female, evidently wounded. Close
in her wake followed sly-looking coon,
his attention so occupied with the duck as
not to notice me till fairly in view. Then
he hesitated; but the duck brushed so near
his nose that he again took up the pursuit,
throwing glance occasionally at me. 1t
was interesting to watch them; keeping
just ahead of her pursuer, the duck would
beat the water quickly, all the time in evil
dent pain, and would so delude the old
fellow that he finally seemed to think of
nothing else but catching her. What a
puzzled expression his shrewd face wore,
when, after nearly placing his paw upon
her, she would escape. Then he would
stop, look at me, as if to say, "What the
deuce does all this mean ?" and arching his
back, would again pursue with long leaps.
For over a quarter of an hour did the duck
play with him, till, having enticed him a
sufficient distance from her nest, she flew
away. If ever the face of a sharp-nosed
coon wore sheepish look, it was the face
of that same coon. / accelerated his sneak
ing trot by charge of duck shot.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-16
neither coffee nor more solid food. The

neither coffee nor more solid food. They
prepared to descend into the crater. Fol-
lowing a narrow foot path they were low
cred by windlass five hundred feet to a
landing place, from which they clambered
to a second windlass, by which, being let
down, they dangled and whirled and whirl-
ed round and round another five hundred
feet, reaching spot from which they pick
ed their way until they came to the work.
men, who, at certain seasons of the year,
are always there digging up the cinders
from which birthstone is extracted. Every
thing was on scale so vast that old Pluto
might here have forged new thunderbots,
and Millions Satan might have here found
the materials for his sulphureous bed. All
was strange, wild and frightful. We give
the language of one of the travellers:
I'VE crowded into several of the breath
ing holes, but nothing was there except
darkness visible. The sides and bottom
were, for the most part, polished by the
molten mass which had cooled in passing
through them, and if it had not have been
for the ropes around our waists we should
have slipped and fallen, we know not
whittier. We almost fancied that, in the
moving currents of air, we heard the wall
ings of the lost in the great sulphureous
lake below. The stones we threw in were
lost to sound unless they hit upon pro-
jecting rock and fell from shelf to shelf
The deep darkness was fearful to con-
template. The abyss looked as though it
might be the mouth OF the bottomless pit.
What must have been the effect when each
of these breathing holes was vomiting up
liquid fire and sulphur into the basin in
which we stood! How Unreasonable must
be that lake, the overflowings of which fill
such cavities as this! 1t is when standing
in such place that we get the full force of
the figures used by Scripture in illustrating
the condition of the souls that have perish
ed forever"
Such is picture of the interior of that
brilliant, snow-crowned peak on which we
have 80 often gazed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-16

One Column. $500 per inch for year Three changes
allowed TO yearly advertisers without additional charen
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-16

tB The Director of the Mint is prepar-
ing to coin ten, twenty and fifty cent silver
coins, and issue them in redemption of
fractional currency. There is now in Cir
culation $40, 6S3, SIS of fractional currency,
and $4,000, 600 are in ten cent notes. ST.
5000 in fifteen cent notes, $40, 900, 900 in
twenty-five cent notes, and S15, 900, 900 in
fifty cent notes. Hence it will require
10000, 600 dimes to retire the notes of
that denomination, and two years will be
required to coin them alone, unless the
coinage of all other pieces be suspended.
1t will take 10000, 900 quarters to replace
the twenty-five cent notes, and 10000, 900
half dollars to replace the fifty cent notes.
1t is believed, however, that at least 5000,
600 of the fractional currency has been
worn out in circulation and will never DO
presented for redemption.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-16
ANAFFAIR WITH AN ELEPHANT.
A letter from Wyndotte to a Missouri
paper tells this brutal story:

A letter from Wyndotte to Missouri
paper tells this brutal story:
"Tuesday the entire population, except
a blind woman and Rouse, went over to
see Queens great show and have nice
time. A yonng lady from across the Jer-
sey took her Teller and an opera glass, the
former to buy her lemonade and peanuts
and the latter to show that she had one and
to enable her to see the performance.
But as soon as the exercises began she
saw enough with the naked eye to convince
her that glass was unnecessary, so she
laid it in her lap, whence it was absorbed
by one of the fakirs, and now beams darkly
from some pawn-shop, without doubt.
The young lady says she thought the per-
formrnce really romantic until she stopped
to see the elephant.
She wore one Of those pockets behind, in
which, besides her handkerchief, she had
deposited an apple, handful of peanuts, a
quarter of a pound of gum drops, little
bottle Of ammonia and some other trifes
She and her swain, after admiring the COM
plexion of the huge beast, turned their
backs upon him to watch the monkeys and
the live kangaroo and gaze into each 9TH
er's eyes.
To do this the better they leaned back
against the rope which inclosed the stately
monarch of the south, who saw the apple
protruding from the pocket of the uncon-
scious fair one. He hesitated moment,
and was lost to all sense of honor or self
respect for with shuffling movement he
emulated the example of our common
stead Of clothing himself in a fig-leaf, re-
turned to the pocket and scooped out the
gum-drops and peanuts, with sly look at
his nephew, who was looking on with
anxiety at the proceeding. But in the last
mouthful the majestic beast took in the
ammonia bottle by mistake, the cork came
out, and about an ounce Of hartshorn ran
down the throat of the greedy beast.
This beverage is said to have reviving
and stimulating influence, and in this case
it proved its power, for more revived ele-
plant was never seen on earth. With a
wild yell he grabbed the protuberance be-
hind the lady which had been the cause OF
his disaster. The young man, with great
presence of mind, shouted 'shoo,' and the
gentlemanly clerk of the elephant, with a
long prod, persuaded the beast to let up.
But the fun was over for the day for those
two souls, who walked home with single
thought about wild animals. The big ele-
plant has learned lesson in morals which
will probably induce him to let other PEG.
ple's pockets alone, though nobody dares
to carry bottle of ammonia within range
of his proboscis."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-16

The husband who acquires right to
bill or note which was given to the wife
either before or after marriage may endorse
it. acceptance " applies to bills and not
to notes. 1t is an engagement on the part
of the person on whom the bill is drawn to
pay it according to its tenor. The usual
way is to write across the face of the bill
the word Acceptance"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-16
Removed to Media.

Swthn C. Shortlidge Boarding School for young men
and boys is open Media Pa, IL miles from Phila
dephia one of the school buildings in the State
heated in all stories and lighted with gas, building loo
by so feet porch all around, % lodging rooms, large
school with five class rooms ample bath and water
closet accommodations 10 trains daily from Philadelphia
Thorough instruction home good table guaranteed
Special attention to backward pupils. =. &. SHORT.
LlDGE, Harvard A Media, Penna
Fob q, lS15-ly
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-16

The folles of science are said to be
the following: The quadrature of the cir
Gle, the establishment of perpetual motion,
the philosophers stone, the transmutation
of metals, and divination, or the discovery
of secrets by magic.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-16
MlPLEW0OD INSTITUTE

FOR BOTH SEXES, is 81 miles west of Philadelphia
Superior buildings homo earnest teachers first
class Lectures Small pupils admitted the entire year
Incorporated. Trustees Friends Hon. Washing
ton Townsend says: As to tho progress of my late
ward who under your and tuition for two
years. we'll satisfied with the school, its arrange
ment and discipline, and the progress he made in
knowledge" Term commences 9th mo 18th.
Address, J. SIIORTLIDGE. A. ~,
July TO- l815-4n Concordve, Pa.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-16

az Iron beds and furniture, artistically
worked, and by new system Of painting
initiating perfectly rosewood, are to be one
of the chief contributions of Italy at the
Centennial Fair.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-16

ty" EFF county fairs is goin' to do agri-
cultur' emmy sood,' says a Long Island
farmer, "keep out the wimmin. Them
ere pull-backs gets mans eyes SO sot that
he can't see nothin' else"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19
WOODSTOCK, W.T., WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1875.
BEYOND THE STARS---WHAT -?

'Tis easy to trace the soul to the hour
That deprives the form of it's breath
But who shall follow the spirits flight,
When it seeks the portal of death 7?
Who rend the vail that hides from our view
The future, beyond the bright stars
Who follows the spirits upward flight,
When it breaks through our earthly bars
What-ah what is that future state !?
And where, oh where is the goal
Which Christians say is the resting place
And home of the deathless soul
Is it beyond the dark blue sky
Beyond where the stars now shine
Where the angels sing their song of praise
To the spirit Of God divine
Can life I've the end of all our hopes
Is the struggle with death all DER P?
Or is there Il life beyond the tomb,
Where the soul lives evcrmorc
Docs the soul exist when life has flown,
Or sink, like the corsc, into night ?
Let us rather believe the brilliant mind
Still continues its upward fight.
Let us think that the soul can never die
That its mission will never end
That there is land beyond the sky,
Where friend will still meet friend
That, freed from the turmoil and ills of life
From its troubles, wounds and scars,
The soul will worship the God of Light,
In his mansions ''beyond the skies"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19
A New Way 10 Retain Subscri-
bers.

An indignant subscriber to the
Elizabeth News came into the office a
few days ago, and ordered his paper
stopped, because he differed with
Richard La Rue in his views Of sub
soiling fence rails. Richard conceded
the mans right to stop his paper, and
remarked cody, as he looked over his
list:
"Do you know jim Sowders, down
at Hardscrabble p
"Very well" said the man
"Well, he stopped his paper last
week because thought a farmer was
blamed fool who didn't know that
timothy was a good thing to graft on
huckleberry bushes, and he died in
less than four hours"
'Lord, Is that so % said the aston
ished Granger.
Yes and you know old George
Erickson, down on Eagle Creek p
"Well, I've heard Of him.
"Well,' said Richard, gravely, she
stopped his paper because | said he
was the happy father of twins, and
congratulated him on his success 80
late in life. lie fell dead within
twenty minutes. There's lots of sim
liar cases, but it don't matter. III
just cross your name off, though you
don't look strong, and there's bad
color on your nose"
See here, Mr.. La Rue said the
subscriber, looking somewhat alarmed.
Il believe I'll just keep on another
year. because | always did like your
paper, and, come to think about it,
you're a young man, and some allow
ance orter be made, and he departed,
satisfied that he had made Il narrow
escape from death.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19
WHOLE NO. 17l1

girls grew up with ne Ter COWS nor
the money which repre- sented them in
our own possession. a hint on this
subject is as good as a sermon. |
venture to say that the father W ho
runs his family Oh the true "o-opera-
ton principle from the time the wee
things toddIe ahet him to the barn
until they are ready to fly the parent
nest will never have reason to COM
plain that they won't stay on the
farm until they are forced to colonize.
= TCor. Pacific Rural Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19

Professor B. G. Northrop, of
Connecticut, follows President POr-
ter's example in his criticism sof "Not
enough English" in our schools. He
says, "In the Old World the schools
excel ours in the teaching of the ver-
nacular of their country. Here we
are too apt to run into French, Latin
or grammar, and neglect the English.
Scholars are, when they graduate, with
out a proper knowledge of our Ian
guage. The study of English ought
to be pursued as culture study every
where"
We wish that Prof. Northrop would
inoculate all Boards of Education
with the sensible idea, that laoney
spent in teaching any language but
English at the expense of the people
is unjustly spent.-[New York OBJ
server.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19
The World without Sunday.

Think how the abstraction Of Sun
day would enslave the working clas-
ses, with whom we are identified.
Think of labor thus going on in one
monotonous and eternal rack, fingers
forever straining, the brow forever
dropping, the loins forever aching and
the weary brain forever scheming.
Think of the beauty it would eface,
the merry heartednsss it would eX.
tinguish, the giant strength it would
tame, the resources of Nature it would
crush, the sickness it would bring, of
the projects it would wreck, the
groans it would extort, the ives it
would immediate, and the cheerless
graves it would prematurely dig, See
them toiling and fretting and grinding
hewing and weaving and spinning,
sowing and gathering, moving and
roaping, raising and building, digging
and planting, and striving and strug
Cling in the garden, and in the field,
in the granary and in the barn, in the
factory and in the mill, on the ware.
house and in the shop, in the noun
tain and in the ditch, on the roadside
and in the country, out at sea and on
shore, in the day Of brightness and Of
bloom. What would dis world pre-
sent if we had no Sabbath.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19
KIDNAPPING A ROBBER.

Inc n0st O11lce at ODerVllle, small
western town, was very important
place. The worthy postmaster kept 9
country store, where he dispensed
great quantities Of goods of every de
scription, from stick Of candy to q
"prairie schooner" as the heavy cover
ed wagons Of the country are called.
Oberville was town comparatively
new, one of those prairie villages that
spring into existence miles away from
other towns, and are a sort of nucleus
or trading post fora large extent ot
country, Saturday was the principal
trading day, ard Mr. Harmon, the
postmaster, and his clerks were al
WAYS rushed with business on that
day.
But on the particular Saturday af,
lcrlOOll vi WIllCll We WISH W eICdh ,
trade had slackened earlier than usual
and the proprietor and his clerks were
enjoying a breathing spell, and chat
ting with several rough-looking men
who had gathered about the stove,
many of them being strangers attract
ed but little notice in that community
Of new corners.
Here comes Charlie Gilbert, the
very man l wont to see" remarked
Harmon, as a horseman dashed up to
the store and dismounted.
lie was tall, broad. shouldered,
young Hercules, and the large bay
horse he rode looked well adapted to
carrying such weight, and exhibited
due equine pride in serving his noble
Young master. Both horse and ride:
were well known and respected
throughout the settlement. Leaving
his wcll-trained animal unhitched Gil
bert entered the store.
"You are the person | wanted to
see Charley" said Mr.. Harmon.
Singular said Gilbert. II shoulG
,hink you would rather not see me, as
you hnow the object OF my call. Peo-
| pie are not generally so welcome
when they come for money"
"Well, | am an exception in this in
stance, for | am anxious to get rid oi
the amount / owe you. Fact is, there
have been burglars around, and they
tried to break into my store last hight
but were frightened away, so | prefer
you would hold this money against
more successful attempts Of the kind.
And Mr.. Harmon proceeded to count
out large roll of bills which Char.
lie Gilbert placed carefully in his
pocket.
"Now Charlie" said neighbor Hill
one Of the party seated around the
stove ; "you had better keep a look
out, cause some chap might 60 through
you tonight, before you come home
from Cranton.'
The allusion to Cranton brought 9
slight blush to Charley's cheek, for it
was well known that he was on his
usual Saturday evening visit to GER
tain young school mistress, who
held forth i'll the neighboring settle
ment.
"How do you know | am going to
Cranton 2" asked Charley.
"Well, only suppose so. cause I've
heard said you do go that way about
this time O the week, and Hill tippe6
wink to the crowd, who laughed
and Charley Gilbert, not wishing tc
discuss the subject further, left the
store, and mounting old Hero, was
soon out OF sight. mighty fine chap
that Gilbert is, resumed Hill to his
fellow loungers sheen in the army
and won his straps, an now he has en-
tered his quarter section of land ou
here an will soon have one OF the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19

Vested interest-money in the
waistcoat pocket.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19

"A plate of apples was being
passed to some children, when a little
girl took fine large red one. "How
greedy you are to take the biggest !"
said companion 81 meant to have
had that myself"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19

The saying ''Excuse haste and
and bad pen" has been attributed to
a pig who ran away from home.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-05-19

A FURTHER SUPPLY OF MOTHER
ANohle's Medicines, just received at
FREEMAN'S
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-01-28
Vol. W THE [Is74.
Science Of Health

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