The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17
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MINNEsoTA is to have a state inebriate
asylum, for which the liquor sellers will
have to pay, as tine supreme court has
sustained The constitutionality of the
law imposing tax for this purpose.
A Miss FANNIE PALMER, of San Juan
Island, was host on the Pacific. Her
body has been found. The waves carried
1t 100 miles, and cast il upon the beach.
1t is said, almost within sight of her
parents house.
PRoF.sHAECKELj writing of German
war civilization, says; "The stronger
healthier, and more Spirited Il youth is,
the greater is his prospect of being killed
by needle guns, cannons and other SINH
lar Instruments of civilization. The
more useless, weaker OF infrmer the
youth - the greater is his prospect of
escaping the recruiting officer and found
ing family"
NEW YORK letter TO the Philadel-
A'iila Ledger says: "The proftableness
OF the gas business was further ilIustra-
ted by an auction sale of securities this
afternoon; for instance, 100 shares Man
haitian comDany's stock, par value $10O,
sold at 1903 and $305; 81 shares New
l ork gas light company, $3.50 and 1881;
"o shares Brooklyn gas-light, $50 par
Valde, $2l6, and so on"
STATISTICS of pork packing at the six
beading points during the past week,
show further diminution in the def
cheney in the seasons business as com
pared with last year The decrease now
stands about 100000, or some SO, 900 less
than 1t was at the close of the previous
week. Cincinnati and indianapolis show
an increase of about 20, 900 each for the
season, while the remaining cities show a
falling off of from $4,000 to 155, ,OO0-the
latter at Chicago.
SIR RUTHERFORD ALCoCK. who has a
minute and comprehensive knowledge of
his subject, is deeply impressed with the
power and permanent character of the
Chinese empire. Adopting the largest
estimate of the population, he justly
holds that a community of 400, 900 600
men under single government and with
the same language and institutions con
tains in itself a sufficient guarantee of
Vitolity. 1t is his deliberate opinion
Lbat Russia is more liable than China to
permanent disruption.
"
PROF. SWING preached sermon to
young men in Chicago last Sunday
Inorning, and gave his theory Of life
thus; Throw down the god money
from its pedestal, trample that senseless
idol under foot, set up all the higher
deals, a neat home, vines of ones own
planting, a few books full Of the in
spiration of genius. few friends worthy
of being loved and able to love in return,
hundred pleasures that bring no pesti-
lence, a devotion to the right that will
never swerve a simple religion empty of
all bigotry, full of faith and love, and to
such a philosophy earth will give up
what JOY it knows"
Ar Sheffield England, a short time
ago, a balct-girl, tightly strapped to a
piece of iron and suspended from the
flies, was burned to death Her dress
caught fire, and she, without utterinr
scream, remained thus suspended until
she was so far injured that presently she
died. At the inquest the manager praised
the poor girls patience, and the Jury
brought in a verdict of accidental
death" and recommended that some
means should be adopted TO prevent sim
liar accidents. Such horrible death as
this should be called something else than
an accident, and something stronger than
recommendation to greater care on the
managers part should have been given.
As to the destiny of the English Ian
guage, the myriads who speak it in Eu-
rope, America, Asia, Africa and Ocean
lea are fully aware of its capacity to be-
come the universal linguistic medium,
which may be realized by looking at the
map oc North America, where the Eng
lish idiom has, within twenty-five years,
spread from the Atlantic and Gulf of
Mexico to the Pacific and Behring's
straits, and displaced the Spanish, Indian
and Russian dialects. Cuba, San Do
miDgo, Mexico, Central America, the
Sandwich and Navigators' islands, are
feeling its influence and desire its sway
exclusive China and Japan seem to lean
more and more toward America and the
English language across the Pacific. Thus
the tide of empire is not only westward,
hut also eastward. 1t meets and mingles
in America.
A CORRESPONDENT Of the Springfield
Republican denounces the drinking
water of London. Says he: Fancy
having to drink liquid which is the wash
ing of five counties, consisting of ,S52,-
Gao acres! Upon'this land live 100000
neopIc, 10000 horses, 100, 900 cattle, 9O0,-
GOO sheep, and 40, 900 hogs. The water
which passes through all this population,
their towns, villages, farms, manure fields
and wards; through drains, with the
waste matter from tan-pits, paPer-mills,
.,as-works and so on, comes down the
Thames. and when said to be filtered
veil. clear and bright finds its way to
the tables and homes of nearly AL aristo-
cratic as well as vulgar London. In
deed the west end of London, contain
INC the residences of royalty and nObil-
NV has the worst water there is in the
metropolis. What is supplied in the