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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-10-04

Rev. Mcssrs r. v Taylor Levin Savage,
towm to aid in the union religious services.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-10-04

We are grieved to know that that old and
esteemed citizen, John 1. Walton, died sud
denly Of congcstive chill, yesterday evening.
lie leaves a large circle Of cndcarcd rela-
tivcs and friends to mourn his dcceasc. We
knew him well, and always were glad to
have his Kindly pToscncc in our office.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-14

IL seems to be thought by some persons
that 1t is an easy thing to write stories for chill
dren, and that when an author is not quite pre-
pared To- address himself to maturcr minds
he may yet produce something quite good
enough for the little ones. SO an immense
rhildrcn's literature has sprung into exist
cncc In the last ten years. Some Of the books
are good. and tell the children in straight
forward easily flowing. and simple English
the things TINT they delight to hear. But most
uf the books are bad. clumsy in structure. poor
in invention. and n WEAKNESS rather than n
recreation To- the little minds to which they are
addressed.
To the former and better class. however. be-
longs little book Just published 90. r. Put
MANS sons. entitled The Wings ~ Courage.
II is adapted from the French by Mrs MARIE
FIELD. Three stories are contained in this
little volume. and all are pleasant in tone.
full Of idcaity, and told with a simplicity Of
language and charm Of style that. while it
pcoses the young. cannot fail to win the admi-
ration of the older reader
The first Of the three stories is that Of Clopi-
net little delicate French peasant boy. so
quiet and So thoughtful that his parents be-
ieve him good for nothing. and apprentice
him to brutal hunchback tailor who nearly
irghtrns the life out Of the sensitive child
From him Clopin"t escapes and takes refuge on
high cliif uuar lionncurs. overlooking the sea.
Here the birds are his constant but only COM
panions. and he learns their habits and their
voices, and becomes their friend.
Clopinri has a strong love for the whole ami
mai kingdom. and at length finds his way 10 a
iaNidcrmst who teaches him the ar, Of stufIlne
and preparing birds for large museums Of orni-
thology N the boy grows W 10 manhood he
becomes celebrated naturalist. and goes To
cverv country Of the world in pursuit Of his
favotite science. The story of his life and
death. and ofhis many good deeds. Is told In such
winning way that 1t cannot fail to havethe hap
piest ei1e" upon those children who are for
tunate enough 10 make the acquaintance Of
Clopnetthr the medium OF this book. The
two other stories are equally Fictitious.
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the larger part being absorbed in the main
tcnance Of the Imperial police and other on
cials. or in the working expenses OF the
Hcmstvo administration. II is not surprising.
then. that the peasants have come TO look upon
the Wanted reform as n cunning device for
squeezing the people. TO the profit OF tho central
Government.
There are other rclsons why the Zcmstvo
has lost its hold on public confidence and al
ready shows unmistakahlc signs Of cXhaus-
ton and collapse. Tlr patriotic men of the no.
hility and the mercantile class had welcomed it
AZ political instrument. the forerunner OF
national parliament hut they have learned 10y
unpleasant experience that the Government
never Intended TO invest the new institutions
with the slightest political significance. From
the outset every attempt on the part OF the as
somblics TO exert oven moral pressure by
means of petitions ald political agitation has
been summarily pu, down. The moment the
Hcmstvo Of st pctcrsbugh gave token Of u wish
to be something moro than n nulity, IT was
closcd by Imperial command and some Of its
members hanishcd fiom the capital. Even the
publicity which was At first granted TO the as
somblics has been practically cu, or 10y giving
TO the Governors Of povinces the right TO pre-
vent the printing Of minutes and other docu-
mcns. But what attests most derisivcly the
utility Of the Iemstvo experiment is the ahso-
lutc impunity with which these mutations of
its essential principles have been pcrpetrated
with nations AZ all ripe for liberty Governments
are little tempted to play fast and loose. 1t IL
not worth while to revoke concessions when bad
faith breeds revolution We can gauge
the place which really belongs to Russia in the
scale Of progress when we mark the unconcern
with which she secs the sirangulution oi q sys-
tenn that held the beginnings Of self-govern-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-14
"THE DANCE or DEATH"
a Book that has Made "a Sensation on the
Pacific Coast.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. "A ripple Of ex-
element has agitatcd the society circles Of san
Francisco for the last two months the subject
Of discussion being the morality OF modern
dancing and It's moving factor the appearance
~ n little book with the ominous title II The
Dance Of Death" by William Herman, n nom
de- plume assumed by one W. II. Rulofson. a
photographer ~ this city. Among the other
surprises and nHttcrings caused by the appear
ance Of the little volume was the claim of Mr.
Rulotson to its authorship. inasmuch ms the
book is obviously written by scholar. and
people who know the putative author know him
e. he incapable Of any higher literary flight
than an advertisement setting forth the superior
excellence of his photographs.
II now appears that The Dance was really
written by a son-in-law Of Mr. Rulofson's a
Mr. Harcouri, a cambridge England man, who
+ assisting Mr.. Hubert Bancroft in the prcpara-
ton If his historical works on the Native
Races 81 the Pacific Coast aud the early his
tory of California. The book itself is an extra
ordinary production to emnnnte from n decent
man or to circulate among decent people. II
one-hnlf liz charges against the Notaries of the
watz. the german. and the Boston are worthy
ncrn,ion has reached disgustingy low
standard i l. 10 be- hoped that few II his
readers Will accept the conclusions 81 the
author. as Il is obvious that whatever judgment
OF morals NO may possess is ovcrhornc by the
eAinneranee 81 a nrurlent imagination; .,oooo
10y IN" sale ~ the publication; and a. his finnn-
cial success has aroused the envy of all the
cheap litcratcurs Of the town, We stand in fear
Of whole brood Of nasty publications.
Luck ily, On antdoto has appeared under the
iitle NJ The Dance Of Life. ~ by Mrs Dr. J.
Milton Bowers ! give her cognomon in full
though it leaves one in the dark As a. whether
Slc T. do'tress or only The wife of "A doctor.
whichever she may he she is obviously an
adept in the arr of connecting quack advertise
mrn's IT which there i a strong flavor i'm her
otherwise vapid and dun pages The book II So
turiuy and intolerably stupid that il i likrlyto
deter ~ readers from ever again opening vol
une with Dance upon its cover or title page
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JOHN BRIGHT's COiCH RIDE.
He Tells How he Went to London Forty Years
Ago-And What he Learned at School.

The Right Hon. John Bright, NJ F.. at Il
public meeting held in the Town Hall. Roch-
dal", iast night. distributed the prizes and cor
ami Art Cmssos promoted by the Rochdae
Equitable Pioneers Society. The hall was
drnsely crowded Mr.. Alderman Willnns pro
Bright and Mr.. John Albert Bright.
Mr. bright, who received most enthusiastic
marks There is hardly ANYBODY in thi.
room YhG 'rvG,r yent to l9ndop IN a stage
u'n, went Out-it" a Stagc-rOHch called the
I"veril ottho Peak aud it started from Market
street in Manchester nt : o'clock in tho even
me- Sour, horse coach, admirably managed
and hor-rd-and We arrived in london M
r..'k me next qiternVon; 1t happened To- bee
discussing ihc second reading of the great Re-
form hul cheers. and during the ith ~ April
thnk II was ms "" We're travelling along the
coming owar US BIZ I If in E@ is 5aS an
we all looked with grent interest I'VE -nw
h"lsns Eatopng ana carriages coming at a
sp''I Mhlrh would quickly have left behind our
con j IL they had horn going ths Sumo way IN
ana uy we found that they were chaisr~ with
Tour horses IN each chuisc. having iwppr three
cards lrom each window Those Wor' .rNufa-.
.hhi1. romlnE from London. bringing
ho el"graphs thcu-oi tho glorious triumph uf
popular lrlu 'illr~. even iu the House ol loll-
l'f do not know how long 10 sat the previous
mhul7' Suh u was u lt' lh lhr morning tic
H"u-' dlNllnd and the svrund reading of the
srcnt measure was 'qrrlod ly majority If
iln' votes. lIh'urs.I II has always hnnn o. nlr
a pleasure e. think of the excitement this Incl
N'hl ranSr,i among ~ coach Passengers when
Then say, W. wcr. tw"nty-onr hour. Ia going
Now you ~ from Mnu'hcslcr 70 London You
l'Iu'' IN the rnn'h tu London SO lu-. think
now "" - ny trri-cla.- lor 25-. When j lrit
Oh" r'iu WAS pouring down, ami | WAS outside
Ar co"h laughter. and the rain poured down
lI hours WIl'rru- hNM We All - under cover.
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LfBOR sCHOOLs IN EtROPE.

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-14

"noh " man VINO can writ ssuch verso as this
,."''"s'- ''' treatment Which he has received
from some Of the gront one. Of hoear,h ,,,,,t
he reluctant, half-hoarted reeounition which
certain Amoricuus accord t. him. we cn,'na,
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-02-03
What Farmers Need.

The editor Of the Scientific Farmer,
in an article in 0cri'hcr'S .Nayu:iuc,
holds The following:
Farmers need more education to
make them better citizens. In their
hands Test the wcIl-bc;ny Of future
generations. 1t is for them to keep
the soil productive, that the crops
shall meet the requirements Of What
at no distant day may DC a superb
bundant crowd of human beings upon
the earth, unless the MalthuSian REM
e'lics of war and prslilrncc sweep
them off in sufficient numbers to OF
set the present rapid increase. How
ever much some may dccry science,
and hold to the Sniliccncy of practice,
they must admit that the practice of
the past has greatly deteriorated our
farm lands, and even made somc dis
tricts a|most uninl'abitab'c. The
sewage of cities is fast piliny up on
the sea bottom the fertility of pro
duclive soils. This sewage question
is one of vast import. China has
solved it, hut her solution will not
answer for our civilization. The
guano deposits Of Peru, it is said, are
already failing, though only thirty
five years have passed since their
utilization by other countries. All of
the natural frrtilizing resources are
exhauStiblc, and what then? Dis
cussion alone might so on forever
and not settle single point. Intel
liscut ;nvestigatigation Is the only
means of solving the problem.
''Thus we sec tho necessity for
Agricultural Colleges. These are a
few OF the questions presented for
their solution. Societies can hot do
this work they hold the same rcla-
tionship to education as societies in
other departments of life.
"Schools of agriculture furnish the
best means by which to inculcatc the
principles of good husbandry, to de-
tect and diSproye false ideas and
practices, to discover the reasons why
certain systems are better than others,
an! to induce improvements in meth
DDS and means. Agriculture more
than any other industry needs special
help. The principles on which it is
founded are r,ovc difficult to under
stand than these of any other art.
The causes of success and failure in
farming are most coz" plicattd, rest
ing as they do npon the Subtlcst and
most profound principles of chcmis
Try, physiology and mctcorolosy.'
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-02-03
How to Lead a Cow.

Every woman will tell you that a
man can be led easier by putting an
arm around his neck than by pulling
his hair, but VIC never knew till re.
Gently that the reason you can't lead
a COW behind a wagon is because she
objects to having her horns pulled.
The other day red shirtca emigrant
passed through here on his way to
Carroll county. His family and
house hold possessions were IN a coy
cred wagon, to the hind end of which
WAS fastened a COW. Behind her,
with a sharp stuck, walked the emf.
grant, giving her smart welt occa
sionally when she hung back. Every
DOW and then she would brace her
self and stop the team, and then, in
anclc'lcal language, he would be-
seech her to go on, marking each for.
chile period with prod of the sharp
stick. The poor COW rolled her eyes
and rolled her tongue. The poorcm.
Igrant, too, was dusty and tired, but
his voice and stick didn't fail him.
She had suddenly halted the process
SION in front of the post -ottice, and
was shaking her head in reply to his
earnest cntrcaties, when Il man called
ont to Red Shirt that he did not sun
dcrStand COWS worth cent?
"WrIl, what are you going to do
about it ?" asked Red Shirt.
"Why, jnst take that rope off her
horns, and put it around her neck,
and she'll lead as quiet as lamb. IF
she don't Ill follow her a mile my
SELF"
The rope was changed to her neck,
and the team started. She gave a
look of surprise, and walked along.
"Wcl}, that beats all!' said Red
Shirt, and, without word of thanks,
he mounted his wason.-Iowa Intel.
figencet.
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1877 NEW YORK. 1877

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3arm and Shop
Vag:aU:&.

The Il 'giStratioH lists OF PARISH
ts afford an interesting study be-
yOnl the mere question OF pro
DOrtionatc votes Of whites and
blacks.
The number of registered blacks
IN this parish IS somewhere in
the vicinity Of 300. to which let
rs add llGl eo|o:vd persons over
Is and under II, according to the
census Of 1870. This would make
3I6t black labMrrs for our farms.
The white registered vote is
about 1900, to which add G222 per
sons over Is and under II. Total
white persons who can labor 2422
or both white and black 1888.
Besides this, there Irr q great
number Of colorcd and white wo-
men who work on farms that
would swell this number to 600
or more.
Ofthis number capable of farm
labor, we venture to say that less
than $500 all told in this parish,
ically work at the plow or hoe,
while the Balance are either va
grants or engaged in light w""k
Let us say that there are 1000
persons to work in the fields, lcav-
ing 300 for the mechanics, dri:
vers, wood haulcrS, portcrS, Mill
men, &C., &C., which We feel as.
sured in a large estimate, there
must then bc at least 1900 per-
sons capable OF farm labor Who
loaf and steal, or live on their
wives earnings.
In this city alone there are fifty
stout negro men who have not
given an honest days Tabor in FIVE
years. They pick up a job here
and there, and spunge and steal
for u living. 1000 farm hands
sOuld make 5000 bales OF cotton
easy, consequently the 1900 va
grants are a dead loss to the par
ish of 5000 bales Of cotton, be-
sides near 100000 bushels of corn,
that they consume if they do not
produce,
This loss in money to this com.
munity is very large, over a half
million dollars, not counting what
they steal, and all for why Sim
ply because there are no vaSrant
laws, either State or local, to cure
this evil of lazircss and the
"tramp."
Our legislators must take this
matter in hand and pass such laws
as will force the 20 per cent of
idlers throughout the State to at
least, earn and produce the bread
that keeps their miserable souls
IN their more miserable bodies.