The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-08-23
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

THE inventor of the GatIing gun has
another invention. 1t throws three
hundred balls per minute, and makes
noise enough to scare every mule IN
the army.
TIE most convincing illustration Of
the doctrine of total depravity Is the
case of the person who, though possessed
of 500, 900, devotes himself to baggage
smashing on the Erie railway.
A PENNsYLvANIA woman put up pre-
serves in a brass kettle last fall, and
the family came to them the other day.
ate thereof, and three doctors have
made an hospital of the house.
THE whipping-p post has been set up IN
Alexandria Virginia, with what seems
to be the best results. The police de-
partment have not single prisoner IN
the chain-gang, and but one prisoner IN
Jail for the action of the court.
TWENTY minutes in the smoke of
wool or wooden cloth will take the pain
out of the worst case of Inflammation
arising from any wound. No one need
die from lockjaw if this simple remedy
is resOTted to.
"MY son." said a mother to little
boy four years old, "whom above Others
will you wish to see when you pass into
the spirit wOrld?" "GOliahp" shouted
the child, with joyous anticipation, "un-
less" he quickly added, 'there's bigger
fellow there"
TIE werKingmen of Baltimore are
pursuing the right plan to relieve the
pressure upon themselves and their
fellew-workmen. They have organized
an association to emigrate to Kansas,
settle on the public lands, and becomS
independent farmers.
AN American authoress was recently
asked to subscribe something to
statue of George Sand. She agreed to
do 80 on condition that the pedestal
be furnished with a statuette of each
of the lady's lovers. It was decided that
no ordinary pedestal would be large
enough for the purpose, and the offer
was declined.
"WHo was the first mani" asked a
school teacher of a little girl. She an
swered that she did not know. The
question was put to the next, an Irish
child, who answered loudly, adam,
sir" with apparent satisfaction. Law"
said the first scholar, contemptuously,
you needn't feel so grand about it; he
wasn't an Irishmanp
A FEW weeks ago, some young men
tried to establish a debating club in q
Missouri town. The question under
discussion the first night was "Is love a
stronger passion than anger?" The
debate waxed warm. One young man
had lust alluded to the drowning of the
Egyptians in the Red sea as an instance
of the Lords love for the Israelites. In
answer, his opponent said: "Why, Mr..
President, it was anger, sir. The Lord
got the Egyptians in a tight place, and
He slapped it to 'em, sir" Verdict for
the "anger" party.
The Dundee (Scotland) Advertiser
saws: At a poultry show which took
place in the south of Scotland, one of
the Judges, being anxious to do full
Justice to the mpetitOrs, was very
minute in his inspection of the exhibits.
The fine plumage of one of the birds
attracted his attention and he particularly
admired the tail. In looking at this
e7Sgant appeudage he happened to handle
it somewhat roughly, when much to his
CONSERVATION, it came away IN his hand.
On further examination 1t was found
that the tail had been gummed on.
A WOMAN in a French village whs
was quite i'll and confined to her bed, one
| evening in her husbands absence, was
| sbocked by the sudden appearance OF a
masked burglar at her bedside. He
demanded her money, and threatened
10 kill her if she cried out. She said:
ssYou see I am unable to move, am 50
i'll: but the money is in the cellar. In
the cellar floor you will find moVeaole
stone; raise it, and underneath IS bag
of money" The robber de.cendsd
into the cellar without hesitation,
while she. gpringing from her bed, shut
the belt OF the door and gave an alarm.
The neighbors rushed in and the mar
was secured.
TIE following table gives 8 view OF all
/ tho elections 10 he held this wear: