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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-05-24
Cross Hu.bnnd. and ScoIdlnx Nire.

domestic infelicity," which newspaper
reporters credit nowadays with playing such
an important part in life's drama, is often
the result of lingering or chronic disease.
What husband or wife can be cheerful smil-
ing, and pleasant, when constantly suffering
from the fortunes of some dread disease ?
Perhaps the husbands liver becomes torpid,
and he experiences bitter, disagreeable taste
or nausea, has chilly sensations, alternating
with great heat and dryncss of the surface
of his body, pains in his sides, shoulders, or
back, eyes and skin are tinged with yellow,
feels duh, indispOsed, and dizzy. Through
his suffering he becomes gloomy, respondent
and exceedingly irritable in temper. In
stead Of reSOrting to so reliable a remedy as
few small doses of DR.. Pierce's PurCatIve
Pellets. and following up their action with
| the use of Golden Medical DiscLvery,t to work
the hillary poison out of the system and
purify the blood, If he play the part of a
| penny wise and pound foolish man he will
attempttO economic by saving the.small cost
| OF these medicines. Continuing to suffer,
his nervous system becomes impaired. and
he is fretful and peevish-a fit subject to be-
come embrOiled in " domestic infeliCitv."
Or the good wife may, from her too labOri-
Gus duties or family cares, have become sub
| ieCt to such chronic affections as are pecu-
! lIarly incident to her sex, and being reduced
| in blood and strength, suffering from back
| ache, nervousness headache, internal fever,
and enduring pains too numerous to NEIL
| ton, she may become peevish and trettul-
anything but a genial he lpmate. In this
deplorable condition OF ilI-health, should she
act wisely and employ DIR. Pierce's Favorite
| Prescription, it will in due time, 10y its cor
| dial, tonic and nervine properties, restore
| her health and transform her from the peey-
| ish, scOldinC, irritable-tempered invalid to a
| happy, cheerful wife. Laying aside leyity
and speaking seriously, husbands and wives,
! you viii find the Family Medicines above
mentioned reliable and potent remedies
/ For full particulars OF their properties and
uses, see Pierce's Memorandum Book, which
! is given away by all druggists.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-05-24
ChOppIaa Ont cotton.

With the usual method of sowing cot
ton seed quickly in the drill, it is verv
important to chop and thin out at the
earliest possible moment 1t is very de-
sirable that the young plants should
grow off rapidly, but it is impossible for
them to do this if crowded together.
They struggle against each other, grow
up tall and slender, and when finally
thinned out, are disposed to fall over
Whenever this happens some time eIapses
before growth fairly begins. Go over
rapidly then, and thin down, not to a
final stand, but as near to it as can be
safely be done. Chop out with 4 wider
hoe than that subsequently used, that
the spaces between hills may be wide
enough to admit the hoe without danger
of bruising the plants. 1t takes both in
creased care and time to hoe between
two hills just far enough apart to admit
the hoe between them. II the ridge is
sharp enough, and soil sufficiently loose
for the hoes to chop advantageOusly, il
may be done before blowing the cotton
but if the ground is hard it is we'll to
run around" the cotton in advance of
the hoes. 1t is thought by many that
g barring OFF, and leaving the cotton on
a rather high and narrow ridge has two
iold good etiect-the first to make the
soil about the plants warm up more
rapidly.
This is probably true, as in the spring
the air is generally warmer than the
earth, and the more the latter is exposed
to the former, the warmer it will get.
The second advantage is that the roots of
the plant are thereby forced to run deep
and this guards the plant measurably
against subsequent drOuth. The chief
objection to barring off" is the increased
liability of the young plant, not yet
strongly rooted, to fall down when the
cotton IS chopped out. We repeat the
remarks made in connection with the
first working Of corn: If the land is
hard, run close to the cotton, and pillow
deep and thoroughly; if it is friabIe and
loose, use any pillow that will facilitate
work and kill the young grass-the ter
rible May grass which will now spring
up, and is, by long odds, the most trouble
some to contend with in working the
crop. Go over the cotton very rapidly
at this working, as it is very important
| to give corn its second blowing and get
! back to the cotton again at an early day
| The second working of cotton is the i'm,
! pOrtant one, requiring unusual care and
| demanding more time, which must be
| secured by hurrying over quickly at it.
| first Orking.-SOuthcrT CuLtirGi0r.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-05-24

SLEEPING HINTS.-Sleeping with the
mouth open should not make the throat
sore. Pass a broad elastic band from the
anterior portion Of the lower Jaw over
top of head, and make it sufficiently
tight to keep the teeth closed; if the
throat continues sore use a gargle CT
chlOrate of potassium (zj), one dram to
three ounces of water, three or four times
daily.
ALMOND CUsTARD CAKE.-OnC pound
of sugar, one-half pound of butter rub
bed to a cream; five eggs, beaten very
light one cup of sweet milk; and pound
of -four, with two teaspOOnfuls anti-dys-
peptic baking powder united with it;
flavor with lemon; bake in three Jelly
pans. The custard.-One cupful thick
sour cream; two cupfuls granulated
sugar one pound sweet almonds blanched
and chopped fine flavor with vanilla ;
mix all well together and spread between
the layers of cake.
Dressing FOR LETTUCE SALAD.--BOil
the eggs ten minutes put the yOlks on
u large plate, and rub fine with a wooden
spoon mix them with one tablespoonful
cold water, two tablespOontuls sweet oil ;
add slowly Il tablespoonful salt, tea
spoonful dry mustard, and a teaspOOnful
granulated sugar; when these are we'll
blended, add very gradually three table
spoonfuls of vinegar; put it in the bot
tom Of your salad dish, and place the
lettuce in it; but don't stir 1t, as this
would make it wilt and spoil.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-05-24
Russian SeCtS.

MANY Of the sects have persons among
them whom they believe to DE Christ, in
carnate for the second time, and the Nir-
gin. One sect was founded by peasant
soldier, Daniel Philipitcn, about the
middle of the seventeenth century, and
is now strong in many parts of the en-
pirc. Philippians doctrines as reported
by Mr.. HepwOrth Dixon, who has made
a special study in Russia of secret and
curious sects, were, first, . ] am God ;"
second, "There is no other God" and
third, "There is nothing new" He gave
nine precepts to his followers, which l
quote from Mr.. DixOn's text: '' Drink
no wine. Remain where you are, and
what you arc. Never marry. Never
swear, or name the devil. Attend no
wedding, christening, or other feast.
Never steal. Keep my doctrine secret.
Love each other, and keep my laws. Be
lieve in the Holy Spirit"
Another soldier has recently estab-
lished new religion which is SO secret
that IL has no name, even among It's dis
Ciples He pretended to be Christ, and
chose a woman for Virgin mother. The
accounts given of this sect represent its
doctrines and practices to be unlawful
and blasphemous. The members are said
TO insult the church in their meetings,
and to treat sacred things with the ut
most indignity; and yet when the au-
thorities undertook to punish the heresy
the men who were arrested established
! by abundant evidence their perfectly
good behavior, and proved even that
| they were in all respects especially exem-
| plary citizens and subjects; that they
! paid their taxes, Obeyed the law, per
! formed all their duties, lived sober lives,
! attended the services and participated in
! the rites and ceremonies of the rtOOdOx
| church, went to confession regular, par
! took of the saCTaments, and cOnfOrmed
! strictly to the requirements of the
church. Enough was proved, however,
to make 1T certain that these men have q
secret religion Of their own; and an
emissary OF the police, who had attended
their meetings, testified that they
| Knocked the saCraments, spat upon icons,
and gave other expressions of their con.
tempt for the church, which in public
they treated with Ostentatious respect
and vencration. This sect also has a
! Virgin rs well as a living Christ
Mr.. Dixon tells US of another sect in
Moscow who regard Napoleon as the
Messiah, and worship his image. They
believe that the French emperor is still
! alive, somewhere in Asia, and that il
due time he will return and conquer the
forces of the car.
l have mentioned here only few al
the many sects which have been de
scribed in Russian official records. The
list might be extended almost indef
nitely If there were space at command
One sect, whose practices are not proper
matters to be described in this place
boast that even the Emperor Alexander
/. was a member of their communion
!, This is extremely unlikely; but it is Ger
tain that that car was deeply interested
, in studying the doctrines Of the order
and, for that purpose, went among then
in person, and questioned them Of thei
belief and practice.-Georgc Cary EqqIe
5 sf0u, IN APpjeto,1s' JolgwaI for Nay.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-05-24
The Fiend of the Jungle.

The tiger, the tyrant of the Indian
jungle, has, as is due, the precedence
over his feebler or less dreaded congo
ners. Skirting the base of The Hima-
layan range, extending east and west for
many hundreds of miles, is a tract of
land covered with jungle, called the
Ierai this is his chOseti home. Graded
in the long, feathery grass of the Jungle,
he gambOis about in his infancy playful
as a kitten, and usually attains, wnen
full grown, the length of nine or nine
and a halt feet. Wild hogs, deer, and
all the larger species of game are his
usual prey; but sometimes a pair of
tigers will take UP their abode within a
mile of Il village, sallying out from their
lair every three or four days to pull dcwn
bullock or buffalo, always selecting
the fattest. The strength of their mus
cular forearms is enormous. Capt.
Baldwin says: g / remember, in Assam,
a tiger in the dead of night leaping over a
fence nearly five feet high, Selling one OF
the largest oxen, and again leaping back,
dragging the bullock after him across
several fields and over two hedges" IL
his old age, when his teeth become worn
he not UnfreqUently becomes man,
eater; and such Is the devastation be
then occasions that whole villages are
sometimes deserted, and extensive dis
tricts laid waste from dread of these
feline scOurges. In these disastrous cir.
cumstances the advent of an English
sportsman with his rife and elephants is
hailed as a godsend by the whole neigh,
borhood. A tiger often, when brought
to bay, splits" exactly like a cat Con
trary to the received opinion, tigers
seldom roar but at night the forests re
sound with the bideous din of their cries
which resemble the caterwaUling OF {
whole squadron of gigantic tOm-cats. II
making charge the tiger utters a series
of short, vicious, coughing growls, as try
ing to the nerves as the most terrific
| raar ~ (MnlnhnLs7 -LnlL..lnK
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-05-24
Turks and Christians at Home.

The civilization to which western peo-
pie in Europe and the United States are
accustomed from their birth, renders any
conception of domestic life in Turkey
difficult, and any authentic description
of it almost incredible. Fancy eleven
different races living together in common,
hating each other i'll common, all the
worst instincts of human nature con-
stantly under irritation, and religion
itself both Christian and NIOhammedan,
turned chiefly to account to intensity
the prevalent evils. And over this het-
erogeneous mass, comprising nearly as
many millions OF people as there are in
the United States, rules a government,
the most despOtic which ever maintained
a throne in Europe, the most brutal
heartIess and depraved which human in
genuitv and the COntrivances of force
have maintained in modern times. This
government has two institutions to
maintain-an eXchequCr aud a seTagliO.
Taxation and pOlygamy are the chief
features of Turkey. The entire energy
of the Ottoman power Is devoted to these,
and when Russia menaCes their per
| petuity, Christian Europe Is expected,
/ under a device known as the treat5 of
/ Paris, to arise in their defense. The cN-
/ cuse is equalization of territory among
! great powers
SO long a. the koran remains the fun
/ damental law of the empire, no improve
ment can be hoped for from within A
revolution alone would be equal to the
task, s.and the Christians will not unite
sufficiently with the rest of the non-NIus-
sulman population to bring about a rev
Olution; even If they did, it is extremely
doubtful whether general and desperate
rising could succeed without external
/ assistance. There is no hope for Civiliza-
ton or humanity in Turkey except
through foreign Intervention. The horau
orders the Turk TO kill the christian ii be
will not be converted or on the pay
meut of tribute, to suffer him to live
No influence inside Turkey can alter
this organic principle. The porte ha.
promised to modify its application, but
the promises of the porte are made
by diplomats tongues, and are never
fulfilled.
The power of religion for evil i'm poIit
zeal affairs WAS never more clearly illus
trated as III the pitablc condition of botI
the Turkish peasantry and the Christians
| 4 dignitary OF Islam, speaking in tn,
name of the prophet, deals out Injustice
10 his religionists. \ patriarch OF th
Greek church possesses absolute Iu
thoritv TO some extent over the Chris
tians. and the one Is as great a tyran
and as powerful an OPpressor as tn
other,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-05-24
PIOughInE Cotton.

We have received a letter from Young
farmer, asking us with what kind Of
plough would we plough cotton the
second time, and whether We would use
a sweep eighteen inches broad to lay by
cotton
There are hundreds of contingencies
resting upon the points contained in
these simple questions. First. what IS
meant by the second ploughing of Gotten ,
The first work usually given a cotton
crop is couple Of burrows to the row,
designed to throw the soil away from the
plants so that the hoe hands may easily
get at them to thin out the growth. This
working Is frequently not considered as
aploughing, but siding, " a barring, -
\ " running round, " etc. When the
hoe hands have chopped through the
crop, the genuine ploughing then begins,
and we would reply to the above inquiry
by saying that much depends upon the
seasons, the condition Of the soil whether
in high season or otherwise, the advanced
or backward stage of the crop, and the
kind of soil.
/ If the seasons forebodc dry weather We
would advise deep ploughing; if the soil
| is high in season, plough shallow, if the
crop is backward, plough deep and close;
if advanced, plough more shallow and at
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-05-24

DANDELION COFFEE-GOOd coffee
three parts, hard extract of dandeliOn
one part, and chickory one part =; reduce
them tn a coarse powder, mix, and grind
together.
POLISH FOR OLD FURNITURE.-Take
of 9S per cent. alcohol One-half pint !;
pulverized resin and gum shellec, of each
one-fOurth ounce let this cut in the
alcohol; then add linsced oil One-half
pint, and shake well.
ORANGE PIE--Grate the yellow rind
of one fresh orange, take the juice and
pulp Of two large oranges; add to them
one cupful of sugar and the beaten yOlks
of three eggs mix one Cupful of milk
with the whites of the eggs beaten to a
stiff froth bake in puff paste.
OUr-DOoE WHrrEwAsHING.--S Slack
lime in the usual way mix a handful of
flour with cold water, taking care to
have no Jumps; then pour on boiling
water until it becomes like common
starch; peur it, while hot, into the
Stacked lime; add one pound Of whiting
and two ounces of powdered bOraN stir
all well together in bucket.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-05-24
Improve Your Live STOCK

Even on a welI-managed farm there is
generally room for improvement in the
live stock. Horses are sometimes kept
until they are old and weak, unable to
perform the necessary labor and unfit for
sale. Cows are sometimes kept until they
are entirely unfit for dairy or for breed
ing, but they consume as much proven
der as those which are in their prime
and able to yield a large supply of milk
and strong, healthy calves. A great i'm
provement might be made in a flock of
sheep by culling out from it, at least
once a year, ali the ews that produce
light heeces or an inferior staple of wool
and supplying theiS places with Others of
superior quality in every way. 4 great
Improvement may be made in swine bv
getting rid of unthrifty animals and in
Producing the best breeds which possess
the desirable properties of fattening
readily, coming to maturity, attain early
age and paying we'll for the food they
eat Detroit Free Press.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-05-24
The Debris of the System

Must either pass through its natural chan,
nels of exit, the bowels, the kidneys and the
pores, or, in default thereof poison and dis
order the fluids of the system. In order to
effect the complete expulsion of this danger
Gus refuse, the organs through which it passes
off must he active and UuObstructcd- FOrtu-
nately there IS certain means Of rendering
them so when they are not. Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters stimulate the action of the
excretory organs and by diffusing a genial
warmth through the circulation, encourage
moderage perspiration. BY this triple effect
the exodus of the focal and other WI ste
matters are encouraged, and the system freed
from peril it would otherwise incur. The
action of the bowels which follows the use OF
this beneficent alternative is easy and unac
cOmpanied by gripping, and its stimulative
effect upon the urinary organs very COndu
Give to their local health.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-05-24

70 costly spleDdor here, now gliding glow
No dcar-bought pictures hang upon the walls
But bright and happy faces come and 90
And through the windows Gods sweet Sunshine
falls
W. are not rich in heaps of boarded gold;
We are not poor, for can keep at bay
The poor mans haunting sPectres want aud
crime
Can keep from owing debts We cannot pay.
With wholesome plenty is our table spread
With genial comfort glOWs our evening fire;
The fierce night winds may battle overhead;
Sale is our shelter though the strife be dire.
When DAYS grow long and winter storms are Ger
Here come the first birds OF the early spring
And build their cunning nests beside the door,
Teaching sweet lessons as they work and sing.
Here come our friends-a dear and cherished
Dearer, perchance, than if they numbered
We greet them with hand-cIasp warm and true
And give them the best we have in store.
What though the rooms he small, and low the
ruUf"
What though We can l.ut offer simple fare?
1t matters not; so friendships warp and roof
Are spun Of gold, for these we need not care.
We watch the great world surgng like sea
But the loud roar OF winds and waves at war,
SubdUed by distance, comes melOdiOUsly-
y sOtt aud gentle lnurmUr, faint and lar,
We see the small go up, the great go down.
And bless the peaceful safety of our lot
And crash OF falling thTOnes-these shake Il.
not
We have some weary toll to struggle through
Some trials that we bravely strive tn meet
We have our sOrrOws, as all mOTtals do;
We have Our joys too pure, and calm, and sweet.
Is such a life too even in its flew?
Too silent, calm, too barren of event
It's very joys too still? I do not know;
l think he cOnqueTs ali who wins content
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-05-24
NeE,a Enr EnnIa

The instinct of the fowl is the best
guide. In our bOyheOd we used to Won
der why it was that a hen which hid
her nest under a barn Orin a fence corner
would-if she escaped the attack of rats
come of triumphant with full clutch
of chicks, while another set ever so care
fully in nicely made nest box, would
hatch but Il small per centage of her
eggs. The reason, as tho hen very
we'll knew, was that the damp ground
was powerful auxiliary in the matter.
To secure all this advantage it is only
necessary to place damp earth in the
bottom of the nest box. For convenience
it is better to mould it into a concave
form; not too much 50 that the eggs will
all roll into the bottom. This should
then be lined with soft material-straw
cut moderately short, or he it of all, lawn
mowings which were carefully cured
when first cut. Sprinkle literally with
sulphur to keep out vermin, and do not
give a greater number of eggs than the
hen can completely cover.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-05-24

a greater distance from the crop; if the
soil is light and sandy, use a sweep; if
clay or heavy loan, plough deep and
close. 1t will be readily seen that we
are of the opinion that every farmer if he
observes closely and studies carefully
the nature Of his soil, can know better
how to treat it than others can who are
unacquainted with it.
As to Laying by" with a sweep,
there can be no difference of opinion on
this subject. If the cultivation up to
that time has been thorough, and the
crop is clean, there is no necessity for
doing more than dragging a sweep as
wide as possible through the rows. This
working will effectually destroy any
young grass, and leave the soil so that
the loose top soil viii Get as q mulChing
to the roots Of the cotton plants in the
event the next few days or weeks may
be dry and hot, as is usually the case at
that season. The wider the sweep the
less injury Is done to the limbs, blooms
and bolls at this working of the crop
Charleston Ne3rs and Courier.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-05-24

WHEN a San Franciscan gets to be
immensely wealthy he builds a palace of
a stable, with marble halls, brussels car
pets, and hot and cold water in every
stall; a Chicago millionaire builds hotel
nine stories high New Yorker builds a
hospital; a BOstonian builds a college ;
and a Burlingtonian builds another bay
window to his house and paints his front
fenCe.-HrJrEc1e.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-05-24

WILHOFT's Tonic "A SAFE, SURE AND
SCIENTIFIC CURE.-The unprecedented sale
of this wOrld-renowued medicine proves in
contestibly that no remedy has superseded
the use of this reliable Tonic. No spleen has
been found 80 hard as not to yield to its soft
ening influence, and no liver so hypertrO,
phed as not to five up its lOng-retained bill
iOUs secretiOns, and no Chill or Fever has yet
refuse to fall into line. c. i. FINLAY 4
Co, PrOprietOrs, New Orleans.
For SALE BY ALI. DRUGGISTS.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-05-24

TIE short lease of popularity which so
many preparations have experienced proves
to a demonstration the superiority of HOME
STOMACH BJTTERS over them in its medical
virtues, especially in the cure of Chills and
Fever. Dyspepsia, and Liver Disorder. Pre-
pared b. Home Bitters Co, st. Louis, Mo,
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What Is DooIey's Yeast Powder.

DOyou ask, my friend? tits made from the
purest and strongest elements. Among them,
cream-tartar made from grape acid expressly
for these manufacturers. The result Is that
the biscuit, rolls wafies, cake, bread and
pastry produced. are bevond comparisom.