The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-07-25

INSTEAD of sitting up nights and wear
ing the down on the cheeks off on some
fellows vest, an Indiana girl hss, during
the last year, made $500 by cultivstiDg
broom corn.
"THAT's a eplendid garden" he OBJ
served. Beautiful melons in that gar
den" yes" said his companion,
mice melons, but burned bad looking
dog there at the back door"
A LITTLE girl of 4 or 5 years asked her
mother, one day, if she had not seen Gel.
Porter. ''No, my child, was the reply,
che died before you were born" 'Well,
hut, mamma" she insisted, eff he went
up before came down, we must have
met"
ALL the countries in which trees have
been remorselessly lelled have invaria-
bly, suffered owing 10 the meteorological
changes which ensued. About the year
1490 the Guadalquiver Valley in Spain
supported about seven millions Of robust
men; but, after the disappearance of
live oak and chestnut groves from the
heights above, the population dwindled
to one million and a quarter of cadsveT~
Gus people, forced to toll upon sandy and
barren lands. The effect of fOrestal de-
structiOn msy be slsO seen on most ~
the European rivers, for during the last
fifty years the Elbe and the Oder have
fallen seveuteen inches, the Rhine twen~
ty-fOur, the Vistula tWenty-Eix, and the
Danube at OrsOva fifCy-fouT inches. all
this accompanied by a corresponding
diminution OF the discharges from
springs.
He came in on horseback, reeking with
enthusiasm and perspiratiOn and evil
IDENTIFY ready for battle, "Why Is a.
he began: whats the dif-when is a."
"WelI, come, which is il 2' interrupted
Patrick Henry, testify, from his seat un-
der the apple tree. "Do not attempt To
intimidate me-" said the new conner.
cit is q good riddle--and it Is new and
I made it mvseIf" ''Aw ~ shouted the
lawn party, but the young man hastily
took a reef in his bushes and went on
''When Is a baby ike an improbable SO
rYT' The youngest lady caught up the
cOleTs which the COnundTumist had tenn
porarily dropped and said nothing; but
Martha Sparks responded, ''When it isn't
likely. Of course" ''No," said George
WasRing,on. which was the Young man
who propounded the riddle. Because"
ventured John Adams, who was autO-
maticalIy eating green apple in the adN
joining hammock, "a baby is like an i'm
probable story when it csn-aTdly stand"
''NOt at all ~ exclaimed @. w, impeRs-
lively. "When it is a lying STILL" said
young Thomas Jefferson, flinginG stSne
at pigeon from his sling and coming
within about seven rods. mo" repeat
ed the horseman, while not muscle Of
his noble features relaxed. "When it
needs confirmation" ;" lisped MOll Pitcher,
gracefully reclining upon the patriotic
aud beautiful garments which were 80
soon TO be used as wadding for artillery.
"No, my dear" said George, softly, mot
even though IL were 2 confirmed lie
And he who was so soon 10 lead the ar
mics of the colonies betrayed not sign
of emotion ss ne cautiously took from
his right vest pocket plug Of his states
nOblest cereal, cut off a small portion
and put Il in his left cheek. 81 know"
calculated Alexander Hamilton, cessiDg
to build his block house, when 1t can
not be-leaved s moment" That will
not answer. It's uBgrammatical, ''ssid the
Father of his Country "a baby is ike
an improbable story" remarked Israel
Putnam, putting in his lip at this au-
spicious moment, when it ID q roar
back" "NO," said George, exhibiting
no sign of pain except in a slight Oscilla-
ton of his lower Jaw. a baby is like an
improbable story when it is tooth in >"
Nobody laughed, and ne had to take of
his spurs and OvercOat and sit down and
explain it. They thought he ought 10
have said "teething. y Graphic.