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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-02-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

California exports 100000 worth
Of wool per annum.
Horseshoes are made in California of
compressed rawhide.
Tennessee's tobacco crop is estimated
at 81, 900 600 pounds.
There are five hundred convicts work
ing on one North Carolina railroad.
There were one hundred and thirty
failures in New York city during January.
Liabilities, $7,113,o39; assets, 81 ,4S3, ,8Ss.
The United States utilities in agricul-
ture ten per cent of its area Great Britain
ffty-eight per cent, and Holland seventy.
Slade, the Spiritualist, has been expell-
ed from Vienna, because he was unable to
describe his vocation satisfactorily to the
police.
Up to the 29th of January the pepu.
lar subscription to the new four per cent.
six hundred thousand dollars.
A young girl in theatre in London
gets FIVE hundred dollars a week Tor diving
| from a perch ninety feet down toward net.
Sne drops head first, turns on the way, and
strikes on her back.
The following business in the United
States is seen in the following; Distilleries,
1892; rectifers, L. 80; brewers, ,753; whole
On basis of As, ,000, 600 there is one 1egalized
saloon to $50 persons.
The Rev. William GIeeson, in a recent
lecture in San Francisco, on treland's inde.
pendence, said that there are from 1900, ,00o
I to 0,000, COZ on the globe, and that an army
| of 100000 men could be easily raised to
| remove British supremacy in Ireland.
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Gravity, Specific and otherwise.

No admission fee is charged to visitors
to the bonanza mills, the only requisite
being permit from the perintendent;
but a lady who visited the California
pan-mills last Sunday, paid twenty dol
lars for the privilege, and was taught
lesson in natural philosophy in this wise:
Mr.. Long, the foreman, was showing
three ladies and q gentleman through
the mill, and kindly explaining the func-
tiOns of the various settlers, pans, etc.
The quicksilver bowls standing near the
amalgamaUing pans attracted The atten-
ton Of the visitors, and they inquired
what use the Odd-loOking concerns were
put to. He explained their use, but tho
ladies did not seem to catch the sense OF
his remarks very readily. They seemed
quite puzzled. Mr.. Long repeated his
explanation, but the ladies' manifested
more surprise than ever. In order to
make himself understood Mr.. Long then
gave a practical demonstration of the
working OF the bowls, by pulling up the
stopper which checks the inflow of the
beautiful metal from the pipe connecting
with the supply tank. The bowl imme-
diateIy filled with quicksilver, the sur
face looking clean and bright. The par
ty could not resist the temptation of
dipping their fingers in the metal. They
withdrew them as clean as when they
put them in This surprised them. Mr..
Long threw bunch of keys into the
bowl. They 1oated. This was a pleas
ant experiment A gentleman with the
party then threw pocket knife in the
bowl. It, also, floated. The ladies were
delighted Mr. Colby, the chief engineer
of the mill, having just been relieved,
came along. He threw a fOurbit piece
in. 1t foated, of course. aud he took it
cut and rubbed it dry. The quicksilver
having absorbed all the impurities on the
coin, il looked bright as FURNISHED gold.
| One OF the ladies said it was beautiful
and another took s20-dollar gold piece
out of her pocket book and threw IL in.
Mr.. Long and Mr.. Colby saw the move.
ment, but said nothing. The specifi,
gravity of gold as compared with quick.
Silver being as seventeen is to fourteen,
the coin sank out of sight, to the utter
dismay of the ladies and the great morti-
! fication of the owner OF the $50. This
feeling did not last long, however, as Mr..
Long assured them that in day or two
he could probably restore the lost money
in the form of amalgaH, as he would
have to use the quicksilver to work the
next charge put in the pans Virginia
/ (Nev.) Chronicle.
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L.a.t Hours or YIetOr EmanueI.

The last hour Of the kings life was
filed with peculiarly distressing scenes.
TIE Princess Margherita was wild with
prief. and had TO be taken forcibly away
from the couch. The king In feeble voics
said 70 her:
Why do you weep, my child don't
YOU know that sooner or later all must
die 3'
A little later, rs the members OF his
civil and military household passed be-
fore him % bid him farewell, be saw the
strong men convulsed with sobs and said,
with mach dignity:
g Don't cry. Kings, as we'll ss other
people, are mortal"
Shortly before the king breathed his
last the physicians ende2vOged 70 prevent
his wish to be seated in chair. They
advised him 10 remain in bed, but he
said
az beg of you, my friends, let me die
/ in my own fashion"
And they conc uded that they would.
To Prince HumbeTt he said [this ver-
sion of his words has been authOrized) /;
f" Hold firm and good, and love with
equal love country, libe ty and religion y
Il Letter to the Boston Journal.
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A PLEASANT place in which to study
human nature is the New Jersey state
prison. An account of the tanning pro-
cess in that institution says: There
Is, first, the boot-heel-gag.' "a very pain
full instrument) second, the paddle
Ian instrument used to beat prisoners on
the bsre flesh, inficting intense suffer
ing); third, the stretcher' (Which is
equal to the rack of olden times.) The
mans feet are fastened to the floor +; he is
handcufed, and by rope drawn up to
the ceiling as tightly as possible. From
FIVE to twenty miautes of this would
make any one weaken; fourth, alcohol is
poured on the prisoners back and set on
FIRE. In one case a naan was twice
burned In succession SO that the hair on
his body cracked, and lie was twice put
on the stretcher; fifth, the douche,
which consists of pouring water from !
hose on the naked bodies of prisoners
This creates the most agonizing pain, anC
is apt to produce insanity"
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NIKE yourself necessary, young man,
and your success is certain.-E Billings.
Nothing is more dangerous. so far as
your general health is concerned, thanto
oYerwork ones tongue.
TIE young man now eounteth bis
dimes and Tesolveth to remain single
another year, while the over-conident
maiden sigheth and keepetb late hours
IA the meantime.
THoUsAEDs more Frenchmen would
commit suicide, but just as they are
making ready for it they happen to hear
of a new style of hat, or q new way to
cook horse steak, aad so they live on,
As my wife and at the vindov one day
Stood watching man with monkey,
cart came by with a broth of Dov,'
Who was driving stout little donkey
To my vile then spoke by way of Joke,
To which she replied, as the donkey she splsd,
All, yes. reistion-by marriase."
SAYS the Hawkeye: We came across
an old hunting song the other day and
the refrain ran thus: "The hunter
winds his mellow horn, tira la, tira-la.
tira-la, la" WretchedIy poor imitation.
It should read, to keep up with the
times: The hunter winds his mellsw
horn, gugglety, gugglety, glug, glug,
glug."
WHILE girls unquestionsbly have their
uses in the economy OF nature, and pos
sess merits exclusively their own, it may
be boldly asserted that they are totally
unfit to pursue in company with young
men the studies which constitute the
curriculum of every respectable college.
One of the es rliest studiesof the freshman
year is the art of getting the janitor's
cow into the fourth story of the dormi-
tory. This can be readily mastered by
any young man of good abilities and
habits of industry anu perseverance,; but
between girls and cows there is great
gulf fixed. The girl, from her earliest
youth. looks upon the COW as q fer0eious
beast, prone to keep young ladies in the
air In positions fatal to the arrangement
of the back hair. To suppose that three
or four young lady students are capable
of the complicated pushing and pulling
necessary to induce a COW to climb
several flights of stairs is to suppose that
the natural feminine fear of cows can be
eradicated by the mere process o. ma
| circulation Thus we see that one of
the very easiest OF college studies is quite
beyond the range of the female instinct
II n. Y. Times.
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Mercantile.

J. G. KAESTLE, Grand Junction, boot
and shoe maker Work done in the latest
style and fit guaranteed.
G. l.. PEELER, Grand Junction, watch
maker and jeweler. Repairing and cleaning
done on short notice and at cheap rates.
Work guaranteed.
WIN, NICK. HALL. Drugs and groceries.
New and Iull stock. Goods sold at Memphis
prices.
w. w. HAWKINS dealer in all kinds of
dry goods and genreal merchandise, New
and complete stock,
IRWIN & MAULDIN keeps constantly on
hand a complete assortment of dry goods,
groceries. etc.
COLLINS & co, druggists, have full
stock of drugs oils, paints, lamps, glass, etc.
STINSON. WELLS q CO. manufacturers
of glass monuments, Orders solicited. Work
Guaranteed. Office opposite depot,
DR. Al. ADAMS, proprietor of the cele.
brated Asland Flour Mills, Orders solicited
and promptly filed.
DENNIS FLANNERY, proprietor Of the
National loon. Full supply of fine liquors
Opposite Stopewall House.
M PREwITT, dealer in dry goods, gro
ceTies clothing, boots, shoes, hats, hardware
school books, etc. Large new stock. CheaI
for cash.
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Mercantile.

II. NJ. HAMMER, wholesale and retail
druggist, keeps constantly on hand oils,
paints, stationery and fancy articles. East
side of puolic square.
q. D. MOORE, wholesale and retail drug
gist, keeps full supply of smoking and chew
ng tobacco, oils, paints, soaps, etc. South
ide public square.
GEO. 7. INGRAM & Co, family grocers
Full stock of sugars, meat, -four, teas, coffee,
etc. South side public square.
T. p. CAMPBELL manufacturer of bots
and shoes, makes gents low-quartered
shoes a specially. Repairing neatly done.
Over Moore & Tate's.
w. II. CARUTH, machinist, opposite Boil
ivar foundry, dealer in side and harrows.
Repairing done.
r. l.. IIGHFFORT & CO., watchmakers
and jewelers., Complete stock on hand. Re-
pairing neatly and cheaply done. Store at
ID. j. Wells old stand.
VARIETY SToRE-THOS. A. CLARK, Deal
ear in all kinds of Dry Goods, Groceries,
and Drugs. Highest price paid for all kinds
of Country Produce; also Hides and Furs.
South side Public Square. nOvl5-2Hm
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Poor old Ben DeBar died poor indeed
in worldly goods. His wife now gets IF
teen dollars per week as a member of a
theatrical troupe. She used to be an
accomplished danseuse twenty-five years
ago and was known to the public as Mile.
Henrietta Yallee.
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Hotels and Saloons.

EUROPEAN HOTEL, A. +. Yopp propri-
etOr. Meals at all hours. Main street, south
Of the square.
CITY SALOON, J. p. Smith & Co., pros
prietOrs. st liquors kept constantly on
hand. South side public square,
TEMPEST SALOON, P. w. Austin, pro-
prietOr. Has on hand pure liquors, fine
cigars. South side public square,
GEM SALOON, A. S. osburn, proprietor.
Full stock of fine wines and other liquors.
South side public square.
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MIDDLETON.
Professional.

DRS. NEELY & &ALEXANDER offers their
professional services to the public Calls
promptly attended to.
DIR. j. d. SASSER offers his professional
services to the public. All orders left at his
Office promptly answered.
DRIW. NJ. ALLEN may be found at his
Office at all hours to attend to professional
calls.
A. NJ. LAMBETH, Esq, Attorney at law
and Solicitor IN Chancery.
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WAR IN THE EAST.

The London Globe says that Osman
or next month. He is charged with burying
Russian prisoners alive. The Russians are
so exasperated against him that he rarely
leaves his lodgings. The police are ihstruc-
edtoprevent public demonstration against
him
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-02-14

a BILL for the suppression of tramps
is before the Maryland legislature. It
provides that any wandering, INDECENT,
and unemployed person may be sentenced
by justice of the peace to six months
imprisonment. The tramp thus dealt
with is to be put to WORK; but before the
committal he may have, if he desires it,
trial by jury.
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Mercantile.

J. X. P. LAMBETH has large and as
sorted stock of dry goods, etc, which he
offers very cheap for cash Call and exam
inc his new arrival of merchandise.
s. c. WILSON, wholesale and retail drug
gist, dealer In drugs, paints, oils, soap and
fancy articles.
A. J. BARRUM. dealer i drugs, oils,
p .ints, glass and fancy art Giles, wholesale
and retail.
F. G. BARTLiFF, Wholesale and retail
in fine wines, liquors, groceries, etc.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-02-14

THE dissatisfaction felt with the report
of the Canadian fisheries commission is
SO great and general that congress will
not confirm it. It will be attacked in
both houses as unjust, unreasonable and
not based on facts. AS the whole matter
has to be ratified by congress before it
can have any force, or before the award
can become due, it may be taken for set
tied that the result of the commission's s
labors is as good as thrown away.
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SALISBURY.
Mercantile.

WRIGHT & burden have full stock
of dry goods, groceries and general mer-
chandise.
j. H. SANNONER has full and assorted
stock of drugs, paints, oils, fancy articles, ETC.
M. M. THURMAN; fall and complete
stock of genuine merchandise, dry goods
aud groceries.
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TOON's STATION.
Mercantile.

ANDERSON & BRADFORD keep con.
stantly on hand full assortment of dry
goods groceries, etc. Great bargains to
be had for CASH.
TT. RUFFIN, dealer in family supplies,
hats, caps, boots and shoes Liberia terms
offered TO buyers.
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FACTS AND FANCIEs.
The Roots OF she Ro.es.
By ALICE CARY.


Toe leaves are fading aud falling,
The winds are rough and wild.
The birds have ceased their calling,
But let me tell you, my child,
though day by day, IS II closes,
Doth darker and colder grow,
The roots OF the bright re roses
VIII ke5p alive in the snow.
And when the winter is over,
The boughs viii get new iesFes,
The qusii comes back to the clover,
The sWalioE back TO the saTes-
The robin will wear on his bosom
Ghe vest that Is bright and new,
And the Hveliest waysiae blossoms
WIN shine with sun ana dew.
So. when some dear Joy loses
Its baauteO Is summer z OW,
Think how the roots OF the ROSES
Are kept alive in the snoEi
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KRUPP, the cannon-msker, says: "Der
Lordt has been goot to me. He makes
lots of war to help my poor family
along.-T Detroit Free Press.
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HardGnal County Directory.
judicial.

CHANCERY COURT.-Chancellor L. ].
Livingston; Clerk and Master, James Fen
tress, jr.
CIRCUIT COUR Judge, I. J. Flippin
Clerk. ]. NJ. Richardson; Attorney General,
J. j. Dupuy.
derson; Clerk, w. c. Dorion; Register, r.
f. Ammons; Sheriff, w. w. Farley; Depu
ties, w. J. Blair, w G. Crawford, JEFF. Hud-
son; Surveyor, c. G. Mcdaniel; Standard
Keeper. T.. 4. Parran.
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BOLIVAR.
Professional.

FRANCIS FENTRESs, Attorney at Law,
and Solicitor in Chancery. Office north side
public square.
DR.. J.J. NEELY, Jr. Office on Market
street, in MeNeai Block. Orders will receive
prompt attention.
DIR D. C. DAY. Office at the old Metho-
dist church
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Mercantile.

IRWIN, MCFARLAND & co. have a large
and well appointed saw mill. All orders
filed at short notice and upon reasonable
terms.
= J. P. SMITH keeps constantly on hand a
full line of desirable dry gOodss groceries.
etc. Sells very cheap for cash. Call and
get bargains.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-02-14

The English government has adopted
the Bell telephone as part of the tele-
graphic system. Mr.. ]. Bourdeaux, OF
the submarine telegraph company, re-
Gently conducted some highly successful
experiments in connection with the cable
between Dover and Calais, the distance
being twenty-one and three-fourths
miles. The experiments were continued
during two hours without the slightest
failure; every word was heard and
individual voices distinguished.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-02-14

THE oficious Linderman s cut with
proposition to make new silver dollar
of 425 grains. This is only modifca-
ton of Christiancy's proposition to give
the Idollar 4s5 grains. Both of these
gentlemen know perfectly well that no
dollars of such intrinsic value could be
kept afOat day as full money. They
would Immediately take a trip to Europe.
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AS TO what men are considered NEST
manageable by the feminine sex, Jennie
June says " a poet, if he is presentable,
stands perhaps first on the list, women
putting a much higher pecuniary esti-
mate on poets than editors are apt to on
their productions. Editors are also in
demand, and literary men OF any stripe
fetch pretty good price, some women
having a sort of reverence mixed with
their curiosity concerning the fourth
estate. "
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In 1873 the dollar of 4124 grains was at
a premium of three per cent. over the
standard gold dollar; demonstration di-
minished its price to eighty-6ve cents on
the dollar; part of the loss has been
recovered by the reduction Of the annual
supply of silver; and if the old silver
dollar of 4128 grains were restored to the
legal currency, it would speedily rise
again to par with gold. All men who
want to add to the weight of the silver
dollar are enemies of that coin, and wish
to Danish it from the country.--T Graphic
COMMENTING on some interesting facts
from the St. Peter insane asylum, the
st. Paul Pioneer-Press says g" 1t appears
that more than two and a half times as
many young men are stricken with in
sanity as women, but ss soon as they are
married the reverse is the case, for after
that more than twice as many women as
men lose their reason. What can be the
cause of this startling difference for
the same proportion holds good in the
annual statements as well as the aggre-
gate report OF all the years for which re-
turns have been made. What is the law
that governs this remarkable discovery
Certainly it would be of no use to induce
or compel young men to take dose Of
matrimony to save them from insanity
for in that case it would only increase
the number of victims among. the poor
wives. Or, if the women are TO be saved
from insanity by remaining single, just
so many more men will lose their reason.
This is q tarrihle dilemma.n
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A WAsHnIGToN special to the st.
Louis Giobe-Democrat. says: Postmaster
Filley has forwarded to the postoffiee
department recent accounts in ST. Louis
wspapers Of the sale of postage stamps
by others than pOstmasters at discount.
Mr.. Eiliey'staSes that as an evil Of the
practice ofsallowiBg country postmasters
to sell STAMPS at a discount, whereby
they are placed in circulation as money,
the revenue of the st. Louis Office is cut
down 100000 annually, half of which,
at least, wing to the large discount
given these country Postoffices, is a loss
to the government. MIR. Hazen, third
assistant acknowledgement, stated to-
day that the government would lose this
year 81 600 600 because of this growing
evil.
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THE. trade dollar contains, in gold, 96
cents worth of silver. Four quarters
contain S6 cents worth. But these four
quarters, containing 10 cents worth OF
silver less than the trade dollar, are
legal tender for all private debts up to a
certain amount, while the trade dollar,
because it does not bear the government
stamp, is not legal tender for anything,
and win not even buy postage stamps,
which can be paid for by the quarters in
trinsically, worth 10 cents less Does
not this show that reconciliation would
lift the old silver dollar to par? If &c.
cent quarters are worth 96 cents, what is
a 92-ceut dollar worth Graphic.
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THERE is great satisfaction at the
settlement of the peace preliminaries.
The following are the conditions of the
protocol; First, The erection of Bulga-
ria into a principality:. second, A war
indemnity or territory in compensation !;
third, The independence of Roumania,
Servia and Montenegro, with an increase
of territory for each fourth, Reforms in
Bosnia and Herzegovina fifth, An uIte-
rior understanding between the sultan
and czar regarding the DardaDelles !;
sixth, The evacuation of the Danubian
fortresses and Erzeroum.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-02-14

TRoUBLOUs times are prevailing on
the Asiatic borders of Russia, where the
Chinese have Just taken military occupa-
tion of Kashgar, the most important state
of Turkestan, province extending from
the CaspiaE eastward, bounded on the
north by the Russian dominions and on
the south by Persia and India. As
eastern Turkestan is in the direct line of
the Russian advance, in Asia, it is not
impossible that the Chinese loccupation
may lead to serious complications with
the Russian bear as soon ss the Turk is
disposed of.
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At recent lecture held at the Ru
dolphinum, at Vienna, before a large
audience, DIR. E. Levy proved that the
human skin is completely impenetrable
tor the chemical contents of mineral
waters, and that therefore the explana-
ton of the effects of baths in these
waters at the numerous bathing-place
has to be sought exclusively in the
domains of physics and not in that of
chemistry. This important discovery
annnls all common views regarding the
bathing cures effected by the various
mineral springs, and explains in the
simplest manner that, from a chemical
point of view, tAe action of the most
different waters must be one and the
same.
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NIKE yourself necessary, young man,
and your success is certain.-T Billings.
NOTHING is more dangerous. so far as
your general health is concerned, thantO
0yerwOTk o1e's tozQua-
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GAINESVILLE.
Professional.

DR.. WIN. THOMPSON, physician, can be
found at all hours in his office to respond to
professional calls.
DR. D. S. WEBB offers his professional
services 20 the public Orders left at his
Office promptly attended to.
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GRAND JUNCTION.
Professional.
Educational.
Hotels.

+. i. PLEDGE, Proprietor of the Stone
wall House; excellent fare cheap rates.
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Mercantile.

w. D. RAINEY, dealer in Dry Goods,
Groceries and General Merchandise. Goods
sold as low as can be bought in Tennessee.
Will buy cotton and country produce. Call
and see him and you will buy.