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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20
A Young Smoker.

A well-known editor Of neighboring
city and collector of customs for this dis
trict, learned to smoke very early in life,
to his good fathers sorrow. A friend
suggested making the youth smoke a
cigar In his presence; SO John was sum-
moned to the paternal judgement-seat.
"You've LEANED to smoker" eyes, sir;
all the other boys do" "Try this, and
see how you like it." And John began to
puff the longest and strongest long nine
that pater had been able to find, but he
didn't grow pale shade, and kept at it
until it was entirely cremated, and then
threw the stump aside, and asked, Gath
er, have you got the matea I didn't know
you smoked such nice weeds" His poor
father abandoned the crusade, and John
afterwards said he'd have smoked that
cigar if it killed him.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20
A Gentleman Of the Old School

The late DR.. Sprague, of Albany, was
gentleman of the old school type, Of re-
markable courteousness of manner, and of
corresponding reverence of feeling. He
never trif1ed with the names Of prominent
men, and it is hardly probable that he
could suppose any one would use his
name with undue familiarity. One cay,
at the tea table, one of his sors, then in
business in Albany, but living at his
fathers house, spoke of 'sCharley Bridg-
man" The name arrested his fathers at
tention, and he said;
My son, of whom are you speaking9"
"Of Mr.. Bridgeman, father. was the
reply.
ssNot OF the Rev. Dr. Brldgman, surely,
Williaml"
"Why yes, fathe-; why nots"
why not, my son? Because such famil-
iaritY in connection with a prominet
preacher is unbecoming. ! am quite sur
and shocked at your freedom: and I
hope he has no knowledge of it."
why yes, he has, father. have led
him Charley to his facer'
"Charley' to his face and dee Il
you William?"
"Well, no, father, can't say ii. e
does"
swell, what does he call you, ii,
Generally he calls me Bill.
This was too much for the goo
and with Unsurpassed sgmpaf a
the mirth that rang around the .,
he made good his retreat
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20
"DOes it Bake Weli2"

1t is reported Of Chancellor Kent, Of
Now York, that he was IN the habit of
talking over his cases with his wife
"Betsy." His library and his wife were
his two idols, and the fact that he fire.
quently consulted both may have given
rise to the following story:
Zone day, on coming home from court,
the chancellor told his wife that he had
been trying puzzling question-whether
a certain cooking-stove was fixture.
"What do you think Of it, Betsy?' he
asked.
"Does it bake well?" asked the practic
woman, going straight to the reason al
all fixedness- fultilment of the purpose
of existence.
Eyes, I believe 500
Then it is fixture, or ought to be-"
said the wise housekeeper.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20

Inc celebrated Russian gem
shall Suwarof, was fond of pract, ).
He would go about his camp in ?,
and amuse himself with crack <es
With the common solaiers. On 80 such
occasion he met his match.
One freezing winter night, during the
Bessarabian campaign Of 1889, the old
marshal, visiting the Russian outposts
incognito, after his wonted fashion, came
suddenly upon sentry posted on the
crown of steep ridge, and exposed to
the full sweep of The biting January wind.
The quick-eyed Russian at once recog
nized his commander, but cleverly feign-
ing Inconsistencies, continued to pace
up and down.
"Hollo, brotherw cried Suwarof, as
numing the tone and manner of COM
mon soldier, "you seem to be having
good look at the stars; can you tell me
how many there are of then?"
To his no small dismay, the soldier
coolly answered, "Just hold on a minute,
and I'll count" and forthwith he began.
lone, two, three, four" and counted quite
gravely, up to thousand.
At this point, as the ready -reckoner
showed no signs of leaving off, the gener-
al, nearly frozen with standing so long in
the cold, made a hasty retreat; but next
morning the arithmetic sentinel found
himself promoted to the rank of corpor-
al, and was complimented by Suwarof in
presence of the whole army IS ''the only
man who had been too smart tor him. -
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20

instead of four. They will then be only
half so insolent, but twice 50 numerous,
and we shall get twice as many sacrifices"
This was done, and the two halves are
continually going about looking for one
another. If we mortals (says Aristo-
phanes, with comic air of apprehensions)
are not obedient to the gods, there is
danger that we shall be split up again,
and shall have togo about in base relievo,
like those figures with only half a nose,
which, you may see sculptured On our
columns.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20

A clergyman said that he once visited
a lady of his parish who had just lost
her husband in order to offer her consol-
alton, and upon her earnest inquiries as
to the reunion of families in heaven, he
strongly asserted his belief in that fact;
when she asked with anxiety whether
any time must elapse before friends
would be able to find each
other in the next world, he
emphatically said, sNo! they
will be united at once" He was think
ing of the happiness of being able to
offer the relief of such a faith, when she
broke in upon his meeitations by ex-
claiming, sadly, "Well, his first wife has
got him then, by this timep'
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20

"Like al Rome urchins, a Liberty street
youth, just ready for his first trousers, is
familiar with bible history and careful Of
his plaYthings The other day he asked
his mother whether David, who killed
Goliath, had taken good care of his play
things. "Oh, certainly" responded the
encouraging parent. "Well, said the
ambitious youth, sthe reason why ask
ed was, 1 would like to borrow David
sling, if his folks are willing Rome
Sc,atenel.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20

An old soldier who prided himself up
on his bravery, said he had fought in the
battle of Bull Run. When asked if he
had retreated and made good his escape,
as others did on that famous occasion, he
replied, SBe jabers. those that didn't run
are there yit!-N. Y. Mall.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-20
Too Much for the Gen.

The celebrated Russian gem
shall Suwarof, was fond of practl
He would go about his camp in
and amuse himself with crack
with the common soldiers. On
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-02
IS Biddy MeGinnis at the Photograph
org

From a character sketch of the above
title, in " Bric-a- Brac," April Scribner.
Published for the benefit of Mr.. Burr,
the artist, and all others who wish TO
read it:
Now, ye IL sit quiet-aE' look at that
stick, at the corner av the bOx-an'
don't move whilst Pm countin,' says he.
At the same time putin that ouId
picky- bones had gev him Until the frunt
av the little box. "Now mind" says
he, " don't stur," an wild that he turned
his back an begun to COUNT for his life.
For l cud see plain enough, that the
laugh wasn't out av him yit. Och, lave
me alone, but l knew enough, to not let
thin bate me out av anythin' this time,
dye mind? So I jist planted mesilf
street round an cock'd me two eyes,
street in the frunt av me. An troth, i
had quite enough to kape me Employed
watchIn' the little sthick and the box,
and his own back, dye mind. "That'll
do Tor the prisint," says he, but
remain where you are, for l may hav' to
take you ovir ag'in.,' An wild that he
handed bit av a slate to ould skinny
bags, an he whip'd wild it Until his little
din. Purity soon he KEN out, an the
two wur talkin' together like a couple
av pirates, dishputin' betune themselves.
So, whin they had sittled it, himself
walks up to me, an says he, 81 hav the
picture av you now, only" says he, cit
has far more than belongs to ye, but I'll
shew it to ye to convince ye, that we wur
not chatin' ye out av yer eyes, anyway"
An Whinny, ech, Whinny, acushla! "
there wasn't meseIf wild four eyes an
two mouths in the face av me. AL
other ways as natural as life, top skirt
an all"
"Pm not willin' to give We so much
for the price," says he, IAN if yell just
look at the luvly little burd that III
hould il my hand Until I count thurty
| 1''lI jist take two av yer eyes out an
clap them Until me pocket 20 reminder
We by, an yer mouth an yer voice
Deed I'll niver forget as long as live,
/ SEE he.
So wild that the ould fairy gev hin
the slate back agin, an he clapped i
! Until the box-fxed me Ovir, avick; helC
up his little burd for me to look at, an
be iabbers he niver tux his eyes off N,
face, this time, an him countin' a
solimn now as an Ould judge readin' tn,
dith sintince an whin they got through
this was what they brung to me an i
we don't say it's as good a looking gurri
as liver lett the County Connaught-
faith, I'm sure my mother will, whel
she sees it. Och, look there! Isn't
the dazzler?
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-02
Things to he Avoided.

There are many ways in which we can
annoy our friends without intending TO
do so. A few of these are easily stated.
Never call upon people out of season.
in business hours Idle persons are apt
to have too little consideration for those
who are busy. Call upon business people
on business in business hours, but not for
a long friendly chat on matters and things
in general. Call upon your neigh bOrs in
their homes at such hours as they will be
prepared to receive you, and not before
they are down stairs in the morning, or
while they are at dinner, or Just as they
are going to bed Never stop people
upon the street if they appear to be in
a hurry, and buttOnhole them for ten
or twenty minutes. Neither is it good
taste, when you see two persons engaged
in earnest talk, to step in and enter upon
miscellaneous conversation. A msn's
ordinary instincts ought to know at once
when his company is desired and when
it is a nuisance. 1t is also a great i'm
pertiDence to strike in with something
entirely foreign to the subject when one
is in the midst of a story or a statement,
or an argument, and to persist in talking
about "this, that and everything" to
one WOO Is trying to read the morning
paper, or a book Or anything else. When.
ever man is so absorbed that he does
not care to reply to what you say, it is
time to stop talking. There are legion
of other annOyances, equally trying {:
Carelessness in keeping appointments
keeping other people waiting your own
convenience; coming in late to church,
or the concert, or the lecture, and always
in creaking boots; delay in answering
important letters; borrowing new books
from the owner before he has had time to
read them, and returning the same at a
late date, perhaps never; scribbling foolish
comments on the margin always de-
pending upon a neighbOr for sight of
the daily or weekly paper when you are
as well able to pay for it as he is; learn
ing to play on musical instruments in
the iull hearing of sensitive and nervous
people. But we may as well stop here.
From your own experience you can COM
DlPfe the list
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-02
Mineral Wealth of Montana.

Army officers who have recently ar
rived in Omaha from Montana report the
condition of affairs among the Indians
there as good, aside from the possible
trouble in the north, in an invasion o.
Sitting Bulls warriors. They state that
the Indians on the reservations are peace
full and well behaved and feel very friend
ly toward the whites. A prominent Off
Ger predicts that if the territory is free
from Indian troubles for three years, it
will make wonderful progress and rank
in its resources and promise for the future
among the first of the territories. Every
day the mining resources of the territory
are found to be still more wonderful
Authent C accounts from men who have
seen the mines are, in many respects, more
wonderful than the fictitious ideas told
of this and some other mining regions a
poor man secured possession not long
since OF a small undevelOped mine about
seven miles from Helena. Although
called a mine it consisted simply of a hole
in the ground about ten feet square on
the surface and now about 20 feet deep
During the month Of March the mine
yielded its owner a profit of $40, 900. and
at the present time has averaged g., 200
per day. This immense yield of gold was
obtained by the most primitive means,
the metal being found in rotten quartz,
which was dotted and spangled with It'll
a free state. The implements with which
the gold was obtained were simply a lot
of heavy stones, with which it was
pounded out of the quartz. Other mines
have been discovered almost equally
rich, the gold existing in a free state in
rotten quartz, which is readily crushed.
Specimens of the ore have been brought
to Omaha and exhibited here. Montana
is making equally rapid progress in its
agricultural interests. The country is
filling up with great herds of cattle and
sheep, and several new ranges have been
recently located there by cattle men.
There is an immense amount of valuable
product of different kinds destined to
come out of Montana, and the merchants
of Omaha should secure their share of the
business. 1t is worth looking after
TOmaha Herald
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-02
The IIaEarIne.

There are only two copies of the
Mazarine Bible in America, and only six
in the world. Two years ago two copies
were sold at auction in London in the
same sale, and one, printed upon paper.
brought $14, 900 in GOLD the other, on
velIum, brought $40, coo. Usually a
vellum copy of any work brings four or
five times as much as a paper one; but
the history of the Mazarine Bible raises
the value OF the paper copies relatively
to those on vellun. Gutenberg printed
the first copies in 1855, and all these
were on paper; in 1456 Faust got pos
session of the types, and his edition was
partly on vellum. These, consequently,
are not SO complete or original. One OF
the American copies is owned in Hart
ford, Conn. 1t is one of the genuine
Gutenberg prints, and is a marvel OF
the printers work. Its equal could not
be made to-day.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-02
Holding the Breath Under Water

Holding the Breath Under Water.
It is probable that the entrance of
water into the lungs has a great deal to
do with the painlessnes of drowning. It
Is certain that inconsistencies comes on
more quickly when the person is de-
prived of air, because the lungs are
filled with water, than when the air
passages are closed, while the lungs re-
main intact. Most persons can hold
their breath for minute, very many for
a minute and half, some for two min
utes. In one of the variety theatres of
New York appeared recently The
Brilliant Pearl of the Enchanted GrottO,
christened Undine, who performs, while
under water, encased in q mammoth
crystal illuminated glass tank, feats of
astonishing suppleness and almost unbe
lievable endurance" This performer
can probably remain under water holding
her breath voluntarily, two minutes, and
perhaps more. have myself, watch in
hand, seen johnson, the celebrated ocean
swimmer, remain under water, in a tank
before an audience, for the astonishing
space of three minutes and twenty Sec
Onds, and, before he rose the involuntary
contraction Of his respiratory muscles
were uncomfortable to witness. In such
cases, although extreme distress may be
felt, there is no approach to unconscious
ness. But if a PERSONS head is under
water, and he does not hold his breath
Inconsistencies will usually come on in
one or two minutes at the farthest.- Dr.
s Tracy
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-02

not be more stupid IN heaven than we
are on earth. 1t could recognize such
a person as Chalmers in his pulpit, can
not jail to recognize that same servant
OF God in his celestial appareling.
Martin Luther, in his Table Talks"
makes much of this intercourse with
father and mother and kindred in the
heavenly home. Sharp, unpoetic old
Doctor Emmons used to say: L" | hope
to have some talks with the Apostle
Paul in Heaven" And who of us would
not experience a fearful shock, even
amid the hallelu1ah raptures of paradise,
If the sweet affections OF kinship were to
be Obliterated forever? Surely, God
would not so punish those whom He
loves to bless.
That infants will be doomed to the
everlasting weakness and help:essness of
infancy seems, to my mind, impossible.
No mother would ever want to see her
darling babe stunted to an unchanged
| babyhoOd even here. It would become
| pitiable mOnstrosity. Half the charm
of childhood is its constant growth its
| delightful openings, like the rosebud, to
new thought and development. The
idea of an undeyeloped infancy In heaven
would be almost a libel on the Creator
My darling boy will be none the less my
own child in the " Fathers house
| because Qike another child at Nazareth }
he has increased in stature and knowl-
| edge, and in favor with God and man.
| That | shall know him there-it God s
rich grace doth bring me there have
no more doubt of than I have of the
existence of heavenly rest. Good Dean
A lford struck a chord in every Christian
heart, when he sang:
"Ch then what rsptured greetings,
On Heavens happy shore;
What knitting severed friendships up,
| Where partiDgs are no mOrel "
| Il Theo. /. Cuyler.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-02

sfom the stall and make a very shallow
trough on the floor, with the front only
two inches high and eight inches wide
piece of two by eight plank will answer
the purpose. The horse eannot then lay
hold of 1t with his teeth. Remove from
the staii everything that offers an object
for the practice of the habit. If there is
nothing that he can exercise his teeth
upon, he cannot crib Let him take his
feed from the floor. In the course Of
time he will forget the habit. If the
habit is caused by indigestion, as is FREE
quentiy the case, give the animal one
dracl III of copperas and one ounce OF
ground ginger in cut feed once day. In
the other feed give handful of salt
Feed only cut hay or fodder wetted and
sprinkled with meal or ground feed
Commenting on the above the Philadel-
| phia Press says:
We call attention to it here, because
| we think it a habit that can never be
! cured, and we think there must be some
mistake about it, One Of the best of the
| farm horses of the writer of this proved,
| when he was purchased, to be an in
veterate cribber." Nothing would
ever break him of it. He never had
indigestion" or any other ailment
Even when the "epizooty" was so bad
he vas one OF the first to recover in the
vicinity, and was almost the only horse
about fit for work A seunder or better
horse in every respect never lived. a
| strap is kept round his neck 80 that it is
no inconvenience To him, unless he
attempts to crib" He knows he can
not do it, SO he never tries when the
strap is on, though he may have made
no attempt for years. If the strap be
left of moment he will attempt it..
There is evidently something very grate~
full and enjoyable in the practice that is
not the result of disease. If any of our
readers know of any cure for it that is
the result OF their own practical ex.
perieDce, we would gladly publish il.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-02
A Bit of Married Exnerience.

I married my wife about thirty five
years ago. The ceremony was performed
about seven o'clock in the morning. Be
fore retiring that evening we had a good
talk with each other, and the result has
sweetened our entire lives. We agreed
that each should always be watchful
and careful. never, by word or act, TO
hurt the feelings OF the other. We were
both young, hOt-tempered, both positive
in our likes and dislikes, and both some
what exacting and infexible-iust the
material for life of cOnjugal warfare
Well, f0I few years we found it hard
work to always live by our agree meut
Occasionally (not often) a word Or look
would slip off the tongue or face before
it could be caught or suppressed but we
never allowed the sun to 60 down upon
our wrath. Before retiring at night on
such occasions there was always con-
fession and forgiveness, and the culpTit
would become more careful in future.
Our tempers and dispositions became
gradually more congenial, so that after
q few years we came to be one in reality,
as the martial ceremony had pronounced
us nominally. In thinking back we fad
that for more than twenty years cur
little agreement has been unbroken, and
there has been no occasion Tor confession
and forgiveness. In business we have
had adversely and prosperity, failure and
success. We raised family of children
about us, and we are simple enough TO
believe that we have better children, and
better grandchildren because of our little
agreement. Under such q contract reli-
giousiy kept, no ill-nature6 children will
be reared, and no boys will find the
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-02
Hog Feeding as nm Art.

Mr.. Joseph Sullivan concludes an able
article on hog feeding and pork packing
IN these words; at / have proved any
thing it is that it is comparatively easy
% get fifty per cent. more for corn than
we do for all the millions of bushels fed
- hogs in the process of pork making.
Sustaining in this industry alone a loss
Of millions of dollars annually, the cues
ton of how much pork there is in a
bIshel of corn is not an insignificant one.
His experiments lead to the conclusion
that feeding the most thrifty hogs raw
corn In the ear nine pounds may be got
from bushei. Twelve pounds from raw
meal soaked and sixteen and q halt
pounds from q bushel of meal well
cooked in mush. In this case we
suppose no toll is taken from the corn
for grinding, so that the hog gets fifty
six pounds of meat for a bushel.
These results correspond closely with
those obtained by Commissioner Els
worth some thirty years ago. But the
average farmer hardly gets nine pounds
of hog meat from a bushel of corn fed
in the common way. Hence we are JUS
titled in believing tHat every acre Of corn
turn III nto meat produces only halt what
1t ought TO yield on an average. Is there
sense can lift himself out of a habit in
feeding swine which IS so wasteful and
costly? Why not try to make every ear
of corn yield the maximum of the most
saleable meat? To do this it may be
best to give hogs the run of clover, oat and
pea fields, before they come to corn.
Young pigs should havs not only a
generous flow of milk from their
mothers, but cows should eat rich
grass and change it into milk for
their benefit. Meat production should
be carefully studied by the light OF ex-
periments in all its details, which all may
verify To produce bacon or pork from
hogs that have been stunte6 at any time
in their lives always involves a needless
expense. The living machine should
never stop growing, for it is likely to fall
back several degrees, and requires much
extra feeding To change its course. Mil
lions OF farmers sacrifice all their profits
on hogs, cattle and sheep by stunning
animals feeding with no gain in weight.
because feeding too little. A badly
wintered hog, COW or sheep is worth less
in the spring than in the iall. One may
make two hogs worth twice as much as
four. by better feeding and shelter.