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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-07-04
HindOO Troops.

The debate in the British parliament
upon the summons of the Sepoy troops
from India 10 Europe is of great signi-
ficaUce. In an article in which it
acknowledges the splendid audacity Of
Lord Besconsfeld in breaking through
all the traditions that have marked the
relations of India and England, the Ions
don Spectator says; No such altera-
tion in the position of this country as g.
fighting power has occurred since she
substituted regular regiments for train
bands and feudal retainers and it is one
which imFeiatively demands the grave
consideration of parliament SIS the deli
berative body of the kingdom, and alto>
gether irrespective of party quarrels."
These words show the great scope of the
measure, and it is hardly questionable
that no distinctively British minister
would have veDtured upon it. Canning,
or Peel, or Palmerston, or Gladstone,
would never have proposed to bring the
Sepoys into Europe to fight British bat
ties, or to maintain the cause of Chris
tian civilization by arraying sHindoos
against Greek Christians. The Spectator
rightfully considers it to be a very imper-
tant question for England and the Eng
iish character.
II may Do NISWOQ t6lbuGI as q 6DeClak
policy for this emergency or as a per-
manent military method. In the first
view there is one obvious consideration.
The real British ground of war, if it
comes, is that the Interests OF England"
are threatened by the extensions of
Russia. It is necessary to dam up
Russia and prevent the desolating torrent
of its barbsrism from overlooking India.
But if the Hindoos will fight European
troops at all, which is the sole reason for
bringing them into Europe, they would
fight them even more bravely at home in
India; and if that be so, the idea of q
Russian invasion of India is ridiculous.
and its prevention is not a legitimate
reason for war. The real evil of the
summons to the Sepoys, however, is to
be found In the effect upon tendency
of the British nation which is already
evident and iuH OF mischief the DISPOSE
ton to rely upon money to defeat the
world in arms. The Spectator speaks Of
It's eountrymen upon this point with a
plainness which is seldom found Ia any
national press dealing with its fellow
citizens: = The deep inner vulgarity of
soul, In fact, which is the defeat of the
Englishman, the foul spot ameng his
splendid qualities, has infected the
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-07-04
Inherited Tricks.

The inheritance of tricks of habit is
one of the most perplexing of all the
phenomena of heredity. The less strik-
ing the habit the more remarkable, per-
haps, is its persistence as an Inherited
trait. Giron de BuzareiHgues states that
he knew man who, when he lay on his
back, was won't to throw his right leg
across the left; one of this persons
daughters had the same habit from heI
birth, constantly assuming that position
in the cradle, Notwithstanding the re-
sistance offered by the swaddling bands.
Darwin mentions another case in his
variations of Animals and Plants under
Domestication-a child had the odd
habit of setting its fingers in rapid
motion whenever it was particularly
pleased with anything. When greatly
excited, the same child could raise the
hand on both sides as high as the eyes,
with the fingers in rapid motion as be-
fore Even in old age he experienced
difficulty in relraining from these ges.
lures. He had eight children, one of
whom, little girl, when four years Of
age, used to set her fingers going, and to
Int up her hands after the manner of her
father. A still more remarkable case is
described by Cation. A gentleman's wife
back in bed he had the curious trick of
raising his right arm slowly in front of
his face, up to his forehead, and then
dropping it with jerk so that the wrist
fell heavily on the bridge of his nose.
The trick did not occur every night. but
occasionally, and was independent Of any
ascertained cause. Sometimes it was
repeated necessarily for an hour or more.
The gentleman's nose was prominent, and
its bridge often became sore from the
blows it received. At one time an awk-
ward sore was produced that was long in
healing, on account of the recurrence
night after night, of the blows which
FIST caused it. His wife had to remove
the button from the wrist Of his night
gown, as it made severe scratches, and
some means were attempted of tying his
arm. Many years afDer his death his
son married lady who had
never heard of the family incl
dent. She, however, observed pre-
cisely the same popularity in her hus-
band but his nose, from net being par
ticularly prominent, has never as yet
suffered from the blows. The trick does
not occur when he is half asleep, SIS, for
example, when he ID doing in his arms
chair but the moment he is fast asleep,
no Is APT 10 DeSlu- II lS: as Will MS
father, intermittent; sometimes ceasing
Cor many nights, and sometimes inces-
SAINT during part of every night. It is
performed, as it was with his father,
with his right hand. One of his chill
dren, girl, has inherited the same trick.
She performs it likewise, with the right
hand, but in slightly modified form /;
for after raising the arm, she dOss not
allow the wrist to drop upon the bridge
of the nose, but the palm of the half
closed hand falls over and down the nose,
striking it rather rapidly--decided im~
provement on her fathers and grand
fathers idea. The trick is intermittent
| in this girls case also, sometimes not
occurring for periods of some months,
but sometimes almost necessarily. -
lCOrnhill Magazine.
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Edison, The Magician.

While Mr.. Edison is preparing a sheet
of tinfoil to place upon the cylinder, We
will take look at him. He is a hard
man to describe, and ne description yet
given of him seems exactly correct. He
looks young, and yet old-worn, and yet
fresh. His face is boyish, and has still
performance OF manly characteristics.
a finely shaped head is thatehed with a
somewhat unruly shock of hair, we'll
sprinkled with gray, which projects over
out does not overhang, fineIy-shaped
forehead that bears Well.defned- though
not deep lines. His countenaDce is open,
his gray eyes are bright, his nose and
mouth are well shaped, and he is in fact
very far from being homely man. Clean
shaver, his flesh is pale and unhealthy
in appearance. When he is experiment.
ing, he wears a thoroughly earnest look,
and as he speaks his countenance tells
quickly whether the thought in his mind
is one Of weight or of pleasantly. In
height he is about five feet seven inches,
and, excepting a very slight stoop of the
shoulders, is of good figure and is ermly
built. He is not so deaf as has been de-
scribed, and it is not fact that he has
never heard the voice of his own inven-
ton. is very hard of hearing, but
by placing his ear close to the sounder of
the telephone, he hears readily, and is
very quick to detect false time
or false tones. His veice Is soft and
pleasant, and he is something of a sing
er. With a very retentive memory and
wide range ef reading, he is able to re-
peat many poems from memory, and III
doing SO delivers the lines with good
taste and expression. He has been des-
cribed as being careless and slOuchy in
his dress, but the Boston party found
this description scarcely justified. There
was little Ofcarelessness in his get-up, but
there was no evidence of slouchiness.
With Mr.. Edison's previous history the
public is already more or less familiar.
He was born at Milan, o., Feb. II, 1847,
his ancestors having come to this coun-
try in 1870. The Edisons are a long
lived race, his great~grandk Father having
lived to be 120 years old, and his grand
father to be 103 Mr.. Edison's father is
still living, at the age Of "A, hale and
hearty, and, visiting his son the other
day, outran him in a short foot-race.
Edison's mother was a Massachusetts
lady, and was so faithful mother that,
although her son never went to school
more than two months in his life, he is well
educated, being master of several Ian
guages, and well read in history, general
literature and science. His early years
were full of changes, and, as train boy,
proprietor of a newspaper stand, engine
hand. newspaper publisher. telegraph
operator, and electrician, saw many
phases of life before he reached his ma
iOritv
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nation, until it makes matter of pride of
its one serious cause for political shame"
The English have fought their greatest
campaigns with the aid of subsidized
allies, and have refused to submit to
universal and thorough military train
ing. They are satisfied to think that
British gold can successfully win all
their battles. This evil spirit will be
gratifed by the employment of the
Indian soldierY, for which tn ere can not
be that personal interest which makes
great battle an incalculable sorrow to
hundreds and thousands of homes, and
whichis the defense of country against
wanton wars.
The use of horde of mercenaries has
other dangers, which the Spectator
plainly points out. Why take the
trouble to govern dependency we'll,
when HindOo troops can keep it in
order. and no Englishman be missed +?
Recourse to power so vast and irres-
ponsible involves political and moral
deterioration. It is ii destruction of
selt-reliance, of selt-sacrifce, and the
overthrow of all restraints against
schemes of extension and aggrandize-
ment. In parliament tho debate elung
closely to the constitutional argument.
This was natural, for Lord Beaconfeld's
tendency is to strengthen the monarch
zeal element in the British system-a
tendency which sooner or later is sure TO
be Iesisted.-- Harpers' Monthly.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-07-04
Compost for Gardens.

In China, vegetable matter of every
available kind is collected during the
summer, and mixed with peat earth, and
such other refuse as may be at hand.
When entirely dry, it is fred and
allowed to burn slowly until consumed.
1t is then like finely powdered earth
This material is used solely as a fertilizer
for the seed when planted, and causes
extraordinary vigor to the young plants
Although we do not recommend the
tireless labor used BY the Chinese in
their cultivation, for the reason that
labor is not cheap enough with us, new
ertheless gardeners and florists, and all
those who are obliged to use special fer
tilizers in tillage, may take lesson here
in thus preparing a cheap compost for
various uses on the garden and farm.
If this ash be mixed with ordinary
compost it will be found to add greatly
to its value. 1t may also be used mixed
with any of the commercial fertilizers,
or used by itself in the drill with the
seed, or about plants when transplanted.
1t will cause immediate growth and hold
the plant vigorous until the roots can
gain footbold. The owner of any sub
urban home ought not to find it difficult
thus to make a two-horse wagon load
yearly, and the gardener and florist will
only be limited in the quantity he makes
by that of the material at hand.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-07-04
Prosperity ana Happiness.

Talking not long ago with a friend,
she remarked: "Well, tor my part, I
find it a great deal easier to be good
when Pm happy than when I'm unhap-
Ply. Misery only brings out my bad
qualities"
Doubtless other people have said this
or felt it, for Ito a certain extent) it is
true. There is a sort of goodness"
which is brought out by prosperity.
People who are satisfied with their sur
rsundings and themselves, are apt to be
good humored and gracious to their COM
pauions Good fortune makes them
cheerful, contented, SO they advocate
cheeriulness, and contentment as chief
duties. The pleasures and the luxuries
of life await them on every side, and
they wonder vaguely what makes
some people SO unthankful or so
gloomyl They enjoy their own chart
ties and generosities, forgetting that
neither has cost them effort. They
are bright and happy and amiable often
from sheer force of circumstances.
On the other hand, how many really
good Christian people are sour, fretful,
respondent, almost faitkless, under the
pressure of adversely. They cannot for
bear worrying and anticipating, and SO
LnSy appear dI d great disadvantage TOO
often, if they do not cast an absolute re-
proach upon the Master whose name they
bear.
To the unconverted soul adversely is
likely to be an unfavorable experience,
for, when the sunshine is withdrawn, the
unstaple goodness, evoked by its warmth,
must vanish away. But to the child of
God this must not, cannot be. Faith is
commanded to look beyond the clouds and
see that "the sun is still shining" The
consciousness of Gods love and care and
sympathy can outweigh the present trial
can and will outweigh all trials if we
hold fast TO it.
That it is easier to be good when life
is all brightness, we admit, but it is pos
sible to be better when the light is over
Swallowed we rush out through thick
darkness for His loving, guiding
hand. And the reward is not promised
to those who find life essiest or pleas
ATTEST, but to him who overcometh p
And the strength 10 overcome may be
ours for the asking.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-07-04
AIfred's Clock.

In the " Life of Alfred the Great" by
Asserius, we read that, before the inven-
ton of clocks, Alfred caused six tapers
to be made for his daily use; each taper
containing twelve pennyweights of wax,
was twelve inches long, and of proper
tionate breadth. The whole length was
divided into twelve parts, or inches, of
which three would burn Tor one hour,
SO that each taper would be consumed
IN four hours; and the six tapers, being
lighted one after the other, lasted fer
twenty-four hours. But the wind blow
ing through the windows and doors, and
chinks of the wall of the chapel, or
through the cloth of his tent, in which
they were burning, wasted these tapers,
ard, consequently, they burnt with no
regularity; he therefore designed lam
tern made of OK or COW horn, cut into
thin plates, in which he incloBed the
tapers; and thus protecting them from
the wind, the period of their burning
became q matter of certainty.
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BRAHMAs are said to eat more potato
beetles than any other breed of fowls.
WITH the exception of rice fields, the
Chinese do not manure the fields, but the
plant:
MANURING corn in the hill has the
effect on poor soil of pushing the crop
forward in the start.
The cherry crop is one of the best
paying crops in California.
Fowls like newly cut grass; give
them all they want of it. The clippings
from lawn mower are just the thing
for them.
ONE hundred parts of Indian corn
contain If parts water, IL parts nitro
genous matter, 647 of starch, O.4 of
sugar, 81 of fat and l z of salts.
WHEN turkeys are two months old they
can successfully Withstand the severest
weather if dry. In wet weather they
should be confined in 2 yard under cover.
LINE has been used for apple orchards
with great benefit at the rate of twenty
bushels per acre. One who has tried it
for many years deems it very beneficial,
as bis trees have been very productive.
THE poultry-keeper who succeeds the
best is he who exercises the most Judi
cious supervision of his flock, allowing
natural proclivities to take their course,
and who checks the sitting propensities
of aged fowls by death.
THERE is no occupation which is so
sure OF a return for labor as agriculture
The risk of manufacturers and middle
men is three-fOld that of farmers, but
their enterprise is so great that they
seldom succnmb to pressure till it be-
comes crushing.
ASPARAGUS is one of the most impor.
tant of the vegetable crops grown in
German gardens, and in the vicinity of
Brauneshweig %, 600 acres are devoted
to this crop, most of which is canned for
home consumption and for the Russian
markets
THOMAS MEEHAN says the objection
against watering when the sun shines on
the plants Is purely theoretical one,
and appears only in the writings of those
who have bad but little actual expert
ence. Hi advice is to water whenever
the plants need it.
MANY growers do not consider a very
early and vigorous growth OF the hop
vine as indication OF bountiful yield, as
the vine often becomes hollow, and
sends out unhealthy arms. Some pro-
ducers are in the habit of removing the
earliest shoots to give place to later and
more solid vines.
To MAKE A WHITE FooT, OR A STAR
IN A HORSES FoRKHEAD.-Take picked
mackerel and confine it on, In any shape
you please. three or four days repeating,
and it will produce a white foot or q
white spot. Rub the white saddle spots
on horses back few times daily in the
spring OF the year, before the coat is shed,
with bacon greace, and it will restore
t..e natural color.
To KILL THE CURRAET WoRM.-I see
a number asking what will destroy the
goosbsrry and currant worm. I will
give them sure remedy, although lit
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-07-04
Grains Of Gold.

A prosy man is like the clack of a
mill when it is empty.
Read not books alone, but men and
be careful co read thyself.
The credit that is got by a lie lasts
only till the truth comes out.
Applause is the spur of noble minds,
the end and aim of weak ones.
Tomorrow is the day on which lazy
folks work and fools reform.
Motives are like harlequins; there is
always a second dress beneath the first.
We should do well to take counsel
from the wise and warning from the
foolish,
When the character of any one is
discussed, silence in the goOd-natured is
censure.
When society begins to profit by q
mans misfortunes, his difficulties do not
soon terminate.
How immensely would our converse
ton be abridged if all mankind would
speak only the truth.
Trust him little who praises all; him
less who censures all and him least who
is Indifferent to all.
Abuse is the penalty levied on the
bond of praise, and can be rendered
effective only when noticed.
d" Do come and see usl" sounds very
well. but how much heart is there in it,
in nine cases out of ten.
Toquell the pride even of the greatest,
we should reflect how much more we
owe to others than to ourselves.
Prejudices are like rats, and a mans
mind like trap; they get in easily, and
then perhaps can't get out at all.
If you turn away from worthy men
because they are humbly clad, they can
boast that you cut their coat and PAN
falcons.
An act by which we make one friend
and one enemy is losing game, because
revenge is much stronger principle than
gratitude.
He who sports compliments, unless he
knows how to make a good aim, may
miss his mark and be wounded by the
recoil of hi1 own guu.
How many amusing and ridiculous
scenes should we witness if each pair of
men that secretly laugh at each Iother
were to do it openly
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tie too late to save them this year. Make
a strong brine, strong enough to keep
meat, and sprinkle the bushes well. The
brine kills the worms almost instantly.
This has been the result with mine, and
others have tried it and call it sure
cure.
A WRITER in one of our daily papers
makes the assertion that if the farmers
and country butchers were allowed to
retail their meat in the market or peddle
them about the streets, as other products
are cold, the city consumers would save
the sum Of $4,000 per week. In other
words, this is the amount of profit made
weekly by our butchers, in whose inter
est the law preventing the peddling of
meats is enforced Cleveland Record.
DIR. SYLVESTER, of Lyons, N. Y, a
very successful and extensive cutiyator
of ounces, plants on a moist--not wet
but porous soil. He applies salt, sown
broadcast to the soil, about the extenS
sion of the roots, at the rate of three or
four quarts to each bush, for full grown
ones. 1t would seem a large quantity,
but the ounce is a native of maritime
coils, and is well known to thrive away
from the sea coast under the conditions
Of moisture and saline applications.
EVERY piece ofhorse radish grows if
we take piece of root about an inch in
length, about the size of large bean, and
put it an inch below the surface of the
prepared ground, short Fiece viii
Come to the surface and form a crown,
and another portion will descend and
probably fork to form root but instead
OF this, if we make hole a foot or so
deep in the ground with dibble and let
the little pieces of root drop to the bot
tom, clean straight spout will come up
to the surface, and this will in time
make as clean and thrifty a market piece
as could be desired.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-07-04
THE AIR SHIP.
Successful Experiment with PROF.: Rich
tePs New Machine.

tePs New Machine.
Hartford, Conn special to the N. Y. Hera'd-
Three pestponements, necessitated by
heavy rains, had induced the Hartford
people to believe that fate was making a
dead set against Prof. Richtel's determi-
nation to show that his new flying
machine was really capable of aerial
navigation. To-day was far from favor
able for an outdoor exhibition, yet it was
given, and with gratifying success.
The large assemblage that came to
witness what they fully believed would
be only another unsuccessful attempt to
solve the problem of navigating the air
were pleasantly disappointed. The ma
chine not only rose in the air, but moved
backward and forward, up and down, at
the option of the aeronaut, and al
though embracing in part the balloon
principle, the evolutions were accom-
plished without waste of gas in descend
ing or any use of ballast whatever.
The seTonaut worked the central pro-
peller of the machine with effect and
rose over every obstacle to the height OF
100 feet. The breeze was blowing to the
eastward and the exhibitor allowed his
machine to be carried with it for an
eighth of a mile, and amused himself by
showing his ability to ascend or descend
at will. Then the propeller at the
pointed end of the frame work was set in
motion, and the machine shifted Its
course, twisting and turning in small
circles Still its general DRIFT was to the
eastward, with the wind, and the spec
tators freely expressed the opinion that
its powers were at an end and that il
could never return against the wind
but at a signal from Professor Richie
the machine was pointed back TOWARD
the exhibition grounds. The propellins
wheel was started at top speed, and will
accelerated motion the air ship SAILED
along back, at an attitude of 100 feet
until it lowered over the exhibition
grounds; then amid general applause
the central propeller was set in motion
and under its influence the ship sanl
slowly and easily to the earth, Iandinj
within half a dozen rods from the origina
starting point.
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SOUTHERN FARM AND HOME.

Directions for Planting Grapes.
Any soil that is sufficiently rich for
garden vegetables, is rich enough for
grapes. Very wet or heavy clay lands,
however, should not be selected, unless
first we'll drained. Plant either eight,
ten or twenty feet apart, usually ten feet
apart is best. Spade the soil about ono
foot deep, and plant vines six or eight
inches deep, without placing any manure
in contact with the roots. Their after
treatment is very simple, and can be
easily practiced by ali. After planting,
cut the canes SO as to leave only two or
three buds A little later allow only
one cane TO grow, selecting the strongest.
Late in the fall cut back one year-old
vines to four buds, and two-year-old
vines to within two or three feet Of the
ground. Then bend canes to ground,
covering them with little soil, or straw,
or evergreen boughs. The second year
allow two of the strongest canes to grow
from each plant, trimming off little OF
new growth each fall, and giving a slight
protection each winter Quincy West
ern Agriculturist.