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AfiHHH tG1,1 C0H*fftIfoH {EsH.1,
Mr., Hendricks, to proye tl,at Watterahn Was
what he calls ''crszy lruuk 4" nllen he attuckcd
the ex Governor 10 tic Courier-.ourna!, alludes
to doublc-lcadcd editorial In the same Issue Of
the Couser-.5onThal, In which those Who bet 1t
horse-races nero rounuly abused hocsuso au
artress broke her leg In theatre. TAcse things
do look curious; but Mr. Hendricks should re-.
member that editors arc compelled to atr about
for editorial matter, and 1t seems naturul tha.
ioarns'iat fresh frota horsc.race uud three
Arhoonera of beer should be disposed to attack
somebody when he beard tlat pretty girl had
broken her fcg:. Wo do not propose to discuss
whether Ms. Wattcrton vas rlCht or whcthrr
he was wrong; We only know ttlai, according to
lad to be attaekcl aud pounded, ami VIC ura
sl,sc tal9so who but at horse-rnccs vera ~ re-
aponsible Tor the accident ae those who attend
cirr,ssra. IN matter Of til!s ksud. therefore,
by Mr.. WAtserson. Ills article Ii to,,Ius,s,g md
It's AatMus MYSTERIOUS; but, when Mr. lien.
dricks attempts to pOln. Its moral, he ateps oil
q the aamasM nt ro'ities and atspla,s his tai,i-
bt!lty. llInk Alr. Wattcfa0!l meant well, VIC no
NOT doubt.
The nrcrop1t ota Man aud Its Hirc,l
Fighter.
StlS Dri<aHs limfs tH<n.)
The position wlisH tho Southern Democrats
hfAr TOW arl their Northern nles reminds III ol
an illnstrAtire mud snmrwhst asnuafuy story.
There was oIice All old, wealthy firginlan who
Was noted for his Integrity aud energy, but w.lo
was afflicted with lnust unhappy temper. lie
Was I'M exemplary cltxcn, far hn mas artuateti
by Just motives and correct principles; ho MAS
4 fast anl true fritui; but Ia alt of ha a4soc,a,
lion he was most lrascbe, and indeed quarrel.
sonu. lie constantly sol luto difficulties, and,
being advanced tn years, and having fcebla
trame, Au always received the worst Ut tic traY,
Nothing dauutcd. however, BY dcfeat. he would
quarrel wtth the ttrst naau he met, aud ha
trubhed agau bcfora he would give an turh ol
inrFendcr puInt.
one aay. driving ln tho country, tho old ,pun
pasaed hog-troycr ou tho Foad. This yonua
tnat' "aa rugged, mud worn, and: weary ;tbut
nevertheless, h,s spIendid physl4ua attracted
thu attention of The smaller man iu tllu buggy
An Lieu stsngk hin; lie called the droyer to III
Wnet!: "Wha, enlary do you geta" he ju
oniFsd. "Etyht dollsrs n'optt! aald lnd my
sell" replied tile uta,cE uSmall pay,n said tiIc
old man, :" think run do better t;y you, Cat
yuu light" lic young man placed his jcii
tnrtflGcr Oil thu barred muscle ot Ills right arm
aud uHannrell ttsat llu thought hs could wi,It
hts wight ~ wildcats un pfoI>ss mud nereatarj
! eesasion. s'4hen YOU are my m>-.," c1claluict
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We had merry, pleasant feaat nader OUT
ilnarY forlus Ut nuturu. Thla trco WIS Ia Itself
\ small grove, anl you could waik ill.,. u,ld
around, sud through its trunks uua branches a.
easily NJ through tho columns Of 4 mosque.
spresA. every bratch u IL touches tte earth
seeking new root uIM throwing, out ilcw
oru,elies until, Us yo,t read III wondering nurs-
rry days, nn asnif could encuup unler ita
br4lcl!es sheltered from the sctllicst aGtl ule
auu. w caluu back to thu city la!u Iu TIC a.
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RECEPTION OF uEs. aNAxr AT nAsuooS,
We sailed IN tho river to luugoon ind arrived
ut tbs wharf shout ,,oan 4 iercc 81 sun n.''ss Vas
blazing, lid tic whole la,n,scape kreuc.l bake
nai DIV of I,urm ind sesi, frt,,,, tt, ,xtnrf I.
Inw'1vlntr. ntrntrpin, INV" ,r,.o VII nsiti. 20
,nsn.of:war wuro ii lie larlor, who To- n'al.uet %
their yards ia honor OF liz General. Xii
In vcssrIx fu tEn sir.am ,vnro t,r"ssaI .i nj
thu tauuty ltte Snta streamcI wtti' a'ss' 'rha IT.
innft1u was ruyerr viii srnr;ei i rinth an, ~
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scream and started back. OF course
couldn't help looking at her then, and
she was sitting down with her handker-
chief before her face.
Says I, "beg pardon, you are i'll,
mum7"
Says she, still not looking up, " did
you say your name was Captain Ball
last ?"
"Jack Ballast, at your service said I.
Says she, " Oh, Jack don't you know
me?''
Says I, look up and I'll make sure. u
And she lifted up her face and ] saw
well it wasn't the pink-cheeked girl 1
knew. 1t wasn't a girl at all, but in a
minute it was Jennie Blush-a great
deal more than I was young Jack Bal
last.
Jenny" says I, "Oh, Jenny, is it
really you ?"
And then the color came into her
cheeks, and her eyes glittered, ana she
whispered, "Oh, not before the school,
Jack" ;" for I had caught her to my
heart and kissed her.
We had net much time to pSlaver
then, but l came for her again in the
evening and took her for a walk. And
she told me how the old rag.store had
been shipwrecked, and old Blush drop
ped dead of apoplexy when he knew it.
And how my brother Charles Augustus
bad offered her his band, but she said no,
and preferred to earn her own living to
marrying one she did not love while
there was one living whom she did.
And now it was fifteen years ago-ffteen
years.
Theu says 1, "Jenny, darling, love
you bstter than ever, now Pve found
you again. When you told my brother
there was some one living you loved, did
you mean mep"
Yes, jack" said she.
Says l, "now you've seen me-a
weather>besten, SCARED old sailor-dO
you think the same ?'
Says she, g always shall, Jack"
''COme on, then" says L And not
another word till we come to Rev. Eben
TOOcker's. jhere I rang the bell.
Says she, Why have you brought me
here, Jack p
Says :. "To make the chaplain mary
us, my love-"
t" Says she. " It's too sudden, 1 can't.
What would the people say ?"
No matter or the people ?" says I.
And in we walked. And for all she
told me that no woman was ever married
before in a delaine dress and straw bon-
net, the chaplain didn't find it any
obstacle, but spliced US. And so, after
nineteen years I got my Jenny for my
own.
I don't think she is sorry for it, and l
know I amt; and as for poor Toms
children, she's a mother to 'em. And
whether there is any romance in my
story or not, it's happy one for me in
the ending, as sure as my name is Jack
Ballast.
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JOHN WISE TO GEN. CRoPPER.
Without date. I

w OdJSs
Feeling myself irresistibly impelIed by
inclination, and prompted by a sense of
propriety, have presumed now to ad-
dress you upon subject of importance
and delicacy.
Having conceived an affection for your
daughter miss Sally, I beg leave to
solicit your permission to make my
address to her, and at the same time let
me express the hope that should I be so
fortunate as to succeed in gaining her
affections, my first wishes may not be
frustrated by your disapprobatiOn 1
have thought proper to make this appli-
cation to you on the subject in this
manner, rather than in person, because
my character it I have acquired any,,
my condition, and my situation in life
are not altogether unknown to you, and
if objections are to be made they can be
more freely communicated in this than
in any other way.
have heretofore proceeded no iurther
with the lady than merely obtain her
permission to make this application, and,
sir, now pledge you the honor OF a gen
tleman that, in case you have objection
of an insuperable nature to the proposed
union, whatever may be the chsgrin,
regret and modification which I may
feel on the occasion, will not disturb
the quiet of q parent extremely solicit
tous, no doubt, for the happiness of g
beloved daughter, by persisting any
further with her.
Permit me to assure you that I am q,
with much consideration and respect,
your obedient servant,
JOHN WISE.
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a COLLEGE WIDOW.

What been in the city all summer
And grinding away on your Greek
Wells we'll You'll excuse me, cid fellow,
But really, you are getting weak.
Conditioned WHAT of it ? I'm always
Condi1oDed-a regular stack;
But work them of somehow or other,
And keep myself straight with the Fac.
Why, of courte, Tom, you ought to have cut 1t
And gone of with me and st. Clair;
No end Of nice girls and salt water,
And lots of our fellows down there.
II you want any points on Nantucket,
Or any adventures to hear,
Just call for them ad minimum.
While Fritz has gone after the beer.
Any snab2 Well, you'd think so to see themi
Every girl WIS regular belle;
All the tone Of New Haven and Boston,
And other ones equally swell.
But one of them, Tom, was sumner;
She brought down her game on the wing,
For in less than six hours, by jingoI
She had every man on string.
Pretty Ratherl Her teeth were Ike pearls, air
Pseping out between cOTaline bars,
And her eyes, when she smiled q fellow,
just tWinkled like midnight cigarsl
She captured our whole delegation,
Trinity junior "a swelD,
Two CHEEKY cub freshmen from Harvard
And coupe Of sophs from Cornell.
Well, we uged to walk out in the evening
To watch the moons crescent arise,
And some Of US thought of the landscape,
But the rest Of US thought of her eyes;
ana Wnen on the murmuT1ng water
The silveTy light was sglow,
1t appeared like vision OF Eden
(lO the freshmen especially SOY,
Such is life ! Here, Pll show you the loeket
She gave at parting and viii
Has bangle Of hers in his pocket,
We keep them for memorable.
As for me, though, l wasn't enTaptured,
In spite Of the Tose-tint and pearl,
For somehow Pm never contented
With only a tenth OF a girl.
And she's not very young, let me tell you
Ten years since they shipped her from school
And l don't think she'll even get married,
She can't find big enough fool
ReI name Miss Van ATsdel, of Brooklyn.
You met her, you say, in July7
Hou're engaged TO her, Tom Oh, the dickens !
Bes par, I-well, hang it good byeI
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Submarine TeIephoning.

Mr.. Charles Ward Raymond, o. E
describes in Van Nostrand's Engineering
Magazine the results of some experi~
ments with the telephone in submarine
operations at depths not exceeding thir-
ty feet. One telephone phelps Du-
plex) WAS placed in the divers helmet,
and fastened in such a position that, by
simply turning bis head, he could place
his mouth or his ear to the instrument.
The other telephone was placed on the
scoW which carried the air-pump and
divers helpers. Using Edison's carbon
transmitter, with the sddition OF an
induction coil and cell Of battery, the
arrangement was perfectly successful
Conversation was carried on with the
utmost facility ; it was not necessary TO
give the diver any signal other than
simple halo 7" It was also ound that
the diver could talk IN the helmet wi h
out putting his mouth to the inetTun1sn Mt
and be teaFd plainly, and therefore he
could continue his work and couveTsa
tion at the same time. The battery,
induction coil and tFansmitter were
placed on a shelf on the divers scow,
and together occupied no more room
than weuld 8 Webster's unabridged die-
tiOnary; the telephone IN the helmet
occupied but little room, and, of cOursa,
was not st ali In the way.
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favors a change in the law by which
cadets will be compelled to serve two
years at sea before pursuing the college
course. The present law is just the
reverse Of this, and results. in many
cases, in educating boys for sea life
who are physically unable to endure
the hardships incident to such life.
The secretary considers that such g
change in the law would prove most
salutary in wedding out from the ranks
of the navy large number of additions
which only prove to be dead weights to
the service.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

There are about 10000 more males
than females in San Francisco.
Of the 20, 600, 900 acres of land in Ire
land, two men own between them 282, 1913.
One hundred and eighty-three cotton
mills have been built in the south since the
war;
An Italian firm has ordered a supply
of 100000 tons of coal from the United
States.
Boston had 563 fires last year, Destroy
ing buildings vslaed at $144, l95 and their
contents valued at $259, ,256.
A publication of the navy list for
1879 shows that, out of 1868 officers, more
than half stick close to their desks and
never go to sea-"
FoUr-fifths OF the gloves made in the
United States are manufactured at GlOvers-
vile, Fulton county, n. Y. where a pOpula-
ton of $4,000 find profitable employment in
the industry.
Official documents show that the ratio
of deaths per one thousand persons en-
ployed in England is less in coal-mining than
IN the navy by drowning, and One-half less
than on railroads.
This year 796, ,14O men will be called
out to do military service in France. The
number will be distributed as follows: To
the active army, 479,100 to the reserves,
144,57O; to the territorial army, $4,000.
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Those who possess telescopes carrying
astronimical eye pieces have now the op-
portunity OF enjoying views of some of
the most delicate and beautiful lights In
the sky. One of the most marvellous of
these is the double,double star In the
constellation Lyra. A very bright star,
of blush color, may be seen in the
northwest at 10 or IL O'Clock. 1t is
Vega or Alpha of the Lyre. Near it are
two-hfth magnitude stars that make a
pretty little triangle with the large star.
An ordinary spy glass will show that the
northernmost OF these small stars is
double. Then if the observer possess a
telescope Of about three inches aperture
with s power of 200 diameters, it will
show that each of the stars composing
this double is itself double. These stars
are believed to have q motion of revolu~
tion showing that they are connected,
and the two pairs revolve nound COM
mon center. There is no more beautiful
and instructive object visible in the
sky.
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Rain and EIeetricIty in the AtmOsphere.

Rain and Electricity in the Atmosphere
There is a probability that the ma ture
of the connection between rain and the
electrical condition of the atmosphere
will soon be explained in satisfactory
manner. Lord Rayleigh has commune
Gated some interesting facts in connee~
tiOn with his experiments on the beha.
viOr of slender water jets when subjected
to the action of electricity, and the gen
civilizations which he will base on them
when his inquiry is co npleted cannot
fail TO prove OF great value TO the mete~
Orologist. He has already proved that
the usual scattering of nearly vertical
let is due TO the rebound OF the drops
when they come into collision with one
another through the different veioclt es
acquired by them under the action Of
capillary force This scattering or en-
laTgement of the Jet takes pl ce before
reaching the summit. " Under mode
rate electrical influence there is no mas
terial change IN the resolution into drops,
nor in the subsequent motion of the
drops up to the moment of collision
The difference begins here. Instead of
reboundi az after collision, as the uHelecs
trified drops of clean water generally or
always do, the electrified drops cOalesce,
ano thus the Jet Is no longer scattered
ab ut. When the electrical influence is
more powerful the TepuIsion between
the drops is sufficient TO prevent actual
contact, and then of course there is no
oppOI tunity for amalgsmatioD." One
plain inference from this is that the
formation Of rain depends greatly upon
the kind OF encounters between cloud
particles. When the particles are 90
affected that thsv rabouud thaV will
remain the same size, but If they are
endowed with a tendency to unite, they
must grow 80 large thai they viii fall as
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-12

Mr.. WALTER COTTON, the stepson of
Congressman Chitteuden, is one of the
three great makers OF violins now living.
He was graduated from Columbia, and
then travelled abroad, where his fondness
for the violin developed into & passion.
He spent much time in hunting up the
most celebrated old vioIins, and on his
return began to make instruments, at
FIRST only for his amusement, and to give
away to his friends but presently there
arose q demsnd which has of late kept
him busy. Ole Bull, Remenyi, Viii.
heImj, and all the noted professional
players come to his house, and send him
their instruments when they need
repairing. He employs no workmen,
but makes all parts of the instruments
himself, having Contrived many of the
tools he uses, and he aims to make but a
small number of violins in the year.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-12

Mr.. PRICE represents Texas county in
the lower house Of the Missouri legislas
ture. His first, second and third
speeches consisted of motion to ad-
j,uin. After the third speech the house
awoke to the fact that Mr.. Price under.
stood the adjournment question better
than anybody else, and has let him have
sole control of it ever since. When any
other member has arisen to propose ad-
journment the speaker has good-natured
ly ruled him out of order, and there
have been cries for Price all over the
house. Price has invariably responded
and his word as to adjournment has been
law. The thing appears foolish at first
glance, but there is a deal of roaring fun
in it, and it is certainly as good as any of
the humOr recently turned out by con-
gress.
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THE IMP OF SPRING TIME.
By BAYARD TAYLOR.

Over the caves where the sunbeams fall
IwitteTs this swallow;
heard from the mountains the cataract call:
Follow, oh, follow
Buds on the bushes and blooms on the mead
Swiftly are swelling;
Hark! the spring Whispereth: Make ye witt
Ready my dwelling"
Out OF the tremuloUs blue Of the air
Calling before her,
Who was it bade me, " Awake and prepare,
Thou, mine adOrer !"
Leave me-" said l. " have known thee of old,
Love, the annOyer.
Aiming, at last, with thine arrows of gold,
lime, the Destroyer"
Follow he laughed, "where the bliss of the
earth
Woes the compelling;
Yet in the Spring, add her thousandfoldf birth,
1, too, am dwelling"
Out Of the buds he was peepiDg and sang
Soft with the swallow;
Yea, and he called where the cataract sprang:
Follow, oh, follow
Vain to DEFY, or evade, or, in sOoth,
Bid him TO leave mel
But his deception is dearer than truth
Let him deceive mel
-HGrper's Weekly.
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TIE secretary of the navy proposes to
avail himself Immediately of the privi-
leges conferred upon him by the act
which recently became a law, authorizs
ing the enlistment of seven hundred and
fifty boys in the navy. He viii issue in
a few days a circular, setting forth the
requirements OF candidates, and will
give il as wide q circulation as possible.
The secretary will then detail the Wa
chusett, now lying at Boston, to proceed
to New Orleans, and from that point sail
up the Mississippi as far as st. Louis,
touching at al the principal places for
the purpose OF examining euch eandi-
dates SIS may present themselves, thus
obtaining sn infusion OF western blood,
which Secretary Thompson naturally
thinks will be an Improvement to the
personnel of the navy. This will not
exclude candidates from the other sec.
uons, hut, by extending the opportuni-
ties Tor enlistment, better class of boye
viii be obtained. The secretary is de-
sirous Of opening the way to these sp-
psenuces 70 promotion in the navy, and
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-12

THE figures of the estimated compare
tive cost OF the several routes proposed
for the chip canal to unite the Atlantic
and Pacific, as given in yesterdays dis
patch, are probably wrong. A Paris
dispatch says the sub.contractor on the
cost OF the work, reported that the
Tthuantepec project would cost e4O,-
100000, without including the cost of
the terminal ports; the Nicaragua s28,-
100000; the Panama 943. 100000, ex,
elusive of the indemnity to the railway
company; the San Bias $1,000 600 /;
and the AtratO Nippi route e44 900, 900.
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CINCINNATI is making great prepara-
tions for sn exhibition OF the industrial
and fine arts next fall. Two large wings
are 10 be added to the Springer music
hall for the purpose Of exhibition.
making the building four hundred feet
square. The grounds for the extra
buildings have been donated by the city,
aud already about 81 100000 have been
contributed to insure the success of the
enterprise, The loans already secured
for the fine art department promise to
make the exhibition equal, if not supe.
riOr, to snything of this sort thus far
held in this country.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-12

IT is curious fact that the sale of
books in San Francisco is not now as
great as it was when the population of
the city was much smaller. The San
Francisco State ssys that within the last
two years three Of the largest book
houses have gore cut of the business,
and thoseTemsining complain of reduced
sales. 1t is another curious fact that in
the goddess early days" the sales of re-
ligiCus tcoks in California were fan
greater than they are now. Popular
fcience, ON the booksellers shelves,
Gems to have taken the place of reli-
gion.
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TEE FIssrERnAz,s w1now.

The tears are standi lg upon her cheeks,
a nd her eyes weary and dim
She has sat at the window for weeks and weeks,
For a 81 Sht of his boat and him.
She takes the youngest child on her knee,
And turns its face to her breast
! g GOd,' she says, - that my bs be and me
We're laid IN our grave TO rest 20
The boats come sailing in over the bay,
And the WON run down to the shore,
But though she sit there TIL the Judgment day,
His boat viii come no more.
Temple Bar.
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of business is past, and there are signs of a
healthful activity once more; attributing to
the policy of protection the fact that our
country is the first to recover from the blow
which prOstrated all the industrial nations
ascribing to protection the great develop.
ments of the iron and steel industry in this
country; commencing the tariff system and
asking its continuance.
About two years ago, Jacob Pressly,
of COrsicana, Texas, had misunderstanding
with j. P Anderson, and shortly afterwards
Anderson's barn was destroyed by fire. Ans
dersOn then quickly collected his mob and
took Pressly out to hang him. They strung
Pressly up three or four times, and asked
him TO confess that he burned the barn, but
he wouldn't do it, and they released him
when life was nearly extinct. He entered
SUIT against anderson. claiming 900 dam
ages. and last Friday the jury gave him
verdict for 81, 1866 66.
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GEN. cRoPPER TO John WISE.

BowMAN's FOLLY, 11th May, 1881
SIR: Although the application made by
your letter OF this day was unexpected,
yet my reflections heretofore on the sub
ject have prepared me to answer That
however sOlicitOus may be for the tenn
poral felicity of my daughter and future
respectability of my child, she Is the
only proper judge Of the person best
calculated to make her happy. Respect
and imPartiality ought to be shown By
me to you or any gentleman that might
make his address to my daughter, and I
confde IN your candOr and judgment. I
am, sir, with due respect, your obedient
servant, JOHN CROPPER.