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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30
A Bird of Cunning Uses.

There is a curious bird in India known
as the "glow-worm bird" from its habit
of gathering luminous insects, as some
suppose, for the purpose of lighting its
nest.
Sir William Jones endeavors to 'ac-
count for the presence of the glow-werm
in the nest by the superstition that the
bird places them there for the purpose
of lunching upon them at convenient
opportunity. He, however, grants to
the little feathered "Indian" various
qualities, which are, if anything, more
wonderful than the above.hags isls.t Ia
He says that it is, easily tanned, and
may be taught to, fetch and carry
like dog. Drop ring into well and
the bird will, upon a given signal, dart
after it, seize it before it reaches the
water, and bear it with exultation to
| its master. 1t can also be taught to
| carry notes from one, house to another.
The young Hindoo women at Benares
wear, according to Sir William, very
thin plates of gold between their eye
brows, and when they pass through the
streets it is not uncommon for their
lovers, who amuse themselves by train
ing those birds, to send them to pluck
the pieces of gold from the forehead of
their mistresses and bring them in tri-
umph to the mischievous swains. -
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30

DIR. ScHLEIMANN has been continuing
his excavations in search of the buried
Troy, and has traced the remains of four
prehistoric, cities. Most remarkable
among the new discoveries he has ex-
humed from the oblivion in which they
have been buried for so many ages, is a
well preserved distaff of wood eleven
feet long with large quantity of wooden
thread wound around it and charred as
black as coal but the most interesting
object he has found he considers dag
gerof steel four inches long. The blade
which is double edged and in the form
of an arrow, and in a perfect state of
preservation, Is the first piece of iron he
has ever found in his excavations. The
prehistoric times are Of vague signifca-
tion. and it is only of late years that we
have begun to form some idea Of the i'm
mense lapse Of time from the creation to
the prefent day. The work of Mr..
Schleimann and Others is beginning to
throw a faint light on the darkness of
those times, and initiating us into bet
ter knowledge of the age of the world,
and the origin and history of man. /
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30
SOLAR COOKING.

One of the most interesting exhibits
at the Paris Exhibition was the solar
cooking apparatus of Prof. Mouchot, to
whom Cross of the Legion of Honor
has been awarded. Archimedes of old
is said to have won himself great renown
by setting fire to the ships of hostile
feet with the concentrated beams of the
sun; but M. Mouchot has achieved an
humber triumph in turning them to the
peaceful use of the kitchen. The sun
is known to be great fire, in whose
rays the world perpetually turns and
warns itself. Why not use this fire for
cooking, although it is SO far off? Its
heat at the earth's surface is too dlfused
10 cook directly, but it may he concen-
trated either by lenses or by mirrors,
which focus the rays while they reflect
them. 1t is with mirrors that NJ.
Mouchot works. Concave mirrors are
employed to catch the sunlight and
focus them by reflection on a glass-tube,
inclosing tubular still if spirits are
to be distilled, kettle if water or eggs
are to be boiled, gridiron if chop is
to be cooked, and so on. 1t is a simple
apparatus, but M. Mouchot works won
ders with it teven in our cloudy latitudes.
He makes coffee, boils eggs, distills wine
into brandy, works steam-engine, and
roasts beef with it. There is something
os the magician in M. Mouchot thus
making hearth of the world and cook
ing by the heat of the sun. With a
mirror two square feet in surface area.
he roasted two pounds of beef in twenty
two minutes at Paris. In one hour and
a half he cooked stews, which on an
ordinary wood-fre would have required
| about four hours to prepare. In half
an hour he boiled nearly pint and
half of cold water.
II these feats may be done at Paris,
what may not be done in the clear dry
air and under the burning sun of AL
gerfa, Egypt and India, or on those
Sandy deserts where there is no fuel to
be had for the burning, while the fierce
rays of the sun stream down on every
side? The Russians, who are not slow
to profit by any novelty which comes
under their notice, have been taken
with M. Mouchat's apparatus; and the
Grand Duke Michael, while at the ex
hibition, ordered several of the porta
| BILE solar cooking apparatus for the
use of the Russian army now under
General Kaufman, at Tashkend, on the
plains of Turkestan. The working O.
stationery engines by M. Mouchot's pla,
is not the least interesting of its appli
cations, and if these engines were EN-
ployed to produce artificial cold ant
freeze water, we should have the curiou
anomaly of the SUMS rays creating, in
stead of dissolving, ice and frost. O
course such an invention could scarcel,
be of much use toa country whose skie
are frequently clouded.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30

A VERY wealthy Russian lady some
years ago wished to indulge her passion
for card. playing by a few games with
French lady of rank who was noted
player. The two met at nine p. m, and
at sunrise next morning the Russian
lady had lost all her money and jewels,
and more, too, and said she would in
struct her steward to turn all her estates
and mines over to her conqueror. The
French lady, however, insisted on pro-
viding her own terms, and with the aid
of a notary and a'priest she bound the
Russian lady only never to play again,
but to send her $1,000 a year. The
bargain was kept, and the money given
to the poor. The French lady has just
died. '
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30


DESPITE all the tales Of strikes and
lockouts in the shipbuilding yards of
Great Bitain, the following figures
show that some activity has still been
maintained: One hundred and twenty
six-thousand three hundred and seven
tons of iron shipping were built on the
Tyne In 1873; 109, ,943 tons on the Wear,
40,7S9 tons at Hartlepool, and 1857 on
the Tees. The Tyne built nearly one
half more vessels in 1873 than in 1877.
Many Of the vessels launched ON these
rivers are of considerable size, and have
been employed in carrying corn, cotton,
and provisions from the United States to
the United Kingdom with considerable
success in the last quarter of the year.
Some steamers have been built on The
Tyne for Germany, France, etc.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30

dead body was found on the road late Satur-
day night. The head was horribly mashed
and when the parties attempted to lift the
body up it dropped off. Two negroes were
arrested, charged with the crime and
pleaded guilty. A large company of citi
zens attempted to lynch them, but were
prevented. Bodies of armed men were
gathering all the morning Monday, and the
excitement was great. When asked if they
committed the deed they replied, eyes"
They confessed they committed the murder
for money. The murdered man was about
forty-fve years old. He was a market n,an,
and on his way from Richmond to his home
when waylaid. The murderers worked on
the Lacey farm
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30
Cold Weather, at the Aquarium.


u A particularly Interesting study for -
the past few days was.the effect. of cold
weather on the inhabitants of the
AQUARIUM. The man-eating shark,
whose brothers and sisters are far away
in warmer regions, where they will; re.
main for many months, feels it keenly,
lies ymotionless at the bottom of his
tank, has changed color completely, and
is now as white as snow The HOLSTERS
from Bermuda stretch their skinny legs
slowly and deliberately, as If suffering
from infammatory rheumatism. The
snakes and lizards suffer from want of
appetite, the hardy salamanders do not >
move, the young alligators, Matched Last
summer, are stiff and lazy, and only the.
Northern creatures and the inhabitants
of fresh water move with the same VIZ
vacity as before. The salmon, y bass, >
carp, catfish, dogfsh,, and further, the
sea robins, Norwegian wrasses, fiefsh
and blowfish show an extraordinary
activity and :. agility, as if; the cold
weather had induced them to quick
motion. What Is more remarkable
some few creatures imported from the =
warm waters of the Bermudas have
| lost none of their lively habits. Among
these the most interesting is a gigantic
specimen of the so-ealled fiat, or broad
lobster, a creature that has resided in
the Au uarium for more than eight
| months, and become so accustomed TO
its place and keeping that it will, likes a
TRAINED animal, leave its favorite corner
as soon as il perceives the man, comestol
the surface, and take the food out of
his hands. This broad lobster is one
of the oldest and most venerable look.
| ing of all the creatures brought from
Bermuda. Its back is thiokly covered
with sea.weed, alge, and living colonies
of sertnlaria, giving the impression OF
an old house, the thatched roof OF which
| is covered with green moss. A curious
contrast to this weather-shaken roof is
made by the lively-eolored legs of the
! creature, red and black, that remind
you of barber-poles. Sometimes it rests
hnmovably onits ten legs for hours, and
| only the nervous motions of its little
tentacles indicate that it lives and
observes. 6.issg.vaz ssn aaN 80 d B. 30 asni
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30

IN the Northwest has been discovered
a curious bug, that lies concealed in
flowers and seizes bees and wasps, which
it holds at arm's-length, and from which
it sucks the life. 1t also destroys plant
lice, beetles, butterflies, caterpillars,
etc. The species has been known to
inAict a painful puncture or sting on
the human hand. 1t is generally of a
yellow color, sometimes greenish,
speckled with brown, and is character
lied by immensely swollen front thighs,
and by the last joint of the antenne
also being swollen. Its bee-dostroying
tendencies are the most alarming to
naturalists.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30

CoAL-ARMoR is the ne west idea among
English naval constructors. A coal
bunker eight or ten feet wide, filled
with coal, has been found to resist the
projectiles of the four-and a-half ton
gun (nearly seven inches bore), even
when fred under conditions most favor
able for penetration, and experiments
have been tried by exploding shells with
increased bursting charges in the coal
without setting it on fire. For con-
verLed merchant steamers and vessels,
where the greater part of the machinery
is placed above the water-line, these
bunkers are ligely to be employed.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30
TRADE KITH LAPAY

The new commercial treaty between
the United States and Japan, just rati.
fed by the Senate, provides for the
abolition Of all discriminations against
us-in the Japanese customs tariff, and
gives our consular courts jurisdiction
over claims for forfeitures of penalties
arising from infractions of treaty pro-
visions or violations of the Japanese Gus
toms laws Two additional ports are
thrown open to American commerce,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30

TBERE is an almanac issued annually,
In December, by the Chinese Board of
Astronomy, and bestowed by special
act of imperial grace on the Coreans,
Lewchewans, Annamites and other trib-
utaries. 1t contains, says Prof. Har-
rington, a section intended to be prac-
tical guide in the common affairs of
life. The poorer classes watch this part
of the almanac, and marry, bury, and
do other things only when it advises,
and the better educated people, it is
thought, do not start on a journey or
enter Office except on favorable days.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30

A LITTLE fellow in one of our Sunday
schools was asked who made him, and
gave the answer Cod" but when his
turn came again the question, ."Who
made this beautiful world and all the
lovely flowers and birdsY" was pro-
pounded to him, whereupon he eleetri-
fed the whole class aud struck his hor-
rifed teacher ,speechless by replying
carelessly: "rhe same old chap. Port
land Advertiser ~ A@i t''' 'i"s' s'"s !.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
A DUEL has been fought in Algeria

A DUEL has been fought in Algeria
under singular conditions NJ. Poivre,
President of the Council General, chal-
lenged NJ. Feuillet, editor of the Ze-
ramma, for libeling him in his paper.
The editor agreed to fight if NJ. Poivre
would sign a paper authorizing him to
continue his attacks in case neither
party should be hurt. This was done,
and an exchange of bullets took place
without result, and now the Zrammd
is in possession of letter of license to
abuse its adversary at pleasure. ftt
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30

A PROFESSOR at Cornell, lecturing on
the effects of the wind in some western
forests, remarked: In travelling along
the road, even sometimes found the
logs bound and twisted together to such
an extent that a mule couldn't climb
over them, so l went round."-N Y.
World. ....t r
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30

If a. man does not lift his hat when.
meeting lady it is because he is bald
headed and carries red silk handker-
chief on his crown. Nd. fs..5e.l4 sUa.i
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30

/, STRANGE as it may seem to you, man
kind had rather see you fail than sue
ceed, because they had rather pity than
admire. n .f-..-r s.t4s-.,-s .sitt a +
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30
b. The memory. has as many moods as
the temper, and shifts its scenery like .. !

'"fainA' 2nsse3 lss .i lss1 hHyoIz s.ii a.
80 b sdi - Z. sli - s1itsu79s 81 sbsas
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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30

IT must be eminently. right and good
to rise early. Because it is unhumanly
hard tn do IL
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-22

Rev VIM. McFerrin breaches near Mid
dleburg next Sunday.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-22
Sensible Letter.

LAMARTINE, ARK, May 9Th, 1879.
Mr.. Editor Il have concluded this beauti-
full spring morning to give you sketch of
the country. Columbia county is 1 would
imagine healthy region as can be
found in the State. l can't see any local
cause for any disease to prevail here, as it
is high, dry country, but few, if any, ponds
of standing water. The only cause possible
think is the enormous amount of deaden-
ed timber. The farmers ali have large
"new grounds" as they term them, with any
amount of dcadencd wood on them. very
often hear young and old both say, 81 never
quit work a day in my life on account of
sickness" I always heard it said that Ar
kansaw was almost sure death to a person
that was not raised here" but l can say not
so with this section of country.
A very heavy rain fell on last Sunday
also one on Monday. Crops are looking
fine, corn, particularly early planted, is
about knee high, cotton is quite small the
farmers fear the cold mornings we are hav-
ing Will injure it considerably. Everything
| looks gay and progressive in the yege-
tation line. This is by far the best timbered
country l ever saw, quite contrast between
this and that country, that is much the old
or country anyhow. This is very levil
sandy land and does not last Il will assert
from good authority half US long as that.
Old fields that they call worn out we would
call nice fresh land out here, the timber be-
| ing very thick on it yet 1t wears out in
ten years time and pine don't rot down very
fast Chat is) rich pine. The streams that
flow through the county are full of the finest
fish in the world, which is half of my en-
ioyment to seek. There is deer in album
dance here, but have had very bad luck
in hunting Last Tuesday stayed all day,
got very wet and didn't get single shot.
This is also a we'll managed country
the local Option law" has thrown the sell
ing or giving away of intoxicating drinks
out There is preaching some where in
| hearing each sabbath when there is none in
the little town of Lamartine. / am truly
glad and am not by any means inclined to
say that have been loser by taking my
western tour which was novel to an eye
that had never beheld the vast scenery that
/ it affords, but l say truthfully as an honest
man that unless YOU want TO be a Cow boy'
and sleep out on the prairie etc, that you
can do Just as we'll in old Hardcman and
get as good wages. / don't say this to dis
courage any one ''but come out of BayaIon
and see for yourself" if you don't believe
me. Yours Truly,
JOSEPH W. CLARK.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-22

The Franklin school house neighborhood
has a fourishing Vacation Reading Club.
Capt Caruthers Is still alive.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-22
Chapel Hill, Texas.

May 18th, 1879.
Mr.. Editor: Enclosed please find $3.50
for which send to my address my forever
valued companion, the Bolivar Bulletin.
Crops are unusually fine in this section of
the country, and with only few days of
good weather the farmers will finish laying
by their corn.
Fruits and all manner Of vegetables are
in superabundance. No country is better
adapted to the raising of fruits (leaving out
apples and vegetables than Washington
county.
The country is distressingly healthy, "the
doctors say"
With my best wishes for you personally,
and for the people of old Hardeman.
am Yours Truly,
T. J. ROBINSON
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-22
Resident Notice.

In the Chancery Court of iIardeman County,
Tennessee. No. 761, II. ID.
w. r. Rearney and wife Anna F.. Kearncv VIM f
Harriss, Jonathan Joyner, w. A. Franklin and
wife Ophclia Franklin, Robert Harriss Charles
Harriss, J. w Wood complainants.
West Harriss, Vim. Coffcy, Mary White, Jessie
White, WIN. White and Douglass HARRIS, dcfcn-
dants.
4 this cause is appearing from the bill which
- Is sworn 10, that West IdTrisS Vim. Conev and
Mary White are uOn-resideRtS Of the State of Ten
nessee. 1t is therefore ordered that they make
their appearance herein at the Court House in the
town Of Bolivar, Tenn. before the 2nd Mon
day in June 1879, and plead answer or denur to
Bill OF compliments, or the same will be taken for
confessed and set Tor hearing cXpsrte as to them.
And that a copy Of this order be published osce a
week fer four successive weeks in the Bolivar Bull
letin.
This 9th day of MAY 1873
Copy Attest. JAMES FENTRESS JR C & NJ
Wood Il SIcNeal Solicitors for Com Iainants.
may sat
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-22
FosNs BUSINESS DIRECTORY
T. J. RU FIN
-pEAr.FR "


Ladies and Gents furnishing Goods, Ready
made Cfathing, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes,
Hardware, Queensware and Cutlery.
Have secured Il nice assortment OF Ladies
Hats. trimmed and uHtrimmcd, almost 10
give away The ladies are especially in
vited to call and examine them.
ALSO HAVE HAND
Sugar, Coffee, Flour, Molasses. Nails and
neutrality-suspicious.. Keeps the famous
Oliver Chiie5 Piow. Goods sold at prices
hitherto unknown in this market. Cooking
stoves at Manufactures prices,
take pleasure in calling the attention of
my old customers and the public generally
TO nv large and carefully selected stock OF
spring styles and family groceries, having
purchased them at the lowest cash prices,
am determined TO sell likewise, sour patron
age by yonr presence or orders are respect
fully solicited, and will receive prompt at
tention. l would again call the attention
OF capitalists tifat am dcsiroGs of selling
out ali my property 1T this place, consisting
of an'exccllent stock of Merchandise, TWO
Business Houses on Front Row, one COM
modious Dwelling House, situated In a very
desirable part of town, and large body of
Farming and heavily Nmbered lands well
| improved, Tenant houses sufficient for tie
same. will divide land to suit the pUr.
chasers. Those seeking n home would do
well to come and examine before settling
elsewhere, and those wishing to buy Goods
cheap for cash can get them now, as / am
DESTROYS of making change in location
All are invited to come right along and
! supply themselves while an opportunity
offers. Those owing me viii please pay up
as my business needs all the money I can
command. Many thanks for past favors,
and desire continuation of the same.
msr20-1y
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-22

Mrs. Ella (Newberu) Woodson is ;
home, handsome and happy as ever.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-22
To Boot and Shoe Dealers.

Messrs. Sutcliffe & Owen, Louisville, Ky,
have removed their Boot and Shoe Store to
No 23g W. Main Street, the house lately oc-
cupied by Harvey & Keith. They have
adopted the cash system. They have
the capital to buy exclusively for cash
and get bottom prices. They sell for
cash only, making no bad debts.
They offer the best quality of fine custom
made work. down to medium and low
priced goods, at 10 to Is per cent less than
credit houses, and offer advantages not af-
forded by any house that either buys or
sells on credit. They have a resident buyer
in Boston and go East 4 number of times
themselves during the year, taking advan-
tage OF every opportunity to purchase at
low prices, and always getting the largest
per cent for heavy purchases and for cash
down. Their cash price list, which they
will send to dealers on application, speaks
Tor itself 1t gives figures that cannot be
misunderstood They adhere to the cash
system invariably. Mr.. Henry S. Owens
represents their house in this section.
mar2O-2m
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-22

Owners of lots in the Union cemetery
should cut down the heavy growth Of weeds
growing upon them
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-22

Look out girls, Charlie Nuckolls is a
large enjoying school vacation.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-22

Remember Futrall's school exercises to-
morrow and go.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-22
A Word to Mothers.

You have children; you have strong and
enduring love for them; no one else feels as
you feel; to this love we appeal. Nothing
gives you SO much joy as to look upon yOnr
child rosy and blooming with health. You
know that most of the sickness of childhood
is caused by WORMS; they make the check
to pale; the rose to fade; they call the physi-
clan to the bedside; they dig the graves OF
children; they ring your tond and loving
hearts with anguish. But grieve no more,
PARKER'S SANTONINE WORM LOZ-
ENGES will save your child. They expcl
the worms from the stomach completely,
give health and vigor TO the child, lustre to
the eye and color to the cheek. Thousands
of mothers all over the land to-day are using
PARKER'S SANTONINE WORM LOZ-
ENGES. Buy none but Parker's Santonine
For sale by all druggists, mar6'ly
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-22
Bargains in Drugs.

Come now is the time to buy and save
money. Don't wait until the season ar
rives when these articles rule very high.
Here are bargains:
Quinine, per ounce S400.
CinchOnidis, per ounce 81 so.
Morphine, per ounce S4.60.
CARROTS snuff, per case Sl260.
Coal Oil, 1S4cts gallon per barrel.
DIR. E. D MOORE,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist, Bolivar,
Tennessee.