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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-24
A Colorado SNAKE storr.

Two old hunters and guides met the
other day In Denver, Colorado. and one
of them told the following story in the
hearing Of g Rsws reporter. d" Jim and ]
started out in the mountains early one
morning after black tailed deer. We
had no luck up till noon, and then found
ourselves on the side of a precipitous
mountain The trail wes wide and
plain, and we soon csme to q spring that
had burst out OF the s5Ed rock. Here
we both stopped To get drink. I used
the cup first sRd then handed it 10 Jim.
He drank and stepped aside to take q
look down the side OF the mountain and
In the valley. As he stood thus his
shoulders reached to a level with the
shelf 0: the rock, which projected for
ward some little distance over the trail.
As rose up from the spring something
attracted my attention to this rocky
| shell, which WIS only a few inches from
JIm's neck and exactly on 8 level there
| with. To nay horror I saw thereon an
immense rsttlesnske. The horrible rep
tile was coiled, his eyes were swapping,
MS ferked tongue protruding. and every
thing indicating an immediate spring
Jim stood perfectly stolid and utterly
unconscious OF the slightest danger. Any
motion on his part, even the slightest,
knew would be instantly fatGl. What
to do l could not think l dared not
call nor shoot. Every thing depended
upon his remaining perfectly still. AT
ter q seconds further reflection I drops
ped softly down so SIS to be out of sight
OF the reptile. / then moved toward
my unconscious friend. Breathlessly I
watched him from fear every second he
would make some slight movement of
the head or body, and any motion [
knew meant death. Soon / was near
enough to feel thst 1 could get firm
hold. Without another thought or the
! slightest word or warning, then grasp
| ed Jim by the arm and side and brought
| him heavily down with era b upon The
trail and among the finty rock. As 1
did this l saw what seemed 8 flash of
light dart out frem the rocky shell,
which knew to be the stroke of the
reptile. But my friends neck was net
where the snake had hored, and Jim
was safe"
/ " And what did sim say when you
slupg him down in that style" asked
one of the auditors
&C He commenced cursiDg nae IN the
meanest sort of way" replied the ma.
jor, " till made him stand up and look
at that shelf in the rock. When he saw
| that, and the snake g we'll, and saw too
( how near he had been to q horrible
death, he turned around and took my
hand, but ne didn't say anything more,
because he couldn't speak. But then
we understood each other"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-24
Remedy for Intemperanee.

Mr.. Napier, the English scientist, re-
Gently tested the truth of Iiebig's
theory that liquor-drinking is compat-
ible with animal food, but not with a
farinaceous diet.
The experiment was tried upon TWEEN
ty-seven hquor-drinking persons, with
results substantiating the Liebig
theory. Among the more striking in
stances of reform brought about by a
change of diet was that of gentleman
of 60, who had been addicted to intern
perate habits for thirty-h7e years, his
outbUrsts averaging once a week. His
constitution was so shattered that he
had great difficulty In insuring his life.
After an attack of delirium tremens,
which nearly ended fatally, he was per
suaded TO enter upon aifarinaceous diet,
which, we were assured, cured him com
pletely in seven months.
He seems to have been very thin at
the beginning Of the experiment, but
at the close of the period named had
gained twenty eight pounds, being then
about the normal weight for q person Of
his height
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-24
Going Back to Farms.

Just after the war, when inflated
prices painted pictures Of fortunes IN
all kinds of city and town vacations
when banking, insurance and the agency
business were supposed to yield wealth
almost without limit, and when 1t was
believed that fortunes could be made by
merely organizing some kind of stock
company and putting the shares on. be
market, tn ere was general hockins If
young men from farms TO cities and
towns, to get rich without labor. But
that delusion has ended IN bitterness
and disappointment TO thousands all
over the land, and proved that the game
of living by the wits is one that very
few can thrive at. We are beginning
to realize that farming possesses one
pre-eminent merritt viii yield Gy-
ina, if nothing more, and that Is more
than can be said of many city pursuits.
1t is generally esteemed plodding, IN
romantic business: but this is Offset by
its exemption from the harassments and
tragic features that too often mark the
painful and exhsusting struggle for the
maintenance of credit and sociai posi-
ton IN city life. It requires but a
small capital to go to farming. 2his
offers a simple solution to the livelihood
problem to all who are willing TO work,
and it Is gratifying to find that the fact
is beginning to be realized by many
weary of prolonged idleness In cities
st. Louis Republican.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-24
Cannlbals il Ner CaIedOaln.


Our Eoumea correspondent gives the
following particnlaEs Of the murder OF
n men in New Caledonia: The
Mace thriIls with the news that IN the
BEGINNING Of the weak (Sov. I'D eleven
men we're added to the list OF victims
AGAIN has over confidence IN the black
demons. been the snare. Ihree small
coasters were engaged to carry pro
visions and ammunition to the mlntafy
force under the command OF Col. W end
ling. operating against the rebels IA
thenorth at Poya, Adie, etc. among the
eleven men composing the three crews
was q man named Marianne, whose son
was killed In the massacre at ID Soua-
allies. This man, so far as perEecb
acquaintance with their language, man
ners and customs, was as native nm
self. He had served for years as inter-
prefer on any required occasion through
an extensive district, and among many
tribes. He seemed, In spite of the loss
of his son, to have scorned the idea
that the blacks would do anything
against him. 1t is stated that he was
warned not to go on shore, and that ne
should keep a strict watch. Both eau
tons seem to have been neglected. Inc
lamentable fact remains to be toia tnat'
the expected provisions not arriving
search was made, and at the mouth OF
the Poya river one pillaged boat was
found, as also were traces of a sanguln-
airy fight, evidenced by broken oart,
with natives hair adhering. On the
borders of the river, hidden away IN
the scrub, were found provisions, mum
tons and six native baskets filed WITH
freshly cooked human flesh, from which
the bones were extracted; also the
heads on poles. Two thousand rounds
of Chassepot rife cartridges fell into
the rebels hands, and these they en-
ployed against the boats of the war
steamer Lamothe Piquet, as they were
searching the river on the 10th a
great many shots were fred st the
Kanaks hiding in the mangroves which
fringe the rivers IN New Caledonia.
The boats were struck with five balls
but no one was injured. The sailors
could only reply by blind shots, as 1t
were; for it is impossible for any but
the barefooted, agile savage to move
through these mangrove swamps'
misstep among the snakelike roots or
which involves sinking to the neck or
deeper in mud. Morning
Herald
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-24

I
half teacupful of cream, and q salt
spoonful Of sugar; simmer until tender.
but not broken; before serving, thicken
with bit of butter rubbed smooth in
Hour. If liked, chopped parsley may be
added ten minutes before dIshing.
FRosT Characterization plants
may be revived If properly treated The
proper way is, when the frost has been
partially out of them, naturally, to
dTench them with cold water from q fine
nosed watering pot, and Immediately
cover sgaiH and let them so remain until
they regain their natural color. When
they are removed, clip Of ali such parts
as are 0lackened. As soon as it is dis
covered that q plaut has been touched by
irost, remove it to 3 cool, dsrk room, and
On no account suffer the sun to shine
upon It. If they can be covered so as
70 exclude air as well as light, it is better
still. Dahlias and the like need not be
removed until the frosts are severe
enough to blacken the leaves.
MINCE Prs Boil q fresh tongue /;
chop it very fine, after removing the
| skin and roots; when cold add one
| pound of chopped suet, two pounds
stoned Taisins, two pounds currants, two
pounds citron cut in fine pieces, six
cloves, powdered Two teaspoonfuls Gin
namon, half teaspOonful mace, one pint
brandy, one pint wine or cider, two
pounds sugar put this all in stone lar
and cover wells In making pies chop
some apples very fine, and to Que bowl
OF the prepared meat take tWOof apples ;
add more sugar, according to taste, and
sweet cider enough to make the pies
/ Juicy, but not thinj mix and warm the
ingredients before putting into your pie
platesj always bake with an upper and
under crust, made with one cup Of lard,
one of butter, one of water and four OF
-four.
/ CLEANING THE SCALP. "A teaspeonful
of powdered borax, and tesspOOnful OF
spirits of hsrtshorn, dissolved in a quart
OF soft water, and applied 30 the head
with soft sponge, and then rubbed dry
| with q towel, is an excellent wash for
cleaning the scalp. Once a week is often
enough to use il. If there is any vi
tality left in the hair follicles or roots,
the following is said TO be a very excel
lent wash Tor restoring the hair: Scald
black tea, two ounces, with gallon OF
/ boiling water; then strain, and add
three ounces of glyceriBe, hall an ounce
| OF tincture Of c6ntharides, and one
quart of bay rum. This may be per-
tuned to suit the taste, and should be
well rubbed into the hair, after 8 warm
glow has been produced on the scalp by
the brush. The following is s very good
pOmatum: One pound OF castor oil and
four ounces of white wsx are melted
together; then stir in while cooling two
and a-half drachms of oil of bergamot
half drachm of oil of lavendsr, and
ten or twelve drops of essence OF royale,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-24
An Asiatic Trick.

One of the tricks practiced here
abouts is to bury all the grain of a vii
lage when there is danger apprehended
from the approach of an enemy. and
then to construct a tomb on the sur
face, so as to give it the appearance of
a holy place; and Mohammedans have
such reverence for these ziarats or
shrines that they would scarcely touch
them even if they knew that there were
stores concealed at times of danger, and
often the proprietors are killed, or leave
the spot and never return, so that the
treasure is lost forever. It is known
that immense wealth was thus concealed
in Delhi during the mutiny, and but
small portion of it has as yet been
found, but it would not pay to dig all
over the ground in search of such lost
valuables. The usual plan of storing
grain here is in large jars, buried under
ground IN the houses. In the bazaar III
the fort here, left vacant since we came
to it, are many of these jars. I tried
the other day to feel the bottom of one
of them with q stick, and it must have
been about five feet deep at least-sUg-
costing a strong resemblance to the
buried jars found by DR.. Schlemann at
Hissarlik. - afghan Cor. London
NelOs
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-24
What the Soul Is.

Prof. jaeger, of Stuttgart. Germany,
has published 8 series of articles enti~
tied the Discovery of the Soul" The
soul, according to this naturalist, Is SIM
ply q smell, and consists of " chemical
Composition of albumen called nervina
Liver, kidneys, muscle, brain, each emit
s peculiar Odor which is readily distin-
guished. Each of these organs has its
own soul, and collectively they cOnsti-
tute an aura which may arise above the
threshold of consciousness and even be-
come offensive as in animals ard in ne
groes, but which more commonly is a
very efficient and unconscious sgent
mediating the instructive attractions
and antipathies of temperaments ana
sexes. Thus small children recognize
their parents. Not only hunger, bat
JOY, love, hate and pain emit their own
peculiar odoIs. To people of ssnguine
temperament soul-stuf is most loosely
bound with albumen, in choleric people
more firmly. Moses discovered the sci
entific fact that there is a soul in the
blood; Oxen that the soul, like ali else
in the animal body, was in a cell but
Prof. jaeger claims to show what the
soul is. The likes and dislIkes OF heroes
and heroines of " counterparts," exempli
gratia, is no longer a riddle or g
myth. Platenic love is not platonic
and it is not love, but Inhalation OF
The nerves, or perhaps of the pigment
cells of the Schneiderean membrane.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-24
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

A Brennan anti-eellisive steamer car
RES en- electric light at the Prov while
threading the Thousand nasted
Thames"
LADY GooCH, who some time ago en-.
/ deayoTed to palm of q spurious child
/ upon her husband, is now suing for
divorce.
a MOErREALER recently went before
a police magistrate and sWore that he
was at last convinced that 8 neiehbor
bad sworn falsely in a civil salt to which
they had been parties in 1S4g, and as ked
for a warrant for perjury against the
n. BLAECHoE, the seller of toy fire.
] works, IN whose shop in the Rue Der
anger, Paris, 30 terrible an explosion oc.
erred some time ago, has been sentenced
/ 70 six months' imprisonment, it having
/ been proved that he had large stock OF
toy cartridges contrary to law.
CAPT. ScOTT, of the English ship
| SeafoTth, recently lying 10 dock at
/ Dunkirk, was sufiocated by q charcoal
IRE IN his cabin, kindIed contrary to the
! port regulations, charcoal being chogen
IN order that no smoke might bstray the
set. The mate was found insensible,
hut his lie was saved.
A MARsEILLEs newspaper, having &C.
cused 2 tax receiver at st. Etienne OF
embezZlement, was surprised at having
suits brought against it by the tax re,
ceivers Of sixtysnine different towns and
cOmmunes bearing the name of st
Euenne, to each Of when it had to paw
100 francs damages, IN addition to q fine
of 200 francs. as 1851
DR. SCHLIEMAEN has Just deposited
| IA the British museum q dagger be.
ieved TO be made Of n1eteoric steel and
exhumed by him in the royal palace Of
Troy. This Is the FIRST iron discovered
by him IN his excavations, either in the
Iroade or the PeloponResua, and is of the
greatest archaeological interest.
THOMAS MILLERcHIP, q surgeon al
Coventry, Eng, has been sentanced by
| Lord CoieriGge to four months impTis
onmeEt with hard labor, for failing to
attend 3 sick child in the district Of
which he was medical officer. The
charge against him was that of man
slaughter by eulpable negligence, and
the jury found him guilty and strongly
recommended him to mercy.
THE daughter, aged twenty, of linen
draper at Omsgh, Ireland, has gained
$4,000 from q wealthy barrister, aged
thirty, who is crown prosecutor on the
northwest circuit, for breach of promise
De used to stay at her fathers house
when on circuit, and had promised to
settle 5000 a year on her. Lawyers
might be expected to keep clear of such
entanglements.
WEALTHY Russian merchants, with a
touch of savsgery in their nature, often
give way to riotous euioyments A
party Of them call at firstsclass hotel
order costly dinner with q proiusion
Of champagne and other wines, lock the
doors and give themselves up to wild
revelry, eating little but drinking enor.
mOuslY. Unable to consume all the
wines, they seize the bottles, &c smash u
and then rush upon the mirrors, iurni
ture and ornaments of the apartment
The next thing is to pay the bill and
decamp. Some of the hotel proprietors
used to such visits, hide the valuable
pieces Of furniture and charge high fol-
the breskage.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-24
History Of the American Indian.

1920. Pilgrim Fathers to Indian
Give us little foothold here, dear In
dian.
1850. P. F.to More room, please
Go little west, Indian.
100. P. F. to I-Just a colony or
two further west, Indian.
1850. P. f. to Please stay on your
side of the CatsEil mountains, Indian.
1890. White Man to Indian-Indian,
you're in the way. Go farther west.
1795.-Daniel Boone to Indian-In-
Jun, clar out of Kentucky.
1900. American Eagle to Indian
%No pent-up Utica contracts our pow
ers. The whole, unbounded continent
is ours" Iniun, quit Ohiol
1920. A. E. to I.-Injun, step on the
other side of the Mississippi. You're
in the way of civilization and progress.
1910. A. E. to Indian, get over
the Rocky mountains. You're a nui-
sance.
1850. A. E. to I-Injun, we want all
the land. Why can't you quit being an
Injun? Be white man. Sell us the
land fairly. Tangle it up with deeds
quit-claims, mortgages, liens, and all
sorts of things, as we do. Iniun, now
do try and be civilized.
1860. A. E. to I.-Iniun, you're in
the way everywhere. Do git eOut. Go
north. Go south. Go anywherel Go
to the -. Only gol
1870. a. E., on locomotive, to Indian
-Scatl Gitl Clear the track Scat
teri This is no place for you anyway,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-24
NV Ain OpInrOu.

Far be it frae me or mine to treat wi
levity Ony sacred subject. But gin folk
wull sleep in the kirk, where's the harm
in sayin' that they do so My ain opin-
ion is that the mair clously you set
yourself to listen to verITa BRIGHT dis
coorse, the MAR certain sure you are o.
fan oW'r into deep, lang sleep. The
vera attitude o. leanin' back. and
stretchin' out your legs, and fixing your
eenin ane direction, is maist dangerous
attitude; aud then gin the minister has
ony action--say. looking down his head,
or see-saWing wiz his hams, or keeping
his cen fixed on the roof, as if there was
hole int lettin' in the LIGHT of heaven
or turnin' first to the ane side and then
to the ither, that the congregation
may haze an equal share O. his front
physiOgnomy--or STAMINA bolt upright
in the vera middle o. the poopit, an
lettin' out the dry, dusty, moral apoth~
egms VII a continued and mOnotonous
voice--Oh could even an evil conscience
keep awake? / seriously think that
mair than half o them that's sleepin'
enter into the spirit o. the sermon. You
see they a hear the text, aud the intro
ductory remarks, and the heads; and
ia en- asleep in a serious and solemn
mood, they carry the sense alang WIZ
them so that it wadna be just fair to
assert that they lose tie sermon they
didna listen to, for ideas and feelings
keep floating down aiaDg the streams OF
silent thocht, and when they awaken at
the amen" their minds have been
tranquilized; they jDin loudly in the
ensuing psalm, and without remember,
ing many O. the words, carry home the
mennin' O. the discoOrse, and a. the pecu.
iarities o. the doctrine.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-24
Commanders.in-Chiei.

The followingis a complete list Of the
various officers who have commanded
the armies of the United States since
the foundation of our military service
to the present time, giving the rank
held by each, with the period of their
command:
General and Commander-in-C Chief,
George Washington, from June 8, lI75,
to the close of the Revolution.
From that date to September, 1889,
the army consisted of eight companies
Of infantry and battalion of artillery
(act of September, 1883, when Brew.
Brig. Gen. Josiah Hammer, Lieutenant
Colonel commandant of the infantry,
was assigned and held until March,
1871.
Maj. Gen. Arthur st. Clair, from
March, 1871, to March, 1892, when he
resigned.
Mai. Gen. Anthony Wayne. from
March, 1892, to Dec. Is, 1896, when he
died IN hut on the banks of Lake Erie,
in Pennsylvania, while en- route from
Maumee to the East.
Brig. Gen. James Wilkinson, from
Dec. Is, 1896, to July 2. 1898.
Lieut.. Gen. George Washington,
from July 3, 1889, till his death, Dec.
4, 1899.
Brig. Gen. James Wilkinson (again)r
from June, 1908, to January, 1912, when
he was promoted TO Major General.
Maj. Gen. Henry Dearborn, from
january, 1912, to June, 1915, when ne
was mustered out.
Maj. Gen. Jacob Brown, from June
1915, till his death, Feb. "a. 1928.
Maj. Gen. Alexander McCOmb, from
May, 1928, till his death, In June, 1S41
Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott, from June
| %, 1841, to November, 1851, being also
/ breveted Lieutenant General from
May, 1861.
Maj. Gen. George B. McCleIlen, from
Nov. 1, 1861, to March IL, 1862.
Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck, from
July %, 1862, to March u, 1864.
Lieut. Gen. q. S. Grant (appointed
July %, 1869, from March u, 1864, to
! March 4, 1869.
Gen. William 7. Sherman, from
March 8. 1869. to the present time.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-24
SOUTHERN FARM AND HOmF
sal.ify-Do xoa aro,r u,

SAlslIy ls stten called " oyster plant. !"
we WISH It wasn't, for manv Who live
lar iniano 40 not like oysters, and the
name preJudices these against one of
Sns greatest deiicucies of the garden
II Is indeed choice vegetable, but one
WITHIN tue reach of every one, as it re.
CURES no more csFe IN eultivation than
paIsIlp. lts requirements are precise
~ those CT the parsnip--a deem rich
soil ana early sowing OF freah seed. the
seeo petng quite uncertain If not of the
gfoWths OF the previous season. Make
lne rows htteen inches apart and SOW as
soon - the soil is dry enough to work !;
She SEQ being long and narrow it Ia
NOT soWn readily IN 3 machine, and is
SAFER to sow by hand. The root ia rares
~ over an inch through to get the
largest possible, thin to three or four
inches AID keep free of weeds.
Scozzonera,o or "black salsify,n is rela-
Ieo plant grown in the same manner
ana Tor the same uses; the root has a
darker exterior. By some the flavor of
thls Is preterred-try both. Both are
hardy, and If desired, part of the erop
may be left in the ground until sprine.
the winters supply being stored like
otner roots. Uses-The roots are ts be
scraped and thrown into Wster eft once
else they turn black. They are cut in
70 small Pieces, HteWed and served with
sauce Of butter thickensd with -four
Sney are boiled whole until soft, then
dlpPed into butter and fried. or are
mashed aiter boiling, made into cake,
and Tried. It Isl surprising that so ex.
eSeilent Vegetable shsuld is SO little
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-24
an Ape as Cashier.

The Siamese spe il stated TO be in
great request among native merchants as
q cashier inltheir counting houses. Vast
quantities of base coin obtain circulation
in Siam, and the faculty OF diserimi-
mating between good money and bad
appears TO be possessed by these gifted
monkeys in such an extraordinary de-
gree o. development that no human
being, however carefully trained, can
compete with them. The cashier ape
puts into his mouth each coin presented
to him in business payments, and tests il
with grave elaboration. II it be genu-
inc, he hands it to his master; if cOun-
tsTfsit, he sets it down before him with
solemn grimsce Of displeasure. His
method Of testing is regarded in com-
mercial circles as iniallible.
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Good for Warts.

The popular eules for Warts, and other
like excrescences, are very numerous. and
vary in almost every country, One mode
of charming them away is to take an
sIder shoot and rub it on the part; then
cut as many notehes on the twig as you
have warts, bury it in a place where it
win soon decay, and, as It TOts away, the
warts viii disappear. THIS Is 8 southern
charm. In Yorkshire, and throughout
the ncrth generally, the cure for warts is
to take black snail and rub the exeres-
eences with it, then impale it on a thorn
and leave il 10 perish. As it dries up
and disappears the warts viii vanish
According 20 another form OF the charm,
the warts must be rubbed with a fresh
snail for nine successive nights. Still
another wart charm is to take the shell
Of 3 broad bean, and rub the affected
part with the inside thereof, bury the
shell and tell no one about it, and as it
withers away, 50 viii the warts.