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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01
Czigany Music.
Temple Bar.

One evening the porter at Festh in
formed us that 8 gypsy band would
perform in the restaurant of the hotel
at seven O'clock. " Ladies' must hear
the Czigsnis," he said, for he spoke g
tttle-a very little English, making
up any deficiency by shouting the words
at the top of his voice: Czigany
music goOd-very good, very jolly" at
the hour stated, therefore, we took pos
session of a little table, and, ordering
coffee, awaited the musicians. To our
disappointment they came in common
place, everyday garments, and looks to
match; about a dozen of them sat
down to round table in the middle of
the room, and with very little tuning
or other preparation, and totally with
out written nOtes, began. What q WON
derful story the music told First q
slow, mournful minor lament, occasions
ally sweeping over all the strings into
an indignant cry. Then an expressive
pause followed by loud, wild, martial
buTgJ, as though sorrow were merged in
daring. Finally, triumphant march,
broken here and there by sweet. sad
strain, as if grief long borne must still
set its stamp on happier inspirations,
The czardasz, or dances, were the most
stirring of all. The national dance Is,
we are told, a sort of ballet, more or less
expressive, according to the histrionic
power of the performers. Of course,
the subject is the everlasting tale of
"wooing and winning" and the music
certainly illustrates it admirably. There
is the lingering, appealing tenderness OF
the soft commencement, then a hurried,
passionate movement of impetuous urg-
| ing, the angry grief of g repulse, the
repetition of the first slow sweetness,
and then q rapturous finale, ending
with a grand harmonious crash. The
instruments we're violiDs, violoncellOs,
great viols-the whole tribe N all grades
and one curious instrument something
| like zitheTn, only larger and of fuller,
| richer tone. The marvel is how these
men can play each separate part with
such admirable precision and expression
| without written note to guide them.
! The spirit. the ex traOrdinarv unanimity
i of their performance was wonderful
| Yet they are ignorant wanderers, to all
| appearance gifted with only one talent
the Gost extraordinary instinct fol
nusic-wild, natural music; an instinct
which perhaps training would annihi
late. They were Tapturously applauded
and literally repaid, to judge from the
! plateful of small silver which was handed
/ to us Tor our contribution.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01
Attempted Assassination Of the Gar.

The Would>be assassin of the car is
undergoing examination. The full Off
eial account of tbs sfSir says: Toward
eight O'Clock, as the emperor was taking
his customary walk, q respectfully dressed
man, wearing a military cap with 8
cOcksde, advanced toward him, and. as
the emperor approached nearer, drew 8
revolver from the pocket of his overcnat
and fired four shots at him. the assassin.
before submitting to his captOrs, fred
another shot, slightly wounding a person
in the crowd. The great throng of peo-
pie which he'd assembled enthusiastically
cheered and congratulated the emperor
who thanked them for their proofs of
fidelity on such a painful occasion. He
said he knew he had the support of all
respectable people; he hoped that God
would grant that he might complete his
task, which consisted in promoting the
welfare of Russia.
The emperor, after making the forego-
ing speech drove to the palace without
escort. He has not suffered the least ill
effect from the attempt upon his life
He afterward drove, still without escort,
to the Kasan cathedral to return thanks
:Or the preservation of his life. When
| receiving the congratulations of the off
/ Gals OF the empire at noon, the czsr was
so much overcome by his enthusiastic
reception as to be unable to speak for
some minutes. On recovering from his
emotion he said: 4" This is the third time
God has saved me-" It is supposed that
/ the emperor assailant took poison before
mis- attempt, as he vomited after his
| arrest. Poison was also found under his
! finger nails. Antidotes we're administered
! 1t Is thought that he was an empleye OF
the ministry of finance and an agent OF
| the InternatiOnals. The sultan and all
J the European soveTeigns telegraphed
their congratulations.
The emperor's assaiIant gives his name
as SkolOf. He is 8 retired functioEary
of the ministry of finance, and is about
thirty years of age. He fred at the EN-.
peIor within two PAGES. After the first
! shot the emperor approached Skolof, who
fired again and then ran. The various
accounts given as TO the exact number
of shots fired are conflicting. An Officer
OF the gems d arn1ie. with drawn sword
pursued SkOlof. Three men also Joined
in pursuit. Skolcff fred anthem, shat
tering the jaw of detective. Finally
a gentleman knocked Skoloff down and
held him until he was secured by the
officers. Eleven hundred and forty rev
olutionists have been arrested in Russis
within the last fortnight.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01
THE HOME DOCTOR.

Eos 4 SPRAIN OR WEAKNEss.-IaAe
the well.besten white of one egg, add a
feaspoonfus Of salt, and rub 1t well over
the sprain once or twice day.
CHAPPEp HAN0s.-A correspondent
writes ms that q sim ole mixture OF equal
Quantities of rich crei$ IN and strong v1n-
ecar will make a compound which, IL
used on the hands after washing them,
viii cure chaps.
CNDERs IN THE EYE.-T4 he Simplest
method of removing cinders from llle
eve is to pass a camel's-hal4N Drtlsh
dipped in water over it. The OPP TalIlS'n
requires no special skill, and OCCUPIES
but minute.
ADVICE IN BRIEF TO DYsPEPTICs.----
Avoid pork, fat meats, grease, graVle''s
pastries, spices, confectloneues, te!',
coffee, alcoholic drinks, beer, mat
liquors of all kinds. Let your food DO
,,lain simpIe. wholesome-chiefiy fruits
and vegetables. Let your bread be
made Of unbolted wheat meal. Take
yonf meals regularly; if three let tho
S,I,11,er he verv sparing. Eat slowly,
Ii.!btlv. masticate Thoroughly. BelCRTe
of hot food and drinks. Avoid lunch
eone Inv ell means. Exercise freely IN
tbe omen arr; never sit moping, but turn
voI,r mind entirely from your disease
and troubles. Keep regular hours; rise
early; exercise hat an hour gently be. De.
keep the skin clean, the pores, open:
Keep your feet dry; les the soles OF
vour shoes be thick, that no dampne5s
NAV penetrate them. Keep your SIT
ting and sleeping rooms well ventilated,
Impure air is enough to XIII one-lt
kills thousands. Wear loost'-ntung
garments, especially about the region OF
the lungs. Danish the pipe, quld anu
snuff-box as the plague, forever and Tor,
ever. Of all dyspepsia breeders ano-
promoters, nothing exceeds the use OIL
the aInSian weed" Keep away from,
the apothecgy; avoid all quack medl-
cines and nostr1uns. Finally, keel, a
conscience void Of Offense; pray God to
forgive your past sius OF gluttony and
intemperance; for no one who lives
temporarily, as he should i've, VIII ever
be troubled With dyspepsia. The NO
iation of law cries ont for vengeance
and vengeance it has sooner or Ef{ef.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01
Recent POstOfice Rulings.
,o1,et knives are UNAVAILABLE.

Pocket knives are unavailable.
IT IL tba duty of a mail carrier to re-
ceive mail meter properly prepaid and
inclosed in United States stamped en-
veIopes, when one mile or more from a
postOfice.
A paper printed in ore county and
published in another cannot be sent 70
subscribers residing IN both counties.
A mark calling attention to some par
ticular paragraph In a newspaper Goes
not subject IT to any additional post
age.
Crayon drawings are subject to letter
rates of postage, the same as any other
matter produced by pen or pencil
The postal laws prohibit the exchange
of postage stamps of enc denomination
for those OF other denominations,
Some part of a publication must be
printed in the county wherein the
claimed Office of publication Ia located,
to enable the same to be sent tree to
subscribers residing III said county.
(Sce ruling No. 81
There is no law excluding postal caTds
from the mails because of notices of in
debtedness being printed or written
thereon, but no indecent language,
terms or epithets viii be allowed in
such notices.
All letters having one full-rate re
paid must be forwarded Second and
third class matter must be fully prepaid.
When newspaper has been refused
by the party addressed 1t is simply the
duty of the Postmaster to notify the
publisher that such is the case, after
which, If the paper continues to arrive
in the mails, he should place 1t with
/. -, T.o cold Of -
of the quarter.
The postal law forbids the renting of
boxes in postoffices to two families or
firms.
A printed business card may be
mailed at third-class rates, provided 1T
has no writing upon it other than the
address.
Regular newspapers cannot be adj
nitted TO the mails at pound rates
! when a handful or circular Is inclosed-
A publication not entitled to be sent
/ In the mails at pound rates cannot be
sent as an exchange" at the pound
rates.
Postmasters at other than letter-car-
! rier offices are obliged TO distribute
local County, newspapers, intended for
! regular subscribers. from the boxes or
! general delivery of their offices free of
! charge; provided the same are properly
| dried, folded and addressed.
A Postmaster cannot use the post
| Office boxes as a medium to advertise his
business without fully preparing all
! postage, the same az anyone else would
be required to do.
The Postoffice Department rules that
no postoffice shall be kept in Lar
room or room directly connected there
with, nor must any mail be opened or de-
! Hvered IN any such room.
Letters passing through the mails
cannot lawfully be opened by any officers
/ of the law for the purpose of detecting
! criminals.
The PostOf1ice Department is not re-
sponsible for matter lost in the mails.
It is no part of a PostmGster's bust
ness to inquire of a person receiving
newspapers, prepaid at pound rates,
whether they are subscribers or not, nor
| is there any restriction in the number a
person may receive, except in the case
of free country newspapers.-Fe8t
| Postal ReUiflU
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01

We must serve something or some
one. If We serve ourselves we gain
nothing by it; for we can give ourselves
only what we already have. If we
serge our fellow-men, obey their COM
mands, promoting their interests and
enhancing their glory, we can obtain
from them only what they have to give.
Perhaps they will not perceive the val
lie of our services, and have no grateful
appreciation thereof. What they can
give is perishable and of little worth.
If we serve any lust we are slaves of a
beast. If we serve any passion we are
the slaves of a demon. God permits us
to serve Him, that is to obey His COM
mandments, cooperate with His great
movement and promote His glory.
The service of God is duty; it is also
much more, it is a privilege. Chris
tians dishonor their religion by repre-
senting Christian life as a chain that
must be worn for a season, instead of q
magnificent robe which adOrns them,
Serve the Lord with gladness. Be
glad that you are permitted to serve
Him. Engage in His service cheer
fully. Let His service be the fountain
of your highest joys. Do not act as
though you would say, Alb me, 1 must
pray, I must fast, 1 must give Him my
time, my labor, all, mel" Go before
His presence with singing. Sing prais-
es unto Him, that He permits you to
give anything which in any wise con
meets itself with Him. The only per-
manent Joy on earth is the Joy of Gods
salvation-ReU. DR.. Deems.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01

Tsteod alone in the porch last nighty
And watched the moon rise over t1e "a
5yiI Fbe shadows waved in the silver hSE3s
And ne night-wind sighed TO Ess
And down IN the EsrdeR-paths knew
THAT last years leaves were lingering yetr
saves that had taken the sun ana nc 10"
l. days I would fam forgot.
oeace in the summer night;
IounG no said, Ike the leaves ne low
Ola Joys, Z in this tranquil light
AR So S wspt, and md tu cvnsd TO go.
stood again in the por, a Tr1 chair sparklipr
While the boughs shook
spray, >Ssuq earn
And the sun rose ever the sprin. -
And the fields Of scented hay.
A vain went by with its fragrant loaai
The wagner whistled loud and clear
But heard step on the quiet read
And knew that my love vas near.
Blow morning wind, DER the sun-ht slope
And carry the dead leaves out Of sightl
For my heart beats high for its nsS-1ouno noPe'
All, why did doubt, last mighty
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01
No Bunker Hill for Him.

1t was one day since the late centen-
NAL celebration that a cadaverous-Iook-
ing Yankee stepped up to a Boston
woman's htchen-door, and, confront
ing the Woodworking mistress of the
house, introduced himself as follows /:
Best-article-ever- patented under the
face of the sun -for-taking- grease
spots cleanin' wbitenin'- and -purifyin' :
leavin' the-garment overwhelmingly to-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Like-to-buy-
some of our superior washin' COM
pound-ma'am? And he held out a
small tin box. The woman leaned one
elbow on the table, and. looking hard
at the intruder when he was through,
inquired: " Are you done? Yes,
ms'am." Here the female slowly point
ed her long index finger out of the door
to some distant object, and again in
quired-: "Do you see that over there? 2"
Yes. ma'am," replied the dispenser Of
washing compound; that's Bunker
Hill monument" Then the woman
squared herself on her heels, toes out,
and, conjuring up a look of irony IN her
eyes, and gathering up fat-iron in her
hand, she asked: Do you want one
of those raised on your head?" The
Yankee retreated. He didn't want any
monument
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01
Riots IA HOrsea.

A writer in the Courier Journal saws
In your issue of the Sd inst, gentleman
of MoultOn, Alabama, inquiries of your
veterinary department, els there q Ie-
liable remedy for the disease in horses
known as bots f' Now, according to the
latest theory, it is salts actOriiy proven
that the bot is no disadvantage to the
horse. The horse is the true and legiti
mate propagation of the bot or gad-fiy.
Ine egg is deposited by the gad>fy on
the horse, and is Matched out by his nip
ping or scratching with his mouth
these small grubs are carried into his
mouth and thence to the stomach, which
Is their nursery. They are prepared by
nature with two small hooks, which they
fasten into the mucous membrane, and
there they stick, never letting 90 until
they are fully developed, and they then
release the hold and are Immediately
passed out through the bowels. In q
short time they are fully grown CAD, flies
While sticking with their heads bur-
rowed deep in the mucous membrane,
from which they derive their sustenance
and life, they sre as innocent as dead
matter. Talk about milk and molasses
causing them to let go-what for? to be
passed out prematurely2 No. These
AnOulOlh0o NEVER dHSCg the RTuD, which
Is naturally very hardy and tough, or
the Concentrations and gases of the stom-
ach would destroy it. Now this grub
natures in about ten months. During
two months of the year theIa are none in
tine horse, and nine cases out of ten ffat~
ulent collie would be pronounced bots,
even when there was not a bot in the
patient. OF course many horses have no
bOts-in cities, and stalls where they are
IN the dark or covered. Some will say
this is all false, because they have seen
on a post norton of q horse his NAV eaten
through, even perforated by the bot, and
there could be no mistake the bot killed
him. Now, how Inconsistent. What
could induce the grub to destroy his
home, the only place nature has prepared
Tor his abode? Not until disease has
changed his food to something loathsome,
nauseating and Unwholesome does he try
to seek something more palatable and
congenial to his nature. It is then that
he pc netrates through the nav in search
of some better food. But the horses
case Is sealed before they start to leave
their old home. Now, hope this is
plain aud satisfactory, and l hope to
hear no more of this exploded theory,
"bots killed him
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01

gun is then thrown down, and they rush
upon their opponents in q dense mass,
taking the long sssegai in the right hand.
at about forty to sixty aces they pause
in their head long career, and hundreds
and thousands OF spears are hurled st
the enemy. Then the short assegai is
taken in the right hand aud the charge
is resumed. When within a few Yards
of the enemy they make one last nlomen.
cary pause, only to snap the assegai short
off across the lett knee, and then their
iavorite handsto hand conflict ensues.
Thus the fighting becomes a slaughter,
generally ending in the complete success
of the Zulus
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01
The Marriage OF the Midgets.
New York Sun

It has been finally arranged, after
many discussions between their families,
that the Midgets are to be married Lucis
Zarate, the prospective bride, is fifteen
years old, and weighs q trihe less than
five pounds. Her face Is bright but not
propose ssiDg. The bracelets she wears
can be buckled around the third finger
OF man OF ordinary size. Her shoes
(made to order) are two and One-half
inches long and her gloves measure
about one inch rom the tip of the long
est finger to the bottom at the wrist.
Her Cap was made originally for doll in
a Broadway show window, and Is a good
fit. In the matter o! ieWelry she is pro-
fuse. Ga each hand she wears diamond
ring, her brooch is a diamond, and she
has fondness for dangling ornaments
on her ears, such tor instance SIS p small
diamond supplemented by a California
gold quarter of dollar.
General Mite, whose real name is
Francis J. Flynn, weighs nine pounds
and is fourteen years old. His face Is
bright and intelligent, and his conversa>
ton does not belle it.
care you going to marry LucieP" the
reporter asked him.
eyes, We are going to be married"
"When p
'Next Saturday a week"
"No," interrupted the female dwarf,
"next Sunday l want it on Sunday"
It seems that the marriage is one of
convenience as well as supposed affection.
The dwarfs belonging to different fami-
lies, are liable to be separated at any
moment. It is thought best. therefore,
to bind them by ties thst can not be
broken by show managers or disagreeing
parents. General Mite is twice the
weight of his prospective bride.
TIE preparations for the wedding are
going steadily forward. The bride is to
wear a white satin dress studded with
seed pearls. Small as her form is, it is
estimated that the bridal dress contains
no less than 1000 pearls. The brides
groom is to wear his full dress suit, ex
ceptipg that his vest OF black cloth will
be replaced by white vest.
Miss Z4rate belongs to the Episcopal
Church, while General Mites family are
Roman Catholics, and it was On the
question of religion that the families diff
fered. This difference WAS finally settled.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01
How to Make Cologne Water Easily
and Cheaply at Home.
New York Chemist

The only perfume which never seems
to offend any, and which leaves no I'M
pleasant twaDg behind it, is that of
Cologne water, which stimulates while
it soothes the senses, and suggests
pleasant wholesomeness, instead of any
sickish sweetness, as the best of the
extracts and essences and bouquets are
apt to do. We do not mean, of course,
the cheap and common Cologne water of
the druggists, which is usually very
much worse than none at all, and wont
10 leave, after drying, the smell of burnt
sugar where it has been used often, as it
IS made of the poorest spirit and neces~
sarily without subsequent distillation,
without regard to the fact that it re-
quires the strongest proof or rectifed
spirit to dissolve the combined oils
properly where the process of distillation
is not used. Indeed, with no trouble at
ali, any one can make in her own store
room a better article of Cologne than
that which is usually bought, by thor
oughIy dissolving q fluid dram of the
oil of bergamot, orange and rosemary
each with half dram of neTeli and q
pint of hectified spirit. AS good as can
be made out of Cologne itself, however,
is also quite as comfortably prepared at
home as at the chemists st so much less
than the chemists prices that one feels
warranted in using it freely, simply by
mixing with 0ne pint of recti6ed spirit
tEo fluid drains each of the oils of berga>
mot and lemon, one of the oil of orange,
and half as much of that of rosemary,
together with three quarters of dram
of nereli and four drops each of the
essences of anbergis and musk. If this
is subsequently distilled, it makes what
may be called a perfect Cologne, but it
becomes exceedingly fine by being kept
tightly stopped for two or three months,
to ripen and mellow before use.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01
PersonaI Charaoter or Jesus.

If we attempt to discover what it is in
the personal character of Jesus Christ,
as shown in His life, that thus attracts
such permanent admiration, it is not
difficult to do so. In an age when the
ideal of the religious life was realized in
the Baptist's Withdrawing from men,
and burying himself in the ascetic soil
tudes of the deserts, Christ came,
bringing religion into the haunts and
homes and everyday life of men. For
the notifications of the hermit, He
substituted the labors of active benevo-
lence; for the fears and gloom that
shrank from men, He brought the Light
Of cheerful piety, which made every act
of daily life religious.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-01
sABBATH READING.



Take nay life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my hands, and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love.
Take my feet and let themsbe
Swift and beautiful for Thee;
Take my voice, and let me sing
Always, only for my King
Take nv silver and my gold
Not a mite would I withheld;
Take my moments and my days
Let them fow in ceaseless praise.
Take my viii and make It Thine
It shall be no longer mine;
Take my heart, it is Thine own
1t shall be Thy royal throne.
Take my love; my Lord, pour
At Thy feet its treasure store;
Take myself, and will be
Ever, only, all for Thee.
TaElces RfdlcY HdJeT1Gl.