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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05

nearer at hand than most people imagined,
He quoted the following words used by the
prince imperial in a recent conversation
with him: "The misfortune of my father
was that he mistrusted his health, and, alas
he was only too right. He then desired to
hasten everything; he wished to play. two
reigns at once-his own, which was the
reign of authority, and mine, which might
have been the liberal reign. He lost both,
and l am, therefore, obliged to recommence
the despotic reign. and leave the liberal
reign to my successor, if events permit him
to carry it out"
The insatiate Montenegrins have al
ready grown dissatisfied with their liberal
share of the plunder Of the late war and are
hankering for more Turkey. Last year she
suffered exceedingly from drouth nearly
one-t5ird of her crops were destroyed by
beetles and marmots, SO that the seed has
been deficient, and field labor is inadequate
in consequence of the excess of holidays
about one hundred a year-and the wide.
spread drunkenness of the common people,
involving great wastefulness. Grain, which
is the chief article of export, which fur
nishes the means of paying taxes and of
getting all supplies, now seems insufficient
for home consumption. Her domestic debt
is very oppressive. Most of the land of the
empire is nOrtgaged to bankers, and its
owners are scarcely able to pay their inter
est, much less the principal, their arrears
being from 30 to so per cent.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05
TIE LITTLE RRoWN WREN.

4 little brown wren, with pretty Waite breast
Peeped from the door of her little round nest,
and che said to her husband, ' The winds from
the west'
go TeI Iceiva.'' was the ready reply,
g And there isn't cloud 70 te seen in the sky;
think you'd better 90 out by and by.
And Pil keep your eggs warm ill you come back
again -
80 thank you, my dear" said the little brown
wren,
With chiIp of delight, you're the kindest OF
OF course adore the dear little things,
still, sitting eggs go steadily, brings
A kind OF a stiffness to ones legs and wings.
would Ike to stretch them, since you're so kind,
Pm only distressed dear, to leave you behind"
30 that's no .nattsr said he, never mind"
So the good little mother few on TO the west,
And the father sat down in her place in the nest,
Delighted to give the wee wiley rest.
1t was rather SLOW work and he soon fell asleep,
But he woke with Jump, for ne heard faint
cheep,
And something beneath him beginning to creep.
Now here was = crieis, q sure the sum-
The theT-biId eEisP, a. IIs the hatching begun,
And mother is gsdding.-E EoW what's TO be 6oLe 7'i
He dutteTed about in his fdgety fear,
He hopped up and down, and he twittered. &c g
deSr
What wouldn't give if that woman was here"
His sense of relief can only be guessed,
For out Of bird language it can't be expressed,
When he saw her, at last, lying back to the nest
And she, when she saw such a wonderful signt,
Three little baby WTens Matching I'll right
She couldn't contain her pride and delight.
She hoppea and she chhped, and she culled them
we'll;
And each little hedsling that peeped from the
shell,
he loved it, how dearly, never can ten.
All this you must know happened early in May.
chanced to Ietp into the WTens nest to-oay,
And IOl it was empty, the biz ds Aown away.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05
A PrOOf-Reader.
New Orleans Times.

In the advertisement columns OF the
Times, Sunday, appeared the following
want:
"ANTED-An intelligent, well educated. in
w dustrious proot-reader, either married or
single. Must be thoroughly temperate goo1
p Fition for s timber one man. address Com ,
Times Office.
Now, innocent as that unostentstious
card appears, it was productive of more
trouble than anything which has ap-
peRred in the city press for many day.
There was NJ less than z IA letters re-
ceived IN to Sunday night, and on Mon
day tle number was so great that they
could not Re counted up TO time of going
to press.
Samples of the lot ere as follows:
"MR CoMP-I am s. prOof-reader OF
some experience, though my mother was
dHtchmen. 7 am well EDUCATED In the
Unitd Stats, so hope you will find me all
right. am s widower."
:" DEAR Sri speak German, French,
English, Portugese and Spanish. Have
been a civil engineer, doctor and lawyer
of considerable repute; also an editor
and politician. AS pIoof.reader l know
1 would be SUCCESS, although l confess
never tried it i"
HONORABLE SIR-WilI you give me
a sling at your proofs for a day or so
If l don't make it lively for the boys
down stairs, and red hot for the boys up,
count me out. lam Sauscrit, Chinook
and Kanaks prOOfreader. }. o."
And so on.
Now, not one person out of ten thou"
sand has any idea what q proOf-reader Is
OF ought to be. So, for the benefit of
those who haven't as yet put in their
application, we will give the standard
qualifications required:
1. A competent proof reader should be
wall l-eyed, to enable him to understand
at first glance q sentence SO mixed up by
the !. C.-intelligeDt mpOsitOr-that
no one else in the wide world, not even
its author, weuld be able to understand
or recognize it
2 He must be SO unfamiliar with
Shakespeare, French, Latin, and common
proverbs as to be able, cOnscien tiOusly,
to change and ruin any quotation which
may be made by the ignorant but well
meaning gentlemen who run the editorial
rooms.
8. He must be quick at punctuation,
and be able to instantly detect the exact
place where a comma may be inserted
so as to CT mpletely alter the sense of
SCAkCnCC, d4lu UudhC AL4O a1SAAOA AOeA1A a.
the mouth and tear his hair the next
day.
4. He must be possessed of calmness,
coOlness and precision, go that he may
gently, but firmly, meet the excited ex-
postulstions of the city, telegraph and
managing editors with that steadfast
stare which alone can render them
speechless and idiotic.
He must have grammar and the
dictionary at his fingers ends, that when
he comes to a particularly choice sem
tence he may be able either to make it
ungrsmmaticaI at q stroke, or 30 change
a word SIS to completely ruin the sense.
Any one possessing these eualifca-
ti0ns IS fitted for the place; none other
mead apDlu
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05
Tennesseeans Taken In.
New York Herald. .

Adam Little and J. Il. Blackburn, Of
Liberty. DeKslb county, Tenn, came
to this city in answer 20 sn advertise
ment, and, as is alleged, purchased SlO,-
600 worth OF counterfeit bills. These
were, 80 they were told, placed in box,
and one of the sellers went with them
70 Jersey CITY to deliver the valuable
package and collee: $3I0 after the Pur-
chasers had embarked on the train he
mans appearance was not liked by de-
tectives Francis and Boyle, who saw
aim in the Jersey City depot OF the
Pennsylvania road. The three entered
q car. and 81 the transfer WIS being made
y ere arrested The box was opened
sad was found to be partly filed with
peas and square package, on the upper
side Of which was a two dollar bill aud
on the lower side q one dollar bill. The
package contained sawdust. The nan
who sold it is registered SIS G1srles VIII
liams, Of this city.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05

GAS all of US" says a London Times
correspondent, "are interested in requir-
ing less wheat and meat from America,
If it can be done without reducing the
food of the people, may suggest plan
which, from my standpoint of thrift,
would, 1 think, at least assist9 This is
simply that we should not waste as Q
do. The amount of bread that is wasted,
even in the poor parts of London, is
very great. Saving this bread and meat
from waste is the same as producing the
same amount more at home. 1t would
reduce the Americans bill by exactly a
corresponding amount, and so tend to
open their ports to our goods"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05
put price on the head of the governor
unless their distresses are relieved.

Two months have already elapsed since
the prizes of the national lottery were
drawn. Nevertheless, no less than twelve
thousand prizes remain unclaimed, and
1,8OO, 900 francs still remain in the hands
of the administration. There were
1000, 900 francs employed in the pur-
chase OF prizes 100000 francs were
spent in bringing workmen to Paris to
visit the exhibition 100000 francs
were expended in food and drink,
which, with the 100000 francs noted
above, make up the twelve millions dis
bursed in expenses by the public.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05

A FRENCH chemist last year exposed
q quantity o. flour to hydraulic pres
sure of three hundred tons, which re-
duced it to a fourth of its original bulk,
without impairing the quality, He
packed portion of it in tin boxes and
sealed them up, doing the same with
impressed flour. When opened in three
months, the former was in better pre-
servation than the latter. When baked
into bread, the pressed article was decid-
edly superior. After the lapse of year
other cans we're opened, and the un-
pressed -four had become spoiled, while
the pressed remained sweet, and was
excellent when baked.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05

Poor people could get far more COM
fort and nourishment out of cheap food
than they do if they only knew how to
cook it and to make a varied diet by
simple expedients known to skillful
housewives. How many poor families
are there, for instance, familiar with the
virtues of soup2 Yet this is not only one
of the cheapest and most nutritious
articles of food, but it is one of the
easiest to prepare. A good soup is both
economical and toothsome, and every
cook ought to know how to make halt a
dozen different ones.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05
lifted and Killed.

y A Montreal lass died OF broken heart
and neck-Sunday week she hal q
lover, but happened TO offend him by
going out walking with another man
He was jealous and treated her with
marked coOlness. After suffering for a
few weeks the psngs of unrequited love,
she tied a rope about her neck stood
upon s chair in the bali, and fastened
herself to the balusters. By q vigorous
movement of her CATERS tue chair was
overturned, and she was wreDched out
OF life. In letter which was pinned 70
her old clothes she took pains to explain
how it had come about It may SIS well
be known that having repented of what
I said, I met him one Sunday night, and
asked him to go home with me. He
went, but he treated me so very coidly
that I could hardly speak and aid no,
say what intended but 1 would not
be satisfied, so wrote to him, and he
sent me 10 answer and then / sent for
him to eak to me, and spoke to him.
but all to no purpose. But the day will
come when ne will be sorry for throwing
away 8 love like mine"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05

AN organization similar to the nihil-
lists of Russia has made its appearance
in India. It is under the direction of
one Wsssado Bulwund, former clerk in
the financial department. They are
robbing snd numbering in the country
at will, and are suspected of having set
the fire which destroyed the government
choel, Boedwar palace, the law courts
postoffice, police office, and fifty other
houses in Poona on the night of the
thisteenth instant. In their remarkable
manifesto to the Bombay government
hey threaten another mutiny, and to
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05

NORTHERN Pacific bonds are again in
the newspapers. The unhappy holders
thereof are notified that they must be
exchanged for preferred stock of the
company before the first of next July,
as they become worth ess under an ar
rangement made at a meeting of the
bondholders and confirmed by the iede-
raj courts, after the foreclosure of the
first mortgage in 1875. Every thousand
dollar bond is good for 81, 400 in prefer
red stock, which is now worth thirty
five cents on the dollar, and has a prom
ising future.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05

By the laws of Kansas women stand
upon an entire equality with men in
regard to property. II an owner of pro.
perty dies intestate, leaving a widow and
children, the widow takes half in her
own right and the children the other
half; or if the wife is the owner, the
husband takes half and the children
hall, and neither can deprive the other
of such share by will. In every respect
as regards trading and suing and being
sued there is no difference.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05

GREAT interest is being awakened
among the marine insurance writers of
New York and London in reference to
the loss of grain laden vessels bound
from this country to Europe. The dis
asters are attributed to imperfect loading
and illspacked cargoes. It is proposed
that the London Lloyds and other for
eign underwriters cooperate with the
New York board of underwriters in
recognizing single board of surveys
under the control of responsible compa-
nies, and thus prevent the frequent
recu rrence of such losses.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05

THE board of health of Carlsruhe,
Baden, publishes a notice stating that
chemical analysis shows that the outer
portions of American canned beef, which
have been in contact with the tin of the
ease, are impregnated with the lead and
are injurious to health. Consumers are
advised to cut off thin pairing on all
sides of the package before using the
meat
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05
Don't Judge Horseman by His Clothes.

Turf, fled and Farm.
The sensation at the Belle Meade sale
was Mr.. BnTnhsm. He arrived in Nash
vile unhearlded, and dove out 70 Gen.
Herding's place in an express wagon.
His dress was careless and shabby, and
he looked like 8 verdant from the back
woods. He critically examined the
stock, but be was not regarded as one
likely to be 8 competitor at the sale.
He talked on Sunday about buying the
best colt at Belle Mead for S1O0 and on
Monday be paid 81 100 for Banter, $500
for Brsmbsletta. and did not stop until
he had secured eleven of the yearIings.
He cried his bids so piuekily and selected
his animals with such lrare judgment as
to almost knock the breath cut of the
shTewd and veteran buyers. Mr.. Burn
ham speedily convinced the critics that
1t Is not safe for any man to judge of
another by his dress,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05

The first sugar mill erected in Louis
lana driven by steam power was in 1922,
by firm in New Orleans, who imported
an engine for the purpose from Aber-
deem, Scotland, at cost of $4,000. A
few years afterwards the building OF
sugar mills was begun in Cincinnati, and
carried on for two or three decades quite
extensively.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05

A YOUNG woman recently died in
London of glanders, contracted by living
above a stable in which horses suffering
from this disease were kept. Her sister
had previously died OF the same malady,
and investigation shows that the flesh of
the dead horses was disposed of for cats
and dogs meat and for other purposes
uuknOWn
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05

KELLEY is again heard from, and, as
usual, claima 20 be rapidly nearing
success thGt will revolutionize machi>
merry" He, it is said, still retains the
confidence and enthusiastic support of
the several intelligent and practical
capitalists who have invested in the
motor company.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05

ONE firm in Statesville, N. O., sold
nearly half a million dollars worth OF
medicinal plants, roots and herbs last
year. 1t is claimed that not only the
greater number of known medicinal |
plants in common use are found in that
state, but some of the larest and most
v1oof,s1
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05

THE Royal Geographical society Of
Great Britain is taking steps for organ
izing uniform system OF spelling for
the names of places throughout the
VyOrld
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-05

THE young C1inaman who is getting
an education at AndOver at the expsnsf
of the Chinese government WAS reported
for neglect of duty. The reply came /:
81 send him home and we will bebesd
him." Quite pleasant for john
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-12
GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, Feb. 11.-Lord Chelms
ford, the commander of the expedi-
ton, sets down the British loss at
80 officers and 500 non-commission-
ed officers, rank and file, of the i'm
perial troops, and 70 nOn-commis
stoned officers, rank and file, Of the
colonial troops. A court of inquiry
has been ordered to collect evidence
regarding this unfortunate affair. 1t
would seem that the troops were en-
ticed away from their camp, as the
action took place a mile and a quar-
ter outside of it.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 1.-THE steam
ship owners have appointed COM
mittee to confer with the delegates
appointed at yesterdays meeting of
strikers. Much frmness is mani
tested on both sides.
The City Of Brussels is ready for
sea and W il sail this afternoon.
Owing to the delay in the arrival
of the Celtic, the White Star Com
pany has chartered the .Cunard
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-12
THE EAST.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Times,
commenting on the news from
Capetown, says: Nothing can ex~
ceed the frankness of the recital,
for it is clear that nothing has been
held back. 1t would be useless to
deny either the sadness or extreme
gravity of the catastrophe. Whether
there was or was not any want of
vigilance on the part of our own
troops, it is clear that the Zulers
are even more formidable than our
military authorities expected them
to be. It was known that they are
we'll drilled, that great numbers are
armed with breech-loaders, and that
they could fight courageously. We
now know but too we'll how
large force they can
mass at one point. Sad
as the loss of our troops is, still
graver is the peril which must arise
with defeat. The Zulers will be en-
boldened and colonists be exposed
to fresh and formidable dangers.
In these circumstances the duty of
the Government can not admit of
the slightest doubt, and it is to send
ample reinforcements to the Cape
without the needless delay of sin
gle hour. 1t may be that they can
be more quickly sent from Mauritus
or India than from England, but at
all events no effort and no expendi-
ture must be spared to save the col
ony from disaster and the power Of
the country from grave injury. tits
a melancholy consolation, mean
while, that the gallant troops of the
oath regiment did their duty and
died at their posts like Englishmen."
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 11.--The
St. Petersburg sanitary committee
have proposed to cleanse the canals
and to organize barge hospitals in
Neva, which could be anchored in
the Gulf Of Bothnia, and also to
organize a sanitary committee in
each district of the city and prov
ince of st. Petersburg.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Cabinet
council to-day decided to send six
battallions of infantry, two regi-
ments of cavalry, two batteries of
artillery, a company of engineers,
three companies of army service
corps and a company of army hos
pital corps, to reinforce Lord
Chelmsford in South Africa.
BERLIN, Feb. lit seems now
settled that the Emperor will open
the Reichstag in person and deliver
his speech from the throne to-
morrow.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-12
NEW YORK.

New YORK, Feb. 11.-The
Brooklyn health officers charge that
number of cows suffering from
pleuro pneumonia have been taken
from the stables and slaughtered at
Abattoir. The carcasses are now
under guard until the veterinary
surgeons can investigate.
The strike against the reduction
of wages on the Metropolitan Ele-
waited Railway Extension from 83d
to 10th streets continues, though
everything is very quiet. Two
thousand men are engaged in the
movement, but it is expected they
will return to work at reduced
prices tomorrow.
New YORK, Feb. 1.-THE police
have made an important arrest in
connection with the Manhattan
Bank robbery. The prisoner is
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-12
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The Sem
ate Committee on Appropriations
this morning, agreed to add to the
Post Office Appropriation bill the
section authorizing contracts to be
made for a semi-monthly steamship
mail service between the United
States and Brazil by two lines, one
from New York via Norfolk and
the other from New Orleans via
Galveston, each to receive compen-
sation not exceeding one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars per an
mum. The committee recommend
an appropriation of two hundred
thousand dollars or so much thereof
as may be necessary to provide for
this service during the next fiscal
year the expectation being that
steamships for the New Orleans line
will not be ready to commence run
ming before the expiration of about
two-thirds of the year.
A. A. MADISON is nominated for
postmaster at Union Springs, Ala
bama.
Gen. Ord was before the House
Committee on Military Affairs to-
day, advocating the. passage of
Senator Maxey's bill, which pro-
vides for the erection of more
suitable military posts for the pro
lection of the Rio Grande frontier.
The committee appear disposed to
report a bill favorably, and are now
in communication with the Secretary
of War as to the best methods of
complying with the provisions
thereof.
The Peter Committee met this
morning and Immediately went into
secret session. The Chairman read
a letter from DR.. Green, President
of the Western Union Telegraph
Company. A few comments were
made upon the explanation therein
given and with regard to its publi-
cation before being received by the
committee. The Democrats have no
more witnesses to examine, though
the Republicans wish to summon one
or two.
A caucus of the Republican
Senators was held to-day. The
purpose of the signers Of the call
was to secure the assignment of
some early date for action upon the
Corbin-Butler contest. There was
no determination reached. There
was some informal discussion as to
what course should be pursued in
case the amendments providing for
the repeal of Federal Supervisors
and test oath laws are attached by
the House to one of the annual
appropriation bills. Although no
action was taken, the general tenor
of the opinions expressed was to
the effect that an effort to enact
such legislation upon an appropria-
ton bill should be resisted, even to
the extent of causing the bill to
fail.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-12
KANSAS.

ST.. Louis, Feb. ia Kansas
City dispatch says a terrible acci~
dent occurred this morning at the
foot of Grand Avenue in a cut being
made for the Chicago and Alton
railroad. At that hour the cut with
its almost perpendicular walls ninety
feet high caved in an6 buried the
workmen and their teams under
5000 yards of falling earth. There
were four teams in the cut at the
time, and ten men working at each
team, besides these there were the
foreman, James Mccarthy, his
clerk and two men working with
the pick. Mr.. Zoden, the contrac-
tor, was notIin the cut. Six per-
sons were killed outright and sew
eral were wounded. The following
persons were killed: Peter Bogley,
James Hogen, Thos. Casey, Ed.
Hines, Dan Lucitt and Richard
Kline, all the bodies have been re-
covered. The scene is heartrending.