The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-09-25
HOME AND FOREIGN GOSSIP.

A FROG was found on top of a Cam
bridge (Mass.), church steeple, $50 feet /
above the ground, the other day.
A SCOTCH paper says that two gen
tlemen had narrow escape from being |
killed one night lately by the fall of the /
hOur-hand of the town clock of Ayr.
r. G. DAVIS of Philadelphia has just
purchased half-dime of the coinage of
1902 for S75. Only 10 of these coins are |
known TO be in existence.
SAYS an exchange: q 1t is bad enough
for n woman to allow her children to
call her hummer but 'marmer,' the
new variation, is still more detestable.' -
In February next year there win be
five Sundays. This fact occurs but
three times in a century. Thus, after
1880, we will have to wait until 1920 be-
fore the shortest month of the year can
again boast of five Sundays.
CHARLOTTE CUsHdAN's villa at New
port is full of curious antique furniture
which she collected in Europe and
which was never unpacked in America
until long after her death. 1t is very
quaint, but has a tendency to tumble to
pieces. ..-.
THE Mongols ascertained the number
Of the enemies slain by cutting off the
they collected 10000 of these from the
plains of Russia. and after the battle of
LeigmtZ, in 1241, filled with right ears
nine enormous sacks.
THERE is in Sandersville, Ga, blind
negro man who is a professional we'll
digger He not only digs and cleans out
wells, but can rive boards and shingles,
and nail them on house in as straight
n line as though he had perfect sight.
A BRITISH COLUMBIA correspondent
of n Chicago paper, writing of the con-
dition of the Indians i'm that region,
makes the prophecy that the Indian
question is now assuming its last phase.
The buffalo is fast disappearing, and the
independence of the wild Sioux nation
must come to an end.
THE Commissioner of Indian Affairs
has received from the agent at Fort
Berthold Agency a sample of oats raised
by the Indians on that reservation,
weighing 81 pounds to the bushel The
Agent states that these Indians have
raised As acres of these oats this season,
with an average yield of 40 bushels to
the acre.
RANAvALONA, Queen of Madagascar
has issued a proclamation to her sub.
jects commanding them to send then
children to school, saying that it makes
her glad to see her subjects wise She
adds: ''And SO be all of you diligent
for although you do not now know the
sweetness of knowledge and wisdom
you will discover it when they become
yours.
THE death sentence on Gerald Main.
waring, son of the Rev. c. Mainwaring
Vicar of Whitmore, Staffordshire, f0l
killing policeman, has been changed
to penal servitude for life, as there was
no malice prepense. When wild youth
of II, MainwaTing was sent over here tC
earn a living, and had lately returned
after three years absence.
DIPHTHERIA is frightful scourge OF
the rising generation. The children oil
kings and lords are carried away by It.
as well as those of the poorest people
In several countries of Europe prizes are
offered for the discovery of the best rem
edy for the disease. Among the prizes
is one offered by the Emperor of Ger
many for the best treatise ON the subject
published within a year.
A HALF-DozEN drugs seem to be suffi-
cient to combat all kinds of disease
During the last Turko-Russian war the
medical staff of the Russian army or
dered $4,000 pounds of quinine, 10000
pounds of chloroform, 100000 pounds OF
of opium, gum-arabic, camphor, and
carbolic acid. With these they felt pre-
pared for all emergencies.
A LADY in White Hill, Burlington
County, Indiana, is the owner of dog
and a dove. Whenever she goes out
walking the dove perches itself on the
dogs head, and the latter trots off, hap.
ply as a lark. The bird holds its posi-
ton until the party return home, unless
TOwser is attacked by some of the bad
dogs of the borough Then it flies to 8
place of safety, returning to its favoritC
roost when the tussle between the dogs
is over.
IN the Cincinnati Geological Garden
''PinafOre" is played on a real ship float
ing on real lake The characters are
rowed to the vessel in small boats, at the
proper moment, and the effect is re
markably realistic. Pretty Estelle Nor
timer, the Buttercup, was triie tardy
in getting aboard the other evening. Ii
her hurry she tripped on rope, and fel
into the water, a distance of Is feet. Sil
Joseph Porter's crew calamity rescued
her, but she dripped too much to per
form without a change of clothes, anC
the performance was delayed.
PROF. l.. b. ARNOLD is reported a,
saving that he had taken the milk o
three patrons of a cheese factory, in De
tober, who were feeding nothing bu
grass, and the milk of three others wht
fed nothing but corn sown broadcast. II,
took an equal quantity of the milk o
each, and curdling it with the sam,
amount of rennet, at the same tempera
ture, found, after drying the curd, tina
the milk of the corn-fed cows gave L:
per cent. in favor of corn fodder ovel
grass.
OVER the triple doorways of the Ca
thedral of Milan there are three inscrip
tons spanning the splendid arches
Over one is carved n beautiful wreath o.
roses, and underneath is the legenC
IAN that which pleases is but for a mo-
ment." Over the other is sculptured {
cross, and there are the words, g Al
that which troubles us is but for a mo-
ment." But underneath the great cen
trail entrance in the main aisle is the in.
scription, 'That only is important which
is eternal"
If DIPHTHERIA Is prevailing to such al
alarming extent in Southwestern Russis
that the Minister of the Interior, acting
on the advice of the Medical Council
has ordered summary medical and SAM
tarv measures to be taken in all the Gov.
ernments of that region to arrest its prog.
ress. Doctors, surgeons and nurses are
to be sent to wherever it exists, hospitals
are TO be established, furnaces and baths
are to be established for disinfectine
clothes and linen, every dwelling affected
by the epidemic is to be thoroughly puri
fed, and the authorities are clothed with
the power to use every possible means
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