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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-10
Woman Ahead.

The brethren of Hardin Lodge, No.
S22, on last Saturday night, were treat
ed to a surprise on point not set down
in the books, and which, as an inter
probation of Masonic law, entirely sets
aside all presidents laid down by Oil
yer, Mackey, Moore, Cross, Mitchell OF
other learned writer's on Masonic ruling
and usages. It seems that there was q
candidate in waiting to take the second
degree, and, as the lodge had cOnsidera-
BILE business to transact and the night
was stormy, the gentleman concluded
to return home until such time as it
should please the lodge to take up his
case. When everything was ready, a
brother was sent to find him, who re-
turned and reported that the brother
had gone home. WhereupOn a COM
mittee was appointed to wait on the
brother and inform him that the lodge
was now ready to proceed to business.
The committee started out through the
snow and storm and finally arrived at
the house of the gentleman and raped
at the door, which was opened by his
wife, who was already dressed for the
night. The committee stated their
business, when they were politely but
theoretically informed by the lady
" that at present she had a stronger
grip on Mr.. x. than the grip of an en-
tered apprentice; that the lodge might
do as it pleased, but, the Lord willing,
Mr.. x. was now about to retire with
Mrs. x" The committee, struck dumb
with establishment, formed in solid pro-
cession and returned to the lodge.
Had bomb-shel fallen through the
roof it could not have created more
confusion than the report of the COM
mittee on the reply of the pIucky
woman. The hair of the Worshipful
Master stood upright " like quilts upon
the fretful porcupine," and his hat rose
three inches above his head. The
Senior Warden retired from his posi-
ton, and the Junior Warden, in his
excitement, called the craft from labor
to refreshment; the Treasurer slapped
his hand on his pocket-book the Secre-
tary upset his inkstand; the deacons
moved uneasily about, and the Tyler was
heard to drop his sword in the ante
room. But the joke was too good,
and, presently, rising to the occasion,
the brethren burst into roar of laugh
ter which fairly shook the building;
after which order was restored, and the
lodge was closed in due form until such
time as Mrs Z. viii allow Mr.. x. to take
the second degree (MO.)
CO7ESeTUGt0T.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-10
Forests In Europe.

The proportion Of land covered With
forests throughout Europe is 90 per
cent, of which Russia and Sweden fur
nish the greatest part. In Russia, 40
per cent. of territory is covered with
woods, and Of this some 200,000,000
acres are covered with pines and other
cone-bearing trees. Sweden and Nor
way have "a per cent, chiefly birch
maple, pine, fir and willow. Austria
has % per cent, Germany has 26 per
cent. and France II. Far below these
comes Spain, with its cork woods and
evergreen oak forests, covering z per
cent. of the land, and Holland and Bel
GUM with the same. Portugal comes
next with per cent, and Great Britain
follows with per cent. The percent
age annually decreases in all countries
RAPIDLY.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-10
Destroying the Romance Of History.

DESTROYING the Romance Of History.
II there is any nice little legend that
has been public property for years there
is always some one who wants 70 POKE
up dusty tones and investigate the mat
ter and dispel the pleasant illusion. 1t
is 8. pity there are such people, but there
is no law by which they can be banlsheo,
so the consequence is that every now
and then we see some picturesque oehef
knocked to pieces. Thus 1t Is that we
have lost William Tell with his crosseoW
and his apple, and many other pet stories
that the reader will call 10 mind. In
act we very nearly lost Mr.. Shakespeare,
and were offered 8 Mr. Bacon in~tesd
but this was a little more than the peo-
pie could stand, so the work OF destruc-
tion was stopped in time Everyone has
seen that noted face OF Beatrice, said ID
be by Guido. It has been painted ana
engraved, and chrOmoed until 1t Is as
common as our 4" Grandfather's Clock.
Nearly ali are familiar with the sad story
OF Beatrice. Senior A. Bertolatti thought
it his duty to investigate this matter,
and the result of his rummaging among
old documents is given in the last issue
of EdinbuFg Review. He discovers that
Beatrice Cenci died in 1899, and that
Guido never painted in Rome till 1905
and therefore he probably never saw the
/ girl. He also discovers that Beatrice
was not beautiful person, as represented
in the picture, but exceedingly plain.
/ Again this tiresome individual unearthed
| the proceedings OF the court that con-
| demned Beatrice, and finds that she con-
tossed having been accessory 20 the muir
/ der of her father, and was therefore justly
executed. BertOlatti follows up the
history of this unfortunate woman and
shows that she was an exceedingly de-
PRAYED character. The celebrated pOT-
trait he believes to be by Guido, but it
] is not the head OF Beatrice, as was sup
! posed and if all that BertOlatti says
about her is true, it will be cOnsola-
| tion to all who own the portrait to know
that it is by Guido and is not picture
OF Beatrice Cenci
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-10
The WnrId,s Gold.

The Ural mountains, Australia and
the United States are the most pro
ductive sources of gold supply, the frs
yielding $2O,OOO,0O0 annually, the sec
ond S37,OO0,OOO, and the THIRD 35,000,-
600. Prior to the discovery of the rich
mines of the United States the tota
production was only 100000 per an
mum. The fever for gold-hunting
which was excited by the finding of the
great mines of the Pacific coast, rapidly
increased the yearly production, until
in 1850 it reached over S120,O00,O00
and five or six years later gold bullion
was mined to the extent of the enor-
nous sum of nearly S1S5, 100000. This
was the largest yield of any one year,
and since production has gradually
fallen away, and seems to have finally
reached an equilibrium of 100000
600 per annum, nearly all of which is
found in the three regions named
PiHSbaITqh Dispatch.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-10
DOW NIIC hECIPEs.

BOILED TURKEY.-Prepsr your tur>
key as tor roasting F; Fut it in q cloth and
boil 1T slowly, If from eight to nine
pounds, an hour and a half Throw
into the water a few cloves, a little
black pepper, sweet marjoran and salt.
1t is to be served with oyster sauce
Skim the turkey well while boiling, or
it will not be white.
ROAST GOOSE Geese and ducks, il
old, are better if psrboiled before they
are roasted. Put them on in sufficient
water TO cover them, and simmer about
two hours. Make a stuffing with four
onions, one ounce of green sage chopped
fine, a large cupful of stale bread
crumbs, and the same of mashed pota~
toes, one teaspOoniul of butter, a lit, lie
pepper and salt, and one unbeaten egg
mix them we'll together, and stuff the
body of the goose; then place in the
oven, and bake about an hour and q
half. Serve with apple sance.
INDIA INK.-The Papier Zeitung gives
the following recipe for making a deep
black India ink which will also give
neutral tints in its half shades: Rub
thoroughly together eight parts OF lamp
black, sixty four parts OF water, and tour
parts OF finely pulverized indigo Boil
the mixture until most of the water has
evaporated, then add i've parts of gum
arabic, two parts of glue, and one part of
extract of chiceory. Boil the mixture
again till it has thickened to q paste
then shape il in wooden molGs which
have been rubbed with olive or almond
oil.
CEMENT FOR EARTHEN AND GLASS
WARE. Heat the article TO 3 little
above boiling water heat, then spply q
thin coating of gum shellsc on both sur
faces of the broken vessel, and, when
cold, it will be az strong as it was
originally 9 Dissolve gum shellac in
slcohol; apply the solution, and bind
the parts firmly together until the
cement is perfectly dry 8 Take small
quantity OF isinglass and dissolve it in
spirits of wine by the aid OF heat. This
viii unite broken glass so as to leave the
crack nearly imperceptible, and is equal
to the best glass cement.
BOsToN BAKED BEANs.-First obtain
8 Boston beaD-pot and some small white
beans the small beans are the hest put
one quart of beans in soak in CO d Watt T
at night in the morning take them OF t
of that water and put them into a ke,t e
and scaid them do not let them boil /;
skin them out OF that water and put
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-10
Toll and Re HaDuy.

The Christian at Work thinks
Ruslzin never said a truer thing than
this: If you want knowledge, you
must toll for it; if food, you must toll
for it; and if pleasure, you must toll
for it" Toll is the law. Pleasure
comes through toll, and not by self
indulgence and Incidence. When one
gets to love work his life is q happy
enc. Said a poor man in Brooklyn,
the other day, with family of eleven
to provide for: If I were worth
81, 100000, I should not wish to do
much different than I do every day,
working hour after hour. I love it
a thousand times better than to rest.
He has for nearly half q century been
surrounded by workers, and has caught
the spirit of industry. He loves his
work better than food or sleep. He is
happy who has conquered laziness, once
and forever.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-10
An Old.Time Resort.

At the close of last year Peele's coffee
house in Fleet street, London, famous
place of resort for more than q century,
came to an end. Up to 3 recent date it
was the only place where persons could
consult the files of the Provincial and
London press. Among its treasures were
complete sets OF the Times and Morning
Chronicle, which is now extinct. When
it was resolved to close the place these
the British Museum, but de clined Efforts
to dispose of them elsewhere likewise
failed, and the whole of the enormous
accommodations of paper were ultimately
eOld to q wasfe-paper merchant. Trey
weighed altogether forty tons and fetched
81 600. and are now, no doubt being
printed as new newspapers.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-10
Hangings in 1873.

In the United States during the past
year 90 murderers (all men) were hanged
an increase of ID over the record for
the previous year. OF this number Al
were white, y colored, Indians and
Chinaman. Five were hanged for out
rage, for wife-murder and for fiji
eide. There were Z double executions,
triple and 2 quadruple Friday re-
tains the reputation as hangman's day,
20 executions having taken place on
that day. The largest number IN any
one month was in March. % executions
having then occurred. Seventy per
cent. of the hangings were in the South
en States, and nearly two thirds6f the
victims we're negroes. In Texas there
were 10, Louisiana 8, Alabama s, South
Carolina s, North Carolina 8, Pennsyl-
yania 8, Missouri ., Georgia 5, Tennes-
see 4, Arkansas 4, California 4, New
York 3, Kentucky, Virginia, Montana,
Delaware, Ohio, Mississippi and Mary
land. each ?; Massachusetts,, Arizona,
Florida, New Hampshire, Indiana and
NeYeda, each ]. --.--
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-10
A WonderfnI Rat SforH.

While workmen were tearing up the
old floor of the Central freight-house at
Auburn, n. Y, lately, preparatory to re-
laying, they came across an unused
scale-box some eight inches deep and
about four feet square. 1t was pried
up from its position, and as it was be-
ing raised a rafting sound was heard
inside. The men broke it open, when
out jumped a monstrous rat. Chase
was given the rodent, but the animal
managed to escape by running into a
pile of freight, The rat was as large as
a good-sized kitten, and so gray from
age that it was almost white. The bot
tom of the box from which it emerged
was found to be completely covered to
the depth of an inch or more with pea
nut shucks, corn, corn-cobs, and the
like. The only opening that could be
discovered was a small hole about an
inch and three-fourths in diameter,
through which a rod had passed. When
young and small, the rat, it is supposed,
crawled into the box, and, after gorging
itself with plumber, was unable to get
out, and thus became a voluntary pris-
oner. It gradually grew until it reached
enormous proportions. The materials
found In the box indicate that other
rats fed it, and thus kept it from starva-
ton. The rodent was undoubtedly con-
fined for several years, and the action
of the other animals in supplying il
with means of subsistence shows a de-
gree of intelligence that the rat has
rarely been given credit for. How the
imprisoned rat obtained water or other
liquids to quench its thirst is a mystery,
but that it WIS in the box for several
years there can be no doubt. Its long
Imprisonment did not impair its physi-
cal qualities to any extent, as was evil
denced by the sprightly manner in
which it lodged about to get away from
the workmen when it was released.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-10
\ SPANISH HEROINE.
A Girl OF Zhirtesn Captures Half Do
Robbers.


A whole band of robbers was very
neatly trapped IN La Carolina, Spain,
by the bravery of a girl of 13, who has
become the heroine of her neighbor-
hood. She is the daughter of a farmer
named Fueras, and is called Caramita.
The family consists of the husband and
wife and daughter. The farmer sold
some cattle for 1.5G0, and had the
money In the house. A band of rob
bers knew of the sale and the money
and laid their plans to rob the house.
After the farmer had gone out with his
wOrkpeople, a couple of strangers ap-
preached the house-a man travel
stained, supporting a woman who
seemed unable to walk any further
The man told the farmers wife that he
was going to a distant village with his
wife, and she, being i'll, had broken
down on the way. He asked permission
for the sick woman TO enter the house
and rest while he went to find q con-
veyance to enable them to con-
tinue their journey. Permission was
granted, the woman taken in and the
man left. The sick woman partook of
some refreshments, and the mother and
daughter went on with their work.
Very soon Caramita discovered that
their guest had on pair of pantaIoons
under the gown. She communicated
the fact to her mother, unobserved by
the visitor, and the two managed quick
ly to slip into another room, close and
lock the door. The visitor, left alone
and knowing that his character had been
discovered, threw off his disguise and
ordered the women to open the door or
die. The door was not opened, and the
rObber began to cut through it with a
knife. At length he hacked a hole big
enough for his body, and he began to
crawl through it. The woman tainted
and fell on the floor. The brave girl
seized her fathers gun, which was in
the room heavily charged with buck
shot, placed the muzzle against the side
of the man, now half way through the
hole, and unable quickly to get either
backward or forward, and pulled the
trigger. There was an instantly dead
man and a loud report. The other
robber, lurking in the neighborhood,
heard the shot and returned to the
house to find his comrades body plug
ging the hole in the door and hanging
there. Before he could remove the
body, which was held in the opening by
the girl, and enter the room where the
mother and daughter were, the father
came with force sufficient to capture
the other robber. Then they sent for
some police to take charge of the living
robber and the corpse. On the person
of the dead robber the police found
two pistols, a pOniard and a whistle
The whistle was treasure now, as there
were doubtless more robbers within It's
call. The police sounded the whistle
and concealed themselves in the house
to await results. The shrin call brought
four more men into the house, where
they were Gagged and ironed, and all five
were marched to jail in good order, and
the dead robber was buried Little
black-eyed Caramita saved her own and
her mothers life and her father,
money. made six robbers fewer in Spai1
and herself the heroine of La Carolina
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-10
An Awkward Mistake.

Two beautiful girls, who are room
mates in a clearinghouse on the West
Side, and who are noted for their
beautiful hair-one q perfect blonde and
the other an extreme brunette-made a
horrifying mistake the other morning.
Arising early and dressing hurriedly in
the dark, both wended their way down,
and had seated themselves to breakfast
when the fact stood revealed that the
pair had changed hair, the brunette
sporting a two-colored toP-knot, and the
blonde a wig of jetty black Two break
fasts were scored to the landlady that
morning.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-10
Misdirected Letters.

An exceedingly curious illustration OF
the precision with which the New York
PostOffice is conducted was had few
days ago in the department in which
misdirected letters are deciphered. a
letter from Ireland came directed to
my Mother, New York, America" OF
course it was an impossibility to tell t.
whom the letter belonged, and prepare
tions were made to send it to the dead
letter Office. The same day, however,
woman called at the general-deliverl
widow and asked for letter from hen
son. The gentleman who had charge OF
the deciphering bureau was immediate
" struck with the coincidence. and sent
for the letter alluded to above. He
asked the woman where her son lived
and when she gave the name of the
town it was found to be the same as the
postmark on the letter. Other inquiries
justified the official in delivering the
letter to the woman, but he insisted thai
she should open it there, and, on eXamin-
alton, it was discovered that it was from
her son, and that she was the person for
whom it was inten led. OF course if she
had asked for a letter addressed to her
name the answer would have been that
there was no such letter. Among other
curious letters received q few days ago
was one addressed TO u. II. johnson,
wagon and pillow maker; all kinds OF
work promptly attended to; America"
The writer had evide4tly been instruct
ed to address in reply according to the
printed letter-head on which the com
munication had been written, and had
literally followed instructions except in
giving the name of the town and State
-NeIU York Tribune.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-10
SnaiIs.

Snails, being great eaters, meet their
just reward IN beng eaten. The pau>
dine forms are sought after by all sorts
of water birds, particularly ducks and
rails while the thrushes and other birds
crush the shells OF the land sDalls and
extract their juicy bodies. 1hs wood
land birds, however, will not eat the
naked bodied slugs: the slime sticks to
their beaks and soils their feathers but
the ducks seem TO have no such dainty
preiudIces Some mammals, like the
TaccOons and woOdfats, also eat theia
insects suck their juices, and the car
nivorOus slugs prey upon one another
Lastly, man, the greatest enemy of the
brute creation, employs several species
OF snails for culinary purposes By the
Romans they were esteemed q great del
icacy, and portions of plantations were
set apart for the cultivation of the large,
edible helix homatia, where they were
fattened by the thousand upon bran sod
den in wine. From Italy this tRste
spread throughout the old world, and
colonies are yet found in Great Britain
where the Rsman encsmpmeDts were.
They are still regarded as q delicacy in
Italy and France, the favorite method of
preparation being to boil in milk, with
plenteOus seasoning. Frank BUckland
says that several of the larger English
species are excellent food for hungry
people, and recommends them either
boiled in milk or, in winter, raw, after
soaking for an hour in salt and water
Some of the French restaurants in Lon
don have them placed regularly upon
their bills of fare, Thousands are coli
lected annually snd sent to LONDON as
food for cage birds DR.. Edward Cray
stated, few years ago, that immense
quantities were shipped alive to the
United States Gas delicacies " but SIN
Inclined to consider this an exsRgeration.
The same author records that the glass
men at Newcastle once a year have a
snail feast, collecting the animals in the
fields and hedges on the Sunday before
thS feast
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-10
Suffering in England.

Great distress prevails among the Ia
boring poor throughout England and
Scotland-indeed, throughout the whole
of Great Britain. The large manufact-
uring towns are the chief centers of
suffering, thousands of unemployed men
and starving women and children being
dependent upon charity. Measures OF
relief have been taken, but as yet the
distress is great. Many OF the middle
class poor, who VIII not appeal to
charity, suffer keenly.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-10
Powder for Kindling. Wood.

At GAINESVILLE, Mercer county, KY,
Mrs. DickersoD, IN attempting to aid a
fire which she had kindled, seized a keg
containing some blasting powder and
threw a handful on the fire. The fash
reached the key, and tremendous ex-
plosion followed, enveloping her IN q
sheet of flames. She was so badly
burned that she died. Three of her
children, who were IN the room at the
lime of the explosion, were also very
ladly burned. Two of them arc not ex-
lected to live.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-10

them into the bean pot; on top OF the
beaus place half a pound of salt pork,
part fat and part lean, first having taken
the Tind of from the pork and slashing
the top of the PORK in small squares /;
add one and one-hali tablespoonIuls Of
molasses, and I'll up the pot with boiling
water bake twenty four hours in a slow
oven, and as tie water cooks away fill
no with boiling water.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-10

The Hayneville Examiner states that
a gentleman of North Lowndes came to
this city some weeks ago. While here
he bought a buggy and horse. On his
way hOmeward, at Gunter's Hill, he got
out of his buggy for some purpose, and
the horse ran off with it. Darkness had
set in, and the gentleman looked in vain
for his missing property. He went
home and gave notice of the escape, and
was much troubled at the failure to re-
cover the beast and vehicle. At last
they were found in the woods of Pintla-
la swamp, near the place of escape. The
buggy had become fixed among the
trees in such manner that the horse
could not draw it, and there the un-
fortunate beast had stood, without food
or water, for ten daysI Though ema-
eiated and feeble, the horse was driven
home without being taken from the
buggy. We view this fact, which is
vouched for on the best authority. as a
contribution to the scientific knowledge
and speculation of the day and hardly
know of parallel.-No79tQ0 (AIo'0
Advertiser.
"TELL you what, boys" said old Mr..
Slaughdeeker, as he elevated himself TO
his perch On the cracker barrel: g
may talk about your improved thresh-
ing machines, but, when I was a Young
ster it seemed to me that an old dad,
with q shingle attachment, was a thresh-
ing machine upon which no improve
ment could ever be made" Time has
verified the wisdom of the old mans
0piniop.-Chtcego Tribune.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-04-10
Agriculture In italy.

The Journal of Chemistry says
there is no nation in Europe so ad-
vanced In its methods of teaching agri-
culture as Italy. It possesses two high
schools of agriculture, school of for
estry, a school Of horticulture, one Of
viniculture, two veterinary schools and
twenty-one secondary schools, varying
in prominence and organization, but
which may be compared broadly with
similar French colleges. These insti-
tutions are largely subsidized, either by
the state or the province where theyare
eituatad