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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30
A Chinese Military Review.
Cor. Shanghai COur sr.

The men, clad in uni orms Of red and
blue. were ranged in two ranks, every
tenth man holding 8 bright scarlet flag,
while a sergeant in the middle give the
time to the advance by wavins huge
crimson standard. At the sound of
horn, which resembles The hDmming OF
a gigantic bee, the battalion prepared TO
receive cavalry. Out popped soldier
brandishing a pike, which he Poked at
an imaginary assailant; then, utterlng
a shrek ike an owl, he fourisned his
shield, turned a somersault and tripping
lv retired to the ranks. When every
body had popped out, brandished and
poked his pike, shrieked like an owl,
lourished his shield, thrown somer-
sanlt and retired, the big horn hummed
once more, the soldiers formed square,
and one of them danced gravely, but en-
ergetically forward, throwing out his
right leg with a graceful jerk; then
bounding backward he again danced for
yard, this time throwing ou5 mis- left.
Then he Jumped, he waltzsd, he capered,
he pranced he turned head over heels,
rolled himself well IN the dust (Which
rose in clouds), stood on the back OF his
neck while he fiourished his legs IN the
air, recovered himself. grasped wildly
with his arms at nothing IN partlcuIaf'
made grotesque courtesy TO the NIceroy
and retired. With this martial spects-
Gle the review concluded.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30
Gas-Ilght BuOys.

That the buoys which marx char n els
and wrecks are sometimes desLrayed or
displaced by vessels running along the
C1ast On dark nights Il well known.
After tWO trials Of lighted bUovs, there
fore, the Trinity Board have resolved up
Oh sending 8 buoy, of which the lantern
can be kept continuously burning. to q
station off Dundee. The first OF these
trials took place in August last at the
Trinity wharf, when the light las.ed un~
inteTTUptedly for twenty-eight days.
Water WAS pumped upon it by steam
engine, to see what would be the effect
Of the shock ard drenching, and 10 harm
was done. The Buoy was then sent down
to the More, and there burned steadily
for twenty-four days. The same buoy
has now lett London for its appointed
place near Dundee. Provision has been
made for keeping it alight without any
interference or thirty-fOur days. It is
buoy Of most awkward construction but
this does not lessen its usefulness, and
others are being more sEillfully made to
receive the same Illuminating apparatus.
This Is a modification of what is known
as PIntsch's s compressed gas system,
which was first brought out in Germany.
1t Is proposed 10 make the buoy itself
the recipient for containing the COM
pressed gas, with Its regulator which is
one of the most Important points OF the
invention, aad the lantern at the top OF
a short CouduCting ,ube. A buoy of or
diBary u viii burn about three months
night aa5 day wish only one filling, and
the light Is visible at distance OF about
four miles. There IL, however, in exis-
tenee an electric lighting apparatus
which might be employed, 80 that the
ligat might be exCnguished at sunrise
AM restored So night, giving. of course,
q longer ouraCiOa t0 the working of the
buoy, It will lie interesting to see the
result of this experiment, as the success
OF the scheme wOuld be a boon to naVi.
cation
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30
An Amateur MOUrnPr.

Mr.. L. was gentleman of independent
fortune. which he exhausted in the
course of a few years in gratifying one of
the oldest whims that could ever enter
the mind of a rational being. His sole
enjoyment was the attending of funerals
When he heard of the death of any great
man. through the channel of the papers,
he Immediately made the circuit OF the
whole town TO know who had the Job,
and then proceeded to accompany 1t. He
has often been to York and the confines
of Scotland to be present at the inter
ment of a nObleman or gentleman, and
in this respect he was in no way biased
by party or religion it was the same to
him if he was Whig or Tory, out or in
whether a Roman Catholic or a PrOtes-
tant, Jew or Presby yteTian they equal
Iy commanded his respect and attention,
Droyided the funeral was magnificent.
His highest ambition was To obtain one
of the little escuUcheOns, which he con-
sidered as so many trophies of his glory,
and being known to most OF the under
takers, and their constant companion III
their peregrinatiOus, they seldom or ever
refused him this request B-lne eDtlre-
lv inattentiVe to his own affairs, he found
himself in state of distress when he
did not expect it; yet, reduced To al
most the want of common neccesarles OF
lite, his passion for death-hunting still
prevailed. and when he cou not ride he
walked on foot. But whenever the Jour
ney was of any length he bribed the
bearse driver to let him be an inside
passenger with the corpse. In this dole
iuI state he travelled more than once
but unfortunately tell martyr at leT 9Th
to his strange whim. Beng an inside
passenger on one Ot these solemn occa~
-ions, in very hot weather, snd there be
ing no air-hnle, as there Usually Il, in
the h.arse, when they to out the
cnruse tn y found poor Mr.. L. dead from
an ffocatiOn
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30

Ghsve lately heard a secret
HeIrd it, too, from truthful Iips;
SanIa Claus the sly sid fellow.
Makes his 80 sfteT-ChristmGs " tips,
I've been told he has discovered,
Many things that cause him pain,
Discomfort and hateful envy
thoughtful love bestowed in--vain.
He has seen his choicest presents
Torn and broke n and defaced:
Santa Claus, though rich and lavish,
EIowEs On wilItul, wick ed waste.
All unseen he watched come children
In their pleasant homes at ; lay
With the very TOYS he gave them
On he Merry Christmas Day.
Johnny's r0ckins-horse was splendid
Gayly decked in red and gold;
Katy's doll, as fair a creature
AS child could wish TO hold.
IohnDy's horse was kicked ard battered,
just because it couldn't neigh
Thought his paF 2 might have bought him
Two live horses and sleigh
Katy wished her doll YVES Iarger:
Wished its eyes were black, not blue;
Finally grew yeXed and brew it
Broke it's lovely head in twol
Santa Claus looked grave and troubled;
Shook his head and went away;
"I'll remember thi-," he muttered,
On smother ChTiElmas Dayl !"
Then he Teered in dismal places,
Where he was not wont to go;
Where the hungry, shiveriUg children
Never any Christtnzs know,
And his hesrt was sad ard sorry
7 hat he could lot Felp them ali;
And he thought in gIief and anger
OF the broken horse and doll.
As he took his onward journey,
He was seen TO drop a tear,
And Pm certain that he whispered,
I'm Itmem Der this next yeaT!"
But he has so mSch to think Of
And so many things to get.
Can't the JOhnnies and the Katie5
Think of it, If he foIget2
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30
How Candies are Made.

Il IS an essy matter to drop luscious
cla-s -" CCesm "a q crystal candy into
Oles mouth, but the process by which
the moTsel is produced Is not so email a
matter Take a chocolate cream for in
stance First, haf barrel of sugar Is
put into csldrOn with A little wateI
and placed over a slow FIRE until IL
assumes a pasle-like consistency. Theu
il i put on 8 marble slab and worked
ike butter until it II smooth ana plastic.
ruat paste forms the b sis of ali cream
candies. The htvoriHg = put in after
waFd-vamlla, Oraug@, lemon, straw
b-rTy, pineapple. any hing. in fact, that
may be desired. The chocolate used
comes in huge cakes, IS melted, and the
creams covered with il by dipping them
in rapidly.
The ciyotaliz;ng Ct candies requires
more wCrE, and il Il N this that ess
p=cially-prepsrsI apparatus Is used.
First, the torn OF the candy l. secured
by moulding IN fHely-grauBd starch.
Then the candy, favored AMI prepared
according to taste, is reduced 20 a sirup
and poured in the molds, and plac-d in
closet To cool slONly. Thee closets
are Kept a. a certain temperature, and it
Teuuires from three hours 20 several
day. to bring the candy To the right
consistency. Wnsn il is taken out the
starch j. removed with a brush, and the
candies are ready for sale. Each kind
requires a d.Aerent mode o. treatment,
and the work occupies the entire time o.
a I" pro lessor OF confectionery snd four
assistants to fuppiy The demand.
Candies may he bought Of large whole
sale manufactures as chesPly az they
are made By smaller dealers, bat greater
purity and freshness are obtained by
manufacturing them, and the favoring
and the supply can be regulated to meet
the demand.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30

The society for the suppression of vice
originated in 1872 with Anthony Com
stock, who, then a clerk in a dry goods
store, had his attention called to the
rightful tendency of obscene publications
by the habits and language of fellow
clerk. He sought out the publisher of
the contaminating volume and had him
arrested. Since then, out of sixty-six
publications of this character. sixty have
been suppressed and the plate, de.
stroyed some 800 persons have been ar.
rested, and over twenty tons of obscene
literature in the form of books, circulars
tctures, etc, destroyed.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30

THE last census taken in Austria re-
vealed the fact that they were 1SS men
and 226 women above the age of 100
years in that country.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30

DELIRIUM tremens is always produced
by fusil oil and never by pure ethylic
alcohol Next to organic disease of the
stomach, cierhosis of the liver is the
most common consequence of hard
drinking; a distinct form of non-heredi-
tary consumption is another frequent
result. So says DR.. w. B. Richardson.
who adds that if the use of alcohol were
discontinued there would be no more
Brights disease.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30

THE Children's Aid society, of New
York, has provided homes among the
armers of southern Virginia for more
than 200 boys between the ages of u and
IS wears
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30

Alternate links of EtTuscan and
polished facetsd gold form many of the
hand-omegt novelties in necklaces aud
bracelets.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30

IT is n great misfortune in Egypt if
the Nile does not rise to certain point,
and it is almost as great a one if, as has
happened this year, it rises above that
point. The river nowadays oveIhows
much more than formerly, in conse-
quence of the deposits which in certain
parts have filled in the cavities of the
bed. At the first cataract of Assouan
the bed remains at the original depth,
but in the delta it has risen considera-
bly, in the past century. Between 1920
and l84O the greatest height attained by
the water was only twenty-four pics, but
in 1874 it was twenty-six and a half.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30

Pa1ieTs are certainly coming in vogue,
bat as yet The Pauier Is not the Marie
AntOiuette version OF that style Of dress,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30

AFTER the schooner Rosina had struck
upon Halibut Point, Mass, during the
great gale of last week, the crew left the
vessel for 4 time, and on their return
found she had slid off, and, all sail being
set' was scudding away before the wind,
with only a large dog on board. The
men hired tug, and tried to overhaul
the fugitive, but she soon distanced
them, and sailed away.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30

The Egyptian correspondent of the
London Standard reports retrench-
ment in the Khedive's harem. Some
twenty or thirty women have been sent
of lately. Ladies' thus discarded receive
a dot of from $500 to $4,000, and with
this can find husbands, especially gov
eminent clerks
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30

NAMES once prominent industry.
ship building, gives employment to q
constantly decreasing number of persons,
not half the work having been done in
the season just closing that was done in
the previous year. Indeed, only eleven
ships were built in the state and of the
ninetY-six vessels constructed, the
average tonnage was only 1926, or, taking
out the ships, less than 800. The pros
pect is that less shipbuiIding will be
done in 1879 than in any single year in
the last thirty.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30

PEOPLE usually find fault with the
government for being too slow to adopt
improvements. As papers and CORES
Pondents at Liverpool had been declar-
ing somewhat loudly that it would be a
great boon if cheap certificates OF posting
were furnished, so that the sender of a
letter might possess a proof that it had
actually left his hands, the English pos,
tai authorities agreed totry the expert
ment at Liverpool. At first twenty
seven of these hali-penny certificates
were called for daily, but it was not long
before the daily average fell to fourteen.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30

The milling industry of this country
Is said to rank next to that of iron. The
number of mills is over s. 900, afording
employment to over $4,000 men, whose
annual wages are over $2O,OOO,O 900, and
turning out yearly about $4,000, 600 bar
rels OF -four, of which 4.OOO,O 900 are ex-
ported to foreign countries.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30
AFTER CEzRLSTMAS.

1hsve lately heard a secret
Herd it, too, from truthful lips,
Santa Claus the sly sid fellow.
Makes his ~ 'sfteI-ChristmGs" 8" tips,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30

THREE HUNDRED gallons of castor oil
wer' produced this year in St. Clair
county, ILL.,, alone. The oil of Illinois is
said to be equal 10 t! at produced in
Levant, in Spain, Provence, Brazil, or
the West Indies, and it is steadily i'm
proving in quality. About twenty
bushels Of beans to the acre is considered
a fair yield.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30

WHOM the Lord hath Joined together
let no man put asunder," and yet the
statutes of the different states of this
glorious union afford no less than thirty
three distinct causes, exclusive of such
ioop-holes as "incompatibiIity of dispo-
Sition, uncongenialily OF temper, {"
etc. authorizing a matrimonial disolu-
ton.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-09-27

A special from Rockport, Ind, to a
Cincinnati daily, says that trip through
the southern counties of Indiana-Spen-
Ger, Warwick. Vanderburg, Posey, Knox,
Pike and Dubois-that grow more to-
bacco than all the balance of the state
of Indiana, it is observed that the rains
of the past three weeks have damaged
the tobacco crop of these counties from
twenty.to twenty-five per cent, and in
some localities even TO a greater ex-
tent, nearly entire fields being ruined.
1t is also noticeable that an almost equal
loss has fallen upon the crop from the
same cause in the counties of Hender-
son, Davies, Hancock, Beckinridge and
Meade, in Kentucky. Tobacco is the
chief crop in many of these counties, and
consequently the loss will fall heavily
upon the farmers. A great deal OF dam
age has also been done in many localities
to the growing corn crop, the heavy
rains and accompanying winds of the
first part of this month and the latter
part of August laying the stalks fat
upon the ground, where they are rotting.
In all these counties, and indeed through
out all Southern Indiana, greater
acreage is being sown to wheat than ever
before.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-09-27
The Ameer Of Afrnni.inn.

The Ameer feels thankful for the in
terest the British have taken in sup
pressing the rebellion in his country. In
reply to the Viceroy of India, who mott
fed him that Strong British force wild
march speedily on Cubul," he says: ]
have already writtenIto say that for the
past eight days, l have preserved myself
and family by the good offices of those
who were friendly to me, and also partly
by brides partly by deceiying the reb-
els Certain persons of high position
in these provinces have become rebel
lious. l am watching every quarter
carefully. trust to God for an oppor-
tunity Of showing my sincere friendship
for the British government and of secur'
ing my good name before the world"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-09-27
A pun,.nmen, wei, Deserved.

At Martinsville, Ind, a murder has
occurred that, if the particulars given
leading to the crime are correct, is de-
servedly merited punishment. A
drunken man named Flora Flutz year
ago ruined the sister of one Lenanear, of
which, it is said, he often took occasion
to boast in Lenanear's presence. The
other night, thinking his brutal perse-
cutions had not been dastardly enough,
it is said he tried to pick quarrel with
Lenanear, failing in which, he followed
him and began throwing stones. Lena
near, provoked beyond endurance,
turned finally and shot at his assailant
five times, four of the shots taking eff
feet. Popular sympathy is with Lena
near,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-09-27

The continued cooler weather has ma
terially affected the yellow fever ravage.
For the past few days the situation has
looked decidedly encouraging. Those
who become sick, for the most part, re-
cover, the per cent. of deaths growing
constantly less. The rigid quarantine
regulations in consequence, exhibit
signs of relaxation at an early day. Yet,
to prevent new outbreak, the board of
health of Memphis have published a
circular stating that refugees who have
not had the fever in former years will
not be permitted to return for the pres
emit. Total number of cases in Mem
phis to date, 1915; total number Of
deaths, 1864.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-09-27

Perhaps one of the coolest and most
deliberate murders ever committed, was
that Of the killing Of Miss McGlew by
Louis Guetig, at indianapolis, on the
10th Of September, of last year. Miss
McGlew was dining-room girl at the
Spencer House, in that city, which was
kept by Guetig's uncle. Guetig, then
but eighteen years old, was also in the
employ of the Spencer House, as clerk
He fell desperately in love with Miss
McGlew, much to the displeasure of his
uncle, who, to break off the intimacy,
discharged her from his service.
Guetig began drinking, and subse-
quently thinking to reinstate the girl
would break of this vile habit, she was
again given employment. Guetig quit
drinking for the time being and was
again accepted as lover by Miss
McGlew, but hisgood resolution was only
temporary. He began drinking again
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-09-27

shortly and II was said, became so disco
lutte In his habits that, to preserve her
good name, Miss McGlew refused to re-
gard him longer as asuitor. AT this ne
became snrsged and began system OF
drunken prosecutions" On the fatal
night on which the murder occurred, be
met Miss McGlew in company with two
ether girls in yard attached to the
Spencer House, and walking up to her
said. care you ready to make me the
promise I've wanted so longr' and drew
a revolver in threatening manner, she
cried out: ~ promise you anything,
when he began firing at her, emptying
the five chambers Of his revolver. The
first shot took effect through her left
cheek, when she fell on her knees i'm
mediatefy before her. But, deaf to her
entreaties, he continued firing, the sec.
ond ball entering her abdomen, the third
severing the jugular vein, the fourth en-
tering the thigh of Katy Collins, and the
last ST OF going into the lifeless brain OF
Miss McGlew. Guetig was at once arres..
ted. He assumed the air of bravado and
coolly declared: 81 intended TO kill her
and am glad did it. l expect to be
hung, andI don't care damn" His
execution took place at 1906 in the
court yard, at indianapolis, on the 10th
inst.-one year from the day OF the
murder-in the presence OF several
thousand persons. He read set speech,
after which, he smiled disdainfully and
laid the paper aside, indicating, as he
did so, his readiness. The moose was
adjusted and the drop sprung. 1t is
said that he has contended all along
that something would occur, before the
trap was sprung, to prevent his hanging
but nothing occurred. His neck was
broken by the fall, and life was pro
nounced extinct in fourteen minutes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-09-27

Ill luck in the productive indus
try in foreign lands, invariably rebound
to Americas great good fortune, and
while the foreigner is bewailing his sad
lot, we in America are making merry
and reaping the benefit of bis loss. For
two weeks past, the markets have
been scarcely steadily on the in
crease, butrather has it gone up by jumps
and rapid strides. On the 10th of Sep
TENDER, the following quotation came
from Chicago:
November wheat rose frem 99M to 81 02H,
and closed at nearly the outside figures. Corn
went up nearly cent. Oats half cent, rye
n half cent, barley cent. Pork about twenty
cents, lard, five cents, and bulk meats were
steady and firm" The report further says
" The heavy advance in prices all around this
week in this market may be seen at glance,
when it is noticed that for the October option,
the rise has been as follows: On wheat from
1870 to 81 033, corn, 342sc to 3715c, oats, 24c
to 2576c, pork, SO 25 to IS so, lard, .5.72c to
& 20c.n
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-09-27

The ovation extended to General
Grant, on his arrival at San Francisco,
on the steamship City of Toxic, is per-
haps unsurpassed in the history of any
man however great and of whatever
nation. The entire city of San Fran
cisco was brilliantly decorated and
ablaze with electric lights and the dis
play of fire works. The ringing of bells,
the volley of cannon, and the cheer upon
cheer that rent the air as the City Ct
Toxic neared her mornings is said
to have been deafening. A procession
numbering hundreds of carriages
while thousands were on foot carry
ing red, white and blse torches,
made up the grand pageant. Every
thing was enthusiasm and confusion,
and laugbable as it may seem, Kear.
ney's followers who, for time, enter
tanned the proposition to hang Grant in
effigy upon his arrival, took an impor-
tant part in the ovation. Grant sailed
from Philadelphia for Liverpool on the
18th day of May, 1877, and hence has
been absent from the American CONT
nent two years and little over four
months. II is said over $4,000 persons
were present on the various steamers
that went out to meet him by invitation
of the committee, besides those present
on private steamers and tugs. Grant
had received no papers bearing later
date than May, hence his anxiety to
know the news from his own country.
He made but few inquiries regarding
politics, and is not candidate for the
Presidency. He laughingly said that
he doubted if his former fellow-towns-
men would not elect him Mayor of
Galena.