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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-11
Feverlsh Love.

The aeclimated young man who .hasto
work fof his living can t afford to marry
an unacclimated girl. one who has noC
had the fever. Even the richest mer-
chants and largest property owners
complain of the expense of running
away and summering up North for four
months in the year. The acclimated
girl is astreasure in Memphis. She may
not have yellow hair, but if fsshe has had
yellow fever she is worth a mint of mon
ey as 8 household gift. The unaccli-
mated young man who has to work for
living can not afford to marry at,all,
because he can notpiek himself and wife
up every summer and skedaddle towards
the polar star. Among the courting
questions to be propounded prior 70
asking q girl TO. marry are the important
ones: q Miss -, have you ever had
the yellow feverP'' ''Was it q typical
caseP'f Are you certain your physician
was correct in his diagnosis of your
casePps If the answers are not quite sat
isfactory other questions might be put
that would develop the desired facts
MenlphtS appeal. sAs sB asAL
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-11
Uses the Cactus.

The fruit of the cactus is eaten by
Mexicans. One variety of cactus pro-
duces a yellow fruit, which is esteemed
a delicacy; so is the white. They are
frequently served with milk. The straw
berry cactus yields a fruit resembling
the strawberry in taste. 1t grows on
the rocky, sterile hills which jut in upon
the Rio Grande in Starr and adjacent
counties. 1t is delicious treat to the
overheated and thirsty wayfarer. The
apple of the common prickly pear is
generally red. Some of them are escu-
lent-otheTs are poisonous A ranger
many years ago procured a dessert for
dinner of prickly pear apples, sugar,
etc, ate it, and in two hours he was
dead. Eating the fruit of the common
cactus, which grows so abundantly and
luxuriantly in western Texas, often
causes chills and fever, much after the
character of a regular ague. The eff
fects usually pass off within "a hours.
Wolves devour the fruit They detach
the apple from the cactus by q whisk of
the tail and in other ways. The tail is
| then used as a brush to remove the
small thorns which cover the apple.
| These are quite minute and are difficult
to extract from the flesh. Some of them
have barbed points. The leaf of the
cactus is much used as a remedy. 1t
is prepared by being roasted
on burning Goals until the
| thorns are removed. 1t is
then scraped or split open, and applied
to sores, swellings, sore backs on horses,
and to many other remedial uses. The
prickly pear leaf is eaten by cattle, par
ticularly during a dry time. 1t is not
unusual in the - West - to see cow's
tongue fastened to the roof of the mouth
by large thorns. They are fed to oxen
While travelling at night you will see 1
light; on nearing it you viii discover q
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-11

Mexican, with a foFked stick, piling
prickly-pear leaves upon a fire, and,
when the thOrns have been burnt off, he
will toss them to his oxen. The leaves
contain a considerable amount of nutri-
ment, land are good dsubstitute for water
An OK win perform good service upon
this strange kind of forage. In western
Texas the prickly pear grows to a con-
siderable height. In many places they
are higher than a mans head when he
is on horseback. In Mexico the fiuted
cactus frequently attains so feet in
height. 1t is sometimes planted for
hedges, and is impossible. These
hedges appear well to the eye at all
times, and are beautiful when the cactus
is in bloom. There are numerous varie-
ties of the. cactus inss Mexico, also In
Texas sTbe Mexican name for com
mon cactus is nopal.- Teras Mute, Ran
QeT. s5FsF s1E
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-11
THANKSGIVING.


Many ,and bright are the scenes that are
Many the hearts that with ;gIadless exg,and
many the hope with fruftion at haDd,
ana the voicesof the turkyy Is heard Ia the
land;
For THANKSGIVING Day
Is welcomed away.
n heart- warming, glorious, genial season.
when the feelings, repressed
BY trafiic's behcst,
On enc day at least, for dominion contest,
And strive, of old, 70 be specially blest,
While care is a species Of treason
The city shuts up it's shop for this day,
The Oldest and youngest play or pray;
The churches are open In the ancient way,
For preachers to utter what they may,
With few to listen to what they say,
While all the Shaises and carriages
Are dashing around with their merry loads
OF babies dressed in their pretfiest modes.
10 dump at the doors of kindred abodes-
or nlled with those still hap4ler nodes
Who rush to try that best of. codes
Which binds US up in marriages.
The horse I'm the stall, the dog at the door,
Are loved and caressed tRd kissed once more.
And smiles are ioy0usly beaIning,
And the pullets destined for them to iiie
IN sympathetic seeming.
The land is vocal with psalm and prayer,
And joys glad note sounds everywhere,
"A festival Oblittion. fff
And savory streams like clouds arise,
To tickle the palate and glad the eyes
Oi lovers of virtue and pumpkin pies,
Where grave and gay, and dull and WISE
Pay tribute to gustation,
Lk
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-11
The Library Of the British Musenm.

Perhaps the largest collection of books
in the world is in the British Museum.
The library fcontainsCoVer aznlillion .yol=
umes. To become a Etreader'' in this
national library ard have this wealth of
literature. at PERSONS disposal, is a
thing much desired among London stu
dents of all classes. CasselI' s Magazine
gives, this month, an interesting account
of '' Reading at the British Museum"
A person must make application to the
chief librarian, specifying the applicants
profession, residence and the purpose
for which admission is sought This
must be backed by some householder,
who must have personal knowledge of
the applicant and who vouches for his
good behavior. If this application is
satisfactory the ticket is sent and is re-
newable at the discretion of the Hbrari-
an. The reading room is an immense
circle, with a dOmed roof of glass and
iron. There are three tiers of book
shelves, reached by two galleries.
These works the reader may take down
and consult, as they are all books of ref
erence. The great national library is in
an oblong building that surrounds the
reading room. In order to get a book
from this vast storehouse, the reader
writes on a card the name of book, date
or printing, name OF author, place OF
publication and size of book, all of which
Information can be found in the cata-
logue. He then sets down his signature
and the number of his seat, after which
he drops the card in one of three iron
baskets and returns to his seat. In ten
or fifteen minutes the book is placed be-
side him. When the reader is done
with it he must present it at the ticket
box, that comprises the initial letter of
his name@foT. instance, If his name be-
gins with o he presents the book at the
box labeled p T., and receives back his
application card, cancelled. The read
/ inc seats radiate from the center to the
walls IN double rows seven seats in a
row The reader is provided with a
comfortable stuff -bottomed chair, a hat
rack, a foot bar, two pens. quill and
seel, ink, ,blotter, paper knife and writ
ing table, On the readers right hand a
shelf. folds down and holds his extra
volumes, and on his left a bOOkholdeT
opens at any angle he desires. The
floor is carpeted with soft, noiseless ma
terial and strict silence is enjoined.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-11
Care Of the Eyes.


At writer in. .Harpep''s Bazaar has an
article on the care of the eyes; but, as
he fails to exhaust his subject, we add a
few additional rules, and, if they sue
ceed in exhausting the reader, we shall
trouble in compiling them
Never read, write, or sew by gaslight
II is exceedingly hurtful to the eve. Al
ways, when possible, use a kerosene
lamp-one low enough to enable YOU to
sit with it Immediately under your nose.
Not only is this practice recommended
by the worst oculists,- but there is also
the delicious perfume so grateful to a
cultivated taste. ~ -%---~---.
When outdoors, always protect your
visual organs with colored glasses. Be
sides being a great ornament to the
nose, they prevent the daylight reach
ing the eye. = Nothing is so bad as day
light for the eye.
Offeourse you will remove your glasses
when you enter an artificiahy lighted
room. 1t is only natural light that
hurts.
One of the very worst thingsyod can
do for the eyesight is to tell a man big
ger than yourself that his veracity is
doubted. One instance Of this kind has
often destroyed a persons sight for
months. @''.
1t is also asdangerous practice. to use
the keyhole as an avenue of vision. The
party on the other side may own a brad
awl or squirt-gun.- 2 T. Lrl - -
= To tougher the eye, it is recommended
by good authorities that one sit in the
steam-car beside an open window. This,
to be sure, is heroic treatment; but, if
persisted in, the eye will become so
tough that nothing can penetrate it-nOt
even light.
Reading at twilight is, excellent prac-
tice. 1t aceustomssthe eye to the change
full gradations of receding light until
complete darkness ensues. When
blindness inteTYenes, this darkness is
2 In reading, always place your book
on the table before you, and bend your
face down over it. This will serve to
concentrates your attention upon the.vol-
ume. If YOU become short-sighted, as
you probably will, so much the better.
Your thoughts will not be likely to be
distracted by distant objects.
1t is a rule follOwedby all careful gun
ners to close both eyes when pulling the
trigger. The danger of any detached
pieces of percussion cap striking the eyes
is thus obviated.
When an infinitesimal atom of dust
strikes your cornea, Immediately mop
your eye with a coarse @pocket-hand-
kerchief. 1t will cause you to forget the
pain made by the first-named foreign
substance.
Space forbids giving the correct rules
for removing a cinder from the eye.
There are 473 of these rules, any one of
them perfectly efficacious except in the
case under treatment. AS signs of rain
fail in a dry time, so do rules for ex-
tracing cinders from the eye when there
is one there.
Eyes are like egoed children, andshould
never be crossed. hts%
Gentlemen should never look at a
brilliantly beautiful woman. 1t engen-
ders .enervation of the eyelids, causing
them to nictitate in an unseemly manner.
The eye is the most precious organ OF
the body. F yFfrsfs
President johnson was notably fond
of it.
He spelled it thus ! To
But eye am getting egeyetistical.
Shall / stopP
Aye!-BoSto1a Transcript.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-11
PITH AND POINT.


CHICKENS stuffed with oysters ought
10 feel good.
EvERr.body gives adyicei few take II 81
and none act upon it.
A SrINCE PIE at bedtime is the short
est route 10 the menagerie. - -itt.lo4
81 g PAY as you 90 - is a good motto,
but the theaters make you pay as you
come in.
If it wasn't for the weather there
never would be any variety in some ~ q %
peoples conversation.
Mr.. HALLEcK, in his well known p e
poem called . Bozzaris; or, The Night
Before Thanksgiving Day. says:
NJ. An hour passed on-the Turkey woke;
He woke St to die, mid fire and smoke ,-r
s.r And bright blades hashfng last. ssT
PROFESSORS How dare you swear be-
fore me, sir2 Freshman (triumphantly) -
How did I know you wanted to swear f.rr
first? After the scene that ensued the 7-irs
freshman gathered himself up and
lently stole away.-AnlheTst Student. '-sii
WHO wouldn't rather be President
that be right? Come, now, no shirking I'D
around The salary of President Is $780, ---..
600 per year; the salary of being right .-s'-
is all the way from S15 per month down -e
to splitting wood for a cold dinner ..s s
Detroit Free Press. 'aT..
AN Indiana gent has been scalped by - .-F
plaster falling from ceiling.-DetrOtt
Free Press. How the telegraph does
mix JhlngSt we got II lnaJ an Intlah-itH-
agent was scalped by Plaster-faling
from-a-ceilng. Thought it was aqueer
name for an Indian.-B0stoa Post.
TIE TTH1E melancholy days are come,
of s hseI%2eat 5eSesa O. ees Ss and Scarlet rash aF
2 And i've cent lager beer. .4.
Heaped in the hollows of the grove, T...-
The autumn leaves lie dead, r ~
And festivals and C;lbbages '+ VITO
Are fifteen cents n aheael.--.----
The robin and the wren are flown,
.. And from the shrubs the jay. .--..-s-
and by the fire the loafer toasts -'
His shfns the hve-long day, 5l,s Jr.- e.. ...
JURIEs sometimes give very curious 1r H-
verdicts. One of the most remarkable ,
was that found by a WashOe jury in 4
case of milk-stealing. The prisoner --Ii
was tried on a charge of stealing milk
from another mans COW. Itwas proved
that he had frequently MIXED the ami
NAL at night, thereby causing his neigh-1: .-.-
Dor great vexation and annoyance. The -.1s
jury desired to express in their verdict
their sense of the aggravated nature of .ii .-
the offense. They therefore found the --
prisoner guilty of milking the COW IN
the first degree
JENNIE JUNE writes that s' George -
Francis Train has relinquished for, years ,..-s-f
the use of meat tea and coffee, and
stimulants ofall kinds, and lives a singu- '--
larly pure and abstemious life, strict EI,...
1y ascetic as any monk of old, only. in
stead of shutting himself up in CELL he
lives out of doors, IN the-free- air of
Heaven. He looks the picture of superb
health, and says he enjoys freedom
from all ailments unknown to those who --5t
deile themselves with the ordinary, .t.
brute methods of eating and living, His
mind, however, is full of belief in i'm.
pending disaster.h H--a a 4EfGaIarH
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-11

+ TROUBLESOME leaks around CHM
neys and over bay windows can, it is
said, be permanently stopped by apply
ing hot, with a brush, a composition
made of four pounds rosin, one pint lin
seed oil and one ounce red lead.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-11

DIR. w. A. w, SPoTswooD of Mobile,
Ala, now % years old, owns sword
which, it is said, once belonged to Gen.
Washington. 1t was given to the pres
ent possessor's grandfather, Gen. Alex
ander Spotswood, of Spotsyivania Court
house, Va, by Gen. Washington him
self, on the occasion of the visit made
by Gen. Spotswood to the father of his
country ut Mount Vernon in 1889.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-11

A BEER contest was a feature of
charitable fair at Fort Wayne, Ind,
each purchaser of a glass voting for his
faYorite brewer.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-11

FIRST drunkard-s' Come along home
you've drunk enough" Second
drunkard-'' No, 1 haven't. l may
have drunk too much sometimes, but
I've never drunk enough"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-11

MIR. o. b. GALUsHA of Morris, H.,
who raised this year about Il, 900 quarts
of Strawberries of some thirty varieties,
reports to the WeStern RllrGI that the
Charles Downing netted him more money
than any other, because the vines take
careef themselves, do not mat on the
ground along the rows so as to prevent
full development of the fruit, are eX-
ceedngly productive, holding out long
er in bearing, producing large berries
to the last Berry of moderate firmness
(fair shipper), and of fair, not rich, fla
vor." OF Crescent the following is said :
" Largest fair berries three and hall
inches round; brilliant color; best quail
ity for table, and moderately firm where
kept in narrow rows; vines the most
productive of any known variety, bios
SONS fertilize more completely when
every third or fourth row is planted
with Wilson's or (Which is BETTER
Charles Downing" ="
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-11
4 Plain Man.

The Woodward Avenue car going
north at II o'clock yesterday forenoon
overlook a man with a hand-trunk of
ancient make walking in the middle Of the
street. He inquired if the car went to
the railroad track, and then got aboard.
There were several passengers in the
car, and as he stood IN the door he
looked from one to the other and said:
- If 1 am intruding don't hesitate to
tell me so. I like people who speak out,
and | am used to plain talk II
No one objected and he took a seat,
crossed his legs and said to himself:
"I'll bet they never built this car for
less than fifty dollars! I'm glad the old
woman isn't here If she should see
how it's fixed up she'd never let up on
me till / tackled one to the house. III
never ride. on a wood wagon again when
l can jog along in chariot like this.
It's got more windows than a bee hive,
and wouldn't dare spit on the floor if
l was dying to spitl''=a e5f
As he made no move to pay his fare
the driver rang the bell.
g Got bells on here, eh?'' mused the
plain man. - Now who'd a-thought
they'd have gone to sUcn an expense as
thati Folks here in town are right on
the style, no matter what it costs -
The driver rang again and again, and
seeing that it did no good he finally
opened the door and said:
g You man in the corner tIere--yOu
didn't pay your fare! -
''My fare! Why that's so! Hanged
if 1 hadn't forgotten all about it Were
you ringing that bell for me?''
50 Yes
"That's too badl Why didn't you
open that door long ago and say to me /;
Here, you old potato top, if you don t
pass up your ducats IN land you in the
mudi' I'm plain man, and L never
get miffed at plain talk. Take the dam
age out of this half dollar! !"-Detroit
Free Press.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-11

MINCE MEAT.-TwO pints Of minced
beef, three of suet, five of apples, two
pounds of seeded raisins, two of cur
rants, washed and dried, one Of citron,
cut into slices, one ounce of ground Gin
namon, half-ounce each of ground
cloves and allspice, two grated nutmegs,
a teaspoonful each of salt and pepper,
two pounds of white sugar; mix all to-
gether and moisten with quart of Ma
deria wine and one of French brandy;
having thoroughly mixed the whole, put
it in a stone jar; cover with brandy
paper; tie up closely. Before making
into pies add cider, handy, and sugar to
taste.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-11
A Scare at the Wrong Place.

A number of medical students in In
dianapolis recently undertook to make a
victim of professional resurrection
ist" They told him that they had
secured body and asked him to remove
it from its hiding place. The supposed
corpse in the bag was a live medical
student. The students pointed out the
spot where the bag was concealed, and
the man threw the bag over his shoulder
and set out for the college. The corpse,
with no knowledge of his whereabouts,
Strengthened out just as his bearer was
crossing the canal. With rare presence
of mind the intended victim of the joke
heaved his burden over the bridge into
the water and calmly walked on. Had
not the companions of the unfortunate
fellow rushed to the rsscne there would
have been a areal corpse as the result of
the Joke.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-11

DR. r.. d. PORTER, Fern Creek, KY,
informs the Farmers Home journal
that, as the result of girdlng the vines
he has Ives grapes fully ripe three week,
aheadef the natural season of that va
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-12-11

freely buy of all and every, rather than
resent, and you know the sailors com
mandment-'Obey orders if it breaks
Owners'-is easier to keep than to stand
upon ones rights. This is principle.
which l have always attempted to fol-
low, but frequently the demands were so
extortiOnate that they exceeded the value
Of my property. However, this time a
chief must have a large mouth indeed,
that can not be flied with good things.
A years trial.will demonstrate whether
progress can be made and tolerance be
granted under this new system. In some
regions experience tells US the plan may
work wonders. God grant it success
everywhere! I have 10 Europeans and
about 200 natives. with me. 1t is too
early yet to say much of them; but
most of the natives seem not worth their
ratiOns. However, patience! We shall
see what time will make of US al and
how it will mold us all anew for the good
work. Who is there in Great Britain
that viii not wish well to this new enter
prise, which thus peacefully seeks to
reap for commerce and civilization the
fruit of the splendid discoveries effected
in Central Africa by this illustrious trav-
eler?-LOndO71 Telegraph.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-02-27
PENSION ARREARAGES.

WASHINGTON, February 19.-The House
Committee on Ways and Means intend to take
action tomorrow upon the subject of provid-
ing means to meet the demands of the recently
enacted law for the payment of arrearages of
pensions. Great diversity of opinion exists
as to the proper method. One proposition
looks to the issue of treasury notes to pay
claimants. General Garfield favors the sale
of 4 per cent bonds for that purpose. Judge
Kelly says the claims should be paid in stan
dard silver dollars, while Wood and other in
f1uential members believe that Secretary
Sherman can pay the pension claims and
meet the other deficiencies likely to result
from the reduction of the tobacco taxes by
osawang on the fqnds h tor
lutely certain that this Gengnass .NM not i'm
pose any additional taxes to. me6t the def
"a e tF4AE