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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-11-20

4 young man on Main street says he
is going to attempt tho feat OF going
forty days without working. lie saws II
his employers do not watch him. he
thinks ho can accomplish tho task,
R0ctlapd COt0icr.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-11-20

a man named hi- dog Gosh, and when
the animal was present At a picnic whore
a lot Of bees got loose he ran from ono
person 60 another 40 fast as his legs
could carry bin 10 sec what they wants
Od Of him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-11-20

Chester Dixon, Choctaw mdian.
aged II, killed a squaw. II IL believed
that ho was temporarily insane. but no
such defense was interposod at hi4 trial,
aud ho was convicted Of murder. The
sentence WAS hat he should bo shot AZ
noon on "a certain day. In tho moan
time no was allowed TO 20 froe o. his
plodec that hc would present himself at
tho appointed timo to b0 punished with
death. Ho quietly made tho arrange
meuts Tor bis own funeral, gave yay
such property az he had. and consui,od
with an aged Choctaw seor as ~ the
Indian belief in "a happy bunting ground.
d" crowd was gathered vt tho place Of
* cutiOn when tho condemned man. at
noon precisely. rode to tho spot on n
pony. lie was as steady and cool as
though caring nothing for tho ordeal.
Some women wopt, and hc smiled at
them contcmptuously The shooting
was done so well that ho died instantly.
-.
a 'ro u story " a nlr.r 4 Vl1d
little boy picked blackberricl vii day Tor
hfy cents, aud starte 10 The circus, but
hel poor Iitllo boy who was cripple.
AMI who bad a dozou starving sisters.
consins aud aunts. The good litlo boy
made himsclf an oicomosynary msutu~
ton, gave lis iify ccuts 90 tho bozgar
boy, criod until th' circus oponod and
then crawlcJ uudor the canvasa and
doadheadcd it wenty year anorward
that good little boy ran awHy with his
friends vito. and just tho other day the
husband lied and left hin, ono thousand
dollars, saying that he m de 70 rule
movCr " f1rLenl q fIunr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-03
AReliable Duck Story.

speaking OF the duck shooting on st. Clair
Flats" sighed an old citizen. as he took seat in
the gun store, IL don't think there are as many
birds up there as there were ten or fifteen years
ago. Why, sir, the channels used to be trlSJ
black with EN-, and they were so tame that you
could knock 'em on the head" Everybody
sighed TO think that those good old days and
ducks could never return, and the veteran
hunter continued: Il remember was out one
day in April got In among the blpeds, and how
many do you suppose counted?r Three hum
dred," yentured one of the auditors, after long
interval. Three hundred. Why always killed
over thousand every time went OUT No. sir;
counted over sixteen thousand great big, fat
plumb, delicious ducks. and then had only
counted those on one side OF the boat,' How
long did II take your II don't know, sir; l had
no watch with me. Time Is nothing to man
counting ducks. / counted aloud, and when
the ducks were small / counted two for one
BY and by got tired OF counting and got ready
for the slaughter" How many did you kill?;'
well now, suppose could lie about 1t and
say killed nine or ten hundred but Tm get
ting too near the grave for that No, /
0ldn hill blasted one, and that's where the
began TO lift that gun up those ducks knew what
was up 10 just as well as human being. and
what cid they DO? Why, Sir, about two hun
e Oh ein MADE sudden dive, swan under
aid upset her, Yes sir, they did, and there /
was ia the North Channel, I'm ten feet OF water.
c DSsi apse- h1ght coming on and In my wet
bottom OF the boat, f1oated t1ve miles and was
picked UP by two Indians We lowed that upset
Doat TO an 1slal- 7, and here another curious
lnlng comes In. nder the boat were two hun
dred and sixty-fou- large, plump ducks They
mad Deen caught there when she upset, and all we
mad 10 DO was TO haul EN- out and rap 'em on
inc nean why, why didn't they dive down
and get from under the boat?" asked the anna
teur duck-shooter. why didn't they, Sir; WHY
didn't they? Wei, sir, ! might have asked
EN- why they didn't, out II was too late; cold
wind had sprung up, and didn't feel like talk
ing. All know Is that counted over sixteen
thousand ducks, captured two hundred and
slxty-1our, and have affidavits here In my wal
let TO prove everything have stated. Does any
man here want TO see the dOcumentS?n No
man old. They all looked out of the windows
and wondered II they could lie that way when
they had passed threeScore years. ttrOa Free
Press,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-03

MAS, &C., can all be employed to adorn q bal
cony. A basket planted with an Arabella rus
CHA In the centre. with q fringe OF lObelia
around the edges; another filled With q purple
amaryllis, brilliant scarlet lily, with q fringe
Of gypsOphila muralis; another with a finely
cut-leafed cOleuS surrounded with othonna
craSSifOlia; and fourth with Happy Thought
geran1um edged with panicum plicatum,
whose leaves are striped with white, green and
red, would be handsome and varied. Pots filled
with palms, hydrangeas, oleanders, ADDITIONS.
ETC., can be placed along the front, or wherever
there can be found space for them. II the bal
COMES are made without q roof and consist Of
an ornamental iron or wooden railing, they
can De covered by placing arches OF iron rods
along the front lengthwiSe, and attaching them
nrmly to the sides OF the balcony, and then
covering them with vines and creeperS and
suspending baskets from the top. Instead of
placing large pots Of plants In front, box made
OF wood or OF tiles can be made to run the en-
tire length Of the front. This box can be filled
with bedding-out plants, petunias, tropeo-
lums, and vines, and after the frost has de-
stroyed their beauty, they can be taken out
and their places supplied with crocuses, tulips,
hyactnths and narcissuS, which will make d
brilliant show early In the spring. After flow
er1ng these can be replaced with the summer
plants and vines. In purchasing baskets for
balcony gardening, wire frames filed with moss
are more suitable than heavy wooden arrange
ments, or expensive porcelain baskets. The
plants Will soon cover the frame work and hide
the moss almost entirely. While the wire work
gives free drainage. it also requires daily care
In Water1ng.-COunt1p Gentleman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-03
A Test of Life Or Death.

According 10 the London Medical Press those
tlmld beings who are haunted by apprehenSiOnS
OF being buried alive, and who make teStament-
airy provisions against such contingency, may
now take courage, for science has supplied an
infallible means OF determining whether or not
the vital spark has quilted the mortal frame.
Electricity enables us TO distinguish with ab5o-
lutte certainty between life and death, for
two or three hours after the StOppage OF the
heart the whole OF the muscles OF the body have
completely lost their electric excitabillty. When
tract II. then, when Faradlsm, as the treat
ment with induced currents OF electricity for
remedial purposes Is called, Is applied TO the
muscles or the limbs and trunk, say five or six
tracuoie response, IL may be certified with GER
talnty that death has occurred, for no faint, nor
trance, nor coma, however deep, can prevent
the manifestation OF electric mnscnlar con-
uactllty. Here there is no possibility of mis-
take, as there certainly was when the old re sfs
were employed. WV ~ ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-03
Charles Reade.
HOW THE GREAT NOVELIST wORKS-HIS PERSONAL


APPEARANCE.
When Mr.. Reade speaks OF writing as q la
borious and difficult art, says London Truth he
Is not talking at random. His books are con-
structed with an amount Of labor which SUPER
1cial observers might not detect. Ito avoid
describing Hydepark." he observed to Mr.
thirty cooks about that country" may add
that he works by fits and starts. He feels that
he must be in the vein" to do ANYTHING, Occa-
sionally he forces himself but the results are
INDIFFERENT. Herein he differs from Sir Walter
Scott, who went steadily to work every morn
Ing at 6. Scott, by the way, is a favorite OF
Reades, who calls him "the British Homer
PerhapS the test OF true appreciation OF Scott is
that man should love "Rokeby;n and Reade
can quote With zeSt from that moderated
poem. With respect to Scott, the novelist, ad-
mirerS Of Mr.. Reade will scarcely be disposed to
allow that 1.-THE ClOiSter and the Hearth" yields
In excellence to single one OF the great In
chanterS productions. think Reade went 10
Holland and Germany on purpose 10 c0liecG
materials for that masterpiece. Apparently DIS
thoughts took q more serious turn from the
date OF that voyage. An old comrade of his OBJ
served gioomily. che used to be such a Jolly fell
low: then he went to Germany and had his hair
cut. and I don't know what It was, but he
seemed to be changed The sentence Is mystic;
leave &c to the initiated to guess what was
meant. At present his appearance Is that o. a
model old man-hale, hearty, and withal "Of q
stately courtesy'-except, indeed, in some minor
details For instance, an author OF some re-
nown recently dedicated novel to Mr. Reade.
and received, not till after some delay, an
acknow Judgement OF the briefest kind on torn
fragment OF foolscap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-03
THE COLD TYPES.

Thou fool. beware the terrors Of cold type
Tremble and cry, spare me the terrible test,
Needs must he have high courage, soul addrest
In ease and mansge of the smooth Tipped pipe
The firm and flying touch. the bold. sure grippe
That holds the subject still in idea, lest
Falling below the level of his best,
He should be famed in Judgment az unripe.
The public knows not, and should never know
How many failures go to one success
But write on stiI. and all that labor spent.
Burn what is written time at last will show
In some great crisis real storm and stress
Your perfect mastery Of the instrument.
APRIL 2. JOHN SAyARY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-03

NEW HAyEN's WOMAN MIsKR-Nancy Bar
thoiomew, venerable woman, died in New
Haven recently She had the appearance or
extreme poverty, yet she owned, at the time or
portions OF the city. She added TO her income
py picking up bits OF Irvine, rope and coal, and
oy lmportuning aid from strangers. She was A
church member, and well related. She went out
OF the house recently with a scuttle OF coal
which she peddled and sold TO gain the cost of
having ton put In her cellar. on her death
sioo IN Dank notes was found sewed ia her
chemise, and the value OF her property was
about 81. nnn. - 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-03
fF0R The EVENING SrAR-1
DISILLUSION.

Gazing one morning on the frosty pane.
I saw a forest Of fine crystal spun
By cold In silence, marvsllously done.
A thing IL was magnificent and vain,
Whose transient glOres but an hour remain:
For the keen glances of the bright haired sun
Melted the crystals all together run.
How water hubby, fsccid and ipane,
30 with the public do my poems fare.
For all their tissue delicately wrought
By sparkling fancy in my fervent thought,
Though seeming rich. magnificent and rare,
To pitlless publicity of print when brought,
vanishes like frost work in the sunny air,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-03

1.-THE LIBERAL VICTORY IN GREAT BRITAIN
telegram from London last night says: Tins
lar In the elections in Great Britain the lib rails
nave elected POO members, the conservatives ly2
ana The home rulers IL. The liberals have gain q
d ana lost II members. while the home ruler
have gained g."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-03

HThe Salt Lake Tribune dsnouncas savarat
men OF Salt Lake City for adopting the NINA.
dOnable custom Of wearing silk hatS
a. Rev. DR.. j. A. Haynes, OF Loudon county.
va, a prominent Baptist minister, died Tuesday
last, OF heart disease,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-03

IL Zephaniah, y said his wife. with q chilling
severity Il saw you coming out Of saloon
the heartless man, s'you wouldn't have your
husband staying In saloon all day would your,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-03
LaZiness the Foundation Of Social

Socialism is disease OF state of civilization
In which true science OF society scarcely ex-
lists, In which false notions OF life OF the rela-
t1on OF the individual to the society and the
state, are wide spread, and In which all ranks
are honey combed by sentimental notions OF
what ought TO be. and can be- in this world
since Rousseau, q certain set Of doctrines has
been permeatfng modern society, which have
no truth In history Oh fact at all but which fiat
Ter human nature and are sure to be popular
because they make light OF education culture
capital, breeding, and all the eXcellences
which, being all very hard to get, raise him
who has them above him who has them NOT
The same doctrines teach, per contra, that the
unframed man is the normal type and stand
ard, so that men, instead Of being urged so seek
the eXceilencfeS are encouraged to believe
themselves superior, without them to those
who have them. Such is the outcome OF the
doctrine OF equality, and, as 1t has spread II
has only grown more popular has prOpagated
more and more fallacfeS, and shifted more and
more distinctly into q thirst and demand for
(eQuaD enjoyment OF material luxury. Social
Ism Is an effort to crafty this thirst in some
other way than by using II as an incentive to
Industry, and economy. obviously, there Is no
other way, unless IL consists In taking away
the means OF material enjoyment from those
who have produced and saved them and gf wing
them to those who have not produced and
saved them. Every step In that direction is q
step toward universal impoverishment and bar
baTiSm, and every step viii have to DO won by
war. The socialists assume that their victory
In that war Is certain, but 1t Is certain that
they are entirely Observation-Disclosures tor
March.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-03

tF- Gordon Truesdale, who with his wife and
family OF four small girls resided near south
Bead, has Just come to q fr1ghtful end He was
an amateur phrenologise and had a passion for
collecting skulls. Some months ago. as he
confessed on his death bed, he went to the
grave Of Sarah PlattS, cut and tore the
head from the body and carried it OF. A short
time ago swelling appeared on his nose and
assistance was called and pronounced the case
one OF blood poisoning. His head soon became
mass OF corruption, and he died in great
g0ny,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-03

fact. Fat answers two purposes; it acts as a
non-conductlng envelope for the body, and
serves as store OF fuel In the course of
exhausting diseases 1T not unfrequentIy hap
pens that the life of patient may be pro-
and then he dies of hamilton. Fats supply the
material OF the heating process on which
vitality mainly depends. In great excess it
Is inconventent; but the external laytngs-on-
of-fat Is no certain measure of the Internal
development of adipose tissue; much less
does tendency to grow fat imply, or even
suggest, d tendency to what is known as
out on this point, as the most absurd notions
seem to prevail. Again, it Is not true that
special forms OF food determine fat. That is
an old and exploded notion. Some organisms
Will make fat, let them be fed on the leanest and
scantiest and least saccharine descriptions OF
food; whilst others Will not be 'fattened," let
them feed on the most "fattening' OF diets. The
matter is one In regard to which 1t IS supremacy
desirable and polite TO be natural, adapting the
food taken to the requirements of health rather
than substance. Simple food. sufficient exer-
else and regular habits with moderation In the
use OF stimulants compose the maxim OF safe
and healthy way OF nfe.-lLoaadon L1ncet.
BALCONY GARDENING.-Early in April, prepa-
rations can be made for adjoining balcony, so
that 1t will be bower Of beauty from June to
November Vines are OF course the Chief es-
sential, and there Is large variety from which
creeper, clematls of various kinds, madeira
vine, wtstaria, passion flower, honeysuckle.
lessamine and Japanese woodbine are best. The
Virginia creeper and Japanese woOdbine will
grow quite as rapidly as any other climber;
while In summer their color will be bright
green, In autumn 1t will become a mass OF
glowing crimson and red, With blush purple
berries and they Will live without protection
In the coolest climate. The vines should be
planted In large tub or box, painted green.
Ii 1t is desired, two boxes can be planted with
the creepers, and one placed at each end, and
the vines trained to meet over the top and to
cling to the wall above. Along the front such
climbers as clemat1s, madeira vine, maurandla
aud tropeolums can be planted in boxes, and
allowed to hang over the sides. or be trained on
strings attached to the upper part Of the bal
cony. Hanging baskets, filled with brightly
blooming plants. can be suspended between the
pillars, with very good effect. Yariegated CO.
ieus, blue lobelias, coliseum Ivy, double geran-
iums, variegated leafed geraniums, doubls petu-
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-12-09
Special Locals.
December 9th, 1880.

Good goods at the lowest possible
prices at 4. r Hall q Sons.
Lots of Furniture of all kinds at
Polk & YorP's
Ifyou want to get bargains goto A.
r. Hall & Sons cash store.
Furniture Furniture Furniture /!
At Polk & YoPP's
Everygood judge of goods knows
that they can buy the cheapest and
best at A. r. Hail & Sons.
A bargain in cigars at Moore &
Horvey's, by the box!
A large stock Of ready made cloth
ing at the very lowest prices to be
found at A. R. Hall & Sons.
Go to Moore & Harvey's and
examine their new stock of cigars.
Good ready made clothing at the
lowest living prices at A. r. Hall &
Sons.
Jas. Howard sells nice oysters at
80 cts per hundred.-They cant be
beat.
Go to a. R. Hall & Sons cash
store for bargains. Remember the
place, and make no mistake. =
Mess. Moore q Harvey, having
a thorough acquaintance with the re
fined tastes of the gentlemen in and
around Bolivar, have had manufac-
tured to order ten thousand cigars,
which they have given the title of
"Bolivar Belle" in compliment to the
unexcellcd ladies of the town. Those
do not ignore the compliment, when
they inhale the delightful odor that
emanates from the smoke. Mhese
cigars at nickle are the best and
cheapest in America, or Hardeman
county either.
Every good judge of goods knows
that the best and cheapest can always
be found at a. r. Hall & Sons.
The Bolivar Belle" is made of
the very best tobacco, with pure
Havana filling, and Mess. Moore and
Harvey have had ten thousand manu-
featured to order, especially fer this
market. It is undoubtedly the best
and cheapest cigar for the money that
is made. 1t is only nickle.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-12-09
Administrator's Notice.

YsNHE undersigned, having this day sug-
a gested TO the Clerk Of the County
Court of Hardeman County, Tennessee the
insolvency Of the estate Of y II. Prewitt. de-
ceased, all persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified 10 file the
same duly authenticated according to law.
with the Clerk OF the County Court of Har-
deman County, Tennessee, on or before the
7th day of June, 1881, or the same viii he
barred in law and equity. AM narsons
owing said estate viii pay UNDERSIGNED.
n. 4. D. BRYANT.
Admir- estate Nathan H. Prcwit-, deed.
De .ember 7th16SO.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-12-09
TAKES 1879.
DEL1NQUENT8 TAKE NOTICE

DELINQUENTS TAKE NOTICE
On thc first Monday in January
next 1S81), at the Courthouse door
in Bolivar lIardeman county, Tenn,
l viii offer for public sale the real
real estate belonging to delinquent
taxpayers in said county, for the year
1879, which real estate can be seen
upon my books in my office.
j. c. SAVAGE,
County Trustee.
Dec. End, 1880.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-12-09
MARRIED

MADDOX-WILKES-On No
uember 30th, at the residence of the
brides parents near Bolivar, G. w.
Maddox and Miss F. w. Wilkes.
Rev. D. a. Ross, officiating.
DORRIS-RAGON-In the 14th
district on November 18th, w. II.
Doris and Miss Sarah Ragon. Esq.
F. Nj Hooper Officiating.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-12-09
InsoIvont Notice,

~ ANING this day suggested TO the Clerk
IA OF the County Court af Harden an
County, Tennessee, The insolvency Of the
estate Of G. i. Swami, deceased. notice is
hereby given to all persons h,ving claims
against said estate to file the same authcn-
tieated, rs The lag requires, with said clerk
on or before the Isl day Of June, 1881, or
they will be barred. r. p. NELLY,
-12-9-4t Administrator
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-12-09
TnsoIvenl Notice.

II AFlNG this day suggested to the Clerk
County, Tennessee, the insolvency of the es-
tate of Jacob I.ineberry, deed, notice is
hereby given to all persons having claims
against said estate to lie the same authen-
ticated as thelaw revuires, with said clerk
on or before the 9th day of June 1881, or
they will be barred. JACOB GIBSON,
l2-0-4t Administrator