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LIEBIG co.'s COCOA BEEF TONIC.

"As a counteractant To debllltaLlng In =
fiuences (lassitude, nervous depressi on
debility, malaria, dyspepsia, livel COM
pl,llnts, heart afectlO g. drnpsIcal
troubles, arrangements OF the stOm ch
and bowels) IL il Invaluable" says Pro
lessor W. HUNT. NJ. D., Honorary
PeLel sburg, Russia. eLc. All who are run
down and debIlitAled should take IL. Be-
ware Of limitations. Jan26-3td&Wlts
NOTlCE,-Dr. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer is the marvel of the age for all
Nerve In.eases. All fits stopped fTee.-
Send a. 93l Arch Street PhilP delphia,
1Ht 2O-ly
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Many physicians are prescribing DR..
Bulls Baby Syrup because they know IL
Ia good remedy for children and Ia war
RATED not Ia contain either Opium, NOR
pin n, paregOric or landa, um the base Of
the usual soothing remedies.
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NEW ADVER rlsIMENrs.


EOR KEET.-The store and dwelling,
L. No. 8l3 Market street. we'll located for
dry goous, trimming and notion store,
Possession 25th of March next. Apply TO
u. q. P.J0HNSON, 4l6 Market st.
GO REWARD-LoST. A GOLD PIN
d j Sunday Afternoon, about 4 or 8 o.
cl OK, between Grace Church aud Dela-
ware Avenue and Washington streets. III
left at THIS OFFICE, a reward of 81 will
be paid jau3l-4t.
n OTICE,-A meeting OF the wholesale
IN and retail liquor dealers Will be held
In Herdmann's Duildng. Four b street,
= near g, Market. on Tuesd ~. Feb. the LIST. at
In the business Is requested TO at end. lt.
lioR r MA ine second story front
Il room AZ No. AIS Market street. Suit
able Tor an office or light business
u. Apply at THIS OFFICE.
DUBLIU sALE-L. w. stidham & Son,
Il will sell at their auction rooms, ON
Wednesday morning, February 2d, at l0k
O'Clock, fresh cows With calves by tnelr
L. W. sTIDHAM & SON,
Jan3l-2t. Auctioneers.
NJ oTlCE.zzREPoRT OF THE TREAS
IN urer Of the Board of Public Educa-
tion, for the year ending, December 81,
The Treasurrr's report OF the receipts
read ard eferred TO the Finance Com
mite:
RECEIPTS.
Cash In bank, January |, $780, t2II4l rs
Cash appropriation for year. 1880, 42,0OO 10
Cash received from Trustees of
School Fund 1872 10
Cash recei Ved from Delaware As
.ociation 664 40
Cash received from school district
No. 10 3U9 20
Cash receive from citizens night
school association l04 10
Cash rereived from old school
No. 10, 7l33
Cash received from N ght School IS As
Cash received from sale of old
books 446
Total receipts $75, ,l0s ~
DIsBURsEMENrs.
salaries &53, ,4S8 OF
Books and stationery 4,428 IS
Fuel 27I7 62
kepairs 2,46 IL
lnsu ance 4IU 80
Rent Of Nos. ls. II, IL and Board
room 925 90
Printing 49, 50
Advertising "a 81
Inciden ais 667 IL
Board room supplies l3f VI
5uperintendenGs supplies 6s IL
Coht ctor u Taxes. School Dis.
trict No. 10 40 90
Total disbursement &e5 $40 55
Balance Ia bank. Jan. |, 1881 vo63 23
S7h,Il3 IS
H. B. MORROW, Tre,s. b +. Z.
Examined and found correct:
VIM. w. LoRDRLL,
EDwARD Nom IIkE,
Z. U. FURRY.
Jnn3l-2t. Com. ON Finance.
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my child was arected In the Same
manner as ouls, ~ 70. b. and Dr. Bull
Baby Syrup gave 1t almost nm ediate
relief, would surely give 1t y trial,
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FEBRUARY DRAWING.
1850 RSSes, yll2,s0s
n Tickets, go. IS Tick cts, SOC

Re.nIL mo 4es or ba;'k draiL ia ,eI Ter, ~
send by express. DON'T Sand BY
REGlSrkREU LETTER OK POS l..
OFFICE ORDER orders of t5 and up
ward, by ex press, eau tie sent al our ex-
pense. Aud esA al, orders 10 H. Al. BOARD-
MAN CourIe,-JourDHt Building, Louis
vilie. Ky, or T. j. CON MEkFORD, 2i2
ui, I'D aV N-w York. -. ianl,
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- =: - 29lfl -. g: -.
Popular Monthly Drawing OF the
commonwealth Distribution Co..
AT MAoAULRY's THEATRE,
MONDAY, February 2sth, 1881

MONDAY, February 2sth, 1881,
These drawlnss occur monthly (5u t.
lays excepLsd), under prov.siona Of an
Act of the General Assembly Of Ken
lucky, Incorporating the Newport Print
Ing and Newspaper Co., approved AprilS.
1918,
RS-ThiS is a special act, and has never
Deon lepealed.
The United States Circuit Court on
darch 81 rendered the following decisions.
lst Ihul The Commonwealth DiStrtbuIt0a
Cl1npdnU is tegot
III lis Drawings are fair.
n. B.-rhe Company has now on hand
large reserve fund. Read the list OF
nrizaE fur The
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DUBLIC SALE

Townsend. Jan.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-02-10
Th2se Wives Of To-day.

Three men Of wealth meeting not
long since i'll New York (says an ex-
change, the conversation turned upon
their wives. Instead Of finding fault
with women in general, and their
wives in particular, each one, obcyed
the wise mans advice, and s'gave
honor unto his wife"
tell you what it is" said one of
the men, ''they may cay what they
please aPout the uselessness-- of modern
women, but Emy wife has edonc her
share in securing our success in life.
Everybody knowsi that her family
was aristocratic, and exclusive, and
all that, and when I married her she
had never done a days sWork in her
life; but when W. & Co. failed, and
| had to commence at the foot Of the
hill again, she discharged the servant
and chose but n neat liltIea cottage,
and did her own housekeeping until l
was better,of7 4
'And my wife, said a.sccond, "was
an osly daughter, acaressed and petted
to death; and everybody said: "WeIl,
if he will marry doll like that, hell
make the greatest mistake of his life;
bat when [ came home the first year.
of marriage sick with fever, she nursel
me back TO health, and I never knew
her to murmur because 7 thought We
couldn't afford any better style or more
luxuyies."
"Well, gentlemen chinea in a
third, 81 married: a.rsmart, healthy,
pretty girl, but she rwas regular
blue-stoeking. She adored Tenny-
son, dotted on Byron, read Emerson,
and named the fr4t baby Ralph Waldo
Emerson, and the second, Maud; but
l tell you what It's" aud the speakers
eyes grew suspiciousIy moist, "when
We laid little Maud in her last bed at
Mt. Auburn, my poor wife had 10
remembrance of neglect or stinted
motherly care, and the little dresses
that still lie in the locked drawer
were all made by her own loving
hands.
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Would yo1l

Would you keep your rosy complex
ion, wear thick soled shoes.
Would you enjoy quiet content do
away airs and pretenses
Would you have others respect your
opinions, hold and never disown Them
yourself.
Would you have good health, go out
in hesunshine' sickness Is worse Tran
freckles.
Would you respect yourself, keep
your heart and body clean.
Would you retain the love of a friend
do not be exacting.
Would you gain the confidence Of
business men. do not try to support the
style Of your employer.
Would you be never told a lie, don't
ask personal qu ations.
Would YOU sleep well and have Q
good appetite, attend to your business
Would you have the respect Of men
never permit yourself to indulge in vul
gar conversation.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-02-10
25 -B0IIYAR, TENN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10 1881
SL.50 PER ANNUM.

Jack, owe you everything. Tel
me your name, and I know my father
viii have you promoted in the ships
employ" said Bob.
Ny name? Henry jackson Hun
ter, The boys use only part Of my
middle name. .
Henry Hunferi Did your father
save Robert MacGrogor2'
THAT was one he saved; he
saved several"
Bob wanted to know if Robert Mac
Gregor set his father to drinking, but
he dared not and Henry Hunter was
too much Of a gentleman to let him
know. " -
Bob made a handsome apology fer
his insulting words that day, and then
went 70 his chest, took out the "Navi-
gator and gave it to Henry. Bob
when he handed over also the
advice, but he toed the
mark7aAd did bis duty.
The railroad train was not only stop
ped that day, but..switched offon a nea-
TRACK, forssBob began a better life.
And though he found thescaa rough,
hard master, be served it faithfully
and made a plucky, upright and sue
ctssfuI seaman.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-02-10

L
Texan independence used the bideous
/ story to ex2sperato his followers. She
'oid that when she was leaving San
Antonio the town and country were
Peri9med with odors arising from the
holocaust made Of the bodies Of those
fell IN the Alamo She beheld the
names inst consumed the body of her
husband AMI Of Crockett and Travis.
and vas instructed by Santa Anna to
describe the horrible scene to Houston
and his followers She executed the
order with Painstaking. care,a The eff
feet was little dreamed Of by the bloody
Mexican leader. f
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-02-10
srRIKIxG Contrasts.

Every rag stuck into window to
keep out the cold from the drunkard's
home denotes a contribution toward
buying new suits for the rumseller
and his family. The more elegance
and ease. ia the rumseller's family, the
more poverty, degradation and de-
spair in the families Of those who pat
ronize him. Tho corner grog-sLop,
with large Plnte-glas5 windows and
marble tioors, is;paid fer by tue ten
antsfof other landlords who refuse to
let their buildings-fo for such purposes.
The more plate=glass and marble
slabs there are in the rum-shops The
more old hats and soiled garments
must be stuck in the window of their
patrons to keep out the cold air. The
more silk hounces upon the dress of
the rumseIler's wife, the cheaper
the calico upon the wife and
children Of his patrons. The more
spacious the parlor and brighter the
fire Of the rumseller8, the more scam
lily furnished and colder arc the
abodesof tLose who patronizo him.
While tho rumsolIer drives his $1,000
span, his customers cannot evon afford
a hve-cent horse car. From the bung
hole OF every barrel of liquid daInna.
ton that Is sold by the dramsellers
there flows q constant stream of
drunkarda, criminals, paupors, tramps,
lumatics, and imbeciles to fiji poor
houses, houses of correction, ,jails and
prisons; while blasted hopcs, ruined
homes, aud paupeFs graves are the
relics Of the trade Every dollar that
the owner Of the rum shop and his
rum selling tenant put into their
pockets, comes out Of the pockets Of
the poor men, and is Il dead loss as
far es the public good is concerned,
Worse than that, the more rum sold
the more burdens there are imposed
upon the homestcitizeBs and taxpay-
ers. The richer the landlord and his
rum selling tenants grow, the poorer be-
come the lundlords who let their build
in9s for tenements and Legitimate bus-
mess. 1t is an undisputed fact thAt
the laboring man who has family
cannot indulge in liquor drinking and
pay his landlord and grocer. .tg
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-02-10
C0NUxDRUas.

When is.a-syall like a fsh?-1Rhef
it is. scaled. --
How does stove feel when it is
full? Grateful. .-aE.s
When is boat like heap of snow?
When it is a drift.
Which of the reptiles is a mathema-
tician? The adder. s.i .aa
When is docto, most annoyed.
when he IS out of patients.
What kind Of a ship has two mates
and no captain? Courtship.
When is a fact like a universal pat
ent? When it is patent to all, .
When is literary work like smoker
When it comes in volumes
Why is an EngIishnian ike bee?
Because ne is ruled bya a queen.
What is that debt for which YOU
cannot be sued? The debt of nature.
Why Is crack shot like a man Of
mark? Beeausc1 hes a noted cI,arac-
ter. -7e'H. '.-s 'l
What is that. which shows others
what it cannot see itself? a mirror.
When is a man slike friendship,
most seriously tried? When he stands
2-loan. -.s
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-02-10
Tnnalleranee
JoHN p aoueH ANp nrs.cIaA Rz.-

"~H-' p NoO6Ed AM HtS-SitiAR Re- 20 e. =
A good story is told By John B.
Cough, who used to caution Lis hear
ers against mtemperance-including
the habit Of chewing and smoking to-
bacco, as we'll ~as-the -use-of strong
drinks, Although ne had faced thou
sands Of immense audiences witheut
fear he acknowledges. that on ono
occasion he encountered an enbarrass-
meent he could not easily overcome. 1t
was his OWN fault, he says, and proved
q useful lesson which he never forgot.
In his own words: 4tf
I was engaged to address larue
number of children in the afternoon
the meeting to be held on the lawn
back Of the s'Baptist church. In the
forenoon friend met me, and after a
few words said: - ...,-.-. 7..-5---.. sd.
81 have some first-rate cigars, will
you try a fewr7
no, l thank you" .
Do take half a dozen. s-----
Il have nowhere to pusthen,." s-I
. You can put: half dozen in your
pocket" s Dob. .. -r.
I wore cap nsthose days. and to a
please him put the. cigars into it, s
andSat the appointed time. 1 went Ito
the meeting. I-..ascended the plat
form and faced an audience of more
than 1000 children As it was out
Of doors I kept my cap for fear of
taking cold, and in tho-exeiteneRtEof
my. acknowledgement ..fformipg7bad hab.4s
is, forght3aIl about, the cigars.
Toward the close Of my speech l be- ,1
'ame';mure in earnest, and5 after
warning the boys against bad com,
'any, tobacco, drink habits and
he barroom saloons, I said: -a @
Now boys, let US give three
,ousing cheers. ..fforStemperance in all
hings. Now, then, three cheers.
Iurr,rh!7
and taking eff my cap I waved it
most vigorously, when away went the
,igars"'. right into the midst of the
audience. The remaining cheers
we're very faint and were nearly
lrowned insthe laughter of the crowd.
was &mortiied and ashamed, and
hould have boon relieved could [
AVE suak through the platform cut of
isht Myafeelings were still more
-ggTavated By a boy coming up to the
tePe of the platform with one of
hose dreadful cigars, saying: Here's
e'of your cigars, Mr.. Cough"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-02-10
fTeartlr and Mnfne.

- y a FIIFl---- -Il-9Il y y"
b The parental HEARTH, that raTlying
place of the affections. It was the. policy
of the good old gentleman 10 make his
feel that IioME was the happiest
place, in the world; and ! value this
delicious bome-fecling as one OF the choicest
gift4 a parent an bestow .AW WAsiIISeroS
IRTiEG-- . mslf 5iEf iflll. I'll OH
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-02-10

THERE are. three hundred thousand
toll gates to hell IN thc. United States.
occupying the time of Elk hunGred
thousand men. Suppose the same
number of mon would come from Eng
land end do one bundredth part the
damage to cur people, the cry would
berdised ali over lie land. to arms
arms! and lsurl the destructive foe
from oar lanti
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-02-10
LIFE. AND DEATH,

siless3 u ~ --7i1jri5 ans iam
"wkae f2Iifa, fathefsa a A Battle, my child
Where tie, strongest lfaiiee may fail, -
Where the Faricst oyes MAY be hagaiied, -
And the stoue stheart nay qHsii3 sa,.s
Where the focs areg gathered on every hand.
And rcst, not, day nor night 4
And the feeble lille ones must stand
I In the 4hiekest Of tie fight"
suf.i .;5f -1s.lf. s-.fs = ssrdI
II. - f.t- .-,tsaarG +.
WHAT'S death, father?' "The rest, nay child,
When the strife and toll. are DER;
The Angel ofteiod. Who, calm and mild,
Says ne need fight no more; a''' -' =
Who drivoth away the demon band,
Bids the din ofFhatfie -ceasg; q fhRnd, ,
Takes the banner%and-spea from the failing
And proclaiIns an eternal peace"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-02-10
Up lT fHf 7ARI1-aRIlMI.

VI gN IH6 SABy-A5M!Ig.,
"All ready, Bob ship goes ..
morrow ~
eyes, sir"
"Trunks packed29
eyes, sir
Can yot walk a rope?
"WelI, father, ] strung a rope ont
in the yard from one fence to the other,
and have. been trying to walk it. /
couldn't goit."
"Well, have you got your sea-legs
on, and can you walk n ships deck"
'4 have been faithfully trying to
walk up andsdow PLANK while Ned
Abbott see-sswed it, and I thought i
did quite WE'LL =,
I. Bob's father laughed over his sons
sea-drill, as he called it. This going
to sea was really no laughing inattef,
and MIR. BlacGregofa knew j! His son
Bob " Is not & positively bad -bayy bat
zomehow the bad that was in him was
coming forward at a ranidsratc and the
good was in the background. He was
like a railroad train feeling ono strong
impulse of tie steam after another.
driving ahead rapidly, but on the
wrong track, and there seems TO be nei-
ther brake to stop It norsswitch to tn4T
it.
81 must bring Bob's train to a stand
still and change its course somehow,
thought Mr.. MacGrgor. ....And+e-qnd
he shall havea tasterof salt water.
Yes, Il whole mnathful!s He shall &c
to sea. That sometimes stops yeung
chaps and sets 'em to thinking.
And now Bob's trunk was packed
for the sea, the big, rough, noisy, tnr
buaent sea, there to find eout sifse
mouthful Of salt water would stoI
him. aa f-Fsfr4
/ EiAnd, Bob said his father ono,
more, you may 1-eet OH shiPboard ;
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Ny next resort is then tho porch,
Where roses trail End blooni;-
Ha! IS il echo that betrsys - rsk
The Joys of yopder roonl2 - as
All, no, ,aFtsrtled "chapge OF base s.4<.
Reveals the preience there A4.1.
OF Capid's votarices and, alas! k3EEr 9
There's still anotheT pair
SW - re1.a -- sai.zt ~ -t.sssal1 81 -issf
, t'But sure, think, my Library. :.
viii be a safe retreat" So s'.-- --
So thero at once, with quickeped step
takemy weary feet- - .i.e5s :,
Vain hope that warning sound again
BredESson nay listening ear - =.
Thank Heaven, by youngest hath not yet
Attained her thirteenth year! E. Z 81 p
80 afffu ~ -.sssr ssfg 10 s---
Hsrk! there she isl and. bless my heart,
That popinjay, young Isunn, - .,--9 81
Is at her side 90 believe
That she, too, has begun ~ % -
Oh, We who love 70 SIT and dream .3''
OF future married joys, --'-e--.-
Pray Heaven with honest fqYor that
Your girls may all be boys!
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-02-10

,0ith tie gloss and freshness Of youth.
Thin hair is ehickened, falling hair
checked, and bsldness often, though
not always, cured by its use. Moth
ing can restore the hair where the
follicles are destroyed, or the glands
atrophied and decayed. But such as
remain can be saved for usefulness
by this application. Instead of foul
ing the hair with a pasty sediment, it
will keep it clean and vigorous. Its
occasional use viii prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling of, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterioUs substance
which make some preparations datl-
gerous, and injurious to the hair, the
Vigor can only benefit but not, harm
it. If wanted merely for q
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-02-10
Ayers
H1G2' V9!gO1',
For restoring Gray Hair te
lis natural Vitality and Color.

a DIRE S sin g
which is ut ones
a gre @ a b | e,
healthy, and eff
fectual for pre-
s serying the
hair. Faded or
gray hair is soon
restored to ats
original color,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-02-10
BOLIVAR BULLLT4.
80 d ApvERrrsna.
onelaare Of esi iines, 81 20 for tse sF-t insc-

9-An business lettOrs -n'dsr I,c aldrsssea =
GEOEGT. y. EBNfTsTEED.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-02-10

sDat?3 said Sam, looking up from
the heap of potatoes he was slicing
forethe frYingspan ''dat am Jack.
His manic am Jack. IA sort OBJ lady's
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-15
Shoes Made for Fifteen Cents a Pair.

SAID q prominent shoe manufacturer
to reporter of the Boston Herald: ,
"Here is q shoe that may be said to
be made entirely by machinery. The
uppers, souls and heels are cut out and
formed by different machines. The
lasting, pegging, sewing up and secur-
ing the seams, putting in eyelets, and
even the cleaning out of the pegs inside,
are all done by machinery. What do
you think that shoe can be made for?
You could probably never guess. Well.
the work on it, not including any Of the
materials used, can be done for q sum
so small that it would astonish you. /
can make and box that at q profit for
Z l.2 cent, or Is cents pair. It whole
sales for about $l.20. It is q good.
solid shoe, and will give good service.
Every shoe of q certain size is an OK.
act fac-simile of every other shoe made
by the same machine-that is, the
right shoe is tke same as every other
right and the left like every other left Of
that size. They are put together in q
more neat and uniform manner. and
are stronger and better made than most
of the hand-work of the same Glass;
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-15
The Square Man.

THE square man mezzures the same
each way, and haint got no winny edges
nor shaky lumber about him. He IL free
from knots and sap, and won't warp.
He is klear stuff, and I don't care what
yu work him up into he won't swell, and
he won't shrink. He IL amongst men
what good kil.dried boards are among
carpenters, he won't season krack. II
don't make emmy difference which side
ov him yu cum up to, he is the same big
ness each way, and the only way tew
got at him, emmy how, IL to face him. He
knows he IL square, and never spends
emmy time trieing to prove it. The
square man is one of the best shaped
men the world has ever produced, he IL
one of them kind oy chunks that kant
alter tew fit . spot, but yu must alter the
spot tew fit him.-Josh Billings.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-15
Jules Verne.

JULES VERNE 10 about 81, with fine,
handsome head. Once q blonde, he
wears bis beard full, and his hair i.
curled in . haphazard fashion. His
features are more than regular; they
are fine. His eye is bright, of . clear
blue, brilliant and yet moist. His dom.
inant expression is sweetness, but a firm
sweetness, like rosy steel, which does
not bend. His mouth, which says such
charming and clever things, says "yes"
and ''no" with the same smile. But
eyes" or "no," it is irrevocable. A
Breton, of Nantes, Jules Verne has kept
the religious traditions of Brittany, but
rather like painter who preserves the
impressions Of his travels, than like a
child of the soil who would die for his
faith. He is at bottom more of q skeptic
than D'Eunery. No one would stand
up more bravely for doctrine, but no
one would, q moment after, make a
more questionable speech. In politics
it is worse, for he never voted in his
life.
The son Of a lawyer, he came to Paris
to study law. His literary tastes led
him in another direction, but neverthe.
less he was admitted to the bar. He
then became secretary to NJ. Perrin,
who at that time had the double ad-
ministration Of the Opera Comique and
OF the Theater Lyrique. After this he
followed the bent of his tastes more
freely. He contributed a number of ar.
ticles to the Musee DIES Families, and
about this time wrote q piece in one act,
" Des Pailles' Rompus, with which
Alexandra Dumas was connected, for it
was he who had it produced at the
Theater Historique, and it was he who
bought the first copy after It was print.
ed. After an experience In the stock
market, being still in love with litera-
ture, Verne published his first book,
Give Weeks in q Balloon" It went
of like hot cakes, though it was only q
trial. But the success was so great
that it appeared to Hetzel that here was
q new road to literature which deserved
to be followed up. He made an en-.
gagement with Verne for twenty years
on what then appeared splendid terms,
but which have since made the fortune
of the lucky editor. After the publica-
ton Of "Five Weeks in Balloon" he
announced to his friends one fine morn
ing that he was about to get married,
and then disappeared. 1t was the only
sign Of life that his wife has ever given.
Since then he has led the same life of
study, Of travel, and of interminable
production. He passes his life between
Paris and Amiens, where he has q
splendid house, when he is not explor.
ing somewhere or other on his famous
boat, the Saint Michel, on which most
of his stories are written. As for the
rest, he is the most charming man i'm.
aginable, modestly earning his 100000
francs a year, to say nothing Of the great
fortune the stage seems to promise him.
Paris Figaro.