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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-09-08

The procession proceeded slowly in the
! desired direction, and would have
reached It's destination in safety had
not Satan tempted Bill to get of q
joke on Sam, 50 he cal'el out:
Sam, jess twist the calf's tail.
Sam did 50, and the calf bleated as
| lift was opposed to an encore to the
performance.
The old COW began to trot. SO did
Sam, holding on to the calf as if he
had stolen it. Then the fun began,
for every once in a while the COW would
polish her horns on the ceilings of
Sans pants. Bill could not get his
hand out of the rope, and, as he had a
short leg, he had hard
work k eping up with the pro-
cessi n, or rather in not letting go.
He ran so fast that the kinks of his
wool straightened out. Finally he
gasped.
Sam, ontwist dat CATS tail
Sans legs moved so rapidly that
they looked like the spokes of a buggy,
'but he called back:
'Foah Gods sake! nlggah, don't
let go that rope; de cows agalnin on
me-
Drop de eaf SAM cried poor Bill,
whose arm, was coming out of its
socket.
'Drap de caf, for I can't keep up
wid the COW. Go slow niggah, OF
Pn turn the COW loos on you, which
however was more than he was able
to do.
Bill made the next fifty yards on his
back, he still most unwillingly retain
ed his hold on the rope, Fortunately,
the COW overlook Sam, and, in return
for his kindness in picking up the calf,
she picked him up on her horns and
threw him over into Mr. Carlyle's yard
0iAI 0IiO NStS ietOlSA LlIGtl u CIitStIlB LLS
COW, thought he would climb over and
see what Sam was doing. The COW
appeared to understand his wishes in
that direction 50 she started on q run
TO help him out. or rather over. She
was little late, but he went about
ten feet further into the field than he
would have done without her assis-
tance. There was neither of the n so
badly hurt as they were when old Car
lyle came and told them that the con
tract was that they should put the COW
in the yard. Instead Of that the COW
had put them in the yard, so the dol
lar belonged to himself as the owner Of
the cow.
It is thought lawsuit viii grow out
Of the matter.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-09-08
FEMALE BARRIERS

There is female barber in Bradford i,
and we are not surprised that she has
the heft of trade; that men shave who
never shaved before, and. men who al
ways shaved, shave the more now.
Why, they just tumble oyer each 9TH
er to get her chair, and the lucky man
just straightens himself out and puts
himself under the influence of her
hands as if she was female doctor.
When she runs her fingeIs around
his face and tickles him under the chin
with the Iather brush, it makes his
blood grow hot and his toes tingIe,
while his scalp prickles like an cleo
trio brush. Then when she slips one
arm under has head and grabs hold of
his off ear, and draws the razor to
stan board, he feels like paradise re-
gained. It's bad on the nerves, but
it's nice. The she hauls his face over
toward her and leans forward, bringing
his nose up against her, and proceeds
to clean the off side Of his head.
/ his is the time the man calls up all
his patriotism, and his courage, re
cites the Declaration of Independence
and dreams Of houris and the harem
of the Old Man of the Mountain, and
gets so weak that he takes hair oil,
bay rum, and 4 shampoo, and has his
hair cut twice.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-09-08
Greenbaok soissorings:

The Greenbackess of Pennsylva-
MIA, Ohio, Wisconsin; Minnesota
and Iowa have State tickets IN the
field.
Truth bores its way through
mountains Of prejudice, and makes
itselffelt, even while scorning to
give its reasons.
The Republican, party has com
mitted crimes enough in the name
0 'honest money to put his shame
his satanic majesty.
Justice to the masses is the foun-
dation OF true republic; any de
parture from this points to despot-
ism, regardless of name.
He who would denounce without
knowing why, is a higot, but this is
is the basis of most of the ridicule
against the Greenbaek idea.
The national party is the origi-
nal Anti-Monopoly party-the true
and only genuine article of the
kind on the market. Take no.
other
We believe that the issue of the
currency should be commensurate
with the industrial and commercial
interest of the people.
The Nationals all over the eou,e
try are organizing INTO comm ttss
to secure subscriptions to Green
back papers and to otherwise assist
in the spread of Greenbaek Iitera-
ture.
The National party is solid
against the monopoly of money,
which is now by law in the hand of
the National banks, to issue and
make 1t plenty or to retire it and
ruin all business.
Do no look for any truth about
the National Greenback idea in the
old party press. Ignoranceor sailing
under secret orders can only strike
the truth by accident, and that very
rarely.
One currency for the government
and the people; the Iaborer and
the Office holder; the pensioner
and the soIdier; the producer and
bondholder.
Communist is defined by modern
monopoly organs as one who desires
to live without labor upon the Ia
Dor Of others. How well that def.
milton applies to our National ban
kers and bond holders.
We earnestly ontreat every hon
est man to give this question of
monetary reform thought. 1t is
bound to come TO the front and
establiel the truth Of what earn
est Nationals have been teach
ing.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-09-08
Rhymes Of Animals.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette writes strung the following
lines together 10 tickle the ears Of my
little boys, and G years old They
tease their mamma to read 1t over and
over again, and they fetch the big Illus
trated dictionary to have her point out
the animals with such strange names,
and tell what she can about them. This
fancy for rhyme and rhythm Is, sup
pose, a Characteristic of nearly all chill
dren, and perhaps the publication Of this
VIII amuse a wider circle than my little
household. The aim has been, after Gu
phony, to have the most incongruous an
imals IL iuxtaposition
Alligator Beetle, Porcupiue. Whale,
BoboliI.l PGnther, DragoDhy, Snail,
Crocodile Monkey, Buffalo, Hare,
DronedGry, Leopard, Mudturtle, Bear,
Elephant, Badger, Pelican, Ok,
Flyingfsh, REINDEER Anaconda, Fox,
Guinsapiy. Dolphin, Antelope, Goose,
HumI1ingblrd, Weasel, Pckerel, Moose,
hex, Rhinoceras, Owl. Kangaroo,
Jackal, Opos3un. Toad, Cockatoo,
King6eheT, Peacock, Anteater, Bat,
Lizard, IclncuEOn, Honeybec, Rat,
Mockingbird, Camel Grasshoppcr. Mouse
Nightingale, Spider, Cuttlefisb, Grouse
Ocelot Pheassnt, Wolverine, Ank,
Periwin1le Ermine. Katyiid, Hawk,
Quail, Hippopotamus, ATmadlo Moth
Rattlesnake Lion, WoOdpcclltT, Sioth,
sslamander, Goldhnch, Anglewogm, Dog,
Tiger, Flarningo, Scorpion, Frog,
Unicorn, Ostrich, Nautilus, BIole
Viper. Gorilla, Blsiiisk. Sole,
WhiPpoorwill, Beaver, Centipede, Pawn,
Xsntho, Canary, PoihwOg, Swan,
fellOwhammer. Eagle, Hyena Lark
Zelra, Chameleon, butterfly, Shark
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-09-08
- ii IYnalen CIollllnr.

Prof. Jegcr, Of Stuttgart, recon-
nleDds the use of WOODEN clothing both
IN summer and winter, and has invented
"A sort Of normal dress by which he
claims tic accumulation Of fat nnd water
IN the system can be prevented. This
normal clothing has two essential prop
critics
!. It consists exclusively OF wool.
avoiding al materials woven from plant
fiber cotton or linen).
2. It makes a strong point in keeping
warm the middle line Of the front Of the
body.
But the principal peculiaTity Of the
clothing IS the exclusive use of sleeps
WOOL, even avoiding pocket and other
Innings Of c0tton.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-09-08
WARNING 70 YOUNG xEN.

Charles Lamb told his sad expert
enoe, as warning to young men, in
the following language: ''The waters
have gone over me. But out Of the
black depths, could I be heard, 1
would cry out to all those who have
set foot in the perilous food. Could
the youth to whom the favor Of the
first wine is delicious as the opening
scenes of life, or the entering upon
some newly discovered paradise, look
into my desolation, and be made to
understand how drear 1t is when ne
shall feel himself going down a preci-
pice, with open eyes and a passive
viii 20 his destruction, and have no hu-
man power to stop If, and yet feel 1t
all the way enanating from himself,
10 see all godliness emptied out Of him
and yet not able to forget time when
it was otherwise; to bear the piteous
spectacle of his own ruin; could he see
my fevsred eye, feveyed with last
nights drinking. and feverishingIy
looking for to-night's repeating Of the
folly; could he but feel the body Of
death out of which I cry hourly with
feebler outcry to be delivered, it were
enough to make hiIn dash the sparkling
beverage to the earth, in all the pride
Of its mantling temptation.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-09-08
HOW THEY PUT TIE
COW IN TEE YARD.

There is nothing that demands states
manship of high order as much as
the driving Of a COW with a young calf
to any particular place. Two Calves
ton colored men undertook job Of
this character, and, although they
gave the matter their careful attention
the result was very far from satisfac-
tory to anybody except the COW, which
seemed to enjoy it very much. Sam
and Bill were to get dollar to talIe
the cow and calf and put them in the
yard OF the owner, Mr.. Thomas Car
lyle who lives at the south end of Gal
weston avenue. After trying in vain
to get the COW to understand in what
direction they preferred she should go,
Sam and Bill called cabinet meeting,
Mt which the following campaign plan
was agreed upon: Sam was to take up
the calf in his arms aud go ahead
while Bill was to hold the COW back
by the rope which was fastened to her
Eorns.
EFF she goes too fast, said Bill, Tll
Jest hold her back
Aud ef she don't foiler fast enuf I'll
Jest twist de calls t,,iI and den she Il
come along, said Sam.
Sam took up the calfand wen. ahead
while Bill, in order 10 get a real good
lid, - .he rope around lis wrist.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-09-08
Why They Often Fail.

Young men often fail in the world
because they neglect small opportuni-
ties. Not being faithful in little things
they are not promoted to the charge of
greater things. a young man who gets
q subordinate situation sometimes
thinks it not necessary for him to give
much attention lie will wait till he
gets place of responsibility, and then
he will show the people what he can
do. This is very great mistake.
Whatever his situation may be, be
should master it in all its duties faith
fully. The habit of doing his work
thoroughly and cOnscienciously is what
is most likely to enable young man
to make his way. With this habit,
a person of only ordinary abilities
would outstrip one Of greater talents
who Is in the habits of sighting sub
ordinate matters. But, after the adop-
ton by young man of this great es-
sential rule of success shows hum to
be possessed of superior abilities.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-09-08

Many thanks for your kindness,
Mr- francisco; gcoiby, sir.
Harvey mounts his horse and
winds his way, sadder and wiser man
tohis Kentucky home, without a fight
Francisco, according to my recol-
lection, had several children, none of
wAom partook Of his rgth except
a daughter, who, it Is said. could
hold barrel Of apple brandy cut at
arms length.-T Ex.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-09-08

A CONFECTIONERY says that the ''crOp"
Of mar1ingeable young men at the water
ipg-places this season vas a failure. Too
many were planted IN bill, perhaps,
and weeds were permitted 10 grow up
and choke 'em. i is a crop that needs
very careful attention and much coax
ing. The tOP-dressing should be tho
best IN the market, and the ground
should be piowed deep and thoroughly
irrigated. If these directions are thor
oughly observed, we predict that the
crop viii be so large next season that a
young lady can go out and pick two
OF three OF one bush --.NoTristotC5i Her
aid.
When is a railroad-rack like
a shipz When you see a cargo
on i,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-09-08
HUMOROUS.

Passing around the hat Is an
old and excellent method Of get
ting at The cents of a meet
ing.
Boys IN possession Of sound
thumbs had better make the most
of them now. The Fourth ap-
proaches.
How could the Maid of Orleans
be considered fair when every one
. knows that Joan was q arch2
The proprietor of Louisville
bone factory announces that per-
sons leaving their bones with him
can have them ground at short
notice
A Freedman advertised that he
had a "chaam" for an apprentice.
He had looked up tie work 'open-
ing in the dictionary.
Birds are entitled to just'cy.
When a man is indulging in a frolic
to say he is out en- ''lurk" is a Ii
bel on shat bird. lie is really on
a swallow.
Go out, young man; she is not
here" said an uptown preacher
last Sunday, in the midst of his
sermon, TO u youth whom he saw
standing hesitatingly in the door
ways
When Shakespeare popped that
conundrum, 'STell me where Is
fancy bred2.' he little dreamed of
the shower of Vienna bakeries
that the centennial was TO bring
US
Moss should he removed from
the limbs ef trees before it is put
in mattresses. No matter how soft
pieces Of wood may be, they lack
the downy feeling peculiar to fine
feathers.
low DO uniformity Of action,
the abiding place Of talent, and
nan's intellect. resemble each
o;herz The first is homogeneous,
tac second is home o genious, and
the third homo genious.
~How do you pronounce s-t-i-n-g-
W a teacher asked tho young gen.
tloman nearest the foot Of the class.
The smart boy stood up and said
it depended a great deal whether
the word is applied to man or
bee.
Johnny was riding with his
uncle in a country where many
naples grow along the road
side.
"That is tho tree that maple
sugar comes FROM" said the uu-
Gle.
"Where2 Wherer exclaimed the
boy, "On, do let me get out and
seeitr'
So the uncle stopped Abe horse,
and Johnnie crawlRd ont and exam
ined the tree carefully. lie look
ed puzzled, and, as he clambersd
into the buggy again, he said, in a
disappointed tone:
Il don't see how the nice, big.
round cakes can como out Of such
little hole?n
One day, last winter, Carrie
two and a halfyears old-was look.
ing out of window while snow
was falling.
"Just see 2ll the dirt coming
down here!" she said.
Her little brother-two years
older-repiied:
''That ist'd dirt: that's snowr'
"Snow? Why, fought the an
gels were a sweeping heaven!"
After a momtnt's silence, the
boy said:
Mamma, if she finks that's tho
dirt Of heaven, what you's spose
she finks the clean part is2"
Bertie went to the Geological
Garden with her mother. She
was standing before The lions cage
when she exclaimed:
Mamma, | should fink the lion
would be 'fraid Of his own foar.''
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-09-08
The Wife's Appeal.


Come near me, let me lay my hand
Once more upon thy brow,
And let me whisper in thine ear,
Loves last and fondest vow,
The lips that breathe the trembling
words,
will soon be cold in deSth,
And thy dear cheek can feel no more
Their warm and loving breath.
I go from thee; God only knows,
How have longed TO stay
How have shuddered thus to tread,
The lone and shaddowed way,
Faith tells me that soon may know
The Joys the blessed find,
And yet falter, while cast
a lingering look behind.
I see the loved before me here,
In bitterness and tears,
But can leave thee something still,
To light thy weary years;
Young tender forms will cling to thee;
Perhaps, viii miss my tonei
And though they will- not share thy
grief,
You will not be alone.
Fold them still closer to thy breast,
To soothe their childish woes,
And cheer the many lonely hours,
The motherIess must know;
The world with all its hopes and joys,
Will sometimes make thee glad,
But they must linger round a heart,
All desolate and sad
And o. when time shall calm thy
grief,
Per chance the hour will come,
When thou wilt win another form,
To share thy heart and home;
When thou wilt welcome to thy board,
4 younger, fairer face,
And bid thy children smile on her,
Who takes their mothers place.
But think not, could speak to thee,
That would irown or blame,
Though they should love the stranger
one,
And call her by her name;
For they can speak to thee for me,
While in thee is their trust,
A word, smile, a look like mine,
VIII call me from the dust.
Yet, make my grave no place for tears,
But let the dear ones bring,
To cheer their mothers lonely home,
The blossoms of the spring;
And even there thou too may'st kneel,
And softly press the earth
That covers her, whose face once gave
a brightness to thy hearth.
Then viii the forms Of former years,
Steal softly to thy side,
And for an hour thou canst forget
Thou hast another bride,
She may be ali thy heart can ask,
So dear, so true to thee,
But o! the spring-time of thy love,
It's freshness was for me.
May she be blest who comforts thee,
And with a gentle hand
Still guide the trembling ones
That make our household band;
She cannot know the tenderness,
That fills their mothers breast,
But she can love them for thy sake,
And make them more than blest'
Yet keep one place, one little place,
From all the rest apart,
One spot can call "home".
Within thy faithful heart;
And in the holy hour of dreams,i
When spirits fill the air,
With tender eye and folded wing,
I'll softly rest me there.
May God forgive this errlng loye,
Taht Is to mortals given,
1t almost woes my my spirit back,
From happiness and heaven;
And vet feel it viii not die,
When this fraiI life is DER,
But watch till all my loved ones come,
When we shall part no more.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-09-08
1Ecasth and Home.

The parental HEARTH, that rallying
place Of the affections. It was the policy
Of the good old gentleman to make his
children feel that HOME was the happiest
place in the world and I value this
delicious home-feeling as one OF the choicest
gifts a parent an bestow.-WAsuNGToN
IRvIEG.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-09-08

n Two-sToRY wen is one OF the curiosi-
ties Of Erin, n. Y The two parts ara
one above the other, and separated by
ten or twelve feet OF hard-pan. Water
can be pumped from either well, and the
lower one pumped dr. while the Upps'
one retains an inexhaustible supply.
IL Russia all the sons and daughtera
Of Princes inherit their title. They Are,
consequently, as plentiful nJ sparrows.
1t Is said that there Is a FillRge whore
every inhabitant Is a Prince or Princess
GallItzen Tho title OF Prince ia Rus
sia Is abou. equivalent 10 that Of Esquire
IN England.
APPAKTTOss are so seriously disturb
ing tho incredulous world IN Europe
that they have st last found their way
into literature, and one Of the Tlost in
oustr1Ous Of hookmakers, Mr.. Daven-
port Adams. has been hunting up tne
curiosites Of specters. To show the
morbid fancies Of other book cOmpilers,
Il may be worth while to mention Prof.
Norellis's treatise on suicide, IN which
The progress and development Of mur-
der arc traced from remote times dowa
to the long statistical tables for thih
special feature on social science which
ali civilized countries noW issue aEnus
ally.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-09-08

The gold basis idea, and banking
systems which robs labor of It's just
reward, Eaust get down and over the
eff, and become numbered among
the things that were. This is to-
be the work Of the National
party.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-09-08

Special rates given oa application.
a5-Au ls.siness lettrrs must hc addressed 20
GEORGE ". ARMIsTEAD.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-09-08
BOLIVAR BULLETIN.
TERMS cF ApYERTrsnTa

One square Of eight lines 81 80 Tor the nrst inser
tlou. and y ecnts 1or each suhaeaaclt il.ssrtior
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-09-08
You will not be alone.

Fold them still closer to thy breast,
To soothe their childish woes,
And cheer the many lonely hours,
The motherless must know;
The world with all its hopes and joys,
VIII sometimes make thee glad,
But they must linger round heart,
All desolate and sad.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-25
Rules for Home Education.

l. From your children's earliest in
fancy inculcate the necessity of instant
obedience.
2. Unite firmness with gentleness.
Let your children always understand
that You mean what you say.
3. Never promise them anything,
unless you are quite sure you can give
what you say.
1. If You tell child to do some
thing, show him how to do it and see
that it is done.
5. Always punish your child for
wilfully disobeying you, but never pun
ish him i'll anger.
6. Never let them know that they
vex you, or make you lose your self
command.
Z. If they give way to petulance or
ill-temper, wait till they are calm, then
gently reason with them on the impro-
priety of their conduct.
{. Remember that little present
punishment, when the occasion arises,
is much more effiectual than the threat
ening of a greater punishment should
the fault be renewed.
9. Never give your children any
thing because they cry for it.
10. On no account allow them to
do at one time what you have forbid
den under the same circumstances, at
another.
IL. Teach them that the only sure
and easy way to appear good is to be
good.
IL. Accustom them to make their
little recitals with perfect truth.
I3. Never allow tale bearing.
II. Teach them self-denial, not self
indulgence of an angry and resentful
spirit
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-25
Social Honor.

Every person should cultivate a nice
sense of honor. In a hundred different
ways this most fitting adjunct of the
true lady or gentleman is often tried.
For instance, one is a guest of family
where, perhaps, the domestic machin-
cry does not run smoothly. There is
sorrow in the house unsupported by the
outer world. Sometimes it is dissi
pated son, whose conduct is a shame
and grief to his parents; sometimes
relative whose eccentricities and pecu-
liarities are cloud ON the home. Or,
worst of all, husband and wife may not
be in accord, and there may be often
bitter words spoken and harsh recrim-
nations. In any of these cases the
guest is in honor bound to be blind and
deaf, SO far as people without are con-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-25
If You Wish to do Business,

You must tell the public of that fact and when
you have once begun, you must keep telling them
of it. Your surest, cheapest and quickest way to
tell them is by advertising inthe Newspaper circu
taing among the people you want to reach.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-11-25

cerned. If a gentle word within can
do any good, it may well be said: but
to go forth and reveal the shadow of
an unhappy secret to any one, even
your nearest friend, is an act of indeli
cacy and meanness almost unparallel
ed. Once in the sacred precincts of
any home, admitted to its privacy,
sharing its life, all that you see and
hear is sacred trust. 1t is as really
contemplate to gossip of such things
as it would be to steal the silver or Dor
row the books and forget to return
them.
When the money market gets tight