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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27
WHOLESOME ROOD.

See to il that your girls have strong
bodies. Don't ruin them by oveT-in-
diligence. Give them from babyhood
nutriciOus food aud constant exercise
to change uiat food into vigOr and
strength. The Swiss, who arc a
strong. active and vigorous people,
rarely eat anything but bread
and butter and cheese, and drink milk,
thus proving that meat is not abso-
lutely necessary. Still we have so
great a tendency toward the eating of
pie and sweetmeats, instead of meat,
potatoes and fish, that it is small
wonder if we are spare, feeble aad
nervous. Our girls eat so little
cheese, so little nitrogen Of flesh max
ing food consume SO little nutrimcnt
containing phosphorus, that meat Is
absolutely a necessity, that their Vi
tality, strength, muscle and activity
may not be far below that of any
other people. They should consume
more gluten and less sugar. have more
physical and less mental exercise,
since the strength of the body sup
ports the brain. There Is nothing
more important than this keeping of
regular and early hours. Women
who from necessity spend most of the
day in bed and the nightin work and
dissipation, have always pale, faded
complexion, and darkly trimmed and
wearied eyes. Too much sleep is al
most as hurtful as too little.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27
CORN FODDER.

A farmer writes: Corn fodder, as
all farmers know, is not only an inn
portant crop, but it is one of the cheap
est of food for stock. Everybody
knows how to grow it, and as to the
harvesting, that also is a simple mat
ter. But everybody don't know how
to save their fodder when once il Is
grown and cut. / saw the following
plan for shocking corn fodder in an
agricultural journal last year. It
seemed reasonable, and tried it last
fall with SO much success that l now
write il out for others who may not
know about it: Make a shocking jack
of a pole sixteen feet long with two
legs at one end, the other end resting
on the grOu nd. Bore hole big enough
to insert pole four or five feet long,
"a broom handle will dO). about four
feet from the upper end. Set this
jack where you want your shock TO be,
putting your fodder in the four cor
ners made by the small pole or
broomstick. When the shock is made
pull out your broomstick aud go
ahead with the jack. In this way
your shucks can be easily pitched into
the wagon without breaking the
ehock -
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27
New Value in the cotton PIant.

The value of the cotton plant (gOs-
sypium berbaceum) has been increased
by the discovery that the bark of the
roots yields a promising dyestuff. Mr..
w. G. Staehl reports that when the
bark of cotton roots is exhausted by
alcohol of the specific gravity of 0.S4,
a dark reddish brown. liquor is OBJ
tanned, which, when distilled to re-
cover the spirit, leaves a resinous mat
ter, which amounts TO eight per cent,
of the original weight of the bark.
The new product appears black and
shining, but when puiYerizSd, takes
the color Of eochineal. It dissolves in
fourteen parts of alcohol, fifteen parts
of chloroform and one-hundred and
twenty-five parts of benzol. 1t dis
solves also in caustic alkalies, and is
precipitated from these solutions by
acids. Hydrate of potash cOlors it
green. SulEhuric acid dissOlYes 1t
with a red brrWn color.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27
ssDooToRING'' FARsI ANIMALS

It is a poor practice to be continual
ly dosing animals. When we see
farmer frequently visiting a drug
store, the impression is, that there is
something radically wrong in his
management. He is the "sick one"
and needs the aid of a good physician
some one tie show him that sickness
rarely happens on a well ordered
farm ; that clean, warm stables, and
plenty of good feed, pure water in
abundance, etc, are far better than
their opposites, with all the physic
that the largest drugstore can supply.
Nothing is more clearly proved than
the importance of care and keeping Of
the right sort for the health of farm
animals and their profitable growth
and increase. Sickness will some
times come with the very best of
management, and when it does, il is
better to employ skilled hands to cure,
then to doctor" and "physic," and
perhaps kill the valuable animal
yourself, that under proper treatment
might have been saved at a trifing
expense AgricuktiualiSt.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27
FEEp THR FRuIT TREEs.

Much injury has been done to fruit
culture by the expressed dread some
cultivators have of ''tOO rank growth"
A fruit tree never suffers from too
much manure if the roots are healthy.
If a tree seems to suffer after heavy
manuring it is only that it was iii a
one were to empty a cesspool, a cart
load OF fresh lime, or some other in
ordinate mass of food under tree it
would suffer; but our meaning is that
no amount of manure that would be
found Of benefit to any regular gar
den will be otherwise than beneficial
to fruit tree if the roots be healthy.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27

mature mites, but are very much
smaller. appearing when viewed with
the above mentioned power, about
one-tenth of am inch in length. The
disease being of a similar character to
the seab in sheep, or the mango in
dogs and cattle. it may be cured by
the same treatment. Ifthis disagree
able affection is suffered TO remain IN
the flock while one fowl is troubled
with it, it will certainly spread. as
tie mites viii burrOw beneath
the scales OF other fowls. If precau-
tons were generally used the parasite
could soon be extermiuated. 1t should.
be made a disqualification at poultry
shows for fowls to be affected with
scabby legs or feet in any degree
whatever, for we know that several
poultry yards are not free from this
disease, and whenever affected fowls
are sent out disease goes with them
-4merjcdR AgricUlttrist.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27

We would bring to the notice Of our
friends, as the season approaches for re-
turn of the dreaded disorder of ''Chills and
Fever" a remedy which come TO us with
highest recommendations of merit; we re-
fer to 'sHUGHES' TONIC" 1t is prepared
by Messrs. Il. A. Robinson d Co, Louisville,
Ky, and is composed Of such ingredients as
Will often when taken separately and alone
give relief: when combined they are almost
sure to prove a certain cure, the many ia
vorable results bear testimony TO this opin-
ion, and the remedy Is steadily growing in
favor. We advise you TO get it at once and
make trial Of it.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27
SMALLER FARMS IN THE SOUTH.

TIE process of subdividing the
large plantations into smaller farms
is going on steadily in the South
even in the States where the old sys-
tenn had taken the deepest hold. The
Woodworking farmer, who follows the
plOw himself, is gradually crowding
out the luxurious planter-who, in
the ante-bellum DAYS, scarcely took
the trouble to direct the operation of
his labOrers. In Mississippi. for in
stance, there were 1880 plantations
i'm 1860, and the average number of
acres to each was $40. Ten years
later there were 6S,023 farms, the aver
age area of each being 1913 acres. In
1880 the number of farms was 75,-
205, averaging 185 acres each. While
the area of cultivated land is less than
it was in 1860, yet the production of
cotton is nearly twice as great. The
census of 1890 will doubtless show
still greater change in the domestic
economy of the ,oOuth, as indicated by
a large number of landowners and
q vast increase in agricultural pro-
ducts.-BGItiH0T Sun.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27

of preferment or even of existence at
home, and the life Of his aged mother
and his two brothers. Luther the
Protestant and Pole the Romanist,
who abhored each other, yet uttered
the same belief: Here stand I. l
can do no otherwise, for it is not safe
for man to go against his con-
science"
November 20, 1897, was a red-letter
day in the worlds history. Then did
the adventurous Vasco da CANA, with
his little fleet of three vessels, double
the Cape of Good Hope, prove the
possibility of reaching India by sea,
and cross the ocean from Melinda to
Calcutta in tWenty-three days.
On November 81, 1891 died Eleanor
of CASTLE, beloved wife Of the valiant
Edward l., whom he buried with all
possible pOmp at Westminster Abbey.
In every town where her body rested
on its last sorrowfuI journey the king
caused a cross of "cunning workman
ship" to be erected i'll memory of her,
there having been probably thirteen
in all. Chraing Cross, IN the heart OF
London (cheTe RENE, dear queen),
| stood until the Long Parliament voted
! it down in 1851 ~ loved her tender
| " in her lifetime" wrote the stricken
| king to her friend the Abbot OF
| CIugny 81 do not cease to love heI
now that she is dead" Pleasant
/ glimpse of domestic peace in the turb-
ulant life of that vehement warrior
This 22d is ST. Cecilia's Day, martyr
| and patroness of music. 1t belongs
| also to another equally shadOWy but
! delightful person, that intimate friend
of youth, Robin Hood.
The 25th is dedicated to the famous
ST. Catharine, who, as is well known
| confuted all pagan reasoning will
such convincing eloquence that the
only argument left to the Emperor
! Maximus was put forth by him in the
form of four wheels dashed together
and armed by sharp spikes, which
were to make a swift ending of here
sizes and heretics when, 10 ! a miracle
| Fire from heaven severed the cords
released the prisoner, shattered the
engine, and killed the eXecutiOnel
and many pagan by-standers. This
event is commemoratedi in the well
known circular window of churches
and in the Catharine-wheel of fire
works.
To the 28th belong the names o
Cousin, Washington Irving, and Ben
sen, who need no biography.
On the 29th, in the year 1850. departed
that stanch spirit, daughter, sister
and mother of monarchs, whom he
subjects delighted to call ''our king
Maria Theresa"
The 3Oth is a day rich in associa
tons with high names, of whom tina
of 1.-The learned Selden" recalls Claren
dOn's delicate picture of him, whicl
might fifty be labelled, portrait of
Gentleman" "Mr. Selden was a per
son whom no character can 1latter, o
transmit i'll any expressions equal I
his virtue. He was of so stupendou
learning in all kinds and in al
languages that a man would hav
thought he had been entirely CONVEX
SAINT among books, and had neve
spent an hour but in reading an
writing; yet his humanity, courtesy
and affability were such that h
would have been thought to hav
been bred in the best courts, but tha
his good nature, charity, and deli9E
in doing good and in communicable
al! he knew exceeded that breeding.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27
The Pnhlle schooIs Of the south.

Virginia has now 1864 public
schools, and has gained 1900 in at
tendance since last year. She has a
school population of 3I4,s27 white,
and 240,980 cOlored, and the value Of
her school property is SLIT, 544 Sc.
Her receipts from school taxes this
year were $596,5I5 IS. The North
Carolina schools cost $685., $50 So last
year. and instructed I36,48I white
pupils, and S9,125 colored ones. Geor-
eia, with a school population Of 49,
IA. expended SAL, O39 46 Alabama
spent 1851, 093 50, and instructed 107, ;
1873 white, and 72,007 colOred children.
Mississippi paid $576,5 3 81 for the
instruction Of her 112.S94 white and
I23.7I0 colOred pupils. Louisiana
spent $235,OO0 upon her school pOpu-
iation - one-third colOred - 226, 700.
West Virginia has a school revenue of
$500, I26 46, and a school attendance
Of 142. $50, out Of q school population
of 2I3,44I.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27
THE HAPPY HOME.
BY MRS. N. A. kIDDER.
! l9ent ~ ear to Iisten


bent my ear TO listen
To sweet canary's song,
Hanging in a cottage window
AS | CHANGED to pass along,
And thought this burst of gladness
As it rises and then falls,
is the happy lingering echo
OF the JOY within the walls.
This dwelling Of my neighbOr,
With his true and gentle wife;
And his merry little children,
Is a scene with beauty rife;
And that blest and happy father
Sees no picture half so fair,
AS the cot among the roses,
When his darlings all are there.
In the cosiets, warmest corner,
Sits the old folks fun of cheer;
For they hold the place Of honor
In the home to them so dear;
And the guest who sits among them
Feels the all peryading peace
OF the days that flow serenely
With their rare and sweet increase.
passed the cottage window
With a blessing on the pair,
Who had set this bright example
To the neighbOrs everywhere;
And / kissed the rosy children
AS they clustered at the door,
Praying that their joy and gladness
Might be Swallowed nevermore
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27
Governor McEnery.

New Orleans Democrat: Samuel
ID. MCEnery, the new Governor of
Louisiana, was born at Monroe, this
State, on the 2Sth day of May, 1887.
His father, o. McEnery, located in
that town in 1886. After passing
through preparatory course of edu-
cation, he entered Spring Hill College,
where he remained one year. In May,
1852, he became a cadet in the United
States Naval Academy. He resigned
from that institution July %, 1855, and
went to the University Of Virginia.
He was there until 1857. He studied
law at the law school In POu9hkeep-
sic, New York, from which institution
he graduated in 1859. He began the
practice of his profession in Mayville,
Missouri. He soon had a fair busi-
ness, and after a years residence
there, poor health compelled
him to return to Louisiana.
In May, 1861, he entered the
Confederate army as Lieutenant OF
the Pelican Grays, company raised in
Ouachita parish. This company
formed a part of the regiment COM
minded by Colonel William Levy,
who is now one of the associate JUS
tees of the Supreme court of this
State. This regiment was leorgan-
lied in 1862, and Mr.. McEnery was
made a lieutenant in the regular Con-
federate service and was assigned to
duty near Trenton, Louisiana. In 1867
he was admitted to the bar of this
State, and formed a partnership with
his brother for the practice Of his pro-
fession. On the dissolution of this
partnership he became associated with
Colonel Richardson Of Monroe, and
they became known as one of the
most reliable law firms in North Lou
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27
scABBY LEss ~ roULrRY.

The unsightly disease which affects
the legs of fowls, causing them to
swell and to become distorted, is due
to a mite, small insect which is sim
liar in appear ance TO that which
causes scabs in sheep. It is r0undish
oval and semi-transparent, about one
eight hundred Of an inch In length,
appearing, when magnified 100 de
smeters, about half an inch long. If
the scales from the legs Of a diseased
fowl are beneath the microscope a
number Of these mites may be found
between them. Beneath the scales
there are a spongy, scabby growth, in
which the eggs and puDe Of the mites
are to be seen in great numbers The
pupR are very similar In shape to the
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27

isiana. Governor McEpery never
held a political Office until he was
elected Lieut. nant Governor. lie had
often been solicited by his party to
become a candidate for the Legisla-
ture, and was urged to accept the
nomination for Judge of the Four
teenth Judicial District. On each
occasion, however, he refused, pre-
fering to devote himself to his pro-
fession.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27

mlLL & FACTORY SUPPLIES
OF ALL KINDS. BETTING, HOSE
and PACKING, OILS, PUMPS ALL
KINDS, IRON PIPE, FITTINGS,
BRASS GOODS, STEAM GAUGES
ENGINE GOVERNORS, &c. Send fer
PFice-Iist. w. q. DILLINGHAM; & CO.
Aa Main Street. LOUISVILLE Ky.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27
The Markets.
MKa1pHIs corroN MARKET

Ordinary Observation-Disclosures ~
Good Ordinary .......--...- .-...... 10
Low MiddIing. -..--..- lrA
Middlng. .................. .-... IiIs
Good Middling- o.. ..-.......-....- ia
Middlng Fair. ......-..-.--...- L
Fair ........... nominal
Stains and of cOlOFs-CUdinary, &c;
good ordinary, &c; low niiddlIng, 5lzc;
middling, SIC.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock September 1, 1881 ..-.....-..- s-lSt
Received to date. ..-....-....--.-. 80 4s4
Shipped to date .................... . - 49,
Stock. running account. ......- y -.
ImDorts-For the week.......... II. 40
Since September lst.-...........- 80 80
EXports-FOr the week.. ...-.-- 526l
Since September iSt -..--.--.-.. - 40
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27

A Boston firm has made $1,000 out
Of the sale Of Garfelds pictures.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27

stories OF whose lives are among the
most potent influences of the Roman
Catholic Church. Queen Margaret of
Scotland, niece of King Edward the
/ cOnfessor, the wife of King Malcolm,
mother of that Maud who married
! Henry l, of England, and brought
| peace to the two War-torn nations,
was ore of those rare women of large
! infiusnce, of high aspirations, of
| blameless life, of boundless sympathy,
of active benevolence and wise fore
/ thought, whose luminous presence
/ dispels the darkness of the wild times
in which they lived.
! On the 18th of November, 1872, died
! Sir John de Vaudeville, father of
! English travellers, who, if he did not
! find the length of Prester Johns foot,
I and pluck him a hair of the great
! CHAINS beard, did other fcats quite as
wonderful in his journey of thirty
! four years length. His courage and
( faith were alike notable, and there is
no more entertaining romance in the
/ language than the account of his adj
ventures by the worthy knight in
whose steps that other daring traveller,
! Sindbad the Sailor, seems closely to
have followed.
On the 18th of November, in 1858,
the memorable year and month, and
almost the day, of the accession of the
Protestant Elizabeth, the Catholic
| Cardinal Pole-one of the most re-
markable men of his time-laid down
his weary life. Those deep religious
convictions which would have led him
to sacrifice even his country to his
/ Church made him unpopular with his
countrvmen. But the nobility of his
birth was matched by his nobility of
mind, his learning, his purity, his
! piety, and his sweetness of nature.
/ For what seemed to him the true faith
he paid the price of the favor of his
klnsman and friend the king, the hope
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-10-27

Fiour-XX - 70; XXX 50 30; family So %;
choice So %. fancy So 80.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-06
~ E1 - u M
FOR 1881.

Everybody reads THE SEN In the editions
OF tnls newspaper throughout the year to come
everybody will find:
l. All tne WofldS news, so presented that the
readers Will get the greatest amount of informa-
ton WIN the LEAST Improbable expenditure of
time an eye-slght. THE Sun long ago discovered
the goiden mean between rebund ant fuilness and
satisfac DRY breyity. .er-- &. .- -,y-2
III. Much OF that sort of news which depends
less upon its recognized Impor ancs than upon 1t
interest to mankind From morning to morn ng
The Sun prints continued story of the lives Of
real men and women, and of their deeds plans,
loves. hates and troubles. TIL story is more
varied and more interesting than ang romance
that was ever devised.
III Good writing in every column. and fresh
ness, originality, accuracy ami decorum in the
treatment OF every subject. o'- 'ni - slie
~; Honest comment. TEE suns habit IA to
speak out fearlessly about men and things.
party, and equal readiness TO commend VIVA: Ia
prDiSeworthy or to rebuke what Is bla + a, Ne In
Democrat or Republica,. -- y 1 .' '''
vi. Absolute Independence of partisan or,,ani
zations but unwavering ioyaltg to tine Den5eratic
principles. TIE Sun believes that the Coyern1
m mt which the Consti -utio gives us is one
utmost power the efforts Of men In the Republican,
party to set up another form of government in
place of that which exists. The year 1881 and
eide this supFemely important contest. THE SCN
believes that the victory will be with the people as
against the Rings for monopoly, the Rings for
plundar, and the Rings for Imperial power. IA
Our terms are as follows s. +
For the Daily SUM- a four-page sheet of twenty
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cents month, or $3.50 year; or, il Guiding the
Sunday paper, an eight p ge sheet of fiftgsix
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year.
The Sunday edition of THE Sun is aiso fur
nished esarately at Sl.ssO year, postage
paid.
The price OF the WEEKLY Sun, eight pages,
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clubs of ten, sending SO, We will send an ext. a
copy free. Addrr SIS, /. W. ENGLAND,
Publisher OF THE Sun, New York City,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-06

The legislature of Tennessee is
usually regarded as sort of nuis-
ance, and the people are glad when
it ceases its arduous labors(D. But
this session has questions to deal
With which render its proceedings Of
some interest. We sometimes have
grave doubts as to whether the
band of statesmen now at Nashville
will settle the state debt. And we
are not absolutely certain that they
will elect senator. Should they
fail in both these respects they will
maintain the we'll established re~
7pndiation of the general assembly
of Tennessee. Should they settle
the state debt on some fair basis,
and elect Maynard to the senate,
they will deserve the everlasting
gratitude of their constituents and
return as conquering heroes to their
homes.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-06

has never had occasion to think of
the matter. It was formerly thought
that the matrimonial tie was loosest
in the western states, but now the
New England states seem to be in
the lead in this respect. The aver
age ratio in Vermont is one divorce
to seventeen marriages; in Maine
and New Hampshire it is about the
same, while in Rhode Island the
proportion is about one divorce to
every fourteen marriages., and in
Connecticut one to eleven mar,
riages. There used to be but very
few causes for divorce but the
legislatures Of the several states
have, from time to time, added to
the causes, until now, we suppose,
there is an average of ten causes in
each state. And a term of a court,
having jurisdiction, seldom passes
without severance of the marriage
tie in one or more cases. The
courts Of this state are becoming
cognizant of the evil, and there is
now less laxity in the administers
ton of the divorce than few years
ago. Still, the legislature having
enacted number of causes for d.
vorce, court, organized to amin
lister and not to make the law, is
bound to grant a divorce to any
party who can bring himself OF
herself within the provisions of the
enactments. And when it is con-
sidered that divorce cases are seldom
contested-that they are e1 parte
for the most part, and only one
side developed, it results that the
court, however careful it may be,
is frequently imposed on.
| 1t seems, indeed, from the stats
tics of marriage and divorce, that
the free-love doctrine is steadily
gaining ground, and that the bonds
which hold families together are
being weakened. Should those
bonds become severed, what is to
become Of the children? Nay,
what is to become of society itself?