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The Portland daily press., 1883-09-27

The attempt to shoot the British consul
in New York seems to have been the strict
ly personal work of a lunatic who fancied
the consul had slandered him. Fenianism
seems to have had nothing to do with it.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-27

Ex-senator Conkling is said to be waiting
for the people to call him back to politics
1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Conkling's pa
thence will hold out and that be will not at
tempt to shout into his own ear.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-27

The New York Herald thinks the Senate
labor committee ought to move from city to
city and give all the cranks in the countrv a
hearing.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-27

RandalPs friends claim that he has already
secured pledges from enough Congressman
to ensure his election to the Speakership
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-27
Interesting Political Letters.

Views of Hon D. H. Chamberlain on the
; Malone Policy in Virginia, and on the
Candidacy OF Judge Folger in New York
last Fall.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-27
KINGS EVIL

Was the name formerly given to scrofula
because of o superstition that it could be
cured by a kings touch. The world is
wiser now, and knows that
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-27

How an independent Republican Regards
Questions of Duty 10 Practical Politics.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-27
EDUCATIONAL.
PROF. FRANK BURNHAN,

FstEACHER of Violin and Cornet, may be found
a at Piano Rooms of W. NJ Furbush & Son,
Brown Block, 543 Congress St. whore he is pre-
pared to receive beginners and advance pupils
Elementary instruction speciality. sep22df
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-27
D r. w ELLING-
TOMS CHOLERA
MIXTURE.

For Diarrhea, Cholera MOrbus,
Cramps, DySentery, Violent Purg.
ing Pain in the bowels, Sc.
This is the most valuable of all
the varieties in use, stands unriy-
allied and is particularly recon-
mended for children Buy it. Try
it and you will find it a household
necessity.
The three preparations above
can be found at just one place in
the City.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-27
CONCE NTRATED
EX T r ACT j A
MAICA GINGER.

The Delicious Family Medicine
prepared from the true Jamaica
Ginger, combined with choice arc
MATES and genuine French Bran-
dy, rendering it vastly superior to
all other preparations of Ginger
now before the public.
1t instantly relieves Cramps,
Collie, Cholera M0rbus, Diarrh@a,
Dysentery, and all Summer Com
plants. Induces c0piOus perspir-
alton in sudden colds and chills.
An invaluable remedy in Flatu-
lency, Dyspepsia and Sluggish Di-
gesti0n.
a delicious Stimulant and Ton
ic, capable of destroying an appe-
tite for int0xicants by its infiu-
ence on the stomach and organs
of digestion.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-27

The following letter, never before pub
lished, was written in the height of the
campaign in New York last Fall. 1t was ad-
dressed to a gentleman prominent in nation
al politics and we'll known in this State, and
by him it was turned over to the New York
State Republican Committee for use. Why
it was not then printed in aid of the desper-
ate chances of the Republican candidate
does not clearly appear. Perhaps it was be-
cause it spoke respectfully of George W.
Curtis, Governor Cornell, and civil service
reform. One thing is certain that con-
test did not call forth any more vigorous and
reasonable statement of the grounds upon
which honest men could honorably vote for
Judge Folger in view of the disgraceful cir
cumstances of his nomination.
PARIS, Oct. 18, 1882.
DEAR SIR-After a summer and early fall in
Switzerland and Germany, L arrived here last
week learned of the nomination of Judge Fol-
ger at Berlin, but not of the purpose of some Re-
publicans not to support him an4 their reast rs
therefor. till / reached Paris. Today 1 have read
the letter of Mr.. George William Curtis in the
Tribune and a report of Mr. Beecher's sermon in
the Times. have also read an abstract Of Judge
Foleer's letter of acceptance. am quite awa that
it Will be said by some that whatever my opinions
might be WORTH if 1 were in New York, II am too
far away to understand the present situation fully
enough to qualify me to advise respecting it. On
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-09-06
Melon Losses.

No watermelon suicides thus far,
though the price is low. In fact this is
a year of melon misfortune. It's great
lesson has teen, beware of sudden sue
cess. Experienced hop growers have
said that the extraordinary price OBJ
tanned last year was a damage to the
business. 1t will lead to such extend
ed planting that glut may be expect
ed This is the cause of the present
melon misery. Last year the prices
reached an extraordinary mark, and
the result was that the South became
melon crazy. Last year the price was
twenty dollars hundred, but this was
so easily paid that growers lost sight of
it. This year, however, melons will
not bring enough to meet this debit,
and commission dealers have declined
receiving them unless freight is prepaid.
One shipment of 10000 was refused by
the consignee, and on top of these came
fifty car loads, which had first been sent
to Cincinnati, and finding no market
there sent to this city. Being refused
by the commission merchants, they
were sold by the railroad agents, who
hardly got sufficient to pay freight. The
market was thoroughly glutted by this
forced sale, and then to make matters
worse the very next day 90, Zoo melons
arrived by steamer, making go, 900 in
one week, and it became almost hard
work to give them away. The health
inspector, however, interfered and
ordered an immense quantity destroyed
to prevent disease. The melon mania
is now over and the land viii be de-
voted to other crops Melons will
probably be dear next season, since one
extreme generally follows another. The
money made last year has been lost by
the glut, and experience thus proves
that an average profit even Of moderate
amount is better than extraordinary
prices and sudden wealth. The waste
of melons which occurred during the
last month has probably never been
equaled in the memory of man.-N y.
| CIR Utica Herald.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-09-06
IN 4 GARDEM.

There's a garden of my childhood that only
see in dreams.
Ever sunshine lies upon it, shadows only
Thro' the vista of my memory very fair that
And I sometimes yearn with longing once
again TO enter It!
I can smell the lawns first moving, and the
rich earth freshly turned,
When the springs warm-fngered touches
woke TO life the garden beds,
Where the double row of crOcus like golden
And the tulips in the border waved their
stately crimson heads
Where the south wall lured the swallows
wheeling up against the blue;
Summer beauty gained upon us ere we
knew the spring begun;
There the pale wisteria clusters tender arms
of fragrance threw
Till the white magnolia lifted cups Of silver
to the sum-
Year by year the blooming orchard lay ike
snow beneath the moon,
Year by year the Chaffinch neSted where the
mOss-grown bOughs divide,
And her brood upon the branches twittered
through the dawns of June,
Till the growing apples reddcned under
Augustus smile OF pride
Spring and ever-radiant summer and full
autumn hold itfast,
My enchanted garden, whittier fancy leads
me back to-day;
Never winter fails upon it, for the pictures of
the past
God be thanked, are happy pictures, and
their skies for ever gay.
Only when across life's highway comes the
scent of country brier,
Or of waited hOneysuckle, westward borne,
and cold with dew;
Then the longing for my garden fills me with
such strong desire
That my soul is faint within me for the sun
shine that 1 knew!
G. B. Stuart, IN ArgosB.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-09-06
An sou for an "E."

At an editorial convention the con-
versatiOn turned on typographical er-
rOrs. OF course every man present who
had welded Faber for the purpose of
lifting struggling humanity into the
upper strata, where the dazzling rays
of the bright sun of knowledge should
Hume the path, etc, had some remi-
niscence about certain typographical
errors. Joe Peters, of the Blowtown
BugJe, finally got the floor. Gentle
men," said he, ''see this scar across my
cheek as big as horseshoe; see this
crevasse in my nose whence a portion
has been extracted; see the remaining
half inch of my right ear; examine this
hand and wonder what became of the.
thumb and fourth finger; look at this
stiff leg. sAIl this is the result of get
ting an 90 where an 'e' ought to be.
l had occasion to report a case in Squire
Fields Office, and the evidence of one
of the witnesses did not tally very well
with the others. This was big, burly
man, livery-stable keeper, who might
be able to get away with Sullivan. l
incidentally remarked that the witness
was a veraciOus man. Well, gentlemen,
when the BugIe came out the intelligent
cOmpOsitOr and the equally intelligent
prOOf-reader had got it voraciOus. The
UV6ry-StaDl6 man saw IL before QlQ.
and walked straight into the Office, and
without speaking a word he seized ME
by the hand and broke those fingers so
they had to be amputated; then he
jabbed me against the wall with force
enough to knock out my front teeth,
stopping to inquire whether / still
thought he was vOracious. Before
could answer he bit off q piece of my
ear and asked if | took him for the fool
who undertook to eat eighteen goose
| eggs in eighteen hours. Then he
slammed me against the imposing stone
and broke my leg, and mildly inquired
/ if he looked like a man who would
make bet to assimilate brace Of
/ quail every day for six weeks. Before
/ l could recover from that assault he
/ landed an iron inkstand against my
/ iaw-bone, with the query whether any
/ body had told me that he was the party
who could digest peck of raw oysters
at a sitting. As a parting salute he bit
/ piece out of my nose and left. After
the doctor had gathered what there was
/ left of me and set my broken bones,
asked for copy of the BugLe and dis
/ covered what it was that had made him
mad
did you sue him for damages?''
| asked the crowd.
mot at all said Peters; 81 had got
more damages than l wanted already"
OIL city Derrick.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-09-06
Brother Gardner ON Winding Ones Own
Business.

"Who am my naybur?" asked the
President of the Lime-Kiln Club as he
opened the meeting and blew his nose
with the report of an army musket,
loaded to kill a mile and a half away.
There was deep silence throughout the
hall for a moment, and he then con-
tinued:
"Its none o. my bizness. If my
naybur wants to borry an lend an be
friendly, dat's all right, an l shall
meet him half way. If he wants to lib
secluded, dat's his bizness. It's none
o. my affair whar' he cum from, what
he works at, how much he gifts, what
he eats or wears or where he puts in
his time. II he am a good man, so
much de better fur society. If he am
a bad one, let de purleece take car O
him"
4 has bin hangin' on to life ober sew
enty long V ars an when sit down of
a night to reflect an wonder an recall,
it pears to me dat One-haf de trouble
and worriments of life cum from mind
in odder peoples bizness an lettin' our
own go at loose ends. I got frew wild
it good while ago. Oar was time
in my life when, if a strange Niger
passed my cabin ridin' cream-culld
mule an followed by a yaller dog I'd
quit hOein' con to wonder Whar' he
cum from. whar' he was goin', how old
de mule was, what his wife looked like,
how many children he had, an hun
dred odder things. Am it any bizness
o my naybur's wheder l prefer on Ons
raw or cooked? Not q bit. Am it any
bizeness o. mine wheder my naybur an
his wife agree or fight? Not a bit. I
run my bizness to please myself l let
my naybur do de same. l don't ask
wheder he am list out o. State Prison or
list cum from Chicago. / dom ask an
l dOan' car how he got his pianer, or
wheder he has paid fur his ca pets. If
he exhibits a nayburly speeIit BIZ akin
to borry my shovel, l shall respond by
AKIN de loan of his AK.
Oar am three or TO- members in dis
club who am greatly troubled ober odder
peoples bizness. Dey can't see dis, an
dey wonder ober dat, an dey suspect
an suspishun an 90 to bed mad bekase
it ain t all writ out on de ban doah fur
EN- to read. I want sich members to
disreckollect dat any one pusson who
Arms ibiu', pays his debts an keeps
outer de hands of de doctahs an pur-
/ leece has all de bizness he kin tend to.
/ If he imaoines he hasn't / kin make mo-
bizness fur himn'
There was quite rustic of excite
ment IS the President finished, and If
/ Lonesome Sanders, had not had his face
in the water-dipper he would have OBJ
/ served fifty different individuals looking
! in his direction. -DetrQu Free Press.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-09-06
"LoOK OUT ron THE ENGINE"

am locomotive engineer, and have been for TWEEN
" years and am now running the Maine Central
Aaroad Life on an engine, all engineers know, Is
very trying to health and strength The continual jar
or The engine and strain long trips all
weaken the kidneys and -uriaary Orsana addition
TO this, ten years ago, met wBH severe accident md
was taken from under my engine with verefBternal
injuries which gave great pain wasfa up for
SIX months, and suffered more than can describe and
more than wish to suffer again. resumed work but
my kidneys began 70 disturb me- and my nervous sys-
TEN seemed 90 be out Of order. could not Sleep as
my water demanded such constant attention that was
kept awake great part OF the night urinate caused
severe palms / employed the best medical skill IN
Portland and elsewhere, but continued TO grow worse
was persuaded 70 try Hunts Remedy, found that
many OF my friends in Portland &c with great
success yet / had no faith that It would reach my
case However sent for half dozen bottles at one
OF the drug stores IN Portland and from the Of the
nrst bottle found great relief. My water was much
better and the pain in the back and limbs greatly
hcved. continued its until had bottles
In ALL and Il has been 10 me a wonderful blessing and
have deemed Il duty and privilege to recommend It
TO those troubled In a similar manner; and you may
publish this for the beneht our railroad the
public in general, as It has completely cured me.
GEO. w. BRADLEY,
Engineer Maine Central Railroad,
PORTLAND, Me-, May - 1888
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-09-06
EmInent Testimony.


IN. Y. Witness, Aug. Is, 1901
81 ] find that in addition to the pure spirits
contained in their composition, they contain
the extracts of hops and other well-known
and highly approved medicinal roots, leaves
and tinctures in quantities sufficient to rem
der the article what the makers claim it to
be, to wit, a medicinal preparation and not
n beyerage-unft and unsafe to be used eX-
cept as a medicine.
"From a careful analysis of their formula
which was attested under oath-I find
that in every wine-glassful of Hop Bitters,
the active medicinal properties aside from
the distilled spirits are equal to a full dose
Tor an adult, which fact, in my opinion,
subjects it to an internal revenue tax as a
medicinal bitter"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-09-06
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Tomatoes not many generations
ago were considered poisonous. Last
fall there were 50, 322, 052 cans of toma-
toes put up by the canning establish
ments of the United States.
-Tobacco-smoke prevents the at
tacks of all insects that infests plants,
and does no injury to the plants unless
they are confined in it for too long a
time. While it often keeps off insects
it does not always destroy them, though
it is fatal to many.-N Y. Post.
An excellent pudding is made of
tart apples stewed, and then put in lay
ers with fine cracker or bread crumbs.
While the apples are still hot stir sugar
and a little butter in with them. This
should be baked for half an hour A
little sweet cream is a great addition,
but it is good without any sauce.-ET-
change.
-Crystalized Popcorn: Put into an
iron kettle one tablespoonful butter,
three of water, one teacupful sugar,
boil till it candies; then add three
quarts of corn nicely popped, stir brisk
ly until the candy is evenly distributed
over the corn, remove the kettle from
the fire and stir till the corn is cool;
use a moderate fire.-N Y. Times.
Massachusetts proposes to enrcour-
age the cultivation of sorghum and
sugar beets by the offer of one dollar
per ton for all varieties of each raised
and used within the commonwealth in
the manufacture of sugar The offer is
to be open for three years, by which
time it is to be hoped that the industry
will no longer need special encourage
ment.
"A prominent New York farmer,
whose crops are proverbial for their
abundance, uses no other fertilizer than
land plaster and clover. His plan is to
sow clover, plaster it 50 as to secure a
rank growth and turn under for his
other crops, wheat included. He has
kept up this plan for over fifty years,
and claims that his farm is growing more
valuable each year.-N. Y Herald.
-Husbandman: Foul foot in cattle is
caused by pasturing on land so wet that
the hoOfs sink into the soil. When it
once gets in herd it is apt to become
infectious, and great trouble is often
found IN getting rid of it. Powdered
vitriol applied after thoroughly cleans
inc the foot is the common remedy. 1t
is harsh, but effectual. AS Doggy land
| is usually reserved for pasturing it is
worth VIII lie to know that even for this
purpose thorough drainage works
marked improvements. Again, after I'M
der draining such land is often the best
| for grain and root crOps.-N \. Her
| aid.
Breakfast cake, or coffee cake. as
it is commonly called, should be made
once in a while. When you are spong-
ing bread, use nearly double the usual
| quantity of yeast, and then reserve two
large cupfuls Of this sponge for the
| cake Add to it the well-beaten white
of one egg, one cup of sugar, half a cup
of butter, and English currants, if in
/ clined. When baked, beat the yelk of
| the egg and wet the top of the cake
with it, and SIT powdered sugar and
cinnamon over the top. Set it in the
! oven for two or three minutes. If you
wish it to be especially rich, put little
Jumps of butter on the top also.-BoS'On
! Transcript.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-09-06

He shuts his teeth anew, reaches for
ward to caress his horse
He is down! A burrow caught foot
as the horse sped onward and man and
animal roll to the ground. The race is
finished The poor beast whinnies an
apology for his fall as he founders
about with a broken leg, and the ex-
ultant shouts of the redskins hardly
reach the hunters ears before he is
down alongside the crippled horse and
his rifle aimed at the approaching foe.
1t is another bright, peaceful day.
Here are the same pure air, the same
blue sky, the same panorama of grass
and flowers and dimly outlined noun
tains.
A band of hunters are crossing the
prairie at a steady gallop, instead of
single man riding for his life. A vul-
ture rises up with a hoarse screams
second-a third and the OdOr of decay
reaches the nostrils of riders and horses.
The band halts, rides to the left, and
presently all look down upon a sight
which tells its own story. The swollen
carcass of a horse, the scalped and dis
! figured body of a hunter-trampled
grass-spots of bloOd--broken arrows
the earth uptorn by hoofs.
One with stouter heart than the rest
dismounts and picks up a dozen fiat
tened bullets and score of arrows.
/ Then he circles round the spot and
gathers up the empty shells thrown out
/ by the hunters Winchester. Bullets,
arrows and shells are deposited in a
heap by the corpse, and the man points
/ out e-three-five-s spots on
the prairie where the trampled grass
and stains of blood show the fail of
| horse or man. Then in q voice in which
sorrow and pride were mingled he whis-
pers:
Poor Tom! But he died game"-
! Detroit Free Press.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-09-06
Profits of the Asparagus Crop.

There is perhaps no ordinary crop
grown that yields as much profit as the
asparagus. Everybody seems to like it,
and the demand for it increases far be-
yond the growth of the population. But
in this crop, as in almost every other,
everything depends upon the proper
cultivation of It, We have seen state
ments that as much as from one to two
thousand dollars have been the profit of
a single acre; but it is very difficult to
get at the exact net gain of an acre, as
there are so many expenses to be de-
Quoted which are not at all times count
ed. An experienced trucker does not
grow only asparagus upon his land, but
other crops, which would generally be
sufficient to pay for all the expense OF
the asparagus crop, and thus leaving
this clear.
In speaking of the asparagus crop,
some people ask of Us what variety is
the best to plant to obtain the best re-
turn; but it is now Known that there IS
no variety that will come true from the
seeds; and as asparagus can not be
raised in any other way, it is foolish to
talk of variety 1t is discovered that
the plant has male and female flowers
on separate plants; hence one plant Is
crossed by another were in flower. No
DOUBT those who have endeavored TO
improve the plant, and supposed they
had new varieties, were honest IN their
opinion and sold them in good faithi
there is also no doubt but that they
were entirely mistaken, and that the
superiority of their asparagus was a
| mere matter of culture. 1t has not been
many years that the separation Of the
sexes in these plants has been made
known; and this being the case, OF
course a distinct variety of asparagus is
out of the question. - Germantown 1eto
| lrnllh
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-09-06

Sedentary and studious men some
times become FRUSTRATED before they
know it. Those who spend much
time in close mental work and neg
lect to take enough exercise often
find their stomachs unable to do the
work Of digestion. The liver be-
comes torpid. The bowels act ir-
regularly. The brain refuses to
serve as it'once did. Their preaching
becomes a failure, and there is a state
of general misery. So many minis
tiers have been restored to health by
the use of Browns Iron Bitters that
the clergy generally are speaking to
their friends of this medicine as the
very best tonic and restorer they
know Of 1t restores thin and watery
blood to its proper condition by tom
ing it up with the purest and most
invigorating preparation of iron that
science has ever made. It is pleas
ant to take, and acts Immediately
with the happiest results, not only
on the parsons, but on other folks
as well, q
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-09-06
Hardened Liver.

Five years ago broke down with kidney
and liver complaint and rheumatism. Since
then 1 have been unable to be about at all.
My liver became hard like wood; my limbs
were pulled up and filed with water. All
the best physicians agreed that nothing
could cure me. l resolved to try Hop Bit
tiers; have used seven bottles; the hard
ness has all gone from my liver, the swelling
from my limbs, and it has worked a miracle
in my case; otherwise L would have been
now in my grave.
j. w. MONEY, Buffalo, Oct. l, 81.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-09-06

in a California cemetery a large
monument stood over the grave of a
man whose relatives were dead. A
woman boldly had it removed to her
own lot, planned off its inscription, and
had it lettered again to suit the mortua-
ry requirements of her family.-C Chicago
Nea0S.