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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28
Our Feeding System.

Il
We must get our feeding system down
10 at.finer point in this country. We
can not expect to make live stock profit
able while we persist in feeding at ran
.dom. We have had something to say
in recent numbers about the prOfit-de-
strOying practice, as q rule, of fattenipg
hogs at too early an age. Now we are
aware that those who follow that
practice are Just as firm in their belief
that that is the more profitable course
to pursue as we are in the belief tn at it
is disastrously destructive of profits.
We Judge by general observation and
experience and general results. We do
not pretend to have conducted any close
experiments TO show the difference be
tween the two systems. But we do
know tbatsso far as our observation has
extended early fatteners have never
made the money that late fatteners have
hlade. if they are fed iuteiligently. But
ii is a matter shat can be settled with
T asonable certainty and ought to be.
1t is every sWine-breeder' duty to him
self to1settle.it, and it can be done in
tive years at the furthcst unless there
should be. some cause for a very high
price of pork at one time, and a very
loW price at another, or unless the ex-
periments are interfered with by
disease. The late fattener has this adj
vantage over the other side. All
the time his hogs are on grass the cost
i5-sO little that it is unnecessary for him
to take itsintO consideration at all. But
the early fattener is at expense all the
time, without interruption, and it is GER
tainly his duty to know precisely what
that expense is. He must force. What
does it cost to force? Have .anY-of us
any definite idea? Probably not, and
this is the way the profits may slip
through our hands. With our cows,
swine, sheep, and with all our other
animals we ought to know what they
are costing us. We saW.a pen of ten
hogs once that we think would have
weighed ten thousand pounds. That
was their estimated weight, land that
pen of hogs was a show that drew the
multitude. The owner was proud OF
them, and they, of course, brought him
q handsome sum of money. He not
unlikely went about telling how much
money he made on hogs. But did he
make any2 We win venture to saylthat
he was utterly unable to show. any body
that he did. His aim was to produce q
monstrOus hog, and probably had not
the faintest idea what it had cost him to
do it. This is not close business prac-
tice. The receipts are not the first side
of the ledger to look at. What have
we expended? is the first question.
That ascertained. then what have been
our receipts? Then we will find what
the profits have be en- We$tcria RhrQl.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28
Does the Animal Fulfill Its Purpose!

The object of keeping animals on the
general farm is profit or utility. We
breed cattle, swine, sheep, and perhaps
horses, for money. If we make an ex-
ception of the horse in this regard we
breed or buy him for use, precisely
as we purchase machine. The steady
aim of the farmer if he is enterprising
is to secure the best machinery. He
watches and inquiries until he finds the
best; and nobody need be told how
loudly he complains if he gets hold of
piece of machinery or an implement
that is worthless or comparatively so.
But how often are we Indifferent to the.
merits. of our horses. Here is a horse
that is best described as a slow poke.
It-sleeps when it walks. and does not 90
much faster when it trots; .-or it may be
one of those horses that eat and eat and
never give any adequate. account for
what they con, une, and in other WAYS
it may be an inferior and imperfect ami
NAL. Now that means financial loss to
the farmer. A slow horse requires much
more time to do a certain. amount of
work than the fast walking horse would
require; that requires loss of time on
the part of the driver, and the result is
that but a portion of the work is done
that might be done if the horse is of
quick action. We do not grow as
much in our fields, it costs more to
grow what we do grow, and because
of q possible lack of thorough cultiva-
ton what we do grow is not as good
as if we had horses that had some
spirit and vim in them. If the horse
is vicious we are constantly exposed TO
loss and danger. The animal may in
lure other animals or iniure ourselves,
we do not act thus recklesSly with re-
spect to other matters as already stated.
If the machine viii not do its work
well and auicklyw we throw it aside, and
consider it money in our pocket to lose
what we have paid out for the machine
and to pay out7m for new one;
and as for vicious animal its keeping
is very much like the keeping of a de-
fective steam boiler which is liable TO
burst atany time. It is violation of
all recognized principles of business to
Keep an inferior horse on the farm. 1t
would be expensive if we got it for
nothing and somebody kept it for us
without cost. R2p;dityi wins Slowness
always loses. Our 1abor-saviDg ma
chinery, our telegraphs and railroads
make it necessary Tor us tosbe active in
all our operations or the world will get
ahead of us. The man who cultivates
his crop with hoe, reaps- his grain with
cradle and mOws his grass with q
scythe might as well quit farming if he
is engaged in it with any expectation
of competing with men who use inn
proved machinery. But poor teams
. are a part of the primitive implement
policy of farming 1t is a waste OF time,
and time is money We shall never
make farming pay in this country until
we institute a. reform in those things
which many of US style little things.
If they are little they make large ag
gFegate loss eSteFB Rural.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28
fasturing in Corn. stalks.

Every winter losses of cattle are re-
ported from smut, staggers. etc. These
reports come largely from sections
where cattle are pastured ON the stalks.
The truth is, in nine cases out of ten,
the cattle have died not of any one of
the diseases mentioned but from gorg-
ing the stomach with food difficult of
digestion and requiring plenty of water
to soften and float il up. Cattle are
turned into the corn-field after the husk-
ing has been done to help themselves
without restraint; there is no water, or
at least an Insufficient amount within
reach, the mostly fibrous mass comes to.
a standstill in the stomach, infamma-
tion begins and the animal dies.
The facts enumerated above teach
tie importance of care and discretion.
A little thought viii make it eyideHt to
every farmer that cattle ought not to be
turned into a fresh stalk-feld when
hungry and permitted to remain there
any great length Of time. In word,
cattle should become gradually accus-
toned TO this diets An shour among
the corn-stalks the first day. with plenty
of hay, and the time extended each day
after, as the stock becomes accustomed
to this feed
Another precaution consists in giving
plenty of water to cattle that are past
Tred on corn-stalIs. Some of our best
farmers encourage n thirst for water by
giving the cattle salt every day. By
observing the precautions suggested
cattle may be pastured in stalk-fields
without serious results attending.-A.
Y. World.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28
Dresses for Little Boys.

Boys of two years wear the English
Princess dress, the same as that worn
by girls of the same age, except that
they are made shorter at the side seams.
The lower part of the skirt is killed.
Linen, cashmere, sattccns and percales
are made in the same way; they are
often made with three box plaits in the
back, and with deep square collars and
cuffs. Scotch ginghams, in small checks.
large plaits and stripes are also pretty
in this style of dress. The coat for
these little fellows is a half long jacket.
worn also by girls, and is made of red
or blue cloth. Blue flannel, dark cash
mere of gray, brown, blue and garnet,
combined with checked cloths of light
weight, are suitable for their spring
dresses and for travelling, and also for
country dresses for summer wear. They
wear tur5ans and little polo caps OF
cloth or serge; the turbans are made Of
the same material rs the dress, with a
pu0ed crown. Colorcd stockings for
BOYS are ribbed and have white feet.
For older boys English kilt dresses are
worn altogether until they are eight or
nine wears of age, then the Rnicker-
bockers are put on. The kilt shirts
have wider side plaits than formerly, or
else box plaits. These skirts can be at
tachcd to a silesia waist. or else the band
of the skirt is buttOned onto the shirt
waist OF linen or percale. Their little
Jackets to be worn with these skirts are
merely roundabouts. Norfolk jackets
with tucks or box Plaits in front and
back, are also worn with these skirts.
Sailor blouses are, if anything, lcOser
and longer. Twiiled woolens, shep-
herds checks, linens and the Jersey
weddings are all used for these suits.
Suits, showing mixed threads of color
and made with belted Norfolk Jacket
and long black stockings are very styl-
ish for BOYS from eight to twelve years
of AGE. Velvets or velveteens are the
choice for dressy suits for boys from two
to nine years OF age. Dark blue, brown,
green and black are the colOrs prin-
cipallv used. The velvet jacket with
the kilt Is cut away and shows the vest
beneath. Overcoats for boys are sacque
shape, with very deep collar and cuffs.
-BrO0kIYn Eagle.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28
rsEFuL LND suGGEsTIYE.

Mr.. Richard III. Goodman said in an
address before the Vermont Dairymen's
Association that there are now 100, 600
Jersey cows in this country.
The most successful farmer of
Walton County, Ga, is Arasums @.
Wright, fifty years of age, who has been
blind since his infancy Chicago Times.
IF bedstead creaks at each move
ment of the sleeper. remove the Stats
and wrap the ends of each in old ne
wspaper. This viii prove a complete
sileneer, and is well worth the trouble.
The Household.
White Sponge Cake: One cup of
sugar, three-fourths cup of flour, one
half teaspoonful of cream of tartar, one
teaspOonful of lemon extract, mix well,
then stir in the beaten whites of five
eggs. But in an oven slightly warm,
heat gradually, and bake nearly an hour.
~. z Times. -. $500 .-..t s..
A smart farmers wife kept an ac-
count of the number of miles Travelled
in a year by her husband in going a
long distance to water hisshorscs. When
he heard the figures, he had water
brought conven entity near, and also,
ike q sensible man, took the hint broad
ly and put many conteniences in the
house to save his wife's steps.-N Y.
Examiner. s
Old newspaper is an excellent thing
to keep a stove clean Whenever any.
thing is by accident spilled oyNr upon
the stove, instead of trying to clean it
with a cloth or brush, take a bit of pa
per and remove it quickly, and use a
little more paper to rub the stove bright,
and then burn b, them. 1t is a much
quicker, neater and more convenient
way.-Ne1o Eitgta15d Farmer.
That veteran writer upon live stock
topics, A. b. Allen, SAYS that horses
which are bred on flat, soft, rich soils
never grow the clear. tough hoof, ivory
like bones and powerful muscles that
do those which are reared on dry and
Somewhat hilly region. This agrees
with the observations of many breeders,
and the fact may furnish a valuable
hint to purchasers of horses. Chicago
I3'jbzt7,e, ...se.-.
The RurdL NeaO- Yorker describes an
easy manner of relieving choking cattle.
1t is to, with thumb and foreinger,
squeeze the sides of the gullet together
below the obstruction until the latter is
forced up to the jaws. Then q quick
upward thrust should be given. or the
animal should be cholzed until it shows
signs of distress, when the hand should
be quickly removed from the throat,
and in nine times out of tenthe obstruc-
tionwill be thrown entirely out of the
animals mouth.
-Convenience Of farm buildings is
an important aid IN good farming, es-
peciallywhere much stock islkept and
there are many chores. 4> Water should
always De provided in the barn yard,
the feeding boxes should be near where
the feed is kept, and the buildings
should not bevery far removed from
the house. If this results in more neat
ness about barns and barn-yards than
has been thought necessary, it will be
another important advantage gained.--.
ChicdqO Journal 7-t+t
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28
Dangers Of Hixh Feeding.

Laying fowls must be provided with
fresh drink daily andGght diet for the
morning feed. The evils OF. heavy
feeding -begin-tO crop out-at1his season
with pull cts, and older ones manifest
the weakness later as they come into
laying. Then complaints are heard of
such diseases. jas cholera, etc, when in
reality the fault lies in the previous
feed NO. Oftentimes there are com
plants of finding the fowls dead under
the rOOst: sometimes with full, some
times with empty crops. At the same
time the keeper does not know whether
the birds went up to roost the night be-
fore, or even for several nights before.
He only knows that he has fed well,
given corn in abundance, perhaps sup
piled drink each day. perhaps not The
fowls may have had to obtain water
either at the farm-yard water trough or
bv eating snow This sort of poultry
keeping among our farmers has been
too common in former days, bat [ am.
glad to be able to think it has become
the exception. @E
Heavy feeding of corn alone viii not
answer. It's evil effect will be seen
sooner or later. Some may endure it
andcome out all right in the spring.
but lfalf the profit is gone. There have
been no WINTER eggs, ana these are one
of the. important stems in the keeping
of fowls at the present day. Even
though the fowls may be Comfortably
housed and cared for, yet they may be
too crowded and fed too highs Fowls
require a change of feed often, and con-
siderable ,coarse bulky food. There is
a difference also in breed, but all may
be forced to an excessively fat cOndi-
ton, which is always Injurious, especial
ly with young fowls that should
be urged into laying at as earl y
an age as possible after COM
pleting growth. The laFge, or .Asiatic
fowls in particular, after fully grown
and matured, should have the ratiOns
of corn st nted, and be. fed largely on
coarse, bulky feed, such as moistened
bran, wheat screenings. corn meal
ground with the cob, etc., so thaS they
may not gorge themselves with rich and
fat-prOducing fosd, unless it is desired
to fatten them tor market. Plenty of
vegetable and animal foolish essary
to promote health JAe-foVls viii
general YprodUdeae0g go
Among the eyilssf of heavy winter
foetline, il the weakening of the egg
organs. In some cases the ovaries are
entirely destroyed, and many. times so
weakened as to be unable to. perform
their function, caused by being loaded
with fat in the earlier portion. of the
season. For this there is prevention,
but no remedy.-Cou5try Gentleman.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28
Not d Good Year for Wild.Cait schemes.


We would rise to remark and stand
up to explain that this viii. not be a
good year for silver-mining companies
formed on the Wildcat plan. The feel
ing is agin 'em. An old bull on Wall
street, who has bought little of every
thing ever sold on earth, was sayfrg
the other day: "6entlemen, if a man
says silver stock to. me he has got to
die.'' "Don't YOU believe the pros
pectusesg' s-1f President Arthur had
his name TO one, and General Grant,
Jay Gould and Russell Sage guaranteed
the stock worth twice its value, 1
wouldn' pay ten per cent. for it, fBut
there is paying silver stock. "POssj-
bly,; but should want TO go down the
shaft; / should want toFeaoh up and
knock down half ton of the stuff, car
ry tito the assayer. hold cooked re-
volyer over b. S head aud have his eer-
tiicate written on parchment before 1
would invest dollar. .iTheR, Before [
could credit the fact of a d,Y.dend, /
should want some one to swear that
was sane, two others to testify that Twas
sober, and q fourth man to spike the
money down ON the table SO that it
couldn't blow. away! '-jfdH Street
AelGS. ---
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28

aMessrs. Francis Newberry g. Son, Lon
don, England, established for 125 years,
write: As a testimonial from one of the
Oldest drug-housas in Great Britain, re-
specting your household remedy, will no
doubt be of interest to you, we are pleased
to make the statement that we have sold
st. Jacobs Oil with satisfaction to the pub
lie for several years, and that owing to the
extraordinary merits of the article, the de-
mand isvcontinually increasing, and that
we have heard of many favorable reports
regarding its great virtue as pain-curing
remedy. p.
A WARM day for the 1adies-Fry day
N. Y. Nail.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28

It is hard to, believe that man was cured
of a Kidney disease after his body was
swolIensas big as a barrel and he had been
given up as incurable. and Jay. at deaths
door. Yet such Il cure was accomplished
by Kidney Wort isf the person of M. NJ.
Deyereaux, of Ionia, Mich, who .saysI
" After thirteen Of the best doctors In De-
troit had given me up, 1 wasfcured-by KID
ney-Wort. | want every ono to know what
a boon it is"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28
While riding in the cars one da

While riding in the cars one day
some years ago, the late Wendell Phil
lips was asked by a rather pompous
man what was his aim in life. TO
benefit the negro was the blunt reply.
''Well, then. why don't you go down
South to do it?'' That is worth think
ing of see a white cravat around
your neck; pray. what is the object of
your ife?n To save souls from hell. y
MAY | ask you whether you propose to
60 there to accomplish your object2' -
Boston Post.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28
Something for all the preachers.

Rev. II. H. Fairall, D. D., editor of the
To1od Methodist, says edit6rially, in the
November QS83) number of his paper:
" We have tested the merits Of E1y,s Cream
Balm, and believe that, Icy thorough
course Of treatment, it 4viIl cure almost eY-
cry case of catarrh. Ministers, as class,
are afflicted with head and throat tFoUrl5 les,
and Catarrh seems more. prevalent than
ever. We. cannot recommend Ely's Cream
Balm too highly." Not a liquid nor a snuff.
Applied 70 the nostrLs with the finger.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28

a "Both Lydia Is. Phtkhan's Vegetable
Compound and Blood Purids are prepared
at 233 and 235 Western Avenue, Lynn,
Mass. Price Of either, II. Six bottles for
s.. Sent by mail III the form Of pills, or Of
llozenges. oagreceipt OF price, 81 per box for
either. Mrs. Pinkham freely answers all
letters OF inquiry. Inclose &c stamp. Send
for pamphlet. MeBtion this paper.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28

Sent free to sufferers from nervous,
chronic and blood diseases, brain and heart
affections, nervous debility, etc. 1t tells Of
wonderful cures effected by DR.. Scotts Coca,
Beef and Iron, with Phosphorus. Sold by
druggists: ST. DR.. Scott, Kansas City, Mo.
..r.
Cold feet--two feet of snow.-Detrots
Free Press
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28

? ~ Quantity and Quality. In tue Dia-
mond Dyes more coloring isseivetl th an in.
any known dyes, and they give faster and
more brilliant colors. Toe at all druggists.
Wells, Richardson & Co, Burlington, VT.
Sample Gard, % coloTs, and book Of direc-
tions for &c stamp 1913
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28

Pm afraid, Bridget, that we will no
be able to live together any longer" Gan
sure, MUM, where Is 10 yea be goin'? pm
I. Netos. as ~ .st,sa- 3 .fssr..
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28

Austin Tex, writes:-I have been hand
IngDr. WIN. HALL2s BALsAI FQRTHE LUNGS
FOR the past year, and have found it one of
the most salabIe medicines have ever had
for Coughs, Colds and Consumption,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28

A HEALTH journal tells its readers g How
to take cold" What1n most of us want TO
knew is how to lat go. Of it.-BuTltngtOB
HqlgEeye.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28

BELIEVE Swiftis Specific has saved my
life. had virtually. lost use Of the upper.
part Of my body aud my arms from the
poisonous effects of a large cancer on my
meek, from which had suffered for twenty
years. S, S. S. has Teueyed me Of all sore
moss, and the poison is being forced out of
my system. 1 willsoon be well.
@ w. II. ROBINSON, Davis b oros Ga.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28

A SIGN in Cleveland reads: ice Kream
Sallune,0 which. is probably the worst
cold spell of the season. hicaqO journal.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28
pEIGEVE emift,a Sneolflc haa -snvef

Z" FRIEND is second Scrip bit some
men wQRble .alpnS without, DUPLICATION
" T. GfaPhic. 49,. 81. ...f,-.-t...
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28

A TENOR singer can always secure a hall
easier than a basso, because he can go
higher,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28

Always wipe the old dirty grease.
off the wagon axle before putting on the
fresh Cincinnati Times.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28
Farm Hands.

One of the general complaints in the
rural districts is thezseaFety anil worth
lessness of farm laborers. E The first
part of this complaint Indicates gen
orally a mutual fault in both the en-
plover and employe. Young men of
Americansparentage have 4 Feeling of
Independence that often@misleads them
to Their own injury. They think it a
compromise of their manhood to be-
come subjectt to the wifi and beck of a
landlord, and look ON the pittance of
ten or fifteen dollars a month with
scOrn, when they hear Of : labdTers in
Town getting ten. dollars a week for
work. But like most men raised on a
farm, they forget the matter of board
.ing, washing and other expenses in
cflent to working. anywhere except on
the farm. a man earning twelve dol
lars month including board, washing,
etc, viii generally have more money
at the end of the year than if he made
that amount per week in the city.
Moreover, q young man win find the
position of a. field hand on the farm
of en- intelligent and prosperous farmer
a school where he may fr11'h blossoms
that will be of more value to him when
he becomes the manager of a farm
than the wages he earns. But the
farmer hITaSef IS, to some extent, re
sponsible for the scarcity. Of farm hands
in hisrepelling them by his domineer-
inc manner and his rigid exaction OF
constant labor. No man gains any
thing by. sending his help TO the field
before breakfast, or by denying him his
hour at noontide rest. These mutual
mistakes have filed orr field with farm
hands from the Old World; hence the
complaint Of worthlessncss. e A for
eigner, however. willing he may be.
knows but little of our methods of
farm work, and less of our implements
and tools; and the farmer is often I'M
able. if not unwilling, to impart the
necessary obstruction From these
causes chiefly come the scarcity and
worthlessuess of farm hands Indiana
Farmer.
-. KVsIIfon3 r I athrOn a milk
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-28

Mr. OLIVER MYERS, of Ironton, o., says: :" Sd-
4nGf9to1B NeT1tte cured me Of EeneraIdebility."