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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-05-29
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Good fences make good neighbors..
Troy Times.
An old hOrseman says if rock Salts
kept in a horses Manager for six days he
will be freed from worms.
An excellent corn soup is made by
adding a can of corn to a quart of beef
stock. Season with butter, pepper and
salt.-B0stog Globe.
Place the coops well apart, so that
the chicks will have large area where
they can forage for insects and green
food
A folded newspaper, or part of
newspaper folded, is good for a holder
and saves burning the fingers, spelling
the temper or soiling a dish towel when
in haste to remove boiling pot. open
an oven door or take up hot poker or
pan.
Moore, the ruralist, says horticult-
ure is the poetry of agriculture. 1t is
refining in its nature, broadens the
mind, creates love for the beautiful,
and its products are the most healthful
food of man. An Indifferent farmer new
er made good horticulturist.
Leave some of the old beaten
paths. Routine is a good thing in its
place, but divergence has its advan-
tageS. Try some OF the new methods
There may be chat among the wheat
bVt the first success will scatter it, and
act as an entering wedge to be followed
by many more. -ALbTny Journal
Keep your best cows, remarks the
Near England Homestead. Sell the poor
est, if you must sell any. They can
readily be replaced. The place of a good
COW can not always be filled. The cost
of keeping is about equal, while the
good animal yields by far the most
profit. Remember this while trading
cows.
The large lace tides with deep
scalloped edges are made very Orna-
mental if they are tied tightly in the
center, then spread out the ends after
the style of butterfy's wings; and
after pinning them in place place a
large bow of broad bright hued ribbon
just above the place where the tidy is
tied.-M J. Post.
Egg Pudding: Four eggs well
beaten; four tablespoonfulS of -four;
add to the eggs until 4 smooth mass;
| then add pint of milk slowly, a pinch
| of salt. Beat all smooth together. Put
in a we'll buttered dish, and bake about
twenty minutes. Eat with sauce made
of butter and sugar beaten together to
cream, favored with vanilla.-Ihe
| Household
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-05-29
Flowing Corn.

There may be beneficial effects from
root-pruning of fruit trees, but we are
far from believing there is any advan-
tage to corn by such a process. And
vet some claim it But those who do
not claim the good results contend that
blowing deeply close along by the hill
after the roots have spread widely, does
not injure it by cutting off the roots.
Various experiments have been made
in rOot-pruning of corn, both by deep
blowing it when it is five or six feet
high, and by sticking down spade six
or eight inches all around from the
corn, and that many inches deep.
Profs. Sturtevant and NJ Bryde have.
both experimental on this rOOt-prun-.
ing but claim that long series of.
years and careful experiments would.
be required for tinality on the sub
ject.
The writer has made several expert
ments by the pillow when corn was just
silking out. When the pillow was run
five inches deep close to the row, in
warm or moderately reasonable weather
for corn growth. the corn would wilt,
and in a few days show a considerable
shade of yellow, and where alternate
rows were thus plowed, with the others
very shallow, so as not to touch the
roots, there was a decided depreciation
of the crop where it was rOot-pruned by
the plow.
There is no doubt where the pillow
cuts or Injuries the roots, the corn Is
greatly injured in growth. The
tendency of late is to level cultiva alton,
as near as possible, and keep the
surface mellow. If the season be too
dry this is the pos ton to have the soil
In nj no moisture If II no
wet, it is advisable to throw the soil up
the hill, but do it by merely skimming
the ground with the pillow. But the
best time to make a crop is to cultivate
the corn early, before it has roots long
enough to disturb. This should be done
before it is up and constantly every
dav afterwards. If your cOrn-held is
clean and the ground soft and mellow,
where the corn is eight inches high,
| the crop is male Some say do not
| disturb the soil if it be wet. A great
| mistake. 1t greatly aids the soil in dry
! ing out to be stirred. If it is too dry,
! pulverize the surface, even if it be to
| fine dust 1t will aid in retaining the
! moisture. This seems a contradiction,
! and yet is not, but a veritable fact,
| capable of the plainest demonstration.
We are inclined to think the sell is
| generally thrown up too high about oar
| corn rows. But it is seldom plowed
! and narrowed enough, especially in the
infancy of the corn. But do not toll
crate the humbug of the benefit of root
pruning 1t is certainly an injury,
though some wise college professors
have recommended it. But it is not
astonishing this class of men do favor
such foil es, as they are generally the
men who teach free trade and every
thing else in theory, but know nothing
about it in practice.-LOoOa state Reg5S
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Feeding and Fertility.

Lawes and Gilbert have shown by re-
suits of analysis of the bodies of dOmes
tic animals how little of the mineral
constituents of the soil is carried off the
farm in animals produced on the farm
and sold. In general, an acre of wheat
loses somewhat more phOsphOric acid
in milk sold than if devoted to fattening
or growing animals, and four or five
times as much as if given up to the pro-
ductiOn of wheat, barley or hay for sale.
While twice as much lime is taken up
in the animal increase on the acre S
Weld of fodder as in a crop of wheat
grain, only tenth as much is removed
in this increase as when the fodder is
sold directly. But it is in respect to.
potash that the greatest differences are
found: an acre devoted to feeding mich
cows loses from six TO eight times as
much of this substance, twenty to thirty
times as much if devoted to grain, and
a hundred times as much in the hay
crop than if given up to feeding stock,
especially for fattening. Comparing diff
ferent animals as to the exhaust on Of
the soil the production of a thousand
pounds of live weight of calves or oxen
eNhausts the soil more than the same
live weight of sheep, and still more than
the production of the same weight OF
DIGS GnOSDlaIC Oh IlLlc - LlAC iAAAAACA a
substance carried of in largest quantity,
in all cases. These facts furnish one
more argument for devoting q reasona-
bic proportion of the farm to fodder
production, and feeding that fodder on
the farm for manure as well as for the
milk or the animal increase John
Johnston is said to have replied to a
question as to the secret of his success
in farming. Manure, sir, and plenty
of it." While it is well for every farm
er. at least on the older farms of the
country, to learn by actual trial now to
use commercial fertilizers prOhtably'
still the main reliance will be on stable
manure in all cases where the products
of stock feeding can be disposed of at a
fair profit. Without the assistance OF a
chemist no man knows what IS the
quality of commercial manure that
he buys; but if he knows what he
ought TO know about farming, he needs
no one 20 tell him what is the quality
of the manure manufactured in his own
baUn-yard. " 7. Tribune.
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Bad Sir Moses.

Sir Moses was called a model kitten.
He was nice in his habits, and grave
and quiet in his behavior. To be sure,
he would chase wildly after a ball of
yarn when Flora dragged it. And he
would scamper fast enough down the
garden walk behind his little mistress,
mewinT with glee as he ran. But most
of the time he was very still. He was
asleep in Flora's lap, or lay upon the
rug watching her with half-shut eyes.
An old prOverb says: ''Still waters run
deep" Perhaps the man who wrote it
knew cat like Sir Moses.
81 would like to know what becomes
of my cream!' This was what Mamma
Painter said at the breakfast table The
children all opened their eyes at her in
surprise. "What do you mean, mann
map asked Bessie.
why replied her mother, 81 bring
in the cream in this little pitcher every
morning, when 1 first come down, and
put it on the table. Now for three morn
ings it has been half gone by breakfast
time. Who can have taken itP''
Nobody knew. The pitcher was an
odd little thing, with a small neck. One
fact was very strange. There was no
mark of cream on the edges of the
pitcher.
There was great deaf OF wonder and
talk about this curious loss of the
cream. 1t happened again the next
morning, and the morning after that
On the third day Bessie was heard
shouting: ''Ah, you rogue, l have
caught you at lastl' And so she had.
1t was that meek Sir Moses. When the
pitcher was put upon the table he wait
ed till he was left alone. Then he leaped
,1DoD tho 70 1Io oud mt his nav in the
pitcher. You may be sure it did not
take him long to lick the cream from
his paw. Then he dipped again and
again, till he heard somebody coming.
! When the person entered he seemed to
| be sound asleep.
1t was planned SO that the sly rogue
could steal no more cream. That night
nurse Katy heard Flora add to her
prayer: 20 God, please forgive Sir
! Moses, for he didn't know any bettern
Our Little ones.
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cane, wiped the mud and water from Il
and handed it back to the old man,
touching his cap respectfully as he
said:
''Can I assist you, sir?''
Thank you, my man; you may help
me across the street. !"
with pleasure.
Aud Harry, taking the old man by
the hand, assisted him over the cross
ing. and even opened the door of the
store for him to enter.
Once inside, he was led to an easy
chair in the private office.
We'll, father, I have a large list of
names to select FROM said the son in
answer to his fathers question. They
all seem sprightly and intelligent, but
the one who suits me seems to be slow
yet very polite; in fact, this char
acteristic pressed itself forcibly upon
me- :"
suppose you summon them all here
and see if / can not help you out of your
difficulty"
So postal card was sent to each boy
to appear the next day, and at the APP
pointed time they were on hand.
When they were all gathered together
the old gentleman adjusted his glasses,
and said that before the selection would
be made he would tell them a story.
And he selected the particulars of the
incident of the day before, and closed
by saying shat he wished he knew who
the hero of that incident was.
please, SIR" said one of the boys,
''that was Harry Walton, and he's here
with u.s.
with you, is hep spoke up the old
man. Then, James, turning to his
son, that's the boy for us.
''Why, that's the very boy regarded
as so Slow" returned the son. ''But I
guess a boy who is so polite and consid-
crate for the aged and infirm must nee
essarily be fitted for the position
The rest of the boys looked confused
and uneasy, and as the old gentleman
concluded his lecture on politeness they
departed with the determination to fol
low his advice.
1t costs nothing to cultivate good
manners, but it pays to have them. The
boy or girl who is polite and civil to
every one, no matter of what creed OF
nationality; who practices civility on the
| street as well as at home, or who has a
kind word or is ready to assist those
who can not help themselves, is always
sure to succeed, not only in winning the
respect and confidence of the public
but also in getting along in the world
Try it and see!-PhilGdelPhtG eau.
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Reward OF POIiteness.

A group of boys stood on street
corner discussing their respective
chances of success in answering an adj
vertisement for an errand-bOy in a
wholesale dry-goOds house near by.
Their names and addresses had already
been registered, and they were sent of
with the remark that the "best boy
would be sent for when wanted"
While they thus stood talking an old
man, with hair white as snow, bowed
back and trembling hands, came slowly
and unsteadily down the street, the only
support to his feeble limbs being his
stout cane. When a short distance
from the boys the cane dropped from
his hand and rolled into the gutter
Look there, Billy" said one of the
bows, 1.-THE old mans swamped-
At this all the boys but one broke out
into a loud, uncouth laugh.
Hes shivering as if the winter wind
was blowing" jOked another.
But Harry Walton looked serious, and
rushing to the gutter, picked up the
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-05-29
The Druggist.

c. J. Seybold, in business at Pea
body, Kan, thus toasted the druggist:
May his occupation never become n
drug IN the market as long as he sticks
like his own plaster to business. May
he never be bruised in the mortar OF
adversely by the peStle of misfortune,
and may his rise in his profession be as
accurately marked as his graduate
measure. Nav his career be as unsul-
lied as distilled water. and rs smooth
and pleasant as strained honey. Nav
his success never be allovcd bv a MKT
ure of ill-luCk or n tincture of regret
May his counter prove the crucible
whereby he tranSmutes human ailments
into precious metal, and precipitates
the golden metal into his pocket. May
he never be called upon to swallow the
bitter pill of disappointment, or be
macerated in the cruel spirit of enmity.
Should tickle fortune ever refuse him
her smiles NAV he find an antidote in
the soothing Opiate of wOman's love,
strengthened BY the tonic of experience
and purified bv the sudOrihc of patience.
Thus, his best days being evaporated,
and the lamp of his existence past trim
ming, when DR.. Death sends TO his shop
his dreadful prescription Endorsed: To
be taken at bedtime may be carefully
prepared, accurately dispensed. perma-
neniIv entered in the day-boOk Of mem
DRY. neatly put up in the white wrapper
of purity, sealed with the melting tears
of loving friends, stamped with the
trademark of honesty, and only labeled
and directed to Heaven. ST Louis
Globe Democrat
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Summer Wraps and ParasOls.


The small, richlv-trimmed mantles,
the half cloaks and the fussy garments
of every description are carefully avoid
ed by stylish young women, who cling
faithfully to the close-fitting jacket, the
Jersey redingote and the small, high
fitting shoulder-cape. In this they are
guided by good taste and correct judg-
ment. Fichus and fussy things, as
trimmed basque or bodice, add to the
apparent age of the young, or rather
detract from fresh and youthful APP
pearance, and should be left to older
women who wish to distract attention
from the evidences of their advancing
age The new mantelettes are cxtraOr-
dlDarily rich and effective. They are
made of velvet-igured grenadine, lined
with shOt-silk. always in some shade of
brown or ruby or violet with gold. The
body part is a mass of glittering EN-
broidery in amber and ruby and bronze,
or the embroidery may be executed in
hollow jet, and the edge finished with
soft, full silk chenille and jet fringe
above ruffies of lace.
More severe styles consist of small
capes and mantels of Escurial lace,
which is effective in itself, and docs not
re Juire the addition of either lace or
fringe. Small capes and collars Of lace
or jetted net, fitted to the shoulder, are
among the things which are not exactly
new, but are constantly taking on some
| little variation of form and are 50 con-
| vcnient as an outdoor addition to a
| toilet that does not require a garment
| for warmth or drapery that they always
/ find purchasers. Summer ulsters and
busters Will be made largely of light
| gray mohair or alpaca 1t Is cool, does
not take dust and is serviceable in trav-
/ cling so long as it does not get Tained
upon. Thin waterproof silk is most
useful for protection from showers as it
| is hardly a feather in weight and can be
! put up in the smallest compass. Silk par
| asols are now almost universally covered
with piece lace cut to fit the cores and
! stitched into the seams-not made
whole as formerly. Around the edge
! is a full ruche (not ruffie) of lace, the
! pendant edge being often formed of
| flowers. This floral adornment is
rarely seen upon any but secondary
! parasols such as are used for races or
1 an excursion by coach The finest
1 things are always simple, and real lace
would be vulgarized by artificial orna-
mentatiOn. There are many parasOls
| of cream colored lace and surah with
/ bamboo sticks and great variety in
! lowered satin with lace border, natural
! orange-wood or oIive-wood sticks and
/ bunch of white clover tied TO the
point where it closes. The greatest
| novelty in lace covered parasols follows
/ the fashion of the fronts Of some of the
new dresses and lays side plaits in silk
| covered with lace. Parasols Of this de-
! scription are necessarily small and the
plaits form a fluted fan-shape some
/ thing like the fashionable accordion
plaits. The effect is novel and pretty,
/ but they arc expensive. Jenny June, IN
! Albany EVent1lg journal.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-05-29
How the Clown speeuIated.

For twenty-eight years John LOlO haE
been the sawdust coined an of a circus
and without him in the ring even n pre-.
Iiminary rehearsal must seem failure.
John was Just awakening from his long
winters sleep, and had hurried down
from his Cleveland home with his peck
cts full of '.chcstnuts,' ready for the
summer campaign. LolO always APP.
pears sOrrOwful in pants, and a wet
chicken under the dripping caves of a
mulc barn never looked more dOlefuE
than he last night.
New Jokes plenty for this season,
John?' began the news man. Been
studying up on floods and riots, l sup
pose, during the winter and are now to
knock the spots out of Joe Miller and
the other phunny phelIows, heyP'
NO replied Lolo; no" and his
ewes rolled slowly, like those of a diving
calf No. | never told but one new
joke in my life. That was in Sc, and
some of the listeners are not done
weeping yet. No, l determined then
that if | could escape from that town
with my life l would never repeat the
experiment again, and l have kept my
word. New Jokes are a failure.
How have you spent the tedious
hours of the winter, tnen?' asked the
scribe.
"Speculating in wheat" replied this
mournful merry man.
"Speculatjng?'
Yes. I bought at % cents and closed
out my load at 20 cents
Indeed. How much of load did
you have?'
Only one bushel, " replied John, and
he shrank within the creases of his
ulster, leaving the scribe on the outside,
wondering whether John had really for
gotten his vow and been guilty of an
attempt at wit Cincinnati Commercial
gazette.
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CA GER
CANCER for IA YEARS.
.PAP.TLLON
SKIN CURE,

An external means Of curing skin diseases.
There is scarcely any eruption but VIII yicld
to Papillon Skin Cure. Ordinary pimples' rca-
ness, blotchcs, scurf, roughncss, vanish as IL
bv magic: while enduring Skin disorders that
have plagued the sufferers for yours, however
deeply rooted, Papillon Skin Cure VIII success
fully attack. IT destroys the auimaicuI'
which cause these unsightly, irritable painlul
affections, and produces q clear, healthy SKIN.
1t is a specific cure for salt rheum' oc<eih"
a,vsfrelas. ecrofuIa. scaId-hcad, letter, hives,
rash. dandrlIf. barbers-tch, pimplcs, stn2s,
itch. plant poisoning and poisoned wounds
rtup-worn, suuburu and oruPtions OF theskln
For piles, internal itching, or bleeding, aud Tor
all diseases Of the skin, this remedy is "A posi-
tive cure.
Price, SIOo per bottle six for sou. DiToc'
tions in ten languages accompany every Dottc.
~ For sale by all druggats.
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Youths Department,
PLEADING FOR 4 SICK DOLLLE.

PLEADING FOR A SICK DOLLIE.
Yes. she's very i'll. indeed; her head is as hot
mustard,
Aud she can't eat a single thing, for I've tried
her with cake and custard;
And the doctor says there's only one thing
that's left to do,
To save her precious life. Would you do it, if
you knew
Oh, please, mamma, don't laugh, and don't
say: " That depends"
You're her grandma. and you ought to be one
of her beStest friends.
He says she needs fresh air, and what Johnnie
calls IA lark:
And the only air that's fresh enough is what s
blowing in the park.
And he says she ought to have a red straw
berry ice-cream.
And she can't go in the cars, for she mustn' t
smell the steam
Aud he says must go to hold her. and not to
let her cry;
And if there's no ice-cream, to give her a little
pie.
You know, my grandma gives me what want,
when l am i'll;
And you know that you're her grandma
now, please just say you Will.
If she cries, she can't get well; and you'd not
like folks to say
That I've better grandma than she has, any
way.
-Iargarct Vandegrift. in Golden Days.
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WIN. R OSBORN.
CRoroN LANDING. New York.
Ian pF uSRA

This will certify that BRANDRErH's PILLS
and ALLCoCK's Porous PLAsTERs cured me
of a very severe attack Of sciatica. l was
taken with this severe pain on January 4,
1881, and, having tried various remedies
without benefit, bethought me of the
above named medicines. took two pills
every nigat at bedtime, and put FIVE ALL
COCKS Porous PLAsTERs on my limbs. !
had not use them over three days before
felt great relief, and in thirty days was
completely cured. They took all the rheu-
matism out of my system. Thanking God
first, and you secondly, I am truly yours,
ETC., E. tAsE,
Principal Public School, Croton Landing.
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lie held my hand-thc quiet moon was shin

lie held my hand-the quiet moon was shin
ing;
Tho street lay half IN shadow half I'm light,
As on the doorstep for one little minute
We stood TO see the beauty of the night
He just to say goodbye, my hand had taken,
could not snatch il rudcly from his grasp;
And so, the while we talked, ne held 10 gently,
in the kind, friendly shelter OF his clasp.
And, somehow, though we praised the nights
rtIIl beauty,
] think We looked more at each others
eyes
His. flashing dark and warm, had all the
brightness,
And, more than all tho softncss Of the
skies.
don't know how IL happc1cd-I shall never
Know how 10 could have huppeucd-yct tits
true
That as we said goodnight, we kissed each
other.
just as acknowledged promised lovers do.
My checks are burning and my heart is beat
ought to feel displcased, of course. for
he
It must have been his fault-yet / can't blame
him;
only wondcr-what he thinks OF me!
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NERVOUS, dyspept1c individuals, whose
distress of mind and body make life mis-
cradle, if your sufferings have been pro-
longed and increased by the use of bitters
and pretended cures of kidney and liver
diseases, throw all such nostTums aside
and find health, strength and vigor in that
simple remedy known as DR.. Guysott's
Yellow Dock and Sarsapsrilla. 1t puriies
the blood, strengthens the urinary and die
gestive organs, and infuses new life into
all parts of the body. No other remedy
equals it. Have your druggist get it for you.
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THE best test of a human life is the
amount of good it has been and done to
others. Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham may be
given a seat of honor among those who
have helped to change sickness into health,
and to transform the darkness of suffering
into the sunshine of rest and hope.
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Potash - is the tale of thousands who
write our physicians in regard to treat
ment of Blood and Skin diseases, and it
would seem that what they say must he
have been poisoned in this way or have
any blood or skin disease or cancer, send
to us for Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis
eases which will be mailed free. THE
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co, Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga.