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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-12-24
NO. Is.

reduced to an oily one, and lies wrapped IN
linen bandages, over at the Otwood's. I
begged the poor, heart broken woman to
take him in charge, for he bore such
strong resemblance to Hiram that
thought he might turn out to be long-lost
brother, or something OF that kind, you
know. BY the way, I'm under ar impress
sion that as soon as the patient RECEIVERS we
shall lose our neighbors. Can you guess
whv?'' John asked, in q most significant
mann er. WHAT YOU don't understand
yetl' he continued, as - confused, puzzled
look was the only answer. Well, must
drop enigmas, see, and speak in plain En-
glish. Your terrible visitor was none 9TH
er than Hiram Otwood, himself, disguised
as an Indian. You remember how cold and
blue he looked last night when he came in
so suddenly upon US. He had been listen
ing outside for about twenty minutes No
wonder he sat there all of a shiveri The
upshot of the matter is that the villain
heard every word of our conversation and
came for the money / left with you. There,
therel you promised you wouldn't talk
any,n and before the little woman could ut
ter a word John had left the room, softly
closing the door after him
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-12-24
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

JOSEPH WHEELER and Ed. Hogan, who
robbed the telephone girls at Little Rock
last week, pleaded guilty on the 21st, and
were given one year in the penitentiary
for each offense.
THE bill now before the South Carolina
Legislature to prevent the organization of
colored laborers in the agricultural Sec
tions into Knights of Labor is causing a
great cOmmotion among the leaders of the
colored people of that State.
AT Chattanooga, Tenn, on the 21st, Mrs
Lizzie Swick, in attempting to pass in
front of a moving train, slipped on tho
track, and in moment the train passed
over her body, severing both legs near the
hips. She died in an hour.
A BILL appropriating 100000 year for
arms, ordnance stores, quartermastey's
stores and camp equipage for the militia
of the country, passed the Senate on the
2Oth.
THE entire business portion of the town
of Vuonia. Ark, was destroyed by fire on
the goth.
TEN thousand men are likely to be
thrown out of employment by the refusal
of the coke syndicate at Pittsburg to grant
the demand Of the workmen.
FULLY 81 ,0OO, 900 of foreign capital has
found investments at Chattanooga, Tenn,
in the past four weeks, the greater por-
tion coming from Alabama, Georgia and
Mississippi.
J. d. MOORE, of Montgomery, was robbed
Of $500 at a private boarding house in
Birmingham, Ala, on the night of the
18th. Another place was hurglarized of
SCI and two gold watches. There is strong
evidence of the presence in the city of a
band Of professional thieves and pick
pockets.
A COMMITTEE has been organized with
the view of raising a fund for women's
and girls offering to Queen Victoria, in
honor of the fftieth year of her reign.
Mr.. FRED MOORE, OF Little Rock, ,HArl.,
met with a painful accident, on the 18th.
by being thrown from his buggy and hav.
ing both arms broken and sustaining in
juries on the head that may prove fatal.
SEARCY COUNTY, ARK, is all aglow with
the silver excitement, several mines having
Just been discovered.
Mr.. JOHN ZENT, of Memphis, while go
ing home little after O'Clock on the
night of the 18th, was knocked down ed
robbed.
IN the House, On the 18th, a motion made
by 1Ir Morrison to take up his tariff bill
was lost by vote OF 149 to 154
susANA WARREN, perhaps the Oldest
citizen ia the United States, if not in the
world, is dead. She was born in Augus-
tine, Fla, 1850.
Iowa capitalists have recently bought
large bodies of land in the Xazoo delta
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-12-24

Half the value Of any thing 10 be done
consists in doing it promptly.
And yet large class Of persons are al
ways more oI. less unpunctuai and late
Their work Is always in advance Of them,
and so it is with their appointments and
engagements
They are late, very likely, in rising i'm
the morning and also in going % bed at
night; late at their meals lato at the
counting -houae or Office; late at their APP
p0intments with others.
Their letters are sent 20 the Dost-offlce
Just as the mail is closed. They arrive at
the wharf just as the steamboat is leaving
it They come into the station just as the
train Is going out.
They do not entirely forget or omit tho
engagement Of duty, but they are always
behind time, and so generally in haste, or
rather in hurry, as II they had been born
little too late, and forever were trying Ia
catch up with the lost time
They waste time for themselves and
waste it for others, and fail Of the comfort
and influence and success which they might
have found Ia systematic and hnbitual
punctuality.
A good old lady who was asked why she
was 80 early in her seat IL the church, is
said 70 have replied that Il 1aS her religion
not to disturb the religion of others.
And II L we're with all g part, both of
courtesy ana duty, not 20 sav 81 religion.
never % be unpunctual, they would save
much vexatIon Of spirit - Tossg People
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-12-24
CHRISTMAS.

The crescent moon, now dim and old,
Like some good shepherd, through the fold
OF blinking stars, at set Of day,
With fa1tering footsteps makes his way.
The skies are sprinlling here and there
The earth white breast with jewels rare,
And snow-birds in the barren pines
Make common wailing with the winds.
The sleigh-bells tinkle in the breeze,
And laughter echoes through the trees;
While Ger the crisp and moon1it snow,
With airy bound the good steeds go.
Then by the fire the father sits,
While children play, and mother lmitss
Or tells Of Christ, the Child, who lay
Within the manger far a%ay,
In Bethlehem; and how the great
And wise men came in humble state
To pay Rim homage; then the death
OF Him who haIlowed Nazareth.
They hear from her the story, how
He made men good and pure, and now
Expects us always to pursue
Lives noble, temperate and true;
And when the children kneel to pray,
They bless the Lord for Christmas Day.
Charles KnOaDles Bolton, tn DeD0resfs MdJG-
zine.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-12-24

Boston, Dec, 20-A desperate prize fight.
said by experts to have been the most
savagely contested that ever took place in
the East, was witnessed in loft on the
wharf in this city late Saturday night
only ten sporting men, who paid the ex-
pensss Of the affair, being present besides
the principals aud seconds The fighters
were Dick Cronin, Of this city, and Abe
Humer, champion lightweight Of the
United States Navy. Thin kid gloves were
used The men fought till neither could
stand up. and the result was draw. There
were eight rounds, with several knock
downs. and much blood drawn on
both sides. Both mems faces were cut to
pieces.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-12-24
Recorerine the Bodies.

BAYOU SARA, La, Dec. 20.-The wrecking
boat George F. Rootes, and Captains Burns
and Buck, experienced divers, have gone
to the wreck of the J. NJ White. The
crew of the steamer Beverly Harris Sat
urday recovered the bodies Of Captain
Stafford and wife, Of Vandalia, Albert
Brown (colored), William Bailey, Charles
Morgan (colored), Rev. Gleason Allen (col-
ored), and an unknown colored man. The
badly burned body Of an unknown white
man was also found. When the MasOns OF
his place heard of the recovery of Cap
tain Stafford's body, they made arrange
ments for the care of it and win ship il to
his relatives in Memphis.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-12-24

questions. Santa Claus, =ztag the noble
red man, couldn't resist the temptation Of
trying to come down our chimney when ev-
cry thing was so nicely fixed up for his re-
ception; but be found il rather tight
sdueezs and got pretty well smoth-
cred by the smoke; but be
dropped down AZ last, and Mrs. Otwood
and reached the house just in time to
prevent thorough roasting. he was very
well done on one side, and just ready 20
turn when we came in. felt strong in
clinati0n TO give him a good busting, but
concluded you needed my attention n
stead. And how the willy savage has been
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-12-24
DOWN THE CHIMNEY.
The Visit of an Unwelcome
Santa Claus"
A Tale of New York in 1900.
[Original.I

the boys and 1
will have to go down
to the village to-mor-
row morning with
the wood, and 1 don't
suppose We'll be able
to get back before
Wednesday morning,
but 1 guess you won't
be afraid to stay here
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-12-24

JULIAN HAWTHORNE confessess almost
every thing that I have written has botn
from necessity, and there 80 very little ef
Il that ! shall not DO glad % sec forgotten-n
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-12-24

OK the 18th Rev. A. s. Orcutt, Baptist
minister, lost his life in a hotel fire at
Pipe Stone, MINI.
Ok the 18th the walls of a building in
process Of demolition on the site of the
proposed new Congressional Library build
ing n Washington fell, precipitating sew
eral workmen to the basement, all of
whom were more or less seriously injured
by the falling debris.
Ok the 18th the whaling bark Atlantic
was wrecked OF San Francisco with large
loss of life
RECORDER SMITH deferred sentencing
Mc'Quade, the convicted ex-alderman of
New York, until Monday, the Doth
COUNSEL representing ex-Alderman Nc
Quade, of New York, the convicted bribe-
taEer, viii move for a new trial No more
Of the 'fboodlef cases will be taken mp
this month.
OK the 18th Charles Anderson was sen
fenced to the penitentiary from Clinton,
H., for fourteen years for forgery.
OK the 18th Gratiot Washburne, son of
Hon. E. B. Washburne, dropped dead at
the Gait House, Louisville, Ky.
AT Pine Knot, Tenn. on the 18th, loco
motive was ditched on the Cincinnati
Southern railroad by the breaking Of an
axle and the engineer and fireman were
killed.
THREE Of the nine youths recently SEN
fenced to death at Sidney, New South
Wales, for assaulting a servant girl, have
been let off with life Imprisonment.
SYLVESTER GRANDA, who was arrested
at Kansas City, No, for completely in the
HaddOck murder, has made a confession.
WAI. E. JORDAN, a business man of
CorydOn, Ind, committed suicide on the 18th
by shooting. He was member of several
secret societies and had his life insured for
$1,000
JoHN T. MCGOWAN, receiver of the
Guardian Savings Institution of New
York, is S77, 900 short in his accounts, as
stated by the referee appointed by the
court to pass upon the receivers reports.
The Guardian was once controlled by Boss
Tweed and members Of his ring.
OK the 18th the jury at East Cambridge,
Mass, rendered its verdict in the case Of
George Francis Baker and Mary Ann Jane
Baker, his wife, charged with the murder
of Susannah Prescott, of Groton, Mass
The man was acquitted; the woman was
found guilty of murder in the second de-
gree.
CHRISTIAN F. SCHAU, tailor, shot his
daughters, Minnie and Annie, at Erie, Pa,
on the 10Th, killing the former outright and
fatally woundng the latter, and in at
tempting to escape S hot at a policeman,
who dubbed him senseless. He narrowly
escaped being lynched, but was finally
landed in Jail
THE confession attributed to the Grandas
in the Haddock murder case is now repu-
dated by them, presumably under the in
fiuence of counsel for other defendants,
who managed to gain access to them while
en- route from Kansas City to Sioux City.
NEAR Tullamore, Ireland on the 18th,
two process servers were badly beaten
and their naDers DESTROYED.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-12-24

CHRISTMAS comes
But once q year,
But when IL comes
You bet its here;
And If you haven't
Got the dust
In beauteous plenty
1t will bust
You higher than
a flying kite,
I'll bet ten cents
You'n say I'm rightl
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-10-15
Insomnia,

Sleep is positive function, and not by
any means a negative fact, as has been
too often supposed There is notable
difference between genuine sleep, proper
ly so-called, and the artificial torpor OBJ
tanned by the use of narcotics. From
physiological standpoint, everyone should
be able to command sleep at will; and
habit has great Influence in this dircc-
ton. Napoleon Bonaparte possessed
this power to a remarkable degree, being
able to sleep peacefully at any moment
and under the most adverse conditions.
And William Gladstone had the same
faculty for many years, but Of late he
has complained Of insomnia, due prob
ably, in his case, to overwork and anxi-
eties, which have ended by weakening
his wilI-power, or at least, there is some
physical cause which renders the work
ing of cerebral nutrition less doclc than
formerly to the orders of the nervous
center. Be this as it may, it is a matter
of regret that physicians as a rule do
not attach sufficient Importance to the
fact that "want of sleep is in reality an
exaggerated wakefulness, and it is
necess ary to investigate the cause of this
condition, and to examine minutely
the relative excitability Of all the
organs, central and peripheric. 2 -Nelicat
World.
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Treo-ollnolng Crnr.Fl,h.

To show how food or ovor .,,,,.,..
water will at certain time, alarm rrr'5 ,Lo'a :,
little creatures, gentleman rosidin', =,
Frceport, H., informed me that NOT
many months ago they had somo var,. ~,
heavy rains, that greatly increased tbo
volume Of the little river rnn.i,,,.
through the town. The water araduollS
rose until numbers Of quite Iorgo ,raa.
were submerged, and the stream wos Al.
most twice its ordinary width sncb -
unusual occurrence naturaIIv attracted
considerable attention, and mr inro.,.,
ant and a number Of others visited tbo
trees several times, and when tho r;,a.
was at the highest they presented a
strange appearance from a Htno dis
tancc. Thcir trunks seemed TO h,vo
changed color from the water m 70 mo
branches, and on closer inspection if
was found that they were comnloto.
ly incascd with cray-fsh, which covered
every available space, crowdinr inward
by hundreds, elm ing to the bark and
to each other, in some spots hacked ono
upon another four and five deem. every
moment added to the throng new ones
emerging from the water. while those
above, urged on, crept out upon the
branches, and completely covered them.
presenting novel and interesting siobt
The animals in many cases retained their
positions for several days, and did not
seem to be affected BY their stay out of
water. The occasion, however, was
taken advantage Of by the people, who
came with buckets and brooms and
swept them from the trees by hundreds,
storing them up for future use. The
cray-fish in certain portions OF the west
ern country is pest to the agriculturist,
and the work Of these little creatures Of
ten greatly increases the labor and ex-
pense Of breaking up land, especially af-
ter the burrows Or mounds havestood for
many years, the vegetation that has
grown upon them often increasing their
size to mammoth proportions. Popular
Science Monthly.
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Missionary Life in Bnrmah.

My brother has hired four Kolah men
to watch the place nights Sleeping and
cooking on the compound daytimes),
and Mr.. Rose gave two Of them spears.
Mrs. d. and | have our reyolvers, and
we keep them close by, you may be sure.
Mine is under my head ready loaded at
night, and we all lay out our gowns,
ETC., when we retire, ready for flight.
This morning when we went to Sunday
school, left my revolver for Miss Stark
such a pity she has nonc-and my
brother took his with himl 1t was
funny to have the superintendent give
out "Come ye sinners and reflect that
he had loaded revolver in his pocket
ready for them. If we couldn't find
something to laugh at | don't know
what would become Of us; the constant
feeling of danger threatened, of uncer-
tainty as to the future, takes the heart
out of everything, and combined with
the heat-1O0 degrees to 104 degrees
makes systematic work almost impossl-
ble-He ping Hand.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-10-15

The Basques arc pecu lar race who
from the earliest times have inhabited
both slopes of the Pyrenees Mountains.
They have population Of about 500, 900,
somewhat less than fourth of this num-
Der living on the French side Of the
mountains and The others on the Spanish
side. Bat though their country has
been, through theages, nominally under
the control Of more than one foreign
power sN,.,ss... ION oI carthascuian,
! fs1ss sls.s sncsss sor Spanish rnie,
has ever ,Gtfig conquered TlIis feariess
people Or changed in any way their pc
culiar characteristics. They are a robust
and active race, Of darker complexion
than the Spaniards Their women ae
beautiful and skilled in all outdoor work
They are simple race, but proud, i'm
petuous light-hearted and hosptable.
Their agricultural methods are rude, but
they are so industrious that want IS hard
ly known among them. They have few
cities or villages, but their small dwell
ings are scattered over all the heights of
the Pyrenees. Politically they are di-
vlded into districts, each 81 which
chooses annually an alcaide, who is both
civil and military officer, and mem
Der of the supreme junta, which meets
every year for deliberation on matters of
general interest. Their rights are pro
tected by written constitutions granted
by ancient Spanish kings. The early
history Of this remarkable people is un-
known; they are supposed to be desccn-
dants I the early inhabitants of Spain
before the country was invaded by the
Celts. They are known to the Romans
as the Cantabri. Their language, which
is preserved among them in its pristine
purity, is altogether different from the
other languages Of Europe. Inter Ocean.
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In the summer of 1868 Peter Kern Of
Washington township, Pennsylvania.
caught small eel and put it in well in
ms yard, where it still is. It is four
ieet long aud about five inches in diane
Ter 1t keeps itself concealed at the
bottom, except at irregular intervals.
~hen 1t comes to the top, and these ap-
pearances are always followed by rain
within day or two. During havino
ana harvest and other critical periods Of
'arm work the farmers for miles around
SEND every day to Kern's for intelligence
Of the eel. 1t will have no other kind of
hsh IN the well, and kills all that are put
IN, - Philadelphia Record,
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HUMOROUS.
Goes against the grain-Th,

Goes against the grain--The reaper.
If there is any one who should be
trapped in slumber," it is the man who
snores.
Little ones often wenr clothing in pc
cuiar places. A cuff on the car is fr
qucnt.
Chicago women never argue. They
put their foot down, and that covers the
whole ground.
Alpine glaciers move at the rate of
four inches year. 1t is suspected they
don't advertise.
Bees can predict tho weather. Com
bine bee and small boy and they can
produce asquall.
His serenade ran: GLOW can leave
thee" The big dog came around and
showed him how.
When woman gives her hus-
band piece of her mind he never stays
to get the remainder.
81 don't see the point, but realize its
force, " said the man when the bee settled
on the back of his neck.
1t is not every guest at hotel who
tips the waiter, but nearly all of them
give him turning over.
A man who advertised for pcrma-
ncnt position, whore salary was no OBJ
ject, was advised to try the cemetery.
A new game of cards is called "matri-
mony." If the man wins, he takes the
girl; if the girl wins she takes the man.
The al ference betwcen two GREAT no
1'rtiess isssasils5 cxpiained 10 for
eigners, one gets the offices the otlicrF gets
left.
He stood under the window and sang
'How Can | Leave Thee" But he did
leave, and so suddenly that the dog wen
back of the house and wcpt
Teacher (to a class in chemistry
What does sea water contain beside the
sodium chloride that we aforementioned
Gubbins' youngster Fish, sir.
Teacher "Can any boy tell me at
what time the sun rsesnow2o Small boy
(shrill and prompD -"Just the minute
father calls, down at our house"
An Ohio man claims to have invented
machine that will continue to run with
out stopping until it wears itself out. 1t
is evidently an infringement on a book
agents tongue
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The Throne ofLiIios.

This name is applied to the throne of
France because of the old French Ma
tional emblcm-the feur-de-lis, a species
of lily The story of its adoption is as
follows When Clovis, King of the
Franks, married the Princess Clotilda Of
Burgundy in 493 A. d., she was a
Christian, but the King, like the most
Of the Frankish nation, was heathen
The young queen earnestly desired the
conversion Of her husband, but her
arguments had little effect on him.
However, IN 496, the king, when en-
gagged IN battle with the AIIemanni
(German)' at Tolbiac, near Cologne, was
hard-pressed and in his necessity called
upon Tue GOD Of the Christians, yowing
that should he obtain the victory he
would himself become Christian. The
AIlemannl were routed, and on Christ
mas 'ay - 9he same year Clovis and
seveIal thousand of his soldiers were
bap'i1ou' Thus far we have yeritable
history but We must regard as legendary
'n' 0.I.'u'ion oil the tale, that on the
eve % H's baptism an angel from heaven
presenter Aing Clovis with blue BAN
neF embroidered with golden fieurs-der
u.s. "ii''n ne was to adopt as the banner
o. laI'e' Probably sweet Clotilda her
sell embroidered the lilies and person-
a,'l !, -, ~ sne well might the angel.
h0'','l Z :, 'Ois may have been, from the
u 'llnJ :. vows to the French Revolution
tue .s n,us' q France bore as their arms
an ,1al lnusnnito ,i,i number, and lattorly three
Oaan. "o'u' --1'''ST-
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NO. Z.
Our ship at Sea.

Dear heart, we two have waited
For many weary year
The ship we launched at sea,
Freghted with hope for you and me,
And carrying never fear.
We watched them sail away,
As we stood ON the shore,
And sweetly we did dream,
With true love for our theme
When their voyage should be DER.
We said, when they return tous,
Der the oceans briny foam,
Wen build a kingdom heavenly fair,
With love and faith dwelling there
Wen call our kingdom homen
Love was wrecked on an angry shore,
On the rocks of worldly gain,
And OH the saddest sight to me,
Faith was lost in dismal sea
OF Islander, doubt and pain.
Yet DER the dark and angry waves,
Hangs the bow of promise fair;
It tells of that bright and better land,
With love and faith, an unbroken band,
Up there, dear heart, up there
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An Exlrn Ten.

Major Johnstonc is very particular
about the spelling of his name. He is a
very proud man on general principles.
Nothing exasperates him more than to
DC mixed up geographically or other
wise with the common herd of Johnsons
without a t. He was about leaving a
motel IN Dallas. He had asked for his
olll, and when it was handed him by
the clerk he scowled fercely.
is there any mistake in the bill9n
asked the clerk.
There is, sir; you have spelled nv
name without the t."
"Ah' see" replied the clerk, "you
should be charged with an extra t.
fsiii,ty cents more, if you please. ~ Teras
~ t"tJos