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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-12
DANGEROUS OPERATION,
a Mans Tntestines Taken Out and Five
Cuts seWed Up.
IN Y Tribunal

Thomas Callagan, a boatman twenty
two years Of age, was taken to Bellevue
Hospital. He had had a dispute over
drinks with Carl Grheming, who stabbed
him in the abdomen with sheath knife.
superficial examination showed that
the knife had probably not cut any dan
gerous vessel, and that the wound would
not prove to be serious. After Callagan
had been in his cot for several hours he
complained of intense pain in the abdom-
inal region. His fnce became pinched, his
heart beat irreyularIy, and he had
spasms which indicated that peri
tonitis would SOON set in. A consulta
tion was held and the decision reached
that, to save the mans life, it would be
necessary to perform the delicate and dan
gerous operation of exploring the abdom-
inal cavity. As this operation in nearly
every case results fatally, Coroner Mes
semer was called i'll and took the ante
mcrten statement of CaIlagan. The man
who stabbed him was also brought into his
presence and identified.
Callaghan was then put on a stretcher
and taken to the operating where the
whole house staff and number of we'll
known physicians were gathered. He did
not show any fear. He is a stout, rugged
young man, with powerful muscular de-
velopment. After he had been anRsthe-
tized the attending surgeon with a sharp
knife made an incision, following the me-
dian line in the abdomen, about six inches
in length. The wall of the abdomen was
found to be unusually thick. Then the in
testines were slowly taken out and exam
ined. Each section was wrapped in a
warm antiseptic cloth and laid on the out
side Of the chest This course was fol-
lowed until all that could have been in
jured by the knife thrust had been exam
med. Five deep cuts that nearly severed
the intestines were found. They were
carefully sewed up as soon as discovered.
The patient became exceedingly weak
at this stage and injection of slim
ulants were given. He rallied from
the shock and the intestines were
put back into the cavity, which was first
thoroughly washed with an antiseptic So
luton. The incision in the abdomen wall
was stitched with catgut sutures. The ex-
ternal surface Of the abdomen was united
with silver sutures, so arranged and tight
ened as not to tear the flesh in case the
patient should cough or strain. The oper-
alton lasted about two hours.
The patient was sent back to his cot, and
plenty of stimulants and morphia were
given to accelerate the hearts action and
lessen the dangers from Inflammation. The
sick man did not rally as well as was ex-
pected after the operation, but subsequent
ly he revived and expressed himself as not
feeling in good condition. He frightened
for time and then sank rapidly, and it
was thought by DIR. Jarvis, the attending
surgeon, that he would die.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-12
ANeLo.sAxoN cRowrH.
Rapid Increse Of the Germanic, and De
crease Of the Latin, Races.

Rapid Increse Of the Germanic, and De-
crease of the Latin, Races.
The Latin rsces, that is, France, Italy
and Spain, have ceased to be whatever
any one of them may be destined yet
to become again, the mighty factors in
the worlds progress which of old they
were. They minister exquisitely to the
comfort, the luxury, the culture and
the picturesqueness of life; but the apt
itude for foreign commerce which they
show is comparatively slight, and in
the colonizing business of humanity
they only play a subordinate part.
Moreover, their population, when COM
pared with the population of the An
glo-Saxon and the Teutonic races, is
diminishing. Thus, in period little
than 100 years, from 1888 to 1885, the
aggregate populations of France, Spain
and Italy have only increased from
81 900, 600 to 80, 500, 600. On the other
hand, the populations of Germany and
England during this period have each
trebled. Germany in 1888 had pOpu-
latiOn of about Is, 900, 600; in 1885 it had
increased to As, 900, 600. Great Britain
in the same way had in 1883 a popula-
ton of II, 600, 900; in 1885 the figure was
SO, 900, 600. Another country largely,
but not exclusively, populated by the
AnglO-Saxon race-America-has in
less than q hundred years increased
nearly thirteen times-that is, from less
than 1000, 600 in 1890 to nearly go, OOO,-
600 in 1885. Finally, it must not be
forgotten that Canada, Australia, South
Africa, as well as other British depend
encies, collectively, contain a pOpula-
ton of some 10000, 900, chiefly of An
glo-Saxons, and there is every reason
to believe that the development and in
crease of this population win be rapid.
-FOrtniQhtlg ReCietC.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-12
FARM AND HOUSEHOLDS.

-Catarrh cure: Gather common
wild mullen and dry and smoke in a
pipe.-I'oledO Blade.
Never wash in warm water before
going out in the cold air. Such prac-
fice viii rOughen the skin. Warm
water should be used only before retir-
ing.-C Cleveland Leader.
Finger marks may be removed
from vanished furniture by the use of
a little sweet oil upon a soft rag. Pa
tent rubbing with chlOrofOrm will re-
move paint from black silk or any
other material. Boston Bulletin.
1t is better to sell off the surplus
stock than to attempt to winter large
number on a short allowance of hay.
A few thrifty animals will prove more
profitable than a larger number i'm
properly cared for.-TToy Times.
Dusty hay should not be fed to
horses under any circumstances, as it
contains a fungus detrimental to the
health of the animal. Keeping it well
saturated with water just before feed
ing, however, lessons its injurious
effects.-Ohio Farmer.
-Custard pie: One egg, one table
spoonful of sugar heaped up, one level
tablespoonful each of corn starch and
butter, and one pint of sweet milk.
Flavor to suit the taste and bake with
one crust. This makes one pie. 1t is
good when eggs are scarce.-P1titGdel-
f0btG Call.
Wheat mullins: No. /: Two cups
wheat meal, one cup of flour, two cups
of cold water, two teaspoonfuls of
cream of tartar, one teaspoonful soda,
one egg. No. 2: Two cups wheat meal,
one cup of flour, one cup of milk, one
egg, two tablespoOnsful melted butter,
little salt, one teaspoOnsful soda, two
teaspOonsfuls cream of tartar.-TOledo
Blade.
Apple folly: Two eggs, one cup
of white sugar, three sour baked apples,
vanilla. Beat the whites of the eggs
and the sugar together, then add the
inside of the apples, which should be
roasted soft; flavor this with vanilla;
beat this to a stiff froth. Any kind of
jelly can be used instead of apple. To
be eaten with delicate cake or biscuit,
and makes an ornamental dish for des-
sert and tea.-BOStO72 Budget.
"A Western pork raiser thus tells
how he cured his drove of hog cholera:
LAS soon as the animals were taken
sick I turned them out of the pens and
began to drive them to warm up their
blood. The first day I drove them
three miles and the second day two
miles. They would vomit freely while
being driven. After the second day
they showed signs of improvement,
which continued, and finally all the
hogs recovered Chicago Herald.
The following preparation applied
to the surface will prevent any rusting
on plows or any other metal surfaces
which it is desirable to prevent from
rusting: Melt one ounce of resin in
gill of linseed oil, and when hot mix
with two quarts of kerosene oil, This
can be kept on hand and applied in d
moment with a brush or rag to the
metal surface of any tool that is not
going to be used for a few days, pre-
venting any rust and saving much
vexation when the time comes to use it
again Cincinnati Times.
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he pOCTOR LET.
Why a Detroit Physician Was Overcome
by a Feeling of Disgust.


by a Feeling of Disgust.
The other day a well-known Detroit
doctor was eating lunch in restaurant
along side of a business man, when the latter
remarked:
II just saw cnEH tn interest you in the
cigar store. There is a man there who has
no feeling at all in his right arm"
Cease of paralysis, OF course" replied the
doctor.
ooh, no, it isn't. He has been examined
by some of the most eminent surgeons, and
they declare that it isn't. If it were a case
of paralysis he couldn't move his arm, you
know"
"How long has it been so?"
cover twenty years, he tells me. He says
he'll pay any doctor five thousand dollars
to restore the natural feeling"
ON see him, remarked the doctor, and
when dinner was over the two went into the
cigar store and the medical man was intro
duced.
did this thing happen all at once?"
asked the doctor.
Eyes, sir. Their was no warning what
ever"
Does the arm feel dead?"
Perfectly dead. You can stick you knife
into it without my feeling sensation"
f'That's odd. Let me feel of it."
The doctor put out his hand, made one
grip and then turned on his heel and left
the place, his face as red as paint and his
gait somewhat eccentric.
It was wooden arm. The real one was
shot off at Gettysburg.-DetrOit Free
Press
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CuRING HIMSELF.
why the Old Lady Thought That the Boy
Might Yet BE Cured.

You viii be a man before your mother"
used to be said to boys who were a trife
too smart. The STRIPPING who paraded
himself in the scene below was rather worst
ed by somebody else's mother
Don't you know it's very wrong to
smoke, my boy?" said an elderly lady in Q
railway waiting-room, to Young Americas,
who persisted in putting a cheap cigarette
much to the old lady's discomfort.
a. Oh, smoke for my health" answered
the boy, emitting volume of smoke from
his mouth which almost strangled the old
lady.
% But you never heard of a cure from
smoking?" continued the old lady when she
had regained consciousness. "Oh, yes, l
did, " persisted the boy, as ne formed his
mouth into a young Vesuvius working on
Iull time; that's the way they cure pigs =
" Smoke on, then, quickly replied the old
lady. there's some hope for you yet.
Eoukers Statesman.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-12

PIKE's ToOTHACHE DROPS curein minute, &c
GLeH7l's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. zoc
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns & BuntonS
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EXCITEMENT uNABArED.
Pro0G that that Physicians Terrible Cen
6ession Il True.
CEenslnnd fON Hern7d

Yesterday and the day before we copied
into our columns from the Rochester IN. "
Democrat and Chronicle, a remarkable state
ment, made by J. B. Henion, NJ D., q gem
tlernan who is well known in this city. In
that article DR.. Henion recounted won
derful experience which befeu him, and the
next day we published from the same paper
a second article, giving an account Of the
excitement in Rochester, and elsewhere,
caused by DIR. Henion's statement It is
doubtful if any two articles were ever pub
ished which caused greater commotion
both among professionals and laymen.
Since the publication of these two arti-
cles, having been besieged with letters of
inquiry, we sent a communication to DR.
Henion and also to H. II. Warner g. Co.
asking if any additional proof could be
given, and here it is:
GENTLEMEN: I owe my life and present
health wholly to the power of Warmers
Safe Cure, which snatched me from the
very brink of the grave. 1t is not surpris-
ing that people should question the state
ment l made (Which is true in every re-
spect) for my recovery was as great mar
vel to myself, as to my physicians, and
friends j. b. HENION, M. D.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-12

skipped up to the groom, and after kissing
him said: ooh, Brozzer Tom, love you
awful much"
"Why do you love me so muchf" asked
Tom.
because you saved sister Mary's life."
''And how did do that?"
"Wen. mamma said last night that
Mary was old enough to kill, and that
you came along and saved her. National
Weekly
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-12
POOR JOHN.
why He stammered and Turned Red as a
Lobster.

Why lie Stammered ana turned RSu as a
Lobster.
John, dear" said the young wife, look
ing up from the paper she was reading, II
see that people carry chestnuts in their
pockets to cure rheumatism"
eyes, dear"
"Is it customary to carry things in the
pocket to cure Diseases"
at depends upon whether the person
afflicted is superstitious or notP
Because when sewing buttons on your
vest yesterday I discovered a quantity of
cloves coffee-beans, cardamon seeds, flag
root and other things in one of the peck
cts. Do you carry them as a remedy? Is
there any thing the matter with you, dear?"
''Ye-es, my dear, said John, stammering
and turning as red as a boiled lobster. II
I think I have a little heart trouble"
"Poor fellowl" she said, as the tears came
to her eyes; ''and you never told me word
about it."-BOston Courier.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-12

On the occasion of a recent per-
Torrance of Uncle Toms Cabin, at
Paris, Mo-, the manager of the troupe
borrowed pistol to use on the stage.
Finding the weapon loaded, he drew
out the cartridges and substituted
blank ones. When the play was over
he replaced the cartridges. A boy,
twelve years old, was sent for the pis-
toll. and in crossing the hall he raised
it to a level with the head of play
mate, fourteen years of age, named
Wesley Mills, and pulled the trigger.
Mills fell to the floor dead, shot be-
tween the eyes.-St. Louis Globe.
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The jury acquitted Him.

1t was a case of breach-of-promise. The
defendant was allowed to say word in
his own behalf. eyes" he said, 81 kissed
her almost continually every evening that
l called at her house"
Lawyer for Plaintif-Then you confess
it?
DISADVANTAGES, I do confess it; but 1 had
to do it.
Lawyer-You had to do i'll What do
you mean?
Defendant-That was the only way I
could keep her from singing.
The jury gave d verdict for the de-
PENDANT without leaving their seats.
INDIANAPOLIS Sentinel
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-12

WREoKLEss engineering is what is wanted
on railroads and steamboats,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-12
Maids With Dangerous Muscles.

"Have you any records of what your
young lady pupils have done during their
exercising?" 81 do not keep any, for the
pupils do not like the idea of having It
talked about. But can give you several.
One young lady who was exercising here
became so strong that she lifted on the
health,Iift seven hundred pounds. An
other who took to vaulting, who was only
nineteen years old, vaulted five feet. This
was a splendid leap for a woman"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-12
The Dark Side.

How do you like the new house You
have rented?" asked Hostetter McGinnis of
Judge Peterby.
Il don't like it at all. 1t is exposed to
the sun all day long. il hasno dark side"
THAT comes from it being up on a Hill.
The sun shines on the dark side of those
houses on the Hill all day long Texas
Sntings.
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COMPENSATION.

The Lord ia good unto the dude,
For see how nice he looks;
We realize those splendors now
We've read about in books.
He gave him that delightful bang,
That collar, stiff and high.
That single-barreled eye-glass, too,
That fits his English eye
He gave him those expansive cuffs,
He gave that elbow crook
A cross between a dogs hind-leg
And some old ragman's hook.
He gave those clothes of latest cuG
The patent leather shoe,
The heavy cane, the zebra gloves
The socks of gold and blue.
From crown to sole a perfect nc,
A something bound TO please,
The lilies OF the field are not
Arrayed so nice as these.
The Lord is good unto the dude,
He eQuRliZes gains.
BY giving all these lovely things
To take the place of brains.
Merchant Traveller.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-12
a FamilY Conversatfon.

John-Clara, 1 must correct your state,
ments. You are entirely wrong. There is a
lack of verisimilitude-
Clara-Now, John, you are getting out
OF your depth. Are you sure you know
what you are talking about?
John (hotly)-You talk as if YOU thought
was big donkey.
Clara (coldly)-Now, my dear, you are
unjust. 1 never thought you were big.
PbiLaRelphia CAL
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-12

II is a well-known fact that Colonel
Witherspoon is dreadfully hon-pecked
man, which is confirmed by a conversation
he had with Gus De Smith on a street car,
in which there were two deaf mutes from
the deaf and dumb asylum.
" Isn't it strange to see those boys talk
ing to each other with their fingcrs?"
81 1t does look a little peculiar to see
them making signs to each other With
their fingers. should like to learn it."
Well, wouldn't tried it once"
Could you understand what your
teacher said?'
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-12
BABY BY EXPRESS.
Surprising an Indiana Baggage-NIan BY n
Novel Piece of Freight.
IYincennes fInd.l Letter.l


Novel Piece of Freight.
LVincennes [Ind) letter.
The Ohio & Mississippi railway trair
had a novel express package last night, in
the person of an eighteen months'-old
babe, which was shipped from Cincinnati
to Vincennes without any other attendant
than the kind officers of the train and will
ing passengers. The child was George
Solomon, and the boy was shipped to its
grandmother here for safe keeping, it,
parents having separated. The infant sat
up all the way, two hundred miles, never
cried, and when it reached Vincennes De-
pot Master Mechling bundled it up, and,
taking it in his arms, volunteered to carry
1t to its street and number, as labeled. It's
grandmother was overjoyed to receive it,
and paid its fare willingly, which was five
dollars and thirty cents. Conductor Nc
Collum says that the babe was the young
est passenger on record travelling alone.
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Natural bridge in Kansas.
neavenworth Times.1

A farmer residing some five miles north
of Etna, Kas., tells of a great natural
curiosity. He says there is on his farm
perfect natural bridge. The width of the
archway through which the water threads
its way is from eight to twelve feet, and
the height is from six to ten feet. The
cavernous archway is some three hundred
feet long About fifty feet from the lower
end of the bridge there gushes forth clear
spring of cool, soft water.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-12
A NEAT TRICK.
How q Sneak-Thief Was Trapped and
HorEe-Whipped.


Mr.. Frank Wyman, of the Simmons
Hardware Company, and well known in
the business community, effected the cap
ture of a sneak thief in very clever man
Mr.. Wyman has been missing articles from
his buggy, and in order to detect the thief
he rugged up nluskrat trap in an open
box and placed it under the buggy seat.
The chain of the trap he secured to the
foot-bar of the buggy, to prevent the es-
cape of any queer fish he might capture in
his novel trap. Thus fixed for the enemy,
Mr.. Wyman started out Locust street. At
Seventeenth street he was startled by a
series of loud outcries and
screams hailing from the rear
of the buggy. Turning in
his seat, Wymen beheld a good-sized
hoodlum of about eighteen years, engaged
in frantic struggle to free his hand from
the muskrat trap, in which it was securely
caught. Wyman whipped up his horse
and drove up Locust to Jefferson avenue
at brisk trot, the thief dragging on be-
hind as fast as his legs could carry him,
emitting yelp at every jump. At Jeffer-
son avenue Mr.. Wyman pulled up. He
obtained the assistance of a small boy to
hold his horse, and taking his buggy-whip
from its socket he laid the lash across the
chained hoodlunl's shoulders. After ad-
ministering a.severe cEastisement the thief
was released. Wyman considers himself
square now for every thing he has lost.
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0. G.-Why, my dear, whatever is the
matter?
Angelina-Why, pa, you have just fallen
over the easy-chair and upset the scuttle-
Did you everl
ghost. That last cigar or something must
have been little too strong for my head.
Puck
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'If you are willing to take this woman
to be your welded wife say yes, in a loud
and distinct tone of voice" said Texas
justice to Jim Webster.
Use willin', goodness knows, boss. Use
been willin' for de las six mumfs. but"
"But what?''
Muffin boss, 'cept 1 want you to ask
her first and see eff she says yes I don't
wanter git fooled. De wimmn folks am
mighty tricky nowadays. Texas Sift-
iuUs.
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and exceedingly rich, like adipose tissue of

and exceedingly rich, like adipose tissue of
the turtle.
By his side the bunkO-sharp seated him
self with confidence, and remarked affably:
A" fine office this; but not so fine as that
of the Palmer House. Don't you think so2"
"Well, said the stranger, simply 'ImOst
generally wear my heart upon my sleeve
for claws to peck at, but this morning l
put on my coat 1 remember the Palmer
House office perfectly. The last time 1 was
there, a man 1 had never seen before-a
total stranger like yourself-came and sat
down by me and drew me into CONVERSE
ton. Pretty soon he asked me to drink,
and then to play billiards with him, and
before the evening was over the miserable
scoundrel tried to rob me, and I had to
kick him out into the street. Now, as re-
CARDS this office. why, of course"
But the bunkO-sharp had long since
wearied of his innocent prattle, and gone
his way.-San, the ScaramOUch
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"You have heard OF Timllin's death, of
course?"
=" Dead? No! When did that happen?'
Last Thursday. lie was taken with
fit and died before medical aid could be
summoned"
Is that so? Didn't have a doctor?
Well, / never believed he would die a
natural death. "-Philad cIDhia CAL.
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Speaking from Experience.

Bolgertop (reading) -Here's a strange
remedy for bleeding at the nose.
Dusenbury-What is it?
Bolgertop-A vigorous working OF the
jaws win prevent it.
Dusenbury-No goOd-emphati cally no
good.
Bolgertop-How do you know?
Dusenbury-My wife frequently has nose
bleed.-PhHa delphia Can.
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Mother-I think, Clara, that young Mr..
Sampson is fond OF you.
Clara hopefully Why, mamma?
Mother-Becauso he was such a long time
buttoning your glove last night.
Clara (hopelessly)-A yes, mamma; but
they are six-button gloves, you know, and
when he had buttoned the fifth one he asked
me if that wouldn't be enough-N 7. Sun.
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Wherein I'll reach The conscience Of the king"
And equally true is it that DR.. Pierce's
sc Pleasant Purgative Pellets (the original
Little Liver Pills. are the most effectual
means that can be used to reach the seat of
disease, cleansing the bowels and system,
and assisting nature in her recuperative
work. By druggists.
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Il WAS Immediately after the marriage
ceremony, when the bride was engaged in
hueping her relatives that the flower ofthe
family toddled up To hal TO receive a kiss
lyon must kiss vour new brother, too,
lvuti.. said the uridr.
aI ass ] win, replied Jennie, and she