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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

"John, John! What is itP Where
are you hurt? Oh, father, he is
hlledr' L screamed. ''What shall
do?"
will never believe again that John
Benton was ever bashful, for he just
put one of his hands on the back of my
head, pulled my face down to his, and
whispered: ''Do just what you are
doing now. and as you have COM
menced to call me John, do it all the
rest of your life, and let me call you
Lou"
There was a sudden disturbance
The thief had broken away from Will!
The poplar tree shook violently, and
VIII said, as he put his head out of the
window: ''Well, let the rascal go. IL
will save a good deal of trouble. Ali
Th0Ee is his pal, who was on guard,
They are both running as if the whole
detective force were at their heels"
Then, turning to John: How are
you hurt, Mr.. Benton? You don't look
as if it was very serious.
1T is not serious, " said John. sitting
up. That fellow cut his hand in somG
way while opening the drawer and he
rubbed the blood all over my shirt;
that's all
| bit my lips and gave John a look
that should have frozen him. 1t did not
have the proper effect, however, for he
followed me up stairs to the nursery,
where the racket of play had rendered
the children obliviOus of the disturb
ance below. As he took Stella on his
knee he said: ''DO you know, Stella,
you made a tremendous hit with your
song? You must sing Birdie on
Tree for us again. VIII you?"
"Ess, will sing it for you, but you
must tiss Lou for me now. She has
diven me lots and lots of tandy, and
she is awfully dood. "
yes, | think so,'' said John. ''And
I'll tiss her for you.
And he actually did it.
Moreover, he says now it is his priv
ilege, and 1 suppose, under the circum-
stances, he is right George G .LPaaks
IN Pittsburgh Bulletin.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

"A putty of starch and chloride of
zinc hardens quickly and lasts as a
stopper of holes in metals for months.
Boston Budget.
"A farmer thinks he has discovered
that the common larkspur is fatal to
the potato bug. He proposes to plant
it numerously among potato vines
N. 7. Telegram.
"A good rule is, when you see a
limb interfering with another, out with
it, whatever the time of year. When
the sap is in full flow wounds viii hea
over quickest.-N. 7. Times
A Pennsylvania farmer last year
sold over six thousand dollars worth
of potatoes from twelve acres. He
fertilized with compost of hardwood
ashes and oyster shell lime, plowed
deep; planted medium sized, we'll
formed, uncut potatoes three feet apart,
gave level cultivation and cultivated
often. From one hill he took thirty
one fine, large tubers.
The United States Dat77Gaa1a saws
that it is a provision of nature that the
COW looks out for herself before she
does for her stupid owner, and so will
not give rich milk until she has re-
cUperated from the effects Of semi-star-
walton. She wants some meat on her
bones before she will put much into
the pail, The farmer had better take
the fat out of his granary than keep it
out of the pail.
Rough lands can best be utilized
by pasturing. The natural toughness
of the land is subdued in this way, and
the growth of bushes and other unde.
sirable plants kept down by constant
fro AiTCr ood An
pick about among stumps and stones
where the pillow could not be run.
While the stock is a good thing for the
rough pasture, the rough pasture is not
always the best thing for the stock
albany Journal.
"A clever woman who delights in
beautiful surroundings has Just com.
pleted a novel set of window curtains.
On the finest batiste she has painted
conventionalized corn flowers, peoples
and duets, of natural size and at regu-
lar intervals, in reds and blues. These
are outlined with silk. As the light
passes through the curtains the effect
is most pleasing. The cOlors have been
so chosen that even by lamp light they
are effective, the sheen of the silk
cleaning charmingly.-ToledO Blade.
Potato salad: Slice thinly eight or
ten good-sized Irish potatoes (boiled
and cold), chop finely one good-sized
apple, one and half small onions,
rinse and chop the leaves of a large
handful of green parsley. Spread a
layer of the potato in choPping tray,
sprinkle literally with salt, then half
the parsley, apple and onion; pour half
a teacup of sweet oil or melted butter
over the whole, with a small cup of
vinegar. Mix the whole carefully, so
as not to break the pOtatoes.-IAe
Caterer.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05
Something Nice for travellers.
IChicago Herald

A new invention now being put on the
market is a head-rest for travellers. Is
consists of a plush cushion hung upon
strong white wires, and so made that il
fits over the top of the seat-back. Upon
this soft, shapely cushion the tired traveller
may rest his weary head without getting
cramps in his bones and stopping the cir
culation in his veins, as is invariably the
case when a man "scrooges" down into a
car-seat in order to rest the back of his
head upon the upholstering. The con-
trivance car. BE- taken apart in half min
ute and packed away in a grip coat
pocket. By its use every traveller may
carry his bed with him, and that without
paying two or three good dollars to a
sleeping car company for the privilege of
breathing the bad air on their coaches and
dreaming of his mothers feather pillows
during few unhappy hours of the night.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05
SERENITY.


The tramp of arming nations dlls the air,
The crash of hostile navies jars the seas,
Intestine tumults, horror and despair
Crowd on the mind to rob IL of its ease.
But in the wide arch Of the yaulted blue
The stars still keep their old untroubled
mien,
Arcturus in still splendor meets our view,
Orion wears his royal robes serene.
The breath OF deathly pestilence affrghts,
Cites are trembling and the Peopled hills
Shrink in their terror, through the shudder-
The Voice Of wild lament earth's circuit
fills.
But stiiI the peaceful valleys, drowsed in
Repose. and fiji the air with spicy balm,
Nature in quietude of m nd doth keep,
Through stress and strain of human lfe'
her calm.
OH there arc tras,ic partings and distress,
The sound Of cruelty and ruth and wrong,
More hands arc raised to smite than raised to
bless,
And that note, death. ends every gladstone
Yet still the mountains rear their stately
forms
In silent grandeur, with their robe Of
SHOWS,
And through life's shocks and tumults winds
and storms,
They wear eternally their crown-repose. :
And shall we natures heartless calm accuse?
Cry out to her to rend her silent rocksE
Or, whatsOe'er betidc, Ike her refuse
To yield our calm to Fate's most deadly
shOcks2
Nature is wise: like her let us attain
TO that calm contemplation, which shalt
lift
Our souls above each pang Of earthly pain,
As here between tn eternit es we drift.
-Hdttte Ting GrfstCold, ia Chicago AdUdncs.
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NEWS BUREAUS.
The Washington establishments Main
tanned by Various Papers.
rCarn in CIeve'and Iaaderf

tanned by Various Papers.
[Carp, in Cleve' and Leader.I
Speaking of newspapers at Washington,
find that people who come here from the
outside are greatly surprised at the ex-
pense which the bureaus here cost. There
is nothing cheap about first-class Wash
ington news bureau, and papers which are
quite shabby at their homes keep up better
establishments here. There are bureaus
here which have several rooms furnished
like parlors, with their Brussels carpets
and their easy chairs, and the ordinary
office with its plain carpet, its numerous
newspaper files, its telephone and call
bells, forms quite a contrast TO the dark,
uncarpeted rooms of the home editorial
rooms. Many of the Offices have special
wires connected with the leading papers of
the country, and their news is sent from
here directly into the news rooms of its
home office. Such Offices must have a special
telegraph dispatcher in addition to their
news force. In some cases a number
of papers combine together to pay for their
Washington work, in which case the corr
respondent who heads the bureau is paid
very large salary. Millions of words of
telegraph are sent out from here every ses-
sion and all the telegraph companies
=
the capitol building there are perhaps a
dozen places from which kilograms can be
sent to any part of the world, and there
are about as many boys carrying messages
about the corridors as there are pages in
the House. Back of both the House and
Senate galleries there are large rooms with
tables for writing where the telegraph in
struments click night and day during a
session with the long dispatches sent out
by correspondents. The correspondents
do much of their writing at these tables,
and there have been cases in
which newspaper man, who is
also a telegrapher, has sat and
listened to the news of his competitor as it
went clicking over the wires. One corre-
spondent of the Post, it is. said had such
an accurate ear that he depended upon
this mode of stealing his news instead of
working for it. But the striking similar
correspondents became apparent, and in
order to prevent this the offices We're re-
moved for time to another part of the
building. This lazy, but smart CORE
spoudent, however, got the news, and his
opponents were at a loss for a long time
to find out how he did so. They finally
set a watch upon him and found that he
was daily in the habit of going up over the
House, where the telegraph wires ran. He
had q fine sense of touch, and as so good
a telegrapher that he could resd what was
going over the wires by wettiAg his fingers
and placing them upon them.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05
SIZES OF SHOES.
Trade Tricks Resorted to in the Numbering
of Foot Gear.

Trade Tricks Resorted to in the Numberfng
Foot Gear.
Nominally there is now One-third of
an inch in length and One-twelfth of
an inch in width between contiguous
sizes of shoes Thus: In women s
shoes the width B is supposed to be
one-twelfth of an inch broader than
the width A c is one-twelfth. inch
wider than B. and so on, F being
the extreme width of wOmen's shoes in
general use.
But the sensitiveness of a portion of
the fair sex on the subject of wide feet
has induced many manufacturers to
liable their wide goods EE. This width
is really One-twelfth broader than +.
Upon the notion of getting a close fit
also, many ladies have got into the
habit of calling for c and J or ID and ].
If such exactness Of measurement were
obtainable it would signify that CT
was 1-24 inch wider than &. But as a
matter of fact, no manufacturer splits
his sizes as fine as that.
Lengths of shoes are almost As much
demoralized as widths. Tho begin
ming of the scale in the length of shoes
is a.child's 0. which should Just be four
inches in length. and each additional
size should add one-third of an inch
A child's 0 being four inches in length,
a chiId's 9 would consequently be five
inches long, and - would be six and
One-third inches in length. The num-
bers then begin at l again, which is
six and two-thirds inches long. A
mans 8 should be nine inches long
But it has become so customary to
abridge half a size, that when a manu-
facturer receives orders for mems
shoes 6s to los or women 5 IS 10 Is, he
knows very wei that his customer ex-
poets 54s to 91s in one case and 23s to
63s in the other. - Boston Commercial
Bulletin,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

TnvaIids' Hotel and Surgical Institute.
This widely celebrated institution, located
at Buffalo, n. Y, is organized with full!
staff Of eighteen experienced and sklIlfuI
Physicians and Surgeons, constituting the
most complete organization of medical and
surgical skill in America, for the treatment
of all chronic diseases, whether requiring
medical or surgical means for their cure
Marvellous success has been achieved in the
cure of all nasal throat and lung diseases,
liver and kidney diseases, diseases of the
digestive organs, bladder diseases, diseases
peculiar to women, blood taints and skin
diseases, rheumatism, neuralgia, nervous
debility, paralysis, epilepsy (fts), sperma-
torrhea, fmpotency and kindred affections.
Thousands are cured at their homes through
correspondence. The cure of the worst
ruptures, pile tumors, variCOcele, hydrocele
and structures is guaranteed, with only a
short residence at the instit1tion. Send IL
cents in stamps for the 1nvalids' Guide
lars Address Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05
DAILY WAGES.
What the Workingmen of Chicago Receive
for Their Labor.

What the WOrlzin gmen of Chicago Receive
for Their Labor.
In view of the interest in the queA1
ton of wages at present, the Triburd
has obtained the ruling prices paid for
various kinds of labor in Chicago: The
following classes of skilled labor ara
paid 81 per day: Stonecutters, ma.
sons and bricklayers, photographers,
engravers, cigarpackers and plumbers.
| Under the list of those paid 50 day
are blacksmiths, horseshoers, japan
ners, gashtters, machinists, printers,
| type-founders, boOkbinders and up
holsterers. There is a long list of
trades in which the laborers are paid
| $3.50 a day, among them boilermakers,
brassfOunders, brickmakers, butchers,
cabinetmakers, carpenters, carvers,
cigarmakers, copper and tinsmiths,
druggists, glasScutters and stainers,
furrlers, irOnwOrkCrs, mOdelmakers,
painters, photographers, piano and
organ makers, pipemakers, roOfers and
skaters, ship-carpenters and ship
smiths, stairbuilders, sewerbuilders,
turner's, watchmakers and jewellers
workers in electric goods, custom tail
Ors and shOemakcrs and cOnfectiOners.
Earning from g to $2.50 per day are
BARRIERS, brewers and maltsters, chair
makers, tishpackers, gold and silver
| heaters, gunmakers, hair workers, last
makers, metalwOrkcrs millers. platers,
sOapmakers, trunkmakers, watchcase
makers, wirewOrkers, woodworking
machine hands and furniture-workers,
! tobacco-cutters, workers, street.
PAYERS, boatbuilderS, meat-packers.
makers of velocipcdes, carriages and
wagon makers and lampmakers And
these are paid 3 n day: Billposters,
freight-handlers, broom and brush
makers and sawmakers.
From $3.50 to - per day is the rate
! paid to makers of artificial limbs and
| trusses. awnings. tents and sails, bags,
barbed-wire, bedding and mattresses,
ready made boots and shoes, clothing,
! paper and wooden boxes. chemicals,
/ cigar-bOXes, cords and tassels (men),
cOrks7 cutlery, drugs, elbows. fiavorinC
| extracts and perfumery (men), hosiery
/ (men), ladders. locks, paints, picture
frames, showcases, veneers, white lead,
willowware, tanners and curriers',
teamsters, lumber-shOvers. meat-can-
neTs, and workers in glocuse factories,
planning mills, glue and fertilizinr estab-
lishments and bottling establishments
Then under the Sl25 to $3.50 per day
rate are workers in laundries. laboRers
in rolling-mills and axle-grease fac
tories Chicago Tribune.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05
A smart Missouri Dog.
Isl. Louis GLOBE Democrat.

Engineer Spencer of the st. Louis Cable
& Western railway owns a large white
and black setter, who is as quick at inter-
preting signals as any of the men about
the depot. Whenever he hears the engine
bell he hastens to his post, no matter where
he is, and will take his place by his master
in the cab with his paws on the window,
watching the track as attentively as the
engineer himself. In his zeal to be up and
doing he viii sometimes catch the whistle
rope in his teeth and make the signal for
the crossings, In fact, his admirers say il
he only had hands he could run the engine.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05
Purify Your Blood

Remember. we do not claim that Hoods sarsapa-
riIia VIII do imp0ssibities. We tell you plainly what
II has done. and submit proofs from sources Of IN
questioned reliability and ask you frankly you arc
suffering from any disease Affection caused pro-
NOTED bv impure blood or low STATE Of the system
try Hoods Sarsaparfa. Our experience warrants Us
In assuring you that you wiz not be disappointed IN
the result
Il can recommend Hoods Sersaparilla to al as 4
safe sure medicine. u cured OF terrible head
aches and cured ny little gil Of sweings IN herneck
which had been Ianced twice" MRS. T. z LORD,
Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, y. Y.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

[Chicago Inter-Ocean.I

ICHca8O Int6r-Uc6an.
There are a number of anecdotes in cir
culation about the late Congressman RAN
kin and the brave manner in which he met
death. Almost his last words were joke.
When the late Senator Carpenter lay dying
he showed similar nerve. A few hours
before his death he was soized with a vio-
lent spasm and asked the doctor what it
was. 'Ig's the Colon" said the doctor,
referring to that portion of the anatomy
bearing that name. "Then I've little
longer 10 live" replied Carpenter, eve
never come to full stop at a colon"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05
Tone Up the System

q I consider Hood Sarsapar1Ha the best medicine
ever used. 10 gives me appetite and refreshing
sleep, and keeps the cold out" JONI s. FOGG, LOG
Spruce Street, Portland, Afe.
Hoods SarEaparilla was & God-send 20 me, for 70
cured OF dyspepsia and liver complaint with which
I had suffered y years" J. b. HoENBEcE, South
FaIlsburg. y. 7.
took Hoods Sarsaparlla FOR general debility and
was wonderfully benefited by f." j. p. Johnson.
Martins Ferry, O.
Mrs c. ". Marriott. LowegI. Mass. was completely
cured Of sick headache, which she had had IS years.
~ Hoods SarsaparflIa,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05
Spring Medicine

"when in the spring felt all run down and much
debilitated found Hoods Sarsaparla just the medi
cine build me up Ny wife also after much physical
prostraton found IN its life aad lasting bcne
1T. Upon little gfrj. who had been sick with scar
let fever, its effect marvellous. entirely removing
the poison from her blood and restoring her good
health" f. G. STATION. Swampscott, Mass.
81 have used Hoods SarsapariIla and ind Il 10 be
the best remedy for impure hood have ever TAKEN
n. H BAxrEE. ticket agent, 2. & r. Rd., Round
Brook y. J.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

Everybody needs and should take q good fpring
medicine, for two reasons:
LIST. The body is more susceptible to benefit
from medicine than a any other season
I'd. The impurities which have accumulated in the
blood should be expelled, and the system given tone
and strength. before the prosratins effects Of warm
weather are felt.
Hoods sarsapariIa Is the best spring medicine. st
9urnes the blood II sharpens the appetite IL tones
the digestion. It debility. It builds up
the whole system. Try It and you viii be convinced
L.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05
Predestination Upheld

burning question of centuries has been
settled by the decision of petty Minne-
sofa court. ASwedish pastor and his con-
gregation quarreled over the dogma of pre-
destination. The case was carried into the
civil court, which decided in favor of the
pastor-and. presumably. of the dogma.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

q. S. SENATOR VoKHEEs, of Indiana, says
st. Jacobs Oil cured him of rheumatism.
Hon. r. NJ. McLane, U. S. Minister to
France, certifes to the power OF Red Star
Cough Cure, which costs but twenty-five
cents bottle.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05
They Did Not Eat him Raw.
Tst. James Gazette. I

The schooner Fairlie, from the Solomon
Islands, brings intelligence that the ma
tives of Bagga Island have murdered a
trader named Child and afterward cooked
and eaten portions of his body.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

In another column Of this issue will be
found an entirely new and novel specimen
of attractive advertising. 1t is one of the
noatest we have ever seen, and we think
any one will be well repaid for examining
the supposed display letters in the adver-
tisement of PriclIly Ash Bitters.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

Pile tumors, rupture and fstulae,
radically cured by improved methods. Book,
10 cents in stamps. Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

WOULD it be disrespectful to sing Old
Hundred on the birthday of a centenarianl
Tho Interior.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

There is a steady growth in the
use of the trawl by our fishermen on
the Newfoundland banks, and so much
has this instrument been enlarged and
perfected that some schoonerS now set
as much as fourteen miles OF trawl,
with twelve or fourteen thousand
hooks. Boston JourRQA
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

ADVERTISING is a good deal like making
love to a widow. 1t can't be overdone.-
Chicago Ledger.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

A YOUNG lady wrapped up in herself is
delicate parcel.-Chicago Telegram.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

THE VoLTAIC BELT Co., of Marshall, Mich,
offer to send their celebrated ELECTRO-VOL-
TAIC BELT and other ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
on trial for 30 days, to men (yOung or old)
afflicted with nervous debility, loss of vital
ity and all kindred troubles. Also for rheu-
matism neuralgia, paralysis and many 9TH
er diseases. Complete restoration to health,
vigor, and manhood guaranteed. No risk in.
CURED, as 80 days. trial is allowed. Write
them at once for illustrated pamphlet, free.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

For sudden colds, hoarseness, or irritation
of the throat, take Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

A WALLET, like jackknife, is only usefu
when Open.-Nel0 HapeH NeloS.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

THE newest thing in newspapers is ''an
organ Of brass bands. ''-Fhaadelphia Press.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

Plies TOOTHACHE DROPS cure in minute, PIC
GleHn'S Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. 25c
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns s. Bunions
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

AN easy way to find a lost reIative-Make
a will in his favor.@Detr0it Tribune.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

DRY and gray hair will become moist and
dark by the use of Halls Hair Remover.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

USE DR.. Pierce's ''Pelets" for all billion,
attacks.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

3 months treatment for SOC. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. Sold by druggists.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

THE two ears of civi1ization-pion-eer
frontier Philadelphia CAL.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05

SHEAR nOnsense-trying to cut the hair OF
a bald-headed man.-BdrberS' Gdzette
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-03-05
The oldest Tren.

THE chicken thief is annex-hen trick fell
low.-Hardtton independent.
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Young Men. Read This.

AMONG our Chinese brethren we notice
There. Is he Philadelphia CAL.