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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-09-14

to him with redOubIed force. Not
one man In ten thousand would have
remained passive under the circum-
stances. But, nerving himself and
making an inward resolve not to be
tray his feelings, he approached in
an Indifferent manner and said very
calmly and pleasantly.
Good morning, Miss Westcott. I
am really glad to find you looking
so well after your recent adventure, y
There was that in his tone that
crushed all attempt at anything like
sentiment, and forgetting the request
fOrfOrgiveness that she intended to
make, her tongue refused to obey
her will, and she simply held out her
hand without a word. Bert started
1t was as cold as ice.
'Why, you are very cold. You
ought not to be standing out here;''
and drawing her hand through his
he started for the house
"StOpl" She uttered the word in
such an unnatural tone that Bert
was visibly startled and moved a
pace away.
''A1r. Adams, your mother told me
you We're going away"
q expect to start for Brazil to
morrow OrneXt day at the farthest, -
hesaid briefly. Il called to say good
bye to you and your father and
mother
Il could not let you go without
saying something to you" Her
voice was broken and was now very
low. "YOu viii ere long be thou
sands OF miles away, and in a few
weeks, perhaps days, you will have
ceased to think OF me. 1 just wanted
to ask you to remember that 1 now
beg you tO-tO-fOrgiVe me for the
pain Know 1 caused you yesterday
and caused myself, too" Her voice
had fallen to a whisper and her head
was very low. Both were greatly agi-
tated
81 don't know as there is anything
to fOrgive-Helen."
"And l want you to remember-Or
l want to tell you DOW that" Bert
heard a little sob. ooh, Herbert!
Can't you see that 1 love you, and
that my heart will break if you leave
me? Forgive my hasty, cruel words.
I never meant them. And if you
don't say you will love me again, I
feel as if 1 should die"
''But, my darling Helen, I have
never ceased to love you" cried he
rapturOusly, catching and folding
her to his breast. 1T was you who
said you did not love me; but now
that know you dO"-and the rest
was lost in kisses.
Bert has givenup his triptO Brazil.
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-09-14
Growth.of the Postal Service.

1t is estimated at the Post Office
Department that the deficiency in
revenues of the postal service of the
fiscal year just closed will be about
100000. Last year the deficien-
cy was something over So, 100000.
Owing to the cheap rates of postage,
especially for newspapers, the bulk
Of mail matter has increased at such
rate that the cost Of the service
has grown immensely. The force of
employees, especially in the large of
fees, is taxed to handle the quantity
Of matter that comes daily pouring
in. In some instances the neWspa-
pers are not sent to the pOstOffice at
all, but are weighed and stamped at
the office Of publication by some one
authorized to do the work, and the
bags are sent directly to the depOts.
If this were not done, it is stated
that some Of the large post Offices
would be overwhelmed, and that it
would be impossible to handle all
the matter with any dispatch or ac-
curacy. 1t is thought by the post
office officials that the statistics for
the year Just ended will show q larg-
er increase in the. number of letters
mailed. At present England is the
GREATEST letter writing nation in the
world. The annual ratio Of increase
in this class Of mail matter is much
greater in this country than in Eng
land, and, if the present rate con
tinues, in a few years the United
States will stand at the head as writ
ing more letters per capita than any
other nation. The bulk of maiImat
ter, or the number of pieces handled
by the United States Postal Service,
is now greater than any other cOun-
try, but this is mainly due to the ex-
tensive- circulation of the newspa-
pers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-09-14
Horses with Rogas Tails.

A stylish barOuche drawn by two
prancing horses drove ont Walnut
street recently. A well-known wig
maker was standing at Broad and
Walnut streets talking to u Times
reporter
DO You see that team - said the
wigmaker. ''WeT, do you see what
beautiful flowing tails they've got?
They're bogus"
'"Ehe little Wigmaker laughed aloud
and then said: I made those tails.
I make tails for a good many stylish
horses. You know that a horse with
out handsome tail isn't handsome
at all. He may have a beautiful
name and hold his head high and
stamp and pTance and bite his bit,
showing all the traits OfafulI-blOOded
animal. but if he HASN'T got a long,
flowing tail all the other chaFac-
teristics 90 for nothing.
''There are a great many stylish
shoppers driven. in the park every day
that have false tails that sweep the
ground The horses get used to the
-cl4oC SClAlo lNlot 90 d ttlt1ll DGCONtt6 GtC-
custOmed to wearinga wig Thefi5Ise
tails arefastened ON to the horses
own tail so nicely that you can't
detect the deception. Thetails don't
have to beremOved at night when the
horse Is put in his stall. The bogus
tails can be washed and brushed and
cOmbed on the horse just as well as
off of him
''The bogus tails cost from $40 to
SIS. 1 generallymakea pair for $25.
They will last as long as the horse.
1 buy dead horses, tails and names
just as L buy human hair The prac-
tice ofdocl1ing horses tails is shock
ing" Here the little wigmaker
laughed violently at his joke, and
then continued: 1.-The practice is
dying out; but tail will never grow
in like it was before it was cut short.
The way to. cultivate a horses tail
is to clip it about and inch once a
month. ''-Philadelphia Times.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-09-14
ssBrOke uD on Beer ,,

Albuquerque saloon circles are, to,
use a hOmeIy but expressive phrase.
all broke up on beer. One saloon
dropped the beverage from twelve
and half cents per glass to five cents.
At this another took umbrage and
put the frOthy nectar at one cent per
schooner. A third, not to be outdone,
moved his bar onto the sidewalk and
gave OverhOwing gOblets to all pass
9rs by, without money and without
price. This put the first upon his
mettle and getting a fOur-in-hand he
drove through the street Offering
gratuitOus beer to any and adj who
would accept it. The result was that
sober men in Albuquerque are said
to have been the exception and not
the rule If such a war had struck
the beer men in Tucson recently what
a loading up there would have been.
Tucson AR. Miner
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-09-14
L. Do ~ to Faint.

From the New York Sun.
''You would be surprised to see the
things we find in the ladies' room, :"
said an emplOye Of Mays che other
day. ''Handkercheifs, empty pocket
books, even bustles and change quite
common; but the most astonishing
thing OF ell Is the whisky flask. A
large number of empty TASKS are
found, and every OBe of them IS stIli
redOseat of its former contents.
supposed the women who carry them
are liable to faiptng speils.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-09-14
Unpleasant Reflections.

Jones had Just been getting mar
ried. As they were leaving the church
he began to cry.
Whatever can be the matter with
you, SamueI?'' asked the bride anx-
iOusly.
my darling, exclaimed Jones,
between his sObs, you behold In me
the Wretched victim Of superstition. -
"a victim?''
Yes, my life; you must know that
I was once so foolish as to have my
fortune told by gypsy The old
bag told me thOt I should marry a
second time, and OH darling, it
Wrings my heart to think Of losing
YOU. Judge.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-09-14
Green Tree Bnrninc.

On July ; a hickory tree on Aaron
Snyder's farm, near TOwamencin
creamery, Montgomery county, was
struck by lightning 1t was set on
fire and destoryed. 1t was a novel
sight to see a tree burning while
standing and clothed on all sides with
green leaves. The tree had been in-
sured by lightning about forty years
ago and a second time about ten
years agO.-NorristOwn Register.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-09-14
AnAIaba1naI Idea.

Atlanta Journal.
''When I was IN Alabama, between
POrter's Gap, and AIillerville, - said a
gentleman living in Atlanta, q came
to a country place where a man was,
driving 1O,or u geese from a branch.
toward a cotton patch. For Heavens,
sake, said I, what is it you have on.
the neckssOf those geese?' Those are.
gOurds,. full of water. I drive these
geese int0a that cotton patch and
keep them there all day Weeding out
the cotton. There is no water in the.
cotton patch, and 1 have to give
them water in this way to keep them
there But how do they Get the
water out OfthOse gOurdsunder their
necks2' They drink out of each 9th
er's- gOUrds. Each gourd has an
opening IN the side so that another
goose can put his bill into the gOurd
and drink. Ifyou viii stay here long
enough you win see it yourself [
waited there halfa day to see that
performance, and finally ] saw it.
The geese did just as the man said
they would. When a goose got
thirsty he walked up to his neighbOr
and cody drank out of the gourd on
his neck"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-09-14

Some people gOaway from home IN
the summer forhealth, and some for
PleasuFe-the pleasure of telling their
friends next winter how miserable the
grub was.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-02-17
Read the Death Roll.

Which the bills of mort ality Of any
large city may be fitry designated, and
you will find that renal and vesical mala-
dies, that is to say, those that eject the
kidneys or bladder have a remarkable
prominence-we had almost said-pre-
ponderance. Bright's disease and dia-
betes in the chronic stage are rarely cured
and gravel, catarrh of the bladder and en-
VI esis, Stay many Yet at the outset,
when the trouble merely amounts to mac
tivity of the organs involved, the danger
may be nullifed by that pleasant rena-
tonic and diuretic, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which imparts the requisite
amount of tone to the organs, without
over-exciting them, and the use of which
is convenient, and involves no elaborate
preparation. Dyspepsia, a usual con-
comitant of renal complaints, and de
bility, which they invariably produce,
are remedied by it. So also are constipa-
ton, malariaI, rheumatism and nervo us
ailments.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-02-17

Bisne, who is new traYerslng the
sunny valleys and vine clad hills Of
I1alv, has written a letter to chair
Ran Jones IA winch hs declines =
allow his name to go before the Ma
ticnal Republic an convention for
the presidential nomination. He
declines for the sake of himself and
his party. He pays a giIded tribute
Of respect to the g. o. p (grand old
party, and touchingly pictures the
sacred endearments which his bos>
ON entertalns for its beloved leaders
and its 81 orisus doctrines.
This Is all very pretty and nice.
But is he sincere? The Bulletin
thinks not. The mask needs only
to be removed. He is only pos>
ing as a martyr for the welfare of
his party, believing that the repub-
licsns may see as he would have them
see and tina. they will say: Behold, is
he not a patriot He gives up all
for the cause Of his people! NObl Q
Blainsl Noble Blaine! We will
nominate mini We will nominate
him! Cursed be his enemies! Long
live the patriotl'
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-02-17
Absolutely UFe-
cUTTNl OFF HIS OWN LEG.
Extraordinary Story Of Spartan Courage
Told Of a Weodman.

Told Of a Weodman.
A woodman belonging to a Ii tile
town in Wisconsin was caught
while telling trees in a neighbsring
forest by falling rruak, says the
Font du Lac Reporter, and one of
his legs was pinloned and held as if
III vice just below the knee. The
unfortunate man was alone and too
far from the nearest camp to make
his voice heard. His ak had been
dashed from his hands and he could
not reach It. Night was app roach>
Ing and hungry wolves were cons
mencing to howl aoout hIm. He
recognized that to remain t here was
to die, and the prospect of becoming
a helpless victim to wild beasts
nsrvsd him to desperation. Remev-
ing his suspenders, and binding
them as tight as possible about his
imprisoned leg, he inserted the
blade of his jack-knlfs at the knee
cut away his clothing and flesh,
sever ed the joint and raised him self
from the dsathly trap, leaving the
lever limb as the ghastIv svIde ce
of his cool determination.
He managed to crawl to his ak,
with which he managed to cut a
sapling and made rough crutch.
With its aid he made his way slowly
to camp, nearly four miles distant,
frequently lying down in the snow
for rest. 1t was long and very
painful journey, snd he hobbled
INTO caMp just as his strength WAS
about to give out Medical attention
was secured, and the self ,amputa-
tion was given proper dressing. The
man is still alive, AID the detailed
statement from his own lips Of what
no suffered physically and mentally
durlng his sxpe rience in that relent
ess tree clasp, and of the thoughts
that nsrved hirn up to carving his
own leg, are Of an exceptionally
thrilling nature. The morning fol-
lswing the injured woodlands ar
rival i'll camp, seme of his compan~
ions visited the spot where he met
with his accident. The wolves had
been there, torn the covering from
the foot and leg and On awed away
the flesh, leaving a smo 9th polish on
the bones
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-02-17
FARMERS REJOICE.

The Bulletin stated in its local
columns two weeks ago that hog
physician was in our county, and
was proving himself to be a greater
slayer OF the disease than the disease
of hSgs. The experiments m ade
with his medicine have been reward~
ed with most wonderi al results.
About fifty FIVE hOgs have been
treated, and only three havS died
all the others recovered rapidly.
The three which died were in a dY>
ing state when drenchsd and nothing
short of a IN iracle could have saved
them. The farmers are ecstahc. Until
this medicine was introduced, hogs
were dying by the dozens in every
herd. But new all are being saved
Even those that are 50 far weakened
by the disease as to be unable to
eat or stand are being cured by the
administration Of this medicine. The
writer Of this article has interviewed
a score of farmers, and the facts
here set forth are exactly those
cleaned In these interviews, 1t is
the greatest blessing, IN the way Of
a remedy, that has ever GENE to our
people. Those farmers wh' have
herds of hogs which have As yet not
bson infected are buying supply
"a prsvent the disease from getting
,n,o the herd. AS a preventive, j.
dead shot. The expsrins Mt
hs. beeu made by putting we'll hogs
nan with sick ones, and by adj
n;ni,tering the medicine, the wen
- entirely escaped infection,
I'll. the sick ones speedily recov~
"a The name Of the medicine is
49, 4 Is,,.ndsr's bog and Chicken ChOl-
era Specific.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-02-17
A Lady's Perfect Companion.

Painless CHILDBIRTH, new book by Dirt
John ii. Dye. one of New York's mos
skillful physicians. shows that pain is n .
necessary in Childbirth, but results from
causes easily understood and overcome.
1t clearly proves that any weman may be-
come mother without suffering any pain
whatever. 1t also tells how to prevent
and overcome morning sickness, swelled
limbs, and all other evils attending preg-
nancy. 1t is reliable and highly endors-
ed by physicians everywhere rs the wife's
true companion. Cut this out; it will
save you great pain, and possibly your
lives Send two-cent stamp for descrip-
tive circulars, testimonials. aud confiden-
TALLY sent in sealed envelope Address
FRANK THOMAS O. Co., Publishers. Balti-
more, Maryland.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-02-17
Braca I'm.

You are feeling depressed, your
appetite is poor, you are bothered
with Headache, you are fdgetty,
nervous, and generally out of sorts
and want to brace up. Brace up,
but not with stimulants, spring
medicines, or bitterS, which have
for their basis very cheap, bad
whisky, and which stimulate you
for an hour. and then lie ave you in
worse condition than before What
you want is an Alternative that viii
purify yonr DiO1l, start healthy
action of l. yer aud Kidneys, re
store your vitaMY, and give renew
ed health and strength. Such
medicine you will find in Eclectri
Bitters, and only so cents bottl
at Savage & Euers3n', Drrg Store
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-02-17

The success Of our public schools
in Hardeman County must be graft
tying. Many bare1Soted boys and
girls, who would never learn to read
or write but for the free schools,
are now making rapid progress. Every
year the wisdom of the system and
the efficiency Of the teachers becomes
more manifest. We hope soon to
have n five months free school IN
every school district in the county.
The law requires as much. Eternity
alone can reveal the benefits Of our
free schools.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-02-17
A SERIOUS CHARGE.

Forked Deer Blade: Governor
Taylor is too busy running over
the State eloctionesrlng ter re-
nomination, to give his public du-
ties proper attention. No official
can be absent from his post as
much as Gov. Taylor Is and prop
cry attend to public business.
Hardly a week passes that the
Governor is not absent from the
capitol, in obedience to some work.
cd up call for an address on some
subject, a thin disguise for the real
object, which Is to boom his chances
for 8 denomination. The history
Of the State furnishes no PARALLEL in
tho way OF gubsrnatorial junkstiny
and unblushiug slectioneering. In
the meantime the public business
suffers.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-02-17
Here is a late telegram fro~

Here is q late telegram from
Buffalo, n. Y.
John Cullen, WhS killed his aged
neither with an AK, asked today to
BE- allowed to attend her funeral.
He says that he is willing to be
hanged, that he loved his mother
and only killed her because she vas
too old to take care Of herself. He
claims to have kissed her before he
crushed her skull, In 1881, he says.
he intended to kill her, but she
turned in her sleep and smiled at
him as he was about to strike and he
could not do it.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-02-17
SEVERE CHARGES.

As will be seen Ia our columns
this week, the JohnEon City Comet
charges that Tom. Mcconnell is
running around over the state using
the machinery OF the Democratic
party to secure his own nomination
for governor, while the Forked
Deer Blade presents fully as dam
aging an indictment against Gov.
Taylor. These ara grave charges
and the papers making them are
certainly backed by indisputable
proof. 1t would beIRsxcusable II
any public journal to scatter abroad
charges so serious, unless well sup
ported by abundant and creditable
proof. Our Information has been
that Mcconnell was travelling around
attending to little Pri vate business
and that the affairs Of the state
were being admirably cared for by
our BSb.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-02-17
+. A. Foster Sol. for petitioner

"He who Uses good tools succeeds
best as a tIller OF the soil RoYss
New CONBNATION FARM AND GAR
DEN Tools are the best and cheap
est implements ia use. a complete
set consists OF five tools, as follows:
A superior Steel Hoe, hardened
and tempered and tempered in oil,
Garden Hoe. Garden pillow, Field
and Garden Rake, Garden Cu.tiva.
to-. The name "DIsstOn7 Is on each
hoe blade, which IS a sufficient guar
antee the world over. ANY farmer
enclosing $3.50 by registered letter.
p. 0. Ouaer OF Bank Exchange we
will send a complete SET By express
Reliable agenls wanted. Address
RHoRER q CRAv EMS, Colum bia, X y.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-02-17
MADDEN VS. PHTLAN,

The enemies Of Mr.. Phelan are
planning to run David ?. Hadden,
of Memphis, against him this year
for Congress. Our opinion is that
if Mr., Hadden wants to hold his
griF, he had better stay out and
keep hands off in the Congressional
fight. If he enters the list against
Mr.. Phelan, he will experience a
greater Waterloo than did the Hon
Josiah Patterson.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-02-17
W. ". FARLEY, G. &. NJ.
Wood & McNeal attorneys for petitioners
NON-REsIDENT NOTICE.

In the chancery Court Of Hardeman
County, Tennessee.
Frank PorterfeId VS.. Alice Porterfeld
Petition for Divorce.
Tn thi. cause it appearing from the
Il petition which 10 sworn to that the
defendant Alice Porter6eld is a resident
of the Sta te of Arkansas, and & non-resi-
dent of the State Of Tennessee. 1t is there
fore ordered that she enter her appearance
herein at the court house in Bolivar
Hardeman County, Tennessee en- or before
he first Monday IN March next and
plead answer or demur to compliments
petition or the same will be taken Tor
confessed as to her and set tor hearing
ex parte, and that copy of this order be
published once week for four successive
weeks in the Boliv ar Bulletin a newspa-
per published in Bolivar, Tennessee. This
23rI Of Janu airy. 1888.
A. J. COATES, G. & VI.
J. A. Foster Sol for petitioner.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-02-17
NON RESIDENT NOTICE.

In the County Court of Hardeman Co
Tennessee.
G. w, Richardson, J. NJ. Jacknon, ct al
VS.. John Anderson and wife, ct ais. Petis
ton to sell land to pay debts. No. 1904
r. D.
Tn this cause it appearing from the
Apetition that the defendants John
Anderson and wife Lucy Anderson, Al eek
Wallace, James Tins, and Joseph Mills
and wife Nancy c. Mills are non-rcsiIcnts
of the State OF Tennessee. 1t is orb ri
that publication be made for four sue
cessive weeks in the Bulletin, 4 newspaper
published at Bolivar, Tennessee, requiring
all of said nonresident defendants to en-
ter their appearance herein by or within
the first three days of the March term
1888, of the County Court of Hard eman
Coxnty, Tennessee. to be held at Bolivar,
Tennessee, on Monday the 5th day of
March 1888, and plead, answer OIL demurt
to the petition in this cause or the same
will be taken for confessed as to them and
set for hearing ex parte This 9TH day OF
Feb. 1888.
w. ". FARLEY, G. &. NJ.
Wood & AcNeal attorneys for petitioners
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-02-17
III g Phvgicians have Pound out

. d al S4S4Gb&&S 00fS Is G4446 WI
That a communicating and foreign ele-
ment in the blood, developed by indiges-
ton, is the cause of rheumatism. This
settles upon the sensitive sub-cUtaneous
covering of the muscles and liRaments of
the joints, causing constant and shifting
pain, and aggregating as a caleareous,
chalKy deposit which produces stiffness
and distortion of the joints. No fact which
experience has demonstrated in regard to
Hestetter's Stomach Bitters has stronger
evidence to support than this, namely,
that this medicine Of comprehensive uses
checks the formid4 bic and atrocious dis
ease. Nor is it less positively established
hat it is pre- ierable to the poisons ofte
used to arrest it, since the medicine con-
tains only salutary ingredients. 1t is also
a signal remedy tor malarial fevers, con-
stipation, dyspepsia, kidney and bladder
ailments, debility and other disorders. See
that you get the genuine.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-02-17
A SLY COON.

Roane County Republican,; "Our
Bob" is working his plans mighty
fac for q denomination, and the
democratic papers that were abusing
him a year ago are saying nothing
where they are net advocating his
claims. "Our Bob" is a sly cosn,
and has many of the clements that
make a shrewd and successful politi-
clan. We should not be surprised
If he fiddles around over The state
and gets the nomination again.