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taxation, vast sum OF money, far beyond the
needs Of economical admins tratlon, is drawn
from the people and the channels Of trade and
accumulated demoralzing surplus in the
National Treasury The money now lying ldle
In the Federal Treasury, from saperfuous taxa
ton, AMOUNTS, TO more than 23,0o0.000, and
the surplus collected is reaching the sum
OF more than e60,oO0000 annually. sDebauehed
by this immense temptation, the remedy
OF the Republican party was 70 meet and ex-
haust it by extravagant appropriations The
Democratic remedy is to enforce frugalitv in
public expenditures and abolish. unnecessary
taxation Our established domestic industries
and enterprises should not and need
not be endangered by a reduction and
correction of burdens Of taxation. On
the contrary, fair and careful revision
OF tax laws, with due allowance for the
difference between the wages Of American and
foreign labor. must permit and encourage
every branch OF such industry and enterprise
by giving them assurance Of an extended
market and steady and continuous operation
In the interest OF American labor, which should
in no event be neglected, the revision Of our
tax laws, contemplated BY the Democratic
party and to promote the advantage OF such
labor, by cheapening the cost OF the necessa-
Fies of life in the home Of every worzinglnan,
and at the same time securing to him steady
and remunerative employ ment.
Upon this question of tariff reform, so closely
concerning every phase OF our National life, and
upon every question Involved IN the problem Of
good government, the Democratic party sub
mits its principles and professions to the intel
J hgent SURFACES of the American people.
When the reading Of the platform was I'm
ished, Colonel WattersoR began a speech il
favor of its adoption. He said: Fellow Dem
/ ocrats, we bring you a platform upon which
/ Democrats can stand without thinking they are
away from home"
{ Gentlemen - Mr. Watterson finished, ''two
/ old Democrats can never understand each other
! thoroughly until they have met and had some
/ fun together" rt -s 5t
/ The convention cheered and yelled and the
/ delegates caught the allusion to Senator Cor
/ man. Before the applause and laughter had
/ subsidized Watterson turned around to German,
( who was sitting on the platform. and beckoned
/ vigorously to him. The cheers increased in
( might as his idea was comprehended
/ German rose, and W atterson, taking his hand,
! led HIM to the front and Introduced him, both
i smiling. Then Watterson, with another bow,
left him facing the convention, and there was
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-15

A Lady Editors Perpiexfty.

g I viii here state, writes the lady presid-
ing over the editorial destinies of the Doug
lasYiile fGa.) Industrial WopaaR, that since
the first issue of my little journal sixty
four, more Or less, direct offers OF marriage
have been 1nadet0 mes al from. parties I
never saw or heard Of From such a dist i
could undoubtedly select a curiosity worthy
of mummifying. But the plain, naked
truth of the case is that when was just
passing out Of my teens D few years since
actually met crank face to'face. He had
the fearless courage to voeali5e his offeriRg g,
and it being the first. with no Rardian angle
to impress my dreams of the deIuge which
was TO follow, 1 at first positively refused,
directly relented, shortly acquiesced. Tho
fact is L am married and have three youthful
daughters and q husband. Gentlemen, don't
become desperate; there are hundreds and
thousands of chances left for you yet. f0
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-15

THE mystery of q hanson cab-what i
the farel-Gosstp. - .#z ...=-...
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-15

Mr. G. Shanklin then withdrew the name
Ct Mr.. GRAY and moved the nomination DO
made unanimous, which was carried by accla-
nation
At e:os pm. the convention adjourned sine
die.
The Cook County Democracy 200 strong, are
advertising their town in St Louis, booming
Black Nd parading behind NevIns' band
The minnesota delegation al u meeting heal
yesterday morning agreed 70 support as q UNI
the nomination Of Judge Thurman FOR Vice
President
The VI chigan delegation is prepared 10 spring
me nomination OF Don n Dickinson snt I'D
there oe any indication Of waYerlng IL the
Thurman ranks
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-15
Curiosities of Alloys.

When two or more metals are melted to-
gether they form an alloy, the melting
point of which is usually much lower than
, that Of any Of the metals which compose it
An alloy, for example, of lead, tin, cad
MUM and bismuth, melts at about $50 de-
grees F. while the lowest melting point Of
any of the metals separately, is that CT tin
446 degrees. It has always been supposed
that this alloy could only be formed at a
comparatively high temperature; but Mr..
William HaIloclz has recently shown that
when the several metals are mixed together
in filings, and exposed for twenty four
hours to the heat Of an ordinary water bath
(2l2 degrees), the al Y is produced, and the
mass becomes fluid, and that the previous
fushion Of either constituent is unneces-
sary- This fact is Of considerable scien
tific impo- lance, and il is rather remarlza.
bic thar ~ has never been observed befora
Chicago Nea5S.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-15
twenty Years Experience.

no Broadway, New York, March II, 1886.
have been using ALLooCK's PoRoUs
PLAsTERs for 20 years, and found them one
Of the best of family medicines. Briefly
summing up my experience. / say that
when placed on the small of the back ALL
COCKS PLAsTERs fill the body with nervous
energy, and thus cure fatigue, brain ex-
haustion, debility and kidney difficulties.
For women and children have found them
Invaluable. They never irritate the.skin
or cause the slightest pain, but cure sore
throat, croupy coughs, colds, pain in the
side, back or chest, indigestion or bowel
complaints. st-.4 @. D. FREDRICKs-
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-15

their physicians. suffering
another
alike themselves and their egong and d
potions
Physician the cause Of
patient better, but probably by reason 81 the
directed
peing those distressing symptoms and nsttung comfort IN
Mrs r. F. MORGAN Of No. ~ LeDfugtoas sts
3 PHYSICIANS 5Sssgsu .s ioa r gess aER
4 FaIEn Having exhausted the skill OF three physt-
L AMLEDs completely discouraged ana so
Aln@-a-lz@ could with difficulty cross the room
Favorite Prescription and
recommended his Common
Medical Adviser commenced improve at once in three
and
family paper briefly mentioning how
fun
any writing them enclosing stGnfpsdeaCpc
advised them
received letters
menced the OF Favorfe Prescription had the SQ
fully and plainly laid down therein and much
better already
Hetroverfed OF Grab Orchard
Aeb Perce's Prescription
OF good OF
which bottles OF
feeling Ike woman." =.
FafIed-Nrs. r. CoRwn, Of Cgeaz ". p
OF the
and until and
Favore Prescription used three bottles OF ~
Of
bottles Of the urgative Pee DO work and sew and
this world again. owe IL all 70 wonderful msdioin
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-15
KROLLINE Sir T Hti5B E fHbER

A liquid that removes harshness from the hair,
yEhlskew or lnustache, which causes the curl, wave
kink. KROLLINE is harmless, ttsuse makes the
hair soft and glossy enabling II to be conoed perfectly
smooth and straights and Will remain 30 II 1t II used
a hair dresser. Sold by All druggists, mail ed
on receipt of sixty ceats. by aEEE Won HAGEN
CHEMICAL WORKS. CINClNNATl %.
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-15

To SEE the hand Of Gad in the presceI
and to trust he future in TIE hand o. (So0
As the True secret Of peaca
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-15

;. worn ont, " ruu > uOWu,' usD4IILaItA
teaehers rnfIliners tlfessmakers seam
stresses, " shop-Rirls,' = housekeepers, nurs-
ing mothers, and feeble women generatY
DIR. Pierces FaYorite Prescription Is the
greatest earthly boon, being uneqlaled a.
an appetizinR cordial and restorative tonic.
1t prOmotes digestion and assimilation OF
food cures nausea, weakness OF stomach,
tndfg eatiOn, bloating and eruetations OF gas
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-15

NATURE and revelation are alike Coda
books Each may have mysteries, bat II
each there are plain practical lessons for
everyday duty.-Trzf0n Eds2a57is
The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-15
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-04-19
WEIGHT OF BRAINS.
Study That Bears Directly Upon the
Question of intellectually.

A Study That Bears Directly Upon the
Question of intellectually.
The average human brain weighs
forty-nine or fifty ounces in the male
and about forty-fve ounces in the fe-
male. Great brain weight is not al
ways associated with intellectual vigor,
as is shown by the fact that an idiot is
known to have had brain of over sixty
ounces in weight But notwithstand-
ing the evidence Of such cases rs that
of the idiot referred to. great mental
power is generally associated with a
brain weight exceeding the average.
Cuvier's brain weighed sixty-four
ounces. But Gambetta' brain weighed
less than the average woman's brain,
which is, of course, peculiar because Of
his great intellectually. A strange
problem is developed by comparison
of the average weight of the male and
female brains with the minimum weight
of each within the range of intelli-
gence. The average weight of the fe-
male brain is about five ounces less
than the average weight of mans
brain. Ii the weight of the brain were
an infallible gauge of intellect the av-
erage woman would. SO to speak, have
five ounces less intellect than the aver
age man. But the weight of brain in
a man below which idiocy exists is
about five ounces higher than it is in
woman. This is what presents the
problem. If, say, thirty ounces of
brain in woman saves her from idiocy
and thirty-five ounces are requisite in
a man, what becomes of mans average
of five ounces of brain weight in excess
of the average in woman? The con-
clusion seems to be that smaller
quantity of female brain is essential to
intellectually than of male brain.
This is equivalent to saying that the fe-
male brain is of superior quality. In
contradiction of this the fact may be
cited that in comparison with men but
few women of great intellectual yigor
have appeared in the world. If the
comparison just made held true a
woman with a brain of fifty ounces
ought to te the equal of man with
brain of fifty-fve ounces. Denver Re-
pablscan,
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THE MURDERED CAR,
A Charming Story of the Late Alexande
III. of Russia.

A Charming Story of the Late Alexander
III. of Russia.
There appeared in print most sour
rilous. attack upon the morals of the
Gar and the Empress, in rhyme. which
was discovered to be the work of a
young noble. famous for his literary
gifts, but strongly suspected of Mill.
istic tendencies. When the identity Of
the author was reported to the Gar he
sent for the young man to come and
see him. They chatted together for a
few moments on commonplace topics,
when the Gear invited him to take
luncheon with the imperial family.
After the luncheon was served and the
Car sat slipping a cup of tea. he turned
to the young noble and said:
Il understand you are very clever
poet
The author blushed and acknowl.
edged that he did some verses now and
then.
{ "And am informed that you are the
writer of most beautiful tribute to
your Emperor and Empress lately-one
OF the most charming things have ever
seen, so pure and elevated in sentiment,
SO nobly and beautifully conceived and
SO honorably published. have asked
you here that you may see the family
you have made the subject of your lines,
in order that you may Judge for your.
self how truthful you are. and witness
/ the old boar, as you called me, and
the old SOW as you called my wife, the
litter OF pigs. as you called my child
rem. eating from the trough as you
were pleased to call my table. Now
that you for the first time have had an
opportunity to see what degraded
beasts we are. j must ask you to return
the favor by reading your little work
aloud in our presence. Here is copy"
said the Car, drawing from his pocket
one OF the brutal and obscene pamph-
lets that had been published anony-
mously and circulated broadcast.
The young poet dropped upon his
knees and begged for mercy He de-
MED and confessed the authorship in
the same breath. and actually fell over
in faint. He said he would rather be
hung, rather be sent to Siberia than
read the poem in the presence of the
family. and tore the pamphlet to tat
ters- The Gar took him by the hand,
babe him ask the forgiveness of the
Empress and then with word of adj.
Donition dismissed him. CHICAGO Neps.
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CHAMBERS AND FARcY.

Why Farmers Should Not Attempt te
~ 50 ,Doctor Diseased Animals.
= The prevalence of CHAMBERS in quite
number Of places 1.-THE West prompts
repetition Of the warnings given here
tofore in our columns, that it is extreme
ly dangerous for any one to attempt
the doctoring Of such diseased animals
Cases are frequent. where this loaf
some disease has been conveyed to tn
attendants. who, afterlingering a while
in great suffering, have died horrible
deaths. the care of such persons being
not only repulsive, but dangerous a.,
well. There is only one safe course to
follow when animals are found to be
affected with CHAMBERS. and that is to
Immediately destroy them. and bury
them deeply where they are not likely
to be disturbed. The stables should be
thoroughly disinfeeted. and every thing
that has been used about the animals,
brushes, harness, pals. etc.. should be
immersed in boiling water. and then,
after having been dried. placed in a
carbolic acid solution. A safer method
is 70 burn all these things. together with
all straw. hay or either food about the
managers and even the woodwork about
the stabIes The fatal and very conta-
gious character of this disease calls for
the greatest caution, and it is far better
to born every thing from which there is
the least danger, rather than take any
risk whatsoever. 1t is particularly dam
gefous Tor any one whose hands the skin
is broken OF tanderto handle such ami
mas, for. as stated. the disease is in
Durable, and alike fatal to man and
beast Farcy IS : similar disease, and
either frequently terminates in combi-
nation with the other. Although gem
orally spread by infection. these dis
eases may originate from badly
ventilated unhealthy quarters. from
bad food. privation. etc, and hence the
importance Of providing suitable food
and housing for, the stock. When the
disease breaks out in a stable, the af-
fected animals should be immediately
separated from the rest. Those that
have been exposed should be carefully
watched. and on the first appearances
OF any indications of the disease should
at once be placed where they can do no
harm. and when it is evident that the
disease is CHAMBERS. they should also be
killed Immediately. Neither horses nor
mules should be placed in a stable
where CHAMBERS has appeared for at
least two months afterwards, the build
ing, meantime, having been thoroughly
disinfected. National Lius Stock you,.
nal.
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Flowers in Florida. ,


The beauty and variety Of dowen
Florida at this season are ILLUSTRATED
by an immense pyramid of flowers y
the sub-tropical exhibition. us con
posed entirely Of different varieties =
the citrus family. The top'of tho W.
is covered with bed of Spanish mess
which is covered with artisticallT-ar
ranged ut-fowers, among whicn aH
roses If all varieties, including w
Cherokee. orange blossoms in proias
sion. pansiss. sweet violeis. cancels
japonicas. snowdrops, jonquils Ief
low and white narcissi. hyacinihs
sweet willies, olive flowers, hhlfL'
Mexican SALIVA, Mexican Gamma sear
let sage, lantanna and other blossoms
forming a beautiful. fragrant bs@
The effect of the gray moss is beal'lls'
making fine contrast with the uflr
fancy of the covering blossoms, WHO'S
stems IL hides and nourishes Win =.
tanned moisture. From the ceiicf =
the floral bed rises the orange pIs~
mid, crowned with q large wrsah /"
orange blossoms and surmounted y :
stuffed American eagle with oas
stretched wings.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-04-19
EarlY-H atched Chicks

"a
Now is the season, writrs snau
Owen. of Athons, Tenn, when IN
sons wishing to purchase eros , wv
which to raise fine fowls begin q g., Il
poulty papers. send for. circulars ana
post themselves up as 10 whs,s '.
order from. To such we so,.lf ~ 7
Get the best regardless of price M
you will not-regretit.n Bsyiao eh s,s
eggs is poor economy. iFirse ,ses sp
tain who is the most experienced Nj
reliable breeder of the varicly y yss
wish, then send him Your orl + e. ~
stating the number Of scttiurs y. /
wish. and the date ven s MI
want them, so yoar order will l.
booked. and you will not BE- dis.s
pointed in getting eggs when vo,, =
pect them. Altar long experience
am convinced that it Is the earl;s,
Matched chicks that take The pr;zss :,
our fall and winter .4hews sThe H.
eggs laid by hen In tho season i,
The most fertile, and clicks hstel,sd
from them viii be stronger and
healthier than those hatcllcrl later r
the South. the months of Febraarv
and March are the best to hatch
chicks in. for by the time warn
weather comes they will be- layss
enough to forage around, caplun
bugs and insects enough 10 live And
fatten on. and by fall they will be nm
grown, full feathered and ready ior
the showroom. E.rly matched CHIEF,
are always in demand. And
bring good prices, s@ especially
fine specimens. Last season | n.
ceived many orlers from Northern
breeders for early -hatched chicks il
exhibit at the fall shows The Souh.
ern breeder should improve this rraal
natural advantage he has. over hs
Northern brethren in getting OIL
earlier chicks. When chicks are
Matched earlier keep them in q ar.
warm place, feed regularly and you
will not lose any of them. There il
nothing that pays be ter than raising
fine poultry, and nowhere can Il Be-
made moro profitable than III ile
Southern States, where the breeder has
every natural advantage. Don't DO
afraid that the business viii be " i.
done and by and by prove unrrufi-
able. Prices for fine fowls and sgss
are advancing every year, and tho
supply. in my opinion, will neysf
equal the demand.
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A Valuable Potato.

By far the most esteemed late potato
OF the Middle Tennessee Limestone
Basin is undoubtedly the one known
as Bruce's Red. or Late Red, which,
nevertheless, is cultivated to but a
very limited extent. A mistaken idea
rs to its requirements is the sole cause
Of this abnormal state of affairs. for
assert that. entirely contrary to pub
lie opinion, it is almost as reliable as
the early varieties. and in some
respects far more valuable than any of
them.
In years past / made several at
tempts to grow this matches Sort
but met with failure each and every
time. Twas informed that June was
the proper time to plant. and the
dark of the moon at that, but as to
the latter point, 1 ignored that then
as we'll as now 1t furthermore was
asserted. and with good deal of
truth too, that tho foot of north hill.
sides and the bends of creeks, within
what is termed the '.hills," were
almost the only localities where it
would succeed. This latter was some
what plausible. for north hillsides are
richer than others; besides ut their
bases, as well as in the creek bends.
the rich. black. gravelly soil is most
apt to accumulate. Not having such
land at my command, / rented a cir
cular basin Ga sinkho,e in the
middle for drainage) which had gath
cred in the center good deal of rich
soil. always remainin g loose, no mat
ter how dry. The potatoes grew
finely for while. but the potato bugs
"a species of Cantharides not the
Colorado bug. for the latter was un-
known then-invariabiy destroyed the
foliage. and with the crop. tried to
replant, mixing melon hills with
Bruce's Red, but again the bugs said
NO,
Finally, became discouraged, but
met on one occasion a man who ad.
vised me to plant the latter part of
April He assured me that this usual
ly was successful with him. Enough
to say his advice was very good,
thou gh. like other potatoes, they
failed to yield last summer
The great drawback with Irish Do
tatocs here is that they require such
excessively rich or MANFRED ground.
In the wretchedly poor pineries south
OF us. l knew people 10 rake up half
rotten leaves and pine straw, filling
up the burrows with them. They
surely contained butvery little fcriil-
ity. still The yield usually was fair
enough. / advise this method for
trial, though in order to BIO safe /
would cover each seed tuber with at
least two handfuls of rotten stable
manure.
/ next give a short description of
ny favorite. 1t is of large size, very
productive, the skin of beautiful
dark red. is remarkably firm, and
destitute almost of that rank solanine
tase that characIerizes nearly all
others. especially the early ones It
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Preparation of Land for Tobassa

The preparation of the land Tor b.
baceo is very important. The ground
If sod land, should be broken sovn
af,er the winter frost is out Of The
ground. and it is dry enough for To
plow to leave the soil in nice crumbly
condition. The furrow slice should
be edged up rather than turned down
fiat for the reason that It leaveslta
clay on top. / use a drag, running
the same way, the plow went Y
smooth down the land. and like 70
work the soil over several times at b.
tervals with disk harrow, following
with the drag. Thus thoroughly NIX.
ing and cultiyating the ground before
planting adds to the yield 4 tobAgee
and makes the cultivation easier aiifi
the plants are set. If any Iiianurs q
fertilizer of any kind is used 1t should
be spread or sown on the surface after
the land is broken and worked inie
the surface by these preparatory weIs
ings, so as to be available to. theplaal'
when young. s e.