The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-02-22
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-American apples are sent 70 En-
gland, Germany. Fr;lnce, Italy, Spaius
Australia, Asia, Africa. South Ameri-
ca and Mexico.
Fire Company No. 10, of Cincin-
natl. owns dog which is said to have
saved the lives of several fremen.
The animal is described as large,
handsome Newfoundland, and is cred
tied with being able to climb ladder
three stories high.
An artist recently from Paris says
American painters can never hope TO
sell their pictures to Frenchmen or TO
the French Government. however
meritorious they may be, since it is
the business of the French to make
and sell art. and not to buy it.
There was an exciting battle Rt
Pierce, Iowa, the other day. between
an owl and large shepherd dog, the
bird coming off victorious. Another
bout was then arranged between the
victor and a brindle bull pup. and
again the owl was the winner.
Ski running, a Scandinavian sport,
is becoming popular in Minnesota
The performer slides down hill on long
wooden skates, or foot toboggans, and
at prepared jolt makes leap into
space. Ninety-five feet is the longest
ski-jump on record in Norway.
"A Yankee has invented an appar-
atus for timing horses. A clock with
three hands-minute, second and quar-
ter hands started by the official
timer. When the winning horse
touches the wire the clock is stopped
by electricity. The same instant the
current opens a camera, which photo
graphs the horse and tho clock face.
MILAN, Paris and London lead the
world in all that pertains to
thoroughly artistic knowledge Of
dancing The Royal Academy ''de la
dance" at Paris, founded by Louis
XIV, and which is presided over at
the present time by M. de Soria, is the
most finished school of dancing in tho
world, and approached by none save
that of La Scala, in Milan.
Texas has it's own idea of the mar
riage ceremony. A judge of Cente--
| vile recently performed a marriage
ceremony, which was in substance as
| follows: "Do you and each OF you
solemnly swear that you are in earnest
about this business, and that you will
stand by each other as husband and
yife, through thick and thin, sink or
win, live or die, survive or perishP
Both parties nodding their assent they
were pronounced man and wife.
Several of the big buildings Of
| T1f1alo1rAIfo hud r1a
in them scales with a hopper recep-
tacle capable of holding several tons Of
coal. They are situated under tho
sidewalk chutes, and the coal is
dumped directly into the hopper from
the cart and then weighed The en-
gineer of one of these buildings says
that thus assuring full weight in the
coal he buys, he saves the value Of the
scale many times during the year.
Spike teams" are an institution
peculiar to the South. The Georgia
team consists of mule or a jenny and
an OK. These are geared to an old
rickety wagon to haul guano and
watermelons in. The Florida team is
less complicated and more economical.
| An OK is harnessed to a pair OF shafts
/ fitting to yoke on the animals neck
and connected with a pair Of wheels in
which a box is placed, rope attached
to the creatures horn answering for
reins. The box generally contains a
man and woman of type that can
be found nowhere but in Dixie.
There is dog in Orlando, Fla,
with fine sense of humor. II this
story is true as told by the local news
paper: His owner frequently gives
him a piece Of coin to carry along TO
market A day or two ago he gave
hfm dollar, and the dog was trOtting
along when he saw colored man APP
preaching. He stopped little distance
in front OF the darkey, dropped the
| dollar from his mouth to the sidewalk,
and then walked to the edge Of the
| pavement, apparently as if he cared
nothing for the money. Mr. Darkey
walked briskly up, and was in the act
of STOPPING to pick up the money,
when the dog few at him as If to bite.
quickly seized the money, and trotted
of with an air Of mo. you don't" and
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