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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31
CARE OF BROOMS.
What Kind to Buy and How to Wash ahd
Clean Them.


Clean Them.
Some one. referring to the broom, face
tiously calls it the scepter of the housewife,
and, whatever truth there may be in this
appellation, certain it is that the broom
stands at the head of housekeeping tools
There is nothing viii take its place
Brushes and carpet-sweepers are good
things to use in a house, but they only do a
certain part of the sweeping, and although
good for everyday brushing, can never per-
f0rm the work as well as the broom, that
makes itself familiar with every hole and
corner Of the house. The housewife can
get along without brushes, etc, but no
matter how many of the latter she may
have in the house, the broom can never DO
spared
When buying broom always get as good
q one as possible, for a poor one is a bad in
vcstment Choose one of medium weight
for heavy or light broom is alike tiresome,
the one for it's weight and the other for the
pressure that must be borne upon it, If the
sweeping is to be done properly. The brush
end should be of a green tinge and of me-
dunn frmness, that it will require some
pressure to bend it. See that the straws
composing 1t are long and go each one to
the handle of the broom where they are
securely fastened. II there are short straws
between the bottom and handle fastened
unueT elGQ6E OF The WAICB ON J1lG D1ubE, al
though they may look firm, the broom will
not wear for any length Of time.
An Old-fashioned way of keeping the
EtFaws together is to sew around the brush
from little above the center to within four
or five inches at the bottom flannel cloth,
or the leg of an old sock is still better,
drawn down over the brush This keeps
the straws in place, and they do not break
of as easily as if left plain. This covering
can be taken of and washed when neces-
Bary
Wash the kitchen broom in warm soap
guds once a week, but for the ones used for
parlor and other rooms once a month Il
usually sufficient Aside from cleaning the
stTews the washing prevents them becoIn-
ing too dry, which is a frequent cause OF
breaking off Hang the broom up always
when it can be done, by screwing into the
top brass ring, or boring q hole through
the handle at the top with a gimlet, and
running sitting through. Don't let the
broom stand in a corner with bEush end
down, or it will soon be out of shape
but if it must be on the floor Mt all, stand ii
| with brush end up.
Always have, at the least, two brooms IL
| the house, one for the bare floor and one fol
| the carpets. All good hOusewtv know
| that broom used for the kitchen is not fl
| to be used in sweeping the parlox, neither
| is a broom used on any bare boards fit FOL
| the carpets. In a large house it saves many
steps If there is a broom on each landing. -
-RostOD Pudpet
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31
NIercurial Poison.

Mercury is frequently injudiciously used
by quack doctors IN cases of malaria and
blood poison. It's after effect is worse than
the original disease. B. B. b.. Botanic
Blood Balm) contains no mercury, but will
eliminate mercurial poison from the system.
Write to Blood Balm Co, Atlanta, Ga, for
book of convincing proof of its curative viz
tue.
A. F. Britton, jackson, Tenn, writes: 81
caught malaria in Louisiana, and when the
fever at last broke, my system was satu-
rated with poison, and I had sores in my
mouth and knots in my tongue. 1 got two
bottles B. B. B., which healed my tongue
and mouth and made a new man of me-"
VIM. Richmond, Atlanta, Ga, writes !;
'My wife could hardly see. Doctors called
it syphilltic iritis. Her eyes were in a
dreadful condition. Her appetite failed.
She had pain in her joints and bones. Her
kidneys were deranged also, and no one
thought she could be cured. DR.. Gillian rec
commended B. b. B., which she used until
her health was entirely restored"
K. P. B. Jones, Atlanta, Ga, writes: 81
was troubled with copper colored eruptons,
loss of appetite, pain in back, aching joints,
debility, emaciatiop, loss of hair, sore
throat and great nervousness. B. B. b.
put my system in fine condition"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31
READY IN ANSWER.
Some of the Bright Repsrtees of ''Can
Meeting John Allen.

Some of the Bright Repartees of Camp
Meeting John Allen.
"Camp-meeting" John Allen was al
ways ready with retOrt for friend or
foe, sometimes scathing, and always
humorous. After his conversion he
met an old minister who piled him
with searching questions of the genu-
ineness of his experience, and the
young man complained of the severity
of this catechism.
'.If the tree be well-rooted," said
the minister, lit will not be harmed if
we shake it."
But" said the convert, 1.-The Mas
ter said to His disciples: Feed my
lambs not Go and shake them"
At another time when Mr.. Allen was
about to begin his sermon in new
place, a former pastor said to him
Are you long preacherP"
Five feet, seven inches" was the
immediate reply.
At a meeting of ministers Baptist
was invited to give his views on the
subject of Methodist economy, and at
once rose, saying that, although there
were many excellent things in Meth
odism, it seemed to him to have toe
much machinery
Mr.. Allen was on his feet in a mo-
ment.
The Methodist Church may have
more machinery than the Baptist" he
replied, but it doesn't require as
much water to run it"
When the question of prohibition
was under general discussion, a red
faced topper one day said to Mr.. Allen:
81 shall vote against you on this ques-
ton"
Your face voted before you spoke, y
was the quick reply.
A lawyer of opposite politics said to
| him, about the same time: Mr.. Allen,
| on which side are you going to vote!
for shall vote against you"
''On the right side, =" was the answer.
(Which side is yours?"
One morning at Methodist camp
meeting a young man arose, and said,
pompously; II do not believe in sing
| ing, oh, to be nothing propose to
be something, and want people tc
know tn
Brother Allen Instantly rose and re
| peated the verses:
If a man think himself to be some
| thing when he is nothing, he deceiv-
| eth himself. But let every man prove
his own work, and then shall he have
rejoicing in himself alone. and not il
another"
The question of ambition was no
discussed further that day.-Youth''
| COMPANION.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

ing ten. twenty, thirty, fsrty, fifty and
sixty years. On some OF You the snow
has fallen. / see it on your brow, Sand yet
Won have not attended to those duties
which belong TO the very springsame OF
life. It is September with you nOwt it is
october with you, it is December with
you.
am no aIarmist. I simply knOw'sthis:
If a man does not repent in this wOEA& he
never repeuts at all, and that now NJ ;ths
accented time, and now is the day Of 50 L"
walton. Oh, put off this matter no longeA.
Do not turn your back on Jesus Christi
who comes to save you, lest you should
lose your soul. On Monday morning
friend of mine started from New York TO
celebrate her birthday with her daughter
in Virginia. On Saturday of the same
week, Just after sunrise, 1 stood at the
gate Of Greenwood waiting for her silent
form to come in. 1t is q long journey to
take in one week-from New York to
Philadelphia, from Philadelphia to Balti-
more, from Baltimore to Washington,
from Washington to Virginia, from Nlr-
ginia into the great eternity. What thy
hand hndeth to do. do it."
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VALUE OF PATIENCE.
A QaaIIty Necessary to Success In Impol
tant Matters.

a GaAltly necessary TO SUCCESS IN AEnpoF%
tant Matters.
It is the humility of patience which ex-
oroises all mere obstinacy, and transforms
silont endurance from a process of ex-
haustion-a mere waste of stDeugth-into
power that feeds US with new life and
impresses on US new character. Where is
there a great national career that has not
been built upon the qualities which are es-
sontial to patiencel Perhaps the French
have eVinced less capacity for patience
than any other equally great people; but
consider the marvellous root Of patiencs in
the Norman, the Breton, the Alsatisn ele-
ments OF the French characters; and If
Paris has represented central Impotence,
has not Paris ruined almost as often as
she had delighted France? In all the
other great nations Of the world, the raw
materials Of patience are the most notable
characteristics of the national character.
For example, among the jews, the RO-
mans, the English, the Germans and
Slavs, we say the raw material of patience,
for the higher kind OF patience is far too
lofty as well as lowly virtue to be widely
diffused through any people. Even among
the Jews whose character in It's more
ideal form appears to have been specially
intended to illustrate this great virtue,
the raw materials of it far oftener degen-
Grated into mere doggedness than rose into
that transcendent spiritual quality by
which men win their souls.-LOndoR Spec
tatoF.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31
The Tyranny of Dress-makers.

A prominent woman of this city de-
clares that she is ready to organize a
society for the protection of women
from the tyranny of dress-makers.
Just think of it," she exclaims, lin
the great majority OF cases we can't
have a dress made as we want it for
love or money. The dress-maker
scornfully ignores our desires, and
makes il to suit herself. i won't
make your gown that way said my
dress-maker the other day in answer
to a suggestion of mine. 1t is not
the style now But protested, 1T
is the most becoming style for me-
No difference replied the autocrat,
1 know best how it should be made
Now. if a man should go to his tailor
and order a suit to be made in the
Continental style, it would be made
so, no matter what the tailor privately
thought of his customers taste But
the dress-maker treats her customer
IS a child and ignores her wishes en-
tirely. Then. too, a dress maker will
solemnly promise TO make costume
for a certain price, aud in three cases
out of FIVE viii calmly charge one
third more. 1t is high time for wom-
en- to kick against this tyranny and
teach dress-makers TO do business in a
businesslike wav."-N. Y. Tribune.
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THEY ALL DID WELL
But Theophuus' sagacity Touched tho Ole
Mans Heart.

But Theophilus' SaEacity Touched tho Ole
Mans Heart.
Once upon time an old man called
his three sons to him in the dusk of
tie evening, and in "a faltering voice
said TO them: "My boys. in little
while you will have no father. am
standing on the shore OF the river of
death and soon l must launch my boat
upon it. Now, l have, as you know,
a splendid farm upon which one man
can thrive, but as there are three of
YOU have been sorely perplexed as to
which shosld have it. / have there
fore decided to give each of you two
dollars that you must spend tO-mor-
row, and to the one making the wisest
purchase shall the farm be given.
Come to me tomorrow evening at this
time and tell me how you have each
expended your money. Now, good
night, and Heaven bless you all" On
the following evening the three sons
assembled before their father. reg
inald," said the latter to the eldest,
what did you purchase with your
two dollarsP" Father, returned the
son, Il pondered long that ! might
make wise use Of the money, and at
last bought pair Of strong shoes
"Well done, we'll done; the journey
through life is rugged and hard, and
the thorns are thick upon the way.
You have shown prudence and fore
thought. and ] love you the better
for II. And what did you buy, Angus
tusp" II, too. thought long and
deeply" responded the second son,
that / might not purchase any thing
trivial or foolish. Since the cap that
I wear is worn and ragged. bought q
hat with a wide brim, which show tC
YOU, my father" The old man re
garded him with n glance of pride and
affection, and said: You, too, have
done we'll, Augustus; o@ten in this
world the brow is fevered and the suns
rays beat fiercely upon the aching
head, and your hat will comfort you
I rejoice that my sons are filled with
wisdom. And you. Theophilus, wha
did YOU buyPn MY father, answered
Theophilus, Il didn't ponder worth {
cent As soon as left you last even
ing I blow in my stuff for five tickets
10 the baseball games" With tear
Of Joy streaming down his furroweC
face, the venerable man embraced
Theophilus and murmured in voic'
hoarse with emotion: Had l farm
as large as Texas, with windmill OF
it. it would be yoursr' And then Reg
inald and Augustus moved sadly ava,
into the gathering gloom, and Will
one tried to keep the flies OF himsel
with his hat, the other kicked himsel
severely with his boots.-N ebrask
State journal.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31
EarIv Americans.


Simplicity in their mode of living was the
marked characteristic of the early settlers
of America.
Every thing which pertained to them was
plain and transformations.
The food which they ate was frugally
served and Of the substantial kind.
Their clothing was home-sPun and the
homo product, being made from the hide of
animals and ornamented with beads after
che Indian fashion.
Their homes were simplicity itself, con-
sisting Of roughly hewn logs and home made
shingles-the whole constituting the old
Log-Cabin home of frontier life.
Yet those were model homes.
The wives and mothers were well versed
in the art of all that pertained to house
wifery.
Conspicuous in the early home was the
striking figure of the old grandmother.
Not only was she the adviser in social az
fairs but she was the medical adviser and
prescriber for the sick. Often were her
hands engaged in the preparation of some
healing potion or remedy for the relief of
those in ill-health. Fully versed in all the
bountiful supplies contained in the grand
store-house of Nature, she wisely knew how
to utilize the curative properties contained
in certain roots and herbs ard according CIV
she transformed then into certain remedial
agents, which have made the old Log Cabin
famous for all time to come.
Conscious of the great value of some of
those old time home cures a successful eff
fort has been made to re-discover the lost
secret of their preparation, and, coupled
with all thedmprovementw which human in
geuuity and progress suggests, they are
now widely known under the name of War
ner's Log Cabin Remedies, the most promi-
neut being Log Cabin sarsaparilla and Log
Cabin coughjand consumption cure.
The suffering public has been quick to
recognize end appreciate their true value
and the manufacturers are daily IN receipt
of much praise for the re-discovery aud re-
vival of these old time remedies against
sickness and disease.
To the old Log Cabin home, however, is
Justly due the praise for all the good which
Hharaln1- he affact ed
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31
NATURAL RELIGION.
what Prof. Max Muller Has to Say On
This Interesting Subject.

what Prof, Max Muller Has to Say On
This Interesting Subject.
In the course of a lecture on the sacred
Book of the East. - at Sheffield, Prof Max
Muller said IN his opinion there was no re-
hgion in the whole world which in sim
plicity, IN purity OF purpose, in charity and
true humanity, came near to that religion
which Christ taught to His disciples And
yet that very religion was being attacked
on all sides, and one of our most eloquent
Bishops had said that the unbedef of the
day was not only aggressive, but almost
omnipresent The principal reason for this
was the neglect of our foundations, the dis
regard of our own bookless religion, the Al
most disdaiu Of natural religion Even
Bishops would curl theiTl lips and toss their
heads when spoken to of THAI natural and
universal religion which existed before the
advent Of our historical rel gions, and with
out which all historical religion would
have been as impossible as poetry
without language. The heart and mind
and soul Of man were the same
under every slgy, in all the varying circum-
stances of human life, and 1t would tndee9
be awful to believe that any human beings
should have been deprived Of that light
which hghteth every man that cOmetb
into the world" 1t was that light that light
eth every man, and which has lighted ala
the religions OF the world, call them book
less or literate, human or divine, natural or
supernatural, which alone could dispel the
darkness Of doubt and fear that had come
over tbs world What our own age wanted
more than any thing else was natural re-
ligion Whatever meaning different theo-
logians may attach 20 supernatural religion,
depend upon it the supernatural must al
ways be superimpOsed on the natural sH-
pernatural religion without natural religion
was a house built upon sand, and when, as
In our days, the rain OF doubt descended
and the foods OF criticism came. and the
winds OF unbelief and despair blew and beat
upon that house, that house would fall be-
cause it was not founded on the rock OF
bookless religion, Of natural religion o.
etarnaI raligion.-Pall Msu Gazette.
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Is 1t any Wonder

that DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
outsells all other blood and liver medicines,
properties as TO warrant its manufacturers
in supplying it to the people las they are
doing, through druggists) under conditions
such as no other medicine is sold under,
viz: that it must either benefit or cure the
patient, or the money paid for it viii be
promptly returned. It cures all diseases
arising from deranged liver, or from impure
blood, as blliousness, ''liyer complaint all
akin and scalp diseases, salt-rheum, letter,
scrofulOus sores and swellings, fever-sores,
hip-iOint disease and kindred ailments.
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A Mighty stingr Man.

Sympathizing friend-Your rich old
uncle. they tell me. did not leave you
n cent. thought he once entertained
the idea OF making you his heir.
Poor relation. bitterly Entertained
the idea? He never had the hospi-
tality enough to entertain any tb!ng.
Chicago Tribune.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

PHYSICIANS are justified in denounciL g
proprietary medicines which claim to cure
every thing. A medicine, for in stance, that
will cure rheumatism in one person, will
not necessarily cure it in another, for the
condition causing It may be different; but
Ma'driG is always Malaria, and Shallenber-
gers AntidOte win destroy it in the system
in every case, II you are suffering from
Malaria you tUiu kHol0 it, and this medicine
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

az THE days of miracles are past" That
may be- and yet some of the most wonderful
things ever witnessed by the human family
have occurred within the last decade. Not
the least of those wonders is the success
which the agents of B. F. johnson 6 Co,
Richmond, Va, are meeting. Write them
for particulars. They will show you how to
work wonders,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31
A Sure DelIveranee.

Not instantaneously, it IS true, but IN q
short space of time, persons of bilious
habit are saved from the fortunes which
dlsordered liver is capable of inflicting, by
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. an anti-blliOus
medicine and aperient of the first rank
The pains in the right side and through the
right shoulder blade, the sick headache,
nausea, constipation and saffron hue Of the
skin, are entirely removed by this estimable
restorative of tone to the organs of secre'
ton and digestion.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

WIFE-"John, do you deliveryour leeture,
Us Llfe Worth Living7' again to-nightf'
Great Pessimist-''No, my dear; I am great
ly afraid Fhave caught slight cold, and ]
don't intend to risk my life by venturing
put of doors at all this evening.n
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

HARD water is wasteful Of soap, because II
contains lime salts, which form an insoluble
compound with the soap, thus rendering
mart of il useleSa
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

IL disease has entered the system the
only way 70 drive it out is to purify and
enrich the blood. To this end, as Is &C
lxnowledged by all medical men, nothing is
better adapted than iron. The fault hither-
to has been that iron could not be so pre-
pared as to be absolutely harmless to the
teeth This difficulty has been overcome
by the Brown Chemical Company of Baltt-
more, Md, who offer their Browns Iron
Bitters as a faultless iron preparation,
positive cure for dyspepsia, indigestion,
kidney troubles, etc.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

A WOMAN in Baltimore bled to death from
a cut on the leg, caused by the breaking Of
whisky-bottle that she habitually carried
in her stocking.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

Iowa farmers last year raised enough
corn to pay of all the farm mortgages in
the Stata and leave e balance Of 100000
bushels
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

ALWAYS avoid harsh purgative pills. They
first make You sick and then leave you con-
stpated. Carter's Little Liver Pills regulate
the bowels and make you well. Dose, one pill.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

PRISONER, the evidence shows that you
brutally assaulted the complainant. Have
you any thing to offer in extenuatiOnl Z"
Prisoner-"No, sir; my lawyer took all the
money had
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

For twenty-five cents,you can get Carter's
the world Don't forget this. One pill dose.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

LADIES can permanently beautify their
complexion with Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, so cents.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

$500 Reward for an incurable case of
chronic Nasal Catarrh offered by the manu-
facturers of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
80 cents, by druggists.
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Orepo1. the Paradfse of Farmers.

OregOI1s INC EaradIse OF y aFI1STs'
Mild, equable climate, certainand abuDd ant
crops. Bestfruit, grain, grass, stock country
in the world. FulIinfOrmatiOn free. Address
Oregon Immigration Board, Portland, Oregon
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

The land roller and stalk cutter
have proven to be two OF the most
useful implements on the farm.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

PEOPLE who have to listen to violin prac-
ticing nearly always bring up in the
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

DAVID DUDLEY FIELDS hobby is his love
of pedestrianism and he is proud of his feats
in this direction.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

TIE young woman who boldly states that
she likes to be Rugged should be lmmeol-
ntely repressed.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

THERE is a secret satisfaction about be-
ing anonymous that is far sweeter than
fame to the writer of scandals.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

THERE are many blessings attached TO
poverty. But they are fearfully disguised.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-05-31

THE earliest onions grow from sets; the
longest keeping onions grow from seed.
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P PA N4+ COTTON GINS !

THEY -AEEHI TIED T3ErN5fE-
Run at 800 to $50 revolutions per minute. Do not
choke brenk the roll. Feeders, COndenseTB ana
complete outht Of Ginning MaChin ~. Gin repair
ers etc. ECL4IPsE MULLER GINS, top feed
ers and horizontal cOndenscre, are tnyaluGblB 20
bottom planters. II you are thinking of putting w
Gin, write us for circular, and we viii tell you 81
about it. PRATT GIN CO. J. NJ SMITH, Prop,
0S TO 1OA Poplar Street, MEMPHIS, TENN
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WEAKER G. CO., Dorchester, Mass.
Road Carts! a 6H STHHI.l
than anybody. DuSSBUO 4

GE-Don't buy before getting our prices and eatar
iOGues. THE GEO w. @IOCA ELL CD
Name this paper. RASANALLEs TENN