The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-01-23
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL.

Countess Taafe, In order to promote
the viehhese mother-of-pearl industry,
which is at low ebb, has inangurated
the custom of wearing carved mother.
of-pearl hairpins on dressy occasions.
The royal family of Austria are lib
eral givers in the time of need. The
Emperor's subscriptions to the sufferers
by the late floods In that country amount
TO $500, 900, while his brothers, the Arch.
dukes, have given over $500, 600.
The greatest milliner the world has
ever known, Herbaut of Paris, never al
lowed a lady to select her own bonnet.
He would take a seat opposite his Gus
toner and study her face, complexion,
the contour of her head, etc, and then
tell her CURLY to go and that her bonnet
would be there in few days.
The following named rich Indians
live in the the Puget Sound country, an
estimate of their wealth being also
given: Mrs. Joseph Donette, full.
blooded Indian widow, $3.50, 900; Chris
Laughlet, $4,000; Joe Coates, $4,000
Mrs. Coates, AZ, 200; Jonas Stannup, $780,.
600. In addition to these there are
dozen Indians living along the PuyalluI
river who are worth from $4,000 tc
S20,O each.
Prof. Koch's sudden leap into fame
least bakers dozen of relatives liz
America. The latest of these to be
heard from is a farmer who lives near
Sharon, Pa, and says he is nephew OF
the great doctor. He spells his name
Cook, in the English way, and is pros
porous and substantial granger. Two
cousins of the doctor are in business
in st. Paul, and another is a Boston
preacher.
The death of Marechale Pelissier,
Duchess of Malakoff, recalls the pretty
story of her betrothal. She was a near
relative of the Empress Eugene, and
one day, walking in the garden of the
palace, she met the gallant Marechal,
who asked the beautiful girl for rose
she had just broken. "What would
you do with rose? You like only
laurels," the girl answered, but gave
him the flower. The reply captured
the Marechal, who said to the Empress
later: 81 thought myself difficult to
conquer, but in this case Malalxoff has
surrendered at the first fire.. -
1t is a lamentable fact that large
proportion of the men with an inclina-
ton to be well dressed who can not, or
think they can not, tie their own neck.
wear. This proportion will, of course,
in time be reduced, but a considerable
Il may say dominant of
non-tieable masculinity will still re-
main. There are some men who could
never learn, under any kind of tuition,
how to tie the simplest knot. Mean
while the swells of all the swells are
narrowing the souls of the nontieable
contingent by not only tying their OWL
scarfs and cravats, but tying them
crooledly enough to show aggressively
that they are tied by themselves
Clothier and Furnisher.
When Chief-Justice Chase chose to
unbend himself he could be witty as
well as wise. At a social gathering in
his house when he was Secretary of
War, the subject of taxation having
been mooted, distinguished naval Of
ficer present said he had paid all his
taxes except the income tax. 81 have a
little property" said he, which brings
me in yearly rental, but the tax-gath-
erers have not spotted it. do not know
whether 1 ought to let the thing go on
that way or not. What would you do if
you were in my place, Mr.. Chase?"
There was merry twinkle in the eyes
of Mr.. Chase as he answered.: 81 think
it is the duty of every man to live I'M
spotted as long as he can"