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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

ser, ''do you know an elm from SOFT
mapleP"
II ought to, SIR I've been furnish
| ing shade trees for the last twenty
years."
Sand you call that an elm!'
"Of course do
''Then you don't know One variety
from another. 1t is soft maple"
did you come out here TO call me a
fool or liar?" demanded the man, get
ting very red in the face.
eff you don't know one tree from
another you'd better quit the bust
ness"
got Mr.. Bowser away, AID later on
proved by at least twenty people that
the tree was an elm and that there
wasn't a soft maple in the whole
square, but he crossed his hands under
his coat tails and lifted himself off OF
his heels and replied:
''Mrs. Bowser, when l say it's a soft
maple that settles the question forever.
Your calling it an elm simply betrays 3
disposition to carp and cavil.
A neighbor of ours built barn and
finished it with cupoIa; we were look
ing at it one evening when Mr.. Bowsef
| observed:
81 don't think that cupalo is such Q
great ornament after all"
"You mean cupola, my dear"
| That's exactly what he meant, and he
got tangled bit, but having once pro-
nounced the word he was bound to
stick. He therefore replied:
/ Z Il 4. - l.
what 1 mean. When say cupalo
mean cupalo, and not the ridgepole nor
the alley door,"
| 'And you insist it is cupalo?"
''There is no insist about it. 1t is
simply cupalo, and that's all there is to
it. If people want to show their ig
norance by calling it cupalong, OF
cupaling, or cupa-something else there
is no law to prevent.
Just then the neighbor came out, and
after few remarks about the weather
he said:
"Well, Bowser, saw you looking at
my cupola. DIRE ~ the design myself.
How do you like it?"
81 don't see any," dryly replied Mr..
Bowser.
whats that up there?"
Its cupalo."
"Where did you come across that
name? Going to run opposition to
| Webster?"
l tried to get Mr.. Bowser away,
knowing what would be the result, but
he refused to bulge an inch, and re-
torted:
anyone who has ever been to school
a week in his life ought to know what
a cupalo is, and how to pronounce the
word
1.-THE word, Bowser. is cupola, the
same as if divided cu-po-la."
mot much 1t is cu-pa-low."
''You don't mean itr'
''But / do! I am surprised at your
ignorancer'
"And / wonder that you do not call a
horse a cow"
''Oh, well, it is no use wasting time
to argue with bigot"
'Bigot Bigot!' cried the neighbor.
"Why, you old dunderhead, you don't
even know enough to be bigot!''
| / got Mr.. Bowser away and into the
house, and tried to bring up some
other subject and smooth the matter
over, but he assumed his usual pose
and broke out with:
Let this be a great moral lesson to
you, Mrs. Bowser! What you don't
know don't pretend to know. Con-
found that internal bigot-I wish had
put a cu-pa-low right between his two
eyes and taken some of the pomposity
and self-conceit out of himp'-Detroit
| Free Press.
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A 0Punkfn-Head,"

New Haven, Conn, is celebrated for
having given the name of "Punzin-
Head" to all New Englanders. 1t orig
mated from the blue laws, which en-
joined every male to have his hair cut
round by cap. When caps were not
to be had they substituted the hard
sh ell of the ''punkin, which being put
on the head every Saturday all hair
which protruded was clipped close to
to the shells edge. Peters, in his "His
tory of Connecticut" says: 'What re-
ligious virtue was supposed to be de-
rived from the custom know not, but
there is much prudence in it: First, it
prevents the hair from snarling; Sec
ondly, it saves the use of combs; third
". it cannot incommode the eyes by
falling over them, and fourthly, such
persons as have lost their ears for
heresy and other wickedness cannot
conceal their misfortune and disgrace. .
Chicago Times.
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Hoods
SarsapariIla
August
Flower

I had been troubled five months
with Dyspepsia. The doctors told
me it was chronic. had fullness
after eating and a heavy load in the
pit Of my stomach. I suffered fire.
quently from a Water Brash of clear
matter Sometimes a deathly Sick
ness at the Stomach would overtake
me. Then again I would have the
terrible pains Of Wind Collie. At
such times would try to belch and
could not. Twas working then for
Thomas McHenry, Druggist, Cor.
Irwin and Western Ave-, Allegheny
City, Pa, in whose employ had
been for seven years. Finally used
August Flower, and after using just
one bottle for two weeks, was en-
tirely relieved of all the trouble. I
can now eat things dared not touch
before. would like to refer you to
Mr.. McHenry, for whom worked,
who KNOWS all about my condition,
and from whom / bought the medi-
cine live with my wife and family
at 80 James ST., Allegheny City, Pa.
Signed, JOHN d. Cox. o
G. G. GREEN Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, U. S. A.
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THE LOST CHILD.

A Western Mothers story.
Twas In the Indian summer time,
When nuts and acorns lay
Among the leaves Of red and gold,
Ny little lamb, just seven years old
Went in the woods astray.
Like cloud-caaght sunshine was her hair,
Her eyes OF hottest blue,
Her Rips, in motion or repose
Seemed leaflets OF the prairie rose
And breathed its fragrance. too.
Oursettlement was close begirt
With solemn woods-a space
Hewn from the shadows round about,
Where the glad daylight they shut out
Kissed eTsh's uncovered face.
Into that 1caguering wilderness
My shining fairy strayed,
Even as a sunbeam turned aside
From kindred beams, alone might glide
Into the depths OF shade.
Three days we searched the forest dim
On the old frontier plan;
And i, the mother, wild and lorn,
With blistered feet and garments torn,
Outstrode the strongest man.
Three dreadful days the cruel woods
Vouchsafed no hopeful sign;
OH mothers of the far, wild west
You, the despair that wrung my breast,
You only can divinel
Iraved, they say, OF savage beasts,
or reptiles, famine. thirst;
And sometimes kneeling on the sod,
With streaming eyes implored of Go
The child my bosom nursed.
On the fourth day He answered nc
Beside bubbling spring,
Whereto some little footprints led,
Stirless my darling lay-not dead
Not dead but slumberingl
In all her wanderings il seems
The child had known no fear;
Angels were with her in the waste,
And as her arms my neck embraced
1 felt them lowering nearl
She told me how on nuts and grapes
And berries red she Jared;
And how the merry birds had sung
And huttered round her all day long,
And how she slept unsecured
She saw a panther in the brake
Couch with erected hair;
" But, mother, knelt down." she said,
/" And prayed; and when raised my head
The creature was not there"
know the Friend Of children, He
Who babe them come to Him,
Heard, as she knelt, my darling's prayer,
And gave her to His angels care,
There in the forest dimi
IN. Y. Ledger.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

81 suppose it's all profit in the drug
business?' ''All profit? Do you sup
pose we get fixtures and showcases for
nothing" Philadelphia Times.
"A Witness to the Fact-The Minis
ter-"Never fight. Tommy; it is
wicked" Tommy-s'That's what I
told your kid yesterday when he licked
me. Epoch.
-'tMr. Tawker is brilliant contro-
versialist." "He is an intolerant bigot. -
"You think SOP" ''Of course do. He
never agrees with me in anything
Cape Cod Item.
The end of the world is set for
March, 1898. At least, it'might just as
well be, for after that date every tele-
phone inventor can spring a new infiic-
ton on the long suffering public.
Joseph News.
1t Comes Easy Movie Ito Chica-
go bride)-"Didn't you feel a trife
nervous during the marriage ceremo-
ny?" She-"No, indeed. L confess /
used to, but I've got over that now
Yankee Blade.
why won't you take Flickeles as
partner" my dear fellow, Flickeles
was engaged to my wife before mar
ried her. And would you have me take
for partner man who is cleverer
than 1?-Fliegende Batter"
-Sanso-"Women nowadays are not
the tender creatures they are popularity
supposed to be. They can stand great
deal" Mrs. Sanso-''Yes, and l pre-
sumo that is why you men let US stand
so much in the elevated cars. IN. Y.
Herald.
First Boston Maiden-"Oh, mamma
and have been awfully busy to-day"
Second Boston Maiden-"Do say! And
what has made you so busy?" f. Il. NJ.
1--WE have been getting out aud clean
ing our spring spectacles. Jewellers
Circular
-Gadsby-"Those three dude sons of
Van Nostrand cost him about SIS, 900 a
year" Miss Caustique-"Then he has
been putting good deal of money into
real estate Flows that?' ''He is
spending S., 900 year on ?, vacant lot. :"
Brooklyn Life.
-Causticus says that if Eve had been
as recllessly ex travagant as some
women of the present day there
wouldn't have been any of the apple
left for Adam to have eaten after she
had taken what she considered her
f'share, "-Brooklvn Eagle.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

closer, know 1t is an elm. OF course
it is"
"Are you crazy, or do you call it an
elm simply for the sake of disputing
me?"
81 know 1t is an elm"
"Well, / know it isn'ti It's soft
maple, and that settles it,
''Dare you go out and ask the man at
work?"
.sDare /? Come on, and see how you
win take back seatl The only way
to cure some people of their egotism is
to crush them"
We went out and stopped as If by ac-
cident and I inquired of the man at
work:
Would you tell me whether that
tree is soft maple, elm or chestnut"
ats an elm, ma'am. The whole row
is to be of elms."
Thank you"
"Look here, man, put in Mr.. Bow
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17
Fashions fdvorSte

HUSN1O51S .JOUOTeC6
fad, centers in that famous, fascina-
ting game-lawn tennis.
But there are women who cannot
engage in any pastime. They are
delicate, feeble and easily exhausted.
They are sufferers from weaknesses
and disorders peculiar to females,
which are accompanied by sallow
compilations, expressionless eyes and
haggard looks.
For overworked, "worn out"
"run down." debilitated teachers,
milliners, dressmakers, seamstresses,
"shop-girls," housekeepers, nursing
mothers, and feeble women gen.
orally, DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is the greatest earthly
boon, being unequaled as an appe-
thing cordial and restorative tonic.
It's the only medicine for women,
sold by druggists, @sder a positive
guarantee from the makers, of sat-
isfaction in every case, or money re-
funded. This guarantee has been
faithfully carried out for yeara
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

the word and pointed to it ut is fe-
line. plain as day."
''Then it is misprint," he holly re-
piled. 1--WE known of lots of such
cases. The printer who set that up
was probably tight, or half asleep"
well, ask Mr.. Smith"
Not much! A lawyer doesn't know
any better than do"
''Wil you ask Mr.. Carter?"
"No! What know, know, and that
settles it,"
That evening our family physician
happened to run in, being in the neigh
borhood, and 1 asked him, in the pres
ence of Mr.. Bowser:
Doctor, did you ever hear of fe-
loine?"
Lands. No." he replied.
''Well, I have!" doggedly observed
Mr.. Bowser.
''What is it?''
"a cat
"Oh-oh-I see. You mean feline"
mo, don't; mean feloine, and it is
feloine, and I'll bet any man on this
earth million dollars to a cent that it
is feloiner
The doctor saw how it was and had
no more to say. ! proved Mr.. Bowser
wrong by Webster, Worcester and all
other dead and living authorities, but
he has never given in On another oc-
casion / asked him what sort of a tree
it was neighbor was setting out for
shade, and he replied:
That shows how observing you were
during the sixteen years you lived on
farm. It's soft maple of course. Bet
ter 60 out and take close look at it so
you will always remember"
II thought it was an elm"
"Humphr'
land now, when come 70 look
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

"Now GOOD digestion wait on appetite,
and health on both" This natural and hap
py condition of the mind and body is brought
about by the timely use of Pricldy Ash Bit
ters. While not a beverage in any sense, it
to the debilitated system all the elements
required to rebuild and make strong. II
you are troubled with headache, diseased
liver, kidneys or bowels, give it q trial, it
will not fail you.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17
Lennon cnlorad paonl..

y they belong to the Caucasian race, have
iaundiced livers. But when Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is used the bile seeks its
natural channel, and the skin resumes a
healthy tint. Nausea, sick headaches, fur
upon the tongue, constipation and pain in
the region of the liver, also disappear when
1t is used. Malaria, kidney troubles, rheuma-
tism and dyspepsia succumb to the Bitters.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

o n CE over
heard a middle
aged man CIV
ing a youn G
man a bit of adj
vice. The lat
ter was about
to be married,
and the former
said:
eff you begin
right, Tom, you
will We N o
trouble. Never
let your wife
appear to know
ms much as Won
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17
A Family Afsir.

Young Mother-What IN the world
makes the baby cry so?
Young Father guess he heard rue
say managed 70 get little sleep Lee
night ~. Y, Weekly.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17
Progress.

It Is very important in this age of vast
material progress that a remedy be pleas
ing to the taste and to the eye, easily taken,
its nature and effects. Possessing these
qualities, Syrup of Figs is the one perfect
laxative and most gentle diuretic known.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

WHEN the fair skin is disfgured with
ugly eruptions, when boils, carbuncles and
sores make life miserable, when the whole
system feels weak and feeble, and mere ex-
istence is painful, do not hesitate but COM
mence at once o use of DR.. John Bulls Sar-
saparilla 1t will drive out all blood i'm
purity and make you well and strong.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17
land IN southern I1Iinois.

One hundred and fifty thousand acres Of
fered for sale by the Illinois Central R r.
Co. at an average price of 500 per acre,
adapted to fruit growing or general farm
ing purposes; specially adapted also to rails
ing of sheep. For particulars address E. P.
SKENE, Land Commissioner, IS Michigan
Ave. Chicago
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

CoUaHs, HoARsENEss, SORE THROAT, etc.
quickly relieved by Browns BRONCHIAL
TRooHEs. A simple and effectual remedy
superior to all other articles for the same
purpose Sid orllg IN ko1seS.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17
RIood win Tell.

She-Oh. yes; Mr.. Digby told me that
he belonged to one of the first families
of the country.
He-You can see that. He has an
aboriginal look.-Judge.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

1t is moro natural to psn to lie in bed
IL is to get up and earn q Naturalization
(Iln6a
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

DIRTLEIGH-"Real estate is tho only In
vestment, after all, that man can depend
upon" Sodleigh-"That's so, old man. I've
ington Star.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

DoS'T laugh at your wife when she tries
90 atone the hens. She may ask you TO help
her stoae the raisins.-Elmira Gazette
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

A Boston woman has been granted q
patent on o stocking supporter which an ex-
pert says will support a RoSton woman by q
royalty for good many years.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

In Eutaw, Ala, last week ten girl babies
were born, while boy baby has not been
born In the town in two months. This
causes the editor Of the local paper to in
quirei "Whither are we driftiIgl''
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

HAVE no equal as a prompt and positive
cure for nick headache, biliousness, consti
patton, pain in the side, and all liver trou-
bles. Carriers Little Liver Pills. Try them.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

ETHEI-"Do you know OF anything more
delightful than real truo loverf" Maud
Eyes" Ethel-"Whati" Maud-"Two of
them. n-Harper's Bazaar.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

HALE's Honey of Horehound and Tar re-
lieves whooping cough.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

PooR little childl She don't look well.
She don't eat well. Papa, she needs a box
of DR.. Bulls Worm Destroyers.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

You can tell which billiard player is play
ing che poorest game by the frequency With
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

TIE average man would sooner pay dues
Of q gymnasium than saw his own wood for
exercise.-N.,O Picayuno
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent small
doses of Pisos Cure for Consumption.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

BIL1oUsNEss, dizziness, nausea, headache
are relieved by small doses of Carter's Lit
tie Liver Pills,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17
MR.. BOWSER.

Mrs. B. Fails to Convince Him
Against His Will.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17
Without
An Equal

To Purify the Blood,
cure Scrofula, Salt
Rheum, etc., to give
strength and overcome
That Tired Feeling
the Peoples favorite
Spring Medicine is
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-17

1Sr1fkE when the iron Is hot" said the
servant girl who made her demand for more
, 1891-03-01
PLATTE VALLEY NOTES.
Saratoga to be Incorporated and n
Board of Trade Organized.

special correspondence
SARATOGA, Feb. 26.- Judge KuYken-
dali of your city, who has been west in
the interest of Odd Fellowship, came up
to Saratoga yesterday, and will visit
Gold Hill before returning home. 10 an
interview, the judge expressed it as his
belief that the coming gear will determine
the question as to whether Wyoming is
rich 10 precious minerals. He said: "It
does not look reasonable that the states
and territories surrounding Wyoming
should have gold and silver 10 their
mountains in abundance, and Wyoming
be barren in this respect, aud 10 this mat
ter it seems to me that if the precious
minerals are found in great quantity, in
auy locality in Wyoming, they will be
discovered in one or both of the range of
mountains that flank the upper Platte
valley. | fthey are found mere" be con-
unued. You people have an era of
great prosperity before you"
There is talk of incorporating Saratoga
at an early day. and also Of the formation
of a board Of trade. Some steps should
certainly be taken to the publishing aud
distribution Of a prospectus of the town
and Gold Hill at public expense to ave
the burden of the large amount of private
correspondence IN this direction.
Alex NUM- has let the contract for the
construction Of a private residence, which
will be an ornament to the town. T. H.
Hood has the matter in charge.
Mr.. Stewart and Lewis johnson re-
turned from Gold Hill aud left for the
West yesterday. Mr.. Stewart expressed
himself as well satisfied with the outlook
at the camp. j. F. G.
, 1891-03-01
AN ASLNLNE REPORT.

Army officers are very indignant over
the official report Of affairs at Pine Ridge
Agency sent to Washington BY a special
agent of the interior department. The
structures which the writer passes upon
the conduct OF the officers who were
brought there by the Indian troubles are
characterized by a ferocious disregard OF
the facts. He Is sweeping in all of his
charges. He makes no exceptions 10 his
statement that they are a dissolute,
drunken a1d bl,sphemous lot. The ac-
count is manifestly so exaggerated and
the writer exhibits such malignant preiu-
dice that his report will receive no cred
cnce among people whose good opinion
is worth having. The writer was evI-
IDENTIFY disappointed because he failed to
find all the ceremoniAls of a drawing
room exhibited in a frontier campaign and
his language alone is sufficient prof that
he never enjoyed the acquaintance Of the
military men who SO well performed their
duties during the entire campaign.
We are very much surprised that the
interior department should have allowed
such a document to be made public. The
writer Is either a milksop or aman with
a grievance. 10 either event his absurd,
consequential and pslpably uutruthtul re-
port should never have been given to the
and he himself should have
been fired bodily from a position Of trust
and contact with men who aspire to be
pentlemen
, 1891-03-01
RATES OF ADvERrIsING.
vi GOLD HILL CAMP

TIE LEADER presents this morning the
first authentic and satisfactory account Of
the new mines at Gold Hill that has yet
been published. Our correspondent was
Obliged 10 get upon a pair OF snow shoes
in order 10 make the explorations he con-
sidered necessary to satisfy himself Of the
probable future prospects of the camp.
1t will be observed that the result is not
what is generally known as a boom"
article. The facts are presented Just as
they we're found without any attempt at
establishment and every reader is allowed
to draw his v conclusions. 1t may now
be saf elr asserted that Gold HILL is at
least the most promising camp ever dis
covered in Wyoming The physical
conditions surrounding it are such
as 10 lead one 10 expect to find
precious minerals there. The altitude of
the camp is equal to that of Lea iyllle,
about 10. 900 feet, and the physical con-
ditions are not such as would attract the
attention Of a man whose only object in
life is the recovery OF his health.
The region has been doomed but
very little. 1t has forced itself upon pub
lie attention against the desire OF those
most largely interested in its prospects.
The claims are nearly all owned by com
~paratIvely poor men. With a single ex-
c~eption these men are all residents OF that
vicinity, and are sinking their own money
in the profound conviction hat they will
secure rich results, There has been a
good deal Of work done in the past year.
yet no man knows anything about the ex-
tent Of the mineral belt. All they know
is that their assays have run high, some
of them enormously so, and that the
deeper they have gone the richer have
been the discoveries, Considering all the
circumstance this il as much or even
more than could be expected.
The information given may be regarded
as perfectly reliable and in our judgment
is such as makes Gold Hill one OF tie
most promising camps 10 the West and
well deserving Of close nyestigation at the
hands OF every investor in mining prop
critics.