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a oUAck I'M AFRICA.
Ne Took Cattle as Fees aud Soon Aequis ed
an Thounnnd Animals.

A German agent in the southwest AZ
rican possessions of Germany writes to
headquarters in Berlin that confidence
men and scamps have invaded sven
that sparsely settled and half-savage
region. He says that year ago white
man went wandering through the conn
try carrying on his back bag filed
with medical nostrums. Little atten-
ton was paid to him, but it was found
later that he knew nothing whatever Of
medicine, and that his little plasters,
waters and drugs were worth no more
than SO much fetish. He heralded his
coming everywhere, just as the quack
doctors do in this country. and the sim
ple-minded natives focked to him from
far and near to secure the benefits OF
his wonderful treatment. He remained
only two or three weeks in place, and
then would seek other fields. He took
payment in cattle, and from place to
place he drove his herd, which cost him
nothing for food and kept rapidly in
creasing in size.
Finally he reappeared on the coast
with herd of about one Thousand six
hundred cattle out of which he had
bunkoed the natives. As he had no
medical skill and the contents of the
mysterious bag probably were not
worth ten dollars, he found the business
a paying one. The natives, after he
had swindled them, made up their
minds as to his true character, and the
German agent writes that it probably
would not be safe now for any itinerate
dealer in medicine and cures to travel
through the country; however honest
and competent he might be.
The agent says, however, that there
is fine opening in southwest Africa
for some young practitioner who is hav-
ing hard work building up practice in
Germany. He names the town where
the young man should settle, and says
he is confident that few years prac-
tice among the natives there would en-
able him to return to Germany with a
snug little fortune. The agent will ex-
ercise great care to prevent any more
quacks and humbugs from getting into
the country and giving the natives an
unfavorable impression of all white
men.-Chicago Times.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-08-12

The Accountants Novel Method of Talk
Ing Vacation.

Ing a Vacation.
Living in a fashionable town within
committing distance of New York is a
gentleman who invariably attracts at
tention by his long hair. Strangers
always conclude that he is nothing
less than great lawyer or bank presi-
dent. When the more curious ask his
fellow-townsmen about him they are
told the following story:
One day the gentleman, who is one of
the best accountants in the metropolis,
stepped up to the president of the bank
by which he is employed and said he
had decided to resign and that the
resignation must go into effect immedi-
ately.
The president was 10th to lose so
valuable man and urged him to recon-
slider the matter He talked with him
for an hour but to no purpose. The
employe, whose skill as mathema-
tician was beyond anything ever met
with by the officials of the bank, was
bound to leave the institution but
absolutely refused to give any reason
for his doings.
The.accountant left that day and the
bank was obliged to get along as best
it could without him.
Ten days later the cashier was
astonished on entering the bank to
find the accountant hard at work at
his old desk. The mathematician said
good morning, just as he had done
every day for years before he resigned,
but offered no explanation.
The president and cashier decided to
let their strange-acting employe keep
at his work and ask no questions.
Three months later the accountant
went into the presidents Office again
and rendered his resignation. 1t was
accepted, and the man was absent for
week or more. Then he suddenly re-
turned
The same thing was repeated again
and again. Now it is standing joke
In that bank that the accountant has
resigned. It is his way of taking a
vacation. He never stays away more
than two weeks.-N. Y. Commercial.
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TENNESSEE STATE NEWS.
Murder OF a Poor widow.

JACKSON, Aug. Partial details of
foul crime, which occurred last week in
Chester County, near Mifiin, were re-
ported here today. Mrs. Hendrix a poor
widow with four small children, worked
on the farm of Reed Robinson, we'll
TODD farmer.
She was found dead in the field where
she had been blowing, aid the 14-year-
old son of Robinson, who was working
with her, stated that she fell across the
plow and killed herself. She was hastily
buried. The children, the Oldest being
about nine years of age, was found to be
quite naked, and sacks were sewed upon
them so they could be carried to the
county poorhouse. To the sheriff they
told different tale about their mothers
death, after he assured them they would
no< be hurt
The Oldest girl said Robinson's son
struck her mother on the head with a
hoe; made the child bring her Ratchet,
with which he struck her several times,
killing her before the eyes of her chill
dren. The little girl said she was tied
to post and made to pull up grass in
the hot sun all day, naked and without
anything to eat.
The little children were driven IN a
wagon over country road through the
sun Friday about twenty miles to the
poorhouse, without a drop of water,
though they begged piteously FOR it,
and when they reached their destina-
ton were almost dead from heat and
thirst
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Cure ror Chicken pisease.

/. Extreme cleanliness in food and
roosting places.
2. Frequent change of food with sup
ply of ashes, charcoal, lime, etc.
3. Do not keep too many in one house.
Each house should be well ventilated.
Drinking water changed often and the
troughs kept clean and every day rinsed
out with little concentrated I've water
before filling up.
4. AS soon as the dropping are noticed
to be unnatural, white or green, look
over the fowls and pick out the droop-
ing ones which refuse to eat and at
once separate them from the flock;
pass a stiff short wing feather
through the skin of the neck, one
half or one inch from the back of the
head, cut off the feather half inch
each side OF the neck and place the
fowl in the garden or some isolated
place and give it cooked food of easy
igestion-coolxed hominy, rice or small
grain with scraps of cooked meats-no
salt and few drops of I've in the drink
ing water. Your chicken or turkey
should be well in a few days. Corn or
other raw food is mortal until it is per-
fectly well. We never lose one when
this plan is adopted in the early stages.
Have used it for twenty years. For
roup, kill the first attacked, and use I've
in the drinking water for the flock.
For the weakness of the legs and back
of young ducks, or even old ones, says
Farm Life, cut gashes in the ball of the
feet until the blood flows, padding the
feet to aid the aow-pick the back
where the legs join the spine and rub
with coal oil Disease is caused by hot
weather generally-hot ground after
coming out of water.-Southern Gull
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CLIPPINGs OF MIRTH.

IT is sign you are growing old IL,
when you visit your friends, you are
taken oftener to the cemeteries than to
parties.-Atchison Globe.
PEOPLE who are all the time talking
about charity beginning at home are
not the ones to do very much to help
her get good start.-Ram's Horn
TIE girls are dressing more like the
men every season, but we have not
noticed any of those suspenders the
dear things are wearing this summer
fastened with a. ten-penny nail--Yon-
kers Statesman.
Mr.. BULL1oN-"Yes, my wife and
daughter are in Europe, shopping"
Mr.. Scadds-"In Paris?" Mr. Bullion
mo. told them wouldn't pay for
any but an English speaking noble
MANN. Y. Herald.
Mrs. BAeLEY dropping into chair
and throwing off her bonnet)-"We
had such lovely time a. the CONVEX
sazione this afternoon. One of the mem
beers has separated from her husband !"
Mr.. Bagley-''And?" Mrs Bagley-
'.And she was not present boston
Post.
STuc laaf ~ tho banana IL uSually Eix
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rt.s Good Politics.

/. HARRISON GOES TO THE MOUNTAINS. So
do thousands of our Western people, who
find most delightful vacation. amid their
granite peaks, their wild gorges, their
primeval forests, their silvery lakes and
sparkling cascades.
CLEVELAND GoEs TO THE SEASIDE. So do
thousands of our w estern people, who revel
in the salt air and the briny baths, In the
sandy beaches and rock-bound coast, in the
the rolling sea.
They first send to o. w. Ruggles, @. p. &
7. Agt, Chicago, for tile Michigan Centrdps
beautiful bird's-eye map Summer Tourist
Folder and then buy their tickets to the St
Lawrence, the Adirondacks, the White
mountains, the New England coast, or
wherever their chosen resort may be, by
the Michigan Central, 1.-THE Niagara Falls
Route.''
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August.
Flower

had been troubled five months
with Dyspepsia I had fullness
after eating, and heavy load in the
pit of my stomach. Sometimes a
death1y sickness would overtake
me. I was working for Thomas
McHenry Druggist, Allegheny City,
Pa, in whose employ l had been for
seven years. fused August Flower
for two weeks. was relieved of all
trouble. 1 can now eat things I
dared not touch before. I have
gained twenty pounds since my re-
covery. J. D. Cox Allegheny, Pa. O
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pon,ts for the country elrl.

Don't initiate your city cousin in her
use of slang.
Don't initiate your city cousin in her
use of powder.
Don't initiate your city cousin in her
laziness-
Don't let your city cousin imagine
that country living will do anything
but make you a most charming woman.
Don't let your city cousin think that
country girls and country flowers are
not as charming and lovable as those
bred in hot-house Of the city.--Ladies'
Hegae Journal
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in the morning, feeling refreshed, light
hearted, sprightly-as if you could sing a
stave or two, for instance, your digestion
should be good, your liver and bowels all
right, your nerves vigorous. These endow-
ments of the healthy are conferred by Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, which renews di-
gestion, establishes regularity of the liver,
bowels and kidneys, and averts malaria and
rheumatism.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-08-12

There is inch display advertisement
in this paper, this week, which has no two
words alike except one word. The same is
true of each new one appearing each week,
from The DR.. Harter Medicine Co. This
house places a Crescent on everything
they make and publish. Look for it, send
them the name of the word and they will
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
SAMPLES free
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Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in Soc
and 81 bottles by oil leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FiG syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. NY.
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j. s. PARKER, Fredonia, N. Y, says:
"Shall not call on you for the 500 reward,
any case of catarrh. Was very bad" Write
him for particulars. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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The worst cases of Chronic Ca
tarrh in the Head, yield to DR..
Sage's CatarEh Remedy. So GER
tain is it that its makers offer $500
reward for an incurable case.
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FLANNEL next the skin often produces a
rash, removable with Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, so cents.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-08-12

PEOPLE on the fence never weigh much.
Horn.
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SCURvY and scorbutic affections, pimples,
and blotches on the skin are caused by i'm
pure blood which Beecham's Pills cure.
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MARKET. REPORTS.

THE RAMS Horn is published at Indian
ApoIis, Indiana, at Sl.50 per year.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-08-12

THOUGHTS are blossoms of the mind and
deeds are the fruits of desire.
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The Only One Ever Printed-Cam You Find
fI,aW

THE summer girl has put up with many a
rain beau.-Rochester Post
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To Bob Up Serenely

IT is one thing to be dude and quite
another thing to be another dude.-Jury.
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THE tramp prefers "loaf'' sugar in his
coffee.
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THE leaf Of the banana is usually six
feet leug by two feet vide.
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COAL, coTToN-sEED on. ETC.

The output of coal from southern
mines in 1891 was over %, 600, 600 tons,
compared with about 5000, 900 tons in
1881. The forty cotton-seed oil mills,
with capital of 50, 500, 900, in operation
in 1881, have grown to over 200 mills,
with an investment of $50, 900, 600 or
more. OF phosphate rock the produc-
tion in 1891 was between 600, 900 and
100000 tons, as compared with 266, 600
tons ten years ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-10
He Fancied the Coat of Arms.

A secondhand bookseller had bought
at a country sale some 200 or 300 vol
umes of handsome but unstable old SER
mons, books on theology and the like.
Having placed few of these outside, a
stylishly dressed man entered the shop
and said, "Pll take these books, and, say,
have you any more of this kind with
this shield on to them?" pointing to the
bookplate attached, which bore the arms
and name Of good old county family.
"That box. sir, is full of books from
the same house." answered the book.
seller.
whats yer figger for them?' inquired
the customer. ''See here, start back
to Chicago tomorrow. I'm going to
start a ibery thar, and these books will
just fit me, name and all. Just you sort
out all that have that shield and name,
and send them around to the Langham
at Z sharp. I'll be around to settle up;
but see, now, don't you send any with
out that name plate, for that's my name,
too, and reckon this old hoss with the
daggers and roosters might have been
related to me some way."-Walter Ham
ilton in Ex-Libris Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-10
,n1ahing am Aurora norealls.

In 1889 two astronomers, M. De La
Rine and M. Lenstrom, made expert
ments in the mountains of Finland
whiGhc clearly prove the aurora borealis
to be Of electrical origin. M. De La
Rine says: 1--WE surrounded a noun
tain peak with coil of copper wire,
pointedsat intervals with tin nibs. We
next charged the wire with strong
currenE of electricity, and every night
during our stay produced beautiful
display of the aurora, one Of the main
characteristics of this display being a
yellowish white light on the tin points
of the wire, which the spectroscope
analysis proved,to be the greenish yell
low rays known in nothing else except
the aurora borealis. The main part of
the auroral display was usually about
15O yards above the copper coil. ."-Phila-
delphia Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-10
ways Of Preparing Aspararu.., 7

A friend, who is noted for her excel
lent serving of asparagus, gives the fol-
lowing suggestions for its preparation:
"The bunch should be plunged into boil.
ing water which is well salted, set down
on the root end with the tips we'll out
of the water, as the steam cooks them
quite sufficiently. Almost any aspara-
gus will be well cooked after twenty
five minutes boiling. It can then be
taken into collander and drained, the
strings carefully cut and the vegetable
arranged on toast to serve. There are
several sauces used with it-either plain
butter, pepper and salt, or yet sauce
Hollandaise being quite popular, or
drawn butter may be poured over it.
Sometimes, when the tips of aspara-
gus are served with toast as an especial
ly dainty dish, the stalks are we'll boiled
and strained for soup. Asparagus soup
may be made with either stock or water.
Hstock is used the white is preferable,
and cream is frequently added to make
the soup still richer. It is a delicious
soup. Asparagus can be steamed to
warm it over, and can be cut in small
bits and stirred into an omelette, if any
happens to be leftover from dinner
Good, Housekeeping.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-10
Englishmen Are Slow.

Trains are not so punctual as in the
United States. The enormous traffic has
something to do with this, but am told
that the fault is somewhat due to faulty
organization; that in fact the engine de-
partment is too entirely distinct from
the conductors department. There is
not on the engineer any Great RESPONSE
bility for being on time, but there is OIL
him an immense care that his engine
shall show economical use of coal, waste,
oil, etc. By such return is he judged,
and he is busy running an economical
engine while the passengers chafe and
the conductor is placidly sitting in the
''guardsvan," for he has no responsible
ity either for time. If station master
sends the train off five minutes late, it
is nobody's business to make it up, and
it is not made up.-London Cor. San
Francisco Chronicle.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-10
THE NATIONAL GAME.

Bittsburg Has New Winning Pitcher
in the Box.
PITTsBuRa, May 9.-Elmer Smith
pitched his first championship game,
and his work in the box and at the bat
won for Pittsburg.
.Pittsburg, a; hits, 8; errors, 5.
New York, 3; hits, 8; errors, 2.
Batteries = Smith, Mack; Rusie,
Boyle.
N .CLEvEtAND.BOSToN.
CLEVELAND, May 9.-The Cleveaands'
timely hitting won.
Cleveland, s; hits, 8: errors, 8.
Boston, 9; hits, z; errors, A.;
Batteries Young, O'Connor; Clark
,sou, Kelly.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
COLUMBUS, May 9.-ColumbuA, 4 |;
Kansas City, s; thirteen innings.
MILWAUKEE, May 9.--Milwaukee, 20 !;
Minneapolis. s. at
IsDrANApous, May 9.-St. Paul game
postponed; rain.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-10

ward, mile and seventy yards-Brazos,
McCone, Van Zandt; :4Sa.
Two-year-olds, five furIongs = Red
Banner, Fringe, Governor Brown 1:O4.
Four furlongs - Columbia, Queen
Enid, Rapidell; 0:5lM.
Six furlongs - Henry Jenkins, Bon
Ton, WASN'T; 1:171a.
LEXINGTON, May TRACK dry and
hard.
Three-year-olds and upwards, seven
furlongs-R Laidley, Corinne Kin
ney, Ollie Glenn; 1:291a.
Maiden two-year-olds and upwards,
five furlongs-Dud Hughes. Belle Carter,
Black Beauty :041a.
Two.year-olds, five turlongs-Lollie,
Belfast, Ingomar; :04.
Handicap, three-year olds and up
wards, mile and seventy yards-Irish
Chief, Yale '9l, Future; ! 46.
Two-year-olds. five furlongs-Roslyn,
LIE Grande, La Rosa; 1:03M.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-10
Trapdoors Under the Seats.

Some ingenious and some idiotic de,
vices to insure the safety of the audience
in case of fire have been lately projected.
One is to have trapdoor arranged un-
der each seat in the theater SO that by
simply pressing button the occupant
is gently lowered into comfortable and
6reproof vault below the floor and where
presumably the frightened and half
Sainting person is treated to drink and
aSchweitzer sandwich. This idea comes
from Paris and is open to one objection.
What are the poor gallery people going
todo? They would be apt to break their
necks if let through hole in the, floor,
and it would prove rather an expensive
arrangement to provide everybody who
bought balcony OF gallery seat with a
special elevator. Stage. Fl
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-10
OF COIN

Behind the Los Angeles Boy in the
Coming Fight.
Local sports are surprised at the large
amount of money that there is behind
Sol Smith, the Los Angeles boy, who is
to meet Dal Hawkins this month.
1t was supposed that Hawkins would
be big favorite. but there is 60 much
Los Angeles coin behind the southern
youngster that Hawkins is unable to
dig up friends enough to take all the
even money that is offered.
The battle between the lads will be a
hard one, and the fact that the winner
will probably be matched against the
victor in the Murphy Murphy fight,
which comes off before the Pacific club,
will make them very careful about their
training for the event.
The prospects are that there will be q
number of important feather-weight
battles decided here within the next
few months, for lit i8 the intention to
bring Cal Mccarthy to the coast to meet
the winner of the series of mills to be
fought by the two Murphys and Smith
and Hawkins.--[S. F. Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-10
A Christian Young Man.

A young man in q western town the
other day advertised for work, adding
that he understood the management of
horse. But in the "ad" the word
"horse" appeared shearse." This is
more than paralleled by bona fide 'ad'
which recently appeared in an English
religious paper, as follows: "A Chris
tian young man of retiring and sensitive
character desires to be employed by a
quiet and godly person. Understands
the higher forms Of gardening, and is an
expert coffin maker. Instead of tho
usual beer allowance he will take the
equivalent in money, which he will give
TO tho Lord. New York Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-10
Loaned and Lent.

Some facetious people are just toe
facetious for anything, and then, again
they are not.
A friend of Charlie Noteclerk's came
in the other morning and wanted to Dor.
row his umbrella.
Sorry, Harry, old boy" he said, with
suave decsitfulness, "but can't do it.
It's Lent" Hst
.'What'sithat got to do with itY' asked
Harry, apparently as innocent as alamb.
IA good deal. can't lend my um-
brella to you when it's Lent, can II"
Come, you can if you want to-" in
sisted Harry. There's nothing in the
rules and regulations for the observation
OF Lent against a man lending friend
an umbrella. is there? What you need,
Charlie, is grammar for beginners.
Shortly thereafter Harry walked out
with the umbrella and Charlie looked
like person with that tired feeling
Detroit Free Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-10
JIM M'ALEER.

Some Daring Base Running by tho
Cleveland Player.
Jim McAleer is distinguishing himself
in the National league. The Cleveland
Leader in recent issue says:
The most sensational play of the
game was bit of daring base running
by McAleer. On a short hit that rolled
q rod, perhaps, from the plate, and was
handled rather slowly by King, McAleer
ran home all the way from the neigh
borhood of second base. The spectators
looked to see "Buck" throw to the
plate, but he rolled the ball on the
ground to King, and a bad bleacher man
yelled Justify, He's the mug volts got
the glass arm, guess yes."
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-10
SPRING RACES.

summary OF the Events At st. l.ouis,
Nashville aad Lexin eton.
st. LOUIS, May 9.--Track slow.
Six furlonRs-Mida, Alice D, Bob
Nurdy; :1924.f
Two year olds-Four furlongs-Prin.
cess Larraine, Jimmie r., Bismarck
531z.
Mile-Gayoso. Whittier, JF; 1:49.
Five and q half furlongs- Henry Ows.
ley, No Remarks, Captain Bellairs ;
1:14.
Six furlongs- Enterprise, Doc Wick,
Defendant; 1920.
Handicap. seven furlongs-vallera,
Hoodlum, Readcap; :36.
NASHVILLE, May 9. Track rather
slow.
Nine,sixteenths of massachusetts
Moose, Black Maria / :58.
Six furlongs Critic. Lady Blackburn,
Gray Goose; 1 :17114.
HaRdicap, and S;yeerolds and mp