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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-01-13
Miscellaneous,

THE State Legislature met at Nash
Vile last week. Hon. G. w. Dismukes.
of Sumner, was elected Speaker of the
Senate, and Hon. Ralph Davis, of Shelby,
Speaker of the House. Senator Bate
was nominated by the Domocratic caucus
to succeed himself as United States
Senator.
JAMES De GRAUCHEY, the Coal Creeker
who took such part against the troops
last summer, has escaped from the Knox
County Jail. De Grauchey behaved so
we'll he was made trusty, and has been
so acting some time. Sheriff Fox offers
a reward of $50 for his capture. He is
about 25 years of age, with auburn hair
and brown eyes, five feet tour inches
high, and weighs 135 pounds.
HENRY HOUSE, an aged negro man,
formerly a resident of Holly Springs,
Miss, was called out of his house at
Memphis last week by three negro ruff
fans, and in his own yard pounded to
death with brass knuckles. His son,
Van House, boy scarcely 16 years of
age, barely escaped with his life, after
having been chased all over the premises
by the band of brutes.
COMPTROLLER ALIENS report of the
State finances for the quarter ending
January l shows receipts since October
of S343, ,697.32, which, added to the
balance in the treasury October 1, s202,-
555. As, makes S545, ,252.77. The disburse-
ments for the same time were $780,
s92.37, leaving the treasury balance
January l, S15,36O.40.
JUDGE G. S. RIDLEY, of the Davidson
County Criminal Court, who has been a
terror to the sporting fraternity since
his occupancy of the bench, intimates
that he will resign as soon as Judge
Turney is inaugurated and able to ap-
point his successor.
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Men UD o Tree.

! MEMPHIS, Jan. 3.-John Williams and
James Matthews, two gentlemen of the
vicinity of Germantown, had a very
narrow escape from death on Monday.
A little before noon they set out down
Wolf river in an old, fiat-bottomed bat
teau, embarking at point near the
Macon bridge. The river was very much
swollen and was running like mill
race. Hardly twenty yards had they
drifted when the bottom of the boat fell
out and they were both submerged in
the rushing torrent.
Fortunately for them a few cypress
trees bended over short distance from
them, and the two swan for their lives
to gain them. Matthews succeeded in
reaching tree whose limbs reached the
water, and he pulled himself up from
the water into a place of comparative
safety. Williams was not so lucky.
The current swept him below the tree
occupied by Matthews, but he succeeded
in catching the dropping limb of another
tree few yards below his companion,
which was too frail, however, to allow
him to climb out of the water upon it.
The man up the tree, as soon as he
caught his breath. yelled Justify for
help, and succeeded in attracting the
attention of some people on the shore.
They rushed down the river bank and
promised to rescue the capsized men,
but told them that boat would have
to be built before the rescue could be
effected Eight weary hours passed be-
fore the boat was finished, and when at
last the pair of castaways were taken
off by their rescuers they were almost
frozen to death. AS soon as they reached
a fire, however, they thawed out, and
now feel no i'll effect from their horrible
exnarieuce
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it must be shed, if the triumph of the
cause can be obtained by no other
means. These men undoubtedly ex-
press the sentiments of limited, but a
savage and desperate faction, and the
authorities don't conceal the apprehen-
sion that the anarchists may strive to
create panic by some terrible deed OF
violence. To prevent this the police
are exerting extraordinary vigilance.
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THIS CONFESSION OF BLOND1N
agreed with and was confirmed by the
statement of NJ Fontaine. Ex-Minis-
ter Baihut, however. persists in deny
ing the charges of corruption. The
public are not surprised at the allega-
lions in regard to the ex-minister, and
there is a strong feeling in favor of a
thorough investigation of the ministry
of public works, apart from the Pana-
ma scandal.
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4.
followed the example of NJ. DeLesseps
in making frank and complete state
ment of Panama canal affairs Accord
ing to the Matin, the arrest of M. Blon-
din was due to an avowal by NJ. Fon-
taine to the effect that NJ. Blondin had
acted as go-between in the corruption
of Minister Baihut. Blondin, the Matin
says, has confessed to having cashed
four checks on Baihnt's account,
amounting to ], 200, 900 francs.
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for infants and Children.

'tCastoriais so well adapted to children that
Irecommend itas superior to any prescription
known to me-" II. A. ARCHER, II. D.,
III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-01-13

RESPECTFULLY su DmlJted thlS JANUARY
6, 1898, S. NJ. YOUNG, Chairman,
JOHN E. WELLS,
w. J. WHITTHoRNE,
I. n. Brown,
RoRrHf B, Cooif,
n. G. ROBERTSON,
E. G.. MILLER,
President Dismukes-The Hon. Peter
Turney having received a majority of
the votes cast for Governor of Tennes-
see is declared duly and constitutionally
elected Governor of the State for the
ensuing two years.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-01-13

A MATTER OF PUBLIC DUTY.
Now that he told the truth, he said. he
felt as if great weight had been lifted
from his mind, and hoped that the peo-
pie of France would place the response
bility where it belongs.
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BETWEEN

LOUISVILLE Ind MEMPHIS
WITH
Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars
To and from Louisville. Memphis VicksbuVa
Baton Rouge and New Orleans via Memphis.
The Quick and Desirable Route
TO AND FROM
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, Norfolk, Old Point Comfort
RichmaEd. Buffalo, Cleveland
Toledo, Chicago, indianapolis,
Cincinnati. Louisville,
Eastern and Northeastern Points.
AND
Memphis. Vicksburg, Baton Rouge. New
Orleans Mobile, Little Rock, Hot SpTingJ,
and pOintS IN West Tennessee, Texas,
Arkansas Mississippi, Louisiana,
the South and Southwest
he line IS thoroughly equipped and IN Grst
class condition, and provides an excellent ar
ran~enent OF Time and through cars. A foltuu
Is tie time and convenience secured by m
Limited Express Trains (only nights Tife fe
tween Louisville and Memphis) and The best g..
quickest service between the two cities eve.
offered. Pol lowest rates, time tables and al &c
sired information. apply 10 nearest rallrOas
RSent or w. II. PKOUTY, q. ?. A, Louisville.
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TENNESSEE STATE news.
The omcial Announcement.

NASHVILLE; Jan. 6,-rhe Senate and
House met in joint session at noon to
count the vote for Governor. Speaker
Dismukes, of the Senate, presided, and
a COMMITTEE of Senators and Represent
atives appointed by him reported as fol-
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends TO personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
ndapting the worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value TO health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence Is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of II perfect lax
ativc; cffcctually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
II has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but II Is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

When ak years ago Joaquin Milles
vent tc California and bought tract Of
land mile cast Of Oakland people
laughed, writes Il. W. Box. And for
! number Of years the poet himself o..
most believed tnst tho people were right.
Miller bought at that timc what was
probably one Of the most unpromising
pieces Of property In California. The
tract consisted Of 100 acres, and nearly
Ill Of it lay on q steep and stony noun
ain side. The eccentric poet went at
he cultivation Of bis new possession with
will. And he did mostly gil of his
work alone. Soon the property began
to show the hand Of progress. But II
required work of the hardest kind. And
during oil this time the land was fast
proving, even the poet almost believed,
the worst type Of an elephant" Now,
however, the land Is almost park OF the
most picturesque order. On 1t the poet
has planted 20, 900 fruit trees, hundreds
Of olive trees, and miles OF rare roses.
Springs were introduced; trout brooks
were stocked; walks aud drives were
made. Water Is plentiful on the place.
aud that counts for everything on Cali
fornian place. The poet is now, am
told. beginning to soc the rewards for
his labors. He ships his roses to Den
yer in the winter, aud four weeks ago
one Of his 6rst shipments came to the
New York market. The roses are Of tho
fnest specimens, command good prices,
and from this branch Of his possessions
alone It is not unlikely that Joaquin
Miller may soon acquire . neat little in
come. His place is In the direct grow
ing l'ne o. oakland, aud the city Is
gradually approaching the poets habita-
tion. He does but little work with the
pen, but devotes nearly oil his time ia
the further cultivation OF his place and
the development Of the industries possi-
Bile from its products. New York Re
eorder.
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The vOle.

A. II. Mcpherson, in the Zoologi 3,
quotes an interesting passage from
Aristotle to show that the great phi
losopher was ss well acquainted as we
are with the peculisrities and habits Of
the field vole, whose destructiveness is
cause of much tribulstion to farmers
in Scotland as well as in the Pelopon-
nese. He speaks of their depredations
ms $50 serious that some small farmers
having on one day observed that their
corn was ready for harvest, when they
went the following day to cut their
corn, found it all eaten. The manner
of their disappearance, Also" he con-
tinues, "is unaccountable, for in few
days they all vanish, although before
hand they could not be exterminated
by smoking and digging them out, nor
by hunting them and turning swine
among them to root up their runs.
Foxes also hunt them out, and wild
wessels are very ready to destroy them !;
but they cannot prevail over their
numbers and the rapidity of their in
crease, nor, indeed, can anything pre-
vail over them but rain, and when this
comes they dissprear verv soon."
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A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
TWO CHILDREN AND A MOTHER
Murdered. The Fiend Then Tried TO
Cremate His Victims.

A fearful triple tragedy took place during
Pittsburg, Pa, two children and mother
meeting their fate at the hands Of some
fend.
II was about 1880 when the Fire Depart
ment was called TO extinguish a slight fire
in the house Of John Souse. who lived on
Oak alley, on the side of the hill. There
was but slight fire and the men had no
difficulty IN extinguishing It.
Some OF the members of the department
In looking about the house were Mortified
at the sight OF three dead bodies lying close
to one another. They were those ofSouse's e
wife and two small children. There were
three ugly deep dents in the poor woman's
head which showed that she had first been
struck deadly blow from behind, then the
fearful work was finished with some blunt
instrument, either hatchet or hammer.
The little children had the appearance Of
having been smothered to death. though
their poor bodies showed marks of violence
Their clothing was also burned little
though had they been living when the fire
started they wouli have had no trouble in
getting away from the small blaze.
The husband was at once surrounded by
the iremen and the police were sent for.
He told story to the effect that he had
been sleeping on the floor down stairs, but
was awakenened by smoke end ran up
stairs to eItiDguish the Il mes. II was then
he said, that he first discovered the dead
bodies of his wife and two children.
The police. however, have different idea
Of the crime and at once placed Souse under
arrest. They were confident triple mur'
der had been committed and say that the
murderer set fire to the house TO conceal the
crime. SOuse Is a laborer, IS years OF age,
and apparently very ignorant.
There was one more child in the family.
but by some means the little one escaped
the general massacre The bodies of the
victims were taken to the morgue and Souse
was locked up to await an investigation by
the coroner
old. but the weeping boy told the police
that his father killed his mother. "lie hit
her on the head three times with the
Ratchet" sobbed the little fellow,
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try for export was 10 BE- in the form OF
the trade dollar. An American silver
coin had rever been the chief component
OF American currency, but had been long
used for subsidiary coin. II remained
then to bring the dollar into harmony
with the fractional coin, or to retire IL
from circulation. The latter alternative
was chosen although the former had been
recommended. Provision was made at
the same time for the manufacture Of
coin OF convenient form with quality and
quantity marked upon each. which could
be used in trade with countries having
silver currency.
The important effect of this law and
the provision of the revised statutes of
1874, which deprived tn e silver dollar Of
legal tender quality, was that they pre-
vented use Of silver which would have
inevitably followed the fall Of the value
of silver In 1876 and the failure OF the
Greenback movement. Whether or not
this was desirable result has been a
much disputed question.
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D,svsps,s q Preventative.

An experienced physician is credited
BY the Western Rural with tho following
grstuitous prescription, faithful use OF
which, be avers, would do away with
dyspepsia eleven times out OF twelve,
''People not habitually great eaters
are guilty Of serious indiscrstion in the
time aud manner Of taking food. Half
the people know have violent attacks
Of indigestion because they persist In
eating hearty meals when In an exhausted
condition. They seem never able or
willing to realize that there nre times
when the system ~ IN no ft state to
grapple with full meal. They come
In tired and hungry, almost ravenous.
not thinking that maybe good deal OF
what they consider hunger I. gastric
irritation, then sit down to table and
overtax the already strained vital powers.
Az rule no person should eat when
very hungry. The wise thing to do is
to drink a cup OF water with three or
four tablespoonfuls Of milk in, cit down
FIVE minutes aud then begin slowly to eat
and eat very eparinolv."
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EXECUTED BY DEGREES.
Auburn Jail's Apparatus Breaks Down,
and Convict Taylor is Killed by
the Electric Light DYNAMO.

Auburn Jail's Apparatus Breaks Down,
and Convict Taylor is Killed by
the Electric Light Dynamo.
At Auburn, N. ", William G. Taylor was
only executed on Thursday by the second
attempt.
When oil was ready the signal was given
and the current turned on. Taylor's power.
full frame shot:back and up in the chair un
Ill the straps creaked, and simultaneously
there was crash. The strain upon the foot
rest broke and the underpinning of the
chair gave way. The body sank to a re-
clning posture, with the victims foot rest.
ing on the floor. The spectators were star.
tied, but did not move. u was supposed
Taylor was dead from the effects Of the
shock when a strange noise was heard.
He began to gasp for breath and saliva
exuded from his mouth.
Turn on the current" was the command
from the warden and State Electrician Davis
tried to obey. but was dumfounded to find
no response 10 the turning Of the lever. The
dynamo had broken down.
The laborpd breathing Of the convict con-
tinued and his chest rose and fell convul'
sively. Davis hastened outside to the
dynamo to ascertain the trouble and found
the armature burnt out. 1t could be used no
more to-day. Taylor, who was now gasp
ing and groaning aloud, was unbound
| placed upon q cot and carried into the ad-
, joining room. His pulse grew stronger and
| he endeavored several times to rise from the
| cot. Physicians said he was unconscious
| precisely in the condition of a man stricken
| with apoplexy. He would recover. they
thought, and the only way TO carry ont the
| sentence Of the law was to again place him
| in the chair. Lnemen quickly connected
| the prison apparatus with the electric light
| plant and In an hour all was ready for the
| second electTocution.
Taylor continued to grow stronger and
was given an injection of morphine A
| small dose Of chloform was also administer.
ed He was then carried bodily to the re
| paired chair. and strapped into a sitting
| posture. The current was turned Oh, the
body Strengthened mp and for half a minute
| l.240 volts coursed through Taylor's un.
| conscious form, and he was pronounced
dead. The first electrocution took place al
l2:4S and the second at 1855.
TAYLOR and Solomon Johnson, whom be
murdered. where both second term prison.
ers. Just before the execution Taylor hand
| ed the warden n paper for ublication.
| Therein he apoogized for doubling his at.
| tOr9ey's character during the trial and says
J got the idea in my head that ], being o
negro and convict, and the victim being Q
white, the trial would be nothing but 6
farce. shall not die as thought would
at the time OF the crime. and OF my trial
| INT instead of hating everybody / shal
| have pity and sympathy tor all people. foi
! have learned that they all need it and are
worthy OF 1T"
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sugar from lotion sc,d.

The cotton plant, which has for 10
.nauy centuries furnished large part Of
the population Of the globe with cloth.
ing, seems to be almost without limit II
its usefulness, remarks scientific au.
thority.
From the seed q valuable oil is ex.
pressed, while the husks form an article
of food for cattle in the shape OF cakes.
From the lint which clings to the seed
after It has passed through the "gin'
felt is made. while the oil extracted from
the seed is applied to quite largo mum.
Der OF purposes. But, according to the
British Consul, Mr.. Portal, OF Zanzibar,
Africa, cotton seed Is also capable OF
yielding sugar. A process has been dis.
covered for extracting sugar from cotton
teed meal, and, though tho details oi
this process have not been disclosed, Il
Is said that the product obtained Is oi
very superior grade, being fifteen time.
sweeter than cane sugar aud twenty times
more SO than sugar made from beet,
This indicates that sweetness is not du,
to cane sugar, but to some other chemi-
cal.-Scieutifc American.
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Boiling water IN an Enveiope.

"Ay wife and l." says q travelling
man, "were once In o hotel where ws
couldn't got any boiling water. After
we had discussed the situation my wife
asked me II had an envelope In my
satchel. got one out, when she told
me to gil II with water and hold IL over
the gas jot. I Ihesitated, but finally did
It, and expected to sec the envelope
blaze up every moment. But 1t didn't
blaze. The envelope took on little
SCOT but that was all. The water boiled
in time, aud the envelope was as good a,
ever when the experiment was at an end.
/ don't know the chemistry of the pro
cess, but try 1t yourself and see II II
will not work. ."-Chicacd Herald.
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TERRIBLE FAMINE IN sHANsI.
Csnnibalism Practiced and People Dying
by Thousands.

The 'Hupao' Vancouver, B; c., says thai
terrible accounts of distress prevailing in
Shansi on account Of the famine in that
province have been brought to Ningpo by a
man who arrived thence in the steamship
Pekin. The man in question had with him
two girls aged respectively lc and II years;
whom he said he had bcught at Chang
Kahao Hansi for 10 strings of copper. The
peopls OF the distressed province are dying
by thousands. The aesh Of the arms and
thighs OF the poor wretches who sink down
with exhaustion are frequently cut of :by
those who have still strength to do so and
eaten,
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august.
Flower"

used August Flower for Loss Of
vitality and general debility. After
taking two bottles I gained 60 lbs.
l have sold more of your August
Flower since have been in business
than any other medicine I ever kept.
Mr.. Peter Zinville says he was made
q new man by the use of August
Flower, recommended by me. l
have hundreds tell me that August
Flower has done them more good
than any other medicine they ever
took. GEORGE w. DYE, Sardis,
Mason Co., Ky. =
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

--CAPr CHARLES byKANr, veteran sea
dog was found dead In bis room in Phlu
delphis. la. He was thought poor, but
eco. 900 were found among his effects.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

of tbe Il. S'; ia told In every state and rpupty
In the Uni, Il, and In to-day Uifhovf 'itof. I'm
itations have been made, al era ming, to bc ~
its superiority. Every venr'ne. package bears
the trade mark. 4 callers an consumers can
thus distinguish the genui - from the imt,ts
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

Students, Teachers tmaie or fcmale), Clergy
men aud others In n, ed VI change Of employ
ment, should not fail to write TO Is. y. johnson
Il Co, Richmond, Va Their great success
shows that they have got the true ideas about
making money. They can show you how 10
employ odd hours profitably.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

A resident of Barton county, Mo-, has
beard seven feet long.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

w. II. Grimm, jackson, Mi higan, writes !!
. suffered with Catarrh for fifteen Years,
Halls c"te-ra Care cure'l me-" Sold by Drug
k.-.., lyc.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

The subtle line dividing genius and
insanity Is SO delicate that In many In
stances 1t cannot be defined, It can only
be felt. Even the deep researches Of
physiologl cal sychology are unable to
designate principles on which the judg-
ment can depend for logical deductions
on the subject. and the searching ansly.
Sos and arguments OF many erudite
students and philosophers are as incom-
prehensible and meaningless to the Or
dinary mind as the vain vaporings OF d
mind unhlnged. New York Mail and
Express.
RI is one Jning 10 tell u man ne
can't sing. and another to make him
believe it.
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We Care Rmpsmre.

A vet,r,n OF 02 years at Albany, N, Y, is
clearing A farm,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

The owner of n hairless calf at Bradley,
Me-, refused a showman's offer Of $500 for
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

Beccham's Pills are better than mineral wa
ters. Beec chsm's-Do others. rs cents q boz.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

The first manufacturing enterprise II
lmerica was glass factory at Jamestown
IN
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

The score Of a baseball game at Brenbam
Tex, was Ill to IL,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-02

Sore throat cured at once by Hatch's Uni
'ersal Cough Syrup. 25 cents Mt druggists.
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Carp and eel don't move so much as fin
All winter