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The herald., 1897-07-25

chance here for some capitalist to obtain
by purchase that which it would be i'm
possible for anyone to duplicate.
Pomona has three strong banks the
First National, Peoples bank and the
National bank The officers of the Ma
tional bank are: ]. T. Brady president;
M. B. Campbell, vice president; G. A.
Lathrop, cashier, and 7. w. Johnston,
assistant cashier. The First National
officers are: c. Seaver, president; Thos
Coates, vice president, and Stoddard
Jess, cashier.
In the drug line the town Is we'll ac-
commodated by Mr.. Caldwell, who main
tains well-stocked store.
H. E. Schwichtenberg, Pomona's pop
ular photographer, produces artistic and
highly-finished pictures
In skilfull dental work no one sur
passes DR.. j. R. White, of Pomona.
Thrall & Son, the liverymen, turn out
the finest rigs in the valley.
Mr.. M. Lehman, of the Frisco market
satisfactorily furnishes the people of
Pomona with everything in the meat
line.
One may find refreshing drinks and ice
cream at C. c. Arrowsmith's palace of
sweets.
Charles Clark conducts the leading
bakery in the city.
j. Edwin MCGOWAN is a popular young
dentist of Pomona with elegant offices in
the Lathrop block.
DR.. P. N. Hughey, the well-known and
skillful physician, has offices at 2SS Sec
ond street
T. ]. Bowling is opening a feed and
fuel store on Second street, opposite the
Stein company block.
B. F. Miller does excellent work in
upholstery, cabinet making, etc.
Parker & Hasler conduct a neat bar
Der shop and bathing establishment.
R. Patrick is the leading merchant
tailor of the town.
The artistic photographs taken by
Mrs. G. A. Ward are much admired by
the citizens of Pomona.
The ice cream and delicious fruit ices
at Mrs. Huse's attract many patrons.
Pillig & Temple have a fine stock of
books, stationery, music, etc., at low
prices.
DR.. Thos. Coates is justly regarded as
one of the most skillful physicians and
surgeons in the state.
w. o. Liscomb, of the city market, car
ries a full line of choice meats of all
kinds.
Pomona maintains a well-equipped
library of about $500 volumes.
In educational advantages Pomona is
not surpassed by any city on the coast.
In addition to pubic schools, from the
kindergarten to the high school. it has
the Pomona college, located about half
mile from the city limits, at the pretty
suburb of Claremont. In this college
the youth has the benefit of true col
legiate training. David Star Jordan,
president of Stanford University, pro-
nounced it the best plain college west
of Colorado" The high moral standard
of the people of Pomona is evidenced by
the fifteen churches maintained, each of
which has a large congregation.
The herald., 1897-07-25
Japan's Protest Against Annexation

The state department has just made
public the protest of Japan against the
annexation of Hawaii, together with the
correspondence between the japanese
minister and Secretary Sherman. The
first document in the collection is dated
June 18TH In this the Japanese minis
ter, Toru Hoshi, calls the attention of
Secretary Sherman to the rumor that the
governments Of the United States and Of
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
The Ruling Spirit.

The story is told of a Yankee housewife,
who was extremely neat, that she woke one
night at the sound of her husband creeping
softly out of bed and toward the light stand
whats the matter, William? she whis'
pered.
"Sh" he whispered; there's burglar
coming up the front stairs, and I'm getting
my revolver!"
All was silence again, in the midst Of
which William crept noiselessly to the head
of the stairs. Presently there was loud re
port, followed by a mad scurrying of feet;
then the husband came back, lighted a
lamp and returned to the stairway.
80 William, William, did he"
eyes, he got away" said the husband. :.
"Oh, | don't care so much about that, -
the woman said, ''but William, did he"
did he what?'
''Dd he wipe his feet before he started up
the stairs? "-Youth's Companion.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
HAD NO NEED TO WORRY.



He is a young physician, who has been in
practice but two years. He lives in town
in central Illinois, where practice Is fairly
good, and has his share of patients. One OF
these happens to be an elderly colored wom-
an whose name is johnson. She is long past
the time when she should work, for white
wool has taken the place of the southdown
covering nature originally endowed her
with. Her husband and herself were slaves
before the war. Now it happened that
Auntie" johnson acquired an acute case
CT tonsilitis. So she sent old man johnson
cut 10 get doctor.
johnson performed his mission by bring.
Ing the young doctor back with him. The
doctor has had experience with colored peo-
pie and was prepared for almost anything
that might happen. He made the proper
examination and finding the glands badly
swollen, decided to use the tincture of
chloride of iron with potassium as garge,
He made the mixture on the spot and then
handed the bottle to the old woman re-
Iaarking:
this"
'Huh-speck yo' all done give me pizen,"
interiected the negress, as she eyed the
liquid suspiciously.
''Never you mind about that" said the
Doctor. "You mind what | tell you and it
will be all right. Now, l want you to
trash your throat with this and be careful
alter using 1t to rinse your mouth out WE'LL
If you don't it will spoil your teeth"
The old woman tossed her head back and
broke out into the most uproarious laughter.
Her huge frame shook and twisted with her
Tlirth. She was convulsed with mirth. Her
Husband stood on one foot and the other,
watching his spouse with increasing anxiety.
Then he took birdlike squirt at the doctor
and finally blurted out:
Fob Gawd, doctah, she amt lafin' at
80 all. She only got one toof left.
The instructions were not insisted upon.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
FATHERLY ASSURANCE.
The Old Gentleman Was No LinEuisl
lint He KncNr Life


Mr.. Cumrox's son was studying his Latin
lesson. There was tremolo of discourage
ment in his voice as he remarked:
Il don't seem to, get along with this lesson
very well, father"
Cant you say any of it ?"
eyes; / can say amo, amas, amat;' and
then | always forget what comes next.
"What does those words mean, john
ny?" asked Mr.. Cumrox, who deserves
credit for being always ready to add to a
somewhat deficient early education.
They mean I love, thou lowest, he
loves
cit does seem too bad to see you starting
in so soon," the old gentleman unused, with
the difficulties that have always surrounded
that verb. But you might as well commence
young to learn that them words in one way
or another cause two-thirds of the bothera-
ton that occurs in this life"
Please, can / quit school, them"
mo; it wouldn't be any use. You couldn't
dodge EN-, and you might as well 60 right
along and get as familiar with them as pos.
sible. You'll find that learnin' 'em amt half
the worry that handlin' 'em is after We know
'em. Cheer up, Johnny, and remember that
most of your trouble is still ahead of you. )"
-WaShington Star.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
ON n Tronic strnnd.

'She is Just simply too sweet for any
thingH King Mwptka looked annoyed al
his dusky. consort's interruption. 81 wish
you wouldn't bother me with the details Of
the kitchen, my dear" he said, fretfully
'Set the jars out in the sun awhile till they
begin to work and you'll find acid enough
Somehow, you do not seem as capable ii
culinary accomplishments as mother used t.
be-" And Mrs. Mwptka wept softly as she
stirred the fre-N. Y. Press.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
Venom Inhaled with the Air,

And imbibed with the water of malarious
locality, has still certain antidote. FIX
perience sanctions confidence in Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters as a preventive of
this scourge. All over this continent and in
the tropics it has proved itself certain
means of defense, and an eradicant of in
termittent and remittent fevers, and other
forms of miasma- born disease. Nor is it less
effective for kidney troubles, constipation,
rheumatism and nervousness
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
1MA RhEne4S
RanLanhoa Comn1nn Ia Mofhers.

The busy mother sometimes feels an in'
ability to perform her accusl omed duties.
She feels inactive, weary and depressed.
Her back, oh, how it achesi When she sits
down she feels as though she must get right
up, and when she stands, that she must slt
down. The truth is, the capacity OF her nc
yous system has been overWorked, 1t has
become exhausted and there is breaking
down. What she needs is a course or Or.
Simmons Squaw Vine Wine TO restore
healthy functional activity and give toao
and vitality to her nervous system.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27

81 told her there were plenty of other
fish in the sea when she refused to marry
me-"
'What did she say"
Chat they won't all bite at clam bait -
Philadelphia North American.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
In the White Mountains.

Landlord-Did they discover the identity
of that petrifed body which was found in
the valley yesterday?
New Yorker-I don't know; but I thinl,
it was man from whom one of your walters
refused to take tip.-Judge.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27

Mrs. Peck-I see suicide is rapidly increas
ing among the men.
Henry Peck-And l see that marriage is
steadily increasing. = Philadelphia North
American.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27

MY STOCK COMPRISES
Native and Imported Wines from
the best Vineyards.
Old, mellow Whistles from the
Leading Distilleries of America.
Different brands of Cigars and
Tobacco
Ny rule Is, and has always been,
to deal fairly and honestly with my
customers, giving them the value
of their money.
Respectfully,
q. NJ. WARREN.
Bolivar, Tenn
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
Sfcpificant Ficure

I cannot speak too highly of Piso's Cure
for Consumption.-A1rs. Frank Mobbs, 2l5
w. 22d St., New York, Oct %, 1894.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27

Fits stopped free and permanently cured
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. DIR. Kline, 933 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
Memphis
TRUST
COMPANY
Capital 100000.
q Madison Street, MEMPHIS, TENN
BOARD or DIRECTORS:

- BOARD or DIRECTORS:
J. 7. FJrSason, o, b. Polk, T. b. Tur-
lev, y. Fontaine, r. =. Snowden, Aus
tin Miller, John Overton, Jr., NJ. Gavin,
J. NJ. GOOdbar, W. Z. Love, Godfrey
EraHk..
Acts as executor, administrator, guar.
dian, trustee, assignee and receiver.
Agents for tho Investment of funds and
actSsin any fducIary capacity.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
Tennessee Centennial and
International Exposition
Nashville, Chattanooga & 81. Louis RaiIWiY.
Through Car Route
SH TO AND IRON 80"


TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY, GEORGIA,
ALABAMA. FLORIDA, NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA, NIRGI&IA,
WASHINGTON CITY, BALTIMORE
PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK.
Through Service Both via New II blow Rock Route
and the Mckenzie Route between Nashville and
Memphis, making connection at Memphis with all
lines 20 and from Arkansas, Texas and Southwest.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars Between Memphis
Rud Nashville on Night Trains Between Nash
willie and Chattanooga, Knoxville, Ashevillc, Wash
iugtun, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York.
Between Nashville and Jacksonville, Florida daily
yCyr 'rCUad, via Chattanooga, Atlanta, Macon and
litOH. Excursion tickets on sale during season.
EXCURSION TICKETS
On sale at Reduced Rates from All Points on
this Line and Connections 20 Nashville and Return
daring the Continuance OF the Tennessee Centen.
MA aHd International Exposition.
30 For further information, call upon Ticke,
Agents or address "a
r c. COWARDIN, Western Passenger Agent
i0j Ky. Exchange Bldg, st. Louis No
4. J. WEIGH, Div. Pass. ACT, Memphis, Tenn.
W. L. DANLEY, Gent Pass. and Tkt Agt,
Nashville, Tenn,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27

Barber-You say you have shaved here
before? l don't remember your face.
Extraordinarily not. 1t has healed
up since.-N. Y. World
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27

Aunt-'Well, Bobby, what do yea want
to be when you grow up?" Bobby (suffer
ing from parental discipline IAN orphan. y
-Iit-Bits
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27

Not the Popular Shape.-"Is your board.
ing house up with the times?" ''No; when
we have watermelon they cut it in strips IN
stead of in wheels. Chicago Record.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27

Nobody is too worthless to think he needs
a summers outing.-Vashingto Democrat.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27

A Doubtful Complimentary Count
Miss Jones = ..'You forget, count, that
beauty is but skin deep" The Count
'Mon Dieu! what thick skin you must
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27

ho sfar {p the fad Of rong to be NOUN
tains?" Mohammed, / believe"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
OPPOSED TO 1T.
he Was Down on Poker But Touched
Up Wheat.

Ae WAS Down on F0kCF nut lOucneO
Up Wheat.
''My son." said the old gentleman, "I hear
you lost large sum of money at game
of chance called poker the other evening""
eyes, dad, that's SO. I'm afraid it was a
large sum, but it didn't scare me. Besides,
I generally win, and I'm still ahead of the
game"
The old gentleman frowned.
"Do you mean to say, them" he asked,
-tnat YOU make a continuous practice or
gambling?"
''Why-er- play the game a pretty
good deal right along, yes. What of it?
'This much of it, sir. / forbid it in the
future! | utterly discountenance any kind
or sort of immoral ways of making money
like those of stalking on unknown or doubt
full results. It's wrong, my boy; it's " ing.
Look at the ethics of it.. Suppose you do
win. You obtain money for which you have
done no work-you have made no return for
it, and rightfully it is not yours. If you lose
your stake it is still worse, and you might as
well have thrown your money away. No,
sir, there must be no more of your gam
bling, or shall cut you off altogether. I'm
derstaDd me, sir, ! am opposed to it on every
ground"
And the old gentleman hurried away to
his office down town to instruct his broker
to buy heavily in wheat, as he had a suspi-
cion that there would be a rise within "a
hOurS.-N. Y Journal
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
Whr Hn nidn,t Iznow It.

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27

ward imperial Rome flames e n an tmenged
the E string carefully to see if his instrument
was in tune-'|PH give 'em some appropri-
ate music!" Bringing down the bow with a
flourish, he soon had the quick strains of
'There'll Be Hot Time in the Old Town
Tonight qpivering from his Yiolin.-Puck.
They were talking of golf, and she grew
enthusiastic "Ah," she said, Il infer that
you play" ooh, yes" she replied, Il play
the game, but / must confess that | don't
speak the language very huently yet. Chi
cago Evening Post.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27

The largest store in the South
equal % 80 stores under one roof.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27

Every Art Gle Of wearing apparel for men.
women aud children, ready TO wear we'll
As she material u make them.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-08
A TRAMP WITH WEALTH.
Had a Certificate of Deposit on a st.
Louis Bank

Had Certificate of Deposit on a St.
Louis Bank.
A ragged tramp, says a dispatch from
Chicago to the Globe Democrat, was
found one morning recently under pile
supported warehouse at S.1ty-third and
La Sale streets. He was pounding with
brick to dislodge a dust-covered board
that was nailed across two of the joists
overhead When the board was dislodged
an old matchbox fell to the ground, and
from thi receptacle he drew a certificate
of deposit for $500 on the Boatman' a
Bank of ST. LOU.
He said was Dennis Mulligan, and in
the course of his twenty years rowing
over the American continent he hal accu-
mulated $3.50. He found it good deal of
Il strain 10 ask for pie when he had con.
cealed about his person enough capital tC
start bakery. Accordingly, while in Sr.
Louis last June he took $500 and deposited
ii with the Boatmen's Bank, purposing to
devote the remainder to a spree, the
gorgeousness and bar baric splendor oil
which should be an abiding memory. He
carried out his intention in style that is
still remembered by the baricnders oil
Second street. A week later he was in
Chicago with 10 cents and the certificate OF
deposit.
While resting under the shade of the
| four warehouse, and still surrounded by
the haze OF weeks unlimited beer, be
hid the certificate and pr, ceeded to drift.
! In Denver he began to think OF the $3.50
but his memory failed him when he tried
to recollect what he had done with it. In
| New Orleans last November he recalled
the fact that he had put some money IN a
bank, but beyond this his memory was a
blank. From New Orleans he went to
! San Francisco and by easy stages returned
to ST. Louis, arriving in that city in Nav
Two weeks ago he passed the Boatmen':
| Bank and his memory returned. He
| visited the bank, but was told 10 bring his
certificate of deposit. He went to Chicago
| in ireightcar, arriving Thursday. After
explaining all this, Mulligan borrowed 9
dime, and is now beating his way back te
| ST Louis.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-08

preen plume which had previously been
partly concealed in his fluffy, snow-white
feathers. This demonstration added
threefold to the wonderment and frilht
of the sparrows and increased the volume
of their cha tering in like proportion.
But the unwelcome foreigner soon found
that the chattering was harmless, ana that
the saucy sparrows lacked the courage TO
make an attack. Finding himself sur
rounded on al sides by the little nuls-
ances, he gradually worked his way
through one side of the circle and out on
tie end OF branch, wnere he perched
contendly and viewed his tormentors with
the caimest indifference. Having found
that the intruder would neither lake nor
give offense, the sparrows one by one flew
away, leaving the cockatoo to take nap
In peace and quiet.
Meanwhile the cat colony OF the back
yards had heen aroused by the unusual
activity of the feathered tribe, and there
had been gradual concentration OF the
feline forces near the base OF the tree
which formed the cocEatoo's porch. rms
meant cat fight as sure as preaching, ana
1t was not long before the hostllities broke
out. Then the dogs had their turn. and
the cats disappeared, but to the last the
cockatoo sat unruffi al in his feathers In
the tree top.-New York Sun.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-08
INQUISITIVE sPARROWs.
They May Have Been Hostile, but They
Didn't Dare to Attack the Cockatoo.

They May Have Been Hostile, but They
Didn't Dare to Attack the Cockatoo.
There was trouble and to spare one day
last week il backyard on Brooklyn
Heights. The cause it was an innocent
cockatoo, which had flown away from
homo and found its way 10 the top of a
tree near State street, betw en- Henry
street and Garden place. Where the
strange bird came from there is nobody
to tell.
1t was first discovered by the large and
noisy colony OF English sparrows which
inhabt that vicinity. The first sparrow
to see the foreigner lost no time III COM
municating the news of its discovery to
its mates and in thrse minutes no less
than fif y sparrows had assembled 10 ex-
anime the strange visitor and exchange
views about him.
They took places on all sides OF the
cockatoo and began a chattering which
soon attracted attention from all the
neigh boring windows. They hoped
about from branch to branch, but never
approached nearer than yard to the
puzz' ed stranger. For time the cockatoo
viewed the conclave about him with
serenity, but the strain became too much
for him and finally found expression in q
series of the most penetrating speeches,
accompanied by the elevation of his light
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-08
WHEN HOGS ARE RIPE.
Information Obtained by Jerry Rusk
From Il Western Farmer.

Information Obtained by Jerry Rusk
From a Western Farmer.
Governor Rusk happened to drive over
the State line once into Wisconsin, Iook-
ing at the farms. He was particularly
struck with one farm. on which he found
everything in first.class order, and riding
up to the house he inquired the name OF
the owner, when tall German came out
and gave his name as Theodore Louis.
What do you regard as the greatest
wealth producing agency in agricultural 2"
the Governor asked him.
THE hog" was the sentent ious reply.
Upon what do you base this state.
ment?"
He lifts more mortgages than any.
thing else"
The conversation which ensued de.
veloped the fact that Louis had once been
what is called an all-wheat farmer and
kept constantly sinking into debt. He
decided that something had to be done
quickly or there would be very little left
Tor Louis, so he decided TO try the hog.
The first year he made little money, the
second year he made more, and then he
became thoroughly interested. The result
was that he became recognized as greai
aut ority on hogs. His neighbors took
up his example, and mortgages began &c
De VII liz llDdily IhCtC Wdc NV OuS
on record against that com m unity.
How long would you keep hogT
asked Governor Rusk.
II would not keep him-I would Kill
him."
"When?"
when he is ripe"
when is he ripeP"
"When he is fat.
"Wouldn'tit pay to keep the hog for two
or three years?"
81 tried that once" said Louis. 81
took hog in the fall and weighed him
aud l TOOK my corn and weighed it
When spring came the corn was al goa,
and the hog weighed about what he die
in the fall. That made me say next yea
that l would kill my hogs III the fall anc
save my corn"
How much does it cost to keep hos
through the winter?"
Three dollars
How many hogs winter in Mime
sota?"
Zone million. 1 have just looked at TIT
Auditors report"
DO YOU mean to say that We los
So. 000 900 year in wintering our hogs?
Yes, that's what you do. If you xii
them all in the tall you will have left il
your cribs So 000.G worth OF corn t.
sell."-Atlanta Constitution.
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and acauaintances are respec. fully Invited to
attend.
TIL EMAN-At Skylan'. Santa Cruz Mountains,
August 4, i59 . Alice J., below d wife OF Theo
H. Them man. and daughter of Ellen and the late
j. w. Ring, nativs vi San francisco.
TOW Erin this city, August 4. 1897. OF apo
plexy, Captain Levi n. Tower father of May L.
aid Edward II. Towe- and Mrs. w. R. smith.
a native or Maine. aged So wears.
~ Friends and acquaintance and comrades OF
Geo ge Z. Thomas Po.t No. 2, g. A R., and
members OF the Society California oinnteers
ara respectfully in it'd attend the funeral
THIS DAY Sunday, at l O'Clock P. NJ.
from rooms OF George IA. Thomas Post 800 Post
street. Interment Masonic Cemetery. Renal rs
at parlors OF A. w. Martin & Co., 1lS Geary
street.
WENTWORTH-In this city. August 6, 1897, Ida
F., beloved daughter Of Mrs. X. A. and the late
CaptaiI Wentworth. and sister of Mrs. II. l.
swain an Mrs a. VI. Hill, native of Salem,
Mass. aged 30 years months ami DAYS.
fgFriends are respectfully invited TO atten |
the funeral THIS DAY Sunday, at O'Clock
p NJ, from her late residence, 1921 ~ Pine street,
1nterment Laurel Hill Cemetery.