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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02

Mr.. Hugh Coffee, of Palestine,
Ark, spent several days recently
with his kinsman, Hon. A. j.
Coates.
DR.. NJ. A. Simmons Liver Medi-
cine has since 1910 steadily risen in
public favor, and the demand for it
far exceeds that Of any other Liver
Medicine.
Miss Sadie Durrett, who has
been quite sick for several weeks,
we are glad to state is rapidly i'm
proving.
Best values in Ladies' and
Gents Underwear can be
found at DURRETT's.
That bundle of energy, EN-
NETT Wilkes, of Whiteville, spent
a few hours in Bolivar Saturday on
business.
DR.. NJ. A. Simmons Liver Medi-
cine searches out all Impurities in
the System, and expels them harm
lessly by the natural channels.
Mrs. S. T. Barnett, of Jack
son, formerly Miss Jennie McKin-
nie) is the guest of Bolivar relatives
and friends.
Don't forget to inquire
about our line of Hardware.
We can save you money on
your purchases.
d. e. DURRETT.
Mr.. H. A. Baker and wife and
Mr.. Jobe Fulghum came up from
Hickory Valley and spent Sunday
with Bolivar relatives.
Be sure and get my prices
and see my line before you
buy. [ appreciate your trade
and guarantee satisfaction.
w. j. Cox.
Mr.. John L. Foote, Hardeman
County's popular Register, enter
| tanned a number of friends Satur-
day with birthday dinner.
We have an excellent line
;of Cloth Capes, ranging in
price from soc. up. We can
suit you, come and see.
d. z. DURRETT.
MIR. George Adams, of Bir-
mingham, was in Bolivar this week
mingling with old friends. Mr..
Adams is at present engaged in the
insurance business.
/ have a beautiful assort-
ment of nice Lamps that |
offer very cheap. Having
bought them low, | can sell
them low. w. ]. Cox.
The house just east of Mrs. L
| G. Stuart's, recently bought by Mr.
g. NJ. Warren, has been repaired
and, we learn, will soon be occupi
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Shelton
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02
Dry Goods Department.
20 bolts Calico from 3 to sc.

800 bolts Calico from to sc.
5000 yards best quality Brown Do
nestle &c.
so pieces Ginghams sc.
1000 yards good quality Bleached
Domestic &C.
loo handsome Silk Dress Patterns,
late style, low price.
200 ready-made Dress Patterns,
latest shades from 50 to IS.
Everything late in Henriettas,
Broadcloths, Serges. Silks, and
ladies' wearing apparel generally.
Counters stacked ceiling high with
Ladies' Plush Capes and Jackets,
ranging in price from 75c to $40.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02
FOR SALEi

PA acres of land, situated in the
14th Civil District of Hardeman
County, three miles southwest of
Ioone. 100 acres cleared, balance
tlmbered. Frame house, four rooms,
good barn, sufficiently large to ac
commodate eight head of stock and
feed. Ample tenant houses and out
buildings. Well watered. Terms
of sale, one-third cash, balance one
and two years. For further partic-
ulars apply to L. w. Black on the
premises, or address him at Toone,
Tenn. 4w.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02
Bucklen's Arnica i've.

The Best Salve in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores, letter, chapped
b ands, chilblains, corns, and all
skin eruptions, and positively cures
piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton or money refunded. Price Csc
Per box. For sale by w. j. Cox.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02

The ladies of the Guild wish to
invite you to the Reception at the
Operahouse, Friday evening, Dec.
9th, 1898. Miss Hinson will play
on the violin in her incompatible
way. There will be a Book Title
Contest, with prize for the sue
cessful guesser. Refreshments, %
cents. 9w
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02

Weakness manifests itself in the loss of
ambition and aching bones. The blood is
watery; the tissues are wasting-the door is
being opened for disease. A bottle of Browns
Iron Bitters taken in time will restore your
strength, soothe your nerves, make your
blood rich and red. Do you more good
than an expensive special course of medicine.
Browns iron Bitters is sold by all dealers.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02
SIX in the Morning uptiI 70 o'clock at Right.%AD

eBI In addition to the above men
toned articles we carry in stock
splendid line of Blankets and
Comforts, Trunks, Valises, Sad
dlery, Queensware, etc.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02
Grocery Department.

Our lower floor is devoted exclusive
ly to Staple Groceries. We carry
in stock Sugar, Coffee, Meat,
Flour, Lard, Molasses, etc. We
handle Flour ground by the Har-
deman Roller Mills, home prod
uct, high grade. We can save
you 25 per cent. if you will buy
your Groceries from us.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02
Ling Irritation

is the forerunner to consumption.
DIR. Bells Pine-Tar- Honey will cure
1t, and give such strength to the
lungs that cough or a cold will
not settle there. 25 cents at all
good druggists.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02

Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy can always be
depended upon and is pleasant and
safe to take. Sold by w. J. Cox,
Bolivar; J. w. NuckolIs, Toone.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02

Get your boy a pair of
those double-kneed, double
seated Pants that we are SELL
ing at SOC. D.E.DURRETT.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02

To settle the Stomach and Over
come the Nausea of Prospective
Mothers, take Simmons SquawVine
Wine or Tablets.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02

In the Notion Department We are
easy leaders. We have every
thing late in White and Colored
Shirts, Collars, Cuffs and Neck
wear. Our line of Hosiery for
Men and Ladies is immense, latest
colors. Complete line of Under
wear for Men and Ladies at great
reduction over former prices.
Simply marvellous are the bar
gains we offer in these lines.
Boot and Shoe Department.
Unquestionably we have the largest
stock of Boots and Shoes ever
handled in Bolivar or any other
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02

Simm ons' Squaw Vine Wine or
Tablets prevent and cure Palpata-
ton of Heart, Dizziness, Sick Head
ache, Chilly Sensations.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02
Hats and Caps.

Large stock of Felt and Derby
Hats, including the celebrated
"Swann Brand Derby" Caps in
endless varieties. In this line
we handle the best makes and cut
the price.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02

OVERCOATES-The very latest
styles and the very lowest prices.
Made by the best Tailors of the
world. Great values. We quote:
Mackintoshs, for Men, from $3.50
to $500.
Don't buy until you see our display.
We can save you money on Over
coates.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02

and best Clothing market on the
globe. Our second story is filled
with handsome, up to date gar
ments, stylish and cheap.
800 Mems Suits, nicely made, $3.50
to $500.
200 Mems Tailor made Suits $3.50
to so.
100 Mems Tailor made Suits from
$3.50 to $500.
200 Youths Suits from $3.50 to So.
100 Boys Knee Suits from 75c to 81
500 pair Jeans Pants, guaranteed
all wool, former price $3.50 to
SI.75 will be closed at 81 a pair
Corduroy Pants and Overalls, large
stock, cheap.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02

town its size. Especial attention
was paid to the selection of these
goods. They were bought cheap
and will be sold cheap. Our
house fairly groans under the
weight Of these goods, and they
must be sold at some price. We
quote:
500 pair Ladies' Everyday Shoes
from Csc to 81, former price 81
to $3.50.
100 pair Ladies' Shoes bought at
bankrupt sale in the East, former
pirce $3.50 to $500, will close at
s1.OO per pair. These goods
have just been received, are clean
and new and great bargains.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-12-02

In Mems Boots and Shoes our stock
and prices are wonderful. We
carry everything in Patent Leath-
err, Tan, Chocolate, Visi Kid, in
fact all the latest colors, and sell
at prices awea below our compel
itors. When it comes to the
Shoe business we are strictly in
it, and if you fail to consult us
before buying you will stand in
your own light.
Clothing Department.
Another lire to which we devote
especial attention. We buy di-
rect from Baltimore, the cheapest
The Opelousas courier., 1898-05-07
How to Make Animal Freaks.

3Ao" w A"A
In 1858 the great Camillel Dareste
was named director Of the Laboratory
of Teratology to the Practical School
of Higher Studies. Teratogenesis was
now on a firm foundation; monsters
were produced III multitudes.
Dareste was able, to obtain over
thirty thousand speoimens-wonder-
ful creations too-Ctctopeans whose
single eye might have, frightened the
companions of Ulysses, ancient swine
with both lower limbs united, animals
with two heads and eight qegs, twins
with trunks united, etc. 1eyefything
from the domain Of fable to argument
his scientific conquests. y:
One may obtain monsters..in VARIOUS
ways-by warming the egg .tunequally,
by vanishing or glazing. certain por.
tions of the she'll, by shaking; it'fdur-
ing the period that separates the lay.
ing Of the egg and puttinglit in to III
cubate. Only recentlyHFeve made
monsters by submitting the eggs to
the action of electric currents or in
jecting toxines under theishells. The
most different types'maYbe obtained
by, using various processes. !
This curious study has of,late years
been undertaken in foreign countries,
among others by Gerlach and Wrigle.
Finally recently some Frenchmen,have
undertaken it anew.
Now, by modifying their surround
ings Dareste produced monsters. If
this is true, can we not, when wefknow
all the factors of the problems, obtain
new races?-Dr. T. G. Minor in Gin.
cinnati Lancet-Clinic.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-05-07
King Alfred's Anniyersary.

The thousandth anniversary of the
death of King Alfred will he cele.
brated in England in 1901. One re
mark that q be made on this occas-
ion is that Alfred belongs to high type
of royalty of which there are few ex,
listing examples.-N. Y. Times.
The first deaf and dumb asylum was
founded in England, by Thomas Braid
wood, 1860; and the first i'll the United
States was at Hartford, 1877.
The largest diamond in the world is
the Braganza, being part of the Portu-
gese jewels. 1t was found in Brazl4
in 1741.
The largest desert is Sahara, in
Northern 1.frica. It's length is 1900
miles and breadth 900 miles, having
an area of 1000, 900 square miles.
Nine mel out Of ten think hat The
Lord tempers the wind to the shorn
lamb is from the Bible. whereas,
Lawrence Sterne is the author.
The great pyramid of Cheops was
764 feet square at the base, and Its
perpendicular height in the highest
point 4SS feet; it over four acres,
n rood and twenty perches OF
ground. 1t is estimated to have cost
&145, 200, 900 and about 5000, 900 tons
Of hewn stones We're used in its con-
strnction. The evidence points to the
fact that these stones were brought a
distance Of about 100 miles from quar-
ries in Arabia.
The largest body Of fresh water in
the world is Lake Superior. 1t is 400
miles long and $50 miles wide; its cir
conference, including ~windings of its
various bays, has been estimated at
1900 miles. Its area in square miles
is $4,000, which is greater than the
whole of New England, leaving out
Maine. Its greatest depth is 1900
feet; its average depth $50. 1t is 63G
feet above Sta level.
The Mormon Church in Utah shows
a membership of 1872 being II, O00
families. The church has II apostles.
1855 seventies, 3,163 high priests,
II, 900 elders, 1900 bishops and 400
deacons, being an official for each six
persons.
The United States has an area Of be-
tween300, 000 and 400, 900 square miles
of known coal fields. The quantity
in sight is estimated to be sufficient to
supply the whole world for q period OF
fifteen hundred to two thousand years.
The most remarkable echo known is
that in the Castle of Simonetta, two
miles from Milan. 1t repeats the echo
of a pisto! sixty times.
The term "Almighty Dollar origi
mated with Washington Irving, as
satire on the American love for grain
The Opelousas courier., 1898-05-07
And one evening, about a fort nigh&

And n evening, about a fort nigh4
subsequently, Mr.. Haven astorlished
his sister by saying, abruptly:
"Well, Polly" the name h~e,always
used when he was in an especially
good humor), Il have a piece Of news
for you. l have proposed to Miss
Jocelyn, and she has been gracion1sly
pleased to accept me-"
Mary clasped her hands in delight.
"Oh, Junius,' she cried, raptul;ous-
ly.
"But not your Miss Jocelyn." he
added-''not the one like an exagger.
ated wax doll. 1t is Una that I tmean
my dark-eyedqueenof the bru,aettes
my little COMPOUND of fire andfdew
and sparkle!'
"Oh," said Mary,<.'I am sure I'm
very glad!"
But she thought, aud so did Miss
Ellice Jocelyn, that there was nofac-
counting for the cratic direction
taken by the current of true loEe''r
Saturday Night.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-05-07
QUAINT AND CURIOUS. ~

Dutch omnibuseslare tittedlwith let.
ter boxes. =
Birmingham %turnslout five tons OF
hairpins every, weekly I ! !
One of the German, cities boasts a
street laid with rubber
Six thousand people sleep in the
open air in London every night.
Over one thousand Children are born
yearly in the Observation-Disclosures.
Two thousand two hundred trains
leave London ordinarily,eyerytwenty.
four hours.
Nearly S., 900, 600 worth of! proprie.
tary medicines are exported from the
United Kingdom eachiyear.
There are nearly Ne, 600 hounds
maintained in the United Kingdom ex
cluslvely for hunting PURPOSES.
Kerosene from Sumatra,iA entering
the markets Of the far Eastfn tcompe.
tition with the Russidn oil,i1
In Berlin and Leipsics cyclopeters
are attached to cabs, so {thatAtheioccu.
pant may know his legalfare. ,
There are 305 miles Of street, rail-
ways in st. Louis now, and t~heyfcarry
100, 900, 900 passengers a3year.
Great preparations ares being made
for the Stock Growers convention to
be held in Denver on January 25th.
It is stated that sharks have now
penetrated into the Mediterranean
through the Suez canal from the Red
sea.
In France there have been found
only two criminals whose measure
ments by the Bertillon' system coin
cided. \
The Adams homestead at Quincy,
Miss, has been restored under the
direction of the Quincy Historical
society.
The oldest living clergyman of the
Church of England, the Rev. Edward
Allen of Tiverton, Devon, recently
celebrated his hundredth birthday.
A substitute for honey has been in
troduced in Germany under the name
Of sugar-4oney, and consists of sugar,
water, minute amounts of mineral sub
stances and free acid.
In the British Lord Chamberlain's
department the position of chimney
sweeper is held by a woman, and the
Office Of statuary mason is also filled
by a member Of the fair sex.
Marie Antoinette was the first per.
son who broke the absurd fashion Of
dressing infant boys as droll minia-
lures of their fathers. She attired the
unfortunate dauphin in a simple blue
jacket and trousers. :
Signor Tosti, the famous composer,
after a hard days work, either teach
ing his many royal pupils or in COM
posing, seeks recreation at his favor
ite amusement of upholstering. The
greater part of the chats and the
whole Of his wife's boudoir, have thus
been upholstered by signor}Tosti.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-05-07
$4,000 in Elephant fusks.

Zanzibar is to the trade in ivory
what Cape Town is to the diamond
business. Many carloads of nam
moth tusks are shipped from Zanzi.
bar each month of the year, and native
merchants have grown immensely
wealthy in the business of gathering
and shipping the elephants contr.bu'
ton to the worlds commerce.
The largest shipment of ivory tusks
ever sent from Zanzibar was trans
ported on the sailing vessel Madeira
to Alden and thence by steamer to
New York. The value Of the shipment
amounted to nearly 800, 900, and con.
sisted of 355 magnificent tusks, weigh.
ing 22,307 pounds. Enough billiard
balls could be made from this pile of
tusks on which to roll the New York
postoffce from the Battery to Harlem.
New York Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-05-07
NO WOMAN IS EXEMPT.

Regularity is a matter OF Importance
in every woman's lie. Much pain is,
however, endured in the belief that it
is necessary and not alarming, when
in truth it is all wrong and indicates
arrangement that may cause serious
troubac.
Excessive monthly pain itself will
unsettle the nerves and make women
old before their time.
The Foundation Of woman's health is
a perfectly normal and regular per
Torrance Of natures function. The
statement we print from Miss GER
TRupE SKIES, of Eldred, Pa, is echoed
in every city, town and hamlet in this
country. Read wat she says:
'DEAR Ml:a. P~INEuAM:-I feel like a
lew person since following your Gd-
vice. and think it is my duty to let the
public know the good Your remedies
have done me. My troubles were pain
full menstruation and leucorrhpa. |
was nervous and had spells of being
confused. Before using you remedies
never had any faith in patent medi-
cines. ! now wish to say that | never
had anything do me SO much good for
painful me~nstruation as Lydia T.. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound; also would
say that your Sanative Wash has cured
me of leucorrhpa. l hope these few
words may help suffering women
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
leled, for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia Z. Pinkham, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department Of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as d hundred thousand aillng
women during a single year.
All suffering women are invited to
write freely to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn,
Mass, for advice about their health.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-05-07
Won on and the Wheel.

From the Gazette, Delauare, Ohio.
Tho healthfulness Of bicycle riding for
women Is still a disputed question between
sDkaent physicians and health reforme.s.
? Used in moderation it su:ely creates for
women a means Of outdoor exercise, the
benefit Of which all physicians concede.
Used to excess, like any other pastime, its
effect is likely to be dangerous.
The experience OF Miss Bertha Reed, the
seventeen-year-old daughter Of Mr.. J. r.
Deed, 3S5 Lake St., Delaware, Ohio, may
point q moral for parents who, like Mr.. and
Mrs. Reed, have experienced some concern
for their daughters who are FOND Of wheel
ing. In the fall Of SO Miss Bertha who had
ridden q grea. deal, began to fail in an
and thinner. n it appeared che was going
into colsumptiol. Rest and quiet did her
The Opelousas courier., 1898-05-07

The highest mountain on the globe
IS not Mt. Everest, but Mt. Hercules,
on the Isle of Papua, New Guinea.
1t is 32, 1853 feet in height, being 1871
feet higher than Mt. Everest.
The ~talIest man was John Hale, Of
Lancashire, England, who Wa nine
feet six inches III height. His head
was seventeen inches long and eight
and one-half inches broad.
The largest ship we built was the
Great Eastern. Her total length was
500 feet; breadth, lis feet total weight
when launched u, 600 tons.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-05-07
1t Has a Foreign Sound,

Mrs. White-Does your daughter
sneak French fuently now?
Mrs. Brown-Well, she speaks some-
thing fuently, and it doesn't sound at
all like English, SO perhaps it may be
French.-Somerville Journal.
The greatest cataract in the world is
Niagara, the height of the American
Falls being 165 feet, The highest fall
of water in the world is that of the
Yosemite in California, being 1850
feet.
In China all land belongs to the
State, and a small sun per acre, never
altered through long centuries, is paid
ss rent; this is the only tax in the
country, and it amounts to about sixty
cents per head.
The highest range of mountains are
the Himalayes, the main elevation be-
ing from 10000 to $4,000 fet.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-05-07

STATE OF ONO, CITY OF ToLEDo,,.
LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner Of the Arm Of F: !. CHENEY n
and State aforesaid, and that said a rm will pay
the sum of N for each
and every case of CATARRH that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
t-~I presence, this Gth day of December,
SEAL. A. D. 1885. A. w. GLEAsoa,
~) Natarp Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Send for testimonials. free.
F.J CHENEY d 20, Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, Tr.
Halls Family Piils are TIE hast
The Opelousas courier., 1898-05-07

The Union arch of the Washington
Acqueduct is the largest in the world,
being 900 feet; 20 feet in excess of the
Chester Arch across the Dee, in Eng
land; 60 feet longer than that of the
London Bridge; 90 feet longer than
that Of Waterloo Bridge. The height
of the Washington Arch is 100 feet.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-05-07

The longest span of wire in the world
is used for a telegraph in India ovel
the river Ristuah. It is over 5000 feet,
and is stretched between two hills,
1900 feet high.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-05-07
Great ~BenevOfences,

In the large cities of the United States tn
condition of the metropolitan poor is con-
stantly being amelioratcd by the grand be.
nevolences Of wealthy people. Sanitary re-
forms are frequently suggested and carried
out with earnestness and intelligence. Among
sanitary reforms those produced by Hostel.
ter,s Stomach Bitters in dyspeptic stomach
disordered liver, bowels or nervous system
are very conspicuous.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-05-07

1t is claimed that crows, eagles,
ravens and swans live to be one hun
dred years old; hersons, SO; parrots,
so; pelicans and geese, so; skylarks,
30; sparrow hawsk, 40; ~peacocks, ca
naries and II "a.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-05-07

The largest school in the world is
the Jews free school of Spitalsfield,
England, which has a daily attendance
of $500 pupils.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-05-07

The most ancient catacombs are
those of the Theban Kings, begun A.
900 years ago. The catacombs of Rome
contain the remains of about 5000, 600
human beings; those of Paris, 81
DOC. 900.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-05-07
Attached

''I've got a attachment on my
bicycle to make it 90 easier"
"ahe site 10 front, aeass't sAss''s%
INV Iefk World.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-05-07

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving ali i'm.
p~urities from the body. Begin to-day to
and that sickly bilious complexion BY taking
Cascarcts, beauty for ten cents. Al drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, lOc, Csc, Soc.