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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-15

ELSEWHERE appears a notice
calling a meeting of the Hardeman
County Truckers Association for
Thursday of next week. This as
socation which Is practically in its
infancy has already accomplished
much good, and is destined TO dc
more. Those who engaged in
truck farming last year derived such
satisfactory returns that they have
decided to increase their acreage
the present year and we are reliably
informed that quite a number of
others will 90 into the business.
We hope the above mentioned
meeting will be well attended
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-15

In accordance with the Acts of
1908, the surplus remaining in the
Treasury on January l, 1904, shall
be apportioned ny the Comptroller
among the several counties of the
state, according to scholastic pop
ulation as reported to him by the
State Superintendent of Public In
struction. Under this apportion-
ment, Hardeman County will re.
ceive 50, 20.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-15
APPROPRIATES MONEY FOR EXTERMI
NATION OF BOIL WEEVIL.

Washington, Jan. 8th.--
Congress has declared war on
the Mexican boil weevil.
The House to-day passed an
"emergency appropriation"
of $500, 900 for the eXtermi=
nation of the pest, and for
stamping out the foot and
mouth disease now prevalent
among New England cattle.
This will provide $250,00O
for each purpose.
The experts say that the
Mexican weevil has only been
known to this country for the
last twelve years. Its devel-
opment has been slow, owing
to the sparsely-settled Texas
Mexican boundary line, but
in the past three years it has
SO multiplied that unless
checked, it threatens to de-
stroy the cotton crop of the
south.
There was no disposition
on the part Of any Of the
members to oppose the app
preparation ,whichwas brought
up in the House to-day by
Chairman Hemenway of the
Appropriations Committee.
The bill had been reported
unanimously by the Agricul-
tural Committee and was ia
vored by the Appropriations
| Committee, so that, when
presented, it had plain sail
ing.
Representative BurlesOn,
Of Texas, briefly described
the havoc wrought by the
boil weeviI upon the great
cotton industry of his state.
He showed that during the
last two seasons alone there
was a loss of over thirty mill
ion dollars to the cotton pros
ducers, and in conclusion as
serted that as the world look
ed to this country to meet
the ever growing demands
for cotton, it would be impos-
sible for the south to grow
the cotton if no steps are
taken by the government to
remedy the evil.
Representative Slayden, of
Texas, and Representative
Robinson favored the bill,
the former reading many tel
egrams from the superin-
tendent of Texas railroads,
substantiating the statements
of his colleague, Mr.. Burle-
son, relative to the loss sus-
tanned by the cotton growers.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-15

''The incest and ~pleasantest med
icine | have used for indigestion and
constipation is Chamberlain's Stom'
ach and Liver Tablets" says Melard
F. Craig, of Middlegrove, N. Y.
"They work like a charm and dc
not grippe or have any unpleasant
effect" For sale by Cox q Co.,
Bolivar; Bailey 81 Aldridge, Sauls,
bury.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-15
Domestic Troubles.

1t is exceptional to fiud a family
where there are no domestic rup-
lures occasionally, but these can
he lessened 10y having DR.. Kings
New Life Pills around. Much
trouble they save by 'heir great
work in Stomach and Liver troubles.
They net only relieve you but cure.
Csc, at Cox & Co.'S.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-15

n. W. BAPTIST has resigned as
Chairman of the Railroad Commits
sion and ]. n. Mckenzie succeeds
him. Mr.. Baptist will not be an
applicant for reelection.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-15

GEN. John b. Gordon, Command
er in Chief of the Confederate
Veterans, a gallant soldier and a
statesman, died Saturday night at
Miami, Fla, aged Y years.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-15

Hon. John Young Brown,
of Kentucky, is dead. He was once
governor of his state and served a
number of terms in Congress. He
was a man of incorruptible integri-
ty, unfinching courage and domino
ting force of character.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-15

THEO. f. KING has rendered his
resignation as comptroller to take
effect March 10Th. There are two
applicants for the place, Frank
Dibbrell, of Sparta, and Leon
Trousdale, Of Nashville. 1t is net
known when the governor will fill
the place.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-15

HoBsON, of naval fame, is a can
didate for Congress in the Sixth
Alabama district, against Bankhead.
Hobson is fitted for naval service.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-15
The Bolivar Bulletin.
HUGH WILLIAMS, EDITOR.

FRIDAY, JANUARY Is, 1904.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
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When boiling fish be sure to have q
steady clear fire, and let the cooking
be slow and uniform.
Z If one desires eggs to keep well,
place them upright, otherwise the yolks
cling to the shell and spoil.
Tea should be kept in either q tin or
glass vessel which has lid, as it is
necessary to keep it tightly covered up.
To prevent cheese becoming mouldy
wrap it In cloth which has been
dipped in vinegar and wrung as dry as
possible. Keep in cool place.
Slightly UNDERGONE meat is more d.
gestible than that which is overlooked.
Beef and mutton as a general rule.
should be UNDERGONE; but pork, veal
and ham ought always to be we'll done.
They are not only disagreeable, but un-
wholesome, If not thoroughly cooked.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
May Not Do in Japan.

The Japanese schoolmarm, type
writer and office assistant are begin
ming to make their appearance in the
land Of the rising sun, and much is
being claimed for them as regenera-
tors Of the lot Of their sex by those
who favor the economic independence
Of women. But the self-supporting
Japanese business woman is, after all,
not genuine native product, but an
American exotic, and people who have
studied social conditions In Japan do
not believe she is an innovation that
has come to stay. Somehow one feels
that this is the right way to look at it.
Surely these dainty beings, with their
gentle, doll-like faces and their sump-
tuous brocades,. living in their doll
houses, squatting on their little mats
in their little gardens beside their
dwarf trees and theirpOnds Of goldfish,
can have small affinity with bill files
and Gathering typewriters, OF. with
blackboards and aliases or any of the
other tiresome paraphernalia Of office
and school.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
Health and Beauty Hints.

Throw aside your dignity, and romp
and play with children.
One of the best preventives of age is
enthusiasm and interest in affairs of
the day.
Contemplate beauty in all it's forms
and you will drive everything that is
ugly out of your life.
Don't allow yourself to think. on
your birthday, that you are year old
er, and SO much nearer the end.
Never look on the dark side; take
sunny views Of everything; a sunny
thought drives away the shadows.
Cultivate the spirit of contentment:
all discomfort and dissatisfaction bring
age-furrows prematurely to the face.
Form habit Of throwing off, before
going to bed at night, all the cares and
anxieties of the day-everything
which can possibly cause mental wear
and tear or deprive you Of rest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
Love Tries Tempers.

1t may be very delightful to be in
love, but ask mother what she and
the household generally have to put up
with when one Of the family falls in
love, and you will hear another side
Of the question.
Ella, who has always been so calm
and easy-going, suddenly begins to get
peevish and snappy, or at look Of
mild reproach from her mother bites
her lips, then rushes out Of the room
with a flushed face.
The girl who is always quiet and has
no voice whatever, shouts and sings
about the house snatches and jumbles
Of every tune she has ever heard.
The serious boy begins to take notice
how his sisters are dressed, to voice
his dislike Of the way they do their
hair, finds fault with household ar
rangements that have hitherto been
essential to his comfort, and so on.
A mother knowf what is the matter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
THE FADED TINTYPE.

Beneath the OF many years
But blue there hone light that lent
"A his old and a seat he took
with smie-then sought his pocketbook
who gazed his
they might
CHEEKY look.
Beneath paltol
LOyeda
mOment
ne which
Ant wealth to
A sc pencil small, key, and a dime
stoppedn thought he seemed
( d ala woman's
And ret he 1t place.
And e what made his Life
SO faithful wife
his old Its
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19

The fisherfolk of newfoundland are
delightful and sturdy set. A writer
in Outing says that they are as simple
as children, and as guileless. Many of
them have never seen a horse or a
cow, and the railroad and trolley-car
are beyond their comprehension.
Here is story which shows without
exaggeration their theory of the outer
world.
"Why haven't we got our wharf
money YETI" demanded a grizzled cod
man Of the inspector in a fishing ham
let, three years ago, when the annual
grant for the repair Of the public
wharf was in some manner delayed.
Il don't know" said the official.
Then he added, in joke, II suppose the
queen hasn't sent it out"
"Oh, WE'LL" commented the gray
beard, seriously, 1--WE can't be too hard
about it. Maybe she's had bad fish
cry herself"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19

Census returns show that among the
whites in the Transvaal there are only
sixty-six women to each 100 men.
Mrs. Richard lie Gallienne, wife of
the noted poet, was brilliant writer
before her marriage, but now she gives
all her brilliant thoughts to her hus-
band.
Miss Gertrude Won Petzoid, M. A.,
has accepted the charge of the Unita-
rian Church in Marlborough road, Lei
cester, and thus gains the distinction Of
being the only woman preacher in En-
gland.
Miss Julia Marlowe's library is the
admiration of all friends. Her hobby
Is rare bindings, and in order that she
might know whereof she spoke and
bought she took time to learn the book
binding trade.
Miss Morse, who has just taken the
degree Of doctor Of philosophy at Jena,
is the first Of her sex to receive that
degree from the university. She is a
niece Of the inventor of the Morse tele-
graph apparatus.
The slovenliness Of women servants
in Russia is a fact often commented
upon by Americans. "A maid when
waiting upon the table is often dressed
in a short print skirt and loose blouse,
is shOeless and stockingless, and has
colored handkerchief tied over her
hair.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19

like intruding upon his present worri-
ment.
As l laid the picture face upward
upon the table, my father turned his
head and looked at it indifferently.
Suddenly he pushed me aside, and bent
over the print SO closely that his face
almost touched it. I recovered my bal
ance with difficulty, and stared at him
In frightened bewilderment. My faith
err had never acted in this manner be-
fore, and I was almost afraid he had
gone mad.
Great Scottw he exclaimed. "Tho
very thing
Then, wheeling around, he grasped
me by the shoulders, and wanted to
know where got that picture.
I was far too dazed by his strange
actions to answer a word; so Lester
interposed and told my father, in as
few words as possible, Of our morning
expedition, and Of the man whom we
had photographed in the act Of drink
| ing.
"Bless the camerav' calculated my
father excitedly, chats Eli Parker,
the thief! And the best likeness of
him ever saw, too"
Then he questioned us closely as to
| the direction the man had taken when
discovered, and ended by confiscating
| the print and the negative, and rushing
out of the house to take the next train
back to town. Lester and | talked
1 about it all the afternoon, and felt our
selves quite heroes for having the
temerity to stand before a real bank
robber.
Fifty prints were Immediately struck
off from the negative and these were
| given to detectives, who secured the
country in every direction. After two
days search those nearest home were
successful and found Parker in the
same woods where Lester and l had
| first surprised him. He had sought to
avoid capture by avoiding railroads,
and hiding himself until the first ex-
element Of the robbery had passed
away. AS the whole amount Of the
| stolen funds was discovered in the
black grip which he carried, he was
CONVICTED of the crime without diff
Guilty, and sentenced for a term in
| State prison.
The sequel Of the incident was the
most agreeable and the most astonish-
ing Of all One day, month subse-
quent, when Parker had been safely
housed in the penitentiary, my father
came home and with mysterious
smile upon his face, handed me an en-
velope. Upon being opened, the discov-
cry was made that Howard Benton
and Lester Drake were authorized to
draw upon the First National Bank for
a hundred dollars apiece as slight rec
ognition Of their part in experimenting
Eli Parker, the perpetrator Of the re-
cent robbery upon that institution"
l am still an ardent disciple Of anna
teur photography. Who wouldn't be
under such circumstances Golden
i DAYS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
WHEN STAMPS WERE NEW.
Postmasters Had Trouble in Getting
People to Stick Them On.

Postmasters Had Trouble in Getting
People to Stick Them On.
when postage stamps first came into
use," said a veteran postal clerk to
reporter Of the Galveston Tribune,
"the public didn't know how to handle
them. You remember now, when tea
and coffee first appeared among us the
people fried the tea leaves and the cof-
fee berries, and served them with salt
and pepper? Well, the people treated
their stamps as absurdly in 1854.
"Some folks would put the stamps in
side their letters, out Of sight. Here Is
the official notice that we issued to stop
that practice"
The clerk took from the drawer an
aged bulletin that said:
1.-THE stamps upon all letters and
packages must be affixed on the OUT
SIDE thereof, and above the address
thereon"
He put back the bulletin and drew
forth another one.
people would pin the stamps on
their letters instead Of cumming
them," he said, land when they did
gum them, they would not do it right.
Hence this second bulletin" and he
read:
persons posting letters should afflx
the requisite number Of stamps pre-
vious to deposttinE them in the letter
receivers, as when posted in a damp
state the stamps are liable to rub of
and thereby cause the letters to be
treated as unpaid. Do not pin on the
stamps"
"Still," said the clerk, "the public
didn't understand. Think Of lit
didn't understand the simple matter Of
sticking a postage stamp on letter.
So we got out a'third bulletin."
The third bulletin, in big, impatient
letters, said:
1.-THE simplest and most effectual
method of causing stamps to adhere
firmly is, first, to moisten well the out
side of the stamps and afterward the
gummed side slightly, taking care not
to remove the gum"
The clerk said that philatelist had
offered him $12 apiece for these three
queer bulletins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
Sweet Potatoes.

Sweet potatoes are fattening, and
should therefore be avoided by persons
who dread increased weight. For the
same reason they should be eaten by
thin people, many Of whom dislike SUI
gar, and have to get the amount they
require disguised in one form and an
other. There are several ways Of pre-
pairing sweet potatoes besides the IA
miliar boiling and baking. They are
very good creamed. Pare and cut in
small pieces and boil in sailed water
till nearly done. Drain, season with
salt and butter, adding cup Of cream,
and bake in pudding dish until
brown. The oven should be rather
slow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
Mendtng China.

China may be mended as firmly as a
rock in the following manner. Two
persons will be needed for the work,
however, for the manipulation must be
done rapidly. The necessary materials
are little unslaked lime, pulverized,
the slightly beaten white Of an egg,
and small hair brush, such as is used
for gum. Put the white Of egg on the
broken edges Of both pieces to be join
ed, and Immediately dust one edge
with the powdered lime; put the two
edges accurately and firmly together,
hold in place for minute or two, and
then lay aside to dry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19

long before the boys and girls do them
selves, but because she understands it
does not make things much easier to
bear In spite of its sweetness, beauty
and tenderness, love, in it's early stages
at least, has most trying effect on the
temper, and it is oftentimes somewhat
difficult to put up placidly with the
whims and fancies, cold breezes and
feverish furies, of a pair Of undeclar-
ed lovers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
A Mistake.

''NIrs. Plumm holds her own we'll.
doesn't she?'
'sBut it isn't. That's her sisters
child. "-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19
Room for New Standard.

IT see that San Francisco has Just
graduated the first Chinese doctor In
it's history.
II wonder if he will be specialist"
II don't know. Do the Chinese have
any special lisp
"Never heard SO. But If the new
doctor Is clever he can soon invent
some"
"Just think Of doctor making out
his bills with a paint brush"
"Say, it must be embarrassing to
have to put the totals upside down."
Nothing Of that sort ever embar-
raised a DOCTOR" - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19

A birthday party is a great success
If the presents amount in value to as
much as the refreshments cost
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-19

The average man will take his medi-
cine bravely, unless there happens to
be woman present to-iook sympa-
thetically at him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-03
TWENTY ONE NEW CASES
Of TYPHOID YESTERDAY
CAUSE INCREASED ALARM
In Two Days Forty-One Cases Are
Reported to Board-Twenty-
Two Deaths Since May 1.
GERMS FOUND IN WATER
Health Board Clerks Think Many
Cases of Malaria and Gravity
of Situation Exaggerated.

The typhoid fever situation In Indian
apolis continues to grow more alarming.
Twenty-one new cases were reported yes
terday to the office of the City Health De-
partment This makes the number of
cases reported since May l 241, of which
forty-one have been reported the two
rate has not been large as might be ex-
pected, but twenty-five cases having
proved fatal.
\ Although cases are reported from all
parts of the city. the greater number of
cases are found in the southeastern sec
ton. This is taken to substantiate the
general theory that the typhoid is the re-
suit of bad water from the floods of last
March. Heretofore. doctors say. the South
Side has been practically free of typhoid.
Although the City Board of Health de-
cided to have City Chemist Moffatt make a
chemical analysis of samples of water from
four different parts of the city, this has
not yet been done. However many previ-
Gus analyses of city water have been made
by Mr.. Moffatt, and these have shown that
the water in driven and dug wells is more
contaminated than is the city water OF
$50 samples of water taken from homes in
which there is typhoid. ninety-two were
from wells, and showed typhoid germs
much in evidence.
The archaeological test to be made by
DR.. C. f. Ferguson will be begun as soon
as possible. This is to test the condition
of the city water and ascertain whether
or not most of the typhoid is due to well
water city water. From 100 reports on
file at the health office an examination dis
closed the fact that city water was used
In eighty-three of the homes where there
is typhoid and well water in seventy-one
From this it would seem that both water
sources are dangerous and the only safe
precaution is to boil all drinking water.
The sudden increase In the number of
cases of typhoid is accounted for in some
degree by the fact that since full publicity
has been given, the doctors have been re-
doctors have expressed the belief that
many of the diagnoses have been hasty in
view of the sudden scare, and that many
of the cases are not real typhoid, but
malarial fever.
Clerks at the office of the City Board of
Health do not believe the conditions are
bad reports from physicians indi-
cate They say that they have visited the
homes of several of the typhoid patients
and have found the patients absent
while at other places they have found them
sitting out in the yard
Even though the increase in cases may
be due to the demand for publicity, DR.
Ferguson says il goes to prove that the
cases are here in the city, and that there
is great danger of a spreading epidemic.
At the City Hospital there are eighteen
typhoid patients. and at St. Vincents FIVE
The Deaconess Hospital is caring for four
teen typhoid patients Other institutions
have not reported to the Board of Health
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-03
STAKELBERG MOVING
SOUTH WITH $4,000 MEN

LONDON. June 6.-The Daily Mails
date of June 2. says: General Stakelberg
with 1900 Russians made up of artillery,
cavalry and infantry, has marched south of
Liaoyang in the direction of Wafangtien.
Large forces of Chinese bandits are COL
lecting in the hills northwest of the Lao
river and are preparing to cut the railroad
north OF Mukden.'
The correspondent of the Daily Express
at Nagasaki cables that transports loaded
with troops continue to leave eastern Jap
anese ports daily for the theater of war
A large proportion of those dispatched dur
ing the past week. he says, were TO re-
fnforce General Oku.
kilograms from different points seem TO
confirm the rumor that General Kuropatkin
is attempting a diversion I'm the direction of
Fort Arthur Russian reinforcements ac-
cording 10 a dispatch from Tien-Tsin. are
moving southwark from Kai-Ping towards
Wa-FangTen under General Stakelberg
Anotherm brigade Is following, the inten-
tion being to engage the Japanese now at
tacking Port Arthur in their rear.
The Daily Telegraph's well-informed To-
kfo correspondent estimates the total de-
Tending force in Port Arthur as $4,000. This
Is most formidable army" ne says, land
II will be a marvellous achievement TO carry
by assault such a place with more than
score Of great landward forts disposed at
distance OF fifteen miles from the harbor.
Still. the reduction of the place can be un-
doubtecly accomplished"
According to the Chronicles Toxic cor
respondent the Russians have completed
eleven fortresses at Lao-Yang and are
laying mines at a distance of 5000 feet
around them.