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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-05-26

A Washington letterwriter tells a droll
story of the President, by which it would
appear that he was shaved the other day
when the barber accidentally tweaked his
nose n little too hard Pardon me" said
the barber. very natur, lly. Put your hand
in nv coat pocket and pull out one, rejoined
the Chief Magistrate, 'and IN fiji 1t out for
YOU when you've done
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1t is usually considered a noteworthy
circumstance for a man or woman to have
been married three times; but Of old this
number would have been thought little Of
St Jerome mentions a widow that married
her twenty-second husband, who in his turn
had been married to twenty-five wives
surely an experienced couple.
A woman named Elizabeth Mast, who
died at Florence, 1768, had been married
TO seven husbands all of whom she outliyed.
She married the last of the seven at the
age of seventy When on her death-bed
she recalled the good and bad points of each
Of her husbands, and having impartialiy
weighed them in a balance, she singled out
her fifth spouse as the fayorite, and desired
her remains might be inferred near his.
The death ola soldier IS recorded IN 1874,
who had five wives; and his widow, aged
ninety, wept over the grave Of her fourth
husband The writer who mentioned these
facts vainly added
"The said soldier was much attached to
the married state
There is an account of gentleman who
was married to four wives and lived to be
lI5 years old. When he died he left twenty
three "childrcn alive and well, some Of
said children being from three to four score.
A gentleman died in Bordeaux IN 1872 who,
had been married sixteen times.
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D.H. WELLS & CO.,
w o t G h M q k g L $
AND
JEWELLERS,
BOLTVAR R...... ...... ENE.

We have just received a fine and we'll select
ed assortment Of Gold and Silver Watches, and Jewery of
every description We also have hand for sale few q
Seth Thomas celebrated Clocks.
All kinds Of Hair Work Braided Warranted. Silver
Spoons, Jewelry, etc made TO order
Repairing promptly done. ap7m3 D. W. s co
We would say to Wholesale buy
ers that we can compete with any
house in the Western District, and
will keep a full line of Goods on
hand for the purpose of supplying
the Jobbing Trade.
April. 1860. HARRINGTON & co.
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A Richmond paper records the desperate
threat Of man there who declared that he
would have mouey-ifhe had to work for it !
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John w Leftwieh, member Of Congress
elect from the eighth district Of Fennessee,
has published letter protesting against the
imposition of a tax Of FIVE cents per pound
on cotton. He says the tax viii amount to
more than % per cent on the present plan
taticn value of cotton, and tie effect must be
to discourage It's culture. The argument
that the consumer and not the producer viii
pay the tax is met by Mr.. Leftwich with the
subjoined question:
'If this imposing taxes without our cons
sent is to prove such a blessing to the cot~
ton producers, why legislate in their favor,
and fail to be equally mindful Of the grow
ers of wool, who are equally deserving though
less needy p
Our farmers are now demanding an in
creased tariff on wool If instead of this
they should be taxed more than % per cent
of the value of their clippings, would they
readily believe that the tax would not lessen
their profits Cotton has not raised IN
price since the tax was proposed, and it is
not probable that it viii raise in price should
the tax be carried At the commencement
of the war we had the control Of the mar
kets of the world. it is very desirable to
regain that control, and the policy of the
government should be 20 encourage the cul
ture of cotton IF we can raise it 25 per
cent cheaper here than it can be raised in
other countries, it IS folloy to burden its pro-
duction with tax which brings our growers
on level with those Of other countries. 1t is
by no means certain that we can raise it that
much cheaper, and England and France viii
not readily abandon their efforts to create q
competition IN cotton growing which viii not
leave US masters of the market. The tax is
simply vindictive legislation against the
South, while the drawback of cents per
pound to manufacturers is a bounty to New
| England.
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An exchange says that, by laying piece
Of charcoal on a burn, the pain subsidies i'm
mediateIv BY leaving the charcoal on one
hour the wound is healed, as has been dem
on several occasions.
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At Adrian, Michigan, "A lady saw an en-
zine house with "a steeple, and innocently
asked gentleman attendant, What church
Is that" The gentleman, after reading the
sign, Deluge, No 3, replied: guess 1t
must be the Third Baptist
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The tableaux and concerts at FraakIin,
on Tuesday aud Wednesday nights Of lass
week were q complete success. Not only
tended, bnt also visitors were present from
n5ighboring places About twelve hundred
dollars were realized, which sum is for Sc,
curing srsiaeisl limbs for MANNED rebel
s!.I
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The Supreme Court Of Massachusetts has
recently passed a judgment ubon the validity
Of a deed having no revenue stamp affixed 70
it. The Court considered that the absence
Of the stamp did not invalidate the deed, and
questions whether Congress intended 30 to
frame the Revenue laws The Court was Of
opinion that a United States Statute under
taking to invalidate an instrument which is
valid By the laws Of the State would be an
constitutional The Government could iR-
pose penalty for not aGiEing the stamp bDs
could not make the instrument worthless be-
cause the stamp was not affixed
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EDUCATION AL.
J. Milton Hubbard, 4. r., Principal

Terms psr sessian of eve months paid szpirs
ioa Of every half session. as follows:
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the Medical Practice the South
allow Of his esteemed reuedieo
Be prepared and sold proprietary medicines This
tion has ngeudercd by the repeated solicitations
those experienced che be1cd remarkable pro-
fsaonal skill and by the inHossib Of giving especial
feution each Of the written applications mode O. hiI
prescriptions those pecu1ary
iness habits preclude the possibility of applying person
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The Public

Nay that the manufacturers spare neither
expense preparation o. these They
made of the very medicines known highly
arated form unon strictly seientihc prIncIpIel
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ADVERTIEINC-One Square 0f ten lines OF less 81 O0
each subsequent insertion 50 cents; Local
Notices 20 cents per line.
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In the United States senate last week.
Mr. Johnson read the following, and moved
It's reference to the committee on military
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Is published Every Saturday.

-BSCRIPTI0N-0ne Copy One Year Four Dollars, inva-
riably in advance; One Copy One Month
delivered. Fifty Cents.
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Preparations.


DR. SAMUEL GILBERT, so celebrated
aving had for the last twenty-five years in the
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-05-26
DR.. SAMUEL GILBERTS
General Alternative

Aets directly upon the Glands and Mucous
uatng them % additional activity in the5r natural fuueon
q eliminating from the Circulating Fluids the
and iu disease Morbid Matters and expeng them through
The Skin, Kidneys. Liver and Elementary Canal the
System It is therefore, adapted for the relief
Diseases affecting those organs and o. the membranes
lining them, such
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COE, Y I'd HENT

We hoist TO our masthead this week
the name of Col. j. d. Hunt of Forres
County, the regularly nominated candi-
date of the Democratic party for Assem-.
bly,.
Col. Hunt is one Of the oldest resi-
dents as well as one of the most in fluen-
tial citizens of Forrest County, y plain
farmer, he is cmphaticalIy man of the
people. He is not brilliant, but an
honest man. His integrity of character
commands for him the unqualified res
pect of all who know him. In politics
he has been heretofore a democrat, and
to-day Isl staunch opponent of the disu-
MON policy of the radicals. He was
not an aspirant for the Office, but the
nomination was thrust upon him. This
fact Of itself speaks volumes in his
praise, when we consider the high char.
acter of the gentlemen who composed
the Conference. But what gives us
most pleasure to record in connection
with his nomination is that it is approved
by the people of the entire district, and
certainly by none more cordially than
by The people of this county. We feel
sort ofexultation over the disappoint-
ment of the radicals who were chuck
ling over an anticipated split in the dc
mOcracy. The Conferees are entitled
to the thanks of their constituents, for
the discreet and patriotic manner in
which they have discharged their du,
ties.
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presence, a good voice, and keen per-
ccption Of the character OF his crowd
We should say, from what we saw and
heard, that he is one of the best popu-
lar speakers in the country. He was
followed by Mr.. Seward, but the crowd
had got so boistorously enthusiastic that
we could not hear him After an hours
stay they proceeded to Cleveland
Our readers will probaly desire to
know something about the looks of their
distinguished officials. President Ohm
son is a very fine looking man, a fine
head, keen eye, and commanding
prescnce,-hc was in our estimation
with the exception Of General Rousseau
the finest looking man of the party.
Gen. Grant is rather an insignificant
looking parsonage, small in stature, and
seemingly difident and certainly awk-
ward in his movements, he is not at all
preposcssing, and a feeling of disap-
pointment comes over one, when he is
pointed out His appearance is not at all
commensurate with his fame. We at
once set down Admiral Farragut as a
perfect brick. He come out laughing
all over, and the sight of his jolly face
at once put us in good humor. He
makes a good impression. Sec'y Sew
ard is one of the homliest men on toy al
the ground. You look in vain for marks
of superiority. That old saying that
appearances are deceiving" was never
better cxcmplifed than in Grant and
Seward. Sec'y Wellcs is an old man
whose noticeable feature is his long
white beard. Scc'y Randall is rather a
good looking man, with nothing .pecu-
liar in his physiognomy that we noticed.
Maj. Gen. Mead is large, course look.
ing man, with large head, his face al.
most covered by his grey beard and
moustache. He has very soldierly
appearance. Maj. Gen. Custer, the
C vllier Of The late war, is quite young
looking man-perhaps thirty years old,
light complcxion-long yellow hair
hanging down around his neck,-lieht
whiskcrs ane moustache. He is rather
fine looking, and his appearance indi-
cate the dash and ga.lantry for which
he is renowned. Maj Gen. Rousseau
is by all odds the handsomest man of the
party. considerably over six feet in hight
and well proportioned with very hand.
some face. So they appeared to us,
others would probably differ with us in
their criticisms,aS there is no accounting
for taste.
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GENERAL ELECTION
Il R % T. Il ~ "a. TEO -

DURSUANT to an Act of the Gen
/ cral Assembly of the Commonwealth
Gf Pennsylvania, entitled An Act Re-
lating to the Elections of the Common
wealth." approved the I'd day of July
\, D., 1889, l, JAS. A. MALONE,
High Sheriff of the Couxty of Elk,
Pennsylvania, do hereby make known
and give notise to the Electors of the
County of Elk, that a GENERAL
ELECTION, will be held in said coun-
ty of Elk on the SECONDTUESDAY,
9th day of October, 1865, at which
time the following officers are to be
elected
One person for Governor of the Com
mOnwealth of Pennsylvania.
One person for Congress, TO represent
the counties of Cameron, Clear6eld.
Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, M'Kean,
and Warren.
One person for Assembly, t1 represent
the counties of Cleariield, Elk aud
Forest, in the House of Representa,
tiveS at Harrisburg.
One person for PrOthonotary, &C., Of
Elk county,
Two persons for Associate Judges Of
Elk county.
One person for County Commissioner Of
Elk county.
One person tor County Auditor of Elk
county.
One person for County Surveyor of Elk
county.
And the qualified electors of the coun-
ty of Elk, will hold their elections in
the several districts. as follows
Benezette township, at the house Of
Thomas OVertuTi.
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entitled to the candidate this year, her
delegates would urge her claims for the
Office at the next Conference,
RESOLUTIONS.
ResolUed That in Heister Clymer,
the democratic nominee for Governor,
we recognize public man of ample a.
bilties, stern integrity and high pur-
poses, as also the gentleman and scholar
When he is elected. as he will be, the
right man will boin the right place.
ResotOed: That having this day
selected Col. j. ID. Hunt as the demo.
cratic nominee for the House of Re-
presentatives of this State, we earnestly
commend him to the confidence and
support of the district, as a citizen of
fair abilities, good habits and pure char.
acter, and one who will make a diligcnt
and faithful public servant.
ResolUed That we hailed with de.
light the assembling of the recent Ma.
tional Convention at Philadelphia, com.
posed of delegates from all the States
and Territories of the old Union as evin-
cling, in a high degree, returning conf
dence and good will amongst the people
of all sections Of our common country
and that we embrace and ratify the
principles and policy enunciatod by that
body, as those best calculated to restore
all the states to their former relation tc
the federal Government and to each
other, beget fraternity amongst the
people, and thus assuming to the Uni
ted States future prosperity and perma.
nent peace
WIN. BIGLER, Chairman,
W. JAMES BLAKELY. Secrctdry.
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R@~The old Whig organ at Washing
ton, the National InteUigenccr, states by
authority that Generals Grant, Meade,
Sherman, Sheridan, Hancock, Crawford,
and others are enthusiastic in their sup
port of President johnson, and endorse
his policy and his views. The officers
of the navy, it says, to man are with
the President. The New York Times
estimates that nine. .teuths of the officers
of the Union armies are in favor of the
Presidents policy. General Grant S
presence and conspicuous position by
the side of the President at the recep-
ton of the committee from the Phila-
delphia Convention has thrown the
Radicals into greater panic than any
thing that has yet happened. They are
trying to show that this was mere ac-
cidental circumstance, when, in fact, the
bearing of Grant and the whole thing
looked as though it was prearrauged.-
Gen. Grant is shrewd man, and he has
evidently discovered which way the
wind is blowing, and has taken side
with the President and the people in
this great contest Eric OGSctrcr.
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ElsETssegEGtirc Conference
CLARIoNToN, AUG. 30th Isl

The delegates to the Representative
Conference for this district met here
today, Hon. William Bigler, John
Lawshe and W. T. Gilbert appeared on
the rart of Clcarliell County, Julius
Jones, Jacob M'Cauley aud DR.. W.
James Blakcly for Elk County, aud
Col j, ID. Hunt, Joseph Proctor and
Daniel Black ior Forrest County. Hon.
William Bigler was chosen chairman of
the Conference, and DR.. w. James
Blakely, Secretary. For Representa-.
tive the following gentlemen were nom.
mated; DIR. c. r. Farley of Elk, T. j.
Mccullough oe Clearfield and James
Painter of Forest. On trenty ballots
the result was three (3j for each candi.
date. After the twentieth (2Oth.) bal.
lot, the name of Mr.. Painter was with
drawn and that Of Col. j. D. Hunt sub.
stituted. On thettwenty second (22nd)
the result was as follows:
Farley Blakely, Jones and M'Cauley,
3, Hunt; Bisler, Lawshe, Gilbert,
Black and Proctor five 90. Col. Hunt
having received a majority of the votes,
was declared the nominee. The nomi-
nation was afterwards made unanimous.
Ga motion, St. Marys, Elk County,
was chosen as the next place of meeting.
On motion the chirman and Secretary
were appointed committee to draw up
Resolutions expressive Of the views OF
the Conference. DR., Blakely stated
! that as Elk County considered herself
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TO BE CONTINUED

CuRTIN'S CLARION VoICR.-Says the
Lancaster M'cH,gcaccr y Republican
journal noted for its devotion 10 the
present Governor of Pennsy lvania, h:ia-
Mt'MJIy announces that "thc clarion
voice of Andrew &. Curtin again rings
out in the political struggle, and gives
no uncertain sounl." Montgomery
Blair says The clarion vricc or Curtin
was rot Iong since heard ringing out at
Washington. 1t gave 40 uncertain
sound. Through The corridors Of The
White House it rolled the cry" Bread
aud Butter! bread and Du,ier, DIcad
and Butter" Unmoved b., the clarion
voice Of the Governor, The President
did not respond to the call Curtin
therefore cut for home, to raise his clar-
ion voice against the adm inistration
whose bread aud butter he was so anx.
ious to eat.
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The St. NJ ary's Mccting.
ST.. MARYs, SEPT. Sd 1866.

At a late meeting of the Committee
of arrangements of the Mass Meeting
to be held at st. Marys, on Monday
Sept 10th 1866, the Secretary was in.
structed, to exteLd to the people of the
various townships, cordial invitation
to attend, Nj. Clymer, our candidate
for Governor will be present, aud other
distinguished speakers are also expec.
ted Let The citizens OF our County
all those who desire to do honor to a
great aud good man aud true patriot,
attend the Meeting, aud let it be one
long TO be + embered, and one which
will do honor to our Candidate and u
credit to ourselves. The delegations OF
the various townships will oblige the
undersigned, by informing him immedi
ately at what time and by what roads
they will reach St Marys,
W. JAMES BLAKELY
Ser try cf Com. cJ' .i,"og,mrats
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WHITE SOLDIERS REMEMBER

That the present Congress voted to
the NEGRO $500 BOUNTY, and to
the WHITE soldier 500, Glenui
W. ScOfe,d voted for the negro, but
Ignored the claims of the whites. Can
you give your vote to reelect him?
John w. Geary supports the present
Congress, and has openly announced
himself in favor OF NEGRO SUE
FRAGE. Will you disgrace the lau-
rels you won on hard-foueht fields by
voting for him? Think of these facts,
and ponder over them. NJ.
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Of kindred and home Tor long, long
ycars-thc soldier upon the battle field
all, ali bear testimony to the influence
of mothers love. 1t often amounts to
adoration-as disease or wounds are
shaking out the life sands, and the eye
grows dim or dark, the dependence
upon that being who gave him birth,
who nurscd him in his infancy-rushcs
upon his memory, and his last expiring
breath he calls, " Mother, oh, my Moth.
cr." Cease then, oh, ECangctiSt, to
criticize and condemn as idolatrous, the
prayer Of that poor, suffering lrishman
whom we have described. He had
abundant cause to ascribe efficacy to his
prayer to the Holy Virgin, in rescuing
him from death. His faith will no
doubt be fixed and substantiatod iorev.
cr, ond 50 it should be.
Wanderers in the woods arc not the
only individuals who are lost. The re-
lgionist may become involved in the
mazcs of controversy-his orthodoxy is
puzzled with abstract questions, involv
ing, to him, serious thought, as tC wheth-
er he should be baptized by immcr-
sion" or by "sprinkling whether
coHriction should prcccdc coHr.raioH-
whether the Lords Supper should be
drank knceling or sitting, or whether
prayers should be written or oral. After
canvassing these and numbcrleas other
questions of duty, as q ChrjSijaa, he
surrenders the whole as a puzzle, aud
his weak mind relapses into supiucness,
and often into infdclity-he is lost!
The politician, having studied, thro'
long life, his political creed, has adopt
ed construction of the Constitutions of
his State and General governments, and
all the laws pertaining to them, and a
general policy to be observed through
out. His " has been a severe Study
he knows it all by hcart-his principles
are as fixed as the laws of Greek or
Persian-he is reliable and sound on
the goose he can be trusted" Sud
denly spark from some ambitious fire,
some weak POINT unknown and unsus
pectcd by himself, some object to gain
which is insidiously exposed to his
grasp, some punishment to work upon
more fortunate applicant to public favor,
a sourness cngcndered by party neglect
and a conviction that he is not consider
ed by his colleougues or party as the
greatest man in the country, and entitled
to all its iavors; he begins to cocitate,
canvasscs his advantages tina. may likely
result in a change, the chart aud 10.
litical compass that had been his aAop-
tion and guide arc iy0%y. rrc"ticd, Isis
cCuse Is changed, OR, rather, he thiuks
that lie himself stands upon his former
political faith, and that all others are
turning away and leaving him. lie
wandCrs, and finally, after the farce Of
.ho " niLboncd Ok" is played out, he
finds himself taking refuge under that
politic,1 banner. upon which he had al
ways made war, till " exHed:ency or
love Of gain, Or some ambitious object.
love Of place and power, had induced
him to enlist under is banner. He
perhaps aourishes awhile, till some 9th
er mOtivc-,somc larger bounty looms
mp in the distarce, and he again cnIsts
under some other banner. Is he, too,
not lost
TO BE CONTINUED
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T." F. OyERHOLTZER,
Eao MERCHANT TAILOR,

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form the citizens of Ridgway and vicinity
that he is prepa. Ell 10 make TO order as well
as it can be done anywhere, anything in the
line of his business. All he asks is "a fair
trial Good Fits guaranteed.
ReM-Clotbs, Cassimers, Vestings and
Trimmings Of the latest and most approved
styles kept constantly on hand. which will
he sold CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAP
EST. aug30.y
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FXECUTIONS, SUMMONS, SUBPG,
~ mas, Warrants, &C., on hand and for
sale at this office.
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FOR AUDITOR.
B. j. JONES, of Benczettc.
COUNTY SURVEYOR.

GEO. WALMSLEY, of st. Mary's.
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FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
i. G. SCHULTHE, of St, Mary's d.
JESSE KYLER, of Fox.
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FOR COMMISSIONER.
LOUIS YOLLMER, ofSt. Mary's.