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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-07-25
MAKE WAY!
GOOD NEWS FOR ALL
IN SHAPE OF
New Goods at St9rmSyiiIe.

TrIIE subscriber takes pleasure in inform,
= ing The public, that he has just opened
the largest and best selected stock of Goods,
at his old stand in StormsviIe, Pa, ever
brought into Monroe county. and that he
has determined TO dispose of them at prices,
much cheaper than they can be bought at
any other establishment, whether in town or
country His stock comprises, in almost
endless variety, and of the best quality
DRY GOODS.
NOTIONS.
HARDWARE,
QUEENSAVARE,
GROCERIES,
DRUGS, MEDICINES, &C., &c.
He has, also, on hand very large assort-
ment of new and fashionable
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-07-25
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ALL WHO WANT
Work or B!acksmithing
DONE IN A
SUPERIOR MANNER!
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a THE Subscriber begs leave to in
Ga form the public that he is fully pre-
W pared, at his establishment, at the
corner of Simpson and Sarah-streets, in
the borough of Stroudsburg, to make to
order. every style of
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-05-25
5ARDBMAN f60BNTYs TENN, May 25, 1867.



when. dreamy Hsusings come o Iioly naad.
OF thee, EhatsFisions Iafys brfsht ana grand.
Arise belers me wiiie sacred Gre
CLOVIS il my- breast. as trembling { aspire
Those regloas once 50 blest . wander DER;
While ny capt fancy lends ne wings to scar
Entransng Thought thougE chasssne5 and serene
That might tread zFe spot where Cod has been
% that such Dloeslas pIlsrimase were mine.
To feel upon my Brow the air Of Palestine.
Where pomegranate. and palsa aud olive 3 oF.
And all around thefR spicy perfume shrow,
Sheltered from suns Of erie ntaI sky
Under the towering pyrte trees t.
There sweetIv woo all treasured mamsries hack
OF times that left such sIoTiss On their track.
There see the lilly. on its .aaEive sod
Once eonseerated By the voice Of God
Perhaps the little sparrow stin is shere
Still warbIing of His own protecting care.
o, what pure msditations weuld be nine
Reliance sweet promises divine,
Where love and mercy hoatsd On the air
To feel, il every breeze, He had beensthers.
Rose of Damascus! dest thou bloom on stini
The wilderness with thy sweet incense MIR
Jerusalem though all in ruins nov,
With 1Ioslem darkness shadowing Ger thy brow;
Though the wild bier is tangling Ger the tomb
OF early glory, solitude and gloom,
And degolation reigus where all was fair.
In language saddening-would that were there.
Jordan along thy luxUrant shore
That opened to the wanderers of yore
Canaan, the land of promise, far and vide
Peaceful, where they might by the river side.
Their focks in fertile pastures tend; recIine
After long toll beneath the clustering vine.
Oh. could see you through the desert glide
And hear the lonely murmuring of thy tide.
Cedars Of Lebanon basking in the skies5
Could 1 but touch your leaf that never dies
Hear through your branches wind-harp melodies,
Awakening celestial memories
See the rich balm flow forth from pine and fir
Over plains that breathe Of frankfncense and yrrh;
Shrines. where primevaI offerings were laid,
Nor long to worship where such vows were paid.
Bethesda and Sloan. may I see
Your POOLS in all their bright transparency.
In the Diud's wauderngs, the solemn train
OF pale disease move slowly DER the plain;
The MANNED, the halt, the Ieper and the blind.
The dark, the wild melancholy mind,
Parting your beauteous waves that once rev ealed
The miracles Of Him who kindly healed.
Bethlehem though now lone deserted, wild,
Didst thou not cradle the smiling Child,
Around whose brow a Cody glory hung
Ger in ruin, with rich radiance fungi
By that design mysterious that combined
The human and Divine to save mankind,
Lesmus of meekness and humility.
OF deep devotion I would learn of The.
CaIvaryl filed with awe. oh Calvary!
In soft, low breathing, dare I Of theel
Ny Saviour there-I see the cross. arise
I see, alas the worlds great sacrifice
Stand the spot where trembling Mary stood.
When from her eyes rolled down the crystal food.
Here let me bow with hope and fear profound
In silence low, with lips upon the ground:
CATHERINE STEWART.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-05-25
Love You

A tired woman hushed 90 sleep her nest
ling babe Beauty once made her face ra-
diant perhaps, but all that beauty IS gone
now The blue eyes are dim and faded, the
pale brow covered With INES of care. ter-
haps, with chat far-off iook Of hers, she sees
three little graves, green with as many sslf9-
mers Her home IS very nratbie--isH cay
she has toiled, and the laintina sf1li almost
suFrenders to fatigue the down cast eyes
every nerve tinales when the boys eeme hzsn-
gry from school, some with q sflesof sorrow,
stlTat mother must hear.
And afterthey yFsre hushed With kisses or.
fchidings, it is time to get supper Tor seven
hungry lnouths. and The accustomed, never
endlug routine Of Putting away and eiean-
ing up TIL rhe worn out creature wonders
with sighs Il there really viii come rest
to 4ler--an eternal rest
6 At klst she eau seat her weary limbs IN
the cold corner roeking chair. The babe
whose eyes close GtlGliy to q low luiIahy,
lies in-his fathers lap. He. plain man,
fhat father, with an honest face and a great
Hearf thatwould take IL al the care. and
s8rrowo of the household.
babesleeps With a RIDE centleness,
he LAYS it onsits mother s bosom, and as the
rudy FIRE ight' plays over her seare-wora fea-
lures, ne loGks upon her suddenly, with eyes
grown lesGious aud baautiful lie lifts his
great hand soItlys until il rests on her shoul-
ders. and tsen he says
love yoa dear MaryI
How TIE poor heart leaps into love, light
and rest How vanish tae cares that trod
upon her very soul Sac no more remems
bers tie toiisome washing. She reflects not
now that the pretty babe with pinil-aushed
cheek against her breast, has worn her. pa
tenee threadbafe with It's constant tears and
unrest She 4Qrgets that the FIRE 3 oGld
smoke, the broth burn, that the children
teased her, that The line broke, and that
every limb In her frame ached with fatigue.
" hat were those IN comparison with the
steadfast love, that had burned for eighteen
years, in the sunlight of happiness, through
the clouds of despair, when beauty made
her WINNING, and when her charm OF love-
illness had gone, and the freshness Of her
youth forever What cared She for aught
outside her home, though She had many
sorroSgs, while such werds thrilled herwhole
being2z sa--
II love you, dear Maryl'
Ali you long married, repiuing husbands
who exact every attention and daty-how
much Woulditcost to make your home thus
beautiful, With al its cares / tell you, one
word will loosen great burdens from the
shoulders of the toiling woman you call wife.
Try It. Go home some. night and lock upon
her With the5eyes of long ago. For one mo
ment think Of the great trials she took into
heart when she married. you. Then ten
derly clasp her hand as she looks with Won
der-opened eyes, say to her IS a low, steady
voice, not carelessly nor spoRtiyely, but ear
nestlY
Trust to me, it viii be to her aud to you
both, better than diamonds
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-05-25

The Montgomery Mail says From all
parts of the State we hear the most cheering
accounts of the next crop. Cotton and corn
are growing finely, and the generality of
farmers are blessed with good stands of
both With anything like favorable sea-
son, Alabama viii relieve herself from star
vation in a few months We are gratiied to
learn that many of the farmers are giving
some attention this year to corn and wheat !;
but there are still some of our planters
afflicted with cotton-on-the-brain. If the
amo unit of destitution and starvation which
surround these short-sighted farmers viii not
cause them to change their old habits in re-
gard to cotton, and plant first, a suficiency
of grain, anything we say will go for naught.
But we beseech them that it is their duty to
plant corn in preference to eotton-at least
make enough of the former to supply fully
their own demands. If this policy is fol
lowed Alabama will be Independent of the
world, as far as provisions are concerned,
and she win not in the future be a suppli-
cant for charity at the feet of those who de
/ light to humble her
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-05-25

Sticklers for RadicalIsm Read This
Last Wednesday the Radicals of David
son county met in the city Of Nashville for
the purpose of nominating candidate for
Congress- Here is resolution that was in
troduced into the meeting, and it plainly
shows that the BrownIow party is bent on
confscation Read it, and then hand to
your neighbor:
Whereas, It has become potent to every
| intelligent observer of the times, that there
is an issue formed between the Conserva-
tive and Radical wings Of the Republican
party, In which the colored members Of said
party are interested; therefore
Resolved, That we are in favor OF the
measure introduced in Congress by Hon
Thaddeus Stevens, of Pennsylvania, known
as the confscation bill, 3" that we regard
this question as one Of the vital issues OF the
day, and the most important one to be de-
termined by the fortieth Congress
Resolved, that Justice to colOred loyalists
and white traitors demands that said trai-
tors be impoverished by conGscatiOn Of their
lands, and said loyalists rewarded by giving
/ said lands TO them for hOmesteads in not less
amounts than forty acres each.
/ He spoke to this resolution three-quarters
/ of an hour, in one Of the most bitter inhu-
man and bIOOdthirsty speeches which was
ever conceived in the heart of the veriest
f fend Of hell He said the 40th Congress
would confscate every acre of land belong
| ing to those who had been in rebellion, and
revoke all the pardons granted by Andrew
johnson. That be was in favor Of dividing
out the estates in the South among the ne
groes, and that If the South rebeled at it,
he wanted to baptize her soil again with
blood. Everything that malignity or hate
could suggest was crowded into this TRADE.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-05-25
AN IRIsHmAN's Lsrrpa.-rho following is


An lRIsH1lAN's LETTER. The following is
a true copy of a letter received from across
the water:
ny Dear Nepheo--I have not heard from
ye sens the last time I wrote ye. ! have
moved from the place where L now live, or i
should have written to you before. - did not
know where a letter viii find We first but
now / tax my pen IN hand 70 drop We a few
lines to inform ye Of the deth of yer own
living uncle Fitzpatrick. lie died very sud
denly after long lingering iHRessfof six
months Poor man, he suffered a great deal
he Jay long time IN convnlsions perfectly
speechless all the time talking incoherentiy,
and Inquiring for water am very much at
8 loss to tellye what bis dethris eceasiened
at, but the doctor thinks il was oecasioned
by his Lass sickness, for he was rot wei ten
days alta time during his confne1ne1t. It
is age ye kls0gg jist as we'll as I Gao tell ye--
he was twenty-five years Old last Aiarch,
lacking fifteen months, and II. he had lived
till this sime he would have been six months
ded jist
NEB-Take notise I enclose fips pound
note, which your father sends to you unbe-
none to me Yer mitler often spakes of ye
she wud ike to send ye thse ebriDdle eosg,
and would enclose her o.ye bat for hor-
runs.
would beg Of We aot 10 bracke slle sale Of
this letter until two or three days after ye
read il, for which time. vel be better pre-
pared for the sJrrowful ness.
Par O'BRANla1N.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-05-25
a Bew-Drop.
A correspondent. of 'Colemans Rural
World thus eulogises the beauties Of asingle

dew-drop:
A dew-drop hung tremblipg upon a blade
of grass. 1t was u token cf the SILENT yet
busy agencies of Night, and left by the
sable goddess to siVe her royal greeting
to Aurora arising from the East. with
breath ali incense and cheek all bloom"
It seems a level sparkling aud rare as any
that giistens 10 kingly diadems yet we know
1t Is Oaily a drop Of water composed, rs phi
losophers tell as, of two of the naast common
elements Of nature. We are also assured
that this little crystal sphere is the world
the home OF ting races of animated life
spending there. a Joyous, active existence,
all unseen even by those who may linger to
admire the eYaneseenf beauties of their hab-
itatiOn.
Soon the deW-dFoP will be exbalea by the
vernal sun and pass away to mingle=with the
soft, Heecy clouds that float above US IN
ETHEREAL grace and purity ike Incense
smoke from some burning censer Of TIE
skies. Perchance its pearly folds may catch
the rays of the evening sun, and send the
gilded beams to ouradmiring gaze all purple
and rose-Gnted.
Or itmaY Join theranzs Ofthe storm king,
whose IsrshaIled forces Of blackness- wiI
be driven in rolling, tnmultlaos strife across
the heavens, with the lurid lightning to her
aid the dread coming, while The deep thun-
der peals Its sublime notes of power and
majesty.
When the airy waaderings Of the trans
formed deW-drop are over, its mission IN
cloud land accomplished y It retnrns to us IN
the welcome showers in shrouding mist, or
In gently falling SNOW flakes, coming TO wrap
our mother earth in wintryz robes of Yestal
loneliness i may dance in The riqsiet,
calmly repose in the bosom of the placid
lake, swell the majestic flow Of the river, or
sport Ia the briny pillows of the dark blue
sea; yet every changing scene IS In perfect
obedience to the viii Of Him, who seatters
the dewdrops on field and flower sends the
rain in due season, spreads the hoar FROST
fills the rivers, stays the proud waves of old
ocean, and holds the gathered waters as in
the =" hollow of His hand"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-05-25

CoNFEssIoN.-Th Nashville Press and
Times, the radical organ of the State, frankly
admits that any Conservative could beat its
old friend, Lawrence, who is an aspirant for
Congressional honors, at least 5000 votes in
Davidson county Mercer's eyes are be-
ginning to open.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-05-25
The Debts Of the Several States

The New York Financial Chronicle has
taken pains to construct from reports Of 10
cal officials, a comparative statement of the
amounts owing by the States respectively, in
1860 and 1866. The comparison EN- braces
thirty-two States, whose aggregate Indebted
ness show an increase of SOC, ,304, ,S8I. In
1860 they owed $3.50, S49, ,709; in ] 500, 1852.
l5459O The debt Of the State Of New York
has grown from S34 I82, ,975 to S51, rs, ,082.
Massachusetts presents a larger proportion-
ate increase having advanced from S7slT5,
CTS to S42, 5j5, ,747. Connecticut, which, IN
1860 owed a modest $4,000, now owes So
100000; New Hampshire, which six years
ago thought $50, l4S debt enough, now owes
81, ,l69,SI6 Rhode Island and Vcrmot, which
formerly did not owe a dollar, now have liza
bilities, respectively, of So 626 500 and 81,
SCI, 500. In the West, Wisconsin has risen
from 100000 to s. 2S2 1911; Iowa from
S322, ,296 to 1922, ,397 Missouri from S23,-
923 O99 to S37, ,I45, ,928. On the border
States Tennessee is the most heavily incum-
bered its debts have swelled from Sl6 ,643,-
656 to $26, ,267, ,347. The debt of Alabama
has risen from 5,04S,000 dollars to 6,304,-
972 dollars that of Louisiana from l0,G23,-
SOB dollars to 1887 ,9SS; dollars that Of
North Carolina from 9, l29, SOP dollars to H.
433 ,0O5 dollars that Of Virginia from 80, =
248, l4l dollars to 45,lI9,75l dollars. Some
Of the States are enabled to boast Of di-
minished indebtedness. Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio and Pennsylvania belong to this cat
pOOrv
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OPPOSITION no mxRA1gETz z
Platform of the Conservative Party
of Tennessee.
Unanimously adopted in Conven,
tion, at Nashville, Ienn.,
April 3G, 1867.
The Road to Victory !

We, the Conservative Union men of Ten
nessee, adopt the following platform Of prin-
ciples:
lst We are in favor of the Union of the
States under the Constitution Of the United
States, and pledge ourselves to support and
maintain the same.
ID. We are the friends of peace and civil
law, and that these great objects can be best
promoted by Legislation recognizing equal
and exact justice to oall-exelusive privileges
to none.
Sd. We are in favor of immediate reste-
ration of our DISTINGUISHED feuow-citizens
to all rights, privileges and immunities Of
full and complete citizenship.
4th That our colored fellow-citizens, be-
ing now citizens of the United States and
citizens of the State of Tennessee and voters
of this State, are entitled to all the rights
and privileges of citizens under the laws and
| Constitution Of the United States and of the
State of Tennessee.
5th. We are opposed to the reputation Of
the national debt; and are in favor of equal
taxation, as the proper method of paying the
same.
9th. That the establishment of standing
army in our State in time of peace, is a fla
| grant and dangerous encrOachment upon
| the rights and liberties of the citizen
heavily oppressive to the taxpayer, and evi
IDENTIFY designed to .Overawe voters at the
! ballot-bOx.
9TH. We cordially approve of the patriotic
| efforts Of Andrew johnson, President of the
| United States, in defending the Constitu
ton, preserving the Union of the States, and
maintaining the supremacy Of the laws.
CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The following gentlemen comprise the
| Central Executive Committee:
Col John Baxter, of Knox
Hon. James Jones' Of Greene
Charles s. Cameron, Of Shelby
Dorsey g. Thomas, Of Humphreys
John c. Gaunt, Of Davidson.
Vim. B. Campbell, of Wilson.
A A Steele, of Marshall.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-05-25

The distance from New York to Sacra-
mento by the railroad route is 50, l29 miles,
of which ], ,8S7 have been completed and are
now in successful operation, leaving but
1 ,252 miles yet to be buih Its confidently
expected that this gap VIII be filed up
within two years
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-05-25
No. 20
The Crebg

Throughout this scctiops the prospect far
good crops, with the exception ofseotton,
which was materially injured 10y the cold
weather Of week before last, is very. .eRcour-
aging. As a general thing our planters
have fine, ample stands Of corn, hut we res
gret to chronicle the ftet that butlittie wheat
has been sown; however, it is. fair toepre-
sumo that this cosntry viii produce more
cereals this year than ever before. Farmers
are making noble enaeayors to free them
selves from extortionists AS matter of ia.
terest, we quote the following items eoneern-
ing hegrowiug crops in Northern and Vest
ern States:
ILlinois.-The breadth of wheat sown is
Unusually large, and it is growing lnagnilis
Gently. All other crops are in afourishing
condition. Fruit Of all kinds promises to be
aDandanC
Iolea -YF heat promises an average yield
Ernit is IN a favoIable condition.
IstoiaHd.-lh the southern and central
portion Of the State wheas is IN excellent
eondition, but there is some comp plant. of its
being Frozen out ia some localities further
north Frost has injured some Of the most
tender fruit, but The yield generally VIII be
good
n etftS mere IJ6 an uEuSudIl4 laT5G
crop of corn and wheat In this State, unless
the grasshoppers interfere with it.
Ha(l'e -Ehe small lamounto OF winter wheat
sown looks we'll q large amount Of ground
viii be planted wish spring crops of ali
kinds -
Massachusetts. More winter wheat was
sown Hast fall than usual, and spring wheat
VIII be generally sewn. Fruit Indications
are taF0Sa bic -5-E -
F IEchfgqp- Wheat prospect is good, the
pl;uts look green audsvigorous, and there is
every prospect Of a bounteous yield
zI8BBesota.-F breadth Of and that wilt
be soyyn in spring wheat wiltbe larger than
ever, and, as asfaiiure-Nyas never knownin
this State, we nay calculate on large har-
vest q
Ne5ras la This State has one OF the
fnestprospects for good crops ever known.
Ne1o Han5pshire- he wiater wheat is
not injured, and the farmers are planting
and sowing largely.
Nelo Jersey-fhe season is backward,
but all crops are looking finely.throughout
the State Frnit viii as usual besfne
-Ne1o IOrk-The wheat Is vigorous, grow
ing finely and gives promise of a more abun-
dant harvest than for several years Fruit
Is generally good, but peaches have been
winter Killed in sume sections
Ok5o.- Winter wheat is doing better than
for several years, but the failure for several
seasons has discouraged farmers, and the
amount sown was not as large as usual
Other kinds of grain and all varieties offruit
promise we'll
PennSylraaia-Iti is said that no news is
good news We have few reports from this
State, but those few are all favorable Of the
/ growing crops. go
Rhode Islag5d.-Thers viii be an unusu
ally large yield of grain and fruit
He1mont-Ihe farmers are tired of pay
! ing enormous prices forwheat and -four. and
are making unusual exertions TO raise their
| own wheat. with good prospects OF success
Wisc0Hst15 Wheat has a fresh ana VIC
| OrOus appearance, and the breadth sown viii
/ probably be one-third laFger than usual
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-05-25

Chief Justice Chase has thus far nomina-
ted about one-third Of the entire number Of
the Registers in Bankruptcy, as well as those
for the Eastern and Northern States also
for Georgia and Louisiana He has ad-
dressed letters to the various District judges,
directing that if the nominees do not possess
the necessary qualifications they can with
hold the appointments.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-05-25

The Episcopal Convention, lately in ses-
sion in Memphis, adjourned on last Satur-
day. The next viii be held at st Peter s
church, Columbia, Tenn. on the Sd Wednes-
day in May 1868
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-05-25

The Press and Times Fretends to think
Etheridge no better than q guerrilla and
housebreaker. There is but little doubt that
be will break into the Gubernatoriai man
sion in October next
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-05-25

II Mr. Stokes could be resurrected, what
commentary would he be likely to make on
the folly that wooed and won him to the
jaws Of death on Friday. Public Leo.gel.
If anything ike consistent, 1t would be
foolish one, OF course.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-05-25

The honorable Mr. Stokes, who was so
completely skinned by Etheridge in Mem
phis last week calls himself a cornGeld
little, slick bald-headed man. From the
way he squirmed we should judge that he
was rather eeIjsb
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Let me hear from you soon.
Your friend in your past,
JoHNEE


The editor of the Press and Times says
that he is so interested in this canvass that
be will take note even of q straw. Espe-
eiaIIy, perhaps, if there Is a julep at one
end of it.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-05-25

Persous havine claims against the estate
of rufasse SPRINGFIELD deceased arc notified
present e duly authentica5 accodHs e law 20 under
Thoss Indebted tho estate come ierHasd promptly
snd nsy M RICHARD y. CROSS,
Aduirof Thcndna NnrinEhaid acc d.
My o lsGI-lts
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TngeIvent PTotfce.

Notice is hereby given to al persons hav-
ipv claims against the estate Of w B EIKs deed to file
the same n prescribed b law With the Clerk o.
before The
day Of September ts6 the viii be forever barred
Z, tav md e1uitr. Thia 10th day Of 1arrl. l567
- - p H. CRAWFORD.
r,vYJ sts Ainr of " ID Elks, decd