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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-11-19
Financial and Commercial.
New York.

Nov 17.-Cotton. demand fair but at low
err rates, uplands l6B Gold market excited
in cons, quenee Of unprecedented general war
in Europe. Flour advanced 10 C.
Memphis
Nov II Cotton lower, and buyers and
se lers are tinrid midllng< AZ Corn 500
85e. clear bulk sid, l53@l6o; sugar ll3@
l4c; -four 4 506S 50
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II the ChanceJy Court IF Hardeman Coun-
ty Tennessee.
N0n-ESGsEdenG Notice.


Harkins Duuott Mary 4. 1Iashbura
In this cause it appearing from the bill of
complaint, which is sworn to, that defendant
Many a. Mashhurn Is ii non resident of the
State Of Tennessee, so that the ordinary
process of law cannot be served on her 1t
is therefore ordered that she appear and
defend this cause by the lst Nor day in
December, 1870, Gt being Rule day. or cuu,
plainant~ bill will be taken for confessed as
to her. and this cause set for hearing ex
partp, at the January Term, 1871 of This
Court, and that copy of this order be pub
lished for four consecutive weeks in the Boil
var Bulletin, a newspaper published in the
town of Bolivar, Tennessee.
This September Dist. 1870
Il. b MCDOWELL, G s. NJ
F FENTRESs. Solicitor. s24t4
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OFFICIAL RETURNS.

Omitting tabular statement we copy from
official returns the result of the election held
10 Hardeman on the 8Jh instant, from which
it will be seen that the Democracy of the
country have cause TO be proud of our coun-
ty. Radical names in italics:
FOR GOVERNOR,
> y. Brown ...s.---...... .--....s.. -.s.--- 4"fO
WiSeneT. ................. -................. $40
Browns majority 735
FOR CONGRESS-,
W w Van shan...................-.. 1929
" Smith ...........s.- ..... ---...--...... o :
Ed Sha10 NEGRO .......... ...-.....--...... 80
Vaus han al .r,ry over 5 & ). 10.
FOR STATE SENATE.
= L Warren, Of McNairy ................- 82I
John AIdredge of Nc N4iry ......-....... III
Warren majority 6S6
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EegaE NOfices.
200, 600 Choice Grape Wires!

Concord, Tres Seeding, Hartford
ProI' fic and other choice Table and Mar
ket Grape Vinesfor sale by doz 100 or ! 900
at LOWEST RATES. 4 lso a general assert
ment of Nursery Stock. Send for Catalo-
que. Z E. BABCOIk,
Magnolia Nurseries, Memphis, Tenn.
Sent. II. 10 3m
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3Qlipar Bulletin,
Local affairs.
Agents Tor the RuIletin.

sagS ROSE ..... ef MIDDLETON
IDORRl5 -..''---''-oi TO AtONlAs
II above gentlemen authorized TO RECEIPT fr sub
erpus ~ this paper Pstmasters are requeisd 70 act
Ants for the B5LLETIN ana loF 20 aoihs VIII U IE
ishewIth the paper free % charge
WviiI send ub Of TEN copies TO any post Ofhce one
Vsnrr en- s0l and one copy the length time
be ger up Of the club
Our Memphis Agent
WI HUTTON. 3l2 MAIN sTREET, IS oar authorised
AKSnaRd will contract for Advertisements.
Agents at Louisville, Ky.
PERM. NICHoLsuN CO, authorised a gents
or BOLIVAR BULLETIN
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TO RENE.

The part of Col g. Fitzhughs plantation
lying west of Bolivar, assigned 20 my wife.
Apply to r II Walton, or Ii. VI. Hill, E Q.
Nos 10Th, 1879.
A r BANKS.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-11-19

Barrett's Hair Restorative.
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Bolivar Post Office office Hours.


once opens ..... ~ Once closes 5000. l21z N
de do ..............l do dc
SUNDAYS,
Opens at II eOses u opens at closes at
5FM.
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Highest market price paid for dry hides
JARRETT q COATES.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-28

FINANCIAL \! g llAl.L!..l3 -:
OFFICE OF
+ Is ska .:IaIAr1nciH,
pAs1ll ii 81 AND ! ) lDBGhtS
Government SecuritieS1
FINANCIAL.
49, 5 Nassau Street, New York,

FEHRuARY 10, 1870.
The remarkable success which attended our nu'
,,,Is,Iou of tho Loans Of the CENTRAL FAHPIo
RAILROAD COMPANY, and tho WESTERN PACIFIC
RAILROAD COrNvT, and the popularity and
credit which those Loans llAyO maintained IN the
markets, 10th In tllls country and Europe have
,sown that tho Ftrst Mortgage Bonds Of wisely.
ru,,sa aud N6uora6ly4nanasOd Railroads HrS
r,app,ly rseoguIzel and readily taken q. Tie
mo., suitable, safc, and advantageous form Of In
,..uucnl, yielding more liberal income than eau
,,,,r.r he derived rum Government bonds, and
.,,i,,hIo Ii takO thotr place. 90 GO.
Assured that, In tho SELECTION aud negotiation
n .u,rrlUr Railroad Loans, We are meeting q
.,,, poblIc want. aid rendering n valuable scr'
Hath TO the holders of Capital aud to those
.,,.,, National works Of internal Improvement
,ho.e intdr,4Ic merit mud substantial character
,.,,,.l,Iwm TO tho use VI Capital and the cnR.
sl,ncc Of investors we now Offer with special
confidence and satisfaction tho
FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS z
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Hon, VIM. E, Stevenson, Governor West Va.
" Il L. Berkshire, lJplges Supreme Court 81
q James II. Brown, .AppcalG Of West Va,
" ]. J, jackson, Jr., Judge Of y, 8. District
D. B. I. Fatnsworth, President Of Senate,
" A. Wcrutngcr, member Senate.
"' Jacob lloFH6rook; Prest West Va los. Co ;:
Caleb BOggess, Attorney, Clnrksburg, ". va
i. White, Sheriff Mercer county. ." I!
II, q. DnviS, Senate. Mineral county,
JIM Camden, President Of First NhuOhaI BANK.
FarkCrsbnrg.
And the following members Of tho uOnSV Of Dele,
gates Of West Virginia:
lion, r. II. Smith, KAnawhA county.
Il. q. Burgess, Wayne
I" James GnthriG, WCtzCl
Nathan Col; Harrison I.
Joseph Teller, Barbour ranl.
X. n. Hill, Marion .ruL
James HcrYey. Brooke . 4
- Martin Judy, Grant .u ID D.
' Il. Davidson, Taylor ''Y.r..r ,uW
- Henry HranIOn, lewis .. & n a.
" Floyd Nicely, n0ddrilge ,.H.rtU..Ht
j. r. BOwyuF, Putnam y rE
. o. ""E'"'D' A'"''' Jansa
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ROlKV MOUNT, EDUHCONBI Cos
.'f Nl SRDtafnb0F 10. l6Ho. i''
Eosrou CURES CHRONIC RHEDmlTIsM.

..r.l NORFoLE, Va, Sept, :, lsGo.
DN. J. ). LAWRENCE-DCar Sir: My son has NJ.
atirOd ~ much 6sHatt nom your Ip0RdsrftR ROSkO0
That cannot refrain from expressing my grail.
Jude. had tried almost everything. without
benefit. ! believe, IN all sincerity, that your
KOSkOO II, an INFAiLtBLB.r remedy for tho disease
IEOm which ho has suffered, and, 90 far ~ can
learn, has mover fallsd. II yOn only know the
Immense amount Of suffering that he has undOF.
zone, then yOn could fSrotirt tho rGlue Of SIfh q
rtHISfy az hOSk0O-TuAT SURELY CURES. The
d in0ItlmRbl0 With much gratitude,
Lam, respectfully yours, &C.,
MRS. N. Z. A. NELSON.
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FISK & HATCH,
Bankers.

p.S.-wc have issued PAMPHLETS containing
ull particulars, statistical details; inalA, etc.
which will hc furnished upon application.
tS- We bay and sell Government Honda, and
receive the accounts Or Banks, bankers, CoTJOr.
atoms, and others, subject to check al sight, aud
ALLOW interest on daily balances Feb9S
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-28
KoSkOo CurCS ScrOfula Ia its Worst
"'.' Forms.


From A. W. M,LLS, Appointment and we'll known
merchantof Norfolk, Va.
Op' no. II MAIN sTREEr, NoHFoLK, Va,
September 70, 1867. IS
DR. LAwnBSC1-D Dear ST: Yonr KoskOo has
worked wonders In my family. Ny daughter has
bOsn sufferer from ScrOfala tSInce childhood.
She lost thItty.One pieces Of bona from her ankle
several from her arm, besides having ulcers In
several parts Of the body. Whilst Id this condi.
ton sha eommenesd taking Your ROSkOO-k
dettd IkS charm on htr; uRdST IT. USS AS ulcers
gradually hS1!td,, and hSf general hath greatly
impr0Ttd. Il certainly sAYGd her much suffering,
and perhaps her life. ] regard KOskoO 4. Gpsc3Rc
for all Scrofll0us Atfacti6nS YOnf Koekoo also
cured my wife Of dyspepsia, frpm which she SUI.
fOred greatly She u n0tO u bttt hedIkA than &1S
has ben In fDe yCaF8. E!+gH NuT.a
With the highest regards,
-uIl ~ mgratefllly youra, &e;t
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-28

IN Houston, Texas, tho other day. Ann
Marshall, rnlOred, coWhlletl the Teacher
in one Of the schools Of that city, for pro.
summing 10 thrash the "gCntlc Armies"
offspring. It u Z 4r"l$
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lcuLrrnR or rrAn r1IEEs.

4 lcu6E from {. NJ 4nlmqh, Of Gycn.
orpcar trees in the latitude Of Washington
county, N.,Y, Dir, Carpenter suggested
that The Bartlett, Tic Lawrence and the
BurOetl1Aniou should be planted. The
speaker had u friend in Washington cOun-
~ who Inns flourishing orchard Of pear
trees made up Of these varieties.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-28
lErlltrffLIfde11l2fo
Drinking Water--.Apple and Pear
TEeeS-a-OatS and their iCnItiva.
tiOns..NeW Variety Of Potato
.pnaTh TheRR and the
THE FARMERS club.
Grub...CattIe Food.

tiOn.s.NeW Variety OF Potato
.. -.-Peach Trees and the
GFub...Cattle Food.
fsSs New Yong AIarrB2Q, 1907
The Club met at tic usuallh6ur. Act
ter was read from Mr.. J. Al. Moore; %Ol
Quincy, ILL.,, relating tothc character OF the
water Id his county, and denying that
well water Is the best for drinking.
JTHEATAtENT. OF AppLB TRIES
Another from Lacy Fowler, Of Musca.
tine, Iowa, asking for instruction regard.
Ing the tearing oil Of the tibrOus roots Of
the Young apple trees he had buried. The
writer asked whether the buds should be
clhpt pullStlOA y he also Asked fol ad:
vice as tOthe mhnufing 6dl tres, and
whether tlICr6 was m aItidOte for too
much lime.
Mr.. Carpenter replied 70, the ,1lrst cues.
tod that the fihfd1S roots Sbf young tees
sh6uIdnOt6ei pared otES T6Slle '6eC6nl,
he said the trees should not be planted
until the ground Is in good working order.
The roots should be trimmed. A six foot
tree should ot.llNyc roots extending more
,thbl tBp feet 4, TIC, pnlG roofs should pc
jcla bfJ ID tlints thGSbdS will nreas, other
wise tho wound will not readily heal.
The tops mny be trimmed before or atler
setting. .AllGr the trees gro set put no
manure III tho lloIc.) Muck should bG
spread around the roots to the depth Of
three OF four inches. Ashes on the surface
will mot harm the trees. For tho first
year the young trees require little stimulAt-
Ing; Nller that time the ground should I've
kept mellow. II the ground Is sandy M
addition Of clear clay isadvSablc,
A. s. Fuller started d discussion on the
relative merits Of potash from ashes, and
that extracted from vegetable matter.
Dr. EIIheimer thought that leached
nSlies make IN excellent fertilizer.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-28

Koakoo 10 endorsed by tho beat physicians
everywhere. Read tho following frOm Dr., Tlllery,
a successful practitioner Of many years standing
In he Old North sl4te ;.ii 'IdTnf.3 NJ iJi! ~
N ,, ROCKY MOUHr, EDO8coMBH Co.,
ft4 .n'' N' September 10, 1852. 'NI
DR,J ,J;,TeAWRBNoH-DOAr Sir: IIihaTs used
your Concentrated Fluid Extract Of K0Sko0 In
my practices with tho AdpbitSt TsSElt. ! and II 70
DO 4 pOICetJtI NpGr ERI1g0r1tOF, RI00I Puri ~,
and N1rt6ut TDnie. In all diseases Of the Liver,
8crnfnlOnl, SyphilItiG, and Nervous Affections,
Wv O FtMsdV Of tmmHNlt VdIttS: In fact In almost
oT6ry VasiGtyof Chronic Diseases it, use 10 indi'
eAtod, Hoping you may meet with tho success
which you deserve a. manufacturer OF T6liGb|S
medicines, i ain sir with much respect, iu
Your Obedient servant .,,.
u. 10 FdH'T u r. g. T1LRERY, Md.
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From RaV. W. Il. Christian, Pastor DInWiddlo
Street Methodist Church.
FROM DIR. LLOYD A PHYSICIAN OF LARGE
~ PRACTICE

GRHAT BRmOH, VA, October q, 1850.
J. J.. LAyRBNGB, II. D.-DOar Sir I cheerfally
endorse eouT Koskoo % being most valuable
ind dach ingredient highly extolled BY our be1t
aud most progressive clinical Investigators,
have tested ,it8 etieetl In my own practice, and
nave. no heGltatlun In Recommending Il, In my
opinion II 10 the best compound OF III claSS ever
put beioFH Tho publle-0xoOgdIpg By GsF al the
various eomponndl Of AAIAApaFlllS, &C., ever In
vented. Il q decided Nerve Topic, and 1hVig.
orator Of tho animal forces, aiding digestion and
assimilation, and thRrsby producing healthy
blood, which should DO the bAiIS Of treatment %
re- ySl dSSSFSo from ~ pSSIIs :" SSbetSS.
tor, am cir, yours truly,
piI ai ~ CHARLES LLOYD, ND.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-28

DALTIC INDIANA FLOUR.
ID "A constant supply Of this very superior
Family Flour constantly on hand aud for sale Al
lowest market prices by
mArll NJ REILLY
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PR0VHS9OR T. 5. NHWTUNI u, d.
Professor and President OF tho Faculty, lato
"profUUSor Theory md Practice" Of
Hi--riM Medicine, Cincinnati, &c. q 20
Ono Of tho most eminent medical msn Of this
age well known az the author Of tho following
Standard medical works {: NBWToH'B "PRA0
TIcR or MEDICINE" .DIsHASES OF CHILDREN"
"NEWToY'S SYHES SuR0ERT," Be-, In December
number Of AINtrieqH Asdieai RtpistS-pAga STS,
HlyB:
"Among the mora recent efforts To Introduce
popularity, some Of the now remedies, NO notice
q new preparation compounded by J. J. LAW
iRENOB, N. D., Of NORFOLK, Va, which "a fur
nEShCd TO tho profession aud the public IN any de-
sired quantity. We recently trGnliRSd ~ Ldb6r-
dGoFY. and became |Ilv G1ttVlSd that all his work
10 done Ia the best manner, BY tho most approved
pr0eEEsGS, and fr6m MG Ittt mate 1tS, pirlIg a.
rTEllT a RietlieiH6 NETTING tho CONFtnHNCA Of the
PHYSICIANS and tho PUBLIC" 4t ~ rtI.s
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HIE~lHdy That representing tho earliest
ml most radical portion Of the Republic
can party, we unrrservGdly adopt its priN-
cipl6s; that VIZ cherish Its name as idcn.
tiaed with the grlndtSt achievement Of
tho Rgc, aud profoundly regret the neceS-
sity Of leaving its organization" ~ ~
lin the Constitutional Convention Of
Illinois q resolution was introduced max
ing It necessary for future officials TO take
nh oath TINT they would not drink fntoxi.
eating liquors while holding such Office
A member objected, on tho ground that
under that vote It might he tliRicult to
obtain enough officials 10 RUN the govern
mcnt Hr,il Sincerely yours, :
Nt4O Greek, W Va, Marh 25Mg Glq
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Over Five Hundred Dealers

In various parts Of The land have unrescrVrdly
endorsed them. They Ar0 III use upon numerous
lines or Railway, including tho UNIoN PACIFIC
aud the PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL, and officers OF
these roads, with other prominent j. Il. officials.
endorse them IN the best Watches for the llsO OF
Il. Il: employees md travellers. yet introduced.
Tho following arU presented ~ spcSiIncnS OF
thesstc9inodial": 4 } (
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-28

4 letter from Mrs. NJ. +. ITanlcy, Of
MERGERS Bottom, West Virginia, asked
for information concerning, tho best plan
for a lien house
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Il. N. POOL, General Agent, b.
4 !" cLARKsBURd, ". "a
]. NJ. MeWHORTER, Agent, -
WHEELING, W. va.
Agents wanted everywhere in the Slate. u


u t-L-,.LzI l..la-IL .
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FOR ADDITIONAL TESTIMONIALS

From Physicians, EmInent DlvInes, Editors,
Druegi6tS Merchants, 81, go ROSKOO Al.
MANIAC for this year.
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Z y ~ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IF. Banks, Of LitClilcld, Conn, sOwed
Brunswick oats and found them failure.
The heads were smutty. lie wants 10
know whether, Il he sOws tic seed, Iic will
have smut in the next crop. Mr.. Crane
advised him u get new seed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-28

An 0pparatusfbr stCaming fObA for cal
Ile was then exhibited, and amer some fur.
lhsr remarks the Club adjourned.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-28

TICy UIlIl WFI7TFN1VF-F
HNnrs mOIt respectfully, !.
! CO. HAMMOND, GGn'l Sup't.
OrPfoH or rHB lTUnsnN RIVER RAILROAD,(
u. Z, Oen'l Supt. New York, Jan. Il, 1870, 4
DenF Slr:-Th0 Watch made byyOur Company
which ! hare carried the past two months, has
kept excellent time. | haV0 carrlcIlit frequently
IN Gngtnea, aud hive hOen on tho rnAd with Il
[Ortnly with our standard clock.
-.H'"' JIM. ToUCEY, Gehq sup'E.
The following dealers alsO. in various parts Of
tho county have certified that they consider the
Elgln Watches 10 bC all TINT tho Company have
adyertlseI them, a BELIEF Glishel, more CoETget
and that they have grGat confidence IN rrcOm'
mcndIng them 10 ulG public, on account OF their
general merit: .t,,,.--r A. a. ,F. t,nnt., ,
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, A NEW POTATO.
L. D., Hines, Of Bpnlon, NcFIl0lt,
i SaI5a 9f ahs ! sH PRifSt6ps 81 b aS
and is said to bc superior. 1t is round,
clear, and, hin skinned, gpl 9cSorlingto
DR.. lIixamcr Is i variety Tint PROMISES
well and Is better on, tho table than the
"cArlY rose" Z I.E.s.I9fT gEt4g
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-12-21

The taxes raised at tho present
rates this year will not fall below
S360,000, 900. If present rates are
continued, as the Government desires
the probable Increase Of business and
production would considerably in.
crease that amount, so that with an
actua! expenditure Of $253,o0o,oo0,
present rates of taxation, wo should
pay Of the principle Of tho national
debt from $llo,O00,000 to $l20, ,000,.
900.
Now, the question is, shall @c
continue this rate during next year
and pny all expenses and $ll0,'
900 900 on tho debt, or reduce
taxation $780, 900 and pay all ex.
penses and 25,0o0,000 or 3o,oOO,O0C
on the debit
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-12-21

TIE DrAboNp FiEtps or AHnIcA .---
A steamer which arrived rooeptly Of
London from tho Cape Of Good Hope,
brought, in addition to large general
cargo, a number Of diamnhds val.
ued 1T $4,000. Two of these dia.
flonds woigh, respectively, sixty and
twenty-five carats. The. population
at tho dlgger's camps has in.
Srehsed to 1900 souIa. British
tnagistrates and notified police sre
to be appointed by the Colonial Gov'
eYnment fot tho dismond folds.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-12-21
Never, Push n NanHecause He's
Going Down the Hill.


In this sensation Century
Good songs are very few,
The words arc little cared for
If the music is onl y new.
New subjects are hard to find,
But I've one left me still,
It's never push man because,
Hes going down the hill.
Then help one another boys,
Should fortune on you shine,
Remember when you give the mite,
That poverty is no crime.
Though little be the Offering boys
Give it with will,
And never push man because
He's going down the hill.
In this wido world, there's many a
With truly honest hearts,
Who with his wife and family,
In Business makes start.
A nd yet his ends don't seem to meet,
Let him work which way he will,
Luck seems to be against him, and
Hos going down the hill.
Should ere you meet all honest man,
Striving hard with fate,
Don't speak words of Encouragement;
Or tell him it's too late.
Don't sneer st him as you pass him by,
But help him with a will,
Eor, perhaps some day, you'll find him
On the summit of the hill.
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John Cults Secret.

els Mfr. CUTS in, asked gentleman
who having knocked at the door, was
salutcd by woman from the upper
window with, "Well, what's wantn'
naow3 Yes, hos 10 or about some
where, | suppose" she replied "but
Pm Mr. Cults when any business is to
be done. He's Mr.. Cults eatin' and
drinkin' slecpin' sometimes"
"Wcll, my good womau," said the
gentloman, II think he will DO Mr..
Cults for my business, too. | wish
to see him..
"What do you want Of him 7"
asked the shrew, thrusting her head
still further out of the window.
ssTo do something for me. But |
must sec himself" was the reply.
els it raal business for pay, or only
O favor you want can let your
horse have peck of oats, or J can
direct yon to the shortest road to the
-Four Corners, .oriI can-I can--why,
/ can do anything for you that he
could, and n great deal more. tax e
tho money and write receipts, and
pay the men, and l take off tho pro-
ducc. I'm as good a Judge of stock
as he is, andssL can't be beat on horse
flesh"
"But," said the gentleman, draw
ing down his face solemly, "you can't
take his place now find him for me
at once."
The shrow was baflcd. "Look a
here, mister, maybo you do not know
tho circumstances of tho case. This
here farm is mine, and it was
my fathers afore me and Quits, he
hain't no more claim to it than that
hen down there has. And besides,
I'm seven years older than he is, q
foot higher, and weigh twenty pounds
moro What's your business on my
place, if I may make go bold ~
"To SEQ and talk with your hus-
band' replied the gentleman, getting
out Of his chase and hitching his
horse to post, as if he meant to stay
until ho did see him.
s'Bo you q doctor? Cause thore
ainta living thing the mattor with
Quits. Hos the wellcst man in town,
and 80 be l." said this "woman for the
times"
"No, my good woman, I'm not a
doctor. DO you think your husband
will bo in soon2 Send that boy to
find him - said the stranger.
The boy looked up in his mothers
face, but he knew his own interest too
well<to start without orders. +
"Then you are minister, | sup
pose, by your black coat. may as
we'll toll you and save you time, tn at
I'VE, don'tgo to meeting, and don't want
TO-" 1t amt no use for you to leayo
no tracks for nothing for I've got a
big dairy, and hain't no timo to idle
away roadin', and l keep him about
so early and lato that when he's done
work he's glad to 60 to bed and rest.''
"rm no minister, madam | wish
was though, for your aakc," said tho
gentleman.
"Send for your husband 7 cannot
wait much longor. I must see him at
onco.'l
The boy started to his feet again.
and looked IN his mother's eye but ii
gave no marching orders. T. : 'af
"Look her mister" now appearin 6
at the door, and looking defantly at
him "you're school.master hnntin'
up a district school and you think
he's committeeman ); but he ain't
this year" .'''@S s
"Ma'am Cutts," as The neighbors
called bsr, dropEsd ber hands AZ be,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-12-21

Oun GovERsoR, WHicH Arr FRoht
ONO THE Rev. Mr.. Harris prayed
fervently-yes, be prayed pathetioal,
ly, but he did not pray judioiously.
After hei bad proceeded some way,
and had begun to wax warm, he ask
ed tiat a ''iersibg might accompany
the Governor Of Ohio---"South Caro-
lima" ne added, correcting himself.
TeDJsyrp MydlR.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-12-21

Gen. Longstreet denies tho accura.
ry Of the report which credits him
with having refused to allow the
United a.s.aa hag CT The New Or.
leans Gust o m. house to be lowered To
half-mast as a mark Of respect to the
late Con. r. p. Ice.