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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-04-19
The Proper DISTINCTION of Woman.

Is there any barrier against pre-
sum ption, and against an attempt
at equality, like Thoroughbred
courtesy? "Do what you will, you can
never be so thorough lady as I am, "
was the impression made upon me
by the sweet humility, the plain
dress, the almost forlorn surround
ings of Mrs. Custis. the former mis-
tress of Arlington. It was more
what she did not do, the absence OF
effort, coupled with the desire to
make you happy, the thorough
breeding the self-abnegation, tie
graceful dignity that made this lady
a duchess in her faded realm,
Such breeding and such manners as
hers are not within the reach of ev-
cry one,-they are partly natural
gifts-but the virtues which led to
them are to be cultivated by every
bodywith some hope Of success. Miss
Sedwick was cne Of those wonder
full well-bred women. No woman
IN America was more famous than
she in her prime, and she had much
of the grace, with little of the for
mility, of these "old school" man
ners in which she must have been
trained. Flattery never turned her
head; she was humble and modest
as q village girl, graceful and court
ly as Madame Sevigne. Her man
mer Of introducing two persons has
never been surpassed; she made
them both feel honored and distin-
guished. Her attitude of listening
was itself compliment, and to the
very last she maintained a charm
beyond beauty-the charm of per
feet manners.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-04-19
FRESHEST GLEANINGs

cents.
King Victor Emmanuel is in
Florence.
! The Empress of Russia has gone
to Crimea.
When is a mean man not a mean
man? Never.
Prince Frederick Charles OF
Prussia is now in Sicily.
The Sultan of Turkey is TO visit
France in May.
David Creel, one of the Jurors
who tried Aaron Burr, is living in
Tne Illinois Normal University
has an endowment fund of $780,
600.
An Australian has a false eye,
made of an emerald and a diamond.
He considers his sightpriceIess.
The man who was so economical
as to bury his family in a perpen-
dicular position to save land, was
not free-soiler.
A gentleman of high standing in
st. Joseph county, Ind, lost his
sleeve button. 1t was found in the
heel of young lady's stocking.
Hose to blame?
Marshal Bazaine has received
permission to publish a pamphlet
justifying his conduct at Metz.
Mrs. Grant and her daughter
Nellie have gone to Europe under
the escort Of eX-Secretary Borie
and family.
The Hebrews of Fort WAYNE,
Ind, are going to erect temple
the coming season costing S25,0
The Baptist Church and Female
College at Carrolton, Mississippi,
are to be repaired and improved.
A celebrated gambler has Just
died at Geneva in utter destitution,
age forty-seYen- He was buried in
the fdsse commune at Geneva.
The total reduction of the public
debt for March was SIS, 81,968. .O4.
The total reduction in the past
three years, $3O6, ,199,415.
0. w. Homes says that crying
widows marry first; there is nothing
like wet weather for transplanting.
BOnnets are very high this sea
son, and the trimming is all
placed on the top; they are made
to fit close to the head, and have
ribbon strings fastened with a
small bow under the chin.
a communication from Bilboa
states thatin n bull-fghtin that town
one of the picadors, who was
mounted on a velOcipede, instead of
a horse, was never once knocked
down throughout the whole pro-
ceedings.
The printers strike in Toronto
has not so far resulted in inter
ruption of the publication of the
journals of that city.
There are said to be very valua-
bic oil lands in Tennessee, which
for development await the opening
of railroads, some of which are
now building.
1t is reported that France has
given final notice of the abrogation
of the commercial treaty with
Belgium.
The Students of the Illinois In
dustrial University, Champaign,
want a printing office. Some of
them are desirOus of making jour
ism profession.
The Chicago Post says that
Tweed expects to go to Saturn
when he dies-so that he can join
one of the rings.
"1mprove your opportunities, T"
said the Emperor Napoleon to a
school Of young men; "every hour
lost now is a chance of future mis-
fortune"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-04-19
The Science Of AdvertisIng.

JudiciOus advertising Away
pays.
If you have a good thing, adver-
tise it. If you haven't, don't.
Large type isn't necessary in adj
vertising. Blind folks don't read
newspapers.
Don't be afraid to invest in prin-
ter's ink, lest your sands of life be
nearly run out.
Never run down your opponents
goods in public. Let him do his
own advertising.
Let your advertisements have
something Of the dash in them,
without great exaggeratioA.
You cau't eat enough In one
week to last you a whole year, and
you can't advertise on that plan
either.
It's as true Of advertising as Of
anything else in the world-if it is
worth doing at all, tits worth doing
well.
Hand-bills and circulars are good
of their kind, but they cannot take
the place of newspaper advertise
ments.
Injudicious advertising Is like
fishing where there's no fish. You
need to let the lines fall in the right
place.
No bell can ring so loudly as
good advertisement. People viii
believe what they see rather than
what they hear.
Small advertisements, and plenty
of them, is a good rule. We we're
all babies once, yet we made con-
siderable noise.
When you advertise, see that you
do It on the same principle that you
buy goods Get the most you can
for the money.
We don't recommend advertising
as the best way to get wife /; but we
know that it is the best way to get
a good trade.
People who advertise only once
IN three months forget that most
folks can t remember anything long
er than about seven days.
If you can arouse curiosity by an
advertisement, it is a great point
gained. The fair sex don't hold all
the curiosity IN the world.
A CONSTANT dropping will wear a
rock. Keep dropping your adver-
tisements on the public and they
will soon melt under il like rock
salt
sQuitting advertising in duh times
is like tearing out dam because
the water is low. Either plan win
prevent good times from ever
coming.
Dull times" It is said, care the
best for advertisers. Because when
money is tight, and the people are
forced to economize.. they always
read the advertisements TO ascer-
tain who sells the cheapest, an
where they can trade to the best
advantage.
According to the character or
extent Of your business, set aside a
liberal percentage for advertising.
Keep yourself increasingly before
the public and it matters not what
business of utility you may be en-
gagged in, for, if intelligently and
/ industriOusly pursued, q fortune
viii be the result.
The man who advertises shows
not only a business talent above his
neighbors, but he may be at once
reckoned among the independent,
generous and public-spitited of the
Community. BE who hides his
LIGHT under a bUshel, when such ad-
vantages as those at present afford
ed are so fresly offered him, does
not deserve to succeed.
The most ancient manuscripts arc
written without accents, stops, or
3 a. !
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-04-19

a boy in Delaware, Ohio, only l6
years old, eloped with hired girl
a few days since, who was almost
old enough to be his mother. The
two tied their "duds" up in ban
danna handkerchief, walked SIX
miles to take the cars and with just
S. .25, started for kentucky, where
they were told persons only 10 years
old could get married.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-04-19

r9f Ayoung wife, on being lately
asked what she would do if her
husband should fail, replied: Give
on arms, to be sure; I have two and
he has tWo-with hands at the end
ofthem. We will venture to saw
that that couple win never fail.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-04-19

& new style of entertainments
has been given lately by many fash
ionable ladies, the rule being that
all invited guests shall converse in
French during the entire evening,
every one who fails in this respect
being fined to the amount of dol
lars and upwards, the money so
raised being given for the benefit of
9he French suffers in the. late war.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-04-19

The most ancient manuscripts are
written without accents, stops, or
separation between the words, nor
was it until after the ninth century
that copJists began to leave spaces
between words.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-04-19

Many ladies express great dis
like for the "Dolly Warden cos
tunes, and confidently assert that
they VIII never be seen wearing
them. If the fashion lasts any
length of time, however, We would
not be too sure that they would not
change their minds.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-04-19
Go de middle Of dc road2"

'Must keer'd mighty little fur
her-want to get married 30 seck'n
wife, spec But de fus man come
long, and want to git some salt to
bake ashcake, he gwine bust piece
out'n Lots wife, and 'stroy her;
and what you think O. dat2 Cali
dat 'ligion? And de ole man done
let herr And you dat"
Here peremptory order from
the foreman to ''go to work broke
short the conversation.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-04-19

A new style of locket is made of a
five dollar gold piece, which is hol-
lowed out large enough to hold
likeness and opens with a spring,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-04-19

The BARN N WHICH i,BooTH WAS
KLLED.-Richard II. Garrett, of
Virginia, the owner of the barn IN
which J. Wilkes Booth took refuge
from his pursuers, some time since
preferred claim to Congress for
compensation for the destruction OF
his barn. The Senate Committee on
Claims, which had his petition un-
der consideration, has decided ad-
yersely to it, on the grounds that
Garrett's s loyalty was not above sus-
picion.
A new style Of locket is made Of a
&c Iclln.. IL &
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-04-19

.yfaa Must be mons'us lazy CONAN,
stNo, she amt. De Lord he tun
her to pillow NV salt, COZ she too
'quisitive."
v,r- 1srnarl eY'rybody know bout O.
salt: who ever hear bout pillow nv
salt: But what come O Lot?
sfre Lot, he wern't keerin' nuthin'
tall bout no rollin'-pin and no
meal=sifter; so he KEEP straight long
g ~ thout turnin' NV he head, neither
to the right, neither to the lef'."
"And lef' de ole 'ooman dar2,'
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-04
Eastern niYininn Fnir.

The success Of the Eastern Division Fair is a
matter in which all are interested, and from pre-
sent indications that 1t will be success, we have
not the smallest doubt. II has been put on
sound financial basis, under the management OF
Chancellor O. =. Temple assisted by an eff
cient corps of officers. The premiums offered
aggregate upwards of $1,000 in currency, in
stead of silver ware, as formerly. which change.
it is thought, will be appreciated by largely
increased list of articles exhibited and in the
number in attendance.
a few days since we visited the fair grounds
and found workmen engaged in withdrawing
the building and otherwise renovating it, pre-
paratory to the Fall exhibition, commencing
October 14th The trees, of which upwards OF
five hundred have been planted the past season,
are generally doing well, three-fourths of them
or more having lived and are now hourishing,
notwithstanding the summer has been very
severe on plants of all kinds.
There are several groups of trees planted on
different parts of the grounds, enclosed by a
substantial railingto prevent their being injur-
ed by stock, which, in q few years. will afford u
pleasant shade, under which to pass away the
time. A group of magnolias, planted inside
the circle made by the race course, are growing
finely and will, when little older, present u
beautiful sight.
The trees were secured by the exertions of
Judge Temple without extra expense to the So
ciety, other than freights. "A number of ever
greens from the Rochester nursery look fresh
and beautiful, and all are growing with one ex-
ception.
The track viii be placed in thorough order
for the races and the grass which is splendid
pasture, mown before the Fair takes place. The
dining hall will be used for the exhibition of ar
ticles, and strand for refreshmen will be erect
ed on the west end of the building, thus giving
more room to show goods. A large number of
agencies for the sale of tickets have been APP
pointed by the Secretary, Mr.. Charlton, and
with proportionate energy on their part, the
numbers sold will be far beyond the expecta-
tons of the friends of the enterprise.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-04
A Remarkable Grane Wine.

EDITORS CHRONICLE: Sub-soil blowing,
undertakings and irrigation re the three
prime conditions of vigorous and healthy
plant-growth. These conditions in per-
lection will produce astonishing results.
1t is well known that plants can take their
food only in a liquid form, hence the need
of well pulverized soils and manures and
solution of their elements by water.
Every one has noticed how rapidly plants
and weeds grow after plentiful rain. Let
this condition of feeding the plant con-
tinue and the growth is continued. To il
lustrate.. / have Clinton grape vine in
my garden, planted in the spring of 1870
in deep soil, partially underdrained by
cobble stones. a rough. board acqueduct
conveying waste-water to the garden, runs
through the soil in which its roots ramify,
and about 10 inches beneath the surface
Water, enriched with soap and the
washings of kitchen utensils, trickles
through this acqueduct continually. Thus
the conditions mentioned in the beginning
of this article are fulfilled. Now the result.
This vine being cut back to within Is
inches of the ground year ago last Feb
ruary, produced last year 175 feet of vine
that was retained, besides considerable that
was cut off from time to time. The present
season cut from this vine soon after they
were well set 955 lunches ofgTapes,andth there
are now upon the vine over 1000 punches,
though, owing to the greatquantity, many
of the punches are very imperfect. / have
two other vines of the same variety Just as
favorably situated, except as regards drain
age and irrigation, that have made but an
ordinary growth. 1 made few years ago,
in Ohio, similar experiments with carrots,
beets, strawberry and cucumber vines with
quite as marked results.
Try these experiments, farmers. They
develop and establish valuable principles
for your noble science and kingly calling
of agriculture. NJ. G. But LER.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-04

in this way than corn. Who will give it a
fair test? Who will lead off and confirm
what the English experimenters have in
troduced 80 successfully, getting the bene-
fit at the same time and at once If har-
rowing the field with asmoothing harrow
ere the grain is too large, and where there
are weeds and grass starting up, is bene-
fit, why not working the ground between
the rows and leaving the grain uninjured
There is a great advantage in cultiva-
ton. We find it so among trees, shrubs,
vines, hoed crops, and why should it not
also apply to grain, especially that careful,
kingly cereal, wheat? And it needs it, as
the wheat crop is degenerating among US.
1t is an important crop in rotation, and
should be made the the most of. If it is
worth following the soil for it, and giving
it the precedence of good land, why not
further improve by what is such an ad-
vantage to it, cultivation? Especially such
crops as are poor or much winter killed
need this aid, or weeds and grass will over
power them. Let us come TO the relief of
this fine cereal, and make it som ething like
what it is made in England Country
Gentleman.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-04
Applying Corn Culture to Wheat.

fit is benefit to cultivate corn between
the rows, why is it not an advantage to
give wheat the same treatment, and for
that matter, all or most of the grains
Winter wheat has the fall and spring, as
well as the summer in part, to favor the
growth of weeds and grass, and we find
these abundantly interpreted among the
wheat. To sow crop OF corn broadcast Tor
feed is found to be an advantage TO sow in
drills and cultivate is found to be still bet
ter. 1t pays more than the extra labor.
Wheat used to be SoWn broadcast and do
well it is now found that it will do better
in drills. Thus it follows corn. Why viii
ii not still further be benefited like corn If
worked between the drills, using the culti-
yator, and even the hoe, if necessary The
truth is we have not yet arrived at that
point of advantage. England has, so far as
the decision in favor of ii is concerned.
Mechi and others have tested this matter,
and experiments in a small way practlced
here have pointed the same way. Now,
since drilling is getting 10 be established,
let US introduce and prosecute, or at least
test, cultivating between the rows. Grass
and weeds by this means are kept out
ground is moister and becomes the more
fertile by it the crop is strengthened and
kept clean (the last quite consideration,
and the land will have no occasion to be
self-soWu with foul seed AS is usual in grain
and grass crops and neglected cornfields.
Have we too much TO do, too much land
to cultivate, and too little help to do it with
to be able 10 engage in this? But if it Is {
benefit, why neglect this and attend to 9th
er things no more beneficial, aud not per
hans so much as this ? Why cultivate
our corn and neglect our wheat, when tn
latter requires II equally, and it may b
more / am sorry TO have 1t to say that
have tested this no more than in q gener
al way in the garden, and then not SO care
fully as / might. But the thing seems a
il there were more profit in treating whea
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-04
To the Farmers of East Tennessee.

Our approaching Eastern Division Fair
promises to be, independent of the Grand
Prize Scheme, a decided success. Never
have we had such sympathy and good will
from our people. Our intelligent people
from one end of East Tennessee to the 9TH
er, for once, seem to realize the supreme
importance of great Central Fair, for the
exposition of the products of industry, and
an examination and comparison OF the va
rious breeds and races of live stock and do
mestic animals. The great central idea
seems to be taking hold of intelligent far
mers, that we must make our region a
grass region, Ire stock country, and a
butter and cheese and UooL district. With
this advanced idea, comes the kindred one,
of improved and better and more profitable
stock. Hence the sudden demand for bet
ter hogs and sheep and mules, and for
blooded horses and cattle.
Our premium list is framed with the
view of stimulating this growing public
sentiment in favor of live stock, the dairy
and the grasses. We hold out unprece-
dented inducements to stock and dairy
men to attend our Fair, and we have the
prospect of a display worthy of our liberal
| premiums.
To add still further to the interest of the
| occasion, we have determined to make it
one of instruction, by essays, speeches, and
| discussions on some of the leading heads OF
agriculture. With this view, each morn
! ing from until IL o'clock, A. a., and pos
! sibly the evenings also, wiA be set apart
for these purposes. These meetings will be
conducted somewhat after the manner OF
our late Farmers Convention, which
proved such splendid success. All per-
sons in attendance will be allowed to take
a part, and are earnestly invited to do so.
Adopting the same course that was fol-
| lowed in the Farmers Convention, the fol-
lowing persons are hereby appointed and
requested to deliver addresses or read es-
says on the following subjects:
+. Link, Greene county-On the differ
ent grasses.
DIR. A. Maupin, Campbell county-Tht
general advancement of the farmer.
S. ID. Williams, Jefferson county-ShOrt
Horn Cattle.
Rev. c. Il. Lord. Blount county-Tht
dairy its profits East Tennessee a dairy
region.
growing.
Daniel Lee, Knox county-The true pol
icy of the farmer.
Robt. p. Rhea, Sullivan county-LOI
some topic of his own selection.
Prof. o. A. Atwater, Of the Agricultural
College-The principles of plant life.
Prof. Hunter Nicholson, of the Agricul
tural College-StoclS raising in East Ten
nessee.
All other persons, who may desire to d.
so, will be at liberty to read essays or ad
dresses and after each address, the sub
ject matter of it will be open to discussion
for thirty minutes by all persons present
Each person present will be at liberty t
present any subject for discussion he ma.
desire, which will be taken up for tina
purpose, at the will of the meeting.
We trust all our farmers will atten
these meetings. and feel that these ar
farmers meetings,
All the papers of East Tennessee vii
favor the cause of the farmer by publish
! ing this address. o. p. TEMPLE,
President.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-04
Crops.

A Memphis dispatch of the 25th says :
Accounts from Indian Bay, Ark, are that
no rain has fallen in that section for seven
weeks. The cotton crop will not yield
more than one-third the usual average.
Planters from West Tennessee and North
ern Mississippi state that the drought is
causing cotton to rust and shed, and unless
they have rain very soon the crops will be
failure.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-04

A correspondent of one of our exchanges
says he feeds his stock teaspoonful of sui
phur to each animal, with their salt, once
in two weeks. When he has done so, no
vermin have troubled them, and his dairy
cows have not been affected with garget,
nor sheep with grub in the head. He has
practiced this twenty years.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-04
Big BeeIs.

Mr.. Chris. Story can beat any man in town
raising big beets. He left a specimen with us
yesterday large and fine. They are only excell-
cd by Horace Greeley's prospective big beat"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-27

Bl the present law the Legislature
meets the first "Wednesday IN October.
which i next week. From present in
dir,tiru, the lluu~. Will hc ~ gauilcd
without DELAY. Il very general c\prc~~-
ION coming from all parts of the state
favorable to Col. franklin Fairbanks at
thi> place for Speaker. This must hr
particularly "Iatit,liu" to col. FAIR
banks. ~ the position was not only
umSnught. hut mth"ught of 10y him un-
I'll he was asked to- consent To- ne Il can
didatr. We hcIitlc thai IN the history
of our State Il speaker has never been
chosen from Caledonia County.
If the speaker i chosen from the
east side of the state. we presume the
Clerk will hc selected from the west
side. Fortunately the II"u>,. can have.
in Mr. Henry y. Newell of Chirtcudru
County. the assistant Clerk ion the past
two sessions. man fully competent ton
the place.
In the senate. We presume Nr. lien
~ Clark of Kutland will he Secretary.
Al least such would seem desirable. IT.
there are bat three old mcuhcI~ ia tii"t
body. and Mr.. Clark. from long service.
must hc almost Indispensable III - SEA
ate of new men.