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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-05-23
Something Oh Debating Societies

something On Debating S0coletles-
Editor Bo}irar Bulletin:
In the BULLETIN for April lIth there
appeared q communication on the subject
of Debating Societies, with which the
writer Of this was well pleased. He fully
believes, and knolos by experience, that
such institutions are great aids in devel-
Oping the mind and giving force and
energy to the business faculties of man.
The writer Of that :'short sketch" was de-
sirous that it would "draw out the senti.
ments of others through the Bulletin
upon the same subject" And so were
we, and have noticed carefully all the
subsequent numbers since for something
of the kind, but as yet have found naught;
so we venture to try our skill and draw
out" some things that we know and have
learned by experience in Debating So
cieties.
. The writer Of this article attended his
first Debating Society, as well as he re-
collects, about his fifteenth year There
were present about twenty boys and
young men, ranging from fifteen to TWEEN
tyrone or two years of age, and we propose
to give you the experience of One-which
is but true of hundreds of others. The
one selected for Illustration was but
boy lie said while he sat and listened
to others he imagined to himself that
when it came his time he could arise and
pour forth 4 stream Of -elOquence, and
with such arguments, too, that it would
turn every thing in his favor, and his
party would gain the victory. But let US
see. His time came. lie arose; STAN
mered out something at first almost maud
ibie and unintelligi1Ie his knees felt
weak and tremulous; his entire frame and
voice quiyered; he could not think hat
to say. All his imaginary eloquence had
departed and gone beyond his reach. lie
wished he had not left his seat OF at
tempted to make q speech at all Bat he
had gone too far to withdraw. He was
standing before that small audience for
the purpose of making speech, to whom
he could with ease have read aloud any
lesson without the least embarrassment.
Now, thought he, what shall do ? if
retire without saying something the boys
viii all laugh at me, when shall hear the
lass Of it? That will not do. / will say
something l will overcome this timid-
/ ity." So he resolved and SO he acted, and
( did say something to the point, and man,
aged to get himself selected the second
ch3ice in the next query. He attended
the debating society Regularly after that
and never failed to arise when his time
came to make Improvement with oppor.
/ runity And he did make improvement
! inasmueh that he soon became the cham
pioD leader in debating societies. We
have heard him many times since his first
effort, and he puts forth his sound argu,
ments with such lively Strains of eloqu-
ence that it would cause you to imagine
he was hooking Demosthenes or Cicero
scarcely ever failing to carry his point.
This; Mr.. Editor, IS part of what we
know about Debating Societies.
VIII some others Ietus hear from them
on this subject? What are the boys do
ing about GAINESVILLE on the subject?
T. Y
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The Assessment Law.

The new law is very much stronger in
some respects than the old one. The as4
SCISSORS are now required to visit the pres
misses Of the owner, to make plat Of the
same, and to put the owner upon oath.
When lands are sold for taxes, the pur~
chaser who bids the taxes and costs Is
put in poss ession. Formerly two years
were allowed for redemption, at the rate
Of six per cent upon the price bid. Now
one year is allowed for redemption, and
ut the end Of that time the delinquent, to
regain his property must pay to the
purchaser 30 per cent on his bid, or else
give him the rents and profits of the land
for one wear.
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Beyond the Mississinni.

Thousands have already gone, and
thousands more are turning their eyes
towards new homes 10 the fertile West
To those going to Missouri, Kans rs, Ne'
braska, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Neva-
da, Oregon or California, we recommend
a cheap, safe, quick and direct route, via
st. Louis, over the Missouri Pacific
Railroad, which runs its Fine Day
Coaches and Pullman Sleepers from st.
Louis to principal points in the West,
without change We believe that the
Missouri Pacific Railroad has the best
track and the finest and safest equipment
Of any lire west of the Mississippi, and
its connections with roads further West
are prompt and reliable. The Texas CON
nection of the road Is now completed, and
passengers are offered a frst>class all rail
route from st Louis to Texas eitherOver
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Il r.,
via SedaIia, or over the Atlantic and Pa
cifc r. r., via NInita For maps, time
tables, information as to rates, routes,
etc, we refer our readers to }. f. ThOmp
son, Southern Passenger Agent, Chatta-
ga, Tenn, or E. a. Ford, General Pass
senger Agent, Louis, Mo. Questions
Will be cheerfnliy and promptly answered.
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1873. 1874.
GREAT INDUCEMENTS TO SUB
SCRIBERS.
1873.
1874.
2 PAPERS FOR So So!

by especial arrangements we are en-
abed to offer the following inducements
to old as well as new subscribers:
From this time henceforward We will
furnish the Bolivar BULLETIN and tie
American IABuEEs' Advocate, to all
CASH PAYING subscribers for $3.50
organ Of the Agricultural Congress, and
is published monthly by the Advocate
Publishing Company, jackson, Tenn
and IS alone worth more than double the
price asked for both papers.
TO each person who sends US club OF
Owe furnish the BULLETIN and ADVOCATE
free enc year.
Call and see 81 ecimens at this Office.
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Rights Of Citizens.
Their Lands Cannot be Tdkcn jy Rail-
roads Ftthout Compensation,

Their Lands Cannot be Taken jy Rail-
roads Ftthott Compensation.
An interesting opinion was delivered
in the Special Supreme Court by Judge
Head last week, in the case Of W. c..
Harding IS. Nashville and Northwestern
Railroad Company and others, OF which
the folio wing IS a brief synopsis:
The Nashville and Northwestern rails
road was located through the cJmnIuin-
ants land In 1869 .he complainant and
the company agreed upon the value Of
the land 1T 5000, for which note was
executed. Since the war the note was
sued on, jIdL meu5 obtained AMI eEecuS
ton issued aad returned HHl'E b0rt.
In 1859 Tie Nashville and Chattanooga
Railroad Company leased scid road for
the TerioJ Of six years.
Harding filed his Til to eTi aiu said
company and ali other persons from run
uing hair cars, or otherwise using and
Cccunvi1g said road, 50 FAR as the same
passes through lis land, ua.iI the iudgs-
ment ID paid.
The Court held that the laaI af the
citizen could not, under the Constitution,
be taken without compensation that the
title Of the owner was not diverted and
vested in the company until the value Of
the land taken was paid for; ami that.
after the owner had exhausted his rem,
cdies at law, and failed Of enforcement.
his only redress lay in the inilncticn
powers Of a Court Of Equity; that the
company and lis lessee would be enjoin>
Cd from using the land taken iii pay
meut Of the agreed or assessed value.
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.sPnt ont tha S,nno1s ..


Conductor Bradley, of Hartford, who
was killed, with others, by a railroad ac-
cident on the Hartford and Waterbury
road, Friday, was on "caboose' car at
the time the train. reached the broken
rail. The instant he felt the shock he
knew the car was off the track, an ID
sprang for brake. 1t was his last act.
In the same instant be was killed by the
crash, and his skull was broken. When
picked up, part of the brain was visible,
Ooziug out; but the true and faithful con~
ductor was able to speak. And these
were the words he uttered-the last he
ever spoke "Put out the signals for the
other train I''-Ne10 Haren Register.
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4 military expedition consisting Of ten
companies of infantry under the COM
mand of Gen. L. Z. Bradley left Omaha
barracks on the 18th for service on the
line of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad.
The troops 50 by boat to Fort Rice, where
they will begin their march into the will
derness. This column VIII be met at
Fort Rice by another composed of six
compSnies Of the twenty second infantry
under Capt Dickey, and these will be re-
intorced by another under Gen. Custer.
The several columns will leave the Miss
souri, river about the middle of June and
march along the proposed line of the
railroad Ii is said that Gen. Stanley
will command all the troops in the expe-
dition on the line Of the road, numbering
about :, 800 men. The work laid out for
this season includes the survey and loca~
ton of the line from Hart river to the
Yellowstone. A correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Commercial, writing from the
plains, says that the strip Of country be-
tween South Pass, Wyoming and the
Gallatin Valley in Montana, into which
the famous Big Horne expedition under>
took to penetrate, is to be explored by the
Government. The expedition named was
turned back by the United States author
tiles because it was intruding on Indian
lands. Since then new treaty has been
made with the Snakes, and m effort Is to
be made under Government supervision
to ascertain whether there is any truth
10 the wild stories that have gained cir,
culation respecting the existence Of gold
in that hitherto forbidden region.
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mo 534 r. d
III TIE ChaHcerY Cont Of HardeDlaH
county Tennessee.

liz TIE ChaHcerY Court Of HardeDgaH
county Tennessee.
John II. Read, rs H. C. Kuolton, Admir-
Of w. Il. Stone, decd, and Haley
tone.
1t appearing from the bin filed in this
cause, which is sworn 70, that defendant,
H. c. Knolton, adlu'r Of W. ii. Stone,
decd. is @ NONRESIDENT OF the State Of
Tennessee, it is ordered by the undersign-
ed. Clerk and Master that said non resi-
dent defendant enter bis appearance here
In at the curt house in Bolivar, Tennes-
see. on or before the ID Monday IN July,
1873, and plead, answer, or demur TO the
complainant's bill or the same will be
taken for confessed and the cause set for
hearing exparte as to him and that the
above order be published four consecu-
tive weeks in the Bolivar Bulletin, a
newspaper printed in Bolivar, Tennes-
zee.
A copy--atiest. T. y. MCDOWELL,
April 18Th, 1873. G. & NJ.
J. K F. Fenness, solicitors Tor COM
Plainant aPlSWj pf$I.
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Emigration Turning-Cheap Farms
in South west Missouri

The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
Company offers 100000 acres of land in
Central and Southwest Missouri, at from
So to Sl2 per acre, on seven years time,
with free transportation Fl ON St Louis to
all purchasers. Climate, soil, timber,
mineral wealth, schools, churches and
Iaw-abiding society invite emigrants
from all points to this land of fruits and
flowers. For particulars address A. Tuck,
Land Commissioner, st. Louis, Mo.
fahI On
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NO. 'tv, II ~
IN the ChaHce,y C91Tt of HardemaH
county, Tennessee.
German Hudson rs. Samuel Robinson,
col ], and the Heirs Of William Rog-
cTs, cold.
1t appearing from affidavit 6led in this
cause that defendants, Samuel Robinson,
cold, and the Heirs Of William Rogers,
cold whose names are unknown and
cannDt be ascertained after diligent in
quiry, are u0nresidents Of the State Of
Tennessee, Therefore, it is ordered by
the undersigned that said defendants en-
ter their appearance herein on or before
the lst Monday in June, 1873, at the
court house in Bolivar, Tennessee, and
plead, answer. or demur to cOmplaiuants
bill, OF the same viii be taken for con-
fessed and the cause set for hearing eX-
parte; and that the above order be put
iished in the Bolivar Bulletin, neWspu,
per printed in Bolivar, Tennessee, for
four consecutive weeks.
A copy-attest + B. MCDOWELL,
April l., 1873. G " VI.
Wood Il McNeal, solicitors for COM
plainant aplSw4 PSI
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Our friends of the Wing and Tribune
are little surprised at the announce
ment made by US some time ago TO the
effect that Bolivar was going to enjoy the
benefit of eight street lamps. Hold on,
good friends; don't become too much ex-
cited. This is only the beginning, and
is sure to resuItin an abundance of light
Come down and see us and take a lesson
or two in the art Of Illuminating n pros
presiye town.
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The SCGy to hare a good Local Paper
is TO support If By your O7ol patronage
EnsoIYcnf Notice.

Having this day suggested the insol-
vency of the estate of }. I. Jones, decd,
to the clerk of the county court, all per
sons having claims against said estate are
hereby notified to file the same duly au-
thenticated with the clerk of the county
court of Hardeman county. Tennessee
on or before the 10th day of December
next, or they will be barred beth in law
and equity.
This, April 10, 1873
JESSE NORNENT, admir-,
apISw4 piss. 30
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Lawrence County Items.

We clip from the Laurence Journal
the following items:
We regret to say that ccrebro SPIRAL
meningitis IS prevailing to an alarming
extent in and Immediately around this
place. One case has proved fatal, and
there are four five other cases that are
not expected to recover.
The mennest man in Lawrence county
has been found in Lawrenceburg. he
gave his baby a nickel to buy candy with,
and as soon as his wife turned her beck,
aud the child went t. sleep, he stole 1t
and borrowed twenty cents moro and
played billiards with it
Columbia Is trying to get the MemY his
and Knoxville railroad If it does, we
are cleft out IN the cold" again, for a
number Of years-perhaPs forever.
Can't Lawrence county secure this
road7 BY proper effort it can, and it
should make the effort and get the road.
No catcrpil!ors at the picnic grounds
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InsOIVeuf Notice.

Having this dav suggested to the clerk
of the county court Of IIardeman county,
Tennessee, the insolvency Of the estate
Of DIR. Geo w Rosaon, dec d, all pers ons
having claims against said estate are
hereby notified to file them duly authen-
tirated with said Clerk by or before the
81 day of November, 1873, for pro rata
in the distribution of said estate, and all
claims not filed within said timeor before
a distribution e the assets Of saidestatr,
will be forever barred. This, May ,, 1873
CALLIE ROssON, Afministratix
Per Fentress, A Attorney. of 50, IS.
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To the County Court Clerks and
Assessors of the State
COMPTROLLER s OFFICE,

COMPTROLLER OFFICE,
NASHVILLE, Tenn. May -, 1873.
My attention has been called to the
item in the fourth head Of the blank as>
sessment schedule, prepared By my pres
decessor, which reads as G9llows "Ac-
counts and other demands on parties not
solvent" I 90 not understand that the
law requiers the Taxpayer to report and
pay taxes on accounts and demands which
are worthless. 1t is therefore only noces-
sary under that head for the tax payers
to report the amount CT such accounts
and demands as are Of some value, with
the valuation which he places upon them.
For instance, if he has an account or de
mand on a person, or an estate which he
believes to be worth only fly cents on
the dollar, he Will repori the tosaI amount
of the account or demand AMI fix the
valuation at one-half Of that amount.
,JNo. c. BURCH
E0mptrOlier.
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Particular Notice.

On and after the lst Of April, 1873, we
will not furnish the BoLIvAR RULLETIN
and Farmers Adr0cate to one address fer
less than $3.50. This to apply to renew
ais as well IS all new subscribers. Names
handed in prior to the date mentioned
above viii be supplied at the old rates
81 year.
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The Courier Journal thinks this gov>
eminent of ours is one of the most cruel
governments on the face Of the earth
The idea Of sending six or eight hundred
harmless, unsophishcated soldiers to
these California lava beds, and compel
ing them to stay there at the mercy of
forty or ffcy bowling savages is revolving
to every sense of humanity.
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SETrLED.-The difficulty so long pend
ing between the United States and the
Probate Courts in Utah, it seems, is
about settled a Salt Lake. City dispatch
says:
An important hd6eds corpus case was
to day decided by Judge BOardman an re
John O'Neil who was convicted before a
probate court of riot and assault with IN;
tent to kill, and sentenced to the Terri~
torial Prison. ONeil was discharged By
Judge BOardman on the ground that pro-
bate courts of this Territory have no iur-
isdiction over criminal cases A similar
ruling was held by Judge Emerson a few
days ago, sitting in the eDty-eighth Ju-
dicial District. This decision is In accord
with the formerrulings by Judge McKeon
aud other United States Judges in Utah,
and comedies with the rendering of the
Judiciary in other Territories whenever
similar questions have been raised.
Under this ruling scores of men illeg-
ally convicted in probate courts in this
city must be discharged The ruling is
the general topic OF conversation on the
streets and at the hotels this evening
II IS stated that the estate OF the late
Chief Justice Chase is not worth more
than 100000 probably a good deal less
He was worth fully that amount when he
took charge of the Treasury Department
under Mr.. Lincoll, and in this day Of Of
fetal greed it is worthy of notice that, al
though during the organization of nation
al banks and the issuing of millions Of
greeubacks he could have easily secured
for himself the largest personal fortune
in the United States. he, nevertheless, re
tired from the Cabinet no richer than
when be entered it But reputation so
unsullied is of more value to his lrmily
and his country than all the greenbacks
and bonds issued under has direction and
all the gold in California There are few
reputalions like it in the public service,
and mOre's the pity,
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Tennessee.

Was so called IN 1895 from lis princi-
pal river. 1t is an Indian name and Is
said to signify "a curved spoon" 1t was.
formed from the Territory OF North Caro-
lima in 1880 Adopted a constitution
February 6, 1896 amended in 1888. 1t
was admitted June ., 1896 Area, IS 600
square miles; population in 1870, 1868
500, Of which G3,2I3 were colored and
100 Indians.
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Editorial Items

not do to brag on much.
A crimson lily is one of the curiosities
Of Macon.
JacksonvjI le, Florida, is INDUCING in
the JUICY blackberry.
The colored damsels of Sardis, Miss,
have briekbat matinees.
a vigorous little cork tree is growing
near BoliSee, Green county Ala.
The carrier-system of the post-ofice
department is soon to be established in
Savannah.
Macon, Georgia, has half~breed who
claims to nave been one OF Captain Jacks
men.
a Texas editor advises his readers not
to gamble get drunk, fight or brand their
ueighbors' yearlings We have no right
to complain and suppose he knows his
duty and is disposed to do 1t.
West Tennessee is badly aft, cted with
caterpi.lers, and the pesky pests are do
ing an immense amount of damage to the
fruit,
Il is estimated that were each member
of the Methodist church, South, to cons
tribute so cents for any given church en-
terprise, it would aggregate over $780,
600.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company
has land grant of 10000, 600 acres ",
ing on each side of the track, and ez>
tending through one State and three
Territories.
The Supreme Court of Missouri has
decided that clerk or employee, can re-
cover wages for the full time employed
notwithstanding he may be discharged
in the meantime.
The Seratobia, Miss, Signet says that
the caterpillers have affected the water in
that neiGhborhood to such an extent as
to cause the animals drinking it to be
very sick, and in some instances death
has ensued.
The Columbus, Ga, !S,u says: The
manufacturing spirit is finally aroused
again in Columbus The Eagle and
Phoenix Company will build another
mill in year. The Columbus companys
prospects are very fattering."
Daniel Pratt, well-kuown Alabama
manufacturer, died at Montgomery, Ala,
! aged 10.
The Presbyterian church is in session
at Huntsville, A Ia.
Postmaster Gen CresweI has decided
that Masonic aud other organizations who
desire to use the postal card as medium
Of notifying their respective members OF
assessments and dues, with request
that the card be returned with a remit,
lance, can, upon the receipt of the same,
renal the card to the original address as
q receipt by stamping or inlorsing it
"paid" aud aGizing to the card / cea
adhesive stamp.
An important decision was recently
made by Virginia Judge, in the case OF
! Churchmln rs Shelton-being an action
! CT debt for $500 from a bond dated before
the war, bearing interest from dote until
/ paid. The defendant moved to have the
- r. - 80.
.s..-,.;~ 49, .1-...- 49,
, ' -, ~ ., - " -. .,,- IN 80,
/ To-
-.
I Mary Parker Of Alabama, sailed fOI
/ Europe on Saturday, and will be absent
two years. The honeymoon trip viii cost
( $4,000. This may seem a large sum t.
eome people, and yet it Is only equal t,
( Cornin-'s income for one month Erastu
Corning Is tie richest man Of his age Il
the world His estate is now valued a
! $2S 100000, while his income IS pa
down at $4,000 600 a year, $I2. 400
week, over s. 600 PEI day working day
As asylum for INDECENT negroes, the
( only rs4a bIisHn,art Of Tho k;,I IN fLf
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IN Inc ChdHceTy COUTt Of -HGTdeBdR
County Tennessee
Aspacio Elliott, and his wife Lucinda
Elliott, Margaret Robertson, formerly
Margaret Snow, the two last named
being minors (withOut regular Guards
lam sue By AspaciO as Prochein Ami.
rs.
p. II. Bowers, and o. B. Polk, Admir-, Of
J. J. Polk, deceased r. :. Snow and
:. H. Snow.
In this cause it appearing from COM
claimants bills filed which Is sworn to
that defendant, K. ,. Stow is a nOn-resi-
dent OF the State Of Tennessee, 1t is
therefore ordered by the undersigned
that said r. ) Snow, enter his appear
ance herein at the court house in Bolivar
on, or before the first M0nda in June,
1873, Git being a rule day Of our said
court and plead, answer or demur to
compliments bin or The same will be
taken for confessed and the cause set for
hearing Ezparte as to him. Ordered
that the above be published four consecu-
tive weeks in the Bolivar Bulletin,
newspaper printed 10 Bolivar, Ten
nessee.
a copy--atiest r. b. MCDOWELL,
April u, 1913. Clerk d Master
J. q. +. Fcntress, solicitors for COM
plainaut apis iTfSS,25
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aud leaving them uncaed for prima facie evidence Of
Intentional fraud.