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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-09

Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN Church
Rev. y. II. GFEN, Pastor.
Services every Sabbath at lO]< D. m and 65s p n
Prayer Meeting every Friday night
Sunday School at o'clock, A, N.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01
Dreaming.

In dreams, we have no true per-
ception Of the lapse Of time. The
relations of space, as we'll as time,
are annihilated, SO that while all
most an eternity is compressed into
moment, Infinite space is travers-
ed more swiftly than by real thought
There are numerous illustrations
of this principle on record. A gem
tleman dreamed that he had enlis-
ted as soldier, deserted his regi-
ment, was apprehended, carried
back, condemned to be shot, and at
last led out for execution. After
the usual preparations a gun was
fired; he awoke with the report :;
and found that noise in the next
room had at the same moment
produced the dream and awakened
him. Another gentleman dreamed
that he crossed the Atlantic and
spent a fortnight in America. In
embarking on his return, he fell
into the sea, and awaking in his
fright, he found that he had not
been asleep ten minutes,
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01

and similar departments: and, re
sembling Napoleon in this also, he
trusted too much to the effect of
strategy, and was not sufficiently
alive to the value of discipline and
good military system. He appears
also never to have bowed Mr.. Davis
and his counsellors to his will and
though he was certainly aware that
the rules of the South made capital
mistakes in invading the North, iu
maintaining an useless force in the
West, and in containing the hope !.
less defence of Richmond he never
eontrived to change their purpose.
Yet the grave that covers Robert L.
Lee hides the dust of one of the
great men of out age, and the time
has never now come when the victo-
rious North can think of hin as of
one of her foremost citizens.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01
NO. 49,.
The Confederate Archives

iSaVaEnah Advertiser Republican
Upon the SmmnGjr f. Cen
johnson army, very cur>,.i4a.
bic portion Of ;hr Cont, lrratr
archlvr,, civil HNd military, passed
into the possession oG he Federal
Government, il Is s9ii ;ha; dies,
Was carried fo Washington and
placed in Ford's Theatre, whcr,
Mr.. Lincoln was Killed. Prof.
Leiber, formerly Of Columbia
College, Sonth Carolina, was placed
in charge Of these documents and a
bureau was organized which was
styled the Bureau of Confederate
Archives The Fcdcral Govern
ment has guarded these archives
with watchfulness only cquallcd
10y that Of the far faln,d Cerherus.
carefully excluding all Coufrdcrates
from access to the tni.liny where
these treasures are deposited. This
wonderful Vigilance, coupled with
the fact that the governments has
paid a very high price for sundry
Confederate papers Of .ttlr or no
value, has created tie suspirion
that many Of the most important
documents relating to tie war. 9n
both sides, have been DESTROYED.
Sometime since the Southern His
torlcaI Society appointed a com
mlttec to ask Of the Federal GOV,
ernmcnt access to the Confederate
archives. The result of the appli-
cation, if made, has not been made
public, but the matter is under con-
sideration in Washington.
Instead of printing and publishing
the Confederate archives, let Cons
gress turn them over to the South
ern Historical Society. They will
be in safe hands and such portions
of them as are necessary to throw
light on the late struggle will be
certain find their way to the public.
1t is due to the world that the
Southern side of the late war both
in its civil and military aspect,
should be made public, and there
are pens, ready for the work. But
men cannot write full and correct
histories without date and docu-
ments. Memory is powerful
thing, and a useful adjunct to the
historian, but it will not do for the
basis of work, when facts and re-
cords can be easily made available.
The Southern members Of congress
may do their constituents and them
selves service by giving prompt
attention to this important matter.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01
A Texan Claude DuvaI.

There is stage road between
Austin and San Antonio, Texas,
and there is a genuine "Claude
Duval " On it. He's about twenty>
three years Of age and is the leader
of a darling gang of banditti. -
Lately, one night, the driver of the
mail coach was surprised by a man
mounting to the box and seating
himself by his side while the stage
was rolling along at brisk rate.
The intruder presented pistol and
requested the driver to be quiet
and drive into convenient byway
off the public road. This done, the
stage was stopped, and the passen.
gers, several ladies and gentlemen,
were ordered TO alight and shake
themselves. This was the first in
timation they had of anything out
of the usual course. Several other
highwaymen made their appearance
in the secluded spot where the stage
was stopped, and the proceeding
went on without the least noise or
interruption. The robbers were
very tender and gentlemanly in
their bearing towards the passen-
gers, and particularly polite to the
ladies of the party. They wished
to avoid ruffiing or frightening them.
The band took possession of the
small arms of the gentlemen, and
the mail and the baggage, and let
the mail coach pass without hurting
a hair of anybody's head. It was
a very neat, pleasant job of the
kind, and gave the party food for
contemplation during the remainder
of the trip.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01
A Mid Night Scene.

Bilkins heard a suspicious noise
in his cellar, few nights since at
the dead hour of midnight, He
sprang out Of bed, and without
waiting to make his toilet, seized
his gun and ran around the house
to the cellar stairs. He found the
door standing invitingly open and
pair of iery-looking eyes staring
at him out of the SIoomy depths Of
the cellar. He began to wish he
was back in bed where he was a
few moments before, but being an
economical man he thought it would
never do to leave such savage
beass-as that one appeared to be
prowling about his cellar. He
crept into an empty kerosene oil
barrel that lay there, put his gun
through a bung.hole, and opened
fire on the disheartening brute.
When he had fired half-dozen
shots, he heard splashing sound in
the cellar like stream of blood
flowing from a terrible wound
This was gratifying in the extreme.
He redoubled his energy, and fired
fifty more shots as fast as he could
load and fire. He was out of am
munition now, and screaming to
Mrs. Bilkins to bring him light
but she was up stairs lying on the
floor with six bed ticks over her,
and couldn't hear.
When be found that he couldn't t
get light he squared himself in
the barrel and placed one eye to
the bunghole, determined to see
what was in that cellar or die in
the attempt. He lay there till
morning without making any furth-
er demonstrations, except to use a
little profanity occasionly, when he
got an extra quantity of oil in his
eyes from the barrel. When it
was light enough for him to see, he
commenced reconoitering about the
cellar door and discovered that the
floor of the cellar was covered with
cider six inches deep, with here
and there an island of potatoes and
turnips and the remains of six bar
rels floating on the surface. The
only trace be could find Of the
animal that 50 alarmed him was a
small piece of cats tail and a few
lunches Of fur floating proudly on
the bosom of the lake of cider.
He went to his bed room and re-
sumed his clothing and confidently
observed to his wife, at breakfast,
if she said any thing about thi:
affair he would cave her head in.-
Dambary Neacs.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01

Summer passed, and winter came
with its round Of metropolitan oay-
ETY.. 1t was midwinter, and the
'' affair Of the season - came eff at
the house of the leader of the
"ton;' none but the elite were
there, Of course, and indeed, they
were Of lie exclusive " set.
is Grcssy was pvomenading the
spacious saloon, leaning upon the
arm of cavalier, her escort sud-
denly paused before tall gentle>
man, who stool leaning against a
pillar viewing gay throng with a
weary air. Miss MITCHELL" he
said. II am happy to be able to
present to you a valued friend of
mine, who informs me that he had
the honor and pleasure Of few
weeks acquaintance with you du~
ring the past summer.
Cressy raised her eyes and met
those of John Martin fixed earnest>
ly upon her. Her heart gave an
impulsive bound, but she checked
its mad pulsations and replied cold
ly:
"Ah, yes | believe | did have
a slight acquaintance with the gem
man"
Without another word she moved
on, and, as the gentleman led her
to seat, he said:
Really, Miss Mitchell, yoa are
a wonder of your SEX
Indeed, sir ; and why go
"I don't believe another young
lady present would have treated
John Martin, the millionaire, as
cody as you did just now.''
John Martin, the millionaire, -
she echoed.
AYE he's as rich as Chesus. -
"But when | knew him he was a
law student"
" Oh, pooh that was one of his
odd freaks; he always feared he
would be valued for his money, and
not for himself"
AS soon as Cressy could free
herself from her obsequious escort
and admirer, she sought John Mar
tin, and endeavored to explain her
conduct but he would give her nc
opportunity to do so4 and persisted
in treating her as slight ao
quaintance.'
In a few weeks he brought his
bride to the city, and introduced
her to his fashionable friends. She
was only simple, innocent, coun-
try girl, but, as the wife of John
Martin, she was welcomed to the
best society. And Cressy never
ceased to regret that she pronounc-
ed Martin only "a slight acquaint>
0nce.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01
MAILS.
LODGES.
The Nights and the Places OF Meeting.

Concord R. A. Chapter No. 3, \. NJ. Law
renee. High Priest, Masonic Hall, monthly
conyocations first Thursday in every month at
10 o'clock A. NJ.
Concord Lodge No. IS, Thomas Gatlin,
Master, Masonic Hall, meets first Friday night
Al O'Clock P NJ. and third Saturday at 10
o'clock A. NJ. in every month.
Repiton Encampment No. IS, 1. o. o. F.,
DR.. Jos H. Baker, Chief Patriarch, odd Eel
lows Hall, meets every first and third Thurs
day of each month.
Edgecombe Lodge No. so, l. 0. o. F.,
J. H. Baker, N. G., Odd Fellows Hall, meets
every Tuesday night.
Edgecombe Council No. 122, Friends of
Temperance, meet every Friday night at the
Odd Fellows Hall.
Advance Lodge No. IS, 1. o. G. T., meets
every Wednesday night at Odd Fellows Hall
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01

About as complete swindle as
is now practiced is that of the Louis
vile Public Library Lottery, The
recent drawing ought to convince
any one that such institutions we're
invented for the express purpose of
demonstrating the adage that ga
fool and his money soon part. -
The Library itself is a mere sham
compared to what it should be judg~
ing from the vast profits realized
by the lottery.-Erehange.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
TARBORO'.

NAYoR-A lie xander HcCabe.
CoMaussIoxERs-John Norleet. Joseph Cobb and
Henry {. Cherry.
SECRETARY AND TRE.suRER-Robert Whitehur-t
,'oNsrABLE--J. B. Hyatt.
Town WATcH-Harry Redmond, Bin Battle aud
James Z Sim6nsOn.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01
Wooden Shoes.

European agricultural society are
interested in the manufacture of
wooden shoes, which are said to
possess many advantages over leath-
er, as it is shown that many diseases
resulting in impaired constitutions,
and even in the loss of life, have
resulted from wearing leather shoes
in wet weather. A practical work.
man from France has been called
recently to Germany to superintend
their manufacture. They are light
and easy to wear, and provided with
small cushion within the upper
side to obviate any pressure on that
part of the foot. They are of
neat, pleasant appearance, blacken~
ed or vanished, large enough to
accommodate comfortable stockings.
and provided with leather straps.
Their prices range from twenty>four
to thirty>six cents, and a very few
pairs would last lifetime.
WHEN CHILDREN SHOULD BEGIN
ScHooL.-ln a paper on the sanitary
aspects of primary education, read
recently by DR.. R. J. Sullivan,
before the New York Academy Of
Medicine, an important suggestion
occurs in reference to tke earliest
age at which a pupil should be
admitted in our schools. He con-
tends that seven years is min
imum age, not because mental
exertion would be injurious to
healthy intellectual growth, but
because school life under its present
hygienic surroundings is very un-
favorable to physical development
In other words it is to be under
stood that, although a pupil is
capable Of reasonable understanding
and limited amount of intellectual
development prior to the seventh
year, such education should be
given it out of school and without
the usual restraint. A fact that
renders DR.. Sullivan's views valuaa
BILE is that he was for several years
medical inspector of public schools.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01

Episcopal Church-Services every Sunday
st 10 1-2 O'Clock A. NJ. and P. NJ. DIR. j. b.
Cheshire, Rector.
Methodist Chwch-Services every third,
Sunday at II o'clock. Rev. c. Z. Dodson
Pastor.
Pres5vterian ChurcA-Services second Sun
day of each month at IL o'clock A. NJ. and
s o'clock P. NJ. Rev. ]. w. Primrose, Evan
gelist
Missionary Baptist Chrch-services the
End Sunday in every moLth, at IL O'Clock.
Rev. T. R. Owen, Pastor.
Primitive Baptist Chuych-Services first
Saturday and Sunday of each month at II
o'clock.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01
COUNTY.


Sagerior Court Clerk and Probate Jud1e o.
John Norneet.
Register of Deeds B. j. Keech.
Merif-Battle Bryan.
CoroRe,'-Wm. T. Goodwin.
Treasurer -Robt. H. Austin.
Smreyor-Jesse Harrell.
School EramjnerS.-E. r. Stamps, VIM ii.
Knight and H. H. Shaw.
Keeper Poor House-Wm. A. Duggan.
Coal,aissioners-M. P. Edwards, Chairman,
M. A. Duggan, n. B. Bellamy, ana Mac
Mathewson. B. J, Keeeh, Clerk.
MAILS.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
NORTH AND SOUTH VIA w. i ". L. X.
Leave Tarboro' daily al 10 A. N.
Arrive At TarbOro' daily at ) 80 T. NJ
WASHINGTON NAIL VIA GREENVILLE.
FALKLAND AND SPARTA.
save TarbOro' daily at A. N.
rriye AT THrborO' daily at +. VI
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01
NORTH WESTERN N. C. &. r.
(SAIFM RRANCHA

hcdf0 LOU n II.
Arrive at Salem % A. NJ.
Leave 0dlem .1U.oO "A. NJ.
Arrive at Greensboro =. 1900 NJ.
Passenger train leaving Raleigh at 7.4O
P. NJ, connects at Greensboro with the
Northern bound train making the quickest
time to all Northern cities. Price of Tick
cts same as via other routes.
Trains to and from points East of Green's
boro' connect at Greensboro with Mail
Trains to or from points North or South.
Trains daily, both ways.
On Sundays Lynchburg Accommodation
leave Richmond at 9.42 A. M, arrive at
Burkeville 1899 P. NJ, leave BurkeviIle 4.35
4. NJ, arrive at Richmond 758 A. NJ.
Pullman Palace Cars on all night trains
between Charlotte and Richmond, (without
change.)
For further information address
s. T.. ALLEN,
Gen'l Ticket Agent,
Greensboro, N. c.
T. NJ. r. TALCOTT,
Engineer & Gen'l Superintendent.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01
High BREEDS VS.. Hy-Brids.

There is an old, bat elegant, but
most expressive saying: What is
bred in the bone will come out of
the flesh Age has lent force to
rather than impaired the truth of
the saw. The high bred man nev-
er forgets what is due to others,
however mindful he may be of what
is due to himself; the hybrid, c
contra, by derogation of others
would cover his own bar sinister,
hoping, in degree, to magnify
himself. Time, circumstance, nor
association can obliterate "faw,"
which becomes the more apparent
the higher the hybrid climbs the
social scale. Merit alone-nor
coupled with riches-can make the
thorough gentleman as well under
take to make hyperion out of a
satyr. The truly high man tender>
ly regards the feelings of all-and
the humber the individual the more
careful is the real gentlemen of
touching his sensibilities.
There is no truer distinctive be-
tween the gentleman born and the
mouus homo than the department of
one and the other to those with
whom fortune has not dealt so kind
ly as with them. Materialism is
all the 60 now, and materialism will
destroy sentiment, polish, refne>
ment, and at last honor. Money
makes the mare co. but money
nor place never yet convered a hy-
brid into high bred,-Richmond
Whi0.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01
BANKS.

Bank of New Hanover, on Main Street,
next door to Mr.. NJ. Weddell. Capt. j. D.
Cumming, Cashier Office hours from 8 A.
M. to 8 p NJ.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01
HOTELS.

Adams Hotel, corner Main and Pitt Sts.
o. F. Adams, Proprietor.
Mrs. Pender's, formerly Gregory Hotel
Main Street, opposite Enquirer Office,
Mrs. NJ. Fender, Proprietress.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01
EXPRESS.

Southern Express Office, on Main Street
e loses every morning at 81 O'Clock.
N. NJ. LAWRENCE, Agent.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01

sion, and extending his hand, he
shook hers warmly, and with a
'' goodbye, Cressy, God bless you
and make you happy he hurried
away.
The next day Cressy joined her
fashionable friends at the -
Springs, and for the time forgot
John Martin and his love.
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01
The Union and the States"

From the late speech of J. NJ.
Bundy. ]-Why did not utter an
archy followed the events that im>
mediately preceded and followed
Mr.. Lincoln's Inauguration ? At
Washington there was rottenness,
treason, cowardice, nervelessness
and confusion. But the people
the loyal people-were sound
They had, in each State, a.govern>
ment that was true and that was
their own. It was a government
that fulfilled all the domestic pur-
poses of government. Under its
protection, by the aid of its ma
chinery, through legal methods
and with out revolutionary process
es-they could live in peace and
security and could organize and
send out armies for the salvation Of
the Union. The States were long
established realities. They were
something more than mere parts of
the Union. They were the solid
pillows on which the Union rested.
They saved the Union.
Now, let US saved the States
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01
THE ENDLESS LEVER
Champion House Mover !!
Patented Jan. 14th 1879
o Per Cent. Saved by its Use.

Patented Jan. 14th 1879
so Per Cent. Saved by its Use.
MO Farmer should be without this Machine.
~ Only $500 for farm right and thou
sands perhaps will be saved. No more tear
ing down buildings or chimneys, for with
machine you can move building, regardless
Of quality, chimney included, to the desired
location without disturbing the inmates.
Your Barns are Badly Located.
Gin houses need moving; You fail to procure
tenants because your quarter houses are too
close together.
Spend $25.00 for the right and you will
never regret it.
II will pay you to move your houscs if only
10 get the use of the valuable debris that will
accumulate in or years. Cost to q farmer
10 work 4 sett per day, hands, So 90. With
hands you can carry building 400 to GOO
yards per day without the use OF complicated
skds, rollers, windlasscs, oxen and other
devices generally used. One sett OF trucks
will perhaps do for neighbOrhood. Cost
per sett $65.00 Trucks furnished at factory
prices GreatNdvantages offcredtO buyers of
STATE OR COUNTY RIGHTS.
Az orders for rights must be accompanied
by the cash, upon the receipt of which | will
forward the permit TO use or order to factory
10 furnish the required amount of trucks.
have made $500 per month using sett of
these trucks. 1t is Il rare chance to active men,
Good men wanted as agents, local and travel
ing. Address +. j. REAMY,
Raleigh, N G.
could furnish hundreds of certificates, but
At present only refer to Jddge Howard, Tar
horo', N. e., and Mr.. Chamberlain, President
Citizens Bank, Norfolk, Va.
Feb. l3, 1874. IT,
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01

S5OS2O ssy Of Agsaf Sgerfns ynpssp psspe All II
either sex, young or old, make more lnoneysat
work for us in their spare moments, or all the
time, than at anything else. Particulars fsIe.-
The enquirer southerner., 1874-05-01
VALUABLE
TOWN PROPERTY
FOR Sale OR RENT,

TFNHE residence of Mrs M. E. Lewis, IA
L with about four acres of land. I'M.
The house contains eight rooms. On
the lot are KITCHEN, SERVANTS HOUSE,
DAIRY, SMOKE HOUSE, GREEN HOUSE
and STABLES, all in good repair. This
DronertV is
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-03-28
BILLS PASSED.

From "Quidnunc," the racy and
reliable correspondent of the Vicks.
burg Herald, we learn that the fol
lowing Bills have been recently
passed by the legislature
A bill to tax the property of rail.
roads in the same manner that
other property in the State is taxed,
was pass ed.
A bill appropriating 5000 to the
AlcOrn county Agricultural and
Mechanical Association, was passed
A bill was passed incorporating
the Planters Insurance Company OF
Mississippi, with E. A. Richardson.
T. A. Helm, A. Virden, 81. Mus.
grove, j. A. P. Campbell, WIN. Nc
Cutcheu, John w. Robinson, Rob.
cit Lowry, B. 6. Humphreys, and
w. A. Falrchild, as incOrporatOrs.
A bill to amend the prOhibitOry
liquor law relating to Kosciosko was
amended SO as to permit the sale OF
Intoxicating liquors within one mile
of the courthouse. So you see Steve
Wilson hasn't been down here all
this time for nothing.
BOLIVAR COUNTY.
A bill to fund the floating debt
of Bolivar county, the bonds to be
issued in sums OF one hundred and
five hundred dollars, to bear eight
per cent interest, payable 1882, was
passed.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-03-28
MAJOR JOHN WILLIAMS.

If it was not for Major John Will
liams, Reading Clerk of the Senate,
the Legislature OF Mississippi would
be rather dull concern. Major
John is q character-a genius in his
way. As strange as it may appear,
and as singularly out of place as a
genius is in the Mississippi Legisla
ture-yet Major John Williams has
genius. With the lungs OF Stentor
and the facial expertness of Grimai-
di, Major John rolls out his words
aud syllables with the melody and
force of bull frog. 1t is worth a
trip to Jackson to see and hear him
pronounce the word "Ok-tib be-ha."
1t is big thing for Major John to
prOmulgate "Ok-tib- be ha." He does
it grandly. He employs in its ut
terance sixteen distinct and power
full mOdulatiOns of the voice, four
teen earnest twists of the face. three
immense heaves of the body, and
seven sweeping rolls of the eye-balls.
1t takes him about a minute and q
half to launch the whole polysylla-
BILE, but when it is done nobody is
left in doubt that it is well dOne.-
Meridian Gazette.
Referring to the above. the Match
ez Neao South says:
Oktibbeha is good, but Itawamba
and Tishomingo are equally power
full and startling. But to behold the
Major in all his radiant magniti
cence, one should see his scalp
tremble and his ears vibrate when
he takes the word "Yallobusha."
Nothing equals it in splendOr, un>
less it is a landslide or an Italian
sunset. At the sound of Johns
double b. voice, strangers visiting
the Senate Chamber have made
their escape through the second
story windows, suppOsing the roof
to have fallen in; and even the
goats and long backed swine who
were wont to make the capital
grounds their abiding place, have
betrayed considerable anxiety con
corning their personal safety. The
Major is a character that must be
seen to be appreciated.