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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02

The attorney general has recommen-
ded to the President for pardon Ringgold
Young and Neal Haskins, OF Alabama. convic-
ted of Kuklux outrages some time ago and
sentenced to the Albany penitentiary
The Attorney General has recommen-
ded to the President the pardon of Marion
Fowler, William Ramsey and John Willcock,
convicted KuKlux's, now serving terms of i'm
prisonment in tie Albany prison.
In view of the Attorney-G Generals s
opinion, our Government VIII, in accordance
with the terms of the protocol, institute in
quiry and adopt proceedings against the Vlr-
ginius and against any of the persons who
may appear to have been guilty of illegal acts
in connection Herewith.
Orders have been issued from the
navy department to discontinue the recruiting
depots at Toledo, Detroit, New orleans Balti-
more, and various other po nts where they
were opened at the beginning of the ccmplica-
tions with Spain. The number CT men in the
navy is now 10000, and it would have been an
easy matter to ship twenty thousand or even
thirty Thousand had the public service re-
qulred them. The regular recruiting stations
at Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washing
ton and Norfolk viii be continued, though the
enlistment will be confined to able-bodied sea-
men to keep that class up to the required num-
Der, such men being always needed in service
Landsmen and other recruits will not be ae.
cept'd ERlistments for the marine corps
have been stopped. The corps is below the
number authorized by law, 2, 500 enlisted men.
The monitor Montauk at the navy-yard since
the war, VIII be taken to New York and fitted
for sea.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02
EAST.

The striking Longshoremen of Phila-
delphia have organized an association. One
resolution declares that white and colored men
may become members.
Cuban agents in New York state that
orders have been received that no more rifles
are needed by the Cuban forces as they have
captured more than sufficient to arm all they
can put at present in the field.
The coroner of Brooklyn, New York is
is charged with holding bogus inquesis. 1t is
said the city, during the past year, has paid
fer 623 bogus cases OF snall-pox alone.
The steamer Edgar Stewart, which
made successful landing of her fifth cargo of
arms and men upon the island of Cuba, is
said to he fitting out at Baltimore for another
run.
NJ. Shacken, the assistant commits
sioner of patents Hamilton A. Hill and VIII
liam p. Blake. the three members of the per-
manent committee appointed by the Interna-
tional patent congress, have issued a call for
convention of all persons interested in pat
ent protection, to be he'd in Washington, jan
uary 18th, to discuss the subject, and if
hought desirable organize a United States
patent association.
The mates in the United States navy,
on duty at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, are pre-
pairing memorial to congress for an increase
of pay. Their present pay is 800 per annum
when at sea, and 5000 per annum when on
shore duty. This sum they consider is made
quate to support position becoming an Of
icer, while it is lees than the pay received by
subordinates, boatswains, gunners, aud other
warrant officers receiving from 81, 200 TO 81,
500 according to length of service
The accounts of the late terrible col
hsion at sea are very conflicting. r. NJ. NAL
thus writes second letter, throwing the
whole blame on the officer OF the watch aboard
the Vile de Havre, ON the ground that it is a
law of the sea for steam vessels to get out of
the way Of sailing vessels. The officer thus
blamed is among the lost. Mr.. Nautilus calls
the French crew a mob of brutes and towards.
Possibly his views are colored by national pre-
judices.
Gen. Belknap, Secretary of War, is
disposel 70 cut the estimates Of the war de-
partment down to the lowest possible limit
Those for military services proper received his
personal attention, and we're calculated as
closely as possible, but he proposes to read
Just them and reduce thena as far as the actual
requirements Of the service win permit The
estimates OF appropriation for fortifica tions
armament of forts, and for rivers and harbors
amounting in the aggregate to about twenty
million dollars, can be very materially reduced
Congress ca1 decide as to the locations wber,
appropriations are needed
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02
The Difficulties of Watermelon Cul-
ture.

ture.
"Can the watermelon be successfully
cultivated on sandy soil, in a rural town
of four thousand inhabitants, and the
illogical institute located near by, con-
tanning one hundred and twenty stu
dents studying for the mipistry?" This
question excited considerable comment
and loud discussion among the agricul-
turists present Cat the meeting of the
"Hayseeds" in Cleveland), and nearly
an hour and a half was spent in discuss
ing the same. An old green grocer
who had raised early and late vegetables
for the market for twenty years of his
earlier life, said he could raise melons
on top of barn, or on billiard table,
even, let him pick the locality and his
neighbors. It was not so much the soil,
nor the season, that the melon depended
upon for its perfection, as it was the
peculiarities of the inhabitants of the
country roundabout. Where there was
an excess of colored citizens it was al
most as impossible to raise a paying
crop Of melons as it was to keep spring
chickens, unless they roasted at night
in Herring safe. Then, again-col-
leges have bad effect upon the melon
crop, and even a minister's family of
seven bows has been known to blight q
large patch in single night. In sec
tions of country where thesa drawbacks
exist, the speaker had learned that the
only method to insure a full crop of
melons was to station a man by each
melon from the time it was the size of a
hens egg until it ripened. This was
expensive but the result was always
gratifying. AS the fruit grew in size,
and approached ripeness, the speaker
had sometimes found it necessary to
station two guards over each large mel
on, and even then, in communities
wherea great fondRess for these luscious
products existed, he had known of the
insides of a large watermelon being
stolen and devoured while two men
with clubs and pistols were seated on
the shell, or rind, engaged in friendly
converse. -DGnbatTy NetOs.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02
No-I-I am afraid you cannot.
"Then do not waste your time with
me-help those that can get we'll"

" No-I-I am afraid you cannot"
Then do not waste your time with
me-help those that can get well.
"But-''
"Help those that can get well 1t is
not for me to be a girl. I carry the
blood of eleven generations of soldiers
in my veins !''
The hysician-himself a man who
had seen service in the navy in his time
touched his hat to this little hero, and
passed on.
The head engineer of the Amaranth,
a grand specimen of physical manhood,
struggled to his feet CHASTITY spectacle,
and strobe toward his brother, the sec
ond engineer, who was unhurt. He said
"You were on watch. You were boss.
You would not listen to me when beg
ged you to reduce your steam. Take
that take it to my wife and tell her it
comes from me by the hand of my muir
derer Take it!-and take my curse
with it to blister your heart hundred
years-and may you live so long %
And he tore ring from his finger,
stripping flesh and skin with it threw
it down and fell dead
But these things must not be ..dwelt
upon. The Boreas landed her dreadful
cargo at the next large town, and deliv-
cred it over to a multitude of eager
hands and warm southern hearts-a
cargo amounting by this time to 80
wounded persons and % dead bodies.
And with these she delivered list of
SO missing persons that had drowned
or otherwise perished at the scene of the
disaster.
A jury of inquest was inpanneled,
and after due deliberation and inquiry,
they returned the invitable American
verdict, which has been so familiar to
our ears all the days OF our lives-"No-
body to blame"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02
GENERAL.

The President has appointed Caleb
Cushing Minister to Madrid, having accepted
the resignation of Gen. SiclIles.
The commissioner of patents has
ordered that Thos. II. upperman, patent
agent, OF any firm Of which he may be q mem
Der, be forbidden to practice hereafter before
Ehe patent once.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02
FOREIGN.

Gen. Sickles has telegraphed to
Washington insisting upon acceptance of his
resignation.
Yellow fever has broken out among
the Europeans at Port Royal. The disease
has also made its appearance among the white
troops.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02
LOOK!


The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph (thus) mean that your SUBJ
scriptiop is out or unpaid, and that
You are requested to pay up at once.
We would take great pleasure in extend.
ing credit to our friends and patrons.
but cash alone viii pay expenses, and
we are forced to adhere to strict cash
rule. We hope you will comprehend
and appreciate the necessity of such A
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit your favor.
q We enter no new names on our
books without the money IN adv1, ce-
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02

COMETS, doubtless, answer some wise
and good purpose In the creation 50
do women. Comets are incomprehensi-
bic, beautiful, and eccentric so are
women. Comets shine with peculiar
splendor, but at night appear most bril-
liant so do women. Comets confound
the most learned, when they attempt to
ascertain their nature so do women.
Comets equally excite the admiration of
the philosopher and of the clod of the
valley so do women. Comets and wo
wen, therefore, are closely analogous ;
but the nature of both being alike in
scrutable, all that remains for us Is,
to lew with admiration the one, and
devotedly love the eother.-Hood.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02

ALoxDox physician has found that
the iron filings with which the lower
grades of tea are so extensively adulter-
ated. combine with the tannin OF the
tea in the stomach and produce ink.
Commenting on this, one of the papers
suozests that, "pending the full appI-
cation of the adulteration act to this ar
ticle. grocers might be kind enough to
auuplv the antidote with the bane by
selling tea wrapped mp in blotting-pa-
per" -
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02
ANNOUNCEmENTs.

Announcing the name Of person for q county Of.
nee, IS; state ONCE, $40; federal ONCE SIS. Invar-
ably in advance.
The above terms and rates VIII be strictly ad-
hered 20.
Religious, marriage birth and death notices solfo-
tied, and viii be willingly inserted free Of charge
Obituaries will be charged advertising rates.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02

TEE worst men often give the best ad'
vice,-Bailey.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-02

The contented man is never poor, the
never rich,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-07-21
THE AMERICAN
Hay Loading Machine.

ava now prepared TO gu orders for thi. ma.
chino for the season of 1874.
1t has been my purpose to furnish the farmers
of the country with IL hay loading machine which
should bc practical labor-saving implement,
ranking with the other great labor saving inycn-
tious of the day, and have determined 30 not
put it upon the market until it was perfected,
and could cordial yrec0mmcnditt to my ueighbors
and friends have made changes year alter
year ia order to get tho best combination possible
to secure my object, and now have a machine
which very few farmers can afford to be without.
1t is light, durable and easily managed, and is
offered at $50, and freight, a price which makes
it good investment for any farmer who cuts DO
tons vt huy year, and on large farms it will pay
for itself every year Its to Inc in my last
year., haying was worth over 100, in cash, and
had boon prepared 20 use it to its full capacity
it would have easily earned mc double that sum.
II saves nearly ono-half Of the manual labor Of
the hay field, solving the great problem of labor
supply for the hay harvest.
1t is attachnhle TO a common farm wagon, takes
the hay from the winrow and leads with case n
ton in ten minutes.
1t has been tested by great many cnterprisng
farmers of this country and Europe during the
past four years its principles by them universally
endorsed, and even in its then imperfect state
pronounced indispensable by many Of thcm
1t has been exhibited at great many fairs,
county, State and sectional, and almost without
exception has received some award.
The machine is warranted to do its worl; well,
and Is also warranted against breakogcs the first
season If properly used.
II IS only by an carly order that any person
can be sure of obtaining one for the coming sea o.
SON, for our field Of operation is large and we do
not expect We can supply the demand.
Persons wishing machines, or any further in
formation respecting them, will please address
the subscriber. or c1li ou him, whore they car see
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-07-21

three or less. Ii will worry him to 70
slow if be has any mot.lc in him: and
good walker is rot generally q lazy
horse. But there is not the cclQt at
tending The walker that there is about
the trotter or racer or even PAGER We
therefore are Indifferent. IT. ism great
error great reform is necJed What
tie farmer wants is TO breed lor walkers.
The country wants this, with l.o icg OK
captions Of the regular trouou and racers
Kept expressly for ;hal purnose: for, let
It BEE understood. that for The ordinary
roadster Tire walking property will not
hurt the troHine cllmcut-rathu benefit
it-E O.. NapnyY GcnIem01.
NAEIza Goou HAY AND pooa ilAY-
ia, is dried e4ar. HAY ofurimc quail
tv is made ol grass cui and uiopcli;
cured at that Stare Of growth when the
leaves and -icn. contain lie large t
amour, Of available uourishmcut. Both
theory and She opinions derived from the
cypcricuco OF ne great majority of intel.
liseDt and Oh serving farmers concur in
Using tire true period TO cur era.a. when
In fail Noon, or while The Bloom j.. fall.
ine 81 ibis period mos. grasses nave.
20 i..t a.. can Be Judged, oiuiorl from
the soil p01 t,.,. atr,.-lh..s the Greatest
amour. which taev v' have . aa, .taec
ofl.Uit al..li.afy.!.s M.I for
,o;u.I Those clement. exist fiji.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-07-21

= - st'.Hf - 80 y
!. \ New Invention II4aou5ulY IL-.Ea and
secured by Letters Patent
2 Makes perfect Lock SrTcH alike On both
sides all kinas fgooas
D. Runs Light smooth Noiseloss and Rapid
best combination of qualities.
1. DURADLE-Runs for years without repairs.
g. VIII do all varieties OF Work and fancy
Stitching in a superior manner.
c. Is most easily managed by the operator
Leng.i Of stitch may be altered while running
and machine can be threaded without passing
thread through holes.
T. Design simple, ingenious, elegant, forming
the stitch without tho use of cog wheel gears,
tary cams or lever arms. Has the Automatic
Drop Feed, which iusurcs uniform longth of
stitch at any speed. Has our new Thread Com
troller, which allow, easy movement Of needle
bar AMI prevents injury To thread.
:. CoNsrlTl 1ioV mcst careful and FINISHED. 1t
is manufactured BY the most skilfui and expe.
rienced mechanics, at the celebrated Il. mlng-
ton Armorv. illIou. =. Y. Boston Of
fee. 332 " uShif gtHn 81. l5m3
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-07-21

Ou aud after Monday, May %, 1871. traiu wi
iuH follows, (Sunduys cSceptcl)
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-07-21
Esor Gale.

- u - Eaes
s GNlck HOUSE. tpo -ipric. hish with l.
attlclcI. Wood rhcd Barn, &c., GOA ono of the
best streets Zoo Brandon Village. NEAR the hu-inoss
center, ou a lagyo Dos. VIOLA stocked with Apllos,
Pcar-, Grapes anl Shrub Trees. Guoi Wen aud
Ci.icrn. Building. all ga good repair. Nill be
solid at a bargain ii applied for soon.
l3 OInO MEACHAM, Eie.don, Vt
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-12-17
Municipal EIecIion.

The election last Saturday, although
Of exciting interest-thene being more
than thirty eandidates-passed of
without the slightest disturbance.
Mayor. jordan was reelected by a ma
jority Of forty-four votes, which is con.
sidercd IN endorsement of his course
during the past term. We don't hest
tate now TO say that we have never
seen. a better executive officer any
where.
Constable Mcdonald was also re-
elected by a handsome majority. He
is splpHded officer and the voters
think he ought to continue.
Three Of the old Board Of Aldermen
were elected-Messfs. Rankin, Dickia-
son and Williamson. Messrs Lusk,
Robertson and Williams Come in as
new members. They are all business
men and gentlemen, and nodoubt will
Make efficient Aldermen.
The following is tire official vote.
Mayor-Jor,lan 1872; Lewter IS
Aldermen-Dickinson 100; Coley
S3; Lusk 124; Dilleshaw "a; Clark 80;
Robertson 80; Duffy 40; Pearce 20;
Parish 40; Cain Z; Richardson; Hor-
ner /; Steward /; Weatherford 2;
Mills 6; Harris 8; Deshong l; Blink
enship 2; Haun /; Guion /; Bryant
81; w Z Reeves 46; Williams SO;
Rankin 1885, Mccall 81; House 43;
Baird 81; Williamson 81; Lovelace
AZ Stone. s.
Constable-McDonald LOG; Han
cock 81; Oliver 26; Cole u; Nichols
8; Reeves 8.
226 votes'polled.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-12-17
$4,000 Given AWAY.

We will send the EXCHANGE and the
Louisville Weekly Courier journal,
postage prepaid n both papers, for
one year, for $3.50. The Weekly
COurier-Journal is the great family
paper of the Southwest. 1t will, on
December 81, 1874, distribute Impair
tally $4,000 in valuable presents
among its subscribers, and every sub
scription sent through us will be ell
titled to a registered and numbered
receipt for this distribution.
"Valdivia;" II t; le of the South, Il
magnificent serial story, viii he COM
menced in the Weekly Courier-Journal
early in November. Send US $3.50
and get both papers.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-12-17

our EducasIosal Emseresss Demand
Community will seeure Its Lsea-
tisn.
We find the following in a late is
sue Of the Union and American, and
cali the special attention of our citi-
1snf To it. We don't know th..t Milln
will ever have better opportunity to
secure q State institution than this.
We suggest that the stockholders Of
Milan College call a meeting and ten
der that valuable property 20 the CON-
mittee. A State normal school locat-
cd here would be worth more 10 the
town than any enterprise that has yet
been suggested. East and Middle
Tennessee have State schools. and We
believe our section is entitled to it.
The project Of establishing State
Normal School, for the education and
training of teachers, his been long un-
der consideration by the Tennessee
State Teachers Association, and by
many friends of popular education not
connected withthat body. The school
interests Of Tennessee now demand
such an institution more imperatively
than ever. At a recent meeting Of
the Executive Committee anA officers
of the State Teacher Association, the
undersigned we,e appointed . commit
tee to receive from the different towns
and communities desiring the location
of such school. proposals of donations
of lands, buildings, furniture or funds,
for the establishment and maintenance
Of such State Normal School, in con-
nection with such aid as may be re-
ceiyed from the Peabody fund and the
State, for the support of "a faculty for
same. Communications should ise adj
dressed to Jno. NJ. Fleming, State
Superintendent, prior to the 18th Of
January next
JNo. NJ FLEMING,
rI State Superintendent
s. WATSON,
Peabody Trustee.
S. Y. Caldwell,
Superintendent Nashville Schools.
Nashville, Dec. 8, 1874.
Tennessee papers please copy.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-12-17
MARRIED.

AsKEw-RoBISsoN-Al the B:.p-
fist church in this city, on the 18th
inst, by Rev. NJ. E. Senter, Mr. s A.
AsKEw, of Carroll Station, to Miss
MATTE +. ROBINSON, of Milan.
The following marriage licenses have
been issued since eur hast report:
L A Thomas to Mrs NJ + Griffin.
G \ Bobbitt to \ j Wallinsford.
J V Mccoy TO NJ S Smith
D Baird to A VI Bond
81 ii Hanson to : 4 Peel.
c Morris to S L Swindle.
X S Phelan to S b Spencer.
W ) Parrish to j E Taylor.
Jas Picker to Lissie Hicks.
W II Hsmelton te ] CTThempson.
Ben Newhouse to Winnie Turner.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-12-17
The Memphis Axalanclc.

The Weekly Memphis Avalanche is
published every Saturday. Each nun-
Der will contain 4S columns of reading
matter; in 1873 the Weekly contained
but 40 columns. The history Of each
week will be found completein the de-
tails Of the cotton and general trade,
river news, telegraphic dispatches from
all parts of the world; general Informal
hon in politics, science and religion,
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125 per cent commission % all sub
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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-12-17
CHAPTER xxi.
PRIyIES.

Be by the Board Of Mayor and Aldermen Of the
Town of Milan That shall not he lawful for vault pvy he
constructed less than six f distant from the line alley
and the tenants occupants lots Of lands within the
limits of the shall construct vault thereon
distance less than feet from the line of any alley such
person persons offending shall forfeit and pay less than
than fifty dollars for such mdemeenor and like fer every
day such vault prvy may unawuly exist
SEC Any vault pvy erected existing less than six feet
feet from the line Of street alley aforesaid and should become
offensive hereby declared nuisance and shall be removed after
days notice given by the Constable policeman such
and the failure the within the time
prescribed shall he deemed emease ad sub fine of from
five to City dollars.
SEC g. Pvs lots within the shall be
the thereof overflow and whenever
becomes offensive the shall be ccansed failure neglect
refusal cleanse the within Eve after notice
officer shall be deemed mdemeanor and fined
less than FIVE than fifty dollars