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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27
VENETIAN ARrrLLERY.

Early guns were Of very rude eonstrue-
ton. The successive improvements, so far
as they can be traced, originated IN the
north Of Italy, and Venice certainly had
large share in bringing them into the prac-
tee Of war. The brothers AIberghetti, eel
ebrated at first as artists in metal, to whose
skill we owe those beautiful fountains in
the court Of the Ducal Palace which still
delight the eye of the traveller, were in
iuced to turn their attention to the casting
Of guns; and the introduction Of boring
machines lie attributed to them. Leonardo
da Vinci also, whose fame as an engineer
is less than as painter only in so far as
his works were Of a less popular nature,
devised several improvements IN the man
ufacture and management of artillery,
which were easily reduced to practice by
the Venetian workmen; and although hs
himself does not seem to have been in the
immediate service Of the Venetian Govern
ment, still, as the plans became known,
and his treatise on gunnery-probably
the first scientific work on the subject
was published, he was really and effective
~ in the service Of every Government
whose officers had the brains to under
stand his teachings, or whose workmen had
hands TO execute themj in which cate
CORY the Venetians were pre-eminentIy in
eluded. Toward the end of the sixteenth
century they introduced what must be con-
sidered as primitive form of howitzer, for
firing grape. 1t is described by Graziani
as q sort Of eask of very thick wood, bare
" cubit in length, and Of about the same
bore as a mortar. It must thus have been
inside, about the size of nine-gallon beer
barrel. This was loaded with leaden balls,
and stones as large as an egg, and is said
to have done good service in the battle C
Lepanto; "on board those ships which this
harrible hail fell it made terrible havoc
FfGseT's Magazine.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27
EGG DANCE IN INDIA.

This is not, as one might expect from the
name given it, dance upon these fragile
objects. It is executed in this wise: The
dancer, dressed in a corsage and very
short skirt, carries willow wheel of mod
crate diameter fastened horizontally upon
the top Of her head. Around this wheel
threads are fastened, equally distant from
each other, and at the end of each of these
threads is a slip-noose, which is kept open
by a glass bead. Thus equipped, the
young girl comes toward the spectators
with a basket full of eggs, which she
passes around for inspection, TO prove that
they are real, and not limitations. The
music strikes up a jerlNy, monotonous
strain, and the dancer begins to whirl
around with great rapidity. Then, Selling
an egg she puts 1t in one Of the slip-nooses,
and, with quick motion, throws it from
her in such a way ss to draw the knot tight.
The swift turning of the dancer produces
a centrifugal force which stretches the
thread out straight like a ray shooting
from the circumference of the circle. One
after another the eggs are thrown ont
in these sIip-nooses. until they make a hor-
izontal aureole or halo about the dancers
head Then the dance becomes still more
rapid-so rapid in fact that it is difficult to
distinguish the features of the girl; the
moment is critical; the least false step,
the least irregularity in time, and the
| eggs dash against each other. But how
can the dance be stoppedf There is but
one way-that is to remove the eggs in the
| way in which they have been put in place.
This operation is by far the more delicate
of the two. 1t is necessary that the dancer
1 by single motion. exact and uherring,
should take hold Of the egg, and remove it
| from the moose. A single false motion of
| the hand, the least interference with one of
the threads, and the general arrangement
| Is suddenly broken, and the whole per
Torrance disastrously ended. At last all
the eggs are successfully removed; the
| dancer suddenly stops, and without SEEM
ing in the least dizzied by the dance of
twenty-five or thirty minutes, she ad-
vances to the spectators with firm step,
and presents them the eggs, which are i'm
mediately broken in fat dish to prove
! that there is no trick about the perform
ance.-Scribaer's Monthly.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27
MON PRESIDENT.

Ia the Chancery Court of Hardemar
county, Tennessee, No CAB K D.
Mansil w. Hall IS. james H. Grov,
ct al
In this cause, it appearing from tn
bill which is sworn to, that Games r
Grove, Mary F. Johnson AMI her bu.
baud, - Johnson, are resid nts of tn
County of Lee, State Of Arkansas, an
non-residents of the State Of Tennessee.
1t is therefore ordered by the Clerk d
Master that they make their appearance
herein, at the Courthouse, IN the towr
of Bolivar, Tennessee, on, or before Ill
first Monday In March 1876, and plead
answer or demnr to compIainants bill.
or the same will be taken for coHfesse:
as to them, and set for hearing er part
and that = copy Of this order be publisE
ed once a week for four successive week
in the Bolivar BULLETIN
A copy attest
JAS FESTREss, JR., Clerk & Master.
Wood IL McNeal, sol'rs for corrnl' Mt,
This, Jan 25Eh, 1876. iar27-4r
PriateFs lee, So 80
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27
vTCroR HUGo,s NorRE DANE.

Whsn selling the DsrBier Jour dun Con-
daBsRe, he had also sold the publisher
novel which he was thinking of writing,
and which should be called N0trs Daaas
dc Paris. BE had engaged to have It
ready in April, 1929. A year had passed
beyond the proper time, and not 3 line was
written; at last the publisher got angry, and
at once demanded the fulfllment of the trea-
ty. Thus compelled to set to work, Hugo de-
termined TO lose no time. But the political
eruption which suddenly broke out on the
Goth Of July compelled him to move from
his house IN the Champs Elysees TO the
residence Of his broiher-in-law, during
which operation he lost a valuable note
book which was absolutely necessary to the
completion Of NOtrs Dame. On the ground
of this misfortune he persuaded his pub
Usher to allow him FIVE months longer. He
then invested in bottle of ink and 8 thick
piece Of grey worsted knitting which COW
cred him all over; he even locked up his
clothes to avoid the temptation Of going
out, and set to work as il in 3 prison. At
first he was melancholy, but after writing
. few chapters this feeling disappeared;
he felt neither cold nor fatigue, and dur
ing the whole time took bu. one holiday,
to hear the trial Of Charles the Tenth's
ministers, and then he put on the uniform
Of the National Guards, rather than re-.
lease his clothes from their imprisonment
By means Of this constant labor the book
was finished in the appointed time; the
bottle Of ink was alpo at an end; the last
drop Of the one terminating the last word
of the other; so that for moment he
thought Of changing the title Of the work
and calling it the C0ateats qT a Bottle of
Ink. After finishing this work, in which
his object was TO give representation Of
Paris in the fifteenth century, and of the
fifteenth century il relation to Paris, with
out aiming at any historical pretensiOns, he
at one time thought OF composing another
romance to describe the feudd aspect Of
the Middle Ages, as NOtEe Dame had paint
ed the sacerdotal. This plan, however,
was never accomplished; and the MtserG-
bzes was the first novel which was actually
published since Notre Dame de Paris, af.
ter an interval Of more than thirty years.
-Arg0sy.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27
An Important Matter.

A road to the Tennessee river from
Jackson is an admitted necessity. We
have recently coRveFsed with a number
% our best citizens and without exception
they favored using at an early day the
$50 coo waited by the city 10 the Jack
son IL Tennessee River Railro, d in co.,
nesting at iItson ia the Memphis IL
Knoxville road Hence we say TO the
friends of abe N &K road east Of the
river that if they vail inrtact said read
to Clifton, jackson wi l meet them there
without delay Jackson San
viii Bolivar delay any longer in this
IMPORTANT matter Can she aff,rd to
strnd i'd y by AID allow jackson to take
b road from her when with little effort
on her part she could have it in full opera.
ton from here to the Tennessee River
within the next twelve monthsf Now is
the time to do aud live or neglect
and die.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27

AN incident OCCURRED IN the police court
IN Calcutta, the other day. which ought to
convince Legislators Of the necessity of in
reference in regard TO the marriage law Of
the Mohammedans. A Mohammedan be-
ing summoned to appear before the magis-
irate by his wife, on the ground that he had
refused to maintain her, on being ar
raigned, with great presence Of mind i'm
mediately proceeded TO divorce his wife, by
repeating thrice the word T'HlIak. The re-
salt was that the wife was henceforth di-
vorced, and that all she was entitled to
claim from her husband, if ehildless, was
maintenance for three months, at the end
Of which time she would cease to be his
wife.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27

Thes wicked aud unholy effort of Ex-
Speaker Blaine to exclude from general
amnesty the Hon. Jefferson Davis has
met with the condemnation of all high
minded men throughout the sntire coun-
try. HE charges against this great man
we're no less false and slanderous than
those heaped upon the South, and par
ticularly upon the native State of Mr..
Davis by bloody shirt Morton Of Indiana.
Their aim was evidently te FIRE the north
ern hearts and array one section against
tbs other, that their nomination for
President in 1876 mig kt be made secure
but the venom of a Morton and toe
pas Of pntrid Blaine have disguised the
ounsrg turns with utter loathing from
those who libel falsely for self aggran-
dizement
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27
EFFR(lTUAL sPRCIFIC
CFRTIFICATE
Proprietors.

J Il. ZeiliH d Co.:-Your valuable
medicine, Simmons Liver Regulator. has
saved me many doctor bills. use It for
everything il is recommended and never
knew il to fail; l Ia Q used it IN Collie
and Grubbs, with my mules and horses,
giving them about half bottle at time.
| have not lost one that gave il 20, You
can recommend il 70 every one that has
Stock SIS being the best medicine known
for all complaints that Horse flesh is
heir to. f. T. TAYLOR,
Agent for Grangers Of Georgia.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27

The huge bronze ball which supports the
cross on top Of st. Peters cupola at Rome
can easily contain thirteen persons at once
In summer its interior is as hot as an oven,
and in winter it needs no stove for the COM
fort of visitors. Ladies have an awfully
jolly time getting in and out Of it by means
of a ladder; and, as a general thing, they
prefer not to follow, but to precede their
gentlemen escorts in the descent From
the square below the gilded ball looks the
size of a pumpkin. Americans generally
go for it.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27
Contains no Quinine or Ar
SeHiC, nor any deleteHONS
substance UhGfeU6E.

This medicine, ozUiHg to its great N1er-
it, has been a z0Onde,7HE success. IT is
carefully com60z Hded Of purely gegeta-
Die ingredients, end neUe1- fails, zOFSs
property taken, to are the NEST 0bsti-
mare eases efttUe r and ag1e, neuralgia,
and all naltzrEaZ diseases. Unlike chill
rEnedEes generally, tFregHfres No brl,g-
attire 10 Be taken zsykt ii, the neaIcine
acting gently and agyeea6Ly HbOH tie
HDe, itself and b o7Ueks, efer1HaAy re-
aEOUIng tie caHSe Of the disease, nor
merely kezbO1arlI y checking ii. Herein
consists one great adUanfage Efhas oUer
all ether .6rebaraf ions. Tie grooming
e-TeElZenee Of this re1zedy, h0zOeUer,
0605e tie bsrNsane zcy and certainty ct
its cHye, is the fact that no in;Y,y ac,Haf-
ever can arise from its use, as is certain
to be tie case z0heH 9HfHiHe or arsenic
are taken, zOhirh are tie b17nctbIe in
gyedIests Of most Of tie rlEiH meaIcines
S0z0 in use.
II has been ba,ttn Larly successful ~
tie are Of chronic cases Of cFi2Ls, Ire-
9ze1tly making ares after all ohFSr
remedies had fziEeA.
rs a tonic If is unrelated II in
ereases the appetite, promotes digestion,
Keeps tie stomach tn a healthy cOndI-
Eo8, acts Upon the liner, and assists tie
system to hErOsO off tie influence 3fma-
kg1Ia.
MANUFACTURED BY
Q. H. WIETERSEdITIE.
LOUISVILLE, KY. o
Arthur Petsr 3 Co., asn7 Wholesale ACTS.
LOUISVILLE, KY
n-..Ern. -. h. Ill -rrrf-tn
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27

Several iItt'e negro boys, WI bad wit
res ed the hanging of Mclean, agree
among themselves that they would repro
duce the tragedy, selecting one of their
own number for tina victim. They tied
she rnre around the neck of crloFed
lad and one Of the others knocked the
tran door from under him. The boy fell
and would doubtless have been killed had
not his hands been left united, keeping
him from strangiing. The other little
seamps in the meantime were enjoying
tn" sport very vOcilerously. A freight
train having by accident stopped near tn Q
place, the fireman discovered the painful
-'tuation of the hoy and made haste to
relieve him This is one of the cases in
" eh it was fun for .he bows but death
t0 the fir ~ - Who and Tribune
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27

THR Connecticut room in the Mt YER
non Mansion on the Potomac is the only
one of the thirteen set apart for the original
States which is not yet adequately fur
nished, and money is to be raised by enter
tainments at the Bridgeport Opera House
to fix up sud buy a set of furniture of Con-
necticut wood in the style OF 1T76.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27

There is TO better nor saf-r way 10
easier way, no surer way of saving chit
dren from the debasing influence Of tn.
7'ieets' irom eorFupring association, ana
from the acquisition Of vicious and hurt
ful practices, than to make home attract
ive.-W. w. Hall.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27
LcgaI advertisements
TRTsTEE'S NOTICE.

Having been appointed and qualifec
as Trustee of VI Alsk. all persons hav-
ing aim against II II ,sk, indiviina -
iv, or aga INST J II Mask u Son, or Mas
Il Statier, are hereby notified to file tn.
same with the undersigned; and thOs
indebted TO J III Mask. individually, on
Co the late firm Of j II Mask q Sons.
OF to II ,sk Statler, are notified t.
come forward and settle forthwith, anC
sa re costs FRA NCIS FENTRE~ 5
Trustee
This, Jan C4th. 1876 jer27-Ft
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27
THE WONDERS OF A FLEA.


When flea is made to appear as large as
an elephant, we can see all the wonderful
parts of its formation, and are astonished
to find that it has q coat Of armor much
more complete than ever warrior wore, and
compossd of strong polished plates, fitted
over each other, each plate covered like a
tortoise shell, and where they meet hun
dreds of strong quilts project, like those on
the back of a porcupins and hedgehog.
There is the arched neck, the bright eye,
the transparent cases, the piercers to pune
ture the skin, sucker TO draw away the
blood, six long-iointed legs, four of which
are folded on the breast, all ready at any
moment to be thrown out with tremendous
force for that jump which bothers one
when they want to catch him, and at the
end of each leg hooked claws to enable him
to cling to whatever he alights upon. A
flea can jump a hundred times its own
length, which is the same as if a man
jumped six hundred feet; and he can
draw load two hundred times his Own
weight.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27

The Bone journal (of Wrnchester)
desires that Hon A $. Marks (of Win
chester) shall be rext governor, and
Peter 1urney (of VII ebestef) United
States Seoator. II there Is any body else
fof Winchester) that our cctemporars
desires an ofiec for, just let him say the
word ~ e6aRoR Hertd.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27
CHERIF FS SALE

BY virtue Of a writ of UenditioBi eT
pcHas to me directed from the Suprem
Court of Tennessee, at Jack s"n, in favo'
Of J T. Parker vs VI. T Pirtie, ] wi!
sell to the highest bidder for cash.
the COurs-bouse doOr, in the t'wn ot
Bol ivar, Hsrdeman county, Tennessee, on
Saturday, 36th February. TST6
the following described tract of lana "
ing in said county and State, aud bound
ed as follows, to-wit, it being a girls
mill and fixtures on Hill creek, begin
ming at hickory, white oak and poplar
marked NJ. % polas north and 80 poles
east from the corner of said section
and runs west % poles to an elm, deg
wood and poplar marked NJ; thence south
crossing the creek at Is poles.in all 81!
poles, to a hickory and chestnut marked
NJ; thence north crossing Mill creek at
% poles, in all "a 7-l2 poles to the be
ginning. Said land granted by the State
Of Tennessee 20 r l.. Cobb by gram
20269 and known as the Rufin NJ III trae
Sold for debt, interest and cost as abov,
Sale within legal hours.
J J NEELT, Sheriff
This, January 81, 1876. jan27N4t
Printers fee, $500
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27

SuppOse-just for the saka of conicct-
IRE. You know, and not because there il
anything in it-but just suppose that one
of the supreme Judges of Tennessee
should resign his place on the be eh in
order TO accept the eleFkship of the Su-
preme COurk-LebaRon Herald
Certainly no Judge of the Supreme
Govt of Tennessee can desire TO depose a
son or brother
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27

We are told THAI there are 80 capdi-
dates for the Supreme Court Clerkship Of
Tennessee, and are anxious % see how
the race ends. for it IS a little remarkable
that all Of our. Supreme Clerks are eiiher
sons or brothers of e Supreme Judge.
How is this for nepotism.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27
Bailey's Saline -Aperient,
Large Bottles so Csnts

Cmbing economy portability
by the "ost oiaDS and Surgeons for ss Bioa
Affections Liver
petite Affections Of the Kidneys Adiy of the stomach Vomiting
Debility Rheumatism
This Of the delightful purgave bsfo psbh fora
delicious aeV bsysEss with sparkling bene soda Ga
Prepared only By SAWYER & ca. Louisville Ey llS
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27

fRAH for JohnSn Il hawiad - man H. e
b or day, who had put himself outs de
of = pint of benzine.
"H-'s dead you fool, said bvstandsr,
'Rnh % Grealvr' tl.t..4 p zine.
'.Ie's de ad too" said the man.
"Well cnnfound I'll -no. ,na bnnzv
ind uidual, Rth for Brownlovl I'll bet
you billed owl von'il never h ar oe tina t
old coon g,inq dad "-Athens Nslvs.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27

A cubic inch OF gold is worth $146; a
cubic foot $252,2SS. The quantity of gold
now, in existence is estimated to be $3,O0O,-
100000, which, welded IN one mass, could
be contained in q cube of % feet.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27
AnRdGress to The Sick;

Do Won want 20 purify the system? Do
you want 10 get rid of billioUsnassi Do
Won want som ething to strengthen you?
want to get rid of nervOusness7 Do
you want good digestisnl Do you want
to sleep welIR Do YOU want to build up
your constitutions Do you want a
brisk and vigorous feeiing7 If you do,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27

THERE are only $4,000 Jews in France,
but their importance there in art. politics,
commerce, and finance is out Of all proper
ton TO their number.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27

Cotton closed yesterday in New York,
at l3@i32 for middling upland.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27
Gold opened in New York yesterday
at lib and was ] higher at the close.

Tennessee Bonds closed yesterday at
IL for new, and 16c for old.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27

There is at present. a negro woman
u the pOOr-hOuse Ofsumtor County, aged
los ears
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27
DO YOU SHAKE?
Chills Cured or NJ onev Refunded.

WE positively "DGyS never
&c
be ali
Of
ed Price 81 90 per bottle 8 for IS 90.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27
BEATTY PE.aTOI

GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT.
Endorsed by the highest musical au~
tho-ities throughout the world as THE
BEST.
"Mr. D. F. Beatty, at Washington n.
j., has engaged in the manufacture of
pianos, and judging from his energy, en-
terprise and musical ability, the public
may expect 70 secure IN OILS pianos WE'LL
fi8ishd. durable and fne@tOned instTu-
meats, ct a very moderate price. His
facilities will enable him 20 compete with
any. "--I4ambertyiIls [ \ J. Record.
SrSead stamp for catalogue. Address,
DANIEL +. BEATTY,
Washington, \. J.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27

for cash, on
Tuesday. February %, 1875.
The following described tract of land ly-
ing in Civil District No. IL, said land
Containing about 500 acres, subject to a
reservation of homestead of 40 to Ed,
mund Reaves laid Of tn him by commits
sioner=; said land levied on a. the prop
ertv Of Edmondson Reaves to satisfy this
UeHdifORi eTp0RGs In favor Of Brooks,
Nicely 4 Co, and bounded as follows to-
! wit: In range l. section l, beginning at
the e corner of 800 acres a part of a
| 5000 acre tract IN the name of Jacob
HAYES. it being jesse Jenkins n cor
aer on the east boundary Of said 5000
acres; thence north with said line 400
poles 20 A M Lambeths cCFner;
thence west with his line $50 poles %
his " corner: thence south 400 poles
TO the corner of said 300 acres;
thence east 800 pole to the beginning
The above tract was decided 20 Edmond
Reaves By J Ii Bills and K. p McNeal
Msy Is, 1860 and sdjoins the town Of
Middleton Station
J. J. Nicely, Sheriff.
This, Jan. q, 1876. jan2I-4t
Printers fee, s. 90
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27
DOES YOUR HAIR FAIL, OUT ?
NO HAIR, NO PAY


Of
heads wnimu
all the
oT6 OF Of pEce
J.P DROMGOOLE CO, PRoPs LOUISVILLE, KY
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27
NGLISH FEMALE BITTERS
Down to One Dollar.

of
Dollar and imam
thatn
possibly complain Of quality price very large proportion profits thus
will all forms of Chronic Feme Comp4 and al forms Of weakness de-
and mothers at the "urn of life Druggists Dealers
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-01-27
CHERIFFS SALE.

By virtue of a readitiOIli eEqOnds 70 me
directed from the Supreme Court, of Ten
nessee, I will sell at the Court-hOuse
door, in the town Of Bolivar, Hardeman
county, Tennessee, to the highest bidder
for cash, on