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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-01

Hardeman county democracy was we'll
represented Saturday in the Convention
that assembled at the Court House to
elect delegates to the State Convention
BOW being held at Nashville to send del
egates to the St Louis Convention.
Utmost harmony and good feeling per
vaded the meeting and large and intel
iigent delegation was chosen to represent
the county.
The delegation is to go 20 Nashville
uninstructed as to the choice of the PEG
pie. No preference was manifested by
the Convention, and the chief aim of all
present was to present q strong and
united front to the Republican party in
November. The country demands the
infusion of good old Democratic honesty
and efficiency in governmental manage
ment. The nation has been debauched
by Republican misrule and corruption
long enough, and the highest and best
interest of every person in the land i'm
peratively demands a chang in the con.
troll of Federal affairs. Our principles
as party are good and true, let us see,
then, that the men called to be our rep
resentative leaders are those having clean
hands and pure spirits. Let Nashville
send to St Louis an untrammelled dele
CATION. Let no axa-grinders and politi-
cal bummers but unselfish men be com
missioned to represent Tennessee in the
National councils of the party.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-01
Blood Will Tell.

Our good old Democratic party moves,
and Tilden's millions serve as motive
power to make the machinery whiz in
favor of the par excellent anti-corruption
apostle of Eastern Democratic righteous.
ness. Messrs. Bates & Locke, advertis-
ing agents, 81 Park Row New York, the
pliable meT charitable tools of the Tilden
faction, are busily batting Western and
Southern country newspapers with pro-
positions to puff their chief for paw. We
have received one of their tempting little
morsels of bargain and sale business,
and in reply, we tell these agents that VIC
are not ready to barter our manhood at
the request of Eastern gold. We are
not so poor as to be pocketed by Mr.. Til
den and his paid attorneys. We are
surprised that the Industrious New York
exponent of anti-bribery and anti-cor-
Euption should permit his retainers to use
his money for such ro>tituting purposes
Where is the purity, where the reform,
the honesty in such adrOit manipulating
attempts Yet just such is the n,odus
oper0ndi of Tildenism. This Eastern
money power would subsidiz: the South
and manacle the country with chains as
CALLING as ever clanked around the heels
of a Southern slave.
We trust that the free, intelligent ant
true representative men of the South and
West will denounce such corrupt:ng
measures as these agents are adopting to
scatter Tilden seed over the land. When
we al e ready for the auetioneers block,
we will notify Messrs. Bates d. Locke.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-01
Hard eman County Democracy in
Convention.
Delegates to the State Convention
Elected.

Last Saturday in obedience to a call
made by Capt J. 81. Hubbard, chairman
of the Democratic Executive Committee
of the county. delegates from the various
districts, assembled at the Court House
in this place, to elect delegates to the ap-
proceeding Democratic State Convention
to be held at Nashville May 3lst.
Ate o'clock p m Capt Hubbard called
the Convention to order. On motion of
L. NJ. Clark, Esq, Col Joseph L. Rosson,
of Pocahontas, was unanimously chosen
Chairman of the Convention. Chas A
Miller and w S. Armistead were chosen
Secretaries on motion of Capt. Hubbard
and L. B. Adams In accepting the chair
manship, Col. Resson made timely and
effective speech which was well received
as attested by much hearty applause. He
counselled Cancellation in party councils
on the currency question and deprecated
any attempt to distract the party by either
hard money or soft money exelusiveness.
He eOntended that specie resumption in
full would never obtain, and that the
commercial interests of the country were
averse to it as an impracticable measure.
Economy and reform were imperatively
demanded in the administration of Sta te
and National affairs To have good, hon
est government we should aim to have
elected to Office only good and honest
men. The fountain can never rise higher
than the source. He enioined upon the
delegates to stand as one man, united
and firm, in the defense of Democratic
principles. In conclusion he declared
the Convention ready for business.
The Convention resolved, on motion of
Jesse Norment, Esq, that the delegates
from the several districts meet and select
such persons as they may respectively
desire to represent them in the State Con-
vention. In furtherance of this motion
a recess of FIVE minutes was taken. AT
ter which, the several districts made the
following report of delegates selected:
District No. l-R 0 Prewitt, F. L.
Pledge, ] o Prewitt
No 2.-Jas Rose, D McNulty.
No. 80 B Polk.
No. Al NJ Wilkes, VIM Johnson.
No. 5.-P T Jones, D Clinton, J B
Harris
No. Cool NJ T Polk, Jesse Norment,
Gen R P Nicely, Jno DupuY, J J Nicely,
ST., Col II M Polk, Jas Richardson, Jas
Fentress, Chas A Miller, WIS Armistead,
A r McNeal.
No. Lem Gray, T Gift.
No S.-Jas Carter, J n Miller.
No 9.-U A West, Tandy Russell, Il
a SouthalL
No. IO.-Geo Dowdy, N Reaves.
No. 1l.-Jos L Rosson, A NJ Lam
beth, Jr.
No I2-J A Cox, D Sassu.
No. &c A Miller, A Il McNeal, w
s Armistead, Jas Fentress, Sr.
No. l4.-Wiley Fort, " j Blain, Geo
Gibson.
No. 15.-Jno R Anderson, J W Muck
alls.
No. l6.-R G Day.
No. l7.-Geo Thompson, VIM T Tipler.
No. l8.-P NJ HuddIeston.
On motion of J. NJ. Hubbard the above
named gentlemen were chosen to repre-
sent Hardeman county in the State Con-
vention.
The Secretary was requested to furnish
a list of delegates to the chairman of the
State Convention.
On motion Of Judge Fentress the Con-
yention adjourned.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-01
DEMOCRACY.
Kentucky Favors the Repeal of
the Resumption Act-Ken-
lucky Delegates Unin-
StrII cfAd.


Structed.
LOUISVILLE, May 25.-The State
Democratic Convention assembled here
to-day, and was called to order by Hon.
Isaac Caldwell, of Louisville, Chairman
Willis e. Machen, eX-U. S. Senator,
was made temporary Chairman. and
Gen. Lucius Desha permanent Presi-
dent Hon. Isaac Caldwell, of Louisville,
and Gen. John s. Williams, of Mount
Sterling, were chosen electors for the
State at large. Twelve nominations for
delegates to represent the State at large
at st. Louis were made. and Henry
WattersOn, of Louisville, Col w C. ?.
Breckenridge, of Lexington, Hon. Willis
b. Machen, of Lyon county, and Hon.
John NJ. Rice, of Lawrence county,
were elected to Gil the four positions.
The platform adopted is as follows:
The Democratic party is party Of the
Constitution, a party of reform and a
party of economy, and if entrusted
with the administration of the Federal
Government, will hold it to be a present
and pressing duty to restore full and
perfect equality among States; arrest ag-
gTessive usurpations of the centralized
Government, and eliminate crime as a
common characteristic of political life;
that the present deplorable condition of
the morals and business interests of the
country is the result Of corrupt and par.
tisan administration, and that reform is
absolutely necessary for the relief of the
people and the preservation of the Gov
eminent, and that this can only. be done
but by a change of administration; that
In view of the present distressed con-
ditI9n of the country, we declare that
we favor the immediate and uncondition-
al repeal by Congress of the act of july
IA, rs, commonly known as the Resump.
ton Act, but in order that our opinions
on the subject of such grave Importance
may not be misunderstood, we also de-
clare that, regarding gold and silver as
the true basis for currency, specie pay
ments shoul be resumed at the earliest
time ct which it can be done without de-
triment to the commercial and industrial
interests of the people; that we demand
that labor shall be relieved from the op-
pressed burdens of protective tariff, By
the adoption of tariff for revenue only;
that the delegation from this State TO the
St Louis Convention is hereby iii
rected to cast its vote as a unit on all
questions coming before the Convention,
and having full confidence In the ability
and patriotism Of our delegation, we
leave them uninstructed and pledge the
Democracy of Kentucky to support the
nominees selected by the Convention.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-01

Not that we love Tilden, CT Thurman,
or Hancock, or Hendricks, or Bayard
less, but success more. We must win in
November. 1t is certain that If politi-
clans force upon the party the man of
their choice against the wishes of the
people themselves be will be defeated.
Let the free and unfettered masses speak
through their delegates at St Louis and
all will be well.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-01
Nonresident Notice.

In the Chancery Court of Hardeman
County, Tennessee, No. 654 r. D.
J. w. Wood VS. Hugh Davis.
Ia this cause it appearing from the
return of the Sheriff that the defendant,
Hugh Davis, is a nonresident of the
State Of Tennessee, 1t is therefore order
ed by the Clerk and Master that he
make his appearance herein, at the Court
house, in the town of Bolivar, Tennessee,
on or before the LIST Monday in July,
1876, and plead, answer, or demur to
complainant's bill, or the same will be
taken for confessed aud set for hearing
exparte as to him, and a copy of this or
der be published once a week, for four
successive weeks in the Bolivar Bulletin.
This May 18th, 1876.
A copy attest
JAMES FENTRESS, JR,
Clerk and Master
r. II. w God, Attorney for Complainant
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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-01
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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-01
The Philadelphia ExtOrtiOnists

The Philadelphia ExtortiOnists.
Four dollars appears to be the regular
charge for dinner that would be dear
at one dollar, soda water is retailed at IF
teen cents, eggs at twenty cents each,
fifty cents for sandwich, and the same
for cup OF coffee, and all other prices
in the same outrageous proportion. If
the directors permit such a thing within
the grounds, the enterprise ought to fail
in the most signal manner, and we be-
lieve it will. Robbery in tbs name of
exhibiting the nations progress ought
not to be permitted, and if it is longer
permitted to continue the American peo-
pie ought to put stop to it by staying
away from Philadelphia Pittsburg
Post
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-01

It is SAID that Virginia man who has
lately had dehrium tremens, saw angels
instead Of snakes, ard now all tn saloons
in the place where he lives are fighting
over the honor Of having sold him the
whisky.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-01

A week ago, a county merchant of Alb
beville county, named Hartman, aud his
wife were found murdered in their bed
The murdeTeIs, four in number, we're ar
rested and taken from the Sheriff and
shot Three hundred persons were pres
cut at the execution and 100 shots were
fired
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-01

A Sc. bohis woman tried to commit
suicide By taking dose of pins, evident
10 thinking she'd want them to pin back
her angel over k.rt in the other world.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-01

1t IS a great comfort to bald-headed
en- in these req aat, star-spangled Cen
NAL days, TO reflect that the eagle, too,
bz.d -headed
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-01
nnay25-tf
CHERRIES SALE

By virtue of an execution to me direct
ed from the Circuit Court of Hardeman
county, Tennessee, at the March term
SIC, l will sell to the highest bidder for
cash at the Courthouse door, in the town
of Bolivar, Hardeman county, Tenn, On
Saturday, , UBe 10Th,
a certain house and lot in the Polk Adj
dition to the town of Bolivar, being lots
and 4 of block No. 5, on the the sur
vey of said town, and lying on the south
side of Lafayette street, opposite the res
dence of r. L. Walker, and fronting on
the New Orleans, St. Louis d Chicego
Railroad, late the Miss. Central Railroad
grounds on the west, and McNeai street
en- the south, and the lots of said block
on the east, owned lately by J. Il. Bills,
levied on as the property of D. g. Rus
sell, to satisfy this f. ia IN favor of South
ern Security Company, use of the Mems
phIs Il Charleston Railroad.
This May 18th, 1876.
J. J. NELLY,
may254w-Pr's fee 81. Sheriff
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-01

The Louisville, Paducah and South
western Railroad connects at NOrtonville
with st Louis 81 Southeastern Railroad
At Louisville with lines diyerging for al
points North and East.
Take tickets, and ship your freight via
Fulton and Paducah for Louisville and
the East. EDWARD p. WILSON,
Gen. Freight and Passenger Ag't,
Louisville, Ky.
D. F. WHTTCOMB, Gen'l Sup't Jelly
A BSOLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED
Il from Courts of different States for
desertiOn, &c. No publicity required.
No charge until divorce granted. Adj
dress, M. HOUSE, Attorney,
je1 194 Broadway, New Y Ork.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-01
LOUISVILLE, PADUCAH
AND
Southwestern IL. Ie.

Condensed Time Card in Effect Barch 8. 1876
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-01

r. II. Wood, Attorney for Complainant
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-10-11
Cutiing Rack Trees.


Probably the ill-success Of most Of those
who fail in getting fruit-trees well started
arises from the miserable way in which
they are set out. No young tree should
ever be set in grass nor should the land be
seeded to grass until the trees are in bear.
ing. The holes should be large enough TO
let every root lie straight. Where the roots
were bruised and cut by the spade in taking
up, they should be cut of smooth with a
sharp knife Fine dirt should be carefully
worked among the roots with the fingers, so
that when the job is done no air holes or
cavities are left around them. And finally,
every branch should be cut back, at least
onehalf of the last years growth, in order
TO maintain balance with the shortened
roots. This last is thing rarely done,
vet it is essential to success. A Western
paper says, where farmer had set out one
hundred apple-trees in autumn, and was
advised to cut the shoots back, to counter
balance the necessary cutting of the roots in
taking them up, he declined. In the winter
a COW broke in and cropped the tops of
twenty-five or thirty, and the winter being
severe these and few others were the only
trees which survived. The Others had more
top than they could carry, and they did
not grow. We do not, however, recommend
the cow-pruning for general adoption.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-10-11
For Charles Sake.

The ohice-door opened softly and q
stranger in poor, soiled soldier clothes walked
in. The man who sat at the desk was a
lawyer-a judge-and he was very busy
with the papers of a pending suit. 1t was
in the days Of the civil war. The stranger
had borne his share of the suffering that
was in the land. lie had been wounded in
battle and weak and emaciatcd, he was on
his way back to his native state and town.
But the busy Judge scarcely raised his eyes
to look at him. The worn soldier had taken
of his cap, and was feeling confusedly in
his pockets. have did have, a-letter
for you"
The Judge took no notice of the timid,
hesitating words. lie was very busy and
was conscious only of a feeling of annoyance
that a stranger should break in upon his
time The confused, nervous search in the
pockets continued, and the Judge grew still
more annoyed. lie was a humane man but
he had responded TO 70 many soldiers appli-
cations already-and he was royy busy Just
now. The stranger came nearer and reached
out thin hand. A letter grimy and pocket
worn, lay ON the desk, addressed to the
Judge. al have no time to attend to such "
but the impatient sentence was checked
on the good mans lips. The handwriting
on the letter was the handwriting of his son.
lie opened the letter and read
Der Fdthp'-rhe bearer of this is a soldier
discharged from the hospital lie is going home
TO die. Assist him in any way you can, for Char
lies sake.
And then Judge A. forgot how very
busy he was. Ills heart went out toward
the poor, sick soldier, and "for Charles
sake his own soldier-boy far away, he
loaded him with gifts, and acts of kindness,
and lodged him TIL he could send him on his
way rejoicing. Gods hands are full of work.
His mind is busy with the cares of the uni
verse. But no request can fail to win His
attention that is made for Chrst's sake, "
His own beloved Son.-Suuday School Times.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-10-11

many thousand bushels are never harvested,
even by birds and bears.
Trout fishing holds out remarkably, on
account Of the extensive breeding grounds
in the wilderness. A single brook (fall
brook, twenty miles above Fort Kent has
yielded twenty barrels year for twenty
years, about half pound weight eachi and
it would be interesting To- know how many
thousands Of partrdges went out of those
woods last year.
Starch factories are becoming a doubtful
enterprise both for owners and farmers. a
whole farm planted to potatoes, rusiing and
rottiug, is sickly sight watch with pa
thence to see the thousands OF acres Of grass
land. now turning back TO woods and the
thousands OF tons Of hay now wasted, uti-
lied. with the production Of beef, mutton,
wool, dairy products the finest Of wheat
strawberries and cream, 80" milk aud honey
as good and plenty as any country can
produce
Mr.. Keep has been long resident in
Aroostook county, and bis account Of the
resources Of that rich territory, six thousand
miles in area, ought to be interesting to
young Nermonters. especially those of small
money capital. Maine substantially gives
away her Wild Lands, and improved farms
that would be worth fifty dollars an acre in
Vermont can be bought in Northern Maine
for from ten 10 twenty dollars The soil is
equal TO that Of any part OF the United
States, yet this great county containing as
much tillable land as the state Of Vermont,
has less than thirty thousand inhabitants.
1t will soon be opened mp 10y the completion
Of railroads already in progress, and we then
look to see it rapidly settled. Early corners
will have a great advantage, in prices and
/ choice of localities.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-10-11
Agriculture at Cornell University.

Prof Roberts communicates the follow
ing to the Htican in regard to prizes offered
by the university for proficiency in agricul
ture In order to specially foster the study
Of agriculture in the university which he
founded, Mr. Cornell offered several prizes
fcr excellence of attainment in the study,
and, among others, some forthe management
Of small garden which was assigned to
each student desiring to compete. mum
Der Of students contested for this prize, aud
those who entered into the work with en-
thusiasm and graduated in ;heir course Of
study, are now occupying positions Of honor
and trust in the direct line Of agriculture.
Mr.. John McGraw, another trustee Of the
University, has recently provided in gen
erous manner for the continuation of these
prizes lie offers to give first prize Of two
hundred dollars to any two or more students
in the full course Of agriculture, who shall
most successfully manage little farm Of
two acres according to certain prescribed
plan and second aud third prize Of one
hundred and sxtyfye dollars and one hun
bred aud thirty.fye dollars respectively for
the second best results in the same line.
Each Of these miniature farms, Of which
there will be at present only three will be
subdyided into five smaller plots Of equal
size and is to be properly manured, and
worked by rotation Of grass, wheat, oats,
corn and garden vegetables, so that the land
will always be kept in good condition.
The students competing for these prizes
will be charged a reasonable rental for the
use Of the land, aud will be furnished by the
University with the necessary help from
teams and implements at a moderate charge
per hour. They will be required to per
form all the manual labor themselves, TO
keep an accurate account Of all their ex-
penses and returns, and a careful diary of
their work. and at the same time to perform
their regular university duties in satisfac-
tory manner The first award of these
prizes will be made about December l, 1877.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-10-11
Growing into His Llkeness.

One reason why we do not get along faster
In religious life is, that we compare our
selves TO the lower instead of the higher.
" DO about as well rs my neighbors," says
one. There's nobody in our church that
gives more than do" says another. d" try
about as hard to do right as most people,
SAYS q third. And so, content with the poor
imperfect standards around MS, we live
dwaried. unworthy lives. There is a beau
tiful and suggestive phrase" Growing into
His likeness that should be oftener in all
our thoughts. And how can we grow into
His likeness If we do not turn our eyes from
that which is untrue and unfinished, aud fix
them upon our perfect guide In all mat
ters of intellectual and artistical training,
the student is directed constantly TO the
highest and most beautiful models. In that
way the mind aud soul are inspired with a
desire TO initiate that which is 80 admirable
IN religious training the same course should
be- pursued. We should not ask if we are
doing as well as our neighbors, but five are
doing as well as we possibly can do. Some
are organized for making rapid progress in
spiritual life for such to be content with
ordinary attainments is to waste precious
gifts, TO hide in a napkin the talent that
should be put at interest. If our eyes are
fixed upon those who are higher than our
selves, we shall be conscious of our own de
iiciencies. and such consciousness is the first
step in attempting higher life. The self
complacency that comes from comparing
ourselves with those who are living upon a
low plane, is fatal to earnest effort. Why,
indeed should a man sacrifice ease, and set
himself about the difficult work of seli-con-
quest; why should he bear the pain of the
pruning-knife, if he is good enough already?
That he is not every man knows in his tru-
est and best hours yet all are prone to be-
come the victims OF dangerous compla-
cency. This subtle danger is best combatted
by earnestly fixing the eyes of the soul upon
those sublime examples of spiritual heroism
and fathfuluess recorded in the annals OF
the past; upon the saints of to-day, who
through warnings within and without, are
pressing on toward the mark OF the prize
of the high calling - and especially upon the
sublime image of iucamate Love- into whose
likeness we must grow, if we are ever to be
counted among those who run with patience
the race that is set before them Christian
at Work.