davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-27

given time all of these roads revert to
the government Of India. In order to
obtain the funds with which to build
these roads the government of India
guaranteed the stock to pay four and one
half per cent, and l notice that this
guarantee cost the sum of 81 5000
during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1868 The total cost of the roads to this
date has been about eI02, 900, 900 ster-
ling, or $i93, 900 geld. These rail-
ways are constructed in the most superb
manner, the average expenditure being
$50, 034. "a per mile, which includes roll
ing stock, of course. To us the cost
seems enormous, especially when it is
borne in mind that the stock was taken
at par in gold, and the money put into
the lines honestly, but the result justifies
the exPedituren. The bed of the roads
are as solid as 1t is possible to build them;
the Culverts, drains, and bridges, of cut
stone, brick and irOnE the depOts all
built of brick and tagged with cut stone,
and the railway shops constructed in the
most solid manner. Some of the bridges
in this country are marvels of size and
strength, and the newly-Opened AleIan-
dria bridge, near Wirzabid, Is the longest
railway bridge in the world, being some
thing over nine thousand feet in length,
and supported upon ninety seven brick
piers. This railway system has secured
England's hold upon India against any
future rebellion, and, in my opinion,
against any attempt upon the part Of
European powers to wrest 1t from her.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-27
Turf Notes.

Two Tennessee horses ara among the
/ entries for the " Louisville hstel stake -
/ at the coming Louisville meeting, viz /:
VIM. T. Linck's b. c. Grit, by Mel
J bourne. Jr., dam Waggonette, by Wag-
ner, and w. f. Branes' b. f. Phoebe H,
by Rodgers. dam Sunshine.
Ballankeel has not broken down as re-
ported.
Mr.. NJ. II. Sanford, of New York, has
sailed for England. He expects to ar
rive in time to see his horse PTeaSness
run in the free handicap of $50 each, Il.
f., 81 900 added at Newmarket, over
the RowIey Mile, in which he is handi-
capped at l26 fhs. March "a, Preakness
did his best gallop since he has been in
England, covering two miles at a nice
pace The handicap race is to be run on
Thursday, April 20.
The Texas-bred race mare Ella Har-
per, by Rebel out of Mary Kimbro, by
Rupee while taking her exercising gal
lOp over the Magnolia track, Mobile, fell
and injured her hip so severely that she
will never be able to run in public again.
Mr.. George Ayres has been compelled
to destroy his fine ste0plechase horse
DiavoIo 1t will be remembered that he
fell at the water-jump last fall in a stee-
plechase.
Mr.. Grinstead, of Lexington, has sold
to DIR. Weldon the chestnut colt Wapen-
tao, V. o., by War Dance, dam by Rev
enue. and the chestnut colt Coupon, Y.
O., by Lightning out of Income.
Mr.. Richard Shea is going to train this
season, Kadi and Van Leer-
Among the seventeen horses entered
for the Monmouth cup, we find Ten
Brock, King Alfonso, Aristides, Aaron
Pennington, Llitipa, Tom Ochiltree,
Acrobat, Reform, GTinstead, Nettie Nor
ton, Matte A.. Joe Germs and Stampede.
The once famous steeplechase Lobelia,
by Bonnie Scotland, dam CapitOla, the
property of Col. Mcdaniel, was shot last
week on the premises of her owner at
Saratoga. She had been turned out for
a little exercise in the paddock, and, as
the groom was leading Sister of Mercy
through the gate, LObelia galloPed uD
behind her. Sister of Mercy kicked out
and struck the old mare in the shoulder,
spIintering the bone so badly that she
had to be killed.
She was a splendid mare acrss country,
having, in f77O, won ten out Of sixteen
hurdle races and steePle chases, beating
the bsst horses on the tnTf.
The New York Herald has a cable
special from London, which says: ''AiI
hope of Egotist, Mr.. Sandford's colt,
winning the Derby has been abandoned.
It is doubtful if he starts for the event.
Petrarch is the favorite. He has been
in critical state from lameness, which,
however, is rapidly disappearing. The
American horses, Preakness, Bay Final
and Mate, are making very rapid pro-
gress. Some fancy Mate for the City
and Suburban stakes on the 25th of
April; 900 to % has been taken about
him at Tattersail's. His weight will be
II5 pounds. He Will receive twenty-One
pounds from the English champion Low
| lander"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-27

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY BODIES N
GUNNY SACKs.-A strange funeral pro
ccssion arrived in Santa Fe one day last
week. There were twenty freight
wagons in the procession, and each
wagon was hearse, loaded with the re-
mains of dead soldiers in different stages
of decay. These had been buried, one
bv one, ranging through a period Of
several wears, at Fort Craig, and recently
the remains were ordered removed to
the government cemetery i.at Santa Fe.
The bodies were exhumed, packed in
gunnv sacks. and each one labeled, Just
ike sacks of ore. Only one body, that
Of Lieutenant Drew, was transported in
A coffin This officer perisaed Of thirst
on the JOTnada del Mueria six years ago.
HIS remains, when exposed to inspection
at Santa Fe, presented a rather natural
appearance, The tongue, or what re-
mained Of it, still pTOtruded from the
mouth. evidencing the suffering attend
ing his horrible death. In this singular
and ghastlv procession were one hundred
and FORTY bodies. Tho wagons discharged
their skeletonic freight in the govern
ment cemetery, and each guRuy sack
and its contents was dropped into a
separate grave. There were no religious
OF military services OF ceremonies, and
the men hired to accompany the pIoces-
sion tossed the sacks of bones about with
rs little care and feeling as they would
boxes Of merchandise. 4 spectacle ~
weird Is not seen every day in santa Fe
-DenUeT Mars
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-27
Mr.. Stewards Income.

On the occasion of the election of Sir
Nathaniel Mayer de ROthschild to the
house of commons, as one of the mem
bers for Aylesbury, the English papers
estimated him to be worth 10000, 900,
or $4,000, 900, gold. In a recent debate
in the house of commons on the sub
iect of the commissions of the Roths-
childs, in the matter of the purchase by
England of the Isthmus of Suez canal
shares, Sir Nathaniel declared he was not
partner in the house of ROthschiId.
We can then fairly compare him with
our New York milliOnaires. If the Eng
lish papers are correct in their estimate
of Sir Nathanieps fortune, Mr.. Stewart
was probably the richer man of the two
We need not compare the fortunes of
Stewart aud Vanderbilt with the vast
landed estates forming the bulk of the
fortunes of the English aristOcracv.
Real estate in New York city Just now
is by no means so remunerative, thanks
to our stupid fiscal legislation, as real
estate in Great Britain. What the in
comes of the great mobiles of England
really are, it is very difficult accurately
to estimate. The new DOmesday Book
puts down the territorial income of one
great parsonage, the Duke of Norfolk,
not hitherto repUted among the richest
of his order. at no less than E264 ,5O4
sterling, or more than 81 300, 900 in gold.
The Duke of Westminster Is reputed to
enjoy a revenue of more than $4,000, 600
The Duke of DevOnshire, whose predeces-
sor held a higher position relatively
than himself among the British CrCesuses
of the upper house, is set down in the
new lists as receiving from his landed
estates in four English counties alone,
exclusive of Ireland and London, in both
of which he is a great proprietor, G127,-
633 in gold, or more than $500, 600. Our
own impression is that 9200, 900 in gold,
or 81, 900, 900, would barely represent the
annual rentals and profits of the late Mr.
Mr.. Stewart.-N Y. World.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-27
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
FACTS AND FANCIES.

A VERY clever woman has said, " I
do not wish anybody to do anything
naughty, but if they do want to know
all about it."
" No man was better inoculated to
PREJUDICE pork than my husband was"
saws Mrs. PartingtOn che knew what
good hogs were, he did, he had been
brought up with 'em from his child
heod."
AT a recent school examination at
Bonn the question was asked: Who is
to blame for the division of tbs Jewish
empire after the death of Solomon?
And a girl promptly answered: "Bis-
marck."
Two large drapery firms in London
have private chaplains to whom they pay
a salary each Of 81, 500 for attending
every morn to offer prayer ana give ad-
dresses to the young men and women in
their employ.
THE New York Home Journal says
there is break in the price of almost
every commodity and at last hotel keepers
are waking up to the necessity of the
times, and there is a fair prospect of a re-
turn to the price which ruled before the
war. Chicago has set the example and
new rates at the best hotels there 1.-TWO
or three of which are unexcelled) is three
dollars per day
A GENTLEMAN who, three months ago,
borrowed ten dollars from a Chicago cap
italist, to whom he gave, as security,
first mortgage on his watch, went to pay
it off, and was surprised rather than sat
isfied to learn that his bill was S29.l6.
When he demonstrated with the capital
ist. the latter replied: ''Vell, de inder-
esd Ioogs high, pud dere ish so many
loshes in dis peezness."
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-27

The POPULARITY OF THE ROTHs-
cHIIDs.-But there is reason for the
popularity of the ROthschilds with the
crowd. In the first place they give
large sums to the poor, and support a
number of charities. Secondly, it is
known that the baron is a very hard
working man. His wealth imposes a
great deal of labor upon him. He rises
at o'clock in the morning, and goes
directly to his bureau, working there
steadily throughout the day, having his
midday lunch brought to him. When
i'm need of air and exercise he runs down
to Ferrieres for a little shooting. Mean
while. Nine. de Rothschild is making
the rounds of her hospitals, carrying re-
lief and comfort TO hundreds of those
who suffer. These people have enormous
fortunes, but they make good use of
them, and live really noble lives. Envy
is, therefore, out of the question. Few
men would like to change his hours of
labor with those Of Baron Alphonse.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-27
EAST.

In the course of the six million dollar
suit against Boss Tweed, now in progress in
New York, lngersoll, one of the ring con-
victs, who was pardoned out of the peniten-
tiary that he might give testimony against
his chief, testified that Tweed spent fully one
million dollars of his iIl-gotten gains in AL
bany corrupting legislators. He also testified
that he UngersolD received for himself and
friends three million five hundred thousand
dollars, and expressed the opinion, with un-
blushing confidence, that his thirty-five per
cent. of the steal was justly retained.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-27
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

Over and over again,
No matter which WAY I turn,
! always find in the Book of Life
some lesson I have to learn.
must take nv turn at the mill,
1 must grind out the golden grain,
must work at my task with TeSOIute will
Over and over again
We cannot measure the need
of even the tiniest flower,
Nor check the flow of the golden sands
hat run through a single hour.
But the morning dewS must fsll,
The sun and the summer rain
Must do their part, and perform ii all
Over and over again.
Over and over again
The brook through the meadow flows,
And over and over again
The pOnderoUs mill-wheel goes.
Once doing will not suffice,
Though doing be not in vain,
And n blessing falling us once or twice
May come if We try again.
The path thet has once been trOd
Is never so rough TO the feet,
And the lesson we once have learned
Is never so hard to repeat.
Though sOrTOwful tears may fall,
And the heart to its depths be riveu
By the storm and tempest, We need them ALI
To render us meet for heaven.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-27

A TEACHER in a Sunday-school was
explaining to his class of boys the meaning
of I" Jacobs ladder" when one of the
number, more inquisitive than attentive,
inquired If the angels had wings,
what was the need OF the ladder to
them ~ This was poser, and while he
was meditating a reply and unable to
answer, another boy exclaimed" I'll
bet I can tell what they used the ladder
teacher. "Oh, l guess they were mOlt-
inc"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-27

ENGLISH Cotton GiNs.-An improved
kind of cotton gin, constructed with
double roller and hopper feed, has
been invented and brought into use in
England. 1t is said to do its work
well, being especially adapted tOseparste
anv description of cotton from its seed,
but particularly 30 to the class of cotton
adhering to seeds having the husk, or
shell, covered with short fibres, techni-
calIv termed woolIy seeds, of which the
uplands is a principal variety. The
roller gin has heretofore proved ineffi-
cient for this kind of cotton, in Conse-
ouence of the seeds, after separation, be-
coming entangled with the seed cotton:
and obstructing the action Of the roller
and knives. In the machine in question
this is Obviated by the combined action
Of the moving and fixed grids. Thus, at
each elevation of the moving knife, the
grid, which Is attached to the same, lifts
the cotton to the level of the fixed knife
edge and to the exposed surface Of the
roller, and, on the descent OF the moving
knife, the seeds, which have become sepa-
rated from the fibre, are disentangled by
the prongs of the moving grid passing
betwixt those of the fixed grid. The
eut-turn of clean cotton of this class is
about l2O pounds per hour; of cotton
having smooth seeds two hundred pounds
may be obtained.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-27

DRY buckwheat -four, if repeatedly
applied, will remove entirely the worst
grease spots on carpets or any other
wOollen cloth, and Will answer as well as
French chalk for grease spots on silk.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-27
HOUSE.

In the house, on the 10th, Mr. Here
ford, chairman of the committee on com
merce, introduced a bill making an appro
Priation for the construction, repair, preser-
walton and completion of different public
works on rivers and harbors. The bill passed
III 10 30. The total amount appropriated
is $50. Mr.. Lord offered a resolution
requesting the president to inform the house
to what measures have been adopted to
enforce the stipulatioHs of the convention
with Venezuela Mr.. Seelye offered a reso-
luton instructing the committee on judiciary
to inquire whether any additional legislation
is necessary to define the relations of the
army to congress, and to secure to the army
the right OF petition which belongs to every
citizen. Adopted. Mr. Cannon offered a
resolution instruCting the committee on for
eign affairs TO inquire into the cause of the
imprisonment Of E. o. ". Congdon. Adopted.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-27

4 CHINAMAN on the passage to Cali
fornia jumped overheard, intending to
kill himself, but in some unaccoUntabie
manner was lodged in the wheelhouse OF
the steamer, whero he clung tenaciOusly,
although the utmost eXertion was neces-
sary to escape the death which be had
sought. lie was nearly dead when dis
covered. Upon being restored he cut
his throat efectually.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-27

A VERY clever woman has said, " I
do not wish anybody to do anything
naughty, but if they do want to know
all about it."
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-07
Notice.
TO vsLTE= CONSUMERS.

"a froas -. Carson Nate~ CorrrSny who wisl
10 use i ftr Irrigation GGrirp a." coming snt..
llcr. lpJ.s; first apply ~ the Go,npaEy's ot.a>
and max" no necessary rrranarm ats. M
ro sou div -tInG water for i;r saticn. srrin!l,1.
etc. W.tnutit first having made prior arrsD.'.-
Iu";;Gs. viii be charged sDc!r rate aatIc fvfc
pauy ~haE deem right. and a:rs TcreJn masking
CONNECTION ui,h the CO'u pgHr'1 mains. - r..
IL rir- 4 junction aFf-~ ID hat reer "Ht OF,
vii ": {ral. with the f'c'lIr,sIy u'ay IL.
tars}n ti'.. May s. l6Id.Ai
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-09
TiltOn's PrOmissOry Note.

Tilton's idea of a promissory note, az
given in his lecture on the "Problem
of Lifen at Olean last Thursday eve
ming w;ls q peculiar one. He said that
the business Of this country was based
on fraud. Tha' ninety-seven mer-
chants out of every hundred failed
That business with buying at six
months and selling at six months, was
being done at arms length and finger
tips. Did II promissory note certify
that the maker has one hundred
thousand dollars in the bank and that
at tile end Of three mont.ls he will
take therefr0n1 ten thousand and pay
the obligation. No. \ promissory
note certifieS that the maker has some
goods III his store, which within three
iitonths time he expects some GUS
toner from somewhere to come and
look at, be pleased with, purchase and
pay for, and if that customer does
come, and .d6es look, and is pleased
with, and purchases and pays, the
obligation WILL be paid. Is not that a
good photograph of Il promissory
note?-Wckean Miner.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-09
Pittsburgh journalism,

TIE RESULT or CALLING \ rHIEF a
THIEF.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
All the daily papers in pittsburg,
having recently been sued for libel in
the sum of $4,000 each, and put un =
der heavy bonds for trial, for inadver-
tently calling an man thief when t
was proven that he had stolen large
lot of jewelry, the newspaper mana
gers have resolved that ON the 1st day
of April they will discharge all their
editors and reporters and begin the
publication ofthc Bible as news mat
ter for their readers. Such stories as
that about Mrs. Potiphar, Solomon
and Mrs, Uriah and the like Will be
toned down al much as possible, and
the word "allrged" interpolatcd, so
that no direct charge will be made.
When the Bible is exhausted they
will publish the Koran and the Book
of Mormon, and, finally, fall back Oh
the works of Confucius and the
Chinese Encyclopedia. Hereafter, no
| positive opinions orpersonal reference
less than 5000 years old is to appear
in Pittsburgh newspaper. Life in
surance agents will be able to do u
land-otlicc business among their sub
| scriberS.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-09
GRAND JURORS.

Following is the list of jurors drawn
of May term, commencing Monday
May 22d, 1876.
GRAND JURORS.
Benezette.-S. p. Rooming, laborer
Ralph Johnson, Jr. farmer.
BenZinger. - Charles Schneider,
farmer; b. WesnitZer, Brewer; George
Decker, farmer; Joseph Werner; far
met.
Fox.-S. S. Parker, farmer; Lewis
Iddings, farmer. .,
Horton.-James Mcclellan, linn
herman.
Jay.-David Kunes, laborer; Joseph
Dill, lumberman.
Jones.-Paulus Schneider, farmer;
Michael Dill ST., farmer; Isaac Keefer
laborer.
Ridgway'-G. r. Wheeler, lumber
man; Saylor Jackson, Carpenter; w.
f. Mercer; Butcher; H. A. Parsons,
printer.
st. Marys.-M. Stibich, laboret. Il,
Whitman, merchant; Henry Freder-
man, farmer; j. Nj. Mecum, hotel;
keeper; Henry Gausman, carpenter;
Anton Bashart, laborer.
TRAVERSE JURORS
BeneZette.-LeroyW WinsloW, farmer;
Edward Fletcher, merchant; Dennis
Taylor, laborer; Henry Blesh, hotel
keeper; George Winslow, farmer;
John Barr, farmer.
cnZinger.-Lorenz0 Gahr, farmer;
Clemenz Harberberger, farmer; Step
hen Henry, farmer; Frank Weis, car
penter; Geo. Nisselt, farmer; Jacob
KreckIe, farmer.
Fox.-Charles Mohan, laborer;
Frank Armstrong, laborer; William
Gibson, carpenter; David Meredith,
farmer.
Horton. Fred. Ray#inklei farmer;
b. A. Rogers, laborer; Hezikiah Hor-
ton, farmer.
Jay,-Geo, b. Dill, laBorer; L.. S.
Dodd, farmer.
Jones.-John Allen, Mechanic.
Millstone.-H. j. Clyde, laborer.'
Ridgway.-J. w, Taylor, laborer;
Hugh McGeehin, Merchant; James
Riley, hotel keeper; Edison II. Grant,
farmer; Harry Wilson, Carpenter; j.
S. Powell, harness maker; A. ii.
Head faborer; e. X. Gresh, mer-
chant.
Spring tteek,-Reuben Mohney,
faborer.
ST. Marys.-Anthony Fochtman,
hotel keeper; John Ahlis, millwright;
John Emmett, stone mason; Anthony
Amman, stone mason; Henry Fey,
carpenter; William Branitf, carpenter;
George Imhoff taylor; Frank Keller,
butcher.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-03-09

HORACE GREELEY's advice to "Go
West" was a glaring swindle. The
facts that the Indians have been Hv.
ing West all their lives and are still
poor, with scarcely enough clothes to
hid their nudity proves this.
THREE tracts of government land
was sold in Forest county lately the
first tract bringing $2,095, the second
81, 300 and the third $4,000. G. f.
Taft, of Franklin, bought the first two
and John Carney, of Lueita, the third.
"TIE-BAcKsn would seem, after all,
to be no new fashion, but simply an
old fashion revived. Hcdod, who
wrote .2,7OO years ago, says; "Let no
fair woman tempt thy sliding mind
with garments gathered in a knot be-
hindu
He entered car door. When the
brakeman came inside and took key
out of his pocket, unlocked the stove,
put in some wood, and locked the door
again, he asked him what he locked
the stove door for. The brakeman
shut his left eye, and said he locked
the door so the fire couldn't go out.
AFTER the 9th of April, members of
the Legislature gets $40 per day in adj
dition to their salary of $l,o0e, and
that is the reason why the Democratic
House refuses to fix day of adjourn
ment; and yet, they went in to power
as "reformers!" The people have got
about enough of that kind If reform.
-Bradford Reporter.
A FRENCH doctor, many years ago,
advertised a cosmetic-the "balm of
ohe thu usand flowers" 1t finally got
him into court, charged with swind-
ling the purchaser, because it would be
impossible to collcNt and combine the
oder of zone thousand flowers" But
the witty Frenchman, with 3. ready
smile, put them down with the reply.
"Honey"-which was one Of the in
gradients in the "bam."
So great is the excitement over the
recent discoveries at Pixies Peak, and
so rich all the country thereabcuts,
that citizen of Colorado Springs, as a
a joke, reduced astone jug i'll a mortar,
carried the powder to an assayer, and
was much surprised to find the jug
yielded at the rate $17 81 to the ton.
The assayer is evidently determined
not to let the new district suffer for
want of favorable reports.
A Benton county man hid 5000 in
the spare room stove. The next day
his wife's mother came down during
his absence for three weeks visit,
and that spare room was warmed up
for tie first time in three hundred
years. And they say you can pick W
shrcds of that mans hnir and clothes
where he dubbed hiitisnlf around,tht
country when he heard of it, any.
where within ten miles of the house
-EUiingtOn Hackcyc.