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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-04-05
MIDDLETON CORRESPOND
ENCE.
Farmers Work-Sports Cutting
ARRAY
Pastor Presbyteriau CAurch

DEAR BULLETIN: Thinking you weu'd
not object 10 hearing from your numer
- friends in this portion Of oar Lords
Gm)moral vineyard, | have TAX en- the
liberty to drop you a wee billet
which, as Bill Arp would say, will do to
fill up. Farmers IN this vicinity are
busily engaged in preparing for the IN
coming crop, a part of which has been
planted, and Notwithstanding spring has
been rather charry with her smiles, and
vegetation is s0meW hat backward, the
talmy sunshine and gentle south wind
admonish US that it Is high time we we're
looking up and getting in readiness
our fishing tackle and croquet sets
The employment of which will consti-
tute the major part of the summers
business. But we do not intend to spend
all our time playing eroquet aud fishing.
We have another institution which,
while it is instructive, is q source of
much pleasure to the young people Of
Middleton l allude to the Mutual I'm
provement Society, which was.noticed
and complimented in your issue of last
week by Max O'Riley. Besides liter
airy society Middleton can soon boast of
a dramatic association, to be formed of
the young folks of the town. So you
see, MIR. Editor, we intend to have some
fun whether we catch any fish or not.
: D,,. Co. ,,,,,r -ea5ar, ,r;1l aooDsa 4, :
of trying to "force the season when 1
tell them that tue spring fights have
opened in full blast Tie first ring was
| drawn by young man by the name Of
, Slatin, who tried his little barlow on his
brother-in-law, q Mr.. Foster. who lives
ak miles from here on. Mr.. VIM. Nc.
Donalds plantation. On last Wednes
day evening, while Foster was blowing
Slatin came into the field and told hin
that unless he would promise not to re
veal certain things which he (Slatin,
had told he would kill him. Foster re
piled that he had never told any one Of
didn't know that he should, but would
do so if he wanted to. Whereupor
Slatin drew a knife and rushed on Faster
infieting a very serious wound in tht
left side. For some time it was though
; that the would>be assassin bad accom-
plished his aim, but Foster is still Twin,
J with some hope of his recovery. Slatir
is still at large. He is considered a YER
; dangerous mao. 1t was only a few
months ago that be attempted to Kill III
, father with an ak. It is to be hoped
will be caught and sent to Nashyill
where he doubtless should have bee
some time ago. J K. p. l..
Middleton, Tenn, March 80.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-04-05

Il Kahn & Sons have a complete
stock of Millinery Goods, consisting of
Ladies and Childrens trimmed and I'M
trimmed hats. Latest styles of ribbons
in all the new shades.
We purpose having a half or one full
column devoted TO each business centre Of
the county, and the work of reprcse nting
each section is entrusted to intelligent
correspondents Their names will ap-
pear as regular agents and correspon-
tents, and to them we must look for all
local news. Of course, other parties will
communicate with US as usual.
= We are glad to see that improve
m sats are the order of the day. Messrs.
harkins and Durrett, Coleman, w Fl
Reynolds, aud Mr.. Coates are about
completing each a substantial brick
structures. Major McNeal and others
will soon commence building at other
points OF the burnt district and by sum-
mer we hope to see the entire waste
studded with frst-class buildings.
Capt Hayes is one of the most eff
cient and reliable conductors on the
Mississippi Central Railroad. He has
been long in the employ of the company
and for promptitude in the discharge of
duty has no superior on this line. We
congratulate him on his entrance into
the married station with SO estimabie a
lady as Mise Bledsoe We are glad to
learn that he will be engaged on railroad
work in aud near Bolivar. Ne cordially
welcome him and his bride in our
midst.
During the past week we visited
Middleton, Salisbury, Pocahontas, and
other parts of the county, in the interest
of the BULLETIN, and secured a most en-
couraging response from the people. The
country is evidently recovering from the
late disastrous financial depression, and
with another year of good cotton and
grain crops the people will be in con
dition to meet tt cir Indebtedness in full
and have some money to spare with
which to reft their farms for still better
returns in the future.
Major Morgan is visiting the fam lily
of his son -in-law, Dr.. Tom Moore
Glad to see that he is recovering from
the effects of a recent fall from his horse
The Major is just from his plantation il
Benton county, Miss, and reports tina
negro laborers are working better ant
moro contentedly that any time sine
the war. A large cotton crop will b.
pitched. The farmers are not forgetting
that corn and pork are also equally i'm
portant. The latter interests are beini
. carefully guarded this season.
The active but venerable W. W
Gates, editor and proprietor of tn La
grange Monitor called the other day
This gentleman is the oldest editor i
Tennessee. Though aged, he is full c
life and unfolding usefuln ess. a grea
many young men would do we'll to in
bibe some of his enterprise and hopeful
ness for the future He now edits a
excellent paper and impresses its co
umns with the purity and manliness [
his own convictions on political subjectI
H Kahn & Sons have all their L
Giea' Hats trimmed to order, and are
# the latest styles.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-04-05
Mutual Improvement Society.

Mutual improvement society.
DEAR BULLETS: Before the Mutoai
Improvement Society last Thursday eve
ming, Hon. W. NJ Bsck's lecture on
Gold Mining was not only highly IN
Pertaining but very Instructive. He car
ried the listener far cut to the western
slope of the Sierra Nevada Introduced
him to a society peculiar to the camps
where the specie graduated is picked
from mother earth. Electrified him with
the first faint dawn of success, and fa-
mjliarized him with that whitening
wasting atmosphere, attending disap-
pointment He in wording drew the
drops of sweat 1t cost to dig a dollar
and penciled ont the hearts dull pain
when none Is near to pity. He dwelt
unon the seclusion from society the
miner is ubject to, and rehearsed the
privations of life on the frontier when
gold mining was at its fever heat. While
listening to this lecturer, I could not
help wondering if we of later growth
could courage fnd to equal such emer-
gencies. | sometimes think the young
men of to-day-myseif included-are not
as energetic as We should be. The
world is a mine-life's early part the
season CT labor, and its closing, the mint,
where the good and bad are coined for
eternity MAX O'RmEY
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-04-05

Washington TO Hayes, and believes that
the country is drifting out upon a sea Of
great political uncertainty. The people
mean right, and if they should err il
judgment they will restore matters jus
as soon as they have chance. A large
number of cur citizens called on Gen
Robertson and listened with deep interest
to his entertaining history of the past in
connection with the settlement of this
section. He is living link, binding the
past to the present May his last days
be his test We reverence such men
and love to converse with them.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-04-05
First Sheriff of Hardeman County

First Sheriff of Hardeman County
Gen, J. G. n. Robertson, now of Her
nando county, Miss, is visiting this sec
ton. This worthy and venerable mao
returns to the scenes and stru gglss of his
young life. He was the first sheriff OF
Bardeman county, and served the people
when wild varmint skins were used as so
much money in payment of taxes and
debts. He was born in what is now call
ed Washington county, Tenn, then part
of what was called the TERRITORY South
of the Ohio rivsr" lie is now IS years
old, and his wife So. lie has lived IN
der every federal administration from
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-04-05
False impression.

It is generally supposed by a certain
class of citizens, who are not practical
or experienced, that Dyspepsia cannot
invariably be cured, but we are pleased
to say that Green's August Flower has
never, to our knowledge, failed to cure
Dyspe psia and Liver Comp liant in all its
forms, such as Sour Stomach, CostiVe-
ness, Sick Headache, pa!pitation of the
Heart, low spirits, etc. Out Of 10000
dozen bottles sold last year, not a single
failure was reported, but thousands of
com ELEMENTARY letters received from
Druggists of wond erful cures Three
doses will relieve any case. Try it.
Sample bottles 10 cents. Regular size
rs cents. For sale by r. NJ. Hammer.
mar29 If.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-04-05

Many causes tend to produce this rain.
ful and distressing state. The blood il
retarded in it's return; the too frequent
use of gastric purgatives tends to pro-
duce congestion Of the bowels, torpid &C
ton Of tie liver, and numerous other
causes are the source Of this complaint,
and hitherto nothing effectual has been
presented to the pubIic, which woxld
rapidly alleviate symptoms and ultimate
" prove an effective cure In PILON
We have remedy which not only acts
almost instantly, bnt viii remove the
largest tumOrs Of the psr55 (PIles) by
absorption, aud many sFh0 have received
not oB!y benef., but have been gradually
cured, have been assured (prior to this
tTeatmeuD By eminent surgeons that the
only relief they ever coni1 expect in life,
would be BY 30 operation. and removing
It or them from the body By procedure
wtirh necessila-es the khife This
remedy has been hailed with delight and
Is row prescribed by many practising
physie;suz. who are cugn -z4nt Of it,
merits a. the only known sure cure for
PILES Price Fifty Cents per package,
ct SIX for g %.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-04-05
Fresh Arrival of Goods.

J, A. Wilson has just received large
and fine lot of gentlezen spring cloth
ing, which he is offering cheap for cash.
Call and examine them. Great bargains
to be had.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-04-05
9gmeuiaI.

HAYES-BLEDSOE On March 20,
1877. at the residence cf the brides
faeher, Mr.. BIedsos, by the Rev II h .
Thacker, Mr. c. w. Hayes to Miss
jennie Blcdsoe, all of Hardsmau county,
Tenn. Nashville papers please copy.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-04-05
@epartea this 8ife

On March 81, 1877, at 81 o'clock, Of
cerebral and other arrangements, pro-
rracted nine DAYS, William Walter, son
Of | E and NJ f. jenkins. aged two
years and five months Varied and con-
slant medical skil and dearest Parental
devotion, assisted by unremitted atten-
zion of friends and relatives, awaited moth
ing. Though inscrutable, the ways of
God are juss.
Let none else touch the tender cord
Between the parent and the child,
Thy rod we'll kiss, our Gracious Lord,
And deem thy Christening just and mild.
THY will be done below on nth,
AS Is by angels round Thy throne.
Our loss Is but the angelic birth
To our departed d Arrest one.
His prattle here tn US so sweet
Will ever sing his Makers praise;
May we our child hereafter meet,
And join in Heavenly chants to raise.
J. A. D.
Middleton, Tenn, april ., 1871
Near Clover Port, Tenn. on Tuesday,
March 81, William Il Chapman, aged
6 years Mr.. Chapman leaves five chill
dren, Al daughters, and large circle of
relations aud friends TO mourn their loss
ana cherish ME memory He was a kind
pare Mt, 81 good neigh or, and true man
IN all he relations of life. Peace to his
ashes
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-04-05

5000 SHINGLES FOR SALE
at $500 thousand. Apply to W. T
Armistead
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-04-05

ID. Having spent four weeks in the
East selecting their stock can show a
great many goods chat cannot be found
IN other houses who do not send their
buyers to the Eastern markets.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-04-05

lst. They have bought their stock for
cash and can give low prices.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-04-05

Sd. Our stock is all fresh and desfra-
bic, having sold out the remnant of their
stock saved from the FIRE, before their
new GOODS ARRIVED. Don't fail to
examine their stock before making your
purchases. apT5 IF
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Sent By Mail On Receipt sf
Price.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-10-10
A Gamblers Colossal Fortune.

From Switzerland comes the announce
ment Of the death Of Francois Blanc,
who accumulated q colossal fortune at
proprietor of the gaming tables at the
watering place of Homburg, With the
permission of the ruling prince, he began
business there prior to 1910. He started
ont in a small shanty, but coined money
SO rapidly that in a short tine he was
able to lay out the grounds about the
village into a lovely park, filled with
beautiful summer houses, restaurants
and fountains, and to erect q splendid
rurhaus for the accommodation of visit
ors and his faro and roulette tables. He
had excellent concerts and the most at
t~ractive soirees given at his expense ;
aud all the time he was growing richer
and richer. The big city of Frankfort
was near by, and every evening the
young men of the town took the train
for Homburg, where not a few of them
left their own and their employers mon
ey. The display of money attracted
many daring thieves to the place, and at
n time it was said to be dangerous to
walk the streets alone. When the Ger
man government issued its decree pro-
hibiting the watering-place gaming,
Blanc removed to Monaco, and ran an
Establishment there until near his death.
His 1ortune is is estimated at 80, 600, 600
frames (Slo'nQO, 0OO) and, though q curse
Is SAID 10 rest urnp it, none of the heirs
seem disposed to heGtate about ~receiy-
ing their share.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-10-10
ClOtheS.PinS.

insignificant as the common wooden
clothes-pin is itself, its manufacture
forms no mean part in American indus
tries, and the numerous factories in New
England and other States furnish en-
ployment to thousands of people. There
are several large clothes-pin manufac-
tories in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and
one in the vicinity of Saratoga, N. Y,
each of which is capable of turning out
a thousand bo.es, o. 1900 pins per
week. There are several small factories
scattered throughout Massachusetts,,
New Hampshire and Vermont, and all
are run by water-power. AS a rule,
those engaged in the manufacture OF
clothes pins are Quakers. Beech, white
birch and poplar are the woods used in
making the ~al.icle, the birch and poplar
being considered the best. The machin-
cry employed is very simple. The wood
is first sawed into logs Of four feet in
length, and then cut into small square
sticks by means of n cutting Gmachine.
Each stick, after being rounded in Il
lathe, is passed into another machine
which throws out a number of perfectly
formed pins at one cut and with great
rapidity. The pins are then thrown into
o large revolving cylinder and smoothed
by friction with each other. New York
and Boston are the principal markets fol-
this ware, and hence they are shipped in
large quantities to the West, and
Australia. Over 100, 900 boxes O. pins
are annually sent to England, and a
corresponding number to Melbourne,
Sydney, New Zealand, and the Sand
which ISLANDS. Owing to the depression
in business the past two years, prices
have fallen off twenty-five per cent, and
some of the manufacturers in New
England have ceased operations because
they could buy cheaper from the West
than they could manufacture themselves,
besides saving the expenses Of packing
and transportation. The price depends
entirely upon the finish and number in
| n boy
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-10-10
An Automatic Horse.

MI. j. H. Nolan, whose ingenuity and
success as an inventor has already Sc
cured him q high standing in the me-
ehanical world, has just invented anovel
means of locomotion, which is in the
form of an automatic or self-propelling
horse, the locomotion being produced
by the weighto of the rider and the weight
which is carried. The "horse" and it's
appliances are models of mechanical
simplicity, and any amount of speed re-
quired can be secured, il fact can be
made to go a mile faster than the fastest
trotting horse of the day. A small
"horse," capable of carrying q mar ten
or twelve miles per hour, can be built at
from fifteen to twenty dollars +; smaller
ones, which can be used by children for
amusement and recreation, can be built
at from three to five dollars. The
"horse" can carry considerable weight
in addition to the rider. The person
sits in position as he would upon the live
animal, with the feet in stirrups and
reins in hands, in which position he a
govern the speed and guide the "horse"
ct will. There was m exhibition made
with one of these "horses" recently, iii
in a hall in this city, and although the
room was small and unfavorable for
either speed or ease Of locomotion, a boy
weighing sixty pounds propelled the
"horse" ut from six to seven miles an
hour with the utmost ease. The expert
ment thoroughly established the practi-
cal value of the invention. -Boston
Traveller.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-10-10
Care of the Hair.

If the hair is we'll cared for from
childhood by brushing daily, and week.
ly or fortnightly cleansing and sham
pooling, the utmost excellence in growth
and texture will be the result /; but
even if such thoughtfulness comes later
in life, a great deal may be done to in
crease the beauty, sickness, and weight
of the hair. Fifty strokes of the brush
morning and night, the same with the
comb, are said to be sufficient but
there are right and wrong methods OF
brushing ami combing. To do it
properly, the hair should be divided in
strands, the brush held sidewise when
passing over the top, so a. to reach the
scalp closely, and pressed firmly down,
fattening the brush when passing over
the lower lengths of hair. A large
rubber comb and stiff brush should be
used, and neither these nor the hair
should be wet, If dressing is required,
a thin bandoline or preparation of
q%uinine and bay-rum is best. Some
persons find a weak solution of glycer-
inc and rose-water good for smoothing
refractory puffs or curls. For cleans
ing the hair many preparations are
recommended, but perhaps the very
best is the yolks of eggs, if carefully APP
piled. Take first a cup Of water with a
small quantity of ammonia, and rub the
scalp of the head with it thoroughly,
then rub in the yolk Of the egg, using
the fingers, and penetrating to every
part of the scalp F.; have ready a basin of
tepid water, and holding the head down,
wash it. or have it washed, thoroughly,
afterward rinsing itwell with cold water.
After the hair is finally rinsed, comb it
ont we'll, dry it with a towel, and let it
hang until perfectly free from moisture
before brushing OF arranging. For
simpler c~leausers, ammonia and water,
the white of egg in water, or a prep
aration of quinine and bay-rum is very
good, while an excellent method of re-
moving dust from the hair and drying
too moist q scalp is to rub in powdered
starch or any plain rice powder, and
then brush the hair briskly and
Observation-Disclosures Bazar.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-10-10
Student Dueling.

Konigshofen, on the Tauber, is the
dueling ground of the South German
students. It lies on the line of railway
between Heidelberg and Warsburg, and
is O sort of Plumstead Marshes for the
fierce young Philistines whose honor
can only be appeased by blood. The
London Echo states that one day about
three months ago, a special carriage load
of nearly one hundred Burschen (boys)
from the universities Of Erlangen, Wurz-
burg, Tubingen, Heidelberg, Bazel, and
Strasburg was deposited at Konigshofen
station, with q couple of surgeons and
with all the customary paraphernalia OF
offence and defence needed for q proper
German Pankerel, even including a
stock of bandages and some pounds OF
ice. They hired the great room at one
of the hotels for their learned consulta-
tions and their drinking. The proceed
ings were conducted with closed doors,
but the suspicious of the hotel keeper
were at last aroused by the continual
demand for fresh water, and by the fact
that water vessels came back stained
with blood. He sent for the local police,
and no fewer than twenty-five of the
learned youths were discovered to be
scratched, although with wounds which
were happily only skin deep.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-10-10
Economy in Clothing.

One of the most important items in
the. family expenses is the clothing,
especially since there is so much of what
is called "cloth" made up, for boys
and men, that will hardly hold together.
With the average family the income is
limited, and the prices Of shoddy articles
are so small that there IS a strong in
ducement to purchase the so-calleG
"cheap" goods.
1t is perhaps not too much to say that
the majority of people buy low-priced
clothing. But, as a matter of fact, they
are the most expensive goods that can
be worn. A strong fin%e-textured, we'll
made article will outwear ut least three
of this poor material, and it does not
really cost as much, considering the
amount Of wear, to say nothing Of the
shabby appearance of faded cloth-the
vexation of having the garments con-
tinually breaking to pieces, the Necessity
of daily repairs, with the unsafe feeling
when one steps a little high, or puts on
an unusual strain.
The excuse which We have suggested
for buying such goods we know is a hard
one to meet, being in the majority of
cases the want of money to get better
goods. But it is better to make the old
coat last a little longer, and put all the
money into the rest of the suit, and
when the money Il will soon have to
find to supply another cheap suit is at
hand, get n good coat. AS a wise and
economical rule. n should pur-
chase anything but a good article.
The care of clothing is a very i'm
portant matter. 1t makes q great differ
ence in the looks and wear OF a hat or
coat, whether it is thrown down on the
lounge or chair when taken off, or care
fully hung up. With two boys the ex-
pense of their clothing is often nearly
one-half in Internationally, as we
think, because one of them will always
hang up his clothes carefully, while the
others may be found anywhere-when
they can be found at all. Properly
brushing and cleaning goods, and mend
ing them as 500 as required, rather
than waiting until the thread ravels out,
or the tear has grown too large to be
neatly repaired, add greatly to their
durability.
When they get a little seedy, have
some tailor who does the work cheap
and we'll give them q good cleaning and
pressing. This may be done several
time to a good suit, and each time they
will "look as good as new" Here is
where true economy comes in, in the
care of clothing and proper attention to
repairing and cleansing. More than
half the expense can be saved in the bill
for the year if pains are taken to secure
material worthy of such care.- Golden
Rule,