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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-09-06

Rev. T. j. Baker Of Clover Port has been
laboring most successfully at a protractcd
meeting near Salisbury Read in another
column what is said of his ability and eff
cheney.
That considerable and sterling lady Mrs.
A. II. Rose, sent us this week lot of large
choice Brazilian Yam sweet potatoes. To
her and the Squire we give thanks for the
rich treat.
Capt. Pledge OF the Stonewall House at
the Junction is now doing fine business.
His table SURPRISES that Of the best city ho-
tel. His house is now giving entire salts
faction to the travelling public.
Mrs. J. T. Knight and her two interesting
sons Joseph and Willie have left on visit
TO relatives at Corinth Miss. They will al
80 visit relatives at Trenton Tenn. before
starting home.
Heavy business on the Mississippi Central
road Two hundred and three cars offreight
were delivered by the Tennessee division to
Mississippi division within three days en-
ding Saturday last.
Mrs. Jas. b. Wendell OF Memphis Tenn is
visiting her relative Mrs. Judge Fentress.
Mrs. Wendell is daughter of the distin-
guished Bishop, Rnber; Paine OF the Southern
Methodist church.
1t is the experience OF successful merchants
that in no other way can SO many readers
he reached as by advertising in a live news
paper. Much is lost by waiting for acct
dental business. The shrewd man will create
business
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-09-06

Rev. n X Smith is still detained in East
Tennessee by the illness of his infant child.
He will be back to occupy his pulpit the
third Sabbath i'm this month.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-09-06

At the late reunion OF the Seventh Ten
nessee Cavalry held in Memphis at Estival
Park, Hon. james Fentress was elected First
Vice President for the ensuing year. Next
meeting takes place at Mason's Depot, Aug.
%, 1873.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-09-06

Capt. J. J. Cox died OF congestion OF the
brain the 2lth uItimo near Middleton.
Another worthy man gone.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-09-06

Middleton can boast Of AN unique organi-
cation in the nature Of a "Chicken Elk
change" The well known J. X. ?. Lam
beth is secretary Of the association.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-09-06

Our Grand Junction correspondent pays
n meritcd and just tribute to the pulpit a.
bility of Rev J. 4. Fife of Salisbury.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-09-06

this week from Bon Aqua springs.
Country people complain of our City
Fathers that no horse racks are in Bolivar,
and that they are thereby forced to incur
the expense of domiciling their horses at
the livery stable We hope the authorities
viii provide these necessary convenieuces.
The BULLETIN is now esteemed to be a
FIRST class family paper full Of news and
interesting selected and original articles.
Reader, send us a subscriber with the money,
or the name first and pay when she cotton
crop money is realized.
At the late reunion OF the Seventh Ten
nessee Cavalry held in Memphis at Eztival
Park, Hon. James Fentress was elected First
Vice President for the ensuing year. Next
meeting fakes place at Mason's Depot, Aug.
-, 1873.
That enterprising and sterling Memphis
firm, Hill, Fontaine * Co., received last
Saturday the first bale Of Tunica county,
Miss, cotton, Of the new crop 1t was rails
ed by our countymen Messrs. Ussery &
Robley.
1t was strictly middling and sold yester-
day at IA cents pound.
As an evidence of the high estimate
placed upon the Bulletin by an intelligent
stranger, II. c. Grigg Esq, wealthy and en-
terprising citizen Of Somerville in renting
his subscription writes Il have no idea OF
letting the Bulletin stop" Hereis appre-
citation laconically and gracefully expressed
We are Iaboring to secure five hundred
additional subscribers by January 1. Who
will help in this good work? We will pub
fish from time to time the names of such
friends as aid us in extending the circula-
ton of the BULLETIN This Will be roll
of honor. Whose name viii head the list:
Rev. VIM NJ. Norment commenced last
Saturday series of meetings at New Hope
Church near Whiteville. That much-beloved
minister, Thos. J. Nicely, preached stirring
gospel sermon last Sunday. 1t is refresh
ing to see ripe old age thus consecrated tc
the noble work Of saving souls.
Were Rev D. c. Wells not afflicted Will
harrassing throat disease the Methods
church in the western district would have il
the field one OF the strongest and most eff
fective itinerant ministers in the denomina
ton. As it Is, he sometimes ventures II
preach, as was the case last week at the juno
ton, and all hearts were made to rejoice.
! In the death Of Mr.. Amos Black, which
occurred this week, the county has Host ont
OF its oldest and most highly esteemed citi
zens. lie was the centre OF a large and in
huential circle of relatives and friends ant
will be sadly missed We hope to publish
soon full tribute to the worth of this ven
cradle and excellent man.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-09-06
Cheap Bargain.

Two good wagons for sale or trade
w. T. ARNusTEAD.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-09-06
For sale.
Tees Early Frosts.
B. HATCH.
PINEY, September 4.

Two young horses very low
w. T. ARNIIsTEAD
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-09-06

Prof. B,-eton's Academy at Grand june
ton is now named the "Wcst Tennessee Mil
itarv Academy" Ii Is Ia DC thoroughly or
gained, uniformed and armed. This
SCHOOL viii add materially to the thrift and
importance Of the junction.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-09-06
DR.. D'hHhiSTRDT'S
Anti-Dyspetic Drops.

Sold hv all Druggists Price errcntv-fvr cent?
Il. ARMISTEAD. Mauufarturcr1 40 70 ~.
Street, Richmond, Virginia. J--1 % -
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-09-06
TIIg. EIIlalgT. Or TlIIIlg SIGkIcsS.

4 great bargain can hc had by carly appligaiioq.
iusz--tF AE1fT~TEAD BEOTHEhS--
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-03
Pennsylvania Safety Match, "

which needs only Que trial for the public to know
its Importance Its peculiarly is that it cannot be
gnited except the special preparation furnished
with each box. They do not emit any disagreeable
odor or make aLy startling, cracking sound on
being irnited They contain ueither sulphur nor
phosphorus, neither are they poisonous. Another
important point is that they are perfectly safe I'D
the hands OF children: and the rats and mice carry
ing them off can do damage. Mr.. Smith also
manufacturers special rubber 10 be placed near
vpnient as those which ignite on any surface With
these improvements they are very desirable for
private dwellings Iand business houses In with
combustible matter is kept. In case one should be
dropped on the floor there would be no danger OF
its burning the carpet or igniting by any acclden-
tai means Grocers have them for sale Also man
ufacturer of Parlor and Sulphur matches.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-03
Publications
GUIDE | IS: IS; q. i i

rying who and when you please-HOw to be hand
some-Cures for hundreds of diseases: also many
new secrets, arts, mysteries, none -making meth
DDS, &c, that all should know. Mailed free to any
address by the UNION PUBLISHING CO., New
ark, \. j.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-03
The g iIg AArgns.
ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

=" Don't put too much confidence in a
lovers vows and signs, said Mrs Part
ington to her niece; Il let him tell you that
you have lips like strawberries and cream,
cheeks like a tarnation and eyes like an
asterisk; but such things ofGener come
from tender head than tender heart"
"A negro was put on the stand as a
witness, and the judge inquired if he un-
derstood the nature OF an oath. For
certain. boss" said the citizen; ''if l
swear to lie, must stick to him,
1t was a New Jersey boy who, having
done some wicked thing and being asked
whether he did not want to go to heavens
replied No; | don't want to get my
fingers sore playing on an old harp"
Little Robbie went to side show,
and saw an elephant for the first time in
his life. When he came home his mother
asked him what he had seen. AN ele-
plant, mamma, that gobbled hay with his
front tail.
"A Chicago man who was detected in
an attempt to conceal deep excavation in
his front yard by thin covering of lath
and snow, finally admitted that he was
building an Ashtabula bridge for his
mother-in-law.
A young lady-uf Norfolk was SO ag:.
tated while dancing with the Grand Duke
that she tainted in his arms The scion o.
nobility merely passed her over to one Of
the old ladies with the remark, "Toodam
thinoVitch," and secured another partner
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-03

Mr. Drake of the ARGUS, while in New Ysrk, care
fully inspected the above described Pocket Gymna-
sum- and found it to be as stated by GOODYEAR
Rubher Eurler Co., who ars honorable and reliable
Please state In VIII per yoa saw this advertise n
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-03
G. M. KELLER. n. D.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Residence cor
Z Orleans and Ohio streets, next door to Koehler's
Drug Store. Office over Benser & Thomas Drug
tore, Market Square, office hours 10 to u NJ, to
Pm T14d&wlY
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-03

As we have said often, the question OF
candidates and of parties is secondary
The important thing, SO far as the mass of
the people is concerned, is not to have
this or that man for president but tc
have some man for president and &c
secure a determination of the matter
legally and beyond dispute, before the 4th
OF March,-EUenang Post
We think the Post is wrong in this
matter. The important thing is not to
get 'some man for president" but to get
the man fer president whom the people
elected to that office The question Of
right is not such trifing matter as the
Post considers it.-N, Y, World
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-03
WATER VIE ELS.
Matches;
PENNSYLVANIA
Safety Matches.

THERE ARE MANY ACCIDENTY AND FIRES
which occur from the use of the ordinary sui
phur and parIor matches. Either kind OF these
matches ignite readily upon any surface. To pre-
vent fire or accidents, which liable to occur
from their careless use EPHRAIM SMITH, 9l9 st
John ST. Philadelphia, invented match known a.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-03

The Hartford Courant calls it
lone of the strongest stories OF the season. We
have read every word of it, and we do not wonder
that speculation to its authorship involves some
very prominent Names
The Springfield Republican calls it
"A swiftly moving story of singular pathos and
humor. Poor Lem by himself Is enough to
prove the anonymous author masaer of his
craft"
The Boston Traveller calls Il
lone of the strongest, most effective and most
affecting tales-a satire on the good Samaritanism
of the world we have ever read. No one will
deny the stOry's strength and force, nor the emf
nent ability of the writer"
The Christian Union calls 1t
'NThat remarkably fresh, strong and racy book
1t is by power nothing less than genius that our
author gradually draws the reader into the deepest
sympathy with poor Lem; SO that when the book
is finished his homelv pathetic figure stays in the
memory-one of those friends occasionally found
in literature and never afterwards lost"
1t will be sent to any address postpaid on receip
OF prIce,-$1-by the publishers,
JANSEN, MCCLURE g. CO., Chicago.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-03

sg-You pay One Dollar for the Book and TAX
your choice Of Authors.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-03

For Book BINDING or Ruling, go to
THE ARGUS Bindery No better work
can be done in this vicinity. Prices reason
able, Work done quick, Leave orders at
The ARGUS Counting Room, opposite the
the Post Office
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-03
HAIR DYE.
HAIR. I'VE.

BATCHELoR's CELEBRATED HAIR DYE.
pest IN the world The inventor has used this
hair and no injury to his health; proof that it is
the only true and perfect Dye, Harmless, reliable,
instantaneous. No disappointment; no ridiculous
tints remedies the i'll effects of bad dyes leaves
the hair soft and beautiful Black or Brown Sold
and properly applied aC BACHELORS Wig Fac
tory, No. 10 Bond street, n. Y, Sold by all drug
gists
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-03
PROSPECTUS
THE UNION
MONTGOMERY BLAIR, Editor,
PROSPECTUS.
Published every morning, Sundays excepted,) a
9a7 D Street n. W. WASHINGTON, D. c.,
BY HENRY POLKINHoRN.
Address, Box 4S4, City P. O.-A1

BY mail, postage prepaid,) 60 cents per month,
or 81 90 per year. All subscriptions must be paid
invariably in advance.
eF%THE UNION will be sent to clubs at the rate
OF 81 per wear, postage paid)
s>E~ Rates of advertising furnished on application
gS7-N ewsdealers ordering the UNION will be sup
piled at the usual rates. The money must invaria
bly, accompany the ordtr.
All bank checks must be stamped. Post-ofice or
ders are preferable
All business communications must be addressed
TO the Publisher of THE UNION"
TIE UNION is conducted on entirely cash prlncl
plies. ,,.,
The UNION IL the only Democratic daily publish
ed at the of Government. IL is dedicated u
the dispassionRte discussion of the events and is
sues of the hour In the language OF the initial ed
itorIa 1.-THE immediate object sought IN the estab
lishment of this paper is to aid in preventing tn
nation from being subjected to the ills which mus
result from placing it's Chief Magistracy IN abey
ance, and frustrating the great reforms Of admins
tration and finance de, reed by the vote OF NOVem
Der, and we hope so to conduct the paper as t
demonstrate it's utility to the country at large, an
to secure such support from the people to assur
Is success and permanently"
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-03
EnameIled Pipe.

TRY THE ENAMELLED PIPE, IT WILL MOI
| Rust or crack and costs only 3 triae more than
common iron pipe. Is positively THE BEST thing
for water service pipe. have the exclusive agency
for Rock Island. FRED HASS.
Store in Star Block.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-03
Seventh Thousand Ready.

Did Col. Robert IngersOll write
The Jericho Road?
Did the EVANGELIST d. l. Moody write
The jericho Road /?
Did Rev. Edward Everett Hale write
The Jericho Road?
Did Senator John A. Logan write
The Jericho Road:
The Jericho Road?
Did Hon. John Wentworth write
The Jericho Road?
Did Rev. Robert Collyer write
The Jericho Road
Did Hon Chas Il. Reed write
The Jericho Road
To all these very different persons has the book
been strongly attributed.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-07-19
SOUTHERN MANUFACTURES.
A, Interesting Paper on the Subject by Hon. '. Y. TrcEevant, of Ark ansas- cotton Growing States Compared
 with Manufactu turing Stntes.

The Hon. J. T. Trezevant, of Arkan- sas. in series of articles on the products of the south and the manufactures of the north compared, published in the Memphis Appeal, writes as follows:
 Perhaps the facts found in the follow ing tables, from the census report of 1870. may serve to stimulate the active interest already manifested by some of our leading citizens. That thes facts may be seen in their most striking light, ihave compared the three small states of Massachusetts,, Connecticut and Rhode I.''oA.s ss.;,s,- .ha three larger ones of Georgia, Alabama and Mississinpi These last illustrate the CUtUon growing inter- ests; the others, the cotton-manufactur- ing interests. The manufacturing states have cold climate, and soil not suited to the higher conditions of agriculture. The cotton states have soft, delightful climate, and soil so fertile as to pro- duce, in unlimited amount, under good culture, all the grains, grasses and fruits, besides rice, sugar and cotton. When we consider that the one item of cotton, in some form or other, has freighted and still freights more ships, sinks more mines, builds more machinery, organizes more moneyed institutions, creates more commerce, and clothes more people than any other product of the earth, we may we'll wonder why those who grow it do not also measurably control its manufac- tufe. The tables below are so arranged ito invite attention without confusing, q tunder each, have ventured to make such comments as seem proper.
 Table No. gives the area of the states named above, with the population of each, the population per square mile, the total wealth of each, and the wealth per cdpitd, according to the census of 1879. have added Tennessee to the list, as Memphis is her great commercial focus.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-07-19
Our Foreign Beef Trade.

Shipping fresh beef to England has grown almost too rapidly as staple branch of trade. So generally has the method of sending beef abroad in refrig erated apartments become that large proportion of the transatlantic steamers have been fitted with the necessary ap. pliances for the trade, and from New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore large consignments have been sent forward every week. The trade in shipping live cattle has also grown, so that both in dressed meats and in beef on the hoof, England has been supplied with prodig- uous quantities, and the United States has disposed ot great numbers of cattle. It is to be hoped that the number is not too great. Everything can be overdone, and this business of foreign meat ship ment may be, and, possibly, has been. The enormous shipments have depressed the prices of meats abroad Hence we are not surprised to hear that recent con. signments of dressed beef from Philadel' phia to England have turned out loss, 50 that the trade bids fair to be some what restricted in the future. The busi- ness has evidently been pushed to the point of reaction, and this is not much to be regretted. Our own meat supply has gone up in price, the great foreign demand being urged as the reason for the advance at home, the butchers and drov- CTS declaring that it is stripping the coun. try of available cattle, and thus forcing higher prices. It is not certain whether these foreign shipments really cause the advance or whether they are availed of as convenient excuse, but the same should be true of meat as of grain. With the falling off of the foreign de- mand prices ought to decline, and there is no reason why we should not buy meat in this country as low as it can be bought in England. At present the pre- vailing quotations seem to be higher here than there, though we send them much of their supply.-Philadetohia Te10er
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-07-19
Feminine Notes.

In late style of marriage announce Aent only the names of the bride and clergyman appear. As civilization ad- vances, the groom becomes of less and less importance on such occasions.
 A lawyer and ministery both impecu- nious, boarded with certain widow lady at the South End, Boston. Neither could pay his board. The lawyer married the lone woman, and the minister per. formed the ceremony, thus squaring ac' counts.
 Here is a bit of fashionable intelligence from the Kansas City Times: "The daughter of MT. Freddy, of Twelfth street, has returned to her fathers house from visit east; and o how many fond and foolish boys rejoice over that Freddy gals return.
 Charles, dear," said lady to her escort at the Boston theatre, as the bewitching Aimee glanced tantalizingly out of the corners of her eyes at a row of Harvard boys in the orchestra chairs,- " Charles, dear, Pm afraid she is saying something very improper. Find me the place in the ibretto, will your"
 In the ages when our ancestors were savages the men went on little ahead, in journeys, to fight the way through for the women, who came behind with the children and luggage. A survival" of this ancient custom remains to the pres ent day among the lower classes, with whom, when the husband and wife go anywhere, the husband walks on about six feet before. while the wife follows be- hind and Jugs the baby.
 A negro woman in Africa, walking alone with her two children, saw hun gary lion approaching. She bade the chil, dren run and hide in the bushes. She her self stood still, fixed her eyes on the lions eyes, shook her fist at him. and commenced scolding him. She scolded fearfully and continuously, still shaking her fist and keeping her eyes fixed on the lion. And she scolded so tremendously that at length the lion beat retreat and skulkod away, actually scolded of.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-07-19

The above table suggests several ques- tions: First--Why the cold and com paratively unproductive states of Mas sachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island are So much more populous than the three states of Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, with rich soil and gen ial climate. where everything supporting life grows in vast abundance Why is 1t that rocky, bleak Massachusetts, with but one eight the area, has nearly ten times as many people to the square mile as delightful, fertile Georgia both cf the "Old Thirteen?" Why is it that cold. stormy, sterile Rhode Island, witl her five counties, has nearly ten times as many people to the square mile as fertile Mississippi? Again, why is it that the three New England atates, with all their disadvantages of soil and climate, have from four to eight times more wealth, per head, than the named southern states, with all their superior advantages of soil and climate It cannot be on account of any pecu- liarity in the two people of the two sections. The south has always cqualed the north in statesman, jurists, orators, generals. The answer to the foregoing question, is found in the following tables, two, three, four and five. They speak 'or themselves, and show what people
 sn do when resovled to do.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-07-19
The Jew.

The Jew still walks the earth and bears the stamp of his race upon his forehead. Hv is -etill tha same beiuo as
 hen he first wandered forth from the
 Is Judea. If his name is associated with avarice and extertion, and spoken in bitterness and scorn, yet in the morn ing of history, it gathers round it recol. lections sacred and holy.
 The Jew is a miracle among the na- tions. A wanderer in all lands, he has been witness of the great events of his- tory for more than eighteen hundred years. He saw classic Greece when crowned with intellectual triumphs. He fingered among that broken but beauti- ful architecture that rises like tomb stone over the grave of her departed splendor.
 The Jew saw Rome, the "mighty heart" of all nations, sending it's own ceaseless life's throb through all the arteries of it's vast empire. He, too, has seen that heart cold and still in death These have perished, yet the Jew lives 'on-the same silent, mysterious, inde- structible being. The shadow of the crescent rests on Palestine, the signet of CODu uu6IeT Idlt0-stlll bD6 Jew auQ ms religion survive. He wanders captive in the streets of his own once queenly Jerusalem, to mediate sadly and gloom lily on the relics of ancient power. Above him shines the clear sky, fair as when it looked down on the towers of Zitn; but now, alas beholds only desolate city and an unhappy land. The world is his home. The literature of the ancient Hebrew triumphs over all creeds. and schools, and sects. Mankind worship in the sacred songs of David, and bow to the divine teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, who also was son of Abraham. Such is the Jew, His ancient dreams of em- pire are gone. How seldom do we real ize, as we see him in our city streets, that he is the creature of such a strange, peculiar destiny. Neither age, nor country, nor climate, have changed him. Such is the Jew, strange and solitary being, and such the drama of his long and mournful history Chicago Ledger.