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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-09
The Wealth OF Job.

This man was greatest of all the men
of the east job 2.
At this distance of time, supposed to
be three thousand years since he existed,
it is difficult to estimate Jobs wealth
but as some items are given it may be
attempted, although the relative value
of money at tine extremes of the three
thousand years leaves us st a loss to cali
culate the precise amount.
l. The extent OF land he owned may
be found from the support his stock
needed; 1000 sheep would require a
range of as many acres, 5000 camels
would need i ye acres each, 1000 yoke
of oxen an equal range of FIVE acres with
the camels; 500 asses about two acres
each; and his household, which was
very great" 1900; in all, 10000 acres,
The value of this amount, S. per acre,
$150,O0O.
=. The cost of Jobs cattle-7. 900 sheep
at 81 each; 5000 camels at probably $50 =;
900 oxen at so each, and 500 asses at
the same price. This would equal about
$175,O00
8. To tend such vast herds. according
to the custom of the east, the number OF
laborers must have been large. Abraham,
contemporary with Job, could muster in
Ills own ldHllIy I0GluuS InTe0 nuuuISO
and eighteen trained men at arms. As
many more must have remained at home
to attend TO his fOcks, etc, when the
patriarch went in pursuit of the invaders
of Lots territory, Job may have had
three hundred; their pay and support,
$4,000
4. The necessary houses for living and
shelter and the folds could not bG less
than $4,000.
The whole value of the above would
be $370,000.
All this wealth seems incredible, were
it not declared so by the voice of inspira-
ton. At the close of the book we are
| told that even this amount was dupli-
Gated, or $4,000
When we compare this with the rela.
tive present value of money and that Oi
Jobs day his wealth was enormous
| TEpiscopalian.
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Aerial Navigation.

A "flying machine" invented and
built by Professor Ritchtel, of Michigan,
and pate-ted by P. J. Cullen, of Bridge
port, will, it is expected, be publicly ex-
hibited and tested in this city some time
in May. We have seen a photograph of
the machine, which combines an oblong-
shaped balloon bag, with suspended
machinery for prOpelling and steering.
Suspended in a skeleton framework OF
light iron the aerial navigator is seated,
and propels the machine by crank and
gear motion which runs a screw propeller
underneath, and another wheel or screw,
managed by the feet, is intended to steer
the machine in the air. Experiments in
halls have shown that the navigator can
propel and guide the machine. We dc
not know how thoroughly it has been
tried out doors, with varying conditions
Of wind. But the apparatus is quite
ingenious, and the exhibition, when it is
made, will be pretty sure to be an in
teresting and attractive one-mUch more
SO than the ordinary balloon ascension
I Hartford Courant,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-09
German Tunneling.

The famous Rethconberger water au-
dit for draining the FTeiberg mines has
been completed, after period of thirty
years, and it is said TO be the greatest
work of the kind that has ever been un-
dertaken to aid the explorations of a
mining district. This immense tunnel,
as described, Is ventilated by eight air
shafts, and lies some 400 feet below the
deepest Freiberger water audit. 1t has
a uniform height of nearly Is feet, with
a somewhat smaller breadth, and, when
completed. will be, with its ramifica-
tions, 3I1 miles in length. The gradient
of the floor is only O.03 N. in 100 metres.
This small gradient may make il necessa
~ to clear the tunnel occasionally, but
this can be accomplished without diff
Guilty with suitable boats and dredges.
Five miles of the tunnel is perfectly
straight, without a curve, and along The
whole line the curves are very light The
remarkable fact also appears that nearly
the whole driving OF this vast tunnel, the
rock throughout almost the entire length
of which is solid gneiss, has been done by
hand.-TGold Hill News.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-09

mer should see to it that convict labor is put
upon works profitable to the state, and is not
thrown in competition with honest labor.
The GreenVille (Tenn. Democrat SAYS
OF the Andrew johnson monument: The
gentleman who was here during the fall
experimenting the erection of the johnson
monument is again in town. In one of the
violent storms OF the winter, the covering of
the monument was torn on and carried with
1t. 1t is supposed, the beak of the eagle sur
mounting the Obelisk. The gentleman re-
ferred to will place a new eagle in the stead
of the broken one.
Corpus Christi Free Press: Gloom
and sorrow has pervaded this community this
week. Mourners have wept for loved ones
who have fallen victims to a relentless, fend-
lsh foe. The young and the old have not
been spared-murdeTed, mutilatedl The
recent Ieil stands without parallel in the
southwest in magnitude and atrocity. Worse
than all, it is an allied force who struck the
blow. White men, Mexicans and Indians
mingled in devilish fraternity.
Chairman Hodgsen, at the Mobile
Commercial convention: Leaving Brazil,
Cuba and Mexico out of the question, we
find that of the $25,000,0 ,01O of imports from
the gulf countries this great valley consumes
SIS, 100000, and that the six millions of
people who inhabit Alabama, Mississippi,
Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia consume
lSaAly St,OOv,OUU. why sQOula not LDS
sugars, tobacco, fruits, woods, drugs and
coffee which go to make up this 81, 600, COO of
inbound freight be brought directly for dis
tributiOn to Mobile, New Orleans or Pensa-
cola?
The Atlanta cotton exchange has
been compelled to protest against the poor
quality of bagging used by planters. The
Constitution says: A set of resolutions in
trOduced and unanimously passed declared
that hereafter one dollar per bale would be
deducted from the cash price of cotton in
this inferior bagging; that a circular be sent
20 all the planters in this section asking that
they refrain from using it, and also a circu.
lar to merchants who handle cotton asking
that they do not receive this begging on the
same terms as that of first quality. The
| circulars will be sent out at once.
Baltimore Gazette: Jerry Huckstep, an
elderly cOlOred man living near Liberty Mills,
Va, has met a singular and terrible death.
The show of John Robinson was moving from
Orange Courthouse to Madison Courthouse,
headed by several elephants. The old man
was attracted by the procession, and ap.
preaching the caravan was attacked by one
of the elephants and crushed TO death. His
body was shockingly nutilated and death
was almost instantaneous. When Overtakeu
by the vicious beast the old man was on his
way to work and had his dinner in his pocket.
1t is supposed the elephant shifted the lunch
and attacked and killed the man to get it, as
no prOvOcatiOn was offered.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-09
HOspitable Beyond Her Means.

A clergymen, travelling in the noun
tains of West Virginia, put up tor the
night at the house of a pious old lady,
who never refused to entertain strangers,
lest haply an angel might be turned from
her doors unawares. Shortly after his
arrival supper was announced, and the
lady, after a blessing had been invoked,
began to rattle the cups and saucers,
preparatory to the matronly ceremony OF
pouring out and handing the hot coffee.
1t was customary to make the inquiry,
and, therefore, the good dame, with a
gracious smile, inquired of her guest:
DO you take sugar in your'n ?"
eff you please" replied the hungry
and thirsty evangelist; "and Pil be OBJ
liged if you make it tOlerably sweet"
The old lady began to twist in her
chair, adjust her spectacles and look
searchingly around the table She dipped
the spoon desperately in the blue china
sugar-bOwl, but it ratified ominously
against the sides of the empty vessel.
At last she summoned courage to tell the
truth. With admiral pluck and candor
she opened her mouth and spoke, and the
words that reached the ears of her guest
were these: "Stranger, we hain't it,
Charlottesville (Va.) Chronicle.
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without action, and the house went into COM
, mittee of the whole, Mr.. Eden in the chair,
on the legislative appropriation bill......After
! disposing of ten pages in the bill the COM
mittee rose and the house took recess until
half~past seven o'clock. The evening session
to be for debate only.
The house, on the Sd, went into COM
! mittee of the whole on the legislative
appropriation bill, Mr.. Eden in the chair ...,.
Mr.. Cutler offered an amendment increasing
the compensation of the different officers of
the agricultural department to the amount
allowed by law. A long discussion ensued,
in the course of which Mr.. Durham charac.
teriZed both the agricultural departments
and the commissioner of agriculture as hum
bugs. The amendment was adopted. The
reading of the bill was then concluded, and
the committee rose and reported the bill to
the house, but no action was taken thereon.
THE house took recess until half-past
seven o'clock, the evening session TO be for
the consideration of pension bills.
SENATE.
In the senate, on the 29th, the house
bill making an appropriation of $4,000 for
pier lights at the entrance of the jetties in
South Pass, Mississippi river, passed..
The house joint resolution apprOpriating
5000 for the erection of monument over
the grave of Thomas Jefferson passed.
In the senate, on the Both, after the
senate resumed the consideration of the bill
to repeal the bankrupt law. Senator ALI
son moved that the senate ad jOurn, and that
the bill and amendments be printed. He
said that should the senate adjourn now, it
would allow time to further consider the BILL
and it could be disposed of in half an hour to-
morrow. The motion was agreed to-yeas
81; nays, II, and the senate adjourned.
In the senate. on the 1st, Senator
Blaine called up the resolution submitted by
him few days ago, declaring that any rad
ical change in our tariff, at this time, would
be inOppOrtune, and said he did so for the
purpose of having a vote thereOn......Pend-
ing the discussion the morning hour expired
and the subject was laid aside. COnsidera-
ton was then resumed of the bill to repeal
| the bankrupt law. After some discussion,
Senator Davis HI moved to refer the bill to
the judiciary committee, that the saving
clause might be perfected. Agreed tO-yeas
| 80; nays, 16......After a brief executive ses-
sion, the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the I'd, Senator
Ferry called up the house bill to repeal the
specie resumption act, and read a lengthy
argument explaining the amendments re-
ported by the committee on finance. Senator
| Voorhees, then took the floor, and read a
| lengthy argument in favor OF the repeal of
| the resumption act. Senator Gordon then
| took the floor, with the understanding that
he would speak on Monday next, and the
| further consideration of the bill wrs post>
poned until that time......Atter an executive
| session, the senate adjourned until Monday.
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Mercantile.

r. NJ. HAMMER, wholesale and retail
druggist, keeps constantly on hand oils,
paints. stationery and fancy articles. South
side of public square.
q. d. MOORE, wholesale and retail drug
gist, keeps full supply of smoking and chew.
ing tobacco, oils, paints, soaps, etc. West
side public square.
GEO. T. INGRAM& & Co, family grocers,
Full stock of sugars, meat, -four, teas, coffee,
etc. West side public square.
T. p. CAMPBELL manufacturer OF bots
and shoes, makes gents IOw-quartered
shoes specially. Repairing neatly done.
Over Moore & Tate's.
w. Fl. CARUTH, machinist, opposite Boil
ivar foundry, dealer in side and V harrows.
Repairing done.
r. l.. LIGHrFORT & CO, watchmakers
and jewellers, Complete stock on hand. Re-
pairing neatly and cheeply done. Store in
McNeaPs Block.
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HEART STUDIES.
BY WILL H. HOwKLLs.

BY WILL H. HOwKLLs.
They stood beside the garden gate,
He, leaning half way over,
Looked down upon her dropping lids,
Atar were heard the katy-dids,
The air was sweet with clover;
While twilight fingered dimly,
The summer moon was late.
There seemed to dwell upon her face
Some tremulous emotion:
Her nervous fingers plucked in twain
A rose whose blOssOmiDg was vain.
Her bosom, like the ocean,
Arose and fell, repeating
The pillows wayward chase
His love was calm, sedate, serene,
He wOOed in cool, grand fashion.
But when, with voice of petulance
She answered, q" No, with eyes askRnce,
Els love burst into passion,
And flooded all his being,
A wild. tempestuoUs stream
Thus silently by the garden gate
They stOod-it seemed forever
Then, in moment, fierce and brief,
As storm upon lily leaf
In happy summer weather,
He caught her madly to his heart,
Now loves nOyitiate.
She smiled; the dusky garden light
Revealed it to her lover,
de stopped and kissed the dropping lids,
While near nd far the katy-dids
Made haste to tell each other.
The red moon pee ped above the trees,
And blushed across the night
1.-THE Advance
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-09
MIDDLETON.
Professional.

DRS. NEELY & EXANDER offers their
professional services to the public. Calls
promptly attended to.
DIR. J. d. SASSER offers his professional
services to the public. All orders left AT his
Office promptly answered.
A. NJ. LAMBETH, Esq, Attorney at law
and Solicitor in Chancery.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-09
Mercantile.

]. X. P. LAMBETH has a large and as.
sorted stock OF dry goods, ETC., which he
offers very cheap for cash. Call and exam
inc his new arrival of merchandise.
S. c. WILSON, wholesale and retail drug
gist, dealer in drugs, paints, oils, soap and
fancy articles.
A. J. BARRUM. dealer in drugs, oils,
p paints, glass and fancy art cles, wholesale
and retail.
F. G. BARTLIFF, wholesale and retail
dealer in fine wines, liquors, groceries, etc.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-09
HaTdGmal County Directory.
judicial.

CHANCERY COURT.-Chancello L. J.
Livingston Clerk and Master, James Fen
tress, jr.
Clerk J. NJ. Richardson; Attorney General,
J. J. Dupuy.
COUNTY COURT. - Chairman, A. H.
Rose; Clerk, w. G. Dorion; Register r..
F. AmmOns; Sheriff, w. W. Farley; Depu.
ties, w. j. Blair, w. c. Crawford, JEFF. Hud-
son; Surveyor, c. c. Mcdaniel; Standard
Keeper. I. 4. Parran.
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Hotels and Saloons.

CITY SALOON, J. P. Smith & Co., pro-
Prietors. Best liquors kept constantly on
hand, South side public square,
TEMPEST SALOON, P. w. Austin, pro-
Prietor. Has on hand pure liquors, fine
cigars. South side public square,
GEM SALOON, A. S. Osburn, proprietor.
Full stock of fine wines and other liquors,
South side public square,
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BOLIVAR.
Professional.

FRANCIS FENTRESS, Attorney at Law,
and Solicitor in Chancery. Office north side
public square.
DIR. J. J. NEELY, Jr. Office on Market
street, in McNeaI Block Orders will receive
prompt attention
DIR D. c. DAY. Office at his residence,
near Black Hotel.
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SALISBURY.
Mercantile.

WRIGHT 4 DURDEN have full stock
of dry goods, groceries and general mer-
chandise.
III. SANNONER has full and assorted
stock of drugs paints, oils, fancy articles, etc.
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TOON'S STATION.
Mercantile.

ANDERSON & BRADFORD keep con-
stantly on hand a full assortment of dry
goods groceries, etc. Great bargains to
be had for cash.
I. ], RUFFIN, dealer in family supplies,
hats, caps, boots and shoes. Liberia terms
offered to buyers.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-09
FACTS AND FANCIES.

"OhI tell me, gentle seraph,
With those Tuddy lips of thine,
Tell me f0ndly, tel me often,
That you re mine. forever mine"
Then she cope 3 cape and nodded,
Then another cape was born,
And her very silence ans sweT ed.
." am yawn, forever yaNn,"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-09

'In that corner of the church-yard," "
said the old gentleman, after a silence OF
Il few moments, N that corner of the
church-yard of which ] have before
spoken, there lies buried a man who was
in my employment for three years after
this event, aud who was truly cOnJrite,
penitent, and humbled, if ever q man
was. No one save myself knew in that
mans lifetime who he was, or whence he
came it was John Edmunds, the re-
turned convict.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-09
GRAND JUNCTION.
Professional.

DRS N. II. Il T. L. PREWITT, physicians
and regular practitioners, Office over Capt.
Halls store.
w. a. TURNER, Attorney at Law, prac-
tices in Hardeman and adjoining counties.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-09
POCOHONTAs.
M MercantiIe.

IRWIN, MCFARLAND & co. have large
and well appointed saw mill. All orders
filed at short notice and upon reasonable
terms.
j. P SMITH keeps constantly on hand
full line of desirable dry goods, groceries.
etc. Sells very cheap for cash. Call and
get bargains.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-09
Educa tionaI.

WEST TENNESSEE MILITARY ACAD-
emy. Session commences Sept. %. Cons
mandant. Edward BectOn, Grand Junction.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-09
Hotels.

f. /. PLEDGE, Proprietor of the Stone
wall House; excellent fare; cheap rates.
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AN old lady, when she heard the min
lister say there would be a nave in the
new church, observed that she knew
well who the party was"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-01

COLUMBUS, January 3l.-In the Sen.
ate bills were introduced TO repeal the
compulsory education law; 10 provide
for the better regulation of sales on exc
ecution; to amend section IL and Il Of
the criminal code in relation TO the liquor
laws, among other things TO do away
with the necessity for written notice
not TO sell liquor TO minors; to strike out
the clause referring TO Imprisonment,
and to repesl the clause providing for
declaring saloons nuisance; also bill
to limit the number Of jurors in capital
cases 10 twelve on each side.
In the House bills were introduced 10
constitute seventy pounds as the legal
weight Of a bushel of corn; TO prevent the
introduction of Texas cattle into Ohio,
and to make tie owners OF such cattle,
who vlolste this law, responsible for so y
damage thai may result from disease TO
cattle along the route that the Texas cat.
tie have been driven; TO appropriate
$4,000 to pay the expenses incident TO
the calling out Of the militia during the
labor troubles last year.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-01
Martins Ferry.

Judge Calvin Gray hiss returned from
quite lengthy trip to the west.
We hope our citizens will not forget
To attend Mrs. Elizabeth Csdy Stanton's
lecture this evening at the U. Z. Church,
given for the benefit of the Library AS
ISOLATION.
The people of the upper end OF town
were treated, the other day, to grand
foot race between the male teacher OF
the school and one OF tbs
small boys belonging in his room.
After running around three sides OF q
square tho teacher was forced to give
up the chase. The race was very inter-
esting to the spectators.
1t was currently reported on our
streets the last few days, that one OF our
prominent grocerymen had made an
assignment for the benefit of his credl-
tors.
Protracted meetings are gong on in
the NJ. Z. and Presbyterian Churches.
Communion service In the Presbyterian
next Sabbath.
One of our colored brethren got so
happy IN meeting the other night that
after giving quite a number OF the broth
ers and sisters warm embrace, attempt
ed to jump through one of the windows,
but was prevented from dong so by
coming in contact with the sash, which
he succeeded in breaking out.
The motion for the confirmation of the
sale of the Ohio City mill was to have
been argued yesterday, but we failed to
learn whether any decision had been
rendered.
A meeting of persons interested in the
glass house was held yesterday afternoon,
but we did not learn the result OF their
deliberations.
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personalities.

Miss Doctress Hughes is lying serious
ly i'll at her residence.
MIR. Henry Poindexter, late of Thom-
as Hughes & Co., has taken q position as
travelling salesman for the extensive
firm of Wsnnmaker Sc Brown. merchant
tailors of Philadelphia. Mr.. Poindexter
will continue to reside in this city.
Rev. d. K. 2. Barry, Lutheran min
lister of Freeport, Pa, reached the city
last eveniL G to assist Rev. Bsrnitz at the
meetings now going Oh at the Church
on Sixteenth street. Mr.. Barry breaches
tonight and to morrow afternoon, and
takes part in all the special services of
Sunday.
II. NJ. Babcock, Esq, foreman of the
Riverside Nail Mil, arrived home from
his eastern trip yesterday.
Mr.. Michael Tracy, reported several
days since, is very low with slight pros
poets of recovery.
Mr.. K. l.. Decker, of the Steubenville
Gazette was in town yesterday.
Harry Ellsler arrived in the city last
evening, and is making arrangements
for the appearance of the Florences in
the "Mighty Dollar" on the llth and
18th instsnts. He leaves to-day, but will
return soon and arrange for the appear
snce of his sister, Eftie Ellsler, on the
18th and 10th of this month.
"Mike" Dsughorty, at one time receiv-
ing clerk st the Baltimore and Ohio
depot, has been admitted TO the bar at
Avon, III.
O'Mslley, the Pittsburgh attorney will
be at the NJ. L. G.'s reception tonight.
Mr.. John +. Lowe, Superintendent OF
the Belmont country Indrnsry, was in
the city yesterday. John reports every
thing lovely at his place of business, and
the county has lost good man, and true,
in not insisting that Mr.. Lowe retain his
position, and not retire next Spring, as
he now anticipates, his successor having
been elected by the Board of Directors
of that institution.
Prof. j. r. Thompson, President of
the State University, arrived IN the city
last night. He will deliver his lecture
on "Macauley" on Saturday evening at
the Zane Street Nj. +. Church.
Miss Ida Merit, Of Rsvenna, Ohio,
was expected in the city last evening on
visit TO Miss lea Harden.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-01
Tn-NiSht,s ReceptiOn.

Tonight the long expected and much
desired event will take place at Opera
Hall, in the new Washington Hall build
ing, under the auspices of the Mathews
Light Guards. The reception is given to
Gov. Henry NJ. Mathews. All decorating,
arranging of gattling guns, stacking
small arms, and equipping the stage as a
camp, have been completed, and present
a most charming sight. The gallery will
be reserved for those who do not desire
to participate in the dance. BY paying
your City cents at the door, you will be
ushered into the gallery, from which can
bo seen the gay and festive throrg below.
The portion of the Pittsburgh band that
has been engaged for the occasion will
arrive this morning and attach itself to
Josie Theodore Thomas Krsmer's Or
chestra, which will make music for the
dancers.