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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-02-03
HISTORY

What a strange, and in the main,
what sad history Is that Of the gen
erals who led the Confederate armies
in the late war 1t is story of pov-
erty and deprivation, lit up here and
there by gleam Of good luck-but
of poverty borne manfully, and OF
deprivation met with the same cour-
age that led these men to the front of
their legions.
The fate of the "rebel brigadier" at
the close of the war was enough TO de
press the most buoyant among them.
They had put every Ything on the turn
of the sword and had lost. Property,
business and all had been sacrificed in
the ardor of war, and they were left,
in the fierce light of fame, without
any resource-expected to support a
certain dignity, and nothing to sup
port it on. There was no standing
army into which they could be retired
with adequate salary. There was no
hope for them in the thousands of lu-
crative offices that the Republicans dis
tributed among the Federal generals.
Their States were impoverished and
were unable to support civil establish
memts that would furnish offices out
of which anything could be hoped
for. OF course the privates of the
Confederate army were deserving of
all sympathy; but it seems TO me that
the generals had somewhat harder lines.
At any rate l am sure that there is
no old soldier that followed the stars
and bars that will not read with in
terest kindly enquiry into the histo-
ry of these old leaders and their fam
lies. / believe the annexed will be
entirely accurate, and certainly near
" so.
l hardly know where to begin, but
suppose we take the living Lees with
which to open the hurried review. w.
H. +. Lee, the oldest son of Robert E.
Lee, is living at present in Fairfax
county, on Il farm that belonged to the
estate of his aunt, Mrs. Fitzhugh.
1t is a fine place; the General is an
attentive and successful farmer, and
he gets a comfortable living out Of /
Gusts Lee, the next son, succeeded hi
father as President Of Washingto;
Lee. University and lives in Lex1ng
ton. He is bachelor, and his tw'
s.. t rs live with him. He has fine
expectations, Judge Hughes having
decided that the Arlington estate, nov
used IS a Federal cemetary, is his b,
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$3.50 PER ANNUM.

anything of account. Gen. 'sStone
W IL Jackson left his wife anC
daughter without means, but his nam,
has raised funds for them, one o-
whom, Mr.. Wade Bolton, of Memphis
l think, left them IS, 900 in his will
General Polk left nothing to his fam
lily, but his son, DIR. Polk, has al
immense practice and distinguished
character in New York. General
Bushrod johnson left only one son
who is doing well, and Gen. Forrest
who left but little, left it with 8
thrifty and prosperous son, who
makes ali that is needed. General
Ewell's wife hal about $780, 900
worth of property in ST. Louis,
think, which was saved from confsca-
ton by n friend. Mrs. Ewell died
within three days of her husband.
General Bragg died without property,
and his wife lives with her sister in
New Orleans. The history of General
Hoods children is part of the history
of the country. Gen. ID. H. Cooper
died in poverty, and his wife lives with
h 7 daughter in Texas, / believe.
Major-General w. II. G. Whiting, of
Fort Fisher fame, who died in Viii
mington prison in '64, left nothing,
and General L. n. Walker, who was
killed ina duel with Marmaduke, left
but little to his wife, who now lives in
Charlottesville. Gen. Tom Cobb
oh, what-a chevalier was therel left 10
his family but little of the fortuDe that
his generous heart dispensed so boum-
tifully in the piping times Of peace.
Truly it Is Il sad history! The story
OF men who gave their lives to their
country, and left nothing to their
wives but poverty that made life Il
struggle. Drawer soldiers never drew
sword-purcr men never went to bat
tle-whitcr minded men never went to
death. Had the issue of the conflict
TO which they pledged their honor and
their lives Heen different, plcasanter
record could have been written. As
it Is, the love and sympathy of Il
whole people will envelop their wild
ows, their sons, and their daughters
and their names and their deeds shall
be part and parcel of the glory Of the
South.
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agricultural.

One firm at Grundy Center, Iowa,
shipped b car loads of flax seed the
past season.
Pure milk condensed to one-third
will remain sweet from five to ten days
in warm weather.
Temper in animals Is hereditary as
in man; it is not desir0us to breed from
n vicious sire.
When our fowls are affected with
scaly legs, they are caused by mi
mute insect, we place the feet and legs
in a narrow can OF kerosene This
treatment will soon cure the worst ca
ses, il persisted in. The application
of ointments and bandages, often rec
commended, involves more trouble
with no more decisive results
Judge Davenport of Montana terri
tory, purchased 1000 ewes which cost
him about $1,000. He put these in
charge OF a young man who WIS to
take them on to a range, take all the
care Of them, pay all the expenses of
the band, and TO receive as his share
one-half of the increase OF Inc. flock.
At the end of four years a settlement
was to be made, and Judge Davenport
was then to receive back one thousand
OF the best ewes that the band con
tainel. When the settlement was
made Judge Davenport received for
his share OF the proceeds OK the wool
$4,000, and for his share Of the increase
$1,000. The profits on the Investment
Of $4,000 for four years were sl4, SEQ
OF 120 er cert per GBnsm.
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4 MODEL gH1sGE GH1a
Their Naughty, but Nice
Franks.
When They Seemed Most Demure
and Devoted -lika, the "0ld
Boy Working Up
permOst.
oeck,s SRn lNiIwnrkrn.l

Peck's San (Milwaakeo.)
You may organize church choir
and think you have got it down fine,
and that every member oft is pious
and full Of true good feeling, and in
such moment us you think not, you
will find that one or more of them are
full of the old Harry, and it will break
out when you least expect it. There
is no more beautiful sight to IL student
of nature than church choir. To see
the members sitting together, demure,
devoted and pious looking, you think
that there is never thought enters
their mind that is not connected with
singing anthems, but sometimes you
get left. There is one church choir
in Milwaukee that is about rs near
pei feet us n choir can be. 1t has been
organized for long time, and has new
er quarreled, and the congregation
swears by it. When the choir strikes
a devotional attitude it IS enough %
make an ordinary Christian think of
the angel band above; only the male
singers wore whiskers and the females
wear fashionable clothes.
You would not think that this choir
played tricks on each other during the
service but sometimes they do. The
choir is furnished with the number of
the hymns that are to be sung by the
minister and they put book mark in
the book at the proper place. One
morning they all got up to sing, when
the soprano turned pale as an ace Of
spades, dropped out Of her book, the
alto nearly tainted when queen of
hearts DIR, pped at her feet, and the
rest Of the pack was distributed around
in the other hooks. They laid it OH
the tenor, but he swore, while the
minister was preaching, that he didn't
know one card from another.
One morning last summer, after the
tenor had been playing tricks on the
rest Of the choir, all the spring, the
soprano brought a chunk Of shoemak
er's wax to church. The tenor was
arrayed like Solomon, in al his glory
with white pants, al" Il Seymour coat.
The tenor got up to see who the girl
was who came in with the old lady,
and while he was up, the soprano put
the shocmaker's wax on the chair, and
the tenor sat down on it. They waited
and watched for the result. Il was
an awful long prayer, and the church
was hot. the tenor was no iceberg him
self, and shoemakcr's wax meltz at
ninety-eight degrees L. r nAei'. The
minister finally got to the amen, read
hymn. the choir coughed and all
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PEOPLE WILL TALK.

You may get through the world but twill
be very How,
If yOu listen to all that il said as yoa go;
You'll be worried and fretted, and kept in :
stew
For mc3dlesome tongues mast have some
thing to do,
And people will tslA
If quiet and modest, you'll have il presumed
That your humble position IL only AS umed-
You're a wolf in shscp's clothing, or else
yo1're fool
But don't get excited-kecp perfectly cool
For people will talk
And then, if you show the least boldnesa OF
heart.
Or slight inclination to take pour own part,
They will call you an upstart, coneeited and
vain,
But keep straight ahead-don't stop 10 ex-
plain
For people will talk.
If thrcadbare your dress, or old-fashioned
your hat,
Some one will surely take notice of that,
And hint rather strong that you can't pay
your way,
But don't get excited, whatever they say
For people will talk.
If you dress in the fashion, don't think to
escape,
For they criticiSc then in different shape;
You're ahead of your means, or your tailor's
unpaid,
But mind your own business-thcre's naughl
to be made,
For people viii talk.
Now, the best way to do is to DO as you
please;
For your mind, if you have one, will then
be at ease,
Of course you will meet with all sorts OF
abuse;
But don't try to stop them-it amt any
For people viii talk
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Hearth and Home.

The parental HEARTH, that rallying
place of the affections. 1t was the policy
Of the good old gentleman to make his
children feel that HOME was the happiest
place in the world; and l value this
delicious honc-feciing as one of the choicest
gifts a parent an bestow WAsHINGToN
IRvING
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Special rates given ON application.
As-All business letters must h. addressed l.
GEORGE ". AKMISTEAfl.
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BOLIVAR BULLETIN.
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.

One square Of eight lines. 81 % for the arst inse1
tioii' aud - cents for each subsequent insertion
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M1naAis ( Charleston
.aI1r0ado
MEMPHIS, TEsK.-On and after June !, 1879
he following passenger schedule viii be operate
GOING EAST.
GOING WEST

1--we Chattanooga ....i7 l............ $40 pm
Stevenson ...........t ............ l03j pm
Decatur. 5l...-..-.... 80 am
COrinth..--....--...-( -. 7:30 g
Middleton. ...... ( 81 ............. $50 Z"
Grand Junction i........-... 9.;I5 "a
Arr Memphis l............12:OO noon
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-24

Mason has carried out his intent 70 kill
Gniteau; also that it is not sufieient
for the accused TO have the intent TO
commit the offence, but it requires, in
order TO constitute crime and 70 secure
conviction there of. that crime should
be possible of execution, by Sergeant
Mason. In illustration of this point
lawyers for defense say: Suppose Ma
sons musket had not been loaded, and
that, though he had supposed it to be,
and pulled trigger, after taking aim at
Guiteau, he could not be arraigned for
attempted murder because be was not
able to carry out his intent to kill. 1t
is claimed that Mason is only guilty of
an infraction of military law and rules;
and he can only be punished tor that.
That in short he might as well, as far
as conviction is concerned have fired at
an efigy Of Guiteau. This will be the
line Mason's defense.
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What WuIHe DO.

In declining to accept the designations
Of the cabinet, President Arthur did
not commit himself to anything definite.
He remarked that under present dis
tressing circumstances he could not be
expected to give his attention 70 nation
al affairs, except such as demand i'm
mediate consideration; and therefore,
any thought as to subject Of selecting
his advisers, could moi be entertained
at present. His request was that the
present cabinet should continue In the
discharge Of their duties, leaving the
que ton of their resignation until such a
time as he can determine what is best
for him to do. Senator Dawes called
upon the president Thursday. He strong
ly advised calling an executive session
and p / ted out that no POLITICAL re-
suit would be affected BY an early SEES
sion. The senate is democratic but no
more so than it will be in December.
There could be in his judgement, no
doubt but that a democratic senator
would be elected president of the senate.
He thought that law and custom re-
quired a president before any senator
could be properly sworn in. Itappear-
ed to him almost as certain that a Sec
rotary would be necessary to the proper
organization of that body, else no form
al record OF the election Of a president
could be made. The next business
would be the admission Of the new SEN
ators from New York and a successor to
the late Senator Burnside. The ad.
mission would constitute a question of
highest privilege with these added to
the republican side there could not be
any change in the committees, even II
democrats should desire to change
them, which, in his judgement, is not
at all likely neither party would peril
its reputation with the country by in
dulging in another wrangle. Either
would prefer to suffer a wrong rather
than to precipitate another dead lock
with the pre- siding officer and secretary.
The democra Is would make no contest
for minor offices, and these would prob
ably be conceded to the republicans.
President Arthur has determined not
to reside In the White House, at least,
for several months; and will continue
to make Senator jones' house his home.
The senator's family is on the Pacific
coast, and win not be in Washington
until January next, and the house has
been accepted by the president as his
residence until that time, Senator Jones
as his guest. The white
house will be thoroughly ~overhauled
and reftted, SO far as to make it suit
able for the public offices Of the presi-
dent. President Arthur will not again
leave Washington, except, possibly to
visit New York for a day, until the
meeting of the senate. There is a great
press of purely routine business await
ing his action, and some important ap-
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OF NOTE.

Ex-Governor b. Gratz Brown, Of
Missouri, sailed for Europe on Saturday.
Ernesto Rossi, the Italian actor, is ex-
pected to arrive at New York on the
9th instant.
Senator j. E.. Brown, of Georgia,
makes seven per cent, on store property
In Atlanta valued at $500, 600.
Prince Jerome Napoleon las arrived
at Constantinople. He has had an audi
once with the sultan, lasting two hour.
Captain McMickan, of the steamship
Bothnia, has travelled $50, 900 miles on
the Atlantic and never has lost a man
out of his 6 10000 passengers.
Frederick Wolfe, of Montgomery,
Ala, is said by the Advertiser of that
city to have suddenly developed into a
millionaire" He is the agent Of the
ErlinCer railroad syndicate.
When Tom Moore wrote 1.-THE Cana
dian Boat Song. he was visiting n of
t e Thousand Islands III the st. Law
renee. at that time the island could
have beer bought for $40, but it is now
estimated to be worth $685. 00.
Senator Lamar's speeches in the pre-
sent canvass in Mississippi are said to
be very effective. He wins friends at
every town and village. He must in
deed be eloquent, for the local papers
say that he holds his audiences for three
hours. orr
Luther Benson, of Rushville, N. C.,
has been visiting his friend Congress-
man Vance. on the French Broad river.
Mr.. Benson says that the good congress
man reads his Bible every day, and at
night gets down on his knees to seek
counsel and wisdom from God. q
The Rev. James Fitton, the oldest
Roman Catholic clergyman of New En-
r'and, lie dead, at the G Of seventy
I .ht years. He WIS b,rn In Boston
aud was admitted to holy orders in that
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-24
PILEsi PILEsl PILEsl
A Sure Cure Found at Last. No One
Need Suffer.

A Sure Cure Found at Last. No One
Need Suffer.
A sure cure for the Blind, Bleeding,
Itching and liberated Piles has been
discovered by DR.. Williams ian Indian
remedy, called DR.. Williams Indian
Ointment. A single box has cured the
worst chronic cases of twenty-five and
thirty years standing. No one need
suffer five minutes after applying this
wonderful soothing medicine. Lotions,
instruments and electuaries do more
harm than good. Williams Ointment
absorbs the tumors, allays the intense
itching particularly at night after get
ting warm in bed), acts as a poultice,
gives instant and painless ralief, and is
prepared only for the piles, itching Of
the private parts, and nothing else.
Read what the Hon. j. NJ. Cofinber-
ry, Of Cleveland, says about Dr.. Will
liams' Indian Pile Ointment: / have
used scores of pile cures, and it affords
me pleasure to say that I have never
found anything which gave such imme-
diate and permanent relief Is DR..
Willinms' Indian Pile Ointment.
For sale by all Druggists, Dr. mailed
on receipt of price.
FRANK S. HENRY, &Co.. Props,
Cleveland, Ohio.
BE sure and ask for Williams Pile
Ointment, and take no other.
For sale by Addoms & Glover.
m~ay7-daw1y
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-24

Guiteau evidently does not dread his
trial half as much as the vengeance of
the populace. He has fretted himsel fsick
In apprehension Of mob violence. He
has been put on a sick diet by the Jail
physician, and asks the. guards and
warden every time he sees them, day
and night, whether there is any ind :
cation # An attack upon the jail to take
him out. Hsseems to entertain some
h,ps u escaping with q light penalty.
II he can escape popular indignation.
In regard to Sergt. Mason. a legal point
has been made that will be raised in de-
Tense 1t is that with the position
Gditeau occupied in his cell when Ma
son hred, 1t a impossible for him to
have been injured by the shot, and
that therefore. 1t was impossible for
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city in 1897. Since then be has been
identified with Catholic work in Wor-
cester, Providence, Newport and Bos-
ton.
Professor J. Z. Thoroh Rodgers,
NJ. p, WA in st. Louis q few days ago.
A man who can earrya prefix, an af-
fix and two middle names, one of which
is quite stunning, certainly ought to be
quoted when he delivers an opinion.
Professor Rodgers delivered an opinion.
in the presence of q Globe Democrat n
porter, to the effect that our republic is
bound to 60 under because our wealth
is becoming centralized as in monarch
ical countries. This is sad.
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II Wa. the Holiness.

Patrick Quincy was steaming hot as
he stood before the bar, although he
had been in the cooler all night.
.sRiotous conduct" his Honor observ-
cd as he glanced at the warrant.
II deny 1t sine del" protested Pat
rick. They had no more right to lug
me down here than / would have to dig
up Washington's bones and sell and
ptddle 'em off for five cents apiece"
sDo you wish to explainp"
81 calculate Idol You know how
hot 1t wa Friday nightp"
Friday night Let's seeP Did i
wear an overcoat Friday nightp"
..Overcoat! Why the lamp-posts
were hot enough to bake applesl My
house was SO hot that our dog tainted
away three straight times. and the baby
burned bis tongue by licking a rock
ing ohairr'2
..You bet it was! When bedtime
came I went out upon the roof to sleep.
Along about midnight just as I was en-
joying my first nap, a cabbage hit me
in the eye, three OF four potatoes rat
tied against my ribs. and an old dish
pan sung around my cars"
"Splinters from the comet. / pre-
sumo"
.sWcll I don't. Ipresume the boys
showered them at me, and I was hunt
ing for them when this officer marched
me down"
s.But you were cursing in q loud voice
and arousing dozens Of sleepers."
well. ! was excited. Suppose you
were asleep on the roof"
'.But ] wasn't; / never 60 higher than
the second story. This court has moth
ing to do with the weather. It may DO
hot enough to fry eggs on the pave.
ment, OF freeze apples in a blast fur.
mace, and It's all tie same here. 1 shall
have TO fine VOC $S. -.
-.Tu never nav ttr,. ~
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cha,tel Mortgage Sale.

ola certain chattel mortgage, executed by
John Pee Q aud Thomas Peele 70
W. J: Rose, and dated The 18Th
in the offce of the county CLERK and ex-
oficio register OF deeds ofLaramie county,
August. *. D., 1881, In Book l OF chattel mort
gages, on page ~. and upon which said mort
gage there Is claimed Ia be due at the date OF
by given that the property described In said
mortgage and covered thereby Will be sold al
pubic auction on the lot In the rear OF the
Cheyenne, on toe 9Th day of October. A. u.
1881. at tue hopr of2 o'cl OK, y. M; said pro-
une covered express wagon made by {. p.
Rogers, of Cheyenne; one single set OF Con-
cord express harness.; one bay horse. seven
years old. not branded SO far as known.
WI ROSE, Murgagee.
Cheyenne, Wyoming, Sept, II. 1881.
sI7-2i-oI
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Carloads hair is white as snow.
Wendell Phillips is just sixty-nine.
Thomas jefferson was a good violin
player
The Emperor William, old as he Is,
killed 11S deer and wild boars during
his recent hunting excursion at Lett
ingen.
Motley, the distinguished historian,
affirmed that the govt Of Charles v.
changed the destinies of the world. So
much depends upon seeming tribes
Mr.. ii. II. Warner, of Rochester,
N. Y, is one Of the most liberal and
public spirited OF American self-made
men, and he is using the wealth which
the popularity and value OF his Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure have brought
him most admirably.
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A Gnrneld Monument.

Prominent citizens of Denver held an
informal meeting Wednesday and
Thursday, to perfect plans for raising
funds for a Garfield monument to be
erected in Washington. Their idea is
to limit subscriptions to twenty-five
dollars each, invite other states to fol-
low their example. Large amounts have
already been promised although the
subscription lists have not yet been
placed before the people.
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AN IMMENSE mass meeting asse

AN mass meeting assembled
at Charleston, S. c., Wednesday.
Among the resolutions adopted, was
one, that as residents of South Carolina,
living in the cradle Of the rebellion, we
honor the memory Of James A. Gar field,
because, as president, his purposes and
his policy passed beyond the lines Of
section, and knew no other limit than
the boundaries Of the republic and well
fare Of the whole people. Uncomprom-
Using always in his devotion to the
union, and to the republican party, he
remembered a president of the United
States, only. the grandeur of the indiso-
lubility Of the indistructable states,
resting as it does, through his tragic
death npon the affection and confidence
OF the people,"
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A Japanese Punishmsnt .

An English resident In Japan recent
ly recorded the horror which he felt
when, immediately after landing. he
Toxic. in midwinter. naked, with his
hair tied back SO tightly to q beam of
wood laid o his shoulders, to which
his arms were strapped. that, no matter
how far back he strained his head, his
hair was almost torn from his scalp.
On inquiry he found that the torture
was indicted on the criminal to indi-
cate the adherence with which the law
regarded the robbery Of the scanty
earnings of the helpless poor. Tao
miscreant had picked tho pocket of q
blind cripple. /: