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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-08-18
Home Love.

Home love is the best love. The
love that You are born to is the sweet
est love you will ever have on earth
You, who are SO anxious to escape
from the home-nest, pause a moment
aud remember this is so. 1t is right
that the hour should come when you,
in turn, should become a wife and a
mother, and give the best love to 9th
ers; but that will be just it. Nobody
not lover, not husband, will be so
tender or so true as your mother or
your father. Never again, after stran-
gers have broken the beautiful bond,
will there be anything so sweet as the
little circle of father, mother and chill
dren, where you were cherished, pro-
tected, praised and kept from harm.
Y Gu may not know it now, but you
will some day. Whomsoever you
may marry, true and good though he
may be, will, after the love days are
over, and the honeymoon has waned
give you only what you deserve Of love
or sympathy-and usually much less;
never more. You must watch and
be wary, lest you lose that love which
came in through the eye because the
one who looked thought you beautiful.
But those who bore you, who loved
you when you were that dreadful lit
tie object, a small baby, and thought
you exquisitely beautiful and wonder
fully brilliaht-they do not care for
faces that are fairer and forms that are
more graceful than yours. You are
their very own, and so better to them
always than others.-[Christian at
| Work.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-08-18
WhatRum win do.

Some years ago, in one of the coun-
ties of New York. a worthy man was
tempted to drink until drunk. In tbs
delirium Of drm keHness, he went home
and murdered his wife in.the most bar
barous manner. He was carried To
Jail while drunk and kept there du-
ring the night. Awakening in the
,tmorning, and looking around, upon
the walls and seeing the bars upon the
windo as, he exclaimed: rs this jail?''
Yes, you are in jail, +" answered some
one.
"What am I in for?" was the earnest
inquiry.
'For murder" was the answer.
docs my wife know it2"
''Yourwife know it?' said some one,
"Why, it was your wife you have
killed"
On thes announcement, he dropped
suddenly as if he had been struck
dead. Let it be remembered that the
constable who carried him to Jail. sold
him the liquor which caused his drunk
enness; the justice who issued him the
warrant WAS one of those who signed
his license; the sheriff who hung him
also sold liquor, and kept ten pin
alley.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-08-18
The Drunkard's WiII.

leave to society ruined character;
wretched example and memory that
will soon rot.
leave to my parents during the
rest of their lives, as much sorrow as
humanity in declining state eau
sustain.
leave to my brothers and sisters
as much modification and injury as
could bring on them.
leaYe 10 my wife broken heart
life of wretcheln lness and shame, tc
weep over my premature death.
give aud bequeath TO each of my
children poverty. ignorance, and low
character and the remembrance thai
their father was n monster. w
World.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-08-18
GIoomy Facts in Business Life

Here is a gloomy curiosity showing
that the statistics of busines present
dark pictures Of disaster. and failure
witness the following, prepared by 4
careful authority: after an extensive
acquaintance with business men and
having long been an attentive observ-
er of the course of events in the mer>
camille community, am satisfied that,
among hundred merchanfsand trades
men, not more than three in this city
ever acquired independence"
'During forty years of a business
career a merchant said of all who
were in business at the time he began,
only FIVE in one hundred remained. .
They had ali failed. "And of persons
doing bank business in the same time,
he said of the thousand
accountants which opened with them
in starting, only six remained; they
had either failed or died destitute OF
property"
another friend had tald me that
he had occasion to look through the
probate office few days since, and
was surprised to fud that over 50 per
cent. of the estates there were insolv-
ent.n
81 have been advised by very in
telIigent gentlemea, who have the
means of knowing, that not more than
one per cent. Of the best class of mer-
chants succeed without failing Gin Il
certain American city, ana that not
more than two per cent. in another
city ultimately retired on an indepen-
dence.'
These calculations are based upon
periods of twenty-five and thirty
years"
"It is also asserted by authority,
from records kept during periods Of
twenty to forty years, that Of every
one hundred persons who commenced
business in the cities referred to, five,
two and less, respectively, ultimately
acquired wealth"
Another says of a Western city:
"My list comprehends some five hun
dred business men. 1 know of but
five now in business who were twenty
years since. Such is mercantile sue
cess.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-08-18
Two Ways Of Locking al Things

Two boys went cut to hunt grapes.
One YVES happy because he foun.l them.
One OF them was sorry because the
graz 8 had seeds ip them. Two men,
being convalescent were asked how
they were. Que said, 81 am better
to-day" The other s;tid, 81 was worse
yesterday" When it rains one man
says: "This will make mud" Anoth-
er, "This will lay the dust" Two
children, looking through 4 colored
glass, one said, 1.-The world is blue. :
And the other said: cit is bright. I"
Two boys eahngtheir dinner, one said
II want something other than this. =
The other said, This is better than
nothing" a servant thinks a mans
house is principally kitchen: A guest
that is principally parlor. Il am glad
that it is no worse" says one. Il am
sorry that it is no better" says anoth-
er. One man counts everything he
has a gain. Another counts every
thing else than he receive, loss.
One man spoils a good repast by
thinking of better repast of another.
Another man enjoys q poor repast by
contrasting it with none at all. One
man is thankful for his blessings.
Another is morose for his misfortunes.
One man makes up his accounts from
his wants; another from his assets
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-08-18
FUNNY OLD STORY.

TOms Marshall was engaged in the
trial of a case in the interior Of Ken
lucky, when decision of the Judge
struck him rs 20 bad that lie rose and
said:
There never was such ruling as that
since Pontius Plate presided on the
trial of Christ"
"Mr. Clerk, !" responded tho judge,
''iuC Mr. Marshall $40 for contempt
of court"
81 confess your Honor continued
Tom, "that what said was little
hard on Pontious Plate, but it is tie
first time in the history of Kentpcky
jurisprudence that it is held that to
speak dIsrespectfulIy of Poniius Plate
is contempt Of court"
"Mr. Clerk, make the fine $50 for a
continuous contempt" said the Judge
solemnly.
"NYell Judge Tom added, "as you
won all my money last night at poker,
lend me the twenty"
"Mr. Clerk" cried the Judge hasti-
! ly," remit the fine. 'The State can
afford TO lose the money better than /
can"
II congratulate the court upon its re-
turn TO a sane condition" SAID Tom
resuming his seat amid roars Of laugh
fer-
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-08-18
Small COurtesies.

Civility costs nothing, and is often
productive Of good results. Here is
an instance. A local doctor Of medi-
cine at Bath, England, had a legacy
of s20,O00 and comfortable house,
left him, by his once offering a lady a
seat in his carriage. a gentleman,
known to the writer, once assisted a
very old and feeble man to cross from
the London Mansion House to the
Bank of England. This crossing is 4
very dangerous one, especially at mid
day, when the city is full of cabs, ON
uibuses, drays and other vehicles.
When the old gentleman had got safe.
/ " across, he exchanged cards with hi;
obliging young friend; and there the
matter rested. Some four or five years
after this incident occurred, a firm oi
London solicitors wrote to the young
man who had taken pity on the ole
man, telling him hat legacy OF 50.
/ 600 and a gold watch and chain haC
been left to him by a gentleman, "whr
toolS the opportunity of again thank
ing him in his will for one act Of civil
ty." It is not likely that all viii hav
gold witches and chains left to them
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-08-18
There's a Little Mound.

There's fresh little mound near the
willow,
Where at evening wander and weep;
There's dear vacant spot on my pillow,
Where sweet little face used to sleep;
There are pretty blue eyes, but they
siumber
In silence beneath the dark mold,
And the little pet lamb of our number
Has gone to the heavenly fold.
Do dream, when in sleep behold her,
With beanty 70 fresh and divine,
When so close TO my heart enfold her,
And feel her soft lips upon mine;
When SO loving those loving eyes glis-
ten
That my vision is lost in nay tears,
And bewildered, enrapturcd / listen
To a voice from the spirits bright
spheres?
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-08-18
BOLIVAR BULLETIN.
TERMS OF A0vzaTTs1.sa
HUMOROUS.

4 lifsIe girl in church, after the
contribution plate had been passed,
complacently and audibly said, II
paid for forr, Mamma; was that
right?'
/ Mamma -''BOok, Cissy- here here
Is the doctor coming, What a favorite
he Isl See--eveu the little chickens
run to meet HIM"
Cissy-''Yes, mamma; and the little
ducks cry, Q1aek, quaekr'
She VAS decorating her room with
pictures, and she pcrched his photo
upon She topmost nail; then she sat
down to admire her work, and the
goose hangs hight"
\ Scotch minister vent up 60 Edin-
burg once to. prepare a harmony Of
the four Gospels. SANDY" saidsome
0lc TO a humble palIsh1oner of bic,
where is your pasiorlv "Ahp re-
piled Sandy he's gone 10 Edingburg
tV make four men agree that never fell
out
4 guest AT one of the fashionable
hotels took his scat at the dinucr table,
but no one appearing to wait upon
him he remarked. Have they any
walters in this Hotel27 Yes re-
sponded a wag on the opposite site of
she table, "thc boarders are the wait
cTs."
The Irishaan's Provcrbial Aversion
10 Frugs Patrick tO his recently ar
rived cousin: "And Jimmy, dye
noiDd the little things that rise mp i'll
the wather an hOller chugg2 Sure
the devil himself wouldn't face two o
thinl."
It is related that few mornings
since the venerable DR.. McCosh, while
enjoying morning walk, encountered
d delicate-handed student Of aesthetic
turn of mind, grasping in his lily fin-
gers a large bunch ofdai,ies. Cord
morning, Doctor" was the brisk saiu-
ton OF the youth. ''Gude mornings"
answered the sage; ''ha ye been PUN
weeds this norniug?'' 30 dear, no;
these are the pure wild flowers; they
viii delight my poor sick mother" %,
ay, yen make tay . them then"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-08-18
Where Henry is Solid.

Henry ward Beecher said: l hold it
to be a shame for man to live in any
town or city or village without a
thought for the prosperity of that town
or city or village. I hold it to be a
shame tor a man to use a community as
shepherd uses his flock merely to
shear his wool. For a man to be a
citizen, and to think, "Can l better
myself at the expense of the govern
ment, or of the city or of the comnu
nifty to which belong?" and to never
have the thought flash across his miuC
''Can enrich the State Bnd benefi
nly fellowman7' is a shame.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-08-18
Don,t DO II.

Don't gamble. It's sin to bet on
the wro ng horse.
Can't boast of your little vices.
They will advertise Themselves
Don't worship wealth. It is better
to bend the knee to obtain It.
Can't let your dog sit in front of a
saloon door. He may annoy the bar
tender.
Don't spend your life in reprovine
thesins of your friends. Try the beam
business awhile.
Don't trust your minister too far
Better keep awake and see that he
breaches no false doctrine.
Don't imagine you are fit for no
profession. Everybody knows how
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-08-18
Where the Cotton Money Goes.

In an address before the Mississippi
Valley Cotton Planters Association,
at its recent convention at Memphis
Tenn, President +. c. Morehead esti-
mated that the ten Cotton States con-
sumo annually 28O,OOO, 600 bushels of
grain more than they produce. All
Of this surplus comes from the North
west, and is purchased with the pro
ceeds of the sugar, rice and cotton
crops. Verify will the Southern plan
ter never emaucipate himself from the
tyranny of old ideas and practices and
adapts himself to his changed relations
to the balance of the world. IF rail
road and boat communication with
the Northern and Western States were
entirely cut off for sixty days, there
would be a famine in the Cotton States.
IN every country in these States are
planters who universally produce all
the supplies needed on the farm, and
these are invariably prosperous. Yet
their neighbors will not follow their
example, but continue to make cotton
and buy supplies, and thus commit fl
nanciul suicide. We haye the best
country on the globe. if our people wi
only diversity their crops. Let the
first object be to make living on
their farm, and then eli the cotton
! possible.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-08-18
4 Girl WHO srept the Corners.

There is a story told, ofno very an
cient date, of a servant girl who came
to see her spiritual adviser, and in
formed him that she considered her
self converted character. The min
ister asked her by what signs she was
made aware of the inward change she
spoke Of. She replied that she now
swept out all the corners Of the rooms
entrusted to her care. On being furth-
er questioned as to the performance Of
her daily duties, It coon became appar-
ent that there was still great room for
improvement in matters of cleanliness;
50 she was told to go home, to be more
conscientious, and to return at some nc
distant period, when she could report
further progress IN the reformation
that had just begun, and then she
might be admitted to a full pa-ticipa-
ton Of church priviIegesi-
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-08-18
/ enfpcranpe.

Elk Senator AIerriruon. Of North
Carolina Is reported to have said recent
ly in speech at prohibition meeting
that State: Il hage never meddied
with liqaOrl I have never drank it,
have never hardly kept it as medicine
in my family, and yet it has n,e,idled
with me, has made my boy wandering
vagabOnd, has broken my wifc's heart;
yes when I was asleep, thinking him
at home i'll the house, he was being
made drunkard in the barroons of
Raleigh"
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3Hee.%th and Home.

The parental HEARTH, that rallying
place of tho affections. It was the policy
of the good old gentleman to make his
children feel that HONE was the happiest
place in the world and l value th3
delicious home-fceling as one Of the choiseat
gifts parent an bestow WASHINGTON
IRvlNC.
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How do you keep your room?-A
look into the chamber of a boy or girl
will will give one an idea what kind Of
man or woman they will make. A
boy who keeps his clothes hung up
neatly, or a girl, whose room is clean
always, will be very apt to be a sue
cessful man or woman. Order and
neatness are essential to our comfort
as well as to that of others
about us. a boy who throws down
his cap or boots anywhere Will never
keep his accounts in shape, viii dc
things in slovenly, careless way, and
not be long wanted in any position.
A girl who does not make her bed til
after dinner, and she should make il
herself rather than have a servant dc
it. and throws her dress or bonnet in {
chair, will make poor wife in nInt
cases out of ten. If the world coulC
see how girl keeps her dressing room
some unhappy marriages would br
saved.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-08-18

or neat little bundles of cusp. notes
but 1t Is certain that acts of civility
are productive of good results TO our
selves
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-08-18

Through Tickets Cor sale, and Baggage Checks At
all Coupon Otlc,s Il the &. * q. Railway, and at
ilcpo:s aud Tckot Offices u all connecting Lines in
the West, So-fh-West and Sauth-West.
WILL. y W.AJ KER, > T. hEFOUn Jr.
T. 49, - ia Walnut s.. v J - ~ = a,tHt ST
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-08-18

Din't trouble yourselves about your
neighoor's aHairs. If he can't attend
to his own business ief him hire boy.
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Cine bsnsrfenswertbt Weu.

s Inc temsrfens wertte Neu.
t5fsit.
8si her GrDahnuns pcn Darnsrs SAFE
8ipnsp unit e'rer Cure iast Der 8epub.
liean In 6aoFcn n. g., unter leinen
WaibinstOner Neutsfsitsn SO iaeint,
tab elm. ipssisae Bewilisuns gum Mntauf
pom Warners Safe piasn unp- Narnsra
@afs Bitters fir ete Tiifelieper pes @e.
mates uno 6aules ansenpmmen wlro.
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SD Bins, Sad; ertsnnii Du MID niht?'
fubr bic Stlmme fort, unb Sad erfannts
iebt tn itr bic Stmme bss garuns BON
Salerny. ,,St bins - @alerny. Sd
poqte 3u Gub ,u Masame pompili um
bic Gds. aber 20 1T unm6slt1 In benz
Sturm, eae mid aufabsn, Du fabrf
Soriber' Sur bteIe bret sdritte !"
Gin milosr 6umor frdG3te aus Der
9ruii Sad's auf mie sin @elaatsr, als
bic @ttmms fduies. Das mar eer Isbte
@pab BIER In Der Stast. Der gndbige
6trr bat i'm, er mSse iba In ieinsm et.
senen @asen bret @dri!!s melt mitnet'
men.
Sad n.iste i1& Don lsinem @ibe unb
frsdte bic berbe 5ane ins Duntle, wober
bic @timme tSnte. 20 bite, 5trr Baz
ron. nit gsrsuis.a."
9;nt 5anb srsriff iea bic ieintse, uno
Der Baron fhwana fh ldht uuf ben Sib
btnauf. Sn bsmielbsn au5sntlide fiib!te
Sad, wis Elm psnetrant buftsnnss Sud- an
iein f.ttes @.fdt eseridt muroe. gr
faslte nod. mte bic 3asel aus isinen sr.
matteten 6dnbsn genommtn wurben unb
wie TT fslb,r, bic Defanuas perliersnp,
rndedrts auf ben gsoIentsafib iant. er
futile es MID! mesr, rute Baron Sale,nY
unaufbattiam In tem IilburY burh bic
Strabs babin raae
tgortfsbnns fulst)
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Summers ben Mana gu trSRsn. @enn
aser bte Sonne i&etnt uno alles teu 1T,
bann wtrb has Wsib gum beitsrn @dmet.
terline, unb gltats 1T su lpfbar fir ietne
5alle. unb unlere 9teblinse, DEFENDERS
bte iunsen Ndbden btersulanee, lesen Be-
belcnberen 0ertb auf bic Jubbetlei.
euns. Wenn es auf bisism @e6iste etpae
Neues pber NOesrnss IN 5ubtetlslbune
sibt, un1ere jungen Mdeasn mnfTen %
baben. unb mas fann 60 bablderes ae.
ben, ais einen 3ierltb umbulltsn Tub 2
Der 1T ein Mobe(l fjr bic 8tlsbauer unb
etn Sbema, fit bas Didter fhmdrmen
unb u6er sas gerliebte 1euf3en. gDtr
9lauben, bas III etne pafenbe ginleituna
su benz, porauf wtr bic Damen aufmert.
fam MAIDEN woasn namlih ibr @dub.
3eus Bet ben 5erren MARTIN anb
g . bn ein3utaufen.
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Des unre6ts f&utois.
tgortfebnns fuIst,)

gtntse Qeute taten be Wote, por,lslt
de 9eilmittel NIT ter srcbsn Male pen
upatsntmsot,inen", gu permi ifhsu, unt
pabnrh maiden lie ith zines unredts lhul
big. 90 aistt sinise betanntsemahts
5etlmittel, bic itren 3ped pSqis eriii1sr,
penieltsns bas Cine III rms bstannt =
5cpfen 8ltters. Der Shreiber bat @je.
Ieaenteit aeba5s bic Bittsrs gu sstrauasn,
in jnlf einem iolheu Elima wie Gas un1ri.
a., bas meiite Don Dem Sabre In Bay
eiip, uno INNER sefanoen, pab ils Don er-
fer &lai1e uno 3uDerldlfs fnc, Mass ct
fiiaen, mas fiir fs beanlpruht rirs. =
lritune.
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= 6arlf Sismard bat bas @elee sesen
bic 1runfludt bereits fertisselteat. ST
plrb oieles iein eisenlteS Wert bemnddlt
benz guaoesratb pcrlesen.
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- untsriude senau unb mGble bas
Bette. Neufaoter's vDeutlhes 8in
termstt" (Daootropbine) murp. bts iebt
BON tsiuem 8tnosrnabrunssm!ttsl absrs
trohsn. Der Srfcls 1T wunperbar. Wut.
ter, bic Ssr Guh Der @slunoteit uno res
@ses.bens Cures 9iesIinss erireuen muat,
maht zen geriud uno Sbr werpst es nie
bsrnsn. Or. 9, s. MsY,r BON New
yort ihrsit!: = ST babt rOsat1d.s
8incsrmebl tdufs anssuanst unb ,.bs es
alien 0iesisfhsn Yraparaten por. 3u
tatsn in alien renommtrt.n Mpctbefen.
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Wei yictoria fano man bic Qeide
bon Tlet1.r Scnes, Der burh unbeiann.
te Yeiloneu ermcrbet nurce.
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= Das prdlentantenbaus bat
Mareb, Ibrcdmprtou unb anbere Sanbis
baten fir bas Nmt beS gunoes 1enatcrS
einselaben, in BET Sa(le 5u eri4einen uno
ibre Nnii&tem iibr bic Gasesfrasen fnnc'
auaeben.
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| iebte Ieuf3en !

SIN Nstiisrosrt Der SdOpfuns. Rem
Wetbs. llnb 10 plele Nei,s psrsnt, ea6 90
lanss 3eii nimmt nno ssnaues Nahfor
ihen, bic 8fblsr su fnbsn. fals ibsrbaupt
wslGe pOrbanssn inb. Das Deib bat
bic stls Nufsabe, in ben Stuntsn tes