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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-09-18
A Parents Prayer.

d a
At this hushsd hour, when all my children
sleep,
Here in thy presence, gracious God, !
kReel,
And while the tears of gratitude / weep,
Would pour the PRAYER which gratitude
mu.t feel.
Parental love! o set thy holy seal
Ga these soft hearts, which thou to me hast
sent,
: Repeal temptation, guard their better
veal,
Re thy pure Spirit to their frailty lent,
Aud lead them in the path their infant
Savior went.
I ask not for them eminsnce or wealth,
For these in Wisdom view, are trifiing
tops;
But occupation. competence, and health,
Thy love. thy presence, and the lasting
JOYS
That hnw therefrom; the passion which
employs
The breasts of holy men, and thus TO be
From all that taints, cor dnrkrns, or de-
struvS;
The strength Of principle, forever free
This Is the better boon, o God, ask of
If these soft feet, which now these feathers
press.
Are doomed the path of rain soon to
tread,
If vice concealed. on her unspot:ed dress,
Is Hoom to turn t, her polluted bed
If thy forrseeing eve discerns a thread
OF sable guilt imP"lling en- their doom,
Osp2re them not-in mercy strike them
dead,
Prepare for them an early welcome tomb.
Nor for eternal blight LET nv false blossoms
bloom.
But il some uzofnl path before them lie,
Where they may walk obedient to thy
laws.
Though never ba~king in ambitions eve,
And pampered never With the wold's
applause,
Active, yet humble. virtuoua too, the
CauSe
OF virtue in the dwellings where they
dwell,
Still following where thy perfect Spirit
draws,
Releasing Others from the bands of hell
Ii this he life, then let them longer live,
tits well.
How soft they sleep; What innocent pose
Rests on their eyes, from Older sorrows
free!
Sweet babep, the curtain I would not un-
cloak,
Which wraps the future from their minds
and me
But. heavenly Father. leaving them with
thoS-
Whether or high or low may be- their lot,
Or early death or life await them-bs
Their Guardian. Saviour. Guide, and bless
the spot
Wh,rc they live or die till death fors@ky
them not.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-09-18

publish the Field and Fireslde the
southern Literary Companion. start
ed at Newman, a comic monthly,
was issued at Griffin. and there were
other ventures. The mad excite.
ment of the hour stimulated the lit.
erarY spirit. Bearded soldiers lying
around their campfres expecting a
night attack scribbled poems and
sketches for the papers at home, and
delicate women, with the flame Of
battle reflected from their shining
eyes, wrote thoughts that breathed
in words that burned. Some ot
these fugitive war pieces are still
going the rounds to-day. They are
the stron gest and most popular things
III our literature.
These remarks apply not to books,
but the ephemeral matter of the
magazines and weeklies. Confetler-
ate book making deserves a chapter
devoted to nothing else. After the
war the journals of which,w We have
spoken fell flat. Oar people became
great newspaper readers, but they
let periodicals, even their old favor
ties, almost entirely acne. The old
school Of writers rcepted the situA-
tiOn slowl y and reluctantly. II was
a Disappointment to give up their
bright dreams of confederate liter
ature, and again enter the lists with.
northern writers under changed and
unfavOrable conditions. Then the
temper OF the times ruled out the
treatment and discussion of many
topics. But 20 years works many
changes. Prejudice have died away
and strong anu brilliant writing on
any side of any subject will no,,
command readers.
War histories, "reminiscences and
stories, written from ony standpoint.
are read with avi,iity. Thus the
literary field is brOadened, and there
is better opening in the south to-
day than ever before for one or two
good weeklies aud 0nd or two
good mOmthlies. Doubtless sucI1
publications could never expect Ia
rival their New York aud Boston
competitors. Still they would be
profitable, respectable and infuen
tial.
At present northern story week
lies of an inferior grade have an
enormous circulation in the south.
1t would be Il public benefit and in
the interest of public morals and
public intelligence t. displace these
by establishing u better grade of
southern publications. The field is
inviting, and some of our writer's aud
publishers should enter and take
pOsscssion.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-09-18
Fleeing the gnore.

"Mary Jane" CIV. j. Hampton of
the Merchant TraYeler) tells how the
Chicago girl frightened an engineer.
We rode in a chair car, and right
across from me WAS II reclining Chi
cago girl; sleeping the happy hours
away. and the snore on her was only
exceeded by the number OF her
shoes. She snnred in high q, about
four demi-semi-quavers off pitch.
noticed, between snoles, that the
train was hurrying along at hurricane
speed. and when We pulled up at
Lexington saw the eHgineec run
ming back toward our car.
What's up?" said I.
That's what ! want to know"
said he.
"Why1" said |.
"Where the deuce is that other
train?" said he.
(Which Other trainS" said L.
THAT 'un that's been whistlina
along behind me ever since we left
FalmouthY" said he.
There wasn't any, said l.
There was, madam, for | heard II
whistlin', and | let my engine out
for all see was worth, said he.
"Ha, ha. said |.
Whats that for3" said he, indig-
nant'y.
Nothing" said /. ''only it was
that Chicago girl snoring"
They run baggage truck under
the engineer and conveyed him to-
his lodgings, and Lhe Chicago girl
wouldn't look at me next morning
at breakfast Louisville Times
Lex. C&r
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-09-18
A Mob at Knoxville.

a 14op at AQo4V1I1e.
Knoxville, Tenn, Sept, ito
night about 10 o'clock a mob began
to assemble in the vicinity of the
Knoxville Jail where LIE Sellers. the
murderer OF Ell Maines, was confined.
When about loo men had assembled
twenty-five of the number, wearing
masks, battered dewu the Jail yard
fence where they were met by the
Sheriff. They demanded of the lat
ter the jail keys. AT this hour it is
not known whether the keys were
quietly surrendered, or whether the
door of the Jail was broken open,
The n.Oi entered to jail and having
rea .hed the cell of Sellers. a men-
Der entered to lay hands 0n the pris-
oner. The latter drew a knife and
made several slashes at the lyncher,
one one of which cut him from the
ear down the throat, and another
having in two his cheek and lips.
Sellers WAS then dragged To the high
bridge which spans the river here,
where hanging was in order. A
rope was procured, the prlsnner was
lifted from the floor of the bridge b..
the hands Of masked men, while one
ot their number had to climb To the
gi, ders above to tie :he rupe, which
WAS found too snort to use in the GUS
tomary manner. W hen the rope
was tied and the man ha descended
from the gir,ler aboYe. Sellers was
left to swing by those holding him.
No sooner had he beeu released then
he roks the handouts wnich pinned
his hands behind him and ran nimbly
up the rope hand over hand. As he
ran up fifty shots were fred at him.
Though wounded and choking, he
reached the girdeS above, slipped his
head from the moose and made his
way to one of the broad -strIngers
which runs from end to end Of the
bridge, about a third of II mile long
His il tention seemed to he to make
his wav to the south side Of the river.
The crowd began firing at him and
exhausted their ammuI-itIOn. Sci
lers. wounded. bleeding and exhaus~
tel from his struggle. lay upon the
stringers and for time it was thought
he would make his escape. He ran
back and forth twice for quite dis
tance ON the striuger, but WAS inter
rupted by tie crowd. Finally he lay
down and the party below last his
whereabouts. He began stealthilv
moving along the girder and hSd he
not been weak kened 50 much BY the less
of blood, might nave made his escape
as the !vncherS seemed BY this time
totally demora ized. "A ladder had
arrived by this Time ani a party went
above to look for Sellers. 1t happen
ee that the lad.ler had been set exact
ly under him. and the man reaching
1 the top first grapplel with Sellers.
| Sellers made violent effort 10 break
loose, and did 81 falling oyer the
I bridge. the frightful distance of a
hundred aud fifty feet, on pile of
stone at the base of pier, the fall
crushing him TO death, The body
was found u have been perforated by
over a dozen bullets. No resistance
seems to have been made by the PClice
authorities or the sheriff and his dep
uties. When it became known thai
the number of men actively enga ged
in the iynching was not greater than
the number of the police, good citizens
were indignant that better show IL
behalf of law and decency had mol
pre- vailed. d.-AmerIcau.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-09-18
Georgia,s Convict Sustain.


The state cOnYicts are now being
worked in fourteen different places.
Originally there we're three peniten-
tiary companies, each composed of
several partners. Now only two of
the original leases remain, Senai or
Brown and w. b. Lowe. The orig
inal leases are under bond for S37, =
800 for each company, and during
his administration Gov. Smith held
that they had no right to sell. Joe
Browns company now numbers over
500 cOnvicts that are worked in the
Dade coal mines. Originally this
company had only 300. Now if
the convicts may Re leased out by the
state and the lesseos sell out their
leased convicls. is not this slavery in
its most revolving form7 The state
gets only $25, 900 per annum for the
lease of its convicts, and the lessees
realize by the sale thereof about
100000 profit per annum. If the
system is right, the people of the
state are not getting all they ought
To realize from their lease. But
practical craftsmanship suggests
that the means whereby to utilize
the convicts is to work them upon
the public roads under humane over
seers. and thus make their Ia Dor
contribute tO the comfort of the peO-
pie and the prosperity Of the state.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-09-18

VIM. Carr, employment agent of
Cellar street. has lock of Gen. An
irew Jackson's hair, which is quite a
historical relic. The hair, folded IN Il
'iece oi stained paper, was found
among the effects Of Mr. Rufus Roz-
III, who died some months ago.
The paper in which 1t was folded up
bears the auto graph of the old here,
written in a bold hand. The hair
with the exception of a few strands,
is snow white. 1t was supposed to
have been given SIR. Rozell about
sixty years ago.-Banner
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-09-18
he Had 70 Get A Pass.

liz order t. Pre- vent strangers and
persons not having business IN the
new Pension building from entering,
placarGs have been posted in the
entrance forbidding visitors after
O'Clock IN the afternoon. Persons
having business in the office have
consequently been obliged to secure
passes in order to gain admittance.
The placards are signed: "By or'ler.
L. Q. G. Lunar, Secretary of the
Interior" One day last week l.. Q
G. Lamar, DR.. ;he son oi the Secre-
tary, had occasion to go to the PEN
sion Office. He was entering by the
Fifth street door " hen he was con-
fronted by the watchman, an old
wooden-legged soldier WHO had all
his life been Taught to obey order
regardless ol consequences.
Are Y X,u employed ia the build
ingi" demanded the watchman,
who is named ONual.
"No. but have come here ot
business, replied the young man.
"Well. you haven't pass you
can't come in here" replied O'Neal.
''But am Secretary Lamar's son. 7"
protested the young man IN surprise.
Then thenl's yer ieyther's order, "
replied the inex1rable ulI soldier.
aud Mr.. Lamar, .Ir, had to L,rocurr
a pass before he could get in.
Washin ptou Post.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-09-18
The New Postal Gard.

The new postal card, which Is m.
tended to take the place of that now
in use, is made OF a delicate pink
paper, with the wording and stamp
in brown letters. The stamp is the
head ofThonas jefferson, surround
Ell by a wreath of vines. with the
words Zone Cent" underneath. The
card has the words Omitted States"
in white letters on a brown ground,
with thirteen stars underneath. I'm
der this are the words "P0stal
Gard" The card is neater and more
attractive than thelold one.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-09-18

Of the company IS twenty years.
There are fifty thousandEshares, of
$l00 each. The charter Was ac-
knowIedged before j. Lnther Bright.
commissioner of deeds for Tennessee,
located IN New York Banner.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-09-18

The residence "f Mr.. Moss, about
tour miles from GaIIatin, Tenn, on
the Red River pike. was totally de-
stroved bv fire Friday morning. 1t
belonged to HRS. Mary Baker, aud
was insured in the London, London.
Liverpool anil Globe for 81 800. Il
is moi known how the fire originat-
ed.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-09-18

That's a rather unique lnoking
paper weight you have there SAID
Alpha, Indicating curiously sliaI .ed
arucle lying on tile table oi his
friend Omega. Yes" said the lat-
ter. picking up he object and eying
it critically. you know they have
begun to teach cooking IN the pub
lie schools, and this IL a dnughnut
baked by my sister Cleo, after taking
only six lessons ia the dOciestic art.
As "A paper weight IIegard il an
overwhelming succeas."
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-20
A Few suggestions to Mr.. simpson.

VAN a sTYNE, Feb IS Editor HER
AID lone pointin Mr.. Simpsons feeble
rehash Of Cables sentimentalIsm ON the
negro question, you fail to touch on. He
speaks of the thew south" This insult
to the history of the south is to be OK
pecled from carpet-baggers and scala
Wsgs. In another place MIR. Simpson
illudes to The "ruliDg class" He would
have he Anglo Saxon race abdicats
IN favor OF the Senegambiap. or.
~ least, divide power with them
History shows that ineradicablo nrein.
|diee exists among different branches
the same race; o. z. the caste distinc-
|nonS in India, and the differences he.
|lHeen the celt and the Saxon. The
|hyile war in Italy, the sepoy rebellion.
ne removal OF tue Canadian French from
canada by tie English, and numberless
Ether instances that might be cited, ali
FhoW thht the weaker people never fail
p be "hl0wn hellward from the lannon's
p0uth," or by some equally as potent
eleans whenever this ieeling is aroused.
Fkapbi Schulz, being of the carpet-bag
oarlety, should read the recent history
4 nhat MIR. Simpson calls tho New
Poutl'" There are some very plain
FessOns taught therein. And one is that
|he people Of the old south are moi
Psnamed OF their history, and PROPOSE
y hand down 70 their children the gov
enment OF their naive laud, Rabbi
Pehuhl, Mr.. Simpson an the SenebAm-
pans 10 the contrary Notwithstanding
ls not question of counting noses.
RALEIgH
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-20
AFFAIRS AT ABILENE.
RED-HoT RAILROAD FEVER
working to Secure Lines From the soutb
--Fhs Growth and Prosperi,x Of
Taylor COnnty-The Lumbar
1adustry-0ther News

ABTLEEs, Feb. lS.-[Correspondencs.l
Railroad talk has become a common
thems among the solid men of Abilene
Roads in three different directions are
being discussed and the business man
manifest strong desire to aid the COM
pany that first undertakes to run an All
litional track into tho corporate limits.
The Gun, Colorado & Santa Fe and
the Austin ~ Northwestern are now
moving in this ERECTION and the iudj-
cations. are that both will cross the
Texas & Paciii line. A movement to
begin road to San Angelo, taking in
the towns OF Runnels City and Buffalo
GAP, Is also assuming shape and the pos
nbilItles are that before the expiration of
many months The first sod in the CON
trnctiun of lhe road will be broken.
rms road is not regarded with ss much
Interest by the business men rs the
Nher two named.
the growth of TAYLOR county, the
county Of which Abilene is the capital,
10 well Illustrated by the large number
OF new farms that are being opened up
by lndustrious gran gers from the east
and nom the other portions of the state.
The farms are getting so numerous at
matters are becoming Unpleasant for
the stock men, many OF whom are NOV
ling their ca tie and sheep to counties
further west which sill remain in a
frontier state.
1t was thought by the earlier settlers
that this part OF the state could not be-
|isrmed; thls Impression continued to be
kept alive Snd doubtless retarded hun
|dreds who would haye opened farms.
The soil OF the county is praised in nm
measured terms by straug RS who have
isrmed in other states. A prosperouS
Kentucky farmer, who has settled
north OF the city near tho Anson road
|Iays that he saw little land in the BIus
4 Grass state that was better fitted for Az
| ricultural purposes than that of Faylor
county, and that he intends to sslI ont
entirely al home and in est every cent
| In the territory adjacent 10 the city.
Another mammoth lumber ward win
be an addition 70 those now in operation
/ in the city by Il. IL. Parker & Co., east
err Texas lumber men. They are erect.
4 Inc buildings to face South Second
street, which will extend l2S feet.
An additional young man was admit
. ted to the bar this week and the citv has
now 10 attorneys to transact legal AZ
| fairs.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-20

e'agea speed of IL miles per hour
s'alhst current OF four miles ner hour
anu VIII work up rapids where the
current Will average Is miles an
hour. Thev are provided with steam
cdpstans and warps, with which thav
can be taken over rapids without de-
Jay where The current reaches 80 miles
an hour.
"The second, or boiler deck, is I6O feet
III iehgth, with cabin of 30 state-
rooms, giving accommodations 10 90 nor
sons. Four hund ed soldiers can P1 No
provided with berths on these boats or
loo men can be transported i'm case ~
an emergency. Z he Geck-room viii
stall $50 horses. These boats draw IA
luches OF water when ready TO receive
cargo. They will carry 10 tons weiyhr
to the inch additional draft of water nv
totsl of 800 tons. They can be con-
structed in 30 days, wherever timher
with saw-mills and planning. machines
can be had, The machinery can be con-
strucied in GO days and Transported In
ene nuns The work is all very plain
anu oufaoie, not liable to get out OF or
=" rhirty-tive of these boats were usod
by the government during Nav I'm
and July, 1877, TO transport troons
mechanics and laborers, with all npces,
sary material, to construct Fort KeoVh
sha FORT Custer, ON the Yellowst6na
aud Big Horn rivers, and 10 transnort
supplies necessary to maintain the com
mand for one year.
"Ihlrly steamers of this class can he
constructed at Cairo in Ervnt i'm ian
gays, or in time for the first rise in the
Nhe lhey can transport 5000 tr0ops,
suppiles and munitions of war TO Khar,
toum in 30 days. '-''i
'Fhls class Of boats was used bv this
suNeIhlnent In western and southern
iiessers curing the rebellion OF 1861 to
iooo' Ihey were called tin clsds,' ow-
Jug TO their light castings and arma-
ment They were yerv successful INC
engines, boilers and other parts liable
10 destruction from the guns Of the en-
envy can DO protected without affecting
Vhelr graft or usefulness. For a troni.
cai climate no better boat can be devised
lor the transportation OF troops. as the
decks are ventilated from every omar.
ter. Guns can be- worked from the fora-
castle on the main deck. These boats
cost to construct on the Ohio river. ali
complete. $4,000.
"A force OF muster builders, engineers.
pilots aud skilled laborers can be col,
ltcled ready To sail to any foreign port
Withih 10 days after notification, nj
salaries ranging from 500 to $500 Der
month, ratious to be furnished aud pass.
age both ways to be paid, with two per-
sons who are familiar with the con.
struction and handling OF boats of this
ciass In strong water. The balance of
the crew, including engineers, can be-
nad at most any mariti 90 port. Pilots
on western and southern rivers are
Judges OF water. They are able TO de-
lermiue the depth If water whereyer
there Is current by the surface an
pearance: They run their boats accord
afford bus little to go by."
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-20
nissis. ippi Tin.Ulnd. for IN. Mia

WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.--The proposi-
ION OF Capt. Silas o. Hemenway TO
oNe the transportation problem in the
oudan campaign has gone forward 10
ne war Office of the British govern
leht' The captain was endorsed TO
iinister West by Gen. Sheridan as a
nan OF experience in tho navigation of
EeStern waters. Gen. Grant, who WINS
sRtd by letter Tor his views on the
allabiliiy OF the "tin.clads" TOR the
Ene, is said to have heartily endorsed
ne plan rs entirely practicable. The
lemoranda which Capt. Hemenwav
uomitled, aud when VIII DO reported
me British government, are as fol
The Mississippi and Missouri rivers,
rom ~. Louis, Missouri, to Fort Ben,
IN, Montana, are $500 miles in length
~ iellowstune is navigable about $40
nes The Big Horn river is navlgahle
oout w mil " These streams are very
lllai 10 the river Nile, as they arc
.ner out OF their banks with strong
niIents, or extremely low with dam er.
A. chabgeahle channels, through sand
ITS or over rapids or cascades, oh
trncted by snags, rocks AID b0wlders.
ne current varies IN speed from four
llles per hour, In the long bends, or
aunts through alluvial soil, to 20 and
niles per hour on the rapids. Previ
us TO the year 1876 the side-wheel
eWnooUts were exclusively con.
i9eted for these rivers. In fact, the
nuerwriters would not take risk
po Ii, any other class.
me Increase of business on the up-
FL Missouri and ellowstone rivers by
sS construction of government posts
Nv ny The discovery of the precious
eais, necessitated the use OF the stern
neol steamboats,, VIII CHI at once proved
em superiority, for such streams, over
vsiue-w wheel steamers. The draft OF
a.er was much less. The direct action
swO engines working on halt centers
nnected direct with the main shaft
~ louhd " special advantage over the
anelpie OF connecting one engine TO a
ae-wheel -
technical explanation of the advan-
{so OF the stern-wheel for Varying cur |
as and rapids Is given, after which |
proceeds:
Inc steamers which have met with |
greatest success on the western |
eis are constructed upon the follow
IN, uimensions: Length, $50 feet;
en, 80 feet; depth, ieet, with u
ne on manu- deck OF 20 feet, ar
seu with steam capstan, spars, der
As, anchors, chaines and lines. They |
with two boilers a inches
,,ame'e or, u feet loug, with live nues,
~ steam aud mud drums. they are
i ,S upon the main deck, ten feet ait
ed ue Iort castle. The main pump or
boilers, pumping Bulge, ETC., are
Iseu Immediately in the rear OF the
hine engines are placed In the stern
ne ooai, aud are eacn 10 Inches in
nY1.er, WIN D feet stroke, working a
e sa a ieet IN length by D feet IL di-
vo,. masing an average OF 30
|htaa,ons per minute with 2OO pounds
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-20
Young nIen9..Renh rhi.

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Electric appliances on trial for thirty
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Also Tor rheumatism, neuralgis, psral-
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plete restoration to health, vigor and
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CURED, as thirty days trial is allowed.
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