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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17

Joe Bonds, who ives near Buena
Vista, Carroll county. returned home
from work one evening last week and
found his wife lying on the bed, deau.
His little boy and girl we're lying on
the bed by her, a sleep, and his babe
about two months old, was in the
cradle near the bed,
Two negroes, named Henry lsbelI
and Reuben Inge, at work in cotton
field across Wolf River, three miles
from Memphis, beca re involved in a
quarrel. Inge struck lsbell with q
hoe, breaking bis skull. tits doubt
tuI if the wounded man will recover,
IN the meantime the police are scour-
ing the country for Inge who has not
Deen seen since the fracus.
Brownsville Democrat: Jack Bone,
colored, has wife aud several chill
dren. One of the younger children
had been sick, and the mother procur
ed bottle Of laudanum and gave each
a small dose. The children were left
moving around the house while the
father and mother went to the field to
work Returning they found one
wild IN an unconscious state, the
other very sick. The boy Of six had
forced the children Of two and four to
drink all the laudanum from the bot
tie. Tuesday night one child died
and the other, passed through spasm
afer spasm until Wednesday afternoon
when it too died.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17
Boards.

Most of the fathers of the Church
wore and approved the beard. Clement,
of Alexandria, says; Mature adorned
man, like lion, with beard, as the
mark of strength and power" Lactan-
thus, Theodoret, St. Augustine and St.
Cyprian are all eloquent in praise of
this characteristic feature, about which
many discussions were raised in the
early days of the Church, when matters
of discipline engaged much of the at
tention of its leaders. To settle these
disputes, at the Fourth Council of Car
thage-A. d. 252, Can. 44-it was en-
acted ''that a cleric shall not cherish
his hair nor shave his beard. Bing-
ham quotes an early letter in which it is
said of one who from a layman had be-
come a clergyman: His habit, gait
and modest countenance and discourse
were all religious; and agreeably to
these, his hair was short and his beard
long" A source of dispute between
the Roman and Greek Churches has
been the subject of wearing and not
wearing the beard. The Greek Church
has adhered to the decision of the early
Church, and refused to admit any shaven
saint into its calendar, and thereby con-
demning the Romish Church for the
opposite conduct. Detroit Post.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17
ruit iars cheap, at Hudson's.

Encouragement J. H. RUSSELL is
spoken of as a candidate for circuit
judge of his circuit.
The State Normal Institute under
the auspices Of State Superintendent
Thos. II. Paine, met in Hartsvillo on
the 14th inst
The directors First National Bank
of Chattanooga, have passed a reso
ton to renew their charter, which
expires in October next.
1t is said that Henderson isthe only
own of 900 inhabitants in Tennes-
see that has neither skating-rink
base bali club or whisky shop inside
the corporate limits.
President Cleveland has rendered
he Lioerian mission to Rev. DR.. O.,
w. Bryant, Of Nashville. The rev
erend gentleman has not yet decided
to accept it.
The police Of Memphis have at last
arrested the railway baggage thief
He was a negro, w. J. Jones by
name. He will probably have an
opportunity of learning the art Of
breaking stone.
j. q. Handweriler, J. e. Olive,
and j. L, Lawler, of Memphis, have
been appointed commissioners to ex-
anime the report Of the county trustee
in errors and insolveucies IN state aud
ounty taxes for 1884.
Boiling Head, who is charged with
killing one negro, in Maury County
aud shooting an other, about two
lyears ago, was arrested one day this
week by the sheriff Of that county.
He has been fleeing from Justice
ever since the crime was committed.
John Wilson. who lives near Hunta
Iingdon, was thrown from a wagon
loaded with wheat last week and re-
ceived injuries from which he died
the next day. lie was about sixty
years old.
Great excitement exists in the city
of Chattanooga ever the exposure by
the Times of the corruption of the
! police. Investigation shows that
hundreds of misdemeanor cases OF a
frivolous nature are thrown into the
stale courts by the police for the sake
Of the fees and are there dismissed for
want of proof,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17
Election Notice.

On Thursday, the 9th day of Aug, 1888
Ut all the voting places Of each civil distric
Of Hardeman county, Tenn, viii open and
hold an election to eject one school director
in each civil district, also to elect one con
stable in civil district No. s to fill the va
caney caused by the resignation Of J. A.
Garter; also to elect one constable in civil
district No. Is to fill the vacancy caused By
he resi- gnation of I A. Roberts.
This July the 18th day, 1885.
AT. YOPP, Sheriff.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17

There is a Faith Home in Spring
field. Mass. Two women. who are
called Sisters Rosa and Orpha, opened
vouches for them as humble, earnest
believers in the miracles which they
think they work. They are making no
money out of the enterprise, for they
charge no fees and accept only sufficient
contributions for comfortable susie
nance. Numerous families in the city
and neighborhood will employ no ply
sicians in cases of sickness, but trust
implicitly to the curative power OF
prayer.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17

Mr.. Alex. Barrett, returned from visit
to his brother at Dessark, Ark, on We'd
nesday. He looks very well after his week
Of recreation and rest.
The management Of the telegraph oficeat
this place has been placed in the hands Of
Mr.. n. o. True, a very clev r and estimable
gentleman. 1t is rumored that Mr. Sim
mons goes to jackson. We have no doubt
that wherever he goes he will be successful
and popular. Our best wishes goe with
him.
Messrs. Moore & Harvey the well-known
druggists of this place are repainting and
overhauling their store. They have just
received fresh lot Of fine imported French
candies, sample of which they persuaded
the representative of this paper to accept
and which he pronounces the best he ever
tasted If you do not believe is is so, go and
buy some and and try it yourself
Rev. w. G. Davenport left last week to
take charge of a parish near Washington
City. Mr.. Davenport had been pastor of
St James church in this city for some
years, ana was greatlp beloved by the peo-
pie Of Bolivar. He was kind-hearted, a
genial friend and companion and a chris
tan gentleman. His departure was regret
ted by the members of his church and the
people generally. All wish him and his
interesting family long and happy life
WANTED,-An agent to sell to sell the
Lewis Hand Fire Extinguisher, which was
exhibited in Bolivar last Thursday night
Address,
JAS. JAY SMITH & CO,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17

mere are some people who talk
without thinking. Mrs. Beasly is that
sort of a woman. Her husband one
night recently dropped a quarter. 81
can't find that piece of money I've
lost, he said, cropping around on the
hall floor, when Mrs. Beasly opened
the door. ''Of course you can't, if you
look for it out there in the dark. Why
don't you hunt for it here in the
light where you can see. Nobody can
find anything out there in the dark. -
Exchange.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17
THE BULLETIN.
TRIDAY. JULY u, -.

The local page of the Bulletin was knock
ed into ''pi'' just as the forms were going to
press on Friday morning, and much Of the
space had to be filed with ready-set mat
ter. All advertisements on that page were
''pied' and had to be substituted also. The
cards Will appear in their proper places next
week.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17
JENNINGS BUSINESS SCHOOL.
A Strong Endorsement.


Mr.. r. w. Jennings, Nashville:
q. the undersigned wholesale mcr-
chants and business men OF Nashville, de-
sire to express our approval Of the methods
you have adopted I'm conducting your Busi-
ness School.
Your long experience as "A practical book
keeper and Office man, your truly practical
method Of teaching, and the fact that your
examples are taken from books in your
possession, which you have yourself here
tofore kept, gives you advantage not pos
sessed by other colleges, and we cheerfully
and heartily commend your school TO all
who can spare the money ana time to
attend 1t.
Fitc, Porter a. Co. Carter, Dunbar CO.
r. H. Cooke & co. Handy. Reeves ~ 90.
O'Brvan Bros Murray, Dibrcll A. 90.
GRAY. Fall 4 co. Adams. Throne a. 90.
Cowan A. Co. Berry. Demovillc a Go
settle a. Kinnaird. Phillips, Jackson a. co
Brown a. Farrell. Observation-Disclosures Co
Tyler, stratton q 60. Goodall, Fife 81 James
orr Brothers. Anderson, Green q co
Halls, Ordway a. Mitchell
Richardson, Mason q 60.
Pigue Blanier & Co.
Dismukes, Frierson 81 90.
Brandsiord Hardware co.
Iillman, Buford & Justi.
For circulars address IS
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17
Outdoor Life.

Man seems planned tor an outdoor
life III a mild climate, with just leaf
or two of shelter for rainy day. His
nature viii bend for time to the con
ventional burdens of an artificial civil
cation, but replant him on first princi-
pies in the outdoor garden OF life and
his reeuperative forces viii rebound
with the elastic energy of steel springs
relieved. Our fashionable friends would
lose caste were they to use their neigh
boris secondhand clothing, but they
will daily try 70 purify their own blood
with their neichbOr's second hand or
ten-times used breath, poisoned as it
always is, even when eNhaled by young
and healthy persons. Man, in common
with other warm booded creatures,
genel ates a surplus Of heat within his
body Outdoor sleepers fad that no
matter how cold the surrounding air
may be, if dry. enough of the outflowing
heat may be damned back and re-
tanned by suitable clothing to sustain
the vital functions IN aeGl+L ard com
fort Until domestic art can supply ou1
lungs with cool, first-mOrtgag ed air. lin
warm rooms, its vOtaries viii have an
important problem to solve. In the
meantime out-campers4 and howell
dweIers wiz wear the best aerated
blood in the land --4nlefjcaR Home.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17

Main street. about half way up.
on the left side, in tall building" was
the address or letter received recently
in the Buffalo (N. " Post-ofiice and
destined for delivery In that city.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17
There were some severe laws i

There were some severe laws IN the
world two centuries 400, but apparently
no more morality than now. There was
time when a Bob Ingerson would
have been imprisoned for life, even if
he escaped burning at the stake. By
statute, in Che time of Elizabeth, if any
person in plays or songs or by casual
conversation said anything in derogatiOn
Of the book of commOA prayer, he was
liable to suffer Imprisonment for life
: CHICAGO Herald.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17

As the star fish is the oysters
greatest enemy, it is suggested that
feminine fashion decree that the star
fish shall be a stylish ornament. 1t Is
believed that this would result in the ex-
termination of the pest, as a similar de-
cree exterminated the song birds in
many localities.-M Z. Graphic.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17

Paints, oils and varnishes are cheaper
than were ever sold before in Bolivar, at
Hudson's. Have your houses painted and
be sure to buy paints from him.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17

sold reliable" Seth Thomas Clocks jus
received at
LIGHTFORT
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17

LoaIo helps us to strip of the out
ward DISCUSSES Of things. and to behold
and Judge Of them in their own nature.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17

Perfumes and toilet soaps at Hudson's
A complete line and very cheap.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17

Ingram & Co, have just received a en-
load Of lime.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17
ANTIFERMENTINE

win preserve fruit without cooking 1t. Try
it. For Sale at Hudson's
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17

Coon nature extracts sweetness from
everything with which it comes in con-
tact, as the bee extracts honey from
every flower which it visits.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17

For lirst-clas4 home made fertilizer, G
the goods of the Memphis Fertilizer Co.,
Mercer, Agent, Bolivar, Il enn.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17
For snle Chean.

a good spring wa Ion. Apply to
DIR. II. W. TATE.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17

1 am agent for the Memphis Fertilizer
Co., and have a lot eff it ON hand at present.
The merits Of the goods are well known. 1t
is cheap Call and see it. W A Mercer.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-07-17

Among the fires OF the past year
were thirty-two buildings warranted
strictly fre-proOf.-N. y San.
Morris tribune., 1885-11-04
The Age of Horses.

A horses life, with moderate care
and good usage, is protracted to 25, 35,
or 40 years. A gentleman at Dulwich,
near London, had three monuments of
three horses who severally died in his
possession at the ages of 35, 81, and SO
years. The Oldest, it is 10 be remarked,
was in carriage the very day he died,
strong and vigorous, but he was car
ried off in few hours by spasmodic
collie, to which he was subject. At
Chesham, in Buckinghamshire there
was horse Sc years old which exhibit
ed no symptoms of debility nor any ex-
ternal signs of age, except being nearly
covered with warts. ltwas remarkable
with regard to this four-footed Nestor
that when an unusually hard days
work was required he was chosen as
never falling in what was expected of
him. A horse named Wonder, for
merly belonging to the riding school at
Woolwich, may be quoted as living to
40years. Mr.. Culley, in his ''Observa-
tons on Live Stock" mentions one he
knew5which lived to Al years, having
during all that time ball in his neck
received in the battle of Preston Pans,
in the rebellion of 1715, which was ex-
tracted at his death in 1858. thus, judy
ing him to be A years old at the time he
received the wound (and it was prob
able he was more), he must at his death
have been III. But even these veneer
ables were mere babies to the large
horse of the Mersey and Irwcll Navi-
cation, which was we'll known to have
been in his GID year when he died.
Blaine's Encyclopedia o f Rural Sports.
Morris tribune., 1885-11-04
Don't Talk in the Street Cars.

A laughable story was yesterday told
by an elderly gentleman living in the
city. While out spending the evening
he was introduced to strange gentle
man, and after {. few preliminary re-
marks on both sides the strange gen.
tleman inquired about the welfare of
his son. The relator felt surprised that
his new acquaintance should know he
had son, but answered rather briefly.
He graduates at Harvard next
spring, believe" added the new &C
quaintance.
The gentleman thought he must have
been talking to some of the other
guests about his son, and they contin-
ued the conversation about him and the
college. .........
There was briefpause, and then the
new acquaintance said: "I'm sorry I've
not met your wife this evening, so that
I could see your family complete
The gentleman felt that the stranger
was getting little too anxious to make
himself familiar, and so he slipped in
casual remark that he had been feeling
out of sorts for few days.
Yes said the new acquaintance,
''that's the way with me when my wife
goes away. Everything around the
house seems to 60 wrong without her."
By this time the gentleman was con-
tinuing the conversation only by saying
''syes, tland 'tne." -. -
i ..tAren't you going to invite me round
to see you when she comes home from
Florida next week?" asked the new &C.
quaintance. The gentleman looked at
him in no good humor, but seeing a
smile on his face which turned into out
right laughter, he saw that something
was up, and, laughing himself, said:
''Look here, how the mischief did you
come to, know SO much about my af-
fairs?' 8
s ''You told me yourself" laughed the
other. The matter was soon explained.
The gentleman had been riding in an
Eighth street car the day before talking
to a friend. The other, then stran-.
ger, had been on the same car in seat
close to him, and overheard the CONVEX
sation. When they were introduced
day later, the stranger recognized him
at once, and could not resist PROFOUND
ing the questions. They took a good
laugh together. = lhiladelphta North
american.
Morris tribune., 1885-11-04
THE

RAILWAY


Is the Fast Mail Short Line from
st. Paul and Minneapolis via La
Crosse and Milwaukee to Chicago
and all points in the Eastern States
and Canada. 1t isthe only line
under one management between
st. Paul and Chicago, and is the
Finest Equipped Railway in the
Northwest. It is the only line
running Sleeping Cars with lux
urious smoking rooms, and the
finest Dining Cars in the world,
via the famous River Bank
Route along the shores of Lake
Pepin and the beautiful Mississippi
River, to Milwaukee md Chicago.
Its trains. connect with those of
the Northern lines in the Grank
Union Depot at st. Paul. No
Change of Cars of any class be-
tween St. Paul and Chicago. For
through tickets, time tables, and
full information, apply to any
coupon ticket agent in the North.
west. R. Miller, General Man
ager; j. +. Tucker, Asst General
Manager; A V. FL. CARPENTER.
Gen'l Pass. Agent; Geo. Fl. Heaf.
ford, Asst Gen'l Pass. Agent, Mil
waukee, Wis. w. Ell. Dixon, Asst
General Passenger Agent, St.
Paul, MINI.
W. NJ. RoMINE, Ticket Agent.
L Morris, Mimi
Morris tribune., 1885-11-04
OPPOSED TO sLoODSHED.
lincoln Wanted to Pay Slave Holders end
Stop the War.

lincoln Wanted to Pay Slave Holders and
Stop the War.
ST, LOUIS, Nov 2-The Globe-Democrat
will print, editorially, the following inter-
estthg fact in connection with President
Lincoln and the war: A number of per.
sonal friends were discussing some incidents
Of the late war. One Of them spoke of Mr..
Lincoln's aversion to bloodshed, and in
illustration said that he had it from mem.
Der Of the cabinet of the war period, that
MIR. Lincoln, on his return from the Hamp-
ton roads conference in February, 1855, pro-
posed to his cabinet to submit message to
congress giving to the southern states an
amount Of money equal to the probable cost
Of the war from that time to its close, on
condition of their laying down their arms
and returning to their loyalty to the Union.
The editor of The Globe Democrat, hearing
Of the conversation, sent memorandum of
it to Hon. John P. Usher, who was at the
time referred to Mr.. Lincoln's secretary Of
the INTERIOR and is now a resident of Law
renee, Kan, requesting him to state his
recollection as 10 its correctness From MIR.
Usher's reply, which was received Friday,
we make the following extract: "Soon after
his Nincoln's) return from the James river
CAO N1DAhCO WOO SOh FCACo, 1u0 AO iofbA w ~
for approval a message which he had pre-
pared to be submitted to congress, in which
he reco amended that congress appropriate
10000, 900, to be apportioned among the
several states in proportion to slave
population, to be given to hold
ers Of slaves in those states,
upon condition that they would consent to
the abolition of slavery and the disbanding
of the insurgent army, and would acknowl.
edge and submit to the laws Of the United
States. The members OF the cabinet were
all opposed. He seemed somewhat sur
prised at that, and asked: How long will
the war last? No one answered, but he
soon said: "A hundred daysp Well, we are
spending now in carrying on the war %, COO, :.
0OG day, which will amount to all this
money, beside all the lives With deep
sigh he added: But you are all opposed TO
me, and will not send the message"
Morris tribune., 1885-11-04
Will 1t Pay Corporations to Develop
Souls?

In its simplest aspects the subject OF
the wisest form of adjustment between
labor and capital is enough; but, when
considered in relation to our American
railways, so many and complicated
questions of management and econo-
mics arise, and the possible conse-
quences of innovations are so great and
serious, that few officials possessing
sufficient influence with their directors
and stockholders to make their advo-
cacy effective have time or courage to
take the initiative in an intelligent re-
form, which, under the most favorable
circumstances, could only be estab-
lished by overcoming the timidity OF
capital and the obstinate opposition OF
the ignorant and prejudiced. At first
blush the proposition that intelligent
beings would not welcome with hearty
support and cooperation any measure
whose patent object was the improve
ment Of their welfare seems untenable,
but the student of history will recall
few instances where the violent opposi-
ton of the masses has not followed all
general efforts to ameliorate their con-
dition, since and before the day when
the founder of the Christian religion
suffered crucifixion for his temerity in a
kindred cause. 1t is generally recog-
nized at home and abroad that only
through the betterment of their present
physical condition and surroundings
can body of permanent, satisfied rail-
way servants be secured; yet the path
to success in such an enterprise is
strewed with many difficulties, the
primary one in this country arising
from the absentee ownership of our i
great railroads, and the difficulty which
body of stockholders, or their repre-
sentative directors, have in recognizing
the needs and feelings of the rank and
file operating their properties-living,
as they do, far from their lines, or, if
near, immersed in pursuits that do not
bring them together. The ownership
half of the railroad world-in the
United States, at least-certainly knows
little, and recks less, of how the en-
ploye half lives. True, no difficulty
would probably be experienced in get
ting investors in railroad securities to
admit, in glittering generalities, the
desirability-even necesSlty--of better
inc the condition of those upon whose
energy, honesty, and fidelity they rely
for dividends; but when confronted
with any systematic measure for the
accomplishment of this result, which
apparently involves considerable ex-
penditure, they black water with
alacrity. Philanthropy and beneVo-
lence find no resting place in the bos-
oms of the average railroad sharehold-
ers; at least few think of beginning
their charities among the homes of their
people; therefore, to enlist their pecun-
larry support of any costly plan for
helping railroad operatives, it must be
shown to pay the sharebo. der. Treating
the subject from purely business
standpoint, let us see II At rays our
great corporations to rest their connec-
ton with their employees upon the mere
payment of current wages.-Dr. W. I.
barnard, IN FopaLar .cseHce Monthly
for Seftember.