The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-28

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but not least on the list of civil dis
tricts of the county, l thought /
would give you a few nervous dots
from this neck OF the woods.
But what shall [ say shall l talk
to you about the weather-that we
have had long dry spell in the ear
lY spring that was of great dIsad>
vantage to the early crop, and that
when the rain did come it was too
much of a good thing? But that
would be no news, for [ presume
everybody else knows as well VIII en-
It rains and when it don't rain as |
do. Then shall l tell you about the
crops? Well, the boys have fought
a good fight, and I think have theiI
CT ops in good condition, for they
all seem to be in a jolly good hu.
NOR. / asked one fellow the other
day what devils phantom had got
him into such good humor recently?
He said he was rejoicing at the VIC
tory he had won ever the grass and
weeds that had concentrated their
forces to destroy the Kings cotton
patch; but said he had conquered
and left them dead or wounded on
the field. So l presume the cotton
crop is in good condition with a
tolerably good stand ant going on
prOsperOusly to meet an early frost,
an army of worms, or some other
destructive element, so as to leave
the farmer where it found him i'm
the debtor column of the merchants
ledger.
Now, in view of all these things
would it not be we'll To stop this
annual warfare on the grasses IN
the interest of cotton and give a
little more attention to the better
grades of grasses and a little more
aid and comfort to the better grades
of live stock, and let KING Cotton
take back seat? But as 1 am a
farmer of doubtful capacity, l will
not undertake to advise any body
else what to DO; but it does seem to
me that If we would let the ten acre
cotton patch grow up in the native
crab grass and harvest it carefully
at the proper time before it natures
sufficiently for the seed to fall out,
and store it away and feed 1t to a
few colts and yearlings that it
would do more to relieve the farmer
from debt than the cotton patch
eyer would, and put a stop TO that
common phrase among merchants
that "we have run Mr.. Socks this
year and his cotton did not pay
him OUT and if the colts and
Yearlings did not pay him out he
would be in no worse fix than the
cotton left him, but surrounded
by more necessa ries Of life and less
necessity for debt.
As l will not close without some
politics, | Will say that we had a
rumOr here a few days ago thai
there was to be a speedy change in
our little fOurth-class pOstoffice on
political considerations, but our re-
publican friends consulted about it
and came TO the conclusion that
| they had matters of more impOr-
lance to look after than a little wo-
mans politics (if she has any; and
as she was possessed OF IN )re power :
ty than politics, and had been APP
pointed by republican adlnlnis
| tratlCn and hal made reasonably
good postmaster, that they desired
no change and so expressed them
selves. Size which | have heard
no more tai f change.
Now, what shall | say about our
selt-sacrifisirg legislature that made
the recent trip to Nashville without
the hope of reward or tear OF pun
ishment? / will say that was
very glad they got back to Nash
vi lie impressed by the sober second
thought that there was nothing in
the Moody bill 10 justify the dust
that had been kicked up about it,
and that the governor was right in
his objections. But / shall also say
that | was very sorry that their self
sacrifsing patriotism did not prompt
them to undo some things that they
had done and To do others they
should have done at the regular
session, so as to obvIate the meces-
slty of called session and by ST
doing they would have gladdened
the hearts of the taxpayers to the
extent Of the cost of the extra ses-
sion of the legislature.
/ have been thinking Of visiting
Bolivar for some time and think
will do 50 next COURT will not
say to shake hands with my many
friends, but say that 1t will afford
me much pleasure to mix with and
shake the hand of many valued old
acquaintance who will be on the
streets of Bolivar at court time. Ii
fact il is always pleasure to me
to visit Bolivar, where l spent sc
much of my life so pleasantly.
There are other things | should
like to speak about but fird thi
random letter getting too long anC
must stop or write it into the waste
basket. Respectfully,
j. s. RossoN,