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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-11-04
THE RIGHT TO tHE ROAD.


"a True Story OF Springfield Ferry, Connecticut
River)
Like dreams the changing years have fed
Into the realm of the silent dead
Since seventeen seventy-five and June
Made bridal dance to the rivers tune.
And then, as now, on the worlds broad face
The loveliest green-clad, leaf-crowned space
Was the old west road 20 the ferrying-place
Here Jonathan Parsons, a man of peace,
On cart heaped high with the earth's in
crease,
Through woodland sweet with the Towering
thorn,
Came riding up from his field Of CORE.
Gen. Washington's coach of state,
Bound for Cambridge, had reached the lane;
In II the general, grave, sedate,
Sat planning the course of great campaign.
For terrible struggle possessed the land,
And the fate Of a nation was in his handl
Riding before came horsemen twain,
IL the truth be told they were young and vain
They reached at length, in the narrow road
The farmer perched on his fragrant load.
L>.zy-bones, hasteI You are all teo slow,
How can we pass, we should like TO knowf
Gen. Washington rides this way.
Turn outl Turn out for the coachl'' cried they.
But Parsons doubted the couriers word.
The soldier hero-'twas quite absurd
He was still in congress the last he heardI
green;
No sign Of the uncrowned king was seen.
These were playful youths Ii was very plain :
He would meet their sport with a calm disdain,
And his right 10 the road to the end maintaiul
A droll procession In truth they made,
That summer day in the green arched glade;
frowsy colt was the first in view,
Vanguard of the rustic retinuei
A white mare next, then oxen four
c'Ffyc-cattle-team," the name it bore).
Then the peasant prince, who q crown would
scorn,
High on his throne of fresh-cut corn;
The bafled horsemen behind him came,
And last OF all rode the one whose name
Was yet to conquer the pride of kings,
Whose truth and coura ge the world yet sings
Still unmindful of rank so near,
Parsons the order refused TO hear,
When, nearing the ferry, where all must wait
Make way. make way for the coach of state!''
Again they cried, in q stern command
He plodded on, till, whip in hand,
DE calmly got down at the rivers brink
To let the mare and the oxen drink!
He turned-and then-for the first time, saw
The strong right arm of the colonies lawl
A freeman true he had dared TO stand,
And the right TO the kings highway demand,
In the face of the greatest in all the landl
He speeches. stood, and his brown face paled,
While the scouts 10 their chief the affair de-
tailed.
"He was right" was Washingtons wise reply;
He's as good q right TO tho road as r.
Ernest n. Bagg, in Youths Companion.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-11-04

you any such thing-l wrote again to
explain"
"Yes, you made things as clear as
mud"
Ibid You read it alp"
"Why, yes, it was only two pages ="
Pardon me, it was FOUR
A pause, and then looking up she
said sweetly: "Will you please go
home and read my second answer
straight through, as you read a book
no skipping about, but first page first,
second page second and so on to the
end?'
Il need not go home, Miss Lea, / al
ways carry my letters with me-" He
takes it from his pocket and together
they read it.
A, Ca, April 20, 189-. My Dear Mr..
| Winterhoff: After meeting you the street
car to-day wondered good deal at your man.
ner, so when came home took out your let
| ter, which happily Ihad not destroyed, and read
it over carefully to see if it showed any signs Of
| mental alteration to excuse your reserve to
| your friends.
AT first thought there was not 1 read it
| over, as is my habit first page first, then
\ opened the leaves and found continuance of a
cordial and friendly little letter asking me to
go rowing. was folding it away when 1t
| dropped on the floor, so when picked 1t up my
eyes fell for the first time on the writing the
| back of the sheet which proved to be quite a
| different nature from anything had just read
| in the complete note.
My dear friend, if had known you had any.
| thing SO urgent to tell me do you suppose I
would have let even the claims of a dress
maker stand In your way2 Why do you write
me in this hide-and-seek fashion? When do I
ever follow the whims or seHRderrtand the
| freaks of changing fads? am old fashioned in
| all things and read letter as write one,
| straight ahead When the letters receive do
| not make sense, look about but yours unfor-
| tunately, was coherent 1t was your fault, not
mine. did not do not mean to willingly mis-
understand you Now, do you not know me
| better
At this point he stops reading and,
looking her in the eyes quizzically,
says:
miss Mazda, suppose we quit letter
writing-but won't you go rowing to-
morrow"'
| For answer, she bushes and smiles
at him through her dotted veil, while
two or three heavy hyacinth clusters
| fall from her hands to the ground
Kate Fields Washington
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-11-04
HUMOROUS.

He Missed His Chest Protector. .-
Doctor-"How did you contract such g
frightful cold on the chest?" Hotel
Clerk-'I sent my diamond stud to be
reset during the cool spell
Weekly.
Truth is stranger than fiction" he
happened to remark. YES" his wife
replied very gently. 'It sometimes
seems so to me when you are explain
ing what kept you out SO late. Wash
ington Star.
-"Bill," i" said the burglar, ''there amt
nothin' in this safe but receipted milli-
ner's bill" ''Is that sop "Yes. I'm
going to quit this biz. 1t doesn't pay.
There's too much competition in it,
Washington Star.
A Stayer-Miss Gaslket lat 11:30 p.
M )-"Do you know, Mr.. Sappy, am
sure you would make an excellent edi-
tor of rural newspaper" Sappy
(pleased d)-"Weally now, Miss Gasket?''
Miss Gasket-"Indeed,I ]. do. Your mot
to seems to be: i have come to stay. -
Detroit Free Press.
An energetic German professor was
cOnOucLlDR InuSICdl 5OCJcky. 4hCy
were studying Mendelssohn's elijah, "
and had reached the chorus, Hear Us,
Baal; hear mighty godr' The mems
voices were booming out sonorously,
when the conductor cried out: No
de dreadful vowel! Don't say Bale;
soften a leetle-give de more musical
sound, Bal" Whereupon the chorus
took up the strain again, 'Hear us,
Bawl; hear us, Bawlr'-Tid-Bits.
"A patient in an insane asylum
imagined himself dead. Nothing could
drive this delusion out of the mans
brain. One day his physician had a
happy thought, and said to him: did
you ever see dead man bleed?'' f'No, y
he replied. Ibid you ever hear of a
dead man bleeding?' ''No." ''Do you
believe that dead man can bleed?'
No" "Weli, if you will permit me.
1 will try an experiment with you, and
see If you bleed or not" The patient
gave his consent, the doctor whipped
out his scalpel and drew little blood.
There" he snid, you see that you
bleed; that proves that you are not
dead" Not at ALL" the patient in
stantly replied; that only proves that
dead men can bleed"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-11-04
A MEDLEY OF LETTERS
A. Society Fad and the Trouble 1t
Caused.


Caused.
He writes at his desk, in a dingy Of
fee, his eyes lifted now and again to
glance longingly out of the wide win
dows toward the low-lying meadows of
the Savannah river, now broadened by
spring rains. He is a comely young
person, and the bright April morning
is cloudy in comparison with his sun
shiny personality. There is an elastic
ity about his fingers as he scribbles
along; no typewriting machine for
him, if you please, when writing to
Miss MAZDA Lea. Can a machine in
terpret blush or the trembling uncer-
tainty of line? Adriance Winterhoff
takes his heaviest linen note paper and
the stubbiest of his stub pens when he
begins to make ready, then, placing the
date at the top of the first sheet, pro-
ceeds in leisurely manner to cover
the rest of the page with tolerably
moderate words:
a.. Ca, April 5, $50 My Dear Miss
MAZDA: The fair warm weather think, has
at last settled enough TO make IL pleasant for q
row on the river. VIII you so with me to-mor-
row II the day is clear, or next day-the first
pleasant one, in short:'
Here the fashionable Mr.. Winterhoff,
following the latest fad, turns his note
paper over and continues with growing
ardor to fill up the outside or fourth
page:
MY heart is set upon this row, nv dear Miss
Mazda, for I have something 20 saw TO YOU;
something which I have long waited to say,
something for which even spoken words are in
adequate, and which cannot put on paper I
viii wait your answer with much anxietv-ah
il you knew how much-'thou couldst not
wouldst not, shalt not say me nay"
Turning his much tortured paper now
inside out, he begins anew, and ends
the letter by filing up the second and
third pages:
"what could be pleasanter or more 70 unv
wishes than row with you on soft April day,
when We can float with the tide at viii, or draw
into some shady cove 10 rest? I wish could
make it irresistible Do grant me this request
at the least, and believe me as ever, faithfully
yours, ADRIANcE WISTERHoFF
I will call for you at any hour you WI name
IN the afternoon"
This letter reaches Miss Lea in the
usual course of events, and in a few
hours her answer returns to Adriance
Winterhof:
a., Ca. April s. fso My Dear BIr. Win
terhof: Your invitation has most tempting
sound and I wish could let you know how
sorry am to decline IT, but the prosafc reason
is that / have engaged dressmaker for two OF
three days and do rot really feel justified in
leaving her. am very sorry TO disappoint you.
but trust you Will ind another companion and
will have much pleasure in your lovely.exercisc.
Hoping - sec you soon. very sincerely yours.
MAZDA LEA
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-11-04
Franklin's Exercise.

At a time when so much attention II
given to physical education, it is of III
terest to remember that Ben jamin
Franklin told John Adams that he
made it a point of religion to exercise.
When sixty-six years old, Franklin
wrote to his son as follows:
Exercise to prevent diseases, since
the cure of them by physic is so pre-
carious.
1.-THE quantum of each kind of exer-
else is to be judged by the degree of
warmth it produces in the body, rather
than by time or distance.
There is more exercise in one miles
riding on horseback than FIVE in a
coach; and more in one miles walking
on foot than in five on horse back; more
in walking one mile up and down stairs
than in fouron level floor.
This last may be had when one is
pinched for time, as containing great
quantity of exercise in a handful of
minutes.
THE dumbbell is another exercise
of the latter compendium kind; by the
use of it l have in forty swings quick
ened my pulse from sixty to one hum
dred beats in minute, counted by a
second watch, and suppose the
warmth generally increases with
quickness of pulse. Youths Com
panion.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-11-04
BUSINESS PRINCIPLES.


A Cash Customer Is Lizhia to Suspl-
cIon.
One looked seedy and one was we'll
dressed. One seemed utterly discour-
aged and the other seemed to be in
better spirits, although even he was
apparently trifle troubled.
They shook hands, and the we'll
dressed young man suggested that the
other looked as if he were in hard luck.
II am,'' replied the seedy-looking
young man. you couldn't let me have
five dollars. could you? I'll be on my
feet again inside of thirty days"
so will L. responded the we'll
dressed young man. "But l haven't
had more than dollar at one time for
two months. ] lost my position unex-
pectedly, you know
$50 | did; and I've lived from hand
to mouth ever since"
Didn't you have any credit?"
81 thought did until / needed it.
was considered the best pay in the
neighborhood-paid cash, you know,
and never ran up a bill. Strict busi-
ness principles"
"Strict business nothing" retorted
the well-dressed young man. 'Pd charge
a suit of clothes if had a thousand dol
lars in my pocket at the time. Then ]
could charge another when hadn't a
penny. A cash customer has no credit;
he's looked on with suspicion when he
asks it. My boy, many concern has
failed because it didn't establish a line
of credit when it didn't need it, SO that
it would have it when it did need it.
That's only business sense. Elliott
Flower, in Judge.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-11-04

TEE crSrAuH COMPANY, n MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-11-04
BETWEEN
LOUISVILLE And MEMPHIS

. WITH
! Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars
To and from Louisville. Memphis, vicksburR,
Baton Rouge and New Orleans via Memphis
The Quick and Desirable Route
TO AND FROM
New York Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington. Norfolk. Old Point Comfort,
Richmond. BuGalo. Cleveland,
Toledo. chicago, Indianapolis,
.t CINCINNATI Louisville.
Eastern and Northeastern Points.
AND
Memphis, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, New
Orleans. Mobile Little Rock. hot Springs,
and points in West Tennessee. Texas,
Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana,
the South and Southwest
be line Is thoroughly equipped and in hrst
class condit!on. and provides an excellent Ar.
p ranremenf OF time and through cars. A featura
Il the time AID convenience secured by thl
Fgmltcd Express Trains (only nights ride lie.
tween Louisville and MeBphsS) and The best and
quickest service between tie two cities ever
offered. For lowest rates, time tables and all de-
sired information, apply TO nearest railroad
agent or w. III. RRoUTYs u. p. A., Louisville.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-11-04

"Castoria is so well adapted to children that
Irecommend itas superior to any prescription
known to me- I'll. A. ARCHER, n. D.,
iii So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. z.
"The use Of 'Castoria is so universal and
its merits SO we'll known that it seems WORK
of sllpererogation to endorse it.. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
CARLOS MARTIN, D. D.,
New York City.
Late Pastor Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-11-04

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea. Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes dk
q gestion,
without injurious medication.
" For several years have recommended
your Castoria, and shall always continus to
do SO as 1t has invariably produced beneficial
results.''
EDWIN r. PARDEE. M. D.,
"The Winthrop, /" 125th Street and 9TH Ave.,
New York City.
COMPANY, a MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-02
COMMITTEES TO CONFER.
They Will Prepare a Plan for the Fall
Celebration.

They Will Prepare a Plan for the Fall
Celebration.
On account of The rain there was a small
attendance at the meeting of the business
men at the De Soto last night to inaugurate
the movement in favor of deep water cele-
bration this fall. President Palmer and
Secretary Max Robinson Of the Merchants
Week Association we're on hand.
The meeting was addressed by Mayor
McDonough, who heartily Endorsed the
proposition for q celebration, and said he
would do everything in his power for
It's success. He said there was no
doubt of the cooperation of the council and
that it would extend its aid to the move
ment as far as possible.
A resolution was passed calling for the
appointment of committees of three mems
bers each from the cotton exchange, the
board of trade, the Wholesale Grooers' As
ISOLATION and other commercial bodies. to
meet Tuesday night with a committee OF
three to be appointed from council by the
mayor to consider plans and ways and
means in connection with the proposed cele-
bration.
The gentlemen interested are confident Of
the success of the proposed celebration.
One gentleman present, an insurance man
who has recently located In the city, in
dorsed the idea and showed his faith in it
by subscribing sl00. A few more ike him
aud there would be no doubt Of the success
Of the plan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-02
Concerning Your Wants,

The lone cent a wordn column of the
MORNING NEWS places advertising within
the reach of every one who has anything to
sell or wants anything. Advertising shows
thrift and enterprise. and fer the small snm
of 10 cents you can demonstrate that Won
are possessed of those very necessary reoui-
sites TO success in life. The MORNING NEWS
c1rculates everywhere, reaches everybody.
is read by rich and poor alike, has thousands
OF readers who never LOOK at any other
newspaper.
1t will print your advertisements, il IL
words or less. for 10 cents, and charge YOU
trouble to calculate what your ADVERTISE
ment will cost you. If YOU have an adver-
Using account with the MORNING NEWS
you can telephone your advertisements. if
you do so before 10 p. m. Business office
telephone is 1854
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-02
AUGUST WAS A HOT MONTE.
Figures From the Meteorological Sum
mary OF the Weather Bureau.

Figures From the Meteorolog! cal Sum
mary OF the Weather Bureau.
The monthly meteorological summary
issued by the officer OF the weather bureau
at Savannah for August shows last month
to have been q very hot one. 1t began with
a maximum temperature Of 949 aud ended
with a minimum Of 90. There we're sixteen
days in the month on which the maximu m
temperature was 90 or above
The maximum temperatures for the last
week Of the month was as follows: 92o, g2s.
20, 93', 930, 92s, 96s. There was not a
single cool day in the month, the lowest
temperature being on Aug. l6, when the
minimum was 76o and the maximum S2e.
The mean barometer was 5000, the
highest barometer 1919. on Aug S, aud the
lowest .93, on Aug. IS.
The mean temperature for the mouth
was 81.
The greatest daily range Of temperature
was % on Aug. 81, when the maximum
was 960 and the minimum rs. The mean
temperature was the highest since 1885.
The total precipitation during the month
was 1886 inches, rain falling on nlueteen
days Of the month. The precipitation was
far below the average. The following
table shows the amount Of precipitation in
An afn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-02
NO COMPETITIVE CONTEST.
The Cadets and Company B Will Shoe
at Separate Ranges.

The Cadets and Company B Will Shoot
at Separate Ranges.
The negotiations between the Savannah
Cadets and Company Of the Guards look.
ing to a contest at the target on Monday,
Labor day." have.b been called off. Capt.
Brooks OF the Cadets was unwilling to shoot
with less than thirty men to each company
and Capt. Screven of Company B was un-
willing 10 guarantee more than twenty msn
He offered to shoot that number Of members
of Company b against an equal number of
the Cadets and as many more men as he
could get in the field, man for man.
The idea of the captains was to have
company shoot for the benefit that the prac-
tice would be TO the men.
The Cadets will practice at Greenwich
Monday and Company B will probably
practice at Hormon's range.
Both companies have been praoticing tar
get firing since their return from camp
The Cadets make splendid average score,
while Company B has a number OF crack
shots in its ranks, Including H. Z. Wilson,
+. g. Wilson. H. H. Bacon, w. II. Crane,
Abbott Thomas and others.
Company A of the Guards has also been
practicing regularly since it returned from
Griffin. 1t now makes q fine showing at
the target. Company @ has also begun
pracucing recently.
The instructions given the troops 10
camp by the United States army officers
inspired them with a strong desire to i'm
prove their skill In shooting and the result
ls that the com anles named have made re-
markable Improvement in this respect.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-02
LOCAL PERSONAL.

]. H. Henry OF Reidsville is at the Pu-
laski.
Miss Fannie Doyle has returned from a
few weeks outing ct Isle of Hope.
M. f. Sperry of Marshallville was a Wis
ltor to the cotton exchange yesterday.
c. NJ. Barnwell Of South Carolina was a
visitor to the cotton exchange yesterday.
A A. Wood Of Boston was a visitor on
the floor OF the cotton exchange yesterday.
Miss Hennie Platshek has returned to the
city after having spent month at Ashe-
Vile, N. c.
Robert NJ Butler and family returned
home yesterday from Asheville, where they
spent the summer.
Mr.. j. ]. Dale returned home yesterday
much improved by his stay at IDdisn,
Warm and Tate Springs.
Traffic Manager E. s. Goodman of the
Savannah. Americus & Montgomery rail
road is stopping at the De Soto.
Ernest Doyle, of the Postal Telegraph
Company, left yesterday for his home at
Petersburg, Va, to spend short vaca-
tion.
Mrs n. N. Warnock and little daughter.
Ethel, left yesterday, via the South Bound
railroad, for Washington, D. c., to make 10
their future home.
49, ~ II. L AIkbE VI hCINbd prominent
business man and member of the firm of
Ellis, Young & Co. Of Savannah, spent yes
teTday in the Grey.
N. Paulsen and wife, accompanied by
their niece, Miss Elfreda Lupp, tAiled yes-
terday on the Gate City for Boston, Mass. =,
where they will spend several weeks.
Mr., Percy Sugden. wife and family; MIR.
and Mrs. c. w. West, Mrs. Muslin. Miss L
b. Howard and Miss Josie B. Hodges re-
turned yesterday from AshevIlle, N. c.
John F. Crohau. of the firm Of Crohan &
Dooner, will leave to day for New York to
select a stock Of dry goods and the leading
novelties which are displayed by the i'm
porters.
c. Y. Goodrich. Esq, cashier of the
Georgia Railroad Bank, Augusta, was in
the city yesterday. He was introduced 10
the bank officers and bankers and other
prominent business men by Cashier t. r.
Thomson OF the National Bank of Savan-
nah. Mr.. Goodrich has been invited 10 pre
pare paper to be read at the meeting OF
bankers Of the state to be held in Macon
Sept. IA.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-02
KNIGHT-GRADY.

A Brilliant Wedding at Jssup Last
Night.
Mr.. Will T. Knight Of this city and Miss
Fannie Courtney Grady of Jesup, were
married last night at O'Clock at the Metho-
dist church at Jesup. The wedding was
brilliant event in the little town, and the
ceremonies were witnessed by crowds Of
friends Of the happy young couple,
A reception was held at the home of the
brides father, after which Mr.. and Mrs.
Knight left for short bridal tour in
Florida. They will return here Sept. z and
make there future home at No. 143 Duffy
street. The bride and groom received
many handsome presents.
MIR. knight is one Of Savannah's popular
young gentlemen and is proprietor of
Knights Palace pharmacy. The bride Is q
charming and accomplished young lady.
daughter OF MIR. H. w. Grady, one OF
Jesup's leading citizens.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-02
Funeral of Mrs. A. e. Myddelton.

The funeral of Mrs A. E. Myddelton
yesterday was attended by large number
of people. The floral offerings by friends
were very numerous and beautiful. Mrs.
Myddelton's death at Turnpike, N. c.,
where she was staying for the summer, was
a very sudden one, and the announcement
OF it filed many hearts in this city with sor.
row. She had a very large circle Of friends
and was greatly beloved for her many
virtues She was gentle and charitable.
and no case of suffering came under her
notice that did not receive her sympathy
and what help she could give. She was one
of natures noblewomen. She exercised an
influence for good upon all who came in
contact with her. The example Of her life
will long be guide to those who knew and
loved her