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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-12-23

RESOLUTIONS have been offered
In congress for the investigation Of
the financial condition of the gov.
eminent and the various methods
OF administration. The official de-
partment has been increased from
time to time, until now the Offices
amount to one hundred and eighty
thousand, which is an Office for
every three hundred and sixty-One
persons in the United States. The
Appeal valanche truthiuIly says
sit cannot be otherwise than that
vast sums are wasted in unnecessa-
~ Offices and duties" A commit.
tee. composed of capable men,
should be appointed to investigate
the different departments of gov
eminent. The democratic party is
committed to the policy of reform,
but in order TO act inteiligenily, il
Is necessary to first ascertain where
reformation 10 needed.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-12-23
NONRESIDENT Notice.
STATE OF TENNESSEE,

STATE OF TENNESSEE,
HAkDEMAN COUNTY.
Dowdy & CargIle VS.. Brag Floyd.
In this cause, it appearing by affidavit
that the defendant, Brag Floyd, is justly
indebted to the plaintiffs and is a nom
resident of this state, 80 that the ordinary
process of law cannot be served on him,
and an original attachment having been
levied ON the property: 1t is therefore
ordered that publication be made in THE
BOLIVAR BULLETIN, a newspaper pub
lished in the town of Bolivar, for four
successive weeks, commanding the said
Brag FLOYD to appear before me, or some
other Acting Justice of the Peace, at my
office in First Civil District of said
county, on the 9th day of December,
1892. at 9 o'clock a. NJ, and make defense
to said suit against him, or it will be
proceeded with ex parte.
II. J. CAMP,
J. P. tor Harleman County.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-12-23
A Little Girls Experience in a Light
house,

Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Prescott are keep
ers of the Gov. Lighthouse at Sand
Beach. Mich, and are blessed with a
daughter, four years old. Last April
she was taken down with the Measles,
followed with a dreadful Cough and
turning into Fever. Doctors at home
and at Detroit treated her. but in vain,
she grew worse rapidly, until she was a
mere "handful of bones Then she
tried DR. King. New Discovery and after
the nse of two and half bottles, was
completely cured. they say DIR. King.
New Discovery is worth it's weight in
gold, yet you may get a trial bottle free
at Savage Il Enerson's Drugstore. Boil
var. and Dunbar & Robinson's, Grand
Jnction.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-12-23

CONGRESSMAN DURBURROws has
introduced a bill asking congr ess
for an appropriation of SIS, 900, 900
to pay for a national encampment
of the army and MALTA at the
Worlds Columbian Exposition.
If that 10 all the business before
that honorable body, The BULLE-
TIN moves that the SIND congress
do now adjourn, never to meet
again. -
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-12-23

The republican party hopes that
the democratic party will fail to
administer the affairs of govern
ment in such q manner as to meet
the appreciation of the people, and
on account of this failure that they
(the republicans will be enabled
to regain control of the government.
1t il surprisingly strange how a party
with such O record az that made by
the republicans can hope to profit
by the misdeeds of others.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-12-23
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suits him-brimful of the best news OF
the day, sufficiently condensed to meet
his needs. Though strickIy republican
in principles, it is never so partisan as to
suppress any important news necessary
to a correct knowledge of current events.
Once reader always reader. Price,
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three dollars for three yearly subscrip-
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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-12-23
VIcE-PREs1DENr ELECT STEVE

VICE president ELECT STEVEN
SON and party left Bloomington,
ILL.,, Sunday night on their South
ern tour. Their objective point is
Atlanta. In that city, elaborate
preparations have been made for
their reception. From Atlanta,
they 70 to Ashville, n. c., where
they will spend christmas with
some of Mrs. Stevenson's relatives.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-12-23

HKERY FOSTER is now being
tried at Water Valley, Miss, tor
killing Judge J. B. Morgan. A
fine array of counsel has been re-
tanned on each side and the trial
promises TO lie a tedious one.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-12-23

SENATOR RANDALL L. GIBSON,
of Louisiana, died at Hot Springs,
Ark, on the 18th inst. He was q
distinguished statesman, a gallant
Confederate soldier and q true
Southern gentleman.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-12-23
WOOD & WILLIAMS Editors

SENATOR BATE has introduced a
bill to repeal all laws which au-
thorize federal officers at the polls
during elections. This bill should
pass.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-12-23

IT strikes US that the Reform
Club of New York has a right to
say who shall speak at Its banquets
and who shall not. We are always
glad to hear of man being "snub
bed" who prepares = speech when
he has not been invited to deliver it.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-12-23

MANY of the farmers of this coun>
ty can appreciate the trulhfulness OF
the following editorial, which ap-
peared in Mondays Sclmitar:
THE trouble with the average
farmer is, not that cotton is scarce,
but that he has nothing else but
cotton"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-12-23
NONRESIDENT Notice.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, I
HARDEMAN GnuNTY

OTATE OF ENNESSEE,
HARDEMAN COUNTY.
II. B. Wright vs.. Brag Floyd.
In this cause, it appearing by affidavit
that the defendant, Brag FLOYD, is Justly
indebted to the plaintiff and is a nom
resident of this state, so that the ordinary
process of law cannot he served on him,
and an original Attachment having been
levied on his property: 1t il therefore
ordered that publication he made in The
BOLIVAR BULLETIN, a newspaper rub
lished in the town of Bolivar, for four
successive weeks, commanding the said
Brag Floyd to appear before me, or
some other Justice of the Peace, at my
office in First Civil District of said
county on the 3lst day Of December,
1892, at o'clock p. m, and m axe defense
to said suit against him, or it will be
proceeded with ex parte.
w. J. COX,
j. =. for Hardeman County.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-12-23
FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
Reduced Rates via The illinois Central

For the above occasion, tickets will be
sold at reduced rates between all stations
on the line of the Illinois CentralSouth of
Cairo. on Dec. 23d, 9th, 25th, 26th and
31st, and on Jan. Isl and I'd; good for re-
turn until Jan. 5th, 1898, inclusive.
Specific rates can be obtained of your
local Illinois Central Agent.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-12-23
For Rent or Lease,

Farm one mile south IF Bolivar,
Out of repair. Apply to Mrs. L
j. Myers, Bolivar, Tenn. sep23
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-12-23
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD,
IN EFFECT DEC. IL 1892
SOUTH BOUND,

SOUTH BOUND.
Passenger No. s. $40 am
Passenger NO. 70 4.01 pm
Cannon Ball No L 5.32 pm
local daily except Sunday $50 am
NORTH BOUND.
Passenger No: 12.47 am
Cannon Ball No. $50 ain
Passenger No. "a 10 am
Local daily except Sunday LAT pm
No. % makes connection at Grand
Junction for NJ emphis. No. at Holly
Springs. w. F. MCCARTNEY, Agt.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-12-23

Office-D. E. Durrett's Dry Goods Store
The morning call., 1892-06-05
AT LAUREL HILL.

Funeral Services over the Remains Of
the Late Millionaire W. 5. Hobart
The funeral of the late w. s Hobart
took place from his late residence. on the
southwest corner of Van Ness avenue and
Washington street, yesterday afternoon.
The services were announced to be private,
and few were present who were not init
mate friends Of the deceased. The large
parlors and corridors of the mansion were
nevertheless completely filled with mourn
ers. Many millions Of dollars were repre-
scented by those present most Of them being
capitalists. Among them were: James q,
Fair, Alvinza Hay ward, J. B. StetsOn, Gus
taye SutrO, Con OCOnnOr Stephen Gage,
Philip DeiGesheimCr, Judge Holiday aud
Samuel Whitney.
The remains OF the deceased were placed
in the west paTlor They reposed in a mag
niteent casket, covered with the deepest
black and ornamented with silver. On the
casket and oil all sides around il were
placed white roses. They were the offer
ings Of the family, for all friends were re-
qUested not to send any flowers.
The services were performed by DR.. Nc
Kenzie of the First Presbyterian Church.
They were in accordance with the ritual Of
that church. a quartet from the church
choir rendered several selections, after
which the remains were borne to the hearse
by the following palibearers: Alyi "a Hay
ward, Judge John II. Blali, J. i. StetsOn,
Judge r. s. Mesick, James Cress, Andrew
/ ". Rose JT., and ). c. Jones. The remains
we're taken 10 Laurel Hin Cemetery, and
placed in the vault OF AyinZa Hay ward,
where also rest the mortal remains of Mrs
1 Hobart who died some months ago. The
PRINCIPAL mduTnsTs consisted Of Alice, Ella
and Walter Hobart, children, aud Mr.. and
Mrs. Rose, son-in-iaw and daughter Of the
deceased.
The morning call., 1892-06-05
A GOVERNM LINE.

What the Telegraph station at Point
Reyes Has zone for Commerce..
The fact that the steamer Romulus was
in danger off Point Reyes last Thursday
evening was communicated TO this city over
the private wire of the Government, which
is used by the Weather Bureau in this city
Ii was also used in the case OF the ship Jess
Omene and the Elizabeth.
representative of THE CALL, in con-
vorsation with Lieutenant Finley, in charge
of the Weather Bureau, asked him in regard
TO this line and he gave the following infor-
nation concerning 1t: ut is" said Lieu
tenant Finley, strictly a Government line
IL starts from my office, runs to Fort
Mason. then TO the Preside, from there 10
Fort Winfield Scott. and then on a leased
wire in the Western Union cable to line
Point, to SauSaltO, to Alto, TO Olems, TO
TOcal0ma, and from there 10 Point Reyes
where there is an operator in charge. His
duty is to furnish data concerning the
weather, telegraph the names of all vessels
passing north or south, and 10 give notice
at once If any vessel Is in danger. The Gov
eminent has appropriated $1,000 for general
repairs to the lie. 5000 year for a line
reDairer, ana SO month for an 0perat r.
This individual occupies by suffranCe OF the
lighthouse department room in the light
house, but / want TO have house for him
as his position is not good Tor the service he
has 10 render. He Is luCa ted on a butT 800
feet above the level of the Sc. and when it
is fOggy below him be is unable to see yes.
sells. He ought 20 be considerably lower
down. If the Government could be mas Q
The morning call., 1892-06-05
ACROSS Till PLAINS.
Pioneers WHO Made the Overland
Journey.
Row the Californians and 0rsgonians Diff
fered-Iha Fate Of a Party of
Emigrants.
Written for THE MORNING CALL.

This was the form of a most frequent
question among miners in the gold fields.
II was a sort of link among men to have
tracked the same terrible track of death, to
have camped amid the same group of graves
by the same desert spring or the same Bit
ter, brackish or alkaii waters. 1t was some
thing as If one old soldier should say to an
other, "Were you too at ShilOhY
Back of that lay the fact that the pioneer
who had ''come tile plains across" nearly
always had a strip OF bacon hanging IN his
cabin corner, and always voted the Demo-
cratic ticket, while he who had come the
Horn around" had a Goldfish under the head
of his bunk, and voted almost any sort OF
ticket but that.
Yet up in the north against the Oregon
line the distinction between "Yank" and
pike" was not at all times so marked as in
the Serras, for there it was "WebfOnt' and
"Tar Heels" The OregOnians and Cali
fornians never melted together much till
the mines began to fail and the pillow and
the pruning-hook toned down their animoSi-
ties. They kept largely in separate camps,
deridng and hating each other heartily.
Small wars like the "GTeenhOTn war" al
though less bloody, were not lntrequent.
In truth, incredible as 1t may now appear,
the Oregonian hated the Californian as
heartily as a FTenchman hates q German,
and the reverse.
There was no real reason for it, but the
Californian was smarter; better miner,
The morning call., 1892-06-05
THE P0STOFFICE LAKE.
Flooded aud Disease Breed ng Base
ment under public Building.

A Flooded and Disease Breed ng Base
ment Under Public Building.
"Come down and take sail on our sub
terraneaa sea-" was the startling invitation
given to CALL reporter by Assistant Post
master Richardson yesterday. An accept
ance was followed by descent to the base
ment Of the old POstoftice building.
Il was an astonishing sight indeed that
was presented in that cellar and one that
almost battles description.
The whole floor was one large sheet of
wafer, on the surface of which barrels,
boxes, maibags, loose blanks, tin cans and
other miscellaneous Debris pTOmiscuOusl "
fioated. ImprOyised bridges built by the
ingenious janit0r made lUcOmotiOn pretty
possible, and the reporter found by walk
ing over these structures that the depth Of
the water averaged from one to five inches.
There was the fUuest Kind of bige-water
smell noticeable and it is a wonder how the
health officers can ailnw such a place to
exist in one Of the busiest districts of this
CITY.
The trouble lies in seepage," explained
Mr.. Richardson, "snd we have no way to
remedy this great nuisance"
In view Of the fact that the Government
* about TO choose q site for q new Post
Office. and that violent efforts are being
made 20 secure swamp site for that pur.
pose, visit to the basement of the present
Posiofice and look at what the employees
facetiOusly are pleased TO call Our lake
would be beneficial object lesson to the
advocates of the Seventh aud Mission
streets DrOiect
The morning call., 1892-06-05
MORE SCHOOL CHILDREN.
What the Figures Of the School Censu
for This Year show.

What the Figures Of the School Census
for This Year show.
There are 1888 school children In San
Francisco, Just 1477 more than there were
this time last year.
These are the figures given by the school
census for 1892, which has just been COM
pleted.
Girls are in the majority by nearly 300
There are 81, 175 boys and 81 ,621 girls, andi I
every one of them spends nickel a week
for candy the manufacturers thereof are
Sl66. 600 richer than they would be If all the
children should grow into men and women
in a single day, provided the men and women
did not buy any candy.
But while all school children buy candy.
all Of them do not go 10 school. According
10 the census these school children comprise
all the boys aud girls in the city between D
and II years OF age. Only 40,3l4 OF these
60 1913 school children attended The public
schools this year, while S455 Of them went
to parOchial, convent church or private
schools, and fully 1912 school Children
did not go 10 school at all.
A certain percentage Of this latter figure
are, OF course children of . ana years OF
age. who will doubtless be sent TO school IN
a year or TWO. But allowing for this class
the figures of the census show lamentaby
large num5er Of children in this city who
ought 10 be going TO school VINO are not
W ho are these boys and girls who do not
attend any school? The census but poorly
answers this question. Il says that 1464l
Of Them are OF white parents, 10 negroes
and 4f2 Chinese.
There are 265 colored children between
the ages Of and II years IN the city. Only
70 Of them do not attend the school, seven OF
them 20 to private schools and l79 attend
the public schools.
The children between and II years of
Monaghan parents number 424 boys and
AS girls. OF these 102 attend public
schools. S2S 20 to private or sectarian
schools ana 442 do not go to school at all.
The last will make good highbinders when
they are grown.
There are lots of little toddleIS and those
who cannot tUddle at all yet IN San Fran
cisco. for the census saws we have 23,e4l
children under years Of age. OF al our
children under II years Of age 81 24S were
born under The stars and stripes, while 1876
ale foreign born.
In NAY. 1871. the total number of school
children in san Francisco was rs. THIS
shows an excess at the end Of Al years Of
63, 500 school children.
The morning call., 1892-06-05

occasions anu pay CdIuSs
But taking the mines all over the State
the one universal dividing line was: Did
you come the plains acrOssY 1t IS to be
admitted that the Pike was not as bright
as the ~ ank"; he had not come from a
land of schOohouses and colleges like the
clever men from along the Atlantic sea-
board. DE had been newer o. wood and
a drawer OF water" in the great Middle
West; he continued 10 DO so here as rule.
The smart educated Yankee did the think
ing, the Western man did the work. The
Pike" dug the gold, the ~ ank' got 1t.
As to which one done the most and was
most needed in fashioning the State 1t IS
not important TO say.
But there are pioneers and pioneers. AT
the New York dinner of 1878 a little man
with big flourish sDraug up and made a
great speech-ab0ut himself mostly. lie
was Mayor of Scranton. Pa. at the time,
and maybe il was this that spoiled him.
His speech was TO the effect that lie started
from New York for California in 40 with
big trunk fun Of newspapers; that on be-
ing r0wed ashore in San Francisco the boat
man charged him s.. but gladly accepted a
newspaper instead Of money. He pro-
cetded to say that from this hin! he opened
his big trunk right there, and before the
people got done coming and going to and
from that steamer, he had sold the last old
paper at that price; and SO returned on the
same ship with pocket full of gold.
Some old man down the table asked the
Mayor rs he sat down with a tremendous
flourish If he ever went back.
Ne, indeed lie had opened a bakery in
Scranton with the money he had made that
trip, and now had money enough, and will
not need 10 60 TO California. Poor simple
ton
1t was something ike that last dinner
Of the Army of tie Potomac at Balti-
more in which General Grant was com
mandeT - commander on this occasion
The morning call., 1892-06-05
THE REGISTRARS RIGHTS.

A Conflict Of Authority Between Brown
and the Commission.
The Election Commissioners met yester-
day morning, Mayor Sanderson presiding;
present also Smiley, burst, O'Brien and
Tilton.
The Mayor moved TO award the contract
fer the construction Of electiun-hOuSes to
William Little for SIS each.
Smiley amended the motion by moving
that the contract be given tO George Walker
fer $50 each fer canvas roofs and SIS for
any other kind of roof.
The amendment vas lost, and the Mayors
motion prevailed.
On motion Of Smiley the contractors bond
was fixed at $4,000.
?. A. DOlsn presented a petition asking
recognition for the Pr0perly-OwnerS hide
pendent Improvement party on the ticket
as a political party within the meaning of
section 1856 IF the Political Code. lie
claimed that at the last election the party
had per cent of the votes east in the city,
and was therefore entitled to place on the
ticket
Registrar Brown at this juucture arose
aud declared himself. he said JEaI the
consideration Of this subject was not in the
province Of the commission and that he
was primarily judge Of What parties or indi-
vlduals should 60 on the ticket, and after
him the courts.
Commissioner Smiley said that if Brown
proposed to override the authority OF the
Commission, be ana Brown would lock
horns Immediately
Commissioner O'Brien proposed that the
matter be taken under Amusement, whereat
Smiley said that since the Registrar had d.
clared himself so fOrcibly That he proposed
TO outline his opinion.
Brown said that he did not wish 10 antaE-
onze the commits sion, but he did not pro-
pose TO 90 on record as having yielded on
this pOini TO il.
Commissioner 0'Brien said that the COM
mission WIS appointed by law 10 define the
duties Of the Registrar, and he guessed that
it was able to do so when necessary. The
matter was taken under ad yiSement.
The morning call., 1892-06-05
THEY CAME THE PLAINS ACROSS.

only in name, for he lay diving at
Mount McGTegOr. 4 man had made a ire
mend0us speech about Getty burgLtremen-
dous In length at least-aud as he sat down
an old man with one arm sprang no and
shouted, Yes. comrades, he was al Ge,tys-
burg sure. ] saw him there"
THANK you. thank you. comrade," cried
the Joyous orator, who, like myself, was
only an honorary member
Yes. and 1 saw Lincoln at the same time
a !ayln' OF the cornerstone; and you a
WTltln about IL for paper"
To my mind General Bidwel. and for
more reasons than one, is a full-bOOded
real old Daniel Boone pioneer, and We have
plenty such with us still. Many years ago,
while showing me his little Indian village
at Chico-tbe only thing in the State of the
sOrt-he told me how that he and another
young man had pooled" together, one FUR
nishng cart and the other pair of steers,
and so crossed the plains in 1913.
Away back yOgder, 30 years ago this next
year, young BldWeli drove his cart and two
oxen over the SeTras and down into the
Sacramento Valley. Ii this was not the
very first pair of American wheels that ever
crossed the Slerras il was the very first
year, and California might do n great deal
worse than celebrate I'm some fitting wav
this event at the conclusion Of this first half
century.
And see what this genuine pioneer has
cone since Tor the state, the savage and for
himself If h0nOrs have not been showered
more profusely on this pioneer, then SO
much worse for the lonors, saw l. Aye, be
did come the plains across" And these
fre-tried men are the men who remained
with US until the Master called, or are still
here.
A few hours this side of Salt Lake they
show you where the railroad track is turned
aside 10 pass around lone grave: a pretty
sentiment. But if all the roads shDuId turr,
aside at each grave Oh the plains they would
al be very tortuOus roads indeed.
1t is stated Of the isthmus, on good an.
thorltY, for men we're there from New York
and Boston at the time to record the fact,
that the dead men there, Irish mostly,
brought over on contract more than out.
numbered the railroad ties used in building
the Panama road.
And yet this is nothing at all compared Il
The morning call., 1892-06-05
The OAKLAND Rncetrack.

The Oakland racetrack at Emeryville
presen is lively scene. and is undergoing
some radical changes under the supervision
Of Mr.. Ben jamin Wright, the new lessee Of
the grounds. Every where gangs Of men
are busily engaged at their different oceupa-
ti0ns.
A handsome two-stOry frame building is
already completed and ready for the house.
furnishers, which will be used In addition to
the hotel at present used, but which proved
totally inadequate TO accommodate the large
crowds that attend the races. The grounds
also will be thoroughly overhauled. the
fences repaired and a number of improve
ments made In the grand-stand.
Next Saturday a number of races will he
run, and the track Will be opened to the
public for the first time since it has been
closed for repairs.