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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07
Webster'S LeQQI Earnings.

One of our correspondents
has been so lucky as to fall
in with a little leather-cover-
ed book, like those of bank
depOsitors, which contains
Daniel Webster's autograph
of his legal receipts. This
chronicle, says the New York
Evening Post, fills twenty
eight pages and extends a lit
tie more than from 1888 to
1886, inclusive. The first
entry, dated September in
the former year, is of 500,
and the second is of $50, for
retainers on the New Hamp-
shire circuit. The first fee
of 81 900 was paid in May,
1920 by a Mrs. Badger. Ser
vices regarding Cilley's will
commanded $500 The total
amount Of the first year was
footed up as $13, 40 with
the remark: "September %,
1884, thus done and conolu-
died." 4 similar summing
up appears at the close of
each other year. The second
total is SIS, 1874; the third
is $21 1913. The first entry
of 50, was in 1884, March
Z; the first of $3, 900, Deem
Der Z in the same year. The
last payment was in respect
to Florida land. the lar
gest single hQnQrarium was
81, 800. In February Of the
fourth year $4,000 is set
down as bestowed in a case
of Trinity church, New York.
In turning over this record,
leading metropolitan and ev-
en- provincial lawyers are as
tonisbed that Webster, al
ready twenty years in Boston,
so undervalued his services.
He learned better at last.
When Robert @. Winthrop
looked up the earliest date
he said: CHATS just the
time | was ending my stud
les in Webster's Office" and
the chirograph led him to
add that Webster never wrote
a firm hand. Nobody has
surveyed the relic with more
interest than DR., O. w.
Holmes, Among other things
he said: "Had the influx
been ten-fold, Webster's
purse would have remained
still. Had its capac-
ity received like the sea,
entered there would
have run off like water from
the back of a DUCK. +"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07

WE verify believe that the United
States in general and the South in
particular is upon the threshold OF
a prosperous era. The buzz of the
factory wheels in the North, which
have been idle for several months
past, and the employment of addi-
tional labor to operate the factories
is an encouraging sign for that Sec
ton of the country. In the South,
the indications for an abundant
yield of agricultural products are
more flattering than at any time for
wears. From every southern state
comes news of such a character as
leads us to believe that the pail of
gloom, which has OvershadOved
this country since being brought so
near to the abyss of destruction,
will soon be dissipated. In several OF
the southern states, which have
heretofore depended upon cotton as
the only commodity for livelihood,
broad acres of waving grain may
now be seen. Another feature IA
vorable to our southern country is
the advice to ego west young man
and grow up with the country" is
not considered in the light it once
was. The tide has turned, and in
stead of the South being depopula-
ted by immigrants to the North and
West, its population is being in
creased by emigration from those
sections. As il has been proven, that
the southern cotton factories, be-
cause of being located where cotton
is raised, has a decided advantage
over those of the East, it is reason
able to suppose that other factories
will be established in the South.
The natural advantages of this
country are being appreciated, and
while we do not expect an unprece-
dented influx FOR fabulous prices for
property, the indications are that
the improvement will be gradual
and stable.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07

UNTIL quite recently, the reason
assigned by democrats as to the
cause of the scarcity of money, and
the depreciation in the price of such
property .as was not protected by
class legislation was the unjust tar
ii laws, but il now seems that the
diagnOsers of the case have reached
a different conclusion. Their dc,
cision. il seems, that is the real cause
Of depression and depreciation is the
need of more money. fit were not
true that we had less money when
property commanded better prices
than we have at present, there
would be some reason in the asser-
ton that the need Of more money
has brought about the present state
Of affairs. If the Volume of money
las caused either prosperity or adj
then history proves that itI
j. decidedly to the interest of the
people of this country TO lessen in
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07

A horrible affair occurred near
Millington, in Shelby County, last
Friday night. The citizens of that
community have suffered eOnsidera-
BILE of late from incendiaryism.
Many negroes have been arrested,
supposed to be the guilty parties;
still property continued to be de-
stroved. The condition of affairs
became so serious, and the loss
of property so heavy, that the
citizens in the community employed
a detective from Memphis, named
w. ;. Richardson, to ferret out the
perpetrators and bring them to jus
tice. Richardson went to work.
and succeeded in spOtting SIX ne
groes, whom he arrested. While
taking the negroes through the
woods last Friday night to Jail, h'
was halted by a band of armed men
and every one of his prisoners weF'
shot to death. Richardson return
ed to Memphis and told the story o
the awful tragedy, and was himself
arrested upon bench warrant anC
held in the sum of $40, 900.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07

The Colorado platform demands
''the free unlimited coinage of sill
yer and gold at the ratio of Is to /,
without discrimination against
either metal and without waiting
for or inviting the cooperation Of
any other nation or nations" That
is all well enough for Colorado,
where the people are largely de-
pendent upon silver mining for
their living, but it dasen't fit the
non-sIlver-mining States. They
can't afford to risk the credit of the
government IN a scheme to pay the
miners q dollar for every 40 cents
worth of metal tbey can dig from
the bowels of the earth. None wsqla
kick harder than the ColOradians if
it were proposed than the govern
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07
A Communication From Sduis-
burn.


EDITORS BULLETIN
Weather is fine and crops
are good, especially the wa
termelon crop.
Capt. D. A. Ferguson and
lady have returned from a
six weeks visit to White
Cliff Springs, where they
went in search of health.
U. S. Marshall Manson and
wife are spending a few weeks
at Red Sulphur Springs.
The Unity Baptist Associ-
alton convened here on Sat
urday, the 1st inst, and
closed on Monday the 3rd.
A full delegation was present,
and the meeting was pleasant
and interesting.
The entertainment and
watermelon slashing, by Mr..
and Mrs. Jas. H. Godsey on
Thursday night, August 3,
was a very enjoyable occasion
to all who attended and par
ticipated in the Inequalities
and festivities of the even
ing.
Mr.. r. M. Wright, Jr.,
has returned from an extend
ed visit to relatives in Viz
ginia.
Miss Julia Wright is visi-
ting friends in Mississippi.
Miss Kate Lipscomb is Wis
iting friends and relatives in
Somerville.
Mr.. G. M. Lloyd, of Mem
phis, attended the entertain
ment given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Jas. III. Godsey last week.
Come again George, she will
be at home next time,
Nh, Joe. Manson, Deputy
United States Marshal, spent
few days at home last week
and returne ! to his duties
Saturday the LIST.
Mr.. D. t. Elliotte, of Mem
phis, Tenn, Deputy United
States Marshal, is visiting his
sister, Mrs: w. J. Cox this
week.
On Monday morning, Sep
TENDER 3, while Walter Cox
and sister, Miss Lille, were
driving to the academy, the
horse became frightened and
a runaway occurred, throw
ing both from the cart from
which they received slight
injuries.
Rev. u. A. West is conduc-
ting a protracted meeting at
Rocky Springs this week.
g..
Salisbury, Sept. 5, 1894.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07

IT will not be surprising
if some of the candidates who
hope to be waited into office
by the silver wave will lose
their bearings, and be wreck
ed by colliding with the bet
ter judgment of the popu-
lace.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07

The splendid prospect of wheat
crop in England has been blasted
by three weeks of incessant rain.
But England's misfortune will ena-
bic the wheat growers of this coun-
try to dispose of their surplus, and
will probably cause an advance in
the price of that cereal.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07

THE election held in Ar
kansas last Monday resulted
in a sweeping democratic
victory. Not a single county
was carried by either republi-
cans or populites.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07

THE Congressional cam
paign in the 10th District was
opened Tuesday night at the
Auditorium in Memphis.
Each candidate was limited
to one hour. Mr.. Miller led
off, Col. Young followed and
Hon. Josiah Patterson closed
the discussion. Your Uncle
Josiah was the favorite from
the start, and he came out
far in advance of all oppo=
nents, just as he will do on
the 10th of October when the
primaries occur.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07

THE way Col, Patterson
handled that anonymous
letter Tuesday night must
have made it's authors and its
sponsors heart sick and sore.
The old man stripped off the
mask, and showed from
whence it eminated. When
he got through, nobody
could mistake its origin. He
didn't mince matters.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07
SATURDAYS mammoth edi

SATURDAYS mammoth edi-
ton of the Memphis Scim-
itar issued in celebration of
its removal to the "Wall
Street" of Memphis is a cred
it to that paper. The Scimi-
tar is now the peer ofany ev-
ening paper in the State, and
its signal success Is gratifying
to its numerous friends and
patrons. Long may it wave,
and disseminate the pure
and undefled principles of
democracy.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07
Teachers Association.

The Hardeman County Teachers
Association will meet in Bolivar on
Saturday, September goth, 1894.
PROGRAM.
Opening address, by j. t. Rob.
erts.
Object of Teachers Association,
by J. X. Mcdaniel.
Public School law, by l. n. Ro-
land.
Essay, by Miss Daisy Emerson.
Necessity in graduating in public
schools, by Miss Mary Smith.
Uniformity of text books, by J.
L. Roberts.
Necessity of teachers library, by
Miss Fannie korment.
Essay, by Miss Fannie Powell.
Science, by Prof Lewellen.
Essay, by Miss Grace Carruthers.
Subject; ''Should drills in elocu-
ton and vocal music be given in
public schools"
J. Il. MCDANIRL, President.
w. B. FRYE, Secretary pro. tenn.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07

TnE admission of bagging, bind
ing Irvine and cotton ties free under
the new tariff act will cause a ma
terial reduction in the price of those
articles.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07

TIE government receipts
for last month were $9,O0O.-
600 more than the expendi-
lures. Since the lowering of
the duties on imports, the
United States treasury is be-
ing Peplenished.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07

THE fall trade will ere long
begin in earnest, and as the
crop prospects are SO encour-
aging, business in this
country will be better than
tor years.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07

FIVE HUNDRED people have been
burned to death in Minnesota du-
ring the last few days by forest
fires.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07
NOTICE

On of the passage of the Tariff Bill we have re-
Gently reduced the price of all School and College Text
Books published by the American Book Co. are now
offering them exactly at publishers prices. We have in
stock McGufeys 1st Reader IL cents NIcGuffeys End
Reader, 30 cents McGufeys Third Reader 40 cents;
6fueys 4th Readers, SO cents McCufeys 9TH Readers
Y cents; Rays Primary Arithmetic 10 cents; RAYS Intel
lecua arithmetic 25 Rays Elementary Arithmetic
80 cents Rays Practical arithmetic, so cents Eclectic Ell
pete, $20 Barnes Elementary Geography So cents Bar
mes Complete Geography 81 25 and in fact all Books pub
lished by above named firm at list prices.
We have just received of Paper and Envelopes We
can sell you first class hghcut white Envelope cents
per package any SIZE Five pound Linen Note Paper at
cents per quire lighter weight less price Rubber tipped
Lead Pencils at cent piece School Crayons 8 cents
per box Writing Tablets from to % cents; Inks Pens
School Sachels Copy Books Sate etc. in great variety
and at prices never before heard Of
We carry complete line of Glass Lamps and variety
of Styles and can sell you lamp from Is cents up.
We carry stock OF Is different grades of Chewing To-
bacco and will sell you good sound Chewing Tobacco
20 cents per pound
The best Fire Proof Oil per gallon clear as
water, no smoke, no bad odor Lubrcating Oils of all
kinds from . cents per gallon up and many other articles
too numerous to mention that you money
We cordially invite inspection of goods and prices
before buying elsewhere Our stock Drugs Patent Med
cines, Toilet Soaps, Toilet Articles, Perfumery ETC.. is
complete and of the best quality We also carry full line
of Laundry Soaps We will give you good, honest goods
and 100 cents worth for every dollars worth you buy
Thanking you very kindly for your patronage the past
and soliciting continuation of same, remain,
Your APPRECIATIvE FRIENDS,
SAVAGE & EMERSON.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Governor. Peter Turney.
For Representative. u. w. Jones
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-07

Good yard wide Bleached DOmes-
TIC, SOFT fnlsh for cents; worth 81
cents at KAHE RRos,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-04
sECTTONAL rprTT-n1rr

San Francisco. the most errauc town t.,
the country as Judge Of artistic abDltg
on the stage. says the Ean-.s GA.
Times, and probably the most preJod.eci
jumped upon L0t-e Collins lsst wse,
She was Kissed and booted untn lor.-,.
her temper. she invited the p4rsons ,,ts
objected 10 her performance 10 leave ~
house The papers attribute 70 her some
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-04

NONDAV-Comic opers Wang"
TuESDAY-In lillian Lewis 81 'Goni-i'Fe
sweetheart"
WEpNEsSpAY--Mati nee and night --i'
Ian Lewis MATINEE, Goodbye SWeS-
heart" night Credit Lorraine"
THCRSpAN--"rhe Two Orphans"
FRIpAY-Matince and u'gAJ "Tht Two
Ornhnne.n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-04

IL THE BABY rs CUTTING TEETH
Be sure and uee that Old and wen tried
remedy. Mrs, WinsloNB Soothing Syrup
rer children tee.b.ng. III soothes tho
child. suuena The gums, ullaya AN pain.
cures wind collie and 81 thc best remedy
tor diarrhoea.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-04
SULLIVAN o. suAkEspnARE.'

- LII VAN w HHAkESpEARE
mot long ago. said c1nrrossn,ap g.,
= n. LOWS dan GUM the Nvasbinrl,,
correspondent of tho Chicago Times 81
met John J.. Sullivan the ok fighter T.
was over ia Boston / had gone into ,
hostolry kept by one Patty Reardon. No,
i'e'e. VINO Is also more or less famous as
"a sporting character / looked az the MD,
ex.champiou with some interest lIa v,,2
eating o. lunch. There was enough 81 IL f,.
two men About him lowered IA huz2ln,,
swarm 81 admirers
most on them We're theatrical peonis
They were talking stage. ot course. Vor,,
snoopy people, these ACTORS sullivan was
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-04
IIrrIE rEbLER.


saw. sau1e- lonesome Tor d iltae tcnor.
IE.H r.s and sla'au a-rtain' all che
unI..
Air u...- .lvIn' ANYTHING 20 cheer We
.n I..I.n p. Dr. fnav ID. n't IynYg. n.p. O.,
smile.
WTth H... ln' line albanian ln the wood
An af- o. orns down by the outside
raIgr
An i.w.,'s Creek just over by the mill
Garn
say Sundays lonesome fur Iltn, fell.
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~ 9',,, ,,',,,, iu a. - 'e5,eg
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. ....il' l.h'E' q.
Fnr Wye tellers don't have much to think
'C'p, chasin' gophers long the corn
H".a fences.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-04
HOW TO OBTAIN THE SERIESi

In issue Of THE Posra "sght Coupon will appear
FOR CITY READERS Coupons together
rop 10 GEMS coin for each part issued to the Office
and 10 cents coin stamps ART DEPARTMENT. THE HOUSTON
IOSI f particular o
second u and address, Third Coupons
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-09-06

A. j. Vaughn, NOMINEE for county
commissioner, is one of our most
successful farmers and popular men.
He is a man who has made success
of his own business, and has, IN
many ways, shown that he is cap
able of taking hand atthe manage
ment of the business affairs of the
county. He is an honest, straight
formard man.
The fact that Judge Miller is nom
mated for the third term tells its
own tale. For two terms he has
filled the office of probate judge,
and, SO far, there is not a word of
censure or criticism from any source.
The right man is in the right place,
and will stay there for another term,
at least.
We present the voters with a
clean ticket. There is nothing
against the character of our nomi-
nees, either public, or private, that
can hinder any voter from support
ing them. The only question is on
their political creed; and, if the
principles they adhere to are not
better for the masses than that Of
other parties, then we freely admit
that we labor under g strong de-
fusion. and deserve defeat.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-09-06

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & Co, Props,
Toledo, 0.
We the undersigned have known
+. j. Cheney for the last 10 years,
aud believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and IL
nancially able to carry out any obli-
baton made by their firm.
WEST & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, D. WALDIYG, KINNAN *
Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure. is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price Toe. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-09-06
THE POLITICAL TANGLE.


EDITOR AGIrAToR There is no pc
litical ship rugged in Kansas this
year that can hope to sail into port
with the "trade winds" as of yore.
Complication after complication,
from all sides, too, intervene to pre-
vent any such result. There are
political elements outside OF the
elements to be taken into considera-
ton in casting your political horo-
scope. One Of these is the German
American vote, and one that, prior
to prohibition, went to the Repub-
lican party. This was a very large
part of the $4,000 that detected
from that party in 1892, and once
or twice prior to this, on account OF
prohibition, organized and inaugu-
rated by the Repu, ncan party to
give it the go.by in the last conven-
lion in the interest of the German
American vote. AS that party sold
out the American people in demon
etizing silver in 1878, in the direct
interest of England and her cohorts
in America, the gold.bugs, so 1t
would sell out the German-Amerlcan
vote in the state on prohibition.
They simply ignored the question in
their platform, giving the prohibi-
tionists to understand that they
considered the question settled III
the constitution, and would not in
terfere with it if they could +; but,
TO the German Americans they sing
another song They have tried pro-
hibion for twelve years, and consid-
or it a dead failure. They precluded
from saying SO in their platform
from the fact that this would have
been counting irrctricvablc defeat
at the polls by arraying the churches
and prohibition element of the state
in their own and all other parties
against them, but they want the
German Americans Of Kansas to un-
derstand that, once more in power,
they will knock the bot nm out OF
prohibition,a and on its ruil erect the
old familiar saloon, where every man
could exercise his personal liberty
and take a drink without commit
ting political hari kari.
This is very fair statement OF
this case, without coloring or draw
ing on the Imagination for word.
What do you think Of it? These
German-Americans, in political
league, will have met at Wlchta OF
some other town before this letter
appears, and take it for granted, If
they decide to support the Repub'
lican ticket this year, they have
promises from that party, rooted in
certainty. with regard to political
action in the state in regard to pro-
hibition. This is as clear as noon
day. OF course, this large vote
could be thrown to the "Stall-wart"
Rep Democrats. with Overmyer, a
German, at their head, but this
would be throwing the vote away,
and they know 1t. They would be
more likely to favor the Populists,
but they are dead down on woman
suffrage So the German American
League Of Kansas is between the
Devil and the deep sea" in this
campaign. They can be counted
ON, almost to a man, to vote against
woman suffrage in this state. which
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-09-06
IrGrown I'm Texas. IT'S Good.

The Texas coast country vies
with California in raising pears,
grapes and strawberries. The 1898
record of II. NJ. Stringfellow, Hitch
cock, Tex, who raised nearly Sc, 900
worth of pears from ID acre., can
be duplicated by yous G. 7. Mich
olson, G. P. A., Topeka, Mas, will
be glad to furnish witb0pt Charge
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-09-06

ever party, should vote for it We
don't want Kansas to become the
home of the whisky trust and the
land of gardens. She has had
enough to answer for in her thirty
three years of existence, and ! hope
for the well-being of the state that
woman suffrage will be made secure,
and prohibition backed up in way
that no rctrogression may be ex-
pected hereafter.
The thrible shuttle of the political
cards in Kansas this fall is going to
show some strange hands. Every
vote will be needed, and am going
to make the journey from Peoria to
10 Garnett to vote. Every vote will
count, and count hugely, in this
election, and | hope every vote for
the integrity OF the state, so far as
woman suffrage and prohibition are
concerned, will be polled. | have
full confidence in the Peoples party
SO far as these measures are con-
cerned, and the more vital one OF
the reconciliation of silver on
rat,, of l6 to as 1t existed in '73,
before the Republican party demon
cited it, and as it sticks to its ras-
cality in Kansas platform, and has
nominated Wall street money
shark for governor, it is time the
people spoke in thunder tones at
the ballot.box in November.
But, politicians cipher and cipher
counting the noses OF those who
wear their collars-who would vote
for stump if nominated by their
conventional class of men more
dangerous to this republic than all
the anarchists, thugs and "bhms" in
the country, for they have no brains:
they are party automatons. The
party is their god, and. they wor-
ship it as the Chinese do Joss, and,
therefore, they are to be deprecated
as the most dangerous political ele-
ment in the country. They are
the "stool pigeons" for the party
"cappers" in the game of politics.
Hence the miserable condition this
country is in, largely due to the
blind party vote of these "tools."
Then in Kansas we have the in
dependent, pure and simple, who
wears 40 party collar and sports no
party badge. He uses his judg-
mcnt and his good sense to use
party as a medium to carry out
governmental principles that will be
for the perpetuation of the republic
and the enactment of laws that will
be in and for the interest Of all peo-
plo in the republic alike. This is
an element in Kansas that has never
been measured. 1t has been FELT
at the polls several times in an as
founding way, and look out Tor it
again when the ides of November
come. My opinion is that the Ger
man.American vote, so largely
counted OH by the Republicans, will
cut no figure when measured by
this independent vote. 1t is tho
L fc-Saviug League of the country.
Yours, ETC.,
GEO. w. COOPER, M. ID.
Peoria, H., Aug. 23.