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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17
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constant, got his hair dyed black and
brozvr, in spots, wore small flower
garden on his manly chest, dispensed
with poetry to anybody that would
listen, and cut the pigeon wing arounu
the buxom widder to beat creation
ANYBODY and everybody could see
with one eve shet that the wldder
wouldn't give four bits q dozen for
Deacon Joiner. No doubts but what
she had her line out, you understand
and hit well baited, but yet stall she
want fisliin for secondhand deacohs
any to speak OF this spring.
If YOU haven't lived long enough 70
find il out, / have lived long enough to
tell YOU that the blamdest, outdoinest
and most goncbyest biggest fool thaS
ever left his footprints on the Droao
bosom of the earth is one OF these ohs
fools when he takes up fool notion
that he must go and git married. AND
| that was Deacon Joiner to mats heeA
all around and all over. He dldn .
brace up like man and ask the wider
| if he mought call in passin and then.let
| nature take her course. The deacon ne
| had the spring disease. He had scan
| dlous bad case of it. He had it SO bad
! tili he could mighty nigh taste it. But
he didn't have the necessary grit in his
craw to go on and take the medicine
kill or cure.
Now. in the main time the general
facts in the case had leaked out pro-
miscus in the settlement when 6leV
| Scroggins and Andy Lucas vents ASsh-
in for Deacon Joiner, and the deacon he
bit more free and quicker than anv
speckled trout ever gobbled blue-tail
/
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17
SPANISH ARROGANCE.

The Ignd-ant Popplaces Anxloys for War
ysiiA Aiaefie5l HrIis4ire tiis Odds All
with Them, But tho Leaders IRE BETTER
Informed and do Not Wish to Precipl-
tate Q Conflict with No Clancs OF Sue
cess
Nrw YonK; April ,ts,S7-Ameng the
ba5sehgers Oh board the American
Line steamship New York which ar
rived Saturday were MIR. and Mrs. Ho-
bart Chatfeld- -Chst6eld Taylor; of Chi;
Saga. Nj. Taylor was the consul of
Spain at Chicago during the Worlds
fair and he and his wife have been
making tour of Spain. They went
abroad on September and had spent
some time Ia Msdfidl hit had left bss
f0fe The breaking out Of Barcelona
riots. Mr.. TAYLOR was not surprised
at the troubles; as the feeling against
| Ametlcats was intense in Spain.
Spain is proud and sensitive" said
Mr.. Taylor, land have no doubt but
she is not avetse I'd war with the
Ciiited States. There appears, as far
as l was able to see, only one opinion
! in Spain concerning the Cuban trou-
bles, and that is that the rebellion
must be overcome if it takes every drop
of Spanish blood and every peseta OF
Spanish treasure. Spain is cOnfident
that she can quell the revolution II
this country does not step in. She has
improved wonderfully since the last
Cuban war, and ia cansedueHtly BETTER
eGuipped to deal with the insurgents
than before.
"While in, Madrid, 1 talked with
political leaders, stich as Senor Morel,
formerly minister of foreign affairs;
Sagasta, leader of the liberals, and
Silveta, a conservative leader. From
these talks am led to believe that the
Spanish leaders understand the, instir
tutions and people of the United
States far better than our
own political leaders do those
of old Spain. Outside of the
better classes there is great amount
Of ignofance regarding THE. size anc
resources of this country. The men
have mentioned and their colleagues,
realize the effects of war with the
, United States, and realize the great
odds against which their country
} would have to fight. Consequently
: they do not wish to precipitate war
But" continued Mr.. Taylor, 1.-THE
rank and nle nave peen, luhdhOU -
: the absurd statements OF the press re
garding America, and believe that the
. advantage would all be on the side o.
Spain in case of war with the United
: States. It is urged that Spain has NJ
& great amount of commerce, and the
e Spanish privateers could prey upor
1 | American commerce and drive
t the flag from the seas. The
a Spanish papers are full of such absuf(
5 statements; and the people believ
i; them. They believe the Americans ar
t a nation of merchants, and that com
s mercial interests entirely control it
foreign policy. They believe tha
c America is run by Wall street. Th
v prominent Spanish leaders refuse t
d recognise a state Of war In Cuba, an
ii profess to believe that the Cuban il
= surge1its are mere bandits"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17
rho storrn Isrol.e Looee.

On their return back home from
town that night Blev and Andy come by
orr bouse to let me know that the "old
hen was on, with full settin OF eggs
and every egg full of devilment," AMI
she was more than probable TO come OH
the next day.
So. conseuuentially, It want no ways
s,1rprisin to me when Deacon Joiner
rid by the next mornin, dressed in an
inch of his life and headed for the Wid-
der Lcgan's. The deacon had on his
"double-action Winchester" coat, as
Aunt Nancy Newton would call 1t, and
cinnamon drops on his hair till blamed
If YOU couldn't smell him comm for
300 yards.
Deacon Joiner he rid on up there to
the Logan place. He hitched his mule
at the horse rack. He went bustlin into
the house. He saw the wilder. lie
caught her. He helt her. He kissed.
Then the storm broke loose. Every
thing that goes up must come down.
The widder, she screamed. She tainted.
She fell down in it. Then the Logan
boys come into the game. They saw the
deacon. He had lost his nerve and was
burnin the wind for the horse rack
They went out after him. They caught
him.
No. we didn't have no frst~class
funeral pursuant to adjournment. Bu'
when them Logan boys got through
with Deacon Joiner and left him out
there in the big road, me and Biev an'
Andy had to hook up one-horse Wagon
and go and pick him up, tender Ike an'
i GENTLE and haul him back home IN
4 widder she has now went and got
i warrant out against Deacon Joine
for assault with intent to murder. An
the deacon says, by all that's good ans
! Lad. if he ever lives to git up from thei,
he Will be forever done with at Least tY
men and oil the women IN creation.
RVFvs SANDERS
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17
5ECRETARY MORTON

TO be Sued for Libel and Investigated"
for Alleged CoIIuslOn, Fraud and False
Statements
WASHINGTON, April is.-Ths North4
up-Braslan-Go Co., of Chicago,
bidders to supply the department OF
agriculture with vegetable seeds, have
preferred charges against Secretary
Morton in connection with the award.
The firm named bid $4,000 for the
contract and offered to make reduce
tion of $4,000 for the privilege OF plac-
ing it's name upon the seed packets
The contract was awarded to Lands
reth & Sons, of Philadelphia at $40, OOO'
The charges were filed at the depart
ment of agriculture on Tuesday last
against the secretary and the officers
in his department alleging "collusion,
| fraud and false statements. To these
charges Secretary Morton has not
made specific answer.
The Chicago firm say they take ex-
ception to statements alleged TO have
been made by the secretary in con-
nection with the awarding of the con-
tract, but that they have no com
plaint to make that the contract was
given to another firm; if the terms
were better or more advantageous tc
the government. They say they vii
| endeavor to have the matter lnvestl
| gated by congress if necessary, anC
that they have retained counsel x
proceed against Secretary Morton fo
making statements which they deen
libellous.
In referring to the charges Secre
tary Morton said: 1--WE shall be onl.
too glad to have the fullest investiga
ton possible of this matter. Ii it
desired it may be investigated here
in congress or anywhere else. If net
essary articles of impeachment shoul
be drawn up against me and the mai
ter tested to the end.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17
rhe peacon Takes thO Balt.

So in them days it came to pass-on
n Saturday and late along in the shark
of the eveuin-that Blev and Andy and
the deacon all met UP together on the
road from town. The weather hit was
s.iest simply amphibious," as Andy tells
II. with the flowers bloomin and bhe
birds singin and the sun shinin and the
bees hummin.
EFF was playin your hand, deacon,
saws Blev as they rid on together, by
patlins / would play it to win, or l
Irould throw down the CARDS and quit
the game. Why don't you quit fiddliu
and foolin and hutterin around the
edges and go on and marry the widder'
and let the agony blow over"
"Them's my sentiments, Deacon
mt in the great horse trader. IF
horse can run and won't run, some
body ought to pull his shoes OH ana turn
him out for crow bait"
"Well, now, boys" says the deacon
"vou all know and everybody knows
that I am more than willin to proceed
with the proceedins if l could only tell
for certain when to come in. But, dad
blame it. the widder is so everiastin
bjob-headed and coltish-shc pulls on
the bits so constant and SO hard, TIL, by
gracious, don't know where 10 Dreak
through or how to start.
81 know what is the matter with you
deacon" saws Blev; "blamed If you
Amt skeered.
"No. I afnt slzeered,' says the deacon
"I have seen more women than one IN
nv day and generation, boys, and the
rustlin of bunch of calico, with 2
few silks and satins throwed in for good
measure, don't jar my hand a blessed
bit"
"WelI. if you nint skeered, can tell
Won where to break in and how to take
holt" saws Blew. "Climb into your best
sunday higgins tomorrow and go up
there and catch the widdcr and hold her
and kiss her. Don't 60 to foolin and
fumblin around till you lose your nerve
but sail right in and nail her on the
spot"
"Tbeu Won can tell her that you didn't
have your right mind-that you ma"
sich q nonstrous bad case till you raley
didn't know what you was doIn' says
Andy by way of bracer.
.Don't YOU do nothin Of the sort,
Deacon says Blev. "You tell her that
YOU jest naturally loved her so hard,
and SO fcrvent, and SO reckless till by
eatlins you couldn't help it."
"Dadburned if don't do it," says the
Deacon. which by this time the boys
had worked him up to the stickin pint
"Sinl1 or swim, hit or miss, right On
wrong, survive or surrender, wlli 90
and kiss the widdder."
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17
DIsEusted the Farmer.

There was an administrators sale not
far from Nut Bush a short time ago, and
there we're 500 barrels of corn sold for -
cents per barrel, a little more than
cents per bushel. Among those who at
tended the sale was a granger, who went
not to buy the corn, for he had ruch corn
10 sell. When the sale was confirmed he
exhibited his disgust by declaring that
III should be no surprise to any one that
All tbe farmers. their wives and theiI
children are unalteranly opposed 10 the
accursed sound money for which We
must exchange our produce"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17
AN IMPRoMTU DUEL

Retveen Two Editors Results in the
Death of the Companion of One Of
Them, Also an Editor
WELLINGTON, Kas., April 13.-Editor
Charles Branscomb of the South Ha-
ven New Era was killed in shooting
scrape, Yesterday, between A. A. Rich
ards. editor of the Wellington Daily
Mail, and Robert Simmons, edt&or OF
the Caldwell News. No arrests have
been made. Simmons and Richards
had been carrying on bitter news
paper war They met by chance,
when both drew revolvers and begar
firing. At the fifth shot B-anscomb
who was with Richards, fell, pierced
| by a bullet.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17
Alfand hob Taylof at ssksls1.Iss.

''THE Shovel and the Hoe and the
Fiddle and the Bow" will be the theme
81 ais ana bob Taslot at the Auditc-
rum, in Memphis, Tenn, on FRIDAY
night next, April II, one night only.
These Tennessee brothers, though op-
b0sinE each other as the nominees of
the Republican and DemocFati5 parties
for governor of their State in 1856,
come together now behind the foot
lights, away from the din Of politics, in
a roll as eharmingly original as hat5
been the lives and careers of the two
great men. Their entertainment is
both novel and instructive.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17

II aint for me TO say for certain
whether they have got any religion 10
sneak 6f down at old Flat Rock churcn.
But from general appearlnents ltWouli
r.jey seem to me as if they must nave
. rnnnstrous strange and sorry ana Pc
curious articfe ST it.
Last Sunday was a +Teek ago they
nut in, they did, and had Tic most
scandalatious church rumpus down
there that has ever come to pass IN all
+bis skirt Of tie woods. 1t looks like
they have had two wings TO thGt church
for the loncest-the Toinlin wing and
the SLint1er wing. The Tomlins they
wanted to do the f6ppin, and likewise
also the SINNERS. 1t was pail Dick,
null devil, who should and ndwhoshouiah.t
as between the two wings, and eonse-
ahently it was mighty scarce ana sci
dom that they would top togesheI
peaceful and unaf1ifnets in the kindred
ties of church fellowship, as 1t were.
| For two years past every time nt1d
went down into the Flat Rock neighbor-
hood seerns to me like / could see thin
sLir of smoke Oh the sir and smell
so,netbin burnin as from afaf Off. But
ast, Sunday the fire broke out ana bust
loose right; and Flat Rock church went
rs misses in the general smashup ana
confusionment.
Now YOU mought not believe - IL
I didn't tell you so, but the one il.0io
| thing which bFung on that tTemenoius
church rucus was motto WITH tne
| wordA-"Peace on Earth. The women
folks had went to work and got up a
rIorious big Sunday school celebration
THE church was trimmed up rich ana
nromiscus from floor to rafters with
fawers that bloom in the spring. Man
sir. there was flowers all around ano
flowers everywhere, and that dear olo
meetin house was q delightful slgh'
to see. But in the general lxments yot
could shet one eye and see WheIe ,tLs -.
two wings of the chufch=-4the Iomill
wing and the Skinner wing-had trlec
their level blamdest to see which coulo
don ths hardest and fly the highest
Presently a c6tey Of girls all dressed IL
white came in bearin the big banner
with the words-"Peace on Eartn.
Sister Tomlin riz up and said they
would hang the banner on the lett haH'
wall. But Sister Skinner lowed they
vo1,1d do nothin of the sort~-thcy woult
hang it Up on the right hand wall. Well
sir. from that the two wings got t.
floppin fast and furious-ohe on th
! right side and one on the left. The.
, got madder and madder and hotter ant
, hotter, till finally at last the who'll
/ shootin match went into rough an
/ tumble fight to settle the question as 7
!, which was which and who was who
: OF course IL was plum scandalation o
t the country for miles around, and
0 wouldn't tell it if I didn't know tn
d news would leak out somewhcres else
d but bless gracious in the general scra
e and scramble they pulled and snatche
e and ripped and tore till they made DO
G rags and strings out OF that gloriou
: banner, with the motto and the word
-"Peaee on Earth"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17
sELF-ooNFEssED MURDERER
OF the stones Arraigned in Court Pleads
.Not Guilty.

AKRON, O., April 12.-John Smith.
the self-confessed murderer of the
Stones, was arraigned in the north
corridor of the Jail here at one o'clock
Yesterday afternoon by Judge A. w.
Hall. The formal affidavit charging
him with murder in the first degree
was sworn to by Police Officer Nc
Guinet. Smith listened to the read
ing of the paper with apparent uncon-
Germ and entered a plea Of mot guilty"
in the same offhand menneT,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17

Tennessee Centennial IndOrsed.
The friends and supporters of Senator
Allison. of Iowa, of whom Gen. Clarkson
is ore. are doing all in their power, and
the friends Of Senator Allison in Tennes-
see should not be forgetful of the kind
efforts of these men in behalf of the Ten
nessee Centennial Senator Allison is
Dossiblv one of the best known men in the
country. and his conservatism, his long
service in Congress and the active lie
that he has led, endears him to the peo-
nle Of the nation. The resolution referred
TO as having been adopted by the General
Assembly is in the following words:
.Wbercas. the State of Tennessee In
tends in June, 1896, TO celebrate with
elaborate ceremonies the Tooth annlVer-
sarv of her admission TO the Union, and
In connection Herewith hold an indus
trial and international exhibition, from
Nav / to October 30, 1897, upon a scale
second only TO the Worlds Fair, and
'.Whereas. Tennessee has invited Iowa
to join with her in celebrating this great
event in her history, and
whereas, il is the expressed desire oi
Tennessee on that occasion to display th'
nroducts. resources and relics of the re
spective States; be il
Resolved, by the House, the Senate
concurring. That we hereby accept this
invitation in its fullest meaning so cor
daily extended, and we tender our earn
est and hearty congratulations TO TIT
State of Tennessee upon her patriotism
enterprise and the public spirit showI
bv her. And we thank her for this cor
dial invitation. and we recommend on
citizens generally to maze personal ex
hibits of their produce. resources, relics
etc. and TO attend the Tennessee Centen
NAL Exposition at Nashville if pcssibl
/ and convenient"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17
PEACE AND WAR.
Commercial Vessel Runs Into and Dam
ages a War Ship.


ages War Ship.
SEATTLE, Wash, April 13.-The
Puget Sound and Central American
Co.. steamer Transit ran into the
coast defense vessel Monterey yester-
day afternoon while the latter was
anchored in Seattle harbor. The
Monterey was crowded with visitors
and great CONSERVATION followed the
collision. The Transit, which is a
stout steamer, had her bow badly shat
tered and stove in.
The Monterey was struck about forty
feet astern, loosening one of her ar
NOR plates and swapping few rivets.
Her port side compartments were well
filed with water before the leak was
stopped. She will be placed In the
new government dry dock at Port Or
chard for repairs. The damage to
both vessels is roughly estimated at
500, 600. The Transit was moving at
full speed and it is a miracle that more
serious damage did not result.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17
HUSBAND AND WIFE
Found Dead In Bed as the Result OF Ar
senIc Poisoning.

MILWAUKEE. April 12.-John Hoefs
and his wife, Mathilda Hoefs, were
found dead in their beds early yester-
day morning. The bodies were dis
covered by little Bertha, their only
child, girl of nine years A post
morten examination showed that both
the deceased had died from the effects
of arsenic, Neither the relatives nor
the neighbors of the Hoefs' family eaa
account for the death of the connls, p
there was-uo reason for suicide.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17
TAKEN FROM JAIL
by Mob of Masked Men and Hanged for
Ills Crime.

SEAL, Ala, April 13.-Between mid
night and daylight yesterday morning
a mob of masked men took Reddick
Adams, colored, out of Jail and hanged
him. The mob aroused the jailer with
the story that they had a prisoner to
put in Jail, and on his appearing he
was surrounded and his keys taken.
Adams was carried to a clump of trees
about 200 yards away and hanged.
Adams waylaid and shot r. I. Rem
fro last November and, after shooting
him, robbed his person. burglarized
his store and set fire to his dwelling.
Adams had been on trial last week and
after celebrating from Wednesday un-
til Saturday, the jury could not agree
and mistrial was announced.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17

and nothin bet
ter Unless ! t
maybe mot1ght
be q little more
of it. And when
/ say tllatIdon't
mean this rainy
day, long-face-
ted, Sunday-ge
TO neetin reli4
kion. / mean
plain, 5la-fash.
ion religion, tina {
which will stand
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17

There is family at Macon, Ca, in
which there has not been death Tor
so years. The head of the family Is -
and the mother y. They celebrated
their golden wedding the other day
with their ten children and % grand
children.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17

The one hundred and afty-third an
niversary of the birthday OF Thomas
jefferson was celebrated at Monticello,
Va, Jefferson's birthplace. by the Ma
tional Association of Democratic clubs.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17
RInu off HIn HeaeI.

T. b.. Duke, who lived four miles
northwest of Dresden, Tenn, died by
his own hand. The weapon used was
a double-barreled shotgun. 1t is sup
posed the gun was placed on the floor,
and trigger thrown with the gun stick.
the nuzzle being placed at the back OF
the head, which was blown of. The
family suppose that a deranged mind'
due to ill-health, caused the deed.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17

Sophia Newman, the oldest person in
Fast Tennessee, died at Chattanooca last
week. aged 1O3. The cause cf death was
senility.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17

bv and stay with man every day and
eyerv ~ hour, and be prop dhd pillow
and a comfort through all his trials
and struggles and temptations, and
and triumphs and troubles and tribula-
tionS:
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17

Mrs. Cav Nicholson was passing by
an open fire at Ducktown, Ienn.'
when her clothes caught nre. sne
was burned to crisp, her body being
almost consumed
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17

Fred Debardeleben, wealthy iron
man Of Bessemer, Ala. died recently.
He was vaccinated. and from the wound
blood.polsoning set ins causing deAth'
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17

The Buffalo Iron company at Mamie
nut the blast on No. , furnace last week.
under the management of Mr.. Sheehy, OF
Chicago.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17
FROM OLD ROCKY.
rho Man with One "Gallus' Has
the Floor.
Tns Motto ssPeacs on Earth Causes
church Row-A Buxom widow IN the
settlenrent-Deacon Joiner's Gn-
slsccsssfG1 Love Suit.

There is nothin like religion in this
a+een and wicked old world we live IN,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17
Gave Poisoned Meat is ChiIdren:
Population of St. Louis.

The late city directory Of St. Louis
fixes the population at Gil, ,26s. In 1890
the total population, according to the
estimate of the directory publisher; was
466, 209. The United States found 45l,-
77O inhabitants. At the present rate
of increase the population of the city
in 1900 will be 725, 900, in round num-
bers. This does not include suburbs,
that are essentially part of the cor
poration, except that they are not in 1t.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-04-17
No Trace of George Taylor Discovered
Bill Taylor May be Lynched.

CARRoLToN, Mo-, April 12.-Ihere
have been no new developments to-
day regarding the escape of George
Taylor, the condemned murderer OF
the Meeks family. Bloodhounds could
only trace him a short distance from
the jail. Large posses of men are
securing the country, but his capture
is not expected. Fears are expressed
that Bill Taylor, who was reeapturedi
may be lynched.