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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28

I have seen whole tremendous big
lot Of fools-one kind and another
in this country. But do believe that
Deacon Joiner is the biggest and most
oil around fool l have ever scraped up
acquaintance with.
In plain, humble, Christian way
the deacon is all sorts of fool. Year
before last he took and rented farm
from old man Bunk Weatherford for
three years hand runnin, and got it for
two bales of cotton a year. Along in the
Christmas and New Year times this
year the old man Bunk took up notion
of his boys on, and he went over to see
the deacon and wanted to know of him
what he would charge to give up the
place and move out. The deacon lowed
he had rented the place for three years
hand runnin and it belonged to him
for cne more year.
Il will let you have it, Bunk, for ex-
actly what you let me have it." says
the deacon, "and that is two bales of
cotton. If it was worth that to you
it is worth that to me-"
'But, Deacon" says Bunk. "the place
raley belongs to me. If you live here
this year you win owe me two bales of
cotton, and if you don't live on the
place you won't owe me nothin. But
[ am willin to give you a little some
thin to pull out now and quit even."
But he couldn't make the deacon see
It that way. He helt out and stuck to
it that the place belonged to him this
year, and if it was worth two bales of
cotton to one man it was worth that
much to any other man that needed it.
Consequentially old man Bunk had to
give up and quit, whist the deacon
still lives at the same place.
Some ten or fifteen years ago The
deacon got tired farmin and took our
and quit. He put in and bought him
a big mule and one-horse wagon and
otarted out to peddlin on TIN ware and
crocl6ery and chickens and eggs.
81 can't make notfin at farmin,
Rufe, says the deacon to me when
lie come along by our house on his
first trip, $50 / come to the conclusion
that l mought maybe do better jest a
pcddlin and pilferin around through
the country"
But the old man didn't stick to the
peddlin business more thau six months,
ard if he ever done anypilferin to speak
of it never did leak ont on him.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
sixty Years welded.

Last week the sixtieth anniversary Cf
the wedding of the venerable minister.
the Rev. John G. Ray, of Bransford, who
came to Sumner county, Tenn, from
Rutherford county, in 1857. He has been
member Of the Tennessee Methodist
Conference since the year 1917. He was
married to Rebecca II. Williams, IN
Rutherford county, Tenn, February 16.
1886. OF their union ten children were
born, four boys and six girls. DR.. Ray
has been a conspicuous figure in the
Tennessee Conference for over half a cen
tury. Few men have lived to see the six
tieth anniversary of their marriage. Mrs
Ray is hale and strong for a woman IL
years of age. Brother Ray, as he is
known, has the respect of all classes of
men in every station of life.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
ga STRANGE Pecurious wiIl.v

Three years ago last fall, to the best
Of my knowledge and belief, Col. Wash
Turner was gathered up to his fathers.
The day before he died he turned over
In his bed and called for a lead pencil
and wrote his last will. He wrote it on
the wall cIost to his bed, which you can
read it for yourself if you ever go over
there to the old Turner place. And
this is what he wrote:
81 leave everything have got in this
world to my wife, Prudie Turner, so
long as she lives, and after that to our
onlyest daughter, Bessie May - ex-
cepting so acres of land and a pair of
mules for Dave Singleton. 1t is my
last dyin wish to be buried by the side
of my dear departed friend. Bob Single
ton. WASH TURNER"
Some of the Turner kinnery tried
their level blamdest to make out like
Col. Wash was out of his right mind, If
not plum crazy, when he wrote that
strange. pecurious viii, so "a they could
al have q finger Ia the dish. Hut no-
body else didn't believe that way, Col.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
SUBSCRIPTION: sl.OO Per Year.

Yssh Turner was buried accortin over
al old Mount Zion grave yard right by
the side of Bob Singleton. Ills will
stood fire and helt good, and all that he
lad in the way of this worlds goods be
longs to the Widder Turner and Bessie
May and Dave Singleton.
Now since Dave and Miss Bessie took
up a notion to mix clothes for life,
naturally of course them and the wild
der can go snooks and keep everything
in the family henceforwards and for
ever. They are rale good people in
their way-the Turner's and the Single
tons are-and as to me 1 hope their
tribes viii increase.
Such is life when we oncst get use to
it. Time plays for even and brings
everything around to dead level. The
bottom rail works out on top. Tho
under dog whips the fight. And all is
well for them that wait. So it was
written down.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
Esau Got His Dues.

On the last meetin day q Bark Log
Deacon Joiner and two or three preach
crs come by and took dinner at our
house. In the general confabulation
that followed right after dinner the
deacon took a rale bad case of runnin
off at the mouth and had a heap to say
about the Scriptures.
One of the preachers said he never
could see how it come to pass that a
good woman like Rebecce fooled Isaac
when he was old and blind and sick
unto death and hornsnoggled him, as
it were, into layin his blessins on Jacob
instid of Esau. 1t must of been right,
he went on to say, because Rebecca
was one of the Lords chosen vessels,
but it never did look right to him.
''To be certainly of course it was
right" put in Deacon Joiner in low.
deep, solemcholy voice. "And what is
more, brethren, Esau got his dues. AS
# r me, / never could feel sorry for EsaG
any to speak of when they pulled the
wool over old Isaac's eyes and got him
to put his dyin blessins on Jacobs head.
1t was nothin more than ought to of
come to pass with Esau, or any othe"
man that would sell out his birth rights
for mess of potatoes
The deacon was in dead earnest and
plum honest when he said it, you un-
derstand, but it was all the preachers
could do to hold in, and it took my level
blamdest to keep up my serious az
Tsearments.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

The Cuban revolution is just year
old
President Cleveland has gone duck
ing again.
A new Methodist church edihce was
dedicated at Normal, Ill
John Ruslxin, the writer, is said to be
in better health than for several years.
A six-year-old child, kidnapped al
McrehOuse, Mo-, was rescued at Logans
port, Ind.
Bob Green. son of ex-Judge Green,
was shot and killed by John Hayes al
Pineville, Ky.
Virgil Morrisette killed Andrew Will
lSins for dancing with Mrs. Morrisette
at Sardis, Ala.
The story that the Venezuelan con.
troversy is to be settled BY mediation
Is reiterated.
Mrs. Mamie Field, wife of Marshall
Field, the well-known Chicago mer-
chant, died at Nice, France.
Congressman Cannon, of Illinois, be-
lieves that the house will be ready to
adjourn By the middle of May.
Careless boys caused an old building
in Dublin, Conn, to collapse, and one
was killed and several injured.
Ex-COngressman Harter, who com.
mitted suicide at FOstoria, o., Satur.
day, carried 5000, 900 life insurance.
The Turkish government objects to
Miss Clara Barton's movement to dis
tribute relief to the needy at Zeitoun.
Cuban agents have presented Cuban
souvenir buttons to all senators and
congressman who would accept them.
The Fort Worth CTex.) police were
notified of the theft of half a bushel
Of opals and two suspects were ar
restel.
Spanish troops in Cuba arc endeavor-
ing to prevent the forces of Gomez and
Maceo from entering the province of
Santa Clara.
Seven persons were asphyxiated and
six others injured, one fatally, in fire
in the residence of Jeweler Armiger at
Baltimore, Nd.
Mrs. Caroline Buscher, proprietress
of the Buseher house, and resident of
Lebanon, ILL.,, 40 years, died Saturday
night, aged Sc years.
There was a vicious fight between
boa constructor and two peccaries in
Burns animal store at New York, and
the snake was killed.
1t is stated on goo1 authority that
Russia does not intend to annex Corea.
but considers it a duty to guarantee
the independence of Corea.
The sublime porte dispatched Commits
SiOners to restore peace in Arrnep;a
with the result that Christians are
being forcibly converted to Islam.
1t is reported at New York that un-
less Gen. VIM. Booth recedes from his
position and restores Ballington Booth
the Salvationists in America will Sc
cede.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
INDIANA APPoRTloNMENT.

Dilemma Brought About by the Turn.
ing Down of the Apportionment Act.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 24.-Chair-
man Gowdy, having succeeded in secur-
ing the signatures of majority of the
members of both houses of the legisla-
ture to the agreement regarding the
enactment of a fair apportionment
law, viii call ON Gov. Matthews at
noon and present memorial
asking that the legislature be
called to meet in special session.
Twenty-eight of the 30 republican
senators and 6s of the So representa-
tives have signed the agreement. The
governor has announced in advance of
the visit that he will not call the legis-
lature, SO that the presentation will be
mere formality, which will be fol-
lowed Immediately by suit to set
aside the legislative apportionment
laws still in force.
If the plan of the republican COM
mittee does not miscarry the governor
will it is believed, be forced to call
special session or will have to shoulder
the responsibility for the state being
without a legislative branch of the
government.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
MANITOBA

Would Resist Coercion at Any Cost, But
VIII Grant Reasonable Concessions.
CHICAGO, Feb. PA special from
Winnipeg, Man, says: 1t came out
yesterday that Senator Donald Smith,
who came here as special plenipoten-
tiary of the Dominion government in
connection with the school question,
has taken back a message from
Premier Greenway, which may settle
the troublesome school question.
Premier Greenway declares if the Do
miniOn authorities attempt coercion he
will resist at any cost; but that if they
withdraw their coercion bill and allow
Manitoba to settle the question with.
out interference he will make such
concessions to Roman Catholics as are
reasonable, and that they can not fail
TO accept. Sir Donald will advise the
Dominion government to drop its pro-
posed remedial bill, which will likely
be done. The Dominion government
will then bring on the general election
on other issues
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28

PEARL BRYAN'S HEAD.

An Unavailing Search for 1t In Chicago.
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-The north side DO
lice have been searching in Chicago for
Pearl Bryan's head Some days ago
Inspector Setback received informa-
ton from the Cincinnati police
that the head of the murdered
girl might be buried in certain
basement on North Clark street.
The Cincinnati officials claimed
to have received a tip that the head
had been shipped to Chicago, addressed
to friends of the murderers who live
in this city. Inspector Setback al once
sent force of officers to the designated
spot, the location of which he does not
wish toreveal. The detectives dug with
pick and shovel until the entire area
of the basement had been upturned.
No head was found, nor anything
to show it had ever been buried there.
Sunday afternoon the Chicago Avenue
stations patrol wagon was given fu-
rious run to the river in response to a
telephone call that a satchel contain
ing a woman's head had been found in
the river. After long reach about
the docks the officers finally found the
man with the satchel, but when opened
there was no head init
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
Joshua "the Son of None,

But to hear Deacon Joiner tell it, HI
was powerful sorry for Joshua because
that great captain was "the son OF
none"
But, deacon" put in one of the
preachers, Joshua was the son of Nun
N-U-N-Nun. Joshua was one oi
the chosen, but he come into this world
in the right and proper way"
81 understand all that, brethren" ."
the deacon come back. Il have read a
few stanzas in the Bible myself OF
course he was the son of none--that is
to say, the son of nobody, and he
bad neither father nor mother, or
any other kinnery 80 far as we know"
The brethren knowed Deacon Join
er and consequentially they had to give
up the argyfcation and quit. And all
the preachers in the rourd created
vorId-from Adam down 10 the pres
ent period of -ime-couldn't make the
deacon believe anything else but that
Esan sold out his birth rights for a
mess of potatoes, and Joshua was the
son of none.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
Attacked by a vicious Mule.

Mack Stanley, an cid citizen Of Union
City, was terribly injured by mule last
week. Mr. Stanley, who is over 80 years
of age, and is said to have owned the
mule, that was previously gentle, for
fifteen or twenty years, went into its sta
bic to feed it when the enraged animal
viciously attacked the aged man with feet
and teeth, literally tearing the flesh from
his arm and hand and horribly injuring
him about the head. The mule then
kicked, bit and killed several hogs and
afterward died with what was undcubted-
ly rabies.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
Burned to Death.

Last week at Memphis Georgia Brown
a negress about % years of age, was 50
terribly burned that death ensued. II
seems that she was standing in front OF
the fireplace reading novel, and reached
to the mantel TO get a slip of paper when
the suction of the chimney drew her dress
skirt into the fire. IN an instant her
clothes were ablaze and soon became d
mass of flames. She ran down flight of
stairs into the street crying for help, but
the aid offered was too late, her body and
face having already been burned almost
to a crisp.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
knights of Dixie.

The Supreme Lodge of the Knights OF
Dixie met at Memphis last week with
Supreme Commander Hubbard, of Texas,
in the chair. This is the first meeting Of
the Supreme Lodge since the foundation
Of the order, which is the only secret
benevolent and fraternal society ever or
ganized south of Mason and Dixon's line.
After very interesting address by the
Supreme Commander, ex-GOv. Hubbard,
Of Texas, the usual committees were ap
pointed The Supreme Treasurer then
presented his report Tie report stated
that the orders treasury Yss 10 q gaus
lahiag condition.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
THOSE poor DUCKS.
The President Taking Another Crack at
Them.

The President Taking Another Crack at
Them.
Underwater, Va, Feb. 24.-The light
house tender Maple, which left Wash
ington at IL o'clock Sunday night, ar
rived here about a. m. with President
Cleveland on board. The president is
accompanied by Col. Lamberton, DR..
Riley and Att'y-Gen. Harmon. The
president came upon invitation of Mr..
Withers Waller to shoot ducks from
his blinds, which are about the best on
the Potomac. Mr.. Waller and his guest,
Col. Wright Rives, of the United States
army, went on board the steamer inn
mediately on its arrival, and the pres.
ident and his party then proceeded to
the blinds and commenced shooting.
The prospects for a good days sport
are good, as ducks are very plentiful.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
Queer EpItaphs.

Here are two curious epitaphs worthy
Of note for their quaintness. One is OH
tombstone in Ulster, and runs:
''To the memory of Thomas Kelly,
who was accidentally shot by his
brother as mark of respect"
The other epitaph is to be found at
Culmore, near Londonderry:
Here lies the remains of Thomas
Nichols, who died in Philadelphia,
March, 17s3. Had he lived he would have
been buried here"
But perhaps neither of these epitaphs
carries off the palm from the old one
which, fear, is already too well known
to come with any newness:
!" Here lies Dobson. here lies he;
Halieiujah, Hallclujee."
Gen letvcrYsan
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS.
Mrs. I1irknan Elected President.

The Woman's Board of the Tennessee
Centennial Exposition held most animat-
ed meeting at Nashville last week for the
purpose of electing a president in ths
place Of Mrs. Hugh L. Craighead, re-
signed. Mrs V L. Kirkman and Mig.
Leslie Warner were placed in nomination
for the place.
Mrs. Kirkman was elected, she recei4-
ing twenty-four votes. She was brought
to the meeting a few minutes later ald
made short and appropriate address of
thanks, in which she expressed the hole
that harmony would prevail. The board,
Mrs. Drouillard presiding then transact.
ed some unimportant business and ad-
iourned
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
state Institute Facu1.iea.

State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Gilbreath last week named the facul-
ties of the State institutes to be held
in June at Chattanooga, Jackson and
Union City. The appointments for Jack
son are Capt Thomas H. Paine and S. A.
Mynders, of Jackson; g. r. McGee, cf
Trenton, and Wharton S. Jones, of Mem
Phis, and at Union City, Capt. c. s.
Douglas, of GalIatin; f. X. Henderson,
of Humboldt; Profs. WilIinfam and VIII
Jams and Miss Matte Butter. of Dyer.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
CIarl1=viIIe.s New Enterprise.

A wholesale hat, cap and glove company
has been formed at Clarksville with cap
ital of $4,000, to be operated under the
name of the Cumberland Hat company.
The incOrporators are II. L. Dulin, of
Springfield, Tenn, president; J. I. Wall,
of Hopkinsville. Ky, vice president; L. A.
McGehee of Clarksyille. treasurer; ]. w.
McGehee, of Clarksville, secretary and
manager, and Z. G.. Mcleod, of Madison
vile, Ky. Papers Of Incorporation were
last week sent to the Secretary of State
The hedquarters of the company will be
in ClarksYile
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
A Prolific Family.

John Martin, colOred farmer of Mont
gonery county, is 81 years of age, has
been married four times and is the father
of nine girls and fifteen boys. Last week
his wife, who is 46, presented him with q
girl, making her the mother of six girls
and fifteen boys They were married IN
1865, and in thirty-one years she has
borne him twenty-one children. Martin
was the father of only three children by
his first three wives
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
The waller Incident closed.

WAsHISGToN. Feb. 24.-It is said at
the state department that the Waller
incident has been formally closed by
an exchange of notes to that effect be-
tween Ambassador Eustis and the
French minister for foreign affairs.
and it is presumed at the department
that official notification to this effect
viii be received here in the due course
of time.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
Senator CaTrey's Amendment to the Tarin
Bin.

WASHINGTON. Feb. Ex-senator CAT
frey, OF Louisiana, has offered an
amendment to the tariff bill fixing the
duty on all sugars at so per cent. ad
valorem, with an additional duty OF
one-eighth of a cent per pound on
sugars imported from countries paying
an export bounty.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 24.-The
colored nurse, Alice Williams. who
jumped from the third story window
TO the pavement and received a frao-
tuTed skull. during Sunday mornings
FIRE, died AZ tho oity hospital. The
ssheFs VIII probably gse9vsF,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
Laid out by the Nicholson law.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. Feb. 24.-Falk &
Lamley, wholesale liquor dealers,
closed their doors this morning. The
failure is attribu ted to hard times and
the Nicholson law. The firm claims to
have s12,O in assets, consisting of
saloon property that has been refused
license under the local option clause of
the Nicholson law.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
Lithograph Artists on Strike

New YORK, Feb. 24.-The general
strike of the lithograph artists, ordered
by the National Lithographic Artists
and Engravers' Insurance and Pro
tectiye association of the United States
and Canada, has begun. 1t is said that
about 500 designers of advertising pic
lures are out in this city, and some %
firms are tied up. How the strike has
affected the concerns throughout the
west and Canada is not yet known.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
Poisoned Zen Head of CattIe.

Some miscreaRt, as yet unknown, poi
soned ten head of fine cattle belonging to
w. r. Pope, a prominent farmer and
dealer in fine stock of Sequatchie county.
Last week Mr.. Pope, who resides near
Pikeville, found the cattle dead in his
barn. Much excitement prevails in the
community. Mr. Pope has offered a large
reward for the discovery of the scoundrel
who committed the crime.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28

took time. Everybody must have
their ups and downs, and overs
end unders, and troubles and temp
tations and trials and triumphs
in this vain and feetin world below.
But you have took notice, | reckon,
that somewhere down the line time
most in generally always plays for
even and brings everything to deai
,eVel
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
PICKED UP AT SEA.
Portion OF the Crew of the Abandoned
Schooner Ogden Rescued.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24-The Mallory
steamer Lanpasas, Capt. Burrows
which arrived here from Galveston
brought in Capt. ;. r. Gardiner. Mrs.
Gardiner, Mate d. B. Campbell, Cook
J. Luirose and four seamen of the
picked up from two small boats on
Saturday morning off Cape Lookout.
The Ogden was abandoned February
% in a sinking condition. She was
bound from Lambert's Point, Va, fol
Charleston, with cargo of coal.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28

Whilst Deacon Joisez never has
started out 10 preaenin. the cause has
been s@ysopsIy threatened with more
than oncst. And when It comes to
hold!n up the amen corner-weli. the
deacon he IA right there and the main
est nsaa in the meeilns
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28

NEW York, Feb. 24.-Ex-P President
Harrison stated through his private
secretary. Mr.. Tibbetts, that he had
not completed arrangements for his
marriage to Mrs. Dimmick, aud no date
whatever he's bssn a4ed ppon Ter ths
CEREMONY
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
Looking for Oil.

Homer Roberts, representing the South
Pennsylvania Oil company, was in the
vicinity of Alexandria last week leasing
lands. Several wells which have been
drilled near there recently show traces of
oil and other substances, which render
the water unfit for drinking.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28

with weak and
tvayward man
born Of WON
an, time is a
great thing.
In my day and
generation /
have seen the
bottom ra ]
work up to the
top, and | have
seen the under
dog whip the
fight. But it
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-02-28
Had Been where They Raise 1t.


That brings to mind the time when
Deacon Joiner and Andy Lucas got into
furious disputation in regards TO the
Scriptures.
Hit was right soon after the commit
tee on foreign relations had went
through the Bible and made various
ard sundry changes, and the deacon
he was monstrous glad they changed
the word hell into sheol. But Andy ho
took the other side and maintained that
the committee was either drunk or
crazy when they wiped out that plain
old American word hell. So him and
the deacon they had il mp and down.
"Sheol amt the word for that place.
deacon" says Andy, land sheol ain'tno
name for it,"
"You are tallSin now, Andy Lucas,
Jest simply because you have got some
thin to talb with," says the deacon.
''IIow come you to know anything
about it?"
81 know the best word and the right
name for it, deacon, because 1 have
been where they raise it," says Andy.
with slow, sly wink.
And then the crowd give the deacon
the grand horse laugh.
RUFUS SANDERS.