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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22
ALEXANDRIA.

Leave Washington, from the corner OF
Pennsylvania avenue and 1875 street, week
DAYS 6 40. 7 %, 7 80 (cxpress), S 90, s 80
(cxprcss) 0 90, 0 81, 10 u5 (express), II 90
and II 10 a. m. ana II % (expressl II 80
Is, 40, = % (cxpress), = 40, ; 30, i 90
(exp.ess), A IS, 4 10 (exprcss), . 90, 5 20
(express) ) 40, 6 % (exprcss), 20, Z 90,
) 90, 9 90, 10 90, II 20 and l 90 u. IN.
Sundays %, 9 90, 1905 and II 90
a III. and II Go IN. and 1 10, = O5, 3 80,
4 IS, > 90, q 90, Z 90, 500, 8 90. 10 90 and
IL 20 p. II.
Leave Alexandria for Mount Vernon and
way stations, caily except Sunday, at Z IL,
10 80 a. m. and II 80, 2 80, and 4 43
y. H. Leave Alexandria for Mount Vernon
sundays only at II and Il 80 a. M. and
1 43 D. IN. Leave Mount Vernon daily at
! 10 a. m. and II AZ, ? 40, 4 20 and 5 80
p. m. Sunday only at 45 a. III. and ID %
and 5 50 p N.
Hourly trains from Arlington Junction to
Arlington and Rosslyn.
Baggage carried and checked at King and
Royal streets, Alexandria, and 1875 and
Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, free. BIZ
cycles carried % cents each.
Communication tickets arc sold at the offices
of the Mt. Vernon Railroad at the following
rates:
Fare. Alexandria to Washington, 10 cents;
round.trip 20 cents Communication rates ::
Quarterly tickets, 81 2.56; monthly tickets,
81 60; school tickets $40; family trip
tickets, $6.25; package tickets, 80 cents
G. L. ABBOT. GEO. r. PHILLIPS.
General Manager. General Passenger Agt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22
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RAILROADS.

OUTHERN RAIL AY,
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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-26
THE LOCAL FLOOD.

The high water of Hatchie and its
tributaries has resulted in great
damage. The indications are that
the Quarterly Court, at its April
term, will be called upon to make
large appropriations to repair this
damage, SO far as the County is
concerned.
Below we give partial report of
the waters work within the imme-
date vicinity of Bolivar.
The iron bridge over SpringCreek,
on the Middleton road, is warped,
and the support sunken. The wood
en- bridge, Just beyond this iron
bridge, has fallen in. The butment
to another wooden bridge has been
washed away. The levee is not Sc
riously injured.
The county levee between Bolivar
and the Lewis place, on the Statler
Ferry road, is badly damaged. One
wooden bridge has been entirely
washed away, and another is par
TALLY removed. The approach to the
iron bridge over Spring Greek has
given away on the eastern side,
The Statler levee is reported to be
seriously injured. Five bridges out
of seven are said to have washed
away.
The levee, just north of Hatchie
River, on the Bolivar, and Jackson
road, is not badly washed. The
support of the first wooden bridge
beyond theriver has been removed
and the bridge torn to pieces. The
bridge next to the old Conger Saw
Mill las been partly carried from its
foundation, caused by collection of
drift.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-26
Furniture.

We are offering Furniture, Carpets
and Mattings at cut prices. We have
a large line to select from. We guar
antee satisfaction and invite inspection.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-26
EEeR Pills.

Send your address to IL. E. Buck
len 81 Co., Chicago, and get free
sample box of DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. A trial will convince you of
their merits. These pills are easy
in action and are particularly effect
i've in the cure of Constipation and
Sick Headache. For malaria and Liv-
er troubles they have proven in
valuable. They are guaranteed to be
perfectly free from every deleterious
substance and to be purely vegetable.
They do not weaken by their action,
but by giving tone to the stomach
and bowels greatly invigorate the
system. Regular size Csc. per box.
Sold by w. J. Cox. Druggist.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-26
ADMINISTRATORS Notice.

The undersigned has this day sug-
gested to the clerk of the county
court of Hardeman county, the in
solvency of the estate of Solomon
E. Cooper, deceased. All persons
owing said estate will pay under
signed. All persons having claims
against said estate will prove the
same according to law and file them
with the clerk of the county court of
Hardeman county within the time
prescribed by law, or they be barred
in law and equity.
VIM. T. COOPER,
Admir- of Solomon E. Cooper, decd.
March l, 1897.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-26

A Southern bishop arranged to
spend three days during his annual
visitation at the home of one of the
faithful, whose wife was a famous
housekeeper. A negro boy was
brought over from the plantation to
be the bishops body-servant during
his stay. The morning after his arri-
val, the bishop having failed to make
his appearance, Jake was sent to
summon him to breakfast. In a
few moments Jake returned looking
much alarmed.
"Where-is the bishop?"
''He say he'll be heah torrec'ly."
"What was he doing?"
"A-sharpenin' oh his teef."
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-26
A NEW BAPTIST CHURCH.

The following report explains it
self:
BOLIVAR, Tenn, Mch. "a, '97.
To the Baptist Church;
We, your committee, appointed
by the Church in conference on the
goth of March, to investigate and
report to the Church, at our meet
ing Wednesday night, March oath,
the advisability of making repairs
on our old church house, or purchas
ing a suitable location and build a
new church house, respectfully sub
nit the following report:
We find that to put our old
church house in a comfortable and
suitable condition, it would necessi-
tate an expense of several hundred
dollars, perhaps more than a major
ity of our members would like to
expend on the present site. We
have decided that the lot north of
g. 7. Ingram 81 Co.'S store, owned
by Mr.. w. II. Reynolds, is desir-
able location for a new church house.
Mr.. Reynolds proposes to sell the
Church this corner lot, 5Ox75 feet,
for $4,000. We recommend that
the Church build a house on this
lot. By the help of God, and with
the concerted action and coOpera-
ton of the entire membership of
the Church, we believe that our
great need will be met in the cree
ton of house in which to worship
God, and of which we will feel
proud-and the Lord will bless us.
Let US work. Respectfully submit
ted.
w. J. Cox, J. A. FOSTER,
G. NJ. SAVAGE, F. S. LUTHER,
l. M, EMERSON, J.V. CURLIN,
Committee.
At meeting of the Church in
conference, the above report was
read and unanimously adopted We'd
nesday evening. The Church then
upon motion voted unanimously to
purchase lot and appoint com
mittee to raise the necessary funds
to build a new house thereon. In
addition to the above committee,
the Moderator, Rev. L. J. Leland,
appointed w. +. Thomas, g. w.
Carter and John I. Patrick, to So
licit contributions to build the
Church. The committee was en-
powered to add others to said COM
mittee, especially the names of sew
eral ladies, and to make a report to
the Church on the third Sunday in
April.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-26
State Board of Charities.

Two years ago the Legislature of
Tennessee passed bill creating
Board of State Charities, composed
of six members, whose duty it is to
inspect the whole system of public
charities and correctional institu
tions of the state, especially prisons,
iails, infrmaries and asylums. Mem
bers of the Board serve without
compensation.
A bill which has been recommend
ed for passage by the Committee on
Charitable Institutions, will be pre-
sented to the present Legislature, pro-
viding for an appropriation of So
600 per annum, to pay the necessary
expenses of said Board, while en-
gagged in the performance of its duty.
The members of the present Board
are gentlemen of high character,
who stand at the head of their diff
fercnt professions. They have ac-
copied the duties imposed upon them
solely for the sake of humanity. 1t
would be an imposition to require
them to go down into their own
pockets and pay their expenses. Re-
member, they desire no remunera-
ton for their services. They SIM
ply ask that the state pay their le-
ultimate, necessary expenses, while
engaged in the performance of their
duties, such as a salary for the sec
rotary, stationery, stamps, printing,
hotel bills, etc,
Many states in theUnion have these
Boards of Charities, and, without
exception, they have redounded to
the greater comfort of the unfor-
tunate, as well as to considerable
saving financially.
THE BULLETIN is heartily in ia
vor of the above mentioned appro
priation. We hope our representa-
tives in the Legislature will vote for
it.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-26

Mems, Youths and Boys Clothing.
Stock complete. Can fit any one, be
he large or small Handsome, late
style garments at low prices.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-26
Dress Goods.

We will first call your attention to
our Ladies' Dress Goods. In that
line we are showing the most complete
stock we have ever had. We have ev-
erything that could be wished by the
most exclusive trade. In fact we keep
just the latest novelties. Our silks are
so pretty that they look good enough
to eat, and the prices SO reasonable
that all can buy.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-26
Sole agent for the celebra-
ted "I w. Harper and "Con-
tinental' Whistles.
MY STOCK CoMPRIsEs:-

MY STOCK COMPRISES
Native and Imported Wines from
the best Vineyards.
Old, mellow Whiskies from the
Leading Distilleries of America.
Different brands of Cigars and
Tobacco.
My rule is, and has always been,
to deal fairly and honestly with my
customers, giving them the value
of their money.
Respectfully,
G. M. WARREN.
Bolivar, Tenn
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-26

Those who have not settled
will please do so, as we de-
sire TO close our books for
last year.
Cox, SAVAGE & Co.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-26
BOLIVAR BULLETIN
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. John Kenny is seriously
i'll.
Mr.. NJ. Kahn visited Jackson
Monday.
Mrs. Jane Curry visited Medon
last week.
DIR. J. p. Douglas was in Nash
vile this week.
DIR. Taylor, of Hickory Valley,
was in town Monday.
Miss Sammie Bennett returned
Monday evening from st. Louis.
Mrs. G. P. Newbern is visit
ing in Michigan City and LAGRANGE.
Buy your Lamps and Chin
neys from w. j. Cox.
-Hatehie River has been twenty
three feet and one inch above low
water.
Master Willie McKinnie, of
Hickory Valley, is visiting relatives
in Bolivar.
The Progress Club will meet
with Mrs. W. B. Williams this Fri
day evening.
Mr.. Edwin Mashburn and wife,
of o. K, Miss, are visiting rel
atives near Bolivar.
-Messrs. John Redd, J. A. Will
son Jr, and Vernon Kinnie visited
Whiteville Sunday.
Fishing Tackle cheap at
w. J. Cox's.
Mr.. L. w. True, brother of
Mr.. II. o. True, made commercial
trip to Bolivar last Saturday.
The citizens of Grand Junction
have sent to the Commercial Appeal
$3.50 to be used for the benefit of
the flood sufferers.
Miss Bette McKinnie, after a
visit of several weeks to relatives
here, expects to return to her home
iu Mississippi Saturday.
The SkewerFactory, of Jackson,
has purchased a tug and six barges
to ply Hatchie river between Shan
dy and Hatchie, Tenn.
Mrs. Austin Miller was sum-
moned by dispatch from Memphis,
last week, to the bedside of her
mother, Mrs. R. P. Nicely.
Drugs, Stationery and
School Supplies cheap at
Hudson's.
Preaching at the Presbyterian
Church Sunday morning. Subject:
"Heaven." At night, subject:
"Heavenly Recognition"
"A barn, containing forty barrels
of corn, belonging to Mr.. A. S. An
derson, of Toone, burned Wednesday
afternoon. Cause of fire unknown.
Mr.. n. G. Nuckolls, our up-to-
date liveryman, returned Wednes-
day from Middle Tennessee, where
he purchased two fine saddle horses.
Married, at the residence of Mr..
John A. Fulgham, near Evansville,
March GOTH, Miss Eugenia Full
CHAM and Mr.. Robt. Shelton, of
Selmer.
-Mr.W. R. McDougal, of Cairo,
H., was in Bolivar the first of the
week. He had been toHammond, La,
and stopped off to visit relatives, on
his return home.
Fresh Garden Seeds and
Onion Sets at Cox's Drug
Store.
Miss Jennie Rhea, of Whiteville,
after a visit to friends in this city re-
turned home yesterday accompanied
by Miss Mazda Chester.-Jackson
Wing of Saturday.
DIR. H. w. Tate went to New
Orleans Sunday afternoon and return
ed Tuesday, accompanied by his
wife. We are glad to state that
Mrs. Tate has recovered from her
recent severe spell of sickness.
Hear the world-famed Schuberts
at the Operahouse Friday night,
March 26th. This celebrated quar-
tette was billed for Bolivar last
Tuesday night, but the high water
in Mississippi prevented their arri-
val.
The BULLETINS subscription
list continues to grow, notwithstand-
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-26

[ have few bushels of re-
cleaned Glover Seed, which
[ will sell cheap.
w. J. Cox.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-11
LONDON MADMEN.
Some of the Queer Characters That Haunt
the City Streets.

There is scarcely neighborhood i'll
London which cannot boast of its local
madman. Some strange or eccentric fig
urc Is to be found i'll every parish ana
III almost every important thoroughfarc
Mnrylcbonc has religious maniac
who is by profession Il collector of rags
and bones
South Kcnsington Il short time ago
possessed two nladmcn-onc who imag-
incd himself to be Napoleon and walked
slowly backward and forward gravcly
saluting every one he met, and another
who firmly believed himself to be Hen
" VIII. 1t is said that on one occasion
he accostcd II famous physician and in
structcd him to get him a divorce from
Anne Bolcyn. IF you can't manage it
any other way" he said. "off with her
head, off with her head'
man i'll Brompton would hail a cab
and drive to IL certain street III Chelsea.
There he would wander up and down
for hours looking in vain for a house
which had been pulled to pieces nearly
20 years before. 1t had evidently been
associated with some important crisis
i'll his LIES history, and his mind re-
fused TO dSSOclatc itself from the spot.
AT one time there came forth every
evening from across Westminster bridge
walking along Whitehall to the Strand,
II man wearing IL long overcoat with IA
cape, IL soft hat and lcggings. He had a
bunch OF prlmroscs or yellow flowers of
some kind in his buttonholc and an
other i'll his hat. He carried pipe and
strobe along with bent head and with
one hand behind his back. He ignored
every one, looked neither to the right
nor the left and walked always at the
same rate Every now and then he
would suddenly throw up his hands and
shout i'll deep voice Here's TO the
JacobltcS all over England" Then he
would march on rs before, and people
who turned i'll alarm would see nothing
but an eccentric looking figure going
steadily i'll the direction of the strand.
--Pcarsons Magazine
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-11
SANDBOX TREES.
The Gigantic Touch Me Nots of the Tropics
IIaNc E.XnlOsiYc Fruits

Inc Gigantic couch Me Nots of the Tropics
Have Explosive Fruits.
Everybody is familiar with the
touch me noe the pretty jewel weed
that grows along the side of water
courses. When its seed pods are ripe at
the slightest touch they will explode
blowing the seeds in Your face. The
giant among them is the sandbox tree
(liura crepitans), Il native of tropical
America. Its furrowcd fruits are as
large as an orange. Cosmos of Paris
thus describes this Krupp gun of the
vegetable world:
1T is often cultivated as an orna-
mental tree, both in its native country
and i'll other parts of the globe, NOTABLY
Ill certain gardens in the Indies. Its
fruit looks OH the outside something like
melon; it is formed exactly like that
OF our native euphorbias, of sections
which ut maturity separate violently
with so intense Il report that it has been
compared to the sound of pistol,
throwing its seed TO Il considerable dis
lance.
With the fruit very pretty sand
box can be made by cutting Il circular
opening III the upper part, extracting
the seeds and then covering the open
ing. The opposite side is perforated
with little holes. a sandhox thus made
is very di ilicult TO keep, for the time al
ways comes when, aided by the drying
process, the sections suddenly split, with
Il characteristic sound.
The violent splitting of the fruit of
the sablier is explained very simply by
Il process analogous To that which causes
the two halves OF IL split stick TO curl
apart and depends upon the unequal
cXtensibility OF the elements of the
valves, which produces the mechanical
, effect due to it at the precise moment
when the suturcs, the lines of least re-
slstancc, are opened by the progress of
desiccation.'
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-11
IN HOT PURSUIT.
Sheriff's Posse on The Trail of
Train Robbers.

Birmingham, March TO-. Sheriff
. Bricn and posse who left here ut II.
m. To pursue robbers who held up Louis.
willie ana Nashville train No. 1. near
Calcra last night, are close after the gang
in the woods of Shelby county and news
of their capture is hourly expected.
Further developments show two of the
robbers carrying rifles boarded the engine
as the train pulled out of Calera and or.
dered the train stopped at the water tank
TWO miles north, where iour other men
were in waiting. All the men were
masked and armed with rifles and pistols.
The bandits attempted to cut off the
express car from the remainder Of the
train, but failed. Then they ordered the
express car door opened They threatened
to dynamite the car. and they carried
thirty sticks of dynamite in a bag. The
order was obeyed by Messenger Gordon,
and the safe was robbed
The amount taken is believed to he
about three thousand dollars. The money
packages were placed in IL bag which had
contained dynamite, the latter being left
beside the track, and the gang took to
the woods. 1t is believed their identity is
known
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-11
IN The WORLD if FINANCE
NEW YORK STOCKS.

New York, March 10.-At the opening
of the market to dav Sugar, Jersey and
Manhattan ran of ) l.2 per cent, but the
decline in these issues had little effect on
the remainder of tie list and when To-
baccO suddenly moved up from n l2 to
-, the early fractional losses were recov-
cred. sugar sold up TO ll6 is after the
announcement that the directors had de.
ciared the usual dividends Western
Union also gained 81 on the declaration
of the regular | IA per cent o,lartcrlv
and New York Central improved II full
point on the news that that company had
decided to pay the usual per cent. for
the quarter. Commission business. how
ever. WAS ut Il standstill and nothing oc
Cured 20 relieve the monotony until late
III the afternoon, when Missouri Pacific
suddenly ran of l2 per cent. and Rub.
Der preferred and common , 81
as l.2 percent. Missouri Pacific was
considerably influenced by the heavy def
cit shown by the annual report The exc
cution of II selling order in Rubber caused
holders to get out of their stock. Omaha
common declined from IS j-S to - 3 1
Notwithstanding an advance in refined
sugars, the stock lost II part of the i'm
provement previously noted and closed
only $ above last nights figure Among
the speciaities Long Island dropped 3,
while Pullman and Gas ,each advanced
per cent. Speculation closed steady in
tone. Net changes in the usually active
shares were fractional. In the industrials
Tobacco closed .ic higher on the day
Rubber dropped to Is IL and the pre-
ferred l-2 to 60 - Missouri Pacific
was also weak and lost Is. Total sales
were 9l,3l5 shares, .including 10, 200 10.
hacco, 1880 Sugar, 100 St. Paul and
$500 Manhattan.
$50 600
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-11
In 4 RELIGIOUS STEW.

Rev. Sam Jones arrived in Atlanta,
Ga, Sunday,and entered Ipon month $
religious campaign, opening his second
annual protractcd meeting at the Moody
Tabernacle before an audience of 5000
people Mr.. Jones always draws inn
nicnse crowds in Atlanta, AMI his coming
has been waited for with great interest
by his followers and admirers. For three
weeks past the city has been in the midst
OF a religious stew, presided over by Rev
DR.. Broughton, of Virginia, who has just
returned to his home, aud Mr.. Jones ar
rived upon the scene in time 10 take the
tide of upheaval mt it's Hood He an.
nounces that he has come to have n tus-
sic with Atlanta's devils aad will fight
them with fire. Since he was in Atlanta.
II year ago, there have been Il number of
incidents in the social life of the city that
will furnish him with live text for his
battle cry, and the hottest fight the noted
evangelist has ever put up is anticipated.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-11

a Chicago man who had been trolling
for muskellunge was returning across
the fields to the farmhouse where he
was stopping, when he met with IL re-
markablc adventure. He thus relates it
i'll the Chicago Times Herald: II hatln t
gone far when l heard Il savage growl
behind me, and the next minute 1 was
clambcring into the branches of IL con-
venient tree, with IL big bulldog snap
ping at my heels. As / swung myself up
out of reach | struck frantically at the
brute with my trolling spoon One of
the heavy hooks caught him fairly i'll
the nose, and i'll Il moment he began
paving and thrashing about in IL wild
endcavOr To get loose. 1t took an hour
to land him. He would run ont Il couple
OF hundred feet dive into the deep clover
and sulll and growl. Then would haul
him III, hand over hand, with a hitch
around Il convenient limb. Whenever 1
slackcncd the line, away he would go
again until [ brought him up with ii
sharp turn 1t was great sport. Talk
about fishing! Landing 20 pound
muskcllunge is tame and unintcrcsting
when compared with landing IL 3 pound
bulldog. AT the end of an hour he Law
down at the foot of the tree, and [
couldn't induce him to fight. | tied the
line tightly about II limb, jumped down
out OF his reach and ran for the nearest
fence. But there was no necessity for
hnrly-the dog staid. l told farmer s
boy met shortly aftcrward where he
could find his dog. guess he deserved
to keep my trolling outfit for recovering
it,"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-11
ELECTRIC BITTERS

Electric Bitters is a medicine suited for
any season, but perhaps more generally
needed when the languid, exhausted feel
ing prevails, when the liver is torpid and
sluggish and the need of tonic and
alternative is felt y prompt use of this
medicine has often avcrted long and per-
haps fatal bilious fevcrs. No medicine
will act more surely in countcracting
and freeing the system from malarial
poison. Headache, Indigestion, Consti-
patton, Dizziness yield to Electric Bitters.
SOC and $l.00 per bottle at Massie's phar-
macy, 100 Jefferson street, Roanoke