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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-09

In certain church on the following
morning, Rev. John Allingham Taylor
preached, to the great edification of his
audience and himself. 1t was Il char
ity sermon, and it is popularity sup
posed to have been the finest thing
which that congregation had sat out
for some time.
But JEFF, who occasionally attended
that assembly, rose in the middle OF
the discourse and went out with 4
heart full of bitterness. Those studied
periods did not edify him. He remem-
bered a finer sermon-and its text was
mans life. 1t was that Of the priest
who had preached without due author
ity.-Belgravia.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-09

Jeff. coming in late that night to tell
him of his success, found him there
kneeling beneath the nail where the
cruciiiX had hung. He did not answer
when the little doctor called to him.
and a lighted match revealed the fact
that he had slipped from n world
which had rejected him as man Of
no account. The bare room told 81
lent story that brought tears into Jeff's
eyes.
And in the dead preachers hand was
4 piece of crumpled paper. upon which
was written John Allingham Taylor
and 4 date-that was all.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-12-09

room. The darkness was whirling
round him now and he fell on his
knees beside the bed.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
All the Same In Texas,

The railroad men and the drummers
in Texas told me that there was three
places of kind out Hampstead,
Hearne and h-ll. I went to Hemp
stead and stopped at Hearne. To my
notions they are both good towns, with
plenty of good people Twin there. But
the railroad men and the drummers
helt to it that as between the three
places it was six with one and half a
dozen with the other two.
One night l took the railroad train
at Houston and started up the country.
A young man likewise also got on board,
which from general appointments had
climbed up around various and suhdry
drinks. Anybody could tell that he
would need a jug before he could take
any more. When the train pulled out
the young man was fast asleep. The
conductor come around presently and
tried to wake him up, but it was all
vanity and veXation. By-and-by, when
the train had run some 40 or so miles,
the young man responded slightly to
the shakin and woke up in a measure.
''Give me your ticket" says the con-
ductor.
"Ain't got no ticket" says the young
man.
well, where do you suppose you are
going?" says the conductor
"Goin to Ill.," says the young man,
only he spoke out in full.
THAT is perfectly all right" says the
conductor. eve have done passed
Hampstead, but / will put you off at
Hearne" RUFUS SANDERS.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
THIS AND r-A r.

A public benefactor has appeared In
Kansas City. He Is Bertrand C. Halde.
man, who invented cane with an In
cafidescent light in it that is iilur1.
mated by pressing button.
The government intends that you
shall soon be able to put two cents In
the slot and draw q postage stamp
from an innoccnt-loolSing little estab-
lishment clinging to pillars and doors
ways.
To bore a hole halfway through the
sole of a shoe is said to re1iess its
squeaking. The reason assigned for
the cure is that the air between the lay.
ers Of leather is released by the boring.
The horror social" Is function at
which every one is expected to bring
that which they have the most horror
IF. at Topeka some of the ladies took
men, others mice, castor oil, spiders,
yrammars, etc.
One OF an order OF rat-traps which Q
Christian county (Ky.) farmer ordered
from q neighboring city, reached him
with half a dozen rats in 1t, which 1t
vas supposed had been caught at some
station.
A quart of oysters contains, on the
average, about the same quantity Of
active nutritive substance as quart of
milk, or pound of very lean beef, or
pound and a half of fresh Goldfish, or
!wo-thirds Of a pound of bread.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

No such mountain really exists as is
described in the Arabian Nights story,
where all ships within reach of its in
fiuence are drawn irresistibly toward
it and the nails extracted by its mag
netic power. Still, there is some foun-
dation for the fairy tale. In the Bal
tic sea there is an island belonging to
Denmark, called Bornholm. 1t consists
almost entirely of magnetic. 1t is
much dreaded by navigators because it
renders steering ship by means of
needle impossible. This influence is felt
miles away, and as soon as the island is
sighted all mariners on the Baltic turn
10 lighthouses and other well-known
helps to direct their course. Between
BornhoIm and the mainland there is a
constantly submerged and very danger
Gus bank of rock, on which many YES
sells have been wrecked. This ore bank
is so magnetic that if a magnetic needle
is freely suspended in boat passing
over If, and undisturbed, it will remain
in perfectly perpendicular line.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
ARMIES or GREECE AND TURKEY

The Turkish artillery forces con-
Eist of 612 guns of all sizes.
The total war footing of the Turkish
army is o22,12 officers, men, guns and
horses.
The total war footing of the Greek
army is 212,63o officers and men.
There are 3,4o0 officers of all ranks
in the Greek army.
The number of officers in the Turkish
army Is 9,512.
Greece has a better, though much
smaller navy than Turkey. Her total
number of war vessels, including the
torpedo boats, is 10, while the total
number of war vessels of the Turkish
navy Is 1875. The Turkish navy is poor
" manned.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
Keeping on Safe Grounds.

On that same Texas trip / went to see
Buck Ridgeway and his folks down in
the Hood county-which they use to
live in the old Panther Creek settlement
ard went west ten or fifteen years ago.
One day me and Buck we went to
town, and, as 1 said before, the native
air was hot with the wet or dry ques-
ton. The election was comm off in
about two weeks, and the people had
got worked up by this time to that
pass where they would bet and cuss
and fight about it.
Now in the main time Buck Ridge
way is one of the most peacefullest
men have ever saw, and up to that day
he never had showed his hand in the
fight to any serious extent. He was
raley on the wet side, but he didn't give
out his opinions with a dinner horn
and from the houseops, as It were. You
see, Buck had already fit plum through
one war and got his horse killed at
Seven Pines, and henceforwards after
that he was for peace on earth and good
will TO the whole entire created human
race.
it was funny to me the way Buck
would slide over the great question of
the day and make it around safe to the
home base every time. In town that
day long, tall, red-headed man walked
up to me and Buck and shook his fist in
Bucks face.
''Wet or dry-which ?" says the long,
tall man.
That is the mainest question" says
Buck. "But now, stranger, dadblame
It, you say first"
Naturally, of course, when the stran-
ger said, and then Buck he said, it come
to pass that both of them had said the
same thing. And the white flag Of peace
still waved 10 triumph over the broad
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
Woke Up the Wrong Man.

You could look at the gentleman from
Texas with one eye shet and see that he
was most unconstitutionally and serene
ly drunk. His eyes looked like new
money, and every side of the car was
his. He was steppin as high and awk-
ward as a blind steer calf in tall oats,
and sweatin like a free niger on cleo
ton day. He called the colored indi-
vidual which seemed to be managin the
passengers and the train and every
thing in sight, and went on to say:
"Ain't you the porter of this carp"
Oats me to dead immortal GER
tainty, boss" says the porter.
well, you will please take due and
proper notice that am on my way to
Ardmore and as drunk as seven fools
in one bunch" says the gentleman from
Texas.
81 reserve the general calamity of
the surroundins, boss" says the porter,
and with that he bowed several so lows
and couple of duets for the pleasure
of the passengers.
PUT me off at Ardmore," the Texas
man went on. 81 am tired now and
sleepy too. Put me off at Ardmore.
by that time l will be dreamin about
the election and sleepin the sleep of
the just. But put me off at Ardmore.
l maybe mought not want to git off,
but that don't make a continental durn
bit of difference. You put me off at
Ardmore. Here is one dollar in clean,
cold cash.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
Why Mccormick Changed from the
Left to the Right Hand Binder.

one age become the necessities of the next;
but no ordinarily sane man will contend
that the necessities of one age should be-
come the inconvenience of the next. When
binding was done by hand the left hand cut
harvester was a necessity. The grain fell on
livered into the receiver with its heads
towards the rear of the machine. The men
stood in the receiver facing the grain. With
the left hand machine the heads of the
grain are at the left hand of the man doing
the binding, so in taking out the bundle
turned to the front table or to the back
table he kept his position toward the
bundle itself-that is, with the heads toward
his left hand; hence, in making the tuck h.
showed the ends under the band toward tn
grasping into the heads, as shown in the
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
ITEMS OF SCIENCE

Ono Inch Of rain falling upcm one
sqYa-e mile Is equivalent to 1880, 900
gallons of water.
Astronomers say that !, 900, 900 shoot
Ing stars" fall into the sun for every one
that comes into our atmosphere.
Moths may DO kept from furs and
woolens, United States Entomologist
L. o. Howard concludes, by cold storage
during the summer at 40 to AZ degrees I.
Insects are for their size the strong
est members of the animal creation.
Many beetles can lift weight equal to
more than 500 times the weight Of
their own bodies
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
Success and It's Cause.

The phenomenal popularity of the guns
and ammunition made by the Winchester
Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, Ct, ia
not surprising when the great pains and
care taken by this celebrated house to put
nothing but perfect goods on the market is
considered. Every gun they make is test
ed for strength, action and accuracy and
unless it comes up to the high Winchester
standard it never leaves the factory. Win
chester ammunition is made with equal
care, every different cartridge or load be-
ing tested before it is loaded for market.
Winchester guns and ammunition are unsur-
passed as results show. Their l36 page IL.
lustrated catalogue free upon request.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
rs the last silver dollar
Left shinin alone;
All HtT sIALten cOmpdnlOHs
Are sQuandered and gone.

Are squandered and gone
Remember what l say, and put me
off at Ardmore, for if you don't there
will be a third-class funeral some
where's along the line of this railroad
before the sun goes down behind the
western hills tomorrow"
with the greatest OF incongruity
will put you off at Ardmore, boss, If
it brings on another war and breaks
up the plans of salvation" says the por-
ter, as that last silver dollar" ratified
down into his flank pocket.
And then, in less time than three min
utes, the gentleman from Texas and
everybody on the car but the con-
ductor and porter had went sound to
sleep. Twenty-six miles beyond Ard
more everybody woke up all of sud-
dint like. The gentleman from Texas
had caught the porter and was now
maxim the native night air hot in great
streaks and patches and blue in spots
Us big as horse blanket.
Internal slou-footed, boX-ankled.
tangly-haired, black rascal!-didn't i
tell you to put me off at Ardmore?"
blessed Moses and de angels! Is
dat you, boss? says the porter, ana MS
eyes bulged out as big as two saucers.
Fore God, boss-didn't 1 put you off at
Ardmore? Maybe l must of woke up
de wrong man, but found him in de
next car, and bless de heavens if didn't
think it was you. He was sleep, and he
was superbly drunk. He was from Tex
as, and he wanted to bet on de cleo
ton. He bucked and he kicked, and he
pitched and cussed and fit till it was
plum scandalatious, but l put him off
at Ardmore, like / was told. Look at
my clothes, boss-tore into baby buds
and doll rags-and my face so bad
scratched and bunged up till they won't
know my wife's husband from any COM
mon niger in town when l git home.
Ise mighty sad and sorry, boss, and 1
will give you back your dollar with my
double-breasted compliments. But If
l didn't put white man off at Ardmore
creation has jumped cog and the mig
ger never was set free"
At the next station the gentleman
from Texas changed cars to return back
to Ardmore, whilst the porter proceed
ed to manage the train to the best OF his
ability.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
An TntereSffnT Item.

Bv reason of its mileage and location, the
Texas & Pacific Railway is the most lmpor~
tant of all railway lines in Texas. II trav.
erses the Lone Star State from East 20
Wegt. through the most progressive towns,
great forests Of pine, and the broad prairies
and well-Iept farms, affording the most
beautiful scenery all along the line; No
other line affords such opportunities for the
home seeker or investor to see and ENJOY
Texas. Cheap lands for all. Low rate a0m me-
Seekers Excursion Tickets on sale at al
10Th March End and 10th, April 9th and
goth, May 4th and 18th.
For a handsomely illustrated book fully
describing the wonderful State of Texas,
conceded to be the fines. publication. issued
in recent years, send eight cents postage 70
CASTOR Mesiier, Gent Pass'r & Tiki. Agt',
Dallas Tex
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
a Sad AFFAIR.

Jay Green-That black spot over
there on the side of the slope is where
young Arson Dubby, who was crossed
in love, committed suicide by settin' fire
to the haystack into which he had bur
rowed.
City Cousin-My goodness! That
was awful!
Jay Green-Yep; specially as they
only saved part Of the hay,-N, ).
World.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

cious you could hit it with a stick or
rake it up with splinter-in them
days it come to pass that 1 was on the
railroad train one night goin up acrost
the Red river and into the Indian terri
Tory. When the train slowed up at the
last station on the Texas side of the
river a strapping big fellow got on
board.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
n..fuesa Cannot ne Cared

- local applications, as they cannot reach
he diseased portion of the est. There 10
only one way to cure deafness, arid that 10
he constitutional remedies. Deafness 10
caused by an infamed condition of the nm.
eo,is lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets infamed you have rpmo; y 9
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
ftnlpss the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition. hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condition
of the fffsteeus surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
+. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Halls Family pills are the best.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

election was on
hand and they had
the pot bilin high
and hot - when
every man had to
pick his flag and
line up with one
side or the other
when political ex-
citementwas so ire
mendius thick and
heavy till by Pra-
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

rocked on the Crest of the Waves,
The landsman, tourist or commercial trav.
eler, speedily begins, awd not only begins,
but continues, to feel the extreme of hu
man misery during the transit across the
tempestuous Atlantic. But if, with wise
prescience, he has provided himself with q
supply of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, his
pangs are promptly mitigated, and then
cease ere the good ship again drops her
anchor. This is worth Knowing, and thou
sands of our yachtsmen, summer voyagers,
tourists and business men do know it.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
H5ines, Hhiskies, ST.
gars, Tnhaoon, Etc,
Bolivar, Tenn.
MY STOCK COMPRISES:

MY STOCK COMPRISES
Native and Imported Wines from
the best Vineyards.
Old, mellow Whistles 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,
@. NJ. WARREN.
Bolivar, Tenn
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of Or. .Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle d
treatise. d.. Kline, 933 Arch st., Phila., Pa.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

"While Miss Fitz was away, George took
her parrot" Anything happen?" Il
don't know; she keeps the parrot down cell
lar now, and the engagement is off."-Life.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

Overwork is a thief of time.-Ram's Horn
The trouble with worthless people is
that they are the ones who worry about it.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

and fertile bosom of the land which
the Indians and the buffalo had left
them.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

Piso's Cure cured me of a Throat and
Lung trouble of three years standing.-E.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

"Is the sail the only thing that guides
ship?" asked the green passenger. NO,
said the mate; "there are rudders." - In
diananoliS journal.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

One of the most pitiable things in the
world is the mutual disappointment OF O
man and wife.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
Rocked on the Crcnt of the HXnre.

No great man ever had time to play check
ers in the middle of the day. - Atchison
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

1t is astonishing how many people there
are who say they do things for others ben.
efit.-Washington Democrat.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

Some people give so much good advice
to others, they have none left for their own
use.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

Some people spend great deal more time
being mean than it would take to be cour-
teous.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.

He-"Why are you so sad, darling? She
ri was iust thinking, dearest, tRat this IS
the last evening we can be together tall to-
morrow,"-Cohfic Cuts.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

People always want to do things, until
they find out that they can Just as yen a.
not Washington Democrat.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

The world demands that poor wife be
loved by her husband as much as good
one.-Atchison Globe.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
No-TO-Bac for FIFTY Cents,

We recently heard doctor say piece of
me IN the see eyen 5G5 Globe
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
ssStar Tobacco

As you chew tobacco for pleasure, use
Star. 1t is not only the best, but the most
lasting, and therefore the cheapest.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

For chiIls and malaria, druggists sell
Malacura Choclats. See advertisement.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07
SOME TEXAS STORIES.
The Sage of Rocky Creek Has
Been About.
Wrong Man Put on at ArdmOre-
When the Air Was Hot In
the " Wet or Dry"
Campaign.

Onct upon time out there In
Texas, when the famous wet or dry
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

illustration, and the tuck should therefore
be toward the heads, so that it will not pull
out
The hand binding harvester with men to
do the binding is out of date, and so is the
left hand machine, which has been super
seeded by the Mccormick Right Hand Open
Elevator, the success of which makes it seem
highlX probable that there will be no pro.
gressive manufacturer building left hand
machines in three years.
The application of roller bearings to grain
cutting machinery was made by j. G. Perry
in 1869, and his patent, No. 1854, for an
improved reaper, showed and described
various ways of using roller and ball bear
ings i'll harvesters. In view of these facts
it is somewhat amusing to read the claims
of certain reaper maker of the present
day, who says he was the first to introduce
roller bearings in harvesting machinery. AS
a matter of fact this manufacturer is com
paratively a beginner in the art of reaper
building and has originated nothing.
Unquestionably the most practical and sat
isfactory application of roller bearings to
binders and mowers has been made by the
Mccormick Harvesting Machine Company.
The Particular form used by them was patent
ed in 1882 and is now to be found In all Nc
Cormick machines. The especially valuable
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

Just try l0c box of Cascarets candy ca
thartic, finest liver and bowel regulator made.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

Over 400, 0O0c cured. Why not let No-To- Bac
regulate or remove your desire tor tobaccof
Saves money, makes health and manhood
Cure guaranteed, SOC and 81 90, all druggists
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe, lOc.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

Pleasant, Wholesome, Speedy, for cough7
is Hsle's Honey of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

Charity robs herself when she frowns
while bestowing gift.-Ram's Horn.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

A man is a fool for betting the opposite
way from which he votes.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

Don't tell your friend of the silly things
you hear: he hears enough for himself
Atchison Globe
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

Considering the life you lead, cannot say
that l am surprised. indianapolis Jour
nal
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

1t IS not the women who Iook ct the most
dEy goe9a. whc buy the most.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

When bilious or costive eat a Cascaret,
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. l0c, 25c.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

Dear mel" exclaimed the fond father,
anxiously. Whatever can be the matter
with the baby? 1t isn't crying!"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-07

When a man gets so mean that his wife
won't live with him, he says marriage is a
failure.-Washington Democrat.
The chieftain. (Socorro, N.M.) 1890-1901, 1897-03-26

Frisco, M. NJ, March az. 1897.
A party of four or FIVE rustlers
or holdups passed through this
country, on the night OF the 18th
inst, stealing four horses. one
from G. B. Hudson, one from
Bonifacio Bustamante, and two
from Candelario Chavez, and left
in their place four others branded
A L supposed to belong to E. A..
Clemons of Magdalena. At a
ranch 8 miles south of here in the
San Francisco Canon they drop
ped one of Chavez horses and
Bustamante's horse. aud took
others belonging to Pablo San
doval. On the night they passed
through here they tried to have
Bernabel Chavez open his store
on the pretext that they wanted