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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
Report of the Board of
EQUALIZATION.

To the Honorable County Court of
HardemanCounty, July term, 1897:
We the undersigned, members of
the Board of Equalization for said
county for the year 1897, submit
the following report, to-wit:
We met at the court house in Boil
ivar, on the second Monday in June,
1897, and remained in session three
days, adjourning to the 28th of
June, 1897, for the purpose of hear
ing complaints of persons whose
property had been raised. We re-
convened on the last mentioned
date. Our work was limited to the
value of personal property. The
same was raised about $50, 900. Our
duties have been laborious, and an
examination of the assessmer
books will show how well we have
performed them.
This June %, 1897.
w. T. F. THoMPsoE, Chm.
J. w. JONES, Sec't'y.
q. w. BLACK.
GEO. w. BREEDEN.
]. w. ELLIOTT.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
Sold at Church.

GA man would hardly imagine
that negroes used to crowd around
the front of that elegant church and
sell watermelons on Sunday" said
H. T. Powell, the well-known bank
err, yesterday. He referred to Null
berry Street Methodist Church, one
of the finest church buildings in
Macon. "But it's a fact" contin-
ued Mr.. Powell. 81 am not an old
man land everybody in the crowd
looked with admiration at his tall,
erect fgure), but I can remember
those scenes as well as if they were
yesterday.
"It was before the war, when all
the slave owners allowed their in
dustrious slaves an acre or SO of
land on which to raise watermelons
or anything they chose. The ne
groes were given every Saturday
afternoon to tend their patches, and
on Sundays were allowed to hitch
mule to a wagon and take their
melons and other produce around to
churches, camp meetings, or else
where and sell them. 1t was a very
common thing to see man stop at
a negroes watermelon pile and select
a melon, pay for it and put it in his
buggy and drive on home after
church; and, indeed, children fire.
quently dubbed in and bought mel
ons from the slaves and ate them
during the time between Sunday
school and preaching"
In those days masters took great
interest in the industry and enter
prise of their slaves. and did every
thing they could to encourage them.
ever thought of Directing
to or interfering with negroes in
their Sunday trafic.-Macon ga
Telegraph.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
LOCAL NEWS.

-Calahan's Gallery will be closed
next week.
-Mesdames /. and J. Kahn have
returned from Louisville.
MIR. and Mrs. z. F. Walden,
of Burlington, Mo-, are visiting
Mrs. w. T. Pulliam, of Hickory
Valley.
We are compelled to omit an in
teresting communication from Shady
Grove. 1t will appear in next
weeks issue.
Miss Annie Lee Boyd visited
her mother, Mrs. Mask, this week.
She left yesterday morning for
Pickens, Miss.
The receipts from the ice cream
supper given Wednesday evening
by the ladies of the Baptist Church
amounted to $35.
The ladies of the guild will
serve ice cream in the Coates Block
on the first and third Thursdays in
July and August. Doors open at
5 pm.
Mrs. w. T. Pulliam and little
daughters, Willie and Blake and Mr..
and Mrs. E. F. Walden, of Bufing-
ton, Mo-, were in town this week
and paid the BULLETIN Office pleas
ant visit.
"A happy meeting occurred here
Monday between MIR. John Houston,
of Luling, Texas, and Mr.. J. w.
Tate. In 1858, when young men,
sowing their rolled oats, for six
months they together roamed the
plains of Mexico; they together
planned and specialized upon glo-
rious, prosperous future; they
sopped their slap-jacks in the same
bacon grease; together they shared
hardships and dangers from wild
Indians and other varments; and as
they lay on the ground, gazing into
the starry vaults of heaven, think
ing perhaps of some sweet, girlish
face back in the states, together
they listened to the wierd and un-
earthly music of the cowardly coy
otes as they circled their camp at
night, watching for an opportunity
to deplete their commissary depart
ment. And now, after a lapse of
nearly 40 years, they meet to compare
notes. The meeting, however, was
accidental, Mr.. Houston, while at
tending the reunion at Nashville,
having learned of the whereabouts
of the partner of his youthful
ramblings. These gentlemen have
both made a success in life, Mr..
Houston being a prominent far
mer of Texas, while Mr.. Tate, as is
we'll known to our readers, is one of
our leading and most enterprising
business men.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
District No. II.

EDITORS BULLETIN-Recent rains
in this neighborhood have been very
beneficial to crops. Some of our
farmers have "laid by corn"
Rev. Thos. Foote preached an
able sermon at Chestnut Bluff re-
Gently to a good audience. He
made a favorable impression and
was invited to preach again on the
third Sunday in July.
At Hebron Church, Sunday, Rev.
Nolan, Baptist, delivered an able
sermon. Appropriate recitations
were rendered by the following
young people: Misses Sallie Rid
dick, Samantha Fish, Mary Horns
by, Messrs. Lem Crawford, Pitser
Bishop, Willie Fish.
The families of Mr.. Andrew Cal
ahan and Mr.. John Anderson visited
Mrs. Evie Scott Sunday.
Mr.. Lonnie Scott visited his ia
theirs family this week.
Bicycle riding has taken the place
of baseball here.
Mr.. Richard Jacobs, who had
the misfortune to lose his res
idence and contents by fire a few
days ago, desires TO return thanks
to those friends who so literally.
contributed to his assistance.
Our officials should be more vigi-
liant in preserving the peace and
quietude of the community, espec-
tally on Sunday while the ladies
are returning from church.
Many hogs are dying in this COM
munity from some unknown dis
ease. No remedy, so far, has been
that will check it.
A party of young people had
quite stampede at Mr.. Ben Dun
cans last Sabbath. While in the
peach orchard bee gum was acct
1entally overturned, and one young
man was so badly stung that he
could not see for a couple of days.
June goth. 5. 2. ID.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02

The true condition of the state
treasury has at last been made pub
lie. The funding board, composed
of the governor, the secretary of
state and the comptroller, was COM
PEELED recently to borrow from New
York money lenders the sum of
$3.50, 1000, at four per cent, to meet
the July interest on the state debt.
The comptroller, James A. Harris,
protested, claiming that the states
revenues would be amply sufficient
to pay all outstanding indebted
ness. If Tennessee is in the health
full financial condition that Mr.. Har.
ris would have us believe, why is it
that warrants issued by the comp
troller on the treasurer are refused
payment? Why is that the state
is between SO, 900 and $50, 900 be-
hind with one of its charitable In
situations, the officials of which are
compelled to borrow money from
private sources and pay interest for
the use of same, which is charged
up to and will have to be met by
the tax payers? The above are
facts that can be substantiated if
necessary. What is Harris motive
in attempting to deceive the public?
Harris won't do. And to be plain
about the matter, the other men,
bers of the funding board, the gov
ernor and the secretary of state,
have been acting peculiarly lately.
They have refused to give out in
formation in regard to the states
finances. 1t seems that the willy
"Chimmie" is weaving his web
around their heads. Fine kettle of
fish this.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
Penitentiary Commission.

NASHVILLE, June est is thought
Gov. Taylor will in the next day or
two appoint the penitentiary COM
missioners. 1t looks here as if Rob-
ert Burrows of Washington county
will be named for East Tennessee,
and DIR. William Morrow for Middle
Tennessee. The applicants from
West Tennessee are John III. Trice,
ex-Secretary of State Charles A.
Miller of Hardeman, and Dorsey O.
Thomas, the present incumbent, of
Haywood.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
The Private Soldier.

Gen. j, B. Gordon, commander
in-chief of the United Confederate
Veterans, in surrendering his COM
mission at Nashville last week,
paid the following tribute to the
private soldier:
"Mr. President and Comrades:
Permit me with few words to return
the commission with which you have
honored me for eight years, and by
unanimous vote. Within the next
few hours you will elect my sue
cessor. When this duty is perform
ed by you | shall gladly take my
place by those untitled heroes who
so grandly bore the battles brunt
in the stern work of war. Such
step voluntarily taken ought not
to be considered a strange condos
cention by any man. To me it is
a privilege. 1t was as a private
that l enlisted as a soldier on the
first indication of approaching war.
1t is true that the partiality of my
comrades, which has followed me
from that hour to this, did not per-
nit me to serve in that honorable
and self-sacrifcing position. But,
Mr.. President, through all the vi
cissitudes of war, amidst its lights
and its shadows, its glories and it's
gloom, l never lost sight of for
one hour my obligations to the
private soldiers. From first to last,
in all those years of alternate vic
tory and defeat, of hope and despair,
my heart was ever paying its spon-
taneous tributes to the -matchless
tortitude of that intrepid band, who,
shoeless, half clad and hungry,
marched on foot, suffered on picket
and bravely defed the battles car
mage from the beginning to the end
of that struggle without one muir
muir of discomfort. Sir, if | had
the power | would erect to the pri-
vate soldier the most splendid mem
orial that gratitude could suggest, ge-
MUS plan or money build; but l am
too poor for that. Orif l possessed
the needed gift of speech l would
leave upon record tribute worthy
of them, and such as my own con-
viction and emotions prompt; but
my words are too feeble for that.
There is one thing however, which
l can do. can lay at their feet
the commission which they won for
me in war and the honors with
which they have crowned my life
in peace. can promptly, as l shall
proudly, take my place in their now
thin and rapidly dissolving ranks %
By reclamation, the gallant
Georgian was elected to succeed
himself.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02

Mr.. w. a. RUSSELL is filling the
position of Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction with great credit.
Since his election he has placed
himself in touch with every teach
er in the county and has infused
into them new zeal in regard
to educational matters. Mr.. Rus
sell has spent much time and money
in accomplishing this work, in fact
he informs us that up to date he
has spent more than his salary
mounts to. An increase by the
county court of the superintendent
salary would be money well spent.
Honest, faithful, competent officials
should be properly remunerated.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02

EX-GOvERNOR Horace Boise, of
Iowa, an erstwhile democratic pres
idential aspirant, says: "FOr one
l do not believe it possible to sue
coed upon a platform that demands
unqualified free coinage of silver at
the ratio of 16 to l with gold. We
have fought that battle and it is
lost. We can never fight it over
under circumstances more favorable
to ourselves. If we hope to succeed
we must abandon this extreme de-
mand."
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
Governor" said the young DR. of

Governor" said the young prof
ligate, EDO you think l would be
warranted in getting married on a
salary of fifteen dollars a week?"
"What do you mean by that?"
growled the old man. "You never
earned a dollar in your life" CT
know" drawled the young man;
"but 1 know a girl who has a good
job as a type writer, Chicago
Times-Herald.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
NOTICE..

Hon. ]. III. Malone will address
the citizens of Hardeman county at
the courthouse in Bolivar, on Mon
day, July 5th, 1897, on the ques-
ton of calling constitutional con-
vention. Everybody invited.
By order of Hardeman County
Constitutional League.
]. D. WOODS, Ch'm'n.
]. E. MASK, Sec'y.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
TuERE are a few advocates of

THERE are few advocates of a
constitutional convention over in
this neck of the woods. They con-
tend that the judiciary system
should be revised, that there are
too many county offices and that the
county court should be practically
abolished. So far as we have been
able to learn, the above are the
principal objections to the present
constitution. If these are the only
complaints, why the necessity of
an expensive convention? The leg
islature can easily remedy these
defects, if defects they be, by
amendment, submitted to the peo-
pie. The truth about the matter is
there seems to be ga cat in the
meal tub" somewhere. Let we'll
enough alone. Vote against the
holding of constitutional conven-
ton.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
HARDEMAN TEACHERS.

The Hardeman Teachers Insti-
tute convened in the courthouse at
Bolivar Monday morning, with 81
teachers present. The exercises,
which were daily opened with
prayer and singing, consisted of
lectures and drills by the faculty.
Quite a crowd of visitors attended
the Institute and enjoyed the pro-
ceedIngs. The teachers followed
the work closely and manifested I'M
usual interest, The regular Insti-
tute closed Thursday evening. The
examinations will take place to-day
and tomorrow.
The faculty was composed of:
w. A. RUSSELL = Elementary
Principles of Agriculture, School
Law, Tennessee History, Civil Gov
eminent.
w. L. RoBINsoN-Physics, Phys
iology, United States History,
Geography.
C. P. JESTER (of Henderson,
Geology.
G. w. CHRIsT1AN-Geometry,
Arithmetic, Algebra, Rhetoric, En-
glish Grammar.
Miss FANNIE STUART--Primary
Work.
The following teachers were
present:
Misses
Katie Porter, Grand Junction.
George LOckman, Bethel Springs.
Lulu Mcdonald, Middleton.
Fannie Norment, Whitevllle.
Fannie E. Barham, TOone.
Mary f. Robinson, TOOne.
Yelmer Kinney, Cedar Chapel.
Annie Potts, Buntyn.
Allie Luttren, Middleton.
May Lane, Salisbury.
Rosa Lane, salisbury.
Tennis Powell, Middleton.
Lizzie Saulss salisbury.
Emma Davenport, salisbury.
Ida TOOne. TOOne.
NJ. L. Black. TOone.
Marie Franklin, Bolivar.
Ella Ferguson, Hickory Valley,
Carrie McKinnie, WhitevilIe.
Lottie Prewett, Whiteville.
Mary Robinson, ToOne.
Ella Burgess, Hollywood.
EIma Mitchell, Walnut, Miss.
Mary Perkins, Middleton.
Mae Wellons, Bolivar.
MEssRs-
Z. t. Baird, salisbury.
John Bishop, Middleton.
John F. Stumph, Evansville.
w. s, OyertOn, TOOne,
J. w. Dickens Bolivar.
J. n. Quinn, Walnut, Miss.
F. D. Ayers, Opha.
J. D. Sauls. salisbury.
+. L. Afford, Middleton.
II. n. Harris, Middleton.
w. W. Hamilton, Mckenzie
J. w. Sweeton, league.
]. A. Hudson, Middleton.
AlphOnzO Black, TOOne.
c. P. Jester, Henderson.
1. n. Roland, POcahOntas.
J. L. Strout, Hollywood.
", L. LOckman, Evansville.
J. B. Reed, Mckenzie.
W. L, Burgess, Middleton.
II. r. Tutrell, Hickory Valley,
A. J. Brown, Mi ddleton.
G. B. Porter, Hollywood,
D. E. Bishop, Middleton.
A. w. Jacobs, Salisbury.
W. T. Milstead. Walnut. Miss.
II. NJ. Nilstead, Evansville.
7. IL. Scott, Middleton.
W. G. Hudson, Middleton.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02

Two prominent Tennessee poll
ticians, Eth B. Wade, of Murfrees-
boro, and James III. Bible, of Chat
tanooga, have died during the past
week. Their familiar faces will be
missed in the councils of democra-
cy. They were big hearted, genial
gentlemen and their deaths are re-
GREETED by thousands of friends.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
Salesman Wanted.

We want an honest, pushing,
active salesman to sell improved
Singer Sewing Machines and collect
on accounts in Hardeman county.
No experience is required. Appii
cants must, however, furnish their
own horse and harness; we furnish
the wagon and machines. A $500
honesty bond is required.
Address The SINGER MFG. Co.
Memphis, Tenn.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
PHUNNY PHLINGS.

When a girl is sixteen she thinks
most about mans hair and eyes;
when she's twenty she thinks most
about his clothes; when she's thirty
she thinks most about his bank &C.
count. New York Press,
"What's a fishing-rod?" otis a
handsome jointed arrangement your
father holds out over the water"
''What's a fshing-pole?" ''It's a
long wooden stick your Uncle Bill
catches fish with. Chicago Rec
ord.
Some husbands treat their horse
much more feelingly than they do
their wives and some wives treat
their pug-dogs much better than
they do their husbands. So, taking
it up one side and down the other,
it's about a Middletown
Conglomerate.
81 wonder" said Mr.. Bluebow
in a meditative way, "where the col
onel got his title ?"s'Probably," said
Aristophanes, who is not fond of
the colonel, ''in the army of the
Washington Capt.
toll.
A little girl lunched with another
little girl the other day. "Now,
Mary, "she said as she babe goodbye
''You must come and lunch with me
some time. You see l believe in
good for evil. New Y ork
Evening Sun.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
Polk Place Sold.

NASHVILLE, June 26.-To-day by
decree of the Chancery Court Polk
Place, in the center of the city, the
home of President James X. Polk,
was sold for distribution among the
heirs and brought only $500 1t
is not probable the sale will be con-
frmed, but that the property will
be again offered at public auction.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
ICE CREAM!

Throughout the summer months,
Ice Cream will be served daily at
my Restaurant from II o'clock, a.
M, until pm. Families furnish.
ed. Cream delivered in any part of
city. Orders promptly filled.
MARY MILLER
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
For Rent.

My residence in Bolivar,
located near public square.
Good garden. Place in good
condition. Terms reasonable.
Mrs. SALLIE NoRMENT.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
% he is.:ss. d E.,.Gnss Comfy

l have a full supply OF
School Books, Tablets, Writ
ing Paper, etc., such as you
will need for the coming In
stitute. w. J. Cox.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02

IT would be well enough for
some of those who are advocating q
new constitution to read the old
one
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
TELEPHONE RATES.

Charges for transmitting messages
over the Bolivar and Toone and
Bolivar and Whiteville lines are as
follows:
From Bolivar to Whiteville. -. zoe
From Toone to Whiteville. .. csc
From Toone to Bolivar. zoe
From Toone to Hospital. $500. zoe
From Whiteyille to Hospital. l5c
A. J. KELLAR, Proprietor.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
Frank Krause.
MERCHANT TAILOR,
COATES BUILDING, BOLIVAR, Tenn,

Pants made to order from $500
up. Suits from $22.OO up. Clean
ing and repairing done on short
notice. Satisfaction guaranteed.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02

THE railroad commissioners are
drawing their salaries.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
]. B. F0OTE,
DEALER IN
WINES, WHISTLES, CIGARS, TOBACCO, Etc
Whitevi11e. Tenn.

| sell the following celebrated
brands of Whistles, noted for their
purity: 81. w. Harper" ECLIPSE"
and Clarified. Public patronage
respectfully solicited and satisfac-
ton guaranteed. apr23-3m.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
ILLINOIS CENTRAL r. r.
Offers its patrons for the
4Gh JULY

low rates of fare from BOLIVAR to
all stations on its line within 200
miles. Tickets on sale July End,
3rd and 4th (also on the 9Th to such
stations as may be reached on this
date, good to return until July 18th,
inclusive. For specific rates, Tick
cts, etc., call on your Local l. c..
r. r. ticket agent. I
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02
PLANTERS NUBIAN TEA

for your Dyspeptic Stomach, and diseased Liv-
err. This preparation is purely vegetable, don't
grippe, and is pleasant to the taste. Relief at
given, and cures effected in of Sour Stomach,
Dyspepsia, Chronic Constipation, Biliousness, Pal
pitation of the Heart Kidney affections, and Liver
diseases. Makes the Complexion Clear,
and Removes Pimples. simple and power
full household medicine, especially suited to dis
eases peculiar to women. 25cts. package,
five packages for 81. Sample package for 10 cents.
-FOr sale by
W. T. COX, BOli0ar, Tenn.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-07-02

I will, from this date, have good fresh
LIGHT BREAD and HOT ROLLS every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at GAS
a. m. ICE CREAM WILL BE SERVED on
the evenings Of the above days.
Your orders and patronage respectfully solicited.
E. J. CLARK.
Bolivar Tenn, July LIST, 1897.
Smyrna times., 1897-03-03
DEPARTMENT STORES.
The Prominent Part That Profuse Adver-
tising Plays In Their Success.

The Prominent Part That PrOfuse Adver-
tising Plays In Their Success.
Aside from departures in policy and
innovations on large scale, the original
ity of the department store is largely
supplied by two departments, to some
extent correlated. These are the adver-
tising department and the window
dressing department. One is the litera-
ture of the great store, the other its art.
The shop windows are a great stimulus
for the department whose goods are dis
played in them. A good showing will
often wonderfully increase the sale of
the stock as we'll as attract customers to
the store who are new to it. Frequently
the head advertising man is the general
manager of the store. Whether this is
the case or not, he is a general supervis-
or of the establishment, with complete
knowledge of its ever changing detail.
Every day he holds consultations with
heads of departments to find out what
particular lines of articles they want
doomed, and about those articles he
writes alluring statements for the shop
ping public to read, sometimes arrang-
ing for illustrations with them.
The amount of money spent for adver-
tising is appalling when looked upon as
an expense. One great store in Philadel-
phia spends ON an average 81, 900 every
day in the year, and good many spend
$500 day, The advertising receives
probably more of the personal attention
of the head of the house than any other
department. The head of the firm which
expends the great sum just mentioned
personally suggests and frequently
writes the leading lines in the daily an
nouncement. The proprietor of a great
store in Brooklyn does this invariably
and thinks the time we'll spent which
the work daily requires. The mail de-
partment tends to enlarge this expendi-
ture, as the store reaches out to the ut
most parts of the country, and the fu-
ture will no doubt see an even greater
development in the effort to secure mail
customers in the small towns and III
country places. Samuel Hopkins Ad-
ans in Scribner's.
Smyrna times., 1897-03-03
ELECTRIC Railroad Statistics.

Electric railways in Europe formed
the subject of some interesting statistics
recently embodied i'll report sent to
the United States government by Vice
Consul j. f. Monaghan, at Chemnitz,
Germany. According to these, the num-
ber Of such railways was increased
during the year 1895 from 20 to Ill,
while the total length was raised from
about 435 to $50 miles, the number of
cars from 1896 to ], TAI, and the horse
power from little over $4,000 to lit
tie over $4,000. OF all the European
countries, Germany, according to Mr..
Monaghan's figures, stood at the head
with about $50 miles to her credit, and
an equipment of 657 cars and 7.194
horsepower. The other countries fol-
lowed in the order given below: