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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-03
''Hf they're Rich's
shoes they're proper"
Ten=tWo r.
Xmas
footwear.

There isn't anything you
could think of that would be
more useful. Both for ladies
and gentlemen our novelty
footwear makes splendid
gifts. We have an immense
line of felt shoes and felt slip
pcrs-as we'll as house shoes
and slippers of quilted satin
and eiderdown. If you intend
to make gifts of this kind. of
course YOU wouldn't think of
going anywhere else for them
but right here.
The husband or brother
would appreciate pair of
Turkish or bath slippers as a
gift more than anything else.
We have them in every size
and shape-the newest novel
ties to be found.
Have you ladies seen our
new line of SAB deerskin
shoes? You certainly should
for we're quite sure moth
ing quite SO superior in style
and making have been seen
in this city before. They're
made i'll button and lace
styles-from the very best Sc
lected materials-and have
that distinctive elegance
found in all of ''Rich's" foot
wear.
We've just received a line
OF mems new light tan calf
lined and enamel leather
shoes which ought to have
been here long ago. They
were made to sell at 81. go
but because of their late ar
rival YOU may have the choice
OF them for $3.4S instead. It's
d chance to make a substan-
tlal saving.
b. Rich's Sons,
High art footwear Tor the elite
Ten=tWO r Street.
PREREQUISITES essf5ssssssfs1s>a1sr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-03

trated New York: Dodd Mead & Co. Wash
ingtOn: Brentanos.
The opera lover. as we'll as the reader of
general literature. will be interested in
these well-told tales of the great musical
dramas that have withstood time and pro-
duction. 1t was a worthy endeavor to
give, in such excellent style, the areu-
ments and to reproduce the atmospheres
of these soul-stirring compositions. The
operas selected are Faust" Carmen"
Aida" The Huguenots," 'Fidelio," Don
Giovanni '"ihe Barber of Seville. MAR
tha," I'll Tovatore." Lucia of Hammer
moor" Norma" "Mignon.' 1.-The Mar
and lie Cid
PICTURES II ss FROM BON, THE LIFE OF NELSON. BY
Go. Washington: Brentano's.
While Captain Mahan has discussed the
historical and scientific features Of Lord
Nelson's career to the entire satisfaction
Of two nations, it would be unfortunate had
not Mr.. Russell, the prince of sea-story
tellers. drafted a few pages bearing upon
the picturesque and dramatic episodes IN
the life of England's greatest naval hero.
This book amply fulflls whatever eXpec-
tations might have been aroused by its
promise of publication. 1t preserves the
flavor of the sea that permeates all of this
distinguished authors works of fiction and
follows the litreal lines of biography. Hand
some Illustrations add to the interest.
STORIES FROM ITALY. By G. s. Godkin. CHI
cago: A. @. McClurg & Co. Washington:
Brentano's.
There are here contained six stories In
all. four Of them practically one. the same
characters appearing throughout under a
succession OF varying circumstances. The
collection is a curious combination of in
artistic and fascinating work. The small
talk Of the characters Is very small in
deed and the incidents detailed are In the
main 30 tnconsequential and 30 inaptly
managed that the effect on the reader is
unpleasant. But a simplicity about the
stories that springs in part from their very
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19
TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL
Nashville's White City Is Rapidly
Nearing Completion.
Work UpOn the Government Building
Now Under Way-SOme Amuse-
ment Features which Are
Already Secured.
Especial Nashville CTenn) Letter |

Especial Nashville CTennJ Letter
The Tennessee Centennial Exposition,
the White City that has sprung up in
Nashville during the past few weeks,
has now assumed an aspect that is beau
tiful beyond comparison. AS winter
relaxes its grasp and vernal beauties are
apparent, the picture presented is like
a glimpse of fairy land, a page from the
orient, as though called into being by
the magic wand of tie genii. The
stately buildings, incomparably grand
and majestic, of purest white, seem to
stand like silver caskets on a base of
emerald, and the reflection of the spires
and tapering minarets in the pretty
lakes is a most enhancing vision.
During the past week the colossal statue
of Pallas Athenae was placed in posi-
tion, and it stands, as it did in the
Athens of old, Immediately in front of
the Parthenon, and with finger point.
ing to the skies, indicates the source of
all that is great and good. This wonder
full achievement must be classed as n
Tennessee production, for the gifted lit
tie lady. Miss Aenid Yandell, whose
chisel gave it life, is daughter of the
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19
The Dead ON Trial.

Squire Noogin, justice of the peace
in and for Rocky Creek Beat-old "Ne-
cessity," as the boys are wont to call
him-had the gonebyest most strangest
case up for trial in his court one day
last week that will ever go down on the
pages of ancient history.
You never would of thought it know,
but if Squire Noogin didn't try dead
niger on the charge of totin a con-
cealed pistol and find him guilty, then
mother is widder and amt married.
And from all the general facts which
have leaked out in the case, this is the
way it come to pass.
Bright and early one mornin last week
a well-known colored citizen, of third
person, single number and African gen
der. by the name of Reed Gillian
showed up dead down at Little Wolf
Creek bridge. Old Necessity" he soon
got the news and nothin would do but
he must sail right in and call a jury
and have trial on the mortal remains
When they all got down to the bridge
and everything was ready for the trial,
Squire Noogin he searched the dead
and found a pistol and seven dollars in
the late unlamented Reed Gillam's s
pockets. The jury soon returned YER
dict to the general extent that the said
Reed Gillian had come to his death in
some way unknown to the world. And
right on the heels of that old sNeces-
sity" writ out papers of complement
and had thu dead man brung up for trial
LA court on the eharge Of totin concealed
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19
Troubles of a marriage Broker.

Samuel Jacobs, a little old man who
does whitewashing, paper hanging,
plumbing, carpet beating, and runs a
marriage bureau in the rear of his Sec
ond-hand clothing store, appeared one
day with both eyes almost closed and
badly discolored, and one arm in sling.
Il feel sorry for them,' he muttered.
when questioned concerning his in
juries.
For whom?"
For them that did it," and he shook
his head ominously. "You see, she
wanted a husband with means, and he
wanted wife with money. She prom
ised me $10O and he agreed to give me
$3.50. introduced them, and they were
married. When / called ON her for the
500 yesterday she poured hot water ON
me, and when went after him for $3.50
he knocked me down, and beat me. But
l feel sorry for them.''
why? Have you had them ar
rested?"
NO
Hired some one to give them beat
ing?"
"No."
Then why do you feel sorry for
them?"
"Well, they've only been married two
weeks. and if they hate me that bad for
bringing them together what will they
do to each other ?"--San Francisco Post.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19
Cis bradley. Dad Break.

Old man Cis Bradley died the other
day at the home of the departed one
over on Huckleberry ridge, and SO fu1
as am concerned 1 do fervently hope
he has now crossed over to that other
land of light and sunshine and flowers
But if in the run of time it was to
come my way to live right on in this
wide and wicked world for hundred
years to come, don't see how could
/ ever disremember the time when old
man Cis made a scandlous bad break
at my grandfather's house one cold and
| stormy winter night.
Up to about that time-which he was
| then pushin 60 mighty clost-old man
| Cis had been a terrible wild and way.
ward and-wicked man. He had Travelled
all the gaits and covered all the ground
-drinlIin and cussin and fightin and
| carousin and carryin on to beat six
bits. But in the summer before that
| they had big protracted meetin down
at old Cool Springs church. There was
tremendous outpourin and mighty
rattlin in the valley of dry bones for
several days, and consequentially old
man Cis had cast out about IL devils,
as it were, and come over on the right
side.
From there ON through the fall the
old man felt every inch of his ground.
But he had went to town that day
which if I remember right it was in
the Christmas, and the weather, you
understand, was cold as fugins. HUI
man nature was human then-the same
as it is now and always will be-
and old man Cis he slipped and fell.
First and last durin the day, he climbed
up around sundry and numerous
drinks, and when he started out on his
return back home he was needin of
jug before he could tote any more.
When he rid up to grandfather's
house that night he was most serenely
and feloniously drunk. But you see
grandfather had preached the very SER
mont which brought old Cis out of dark
ness into light, and then when the old
man got drunk and feelin rale sick and
mean about it he didn't have no better
sense than come bilin over to see his
preacher and fess up to the error of his
ways.
Well do I recollect that whe old man
Cis come into the house that night we
had built a roarin big fire, and the long
er he hung around the family hearth
stone the drunken he got. TIL, bless
gracious, if it didn't look like he would
go to sleep and fall over in it. Till this
very minnit I can see the sad but lovin
look on my grandfather's face as he
took in the general circumference of
the calamity and spoke up and said:
''We will now have family prayers,
brother Bradley, and then all retire to
bed
That's all right, parson," says old
man Cis as he shut one eye to keep from
seein double, ''go right on with the
prayer meetin. Facts are I ruther
think it stam good idea"
Raley now, reckon it was wrong. I
never did even sorter try to make out
like it was right. But when the family
prayers had been helt / sneaked off to
my trundle bed out in the shed room
and laughed and laughed and laughed,
till got tired and dropped off to sleep.
PTIETTC G ANDEDC
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19

is to be found at his desk in his beauti-
full library any week day, revising some
of the 500 pamphlets he has published
on educational subjects. He says that
after some 20 years of it work has come
to be habit with him. Its apt to be
so in this climate" he tells his friends.
The high efficiency of our public
school system is largely due to the
energy and perseverance of Mr.. Bar
nard. He began working to improve it
when he was member of the state leg
islature from 1887 to 1910, when he sug-
gested the passage of an act providing
for the recording of school statistics
and their publication by the comp
troller. This was followed by other
acts, among them one for the better
supervision of common schools and one
fer the building of better schoolhouses.
In 1S43 he visited the schools of every
state in the union and spoke on educa-
ton before IL legislatures. He made the
acquaintance of the leading teachers in
co American cities and corresponded
with them for years after.
From 1880 to 1912 he was secretary of
the Connecticut state schools, and from
1857 to 1889 president of the University
of Wisconsin. Then until 1867 he was
busy writing on educational subjects,
particularly in his Journal of Educa-
ton, which he had established in 1858.
He also issued in 1866 the American Lii
brary of Schools and Education and be-
gan to agitate for national bureau of
education.
James A. Garfield was among the first
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19

bands on the continent, and in the
amusement line all the up-to-date fea-
lures will be presented. Among the
bands engaged are Bellestadt and Bel
lenberg's, Gilmore's (now Victor Her
hert's), the Counternos-father and son
with their talented organization,
Innes' band and several more. Those
who are conversant with events trans
piring in the musical world will remem-
ber that Victor Herbert succeeded the
lamented Gilmore as director of the
famous Twenty-second regiment band.
Innes' band was given the post of honor
at the worlds fair and at the Atlanta
exposition, and is a most complete as
sociation of masters of instruments.
The other bands are all composed of
musicians of high order of merit, and
all the musical features will be of
high order of merit.
Vanity Fair is fast assuming stu
pcndous proportions, and the novelties
that will be found within its limits are
endless in variety and bewildering in
The Midway Plaisance
and Streets of Cairo were but stepping
Ctones to the Tennessee Vanity Fair.
In addition there will be a series of
lectures and illustrated addresses in
the Educational building, concerts and
entertainments in the Auditorium, mill
itary pageants. bicycle tournaments,
aquatic exhibitions, fireworks, horse
and cattle shows, conventions and a
long list of attractions that are really
of the highest order of merit.
The Hardware Dealers Magazine
plainly sets forth the objects of the Ten
nessee Centennial in its edition of March
J, when it says: ''The New York state
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19

commission of the Tennessee. Centen-
NAL and Industrial exposition are send
ing circulars to intending exhibitors,
and others, relative to the exposition.
In the circular at hand the statement is
made that the object Of the exposition
is TO make the people of the United
States better acquainted with the state
of Tennessee; it is not being pushed as
a moneymaking scheme for it's pro-
motors. Space is free to exhibitors and
power is furnished without extra charge
to those requiring it. Nearly all availa-
bic spaces are taken, but there are a few
remaining which are being reserved for
especially attractive exhibits. The ex-
position will be held at Nashville, Tenn,
opening May 1 and closing October 81,
1897. That it will surpass the Phila-
delphia centennial is an assured fact,
and it will be very far ahead of Atlanta.
When compared with the great worlds
fair at Chicago, it will be surpassed by
it only in certain lines, and will be
fully equal to it in all essential par
fiPIlarS f"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19

weapons. Col. Rams Hooker was APP
pointed as the attorney to prosecute
the case. They tell me be made a most
tremendous and powerful speech in the
name of law and order, and for the honor
and dignity of the state. In less than
three mihnits the squire give out his
Judgment and found the dead defendant
guilty as charged in the papers of com
pellment, and fined him five dollars and
costs.
Naturally, of course, Squire Noogin
and Col. Hooker they didn't do blessed
thing then but whack up and divy on
the pile. The squire helt ($5) five dol
lars for the fine and costs, whilst the
colonel he took ($2) two dollars and the
pistol for his fees as prosecuting at
torney in the case.
Which thesame that puts me in mind
of how Squire Noogin got his pet rame.
In famous case a few years ago Blew
Scroggins got his bristles up and lowed
the squire was like necessity, for the rea-
son that necessity knows no law. And
hencehenceforwards after that his pet
name in the settlement has been old
Necessity"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19

late DR.. Yandell, of Louisville, Ky, who
was Tennesseean. The figure is over
40 feet in height, and is magniticently
proportioned.
During the past week work has been
commenced on the Government build
ing and also upon the Educational
building. A track has been laid and
ballasted to the site of the Government
building and train loads of material,
etc, have already been unlOaded. When
completed it will be a most beautiful
structure, of novel and ornate style of
architecture and of especially graceful
outline. The Negro building is now ap-
preaching completion. 1t is considered
by many to be the most beautiful build
ing on the grounds, and it is a revela-
tion. That is to say, its contents will
be, for the people who have been ac-
Customed to read of Another Southern
Outrage" in northern and eastern pa
pers, will scarcely believe such work
possible by negroes in ''the Sunny
South"
The grand organ is another thing
that will attract great attention, and
ii will be most superb instrument. In
size it will be one of the largest in the
south, being 40 feet wide and 30 feet
high, and having SO stops and 1,s47
pipes. The makers, Hook & Hastings,
of Boston, built the enormous organs in
the music halls in Cincinnati and Bos-
ton, and in this instrument will intro
duce many new features.
The committee on music and amuse-
ments has engaged the most noted
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19
An Irish Romance.

The lady belongs to wealthy Irish
family, which has behind it long
line of distinguished ancestry. The
man is, or was, a policeman. who, by
his bravery in stopping a runaway
horse, ewon the lady's affections and a
large part of her estate, which she has
made over to him since he became her
husband. If love at first was on the
lady's side only, she took practical
way of winning a return Of affection.
In hanson she was in the habit of
following the brave policeman over his
beat with a supply of provisions to re
fresh him. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19
Utilizing the Wolf.

His faithful wife strove to comfort
the starving humorist. Take heart"
she urged, land write"
He gazed at the bare, cherries walls
and fireless hearth. II cannot" he
murmured; "eyen now the wolf is at
the door!"
With the words sudden inspiration
darted into his face. Grasping an ak.
he crawled through a cellar window,
and fell upon the animal from behind.
That night the humorist, after the
first steak dinner he had eaten for
weeks, wrote 10 cold storage sketches
and ss wolf jokes.-N. Y. Press.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19
His winning suit.

Mrs. Kirtland-And why do you
think. Mr.. Dudley, that the world is
better now and more beautiful than it
was So years ago?
Mr.. Dudley (who is after her sweet
daughter)-Because because you were
not in it then
Papa Kirtland's objections to the
young man have been overridep.- -Cleye-
land Leader.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19
Broke Out OF Jail.

Four prisoners broke out and escaped
from the county Jail at Somerville last
week. All of the prisoners in Jail are
allowed out in the corridors during the
day, but are locked in the cells at night
except one prisoner, who is left out to
keep up the fires. Three of them con-
cealed themselves on top of the cells
and Sheriff Boswell thought they were
inside the cells when he locked them
all up. The outer wall of the jail is
brick and the four prisoners outside Of
the cells cut a hole through with an
iron poker and the wire from one of the
water pals. BY tying several blankets
together they reached tho ground.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19

to indorse Mr.. Barnard's work. He in
troduced bill in congress, effected its
passage and Mr.. Barnard talked Presi-
dent j Johnson into signing it. The presi-
dent did more than that-he appointed
Mr.. Barnard commissioner of education.
Through the general interest which
from the beginning of his career he ex-
cited in his work Mr.. Barnard was
brought into intimate relations with
many public men. He knew personally
every president of the United States ex-
cept the first three. With most of them
he was on terms of hearty friendship.
N V Press
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19
Executive Mansion. March Is, 1897
Not So Loonx.

Lunatics often assume a superiority
of intellect to others which is quite
amusing. A gentleman, while walking
along road, not far from the side of
which there ran railway encountered
a number of insane people ont for ex-
ercise. With nod toward the railway
lines, he said to one of their lunatics:
'sWhere does this railway go top The
lunatic looked at him scornfully for a
moment, and then replied: ut doesn't
go anywhere. We keep it here to run
trains on.-Agate.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19
Bones Off Spy.

In February, 1868, Samuel Ksnney
was hung as a spy by Gen. Bragg. after
being court-martialed, eK-Gov. John c.
Brown presiding. One day last week
two sons of Kenney reached Tullahoma
from Chicago and succeeded in locating
Kenney's grave in the suburbs of Tul-
lahoma. The bones were disinterred
and sent to Chicago. Kenney owned a
farm in Lawrence county, which they
will sue to recover. His widow lives in
Chicago and is pensioned.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19

creek, and may his
tribe increase for
ever-has b g e n
laid up for repairs
two or three weeks
and d al l y i n
around trem e n
dius clost to the
valleys and the
shadows. W. a t
has been the nat
fer with 1inoO A
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19

England has one member of parlia-
ment to every 10,25G electors. Ireland
one for every 7,177. Scotland one for
every s.o74. and Wales one for every
9.613.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19

I'm the great church at Mengo.
Uganda, there are over 200 trees to sup
port the roof. Each of these trees took
100 men to drag il up the hill.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19

whole passle has been the matter with
him, white people, and as John Andrew
Milligan is so wont to say, that puts me
in mind of story.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19
RUFUS SANDERS.
Stories and Sketches from Down
on Rocky Greek.
Maj. Jim Ellington and His Jersey
Male Cow-"OId Necessity" Moo
gins Puts n Dead Defend.
ant ON Trial.

Old Maj. Jim Ellington-which he
lives over on yonder side of Murder
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19
KNEW TWENTY PRESIDENTS

Henry Barnard Acquainted with All
Except the First Three.
Henry Barnard, who has done more
for common education in America per-
haps than any other man, celebrated
the eighty-sixth anniversary of his
birth in Hartford, Conn.,, his native
town, on January "a.
In spite of his four-score years and
six Mr.. Barnard does not think that he
is yet old enough to stop working. He
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-12
GREAT NAMES ARE BROUGHT IN
Pulpit and Stage give Testimony In the
htetson wiiI Case.

Boston. March Upon the opening
OF the Ste.son will case In the supreme
court today. Lawyer CASTOR offered a
deposition OF Bishop John W Newman.
taken at Washington on March s.
In effect. the bishop states that on Feb
ruary %. 1851. while pastor OF the chGrch
IN New Orleans now known as the St
Charles Abbey. he performed the mar
rage ceremony between OHM Schieffec
and Adah Amarin. The marriage was
performed in the presence % Mrs New
man and was entered IN the church rec
ord books. This book "a $ also intro
ducs5 as evidence. IL Is claimed Adsh
Richmond was the Adam Amsrin Of mis-
marriage.
A certified copy from the records oc
the surrogate court % New York, ~ ths
docket ia which Ad8h Bors, rsnouncet
her claims 70 letters OF administration "a
the estate of William B0rst. March 81.
1883. was also admitted in evidence. &,
spite OF the objection of the opposing
counsel. II Is clsimsi that Atah Rich
mond also married Borst during he
time she claims % have been TIE wife q
stetson. On this point Cos Williams. ths
comedian. was called a. a witness. liz
stated that while travelling with ms
Adam Ruchm5ad Burlesque company. %
which William B1rsi Has manager
Adah Richmond ard Borst were known
as man and vie. Mr. W.Iliulss asa
testified that the woman IN 1850 Claim
ed % be married % a ballad singer nam
81 Iohrrfe stout