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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-05-05
Signs of Spring.

Atchoo!
The popularity of the shady side of thsk
street.
The flowers that bloom in buttonholes.
Absence of furry garments.
Open spring coats.
The advent of the shirt-waist girl.
The posy hat.-Philadelphia Press.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-05-05

How Ny Throat Hurts!-Why don't you
use Hae's Honey of Horehound and Tar?
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-05-05

George Saxton fooled with a buzz saw,
and lost his finger Later, he fooled with
love, and lost his life.-Atchison Globe.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-05-05
SEDDENS D. CO.,
DEALERS IN
WINES, WHISTLES, CIGARS, TOBACCO, Il.
Bolivar, Tenn.

s Sole agents for the celebrat.
ed l. w. Harper and Continental;
Whistles.
Our stock comprises native and
imported Wines from the best vine
Yards; old, mellow Whiskies from
the leading distillerieS of America;
different brands of Cigars and To
bacco.
Our rule is to deal fairly and hon
cstly with our customers, giving
them the value of their money.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-05-05

The Best Prescription for ChiIls.
and Fever is bottle of GROVES TAsTELEss
CHILL Tonic. 1t is simply iron and quinine in
a tasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price, SOC.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-05-05

Piso's Cure for Consumption has no equal
Seneca St, Buffalo, N. Y, May 9, 1894.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-05-05

Lovers may not wish to snub the gas, but
they do turn it down" pretty often.-L. A.
w. Bulletin.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-05-05
Memphis Trust Company,
Capital 100000.
Il giliMs Street. = YEKfEls, TENN
Board Of Directors -

J. T. Fargsson, o. B. Polk, T.
B. TUrleY, y. Fontsine, r. B.
Snowden, Austin Miller, John Over,
ton, Jr.. Nj. Gavin. J NJ. Goodbar.
w. K. Love, Godfrey Frank.
Acts as executor, administrators,
guardian, trustee. assignee and lie
ceiver. Agents for the investment
of funds and acts in any fduciary
capacity.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-05-05

The man who tries to say smart things
makes more breaks than other people,
Atchison Globe.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-05-05

LII kalsomines are cheap, tenn
porary preparations made from
whiting, chalks, clays. etc.
and stuck on walls with de-
caying animal glue. ALABAS-
TIME iS rnt kalsnrnina
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-05-05

AIDES naturally prefer ALA
BASTINE for walls and CELL
ings, because it is pure, clean,
dura BILE. Put up in dry pow
dered form, in five-pound pack
ages, with full directions.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29
FAITH LOST IN OTIS

From the Philadelphia North American.
President Mckinley knows how necessary
ii is that the administration in waging
war should have the confidence of the peo-
pie He knows that all faith in Otis truth
fuiness, as well as in his professional
ability, has departed Any unsigned press
telegram bearing a Manila date now car
ries more weight than an official despatch
signed by Otis. The people resent his at
tempts to deceive them, to make the news
fit his desires rather than the facts. Ameri-
cans prefer to look the truth in tho face,
and want nobody, general or president, to
dose them with the opiate of falsehood
Otis aside from his military unfitness, de-
serves the punishment of removal for his
equally impudent and stupid assumption of
the right to decide what is and what is not
good for the American people to know. The
censorship, legitimate when used to keep
the enemy in ignorance of what is about
to happen. becomes illegitimate when 1t is
used to keep the people of this country in
ignorance of what has happened In Otis
hands the censorship has been a fraud-a
fraud for political, not military, ends.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29
The Lynn Free Port.

1t now seems probable that the boundary
dispute with Canada over the Alaskan line
will be settled by conceding to Canada
port on the Lynn canal free from customs
interference. Such port will probably be
located above Pyramid har'bor, and the con-
cesson will carry no territorial rights
nothing but freedom at the port selected
from the exactions of the Dingley and all
other tariff laws.
As the go4d district is in Canada, and as
access to and exit from it are most easily
secured from or to the Lynn canal through
either the Chilkoot or White passes there
is no good reason why the concession
should not be made. English help ana
moral support during the war with Spnan.
would thus be met and recognized. True,
this government can stand by its demand
of thirty marine leagues from the sea and
claim all of the Lynn canal, but under the
circumstances it would be very cruel to
compel the gold seekers to go down to the
fifty parallel in order to find a port.
If England is willing to give up its head
land construction and concede that the
United States is entitled to thirty marine
leagues from the coast Of rne mainland we
can well afford to grant free port in the
Lynn canal. There should be fair play in
the Arctic regions Life at the best in the
Kloudike is unpleasant and trying, and the
granting of free port at or near Pyramid
harbor would doubtless be followed by the
building of a railroad and by other anchor
ating conditions that would render exist
ence in that quarter more endurablc. In
the interests of humanity, and in the main
tenance of good relations with the mother
country, the concession of a free port is adj
Missile, and neither party in this country
should interpose objections. But the grant
of free port should be met by an admis-
sion of the American territorial claim and
by fair play on the part of the Canadians
in the KlOndike
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29

be paid by the United States to Italy for
the benefit OF tine families OF the FIVE muir
dered men IN the Malta case in Nov Or
leans in 1890 the United States paid 1g5,O0o
francs as an indemnity. and an indemnity
equally large will be paid IN the Tallulah
case.
The government itself is placed by such
cases Of lynching in a strange predica-
ment. It cannot intervene to prevent such
lynehings; it has no control over state
courts or state action; it cannot proceed to
apprehend the members of a mob. for no
offense has been committed against United
bin of personal damage 1t must pay, al
though as political organization it was
without offense or blame. 1t lacks SOW
ereignty, but not pecuniary responsibility
And the general government, strange to
say, cannot collect from Louisiana the
sum it must pay on account of the wrong
full acts of Louisiana citizens, il not OF
Louisiana as a political organiza ton.
strange and queer as the situation is, 10
one can see a way to correct it. but con-
gress can at least propose a constitutional
amendment, or 1t can withhold local APP
preparations until Louisiana pays the bills
created by it own citizens, il not by its own
acts of omission. The tax mayer in Oregon,
for example, will want to know why he
must be taxed when the people OF another
state feel like INDUCING in a lynching-bee
and when congress meets tine Oregon tax
payer will demand through his representa-
tive hearing. and he will get it.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29
HER QUERY RAISED A Laugh
the Fhilade,phia Inquirer.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
She was a bright and winsome little
lassie of perhaps five summers. Her blue
eyes and golden hair made of her picture,
and the only visible, or rather audible. de-
feet in her delightful makeup was a tend
encY to ask questions.
She was with her mamma. and the two
were passengers on a Market street trolley
car the morning the Orangemen pareded
down that thoroughfare. The car passed
along by the long column of handsome men
with gayly flying banners and martial mu-
sic. and the little miss was intensely inter
ested.
what are they, mammal" She asked as
the car reached the head of the column
"WGlah are theyr'
"Oransemen, my DEAR" was mamma S
response.
II fought they was something NICE" re-
joined the infant. her eyes dancing with
delight. sis they all goin down to set
some more oranges to sell?''
But mammals reply was drowned in the
roar of laughter the natural question ellie
tied.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29
No Yellow Fever THIS Year.

General Leonard Wood is not experience
ing great difficulty in controlling and re-
ducing the yellow fever epidemic at Santi-
ago, and in Havana there are very few
cases, net enough to cause uneasiness or
to be epidemic at all. These facts are graf
flying in themselves, and they are also
very gratifying in the way of assurance
that the mainland can be kept free from
the dread disease. If tropical Santiago and
Havana on shut-n filthy harbors, imper-
foctly drained, can be kept almost wholly
free from the disease, certainly American
cities lying without the tropics can be.
The disease yields to sanitation and Wig
orous stamping-out methods, but much the
better way is to keep the mainland towns
especially the ports, clean that the
germs can not find a foothold-can not
find soil to breed and multiply and thrive
in. 1t should never be forgotten that the
disease is a filth disease. The gesms Of it
thrive in filthy water, or filth of other
kinds. If all forms of filth are removed,
the imported germs speedily die, and the
disease does not gain foothold
There is now good reason for believing
that the scourgc will not gain foothoid
in this country this year, although New
Orleans Is without drainage system, and
Pensacola and some other port towns are
by no means in as clean a condition as
they should be. If another outbreak should
occur in the New Orleans district it might
be best-exceT& in constitutional sense
TO declare martial law, and send for Gen
eral Leonard Wood and empower him to
crush out the disease. This would be at
any rate an useful object lesson, even IL it
reci1iessly violated constitutional provis-
ions. AS q matter Of fact the retention of
filth in the exposed ports and towns is a
moral viola ton of the spirit OF constitu-
ton that enjoins comfy and justice and
fair play among the states.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29
A PLACE TOR cts
From the Washington Times.

From the Washington Times.
We have been in doubt as to what to do
with Otis after he is relieved of command
at Manila. We have found exactly the
place for him.
In Clay county, Kentucky. there is q
mutiny, an internecine war, and, it may be
added, there is much ''moonshine' con-
nected with it as there has always been
about OTIS operations against Tagals
The native tribes have their generic names,
just as their prototypes have in Luzon
They are the Towards and the Philpots,
and they can kill each other, revenue
agents, peace commissioners. and members
of the press more certainly and quicker
than 4 encouragement and Aguinaldo
combined.
The real thing, however, that makes the
CORY and baclk-chillng situation one for
Otis to handle is that the insurrectionists
that there Shall be no newspaper CORE
spondents allowed in Clay county.
We wish we had known this before Mr..
Mckinley got away yesterday afternoon.
We would have offered him the chance of
his life, in suggesting the immediate as
signment of Otis to command in Clay coun-
NY Kentucky. with the Towards and the
Philpots as his press censors. Then peace
would come to that benighted region, or,
if 1t did not, the American people would
be kept in ignorance of the fact; which,
according to the Otis philosophy, notori-
ously is the same thing.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29
Preparations for an Autumn Festival

The people of Birmingham should push to
fair. This fair should be made the harvest
celebration of the entire state. In all prob
ability the haryests of the year will be
abundant. The state will be full in October
of cotton and corn and sweet potatoes
not to mention possums and moonshne
whisky, and everybody will be ready to at
make the state fair festival that tens of
thousands will be glad tc attend.
But the plans for the fair must Ire broader
and better than plans for state fair in
of fine stock from the great stock farms
of the country must be secured, and the
machinery exhibits must cover everything
needed in this section of the country. AS
the star speaker of the occasion we should
have either Mr.. Bryan or Admiral Dewey,
or BOTH The latter is going to San Fran
cisco, and he can perhaps be induced to
go via the Southern Pacific, stopping
day in this city
At any rate all should take hold of the
subject, particularly the Board OF Trade,
and the Commercial Club, with a view to
making this autumn festival a great event.
varied and brilliant programme should
be prepared and steps taken to live up to
every line of it. The people will be ready
md q
with the people of this city to say whether
they shall have an appropriate and splendid
opportunity.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29
ALGER AT HOME

From the Boston Herald.
The people of Michigan who are inclined
to give Mr.. Alger a cordial reception on
his return home are saying that in the
odium he has incurred in the country he
only did what he was told to do. This is
especially the case with mis- favorers IN
the democratic party, who think uaey fnl
in the affair an occasion to attack the
president. But suppose the responsibility
is fixed here. does it make DIR. Alger any
more a subject for admiration? 1t may
give MIN grounds for sympathy in being
compelled to bear more than his share o.
blame, but the fact will remain that he
was the agent through which these o.
jectionabie operations were carried out, and
the willing agent as far as the country
has information on the subject.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29
Two STORIES OF DIR. BEDLoE

FROM the Pnla detpna POST.
DR.. Edward Bedoe. of Philadelphia.
United States consul to Canton, is on his
way home for visit He will probably
pass through Paris in time to pay his re-
spects to General Harrison. who sent him
as consul to Annoy, China, in 1880. If the
two statesmen meet probably the doctor
Will recall the generals clever rebuke to
him during his vacation when he was In
office.
The doctor was spending a month or two
in Washington. and was largely in evil
dence in social and political circles. About
this time the Gridiron club gave q dinner
and both gentlemen were guests. The doc
tor told a few stories early in the evening,
and later ON the president made a speech.
II was charmed" he said in his soft.
graceful way, 'to hear the clever anecdotes
from our distinguished consul toI mean
from Annoy Then he passed on to other
topics, but the doctor took the hint, and
the next steamer carried him back to his
post.
1t was not the first time that DR.. Redloe
had experience with presidents at club din
ners. Once President Cleveland was a
guest at the celebrated Clover club, in Phil
adeipha, or which the doctor is a famous
wit The Cloverites always interrupt their
guests when they rise to speak Knowing
this Mr.. Cleveland began:
60 on. gentlemen l am prepared for
the worst"
There came an instant's pause, and the
doctor cackled shrilly:
80 are we."
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29
HOW WE LEARN

Great truths are dearly bought. The CEN
mon truth,
Such as men give and take from day *
day,
Comes in the common walk of easy life,
Blown by the careless wind, across our
way.
Great truths are greatly won. not found by
chance,
Nor waited on the breath of summer
dream;
But grasped in the great struggle of tha
soul,
Hard buffeting with adverse wind and
stream.
But in the day of conflict, fear and grief
When the strong hand of God, put forth in
might,
Flows up the subsol of the stagnant heart,
And brings the imprisoned truth-seed ID
the light.
Wrung from the troubled spirit, in hard
hours
OF weakness, solitude, perchance OF pain,
Truth springs like harvest from the we'll
plowed field,
And the soul feels 1t has not wept in vain.
-Bonar.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29
SECRETARY ROOFS OPPORTUNITY

From the st. Louis Republic.
The people are not concerning themselves
with the partisan aspects or the change in
the war department. What they want is
a secretary of war who Shall so order
Philippine affairs that congress may pro-
coed pnhampered to final settlement of
the Philippine problem. Secretary Root
has, therefore, an exceptional opportunity
for distinction. 1t is safe to say that he
will receive due credit for good service
He will not be criticised unless ne develops
shortcomings demanding criticism.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29
Funston Did Not Like the Bed

While fighting Philippines an old wound
which General Funston received in Cuba
began to trouble him, and Major Kobb
sent a bed from deserted house to his
tent. In due time a plodding water buff
falo, bed on cart and a private of the
Third artillery arrived at Colonel Funston's
headquarters. The aids recalled that they
had not mentioned the affair to the Colonel,
and held their breath.
Major Kobbe," said the Third artillery
man, standing as stiff as a rod, presents
his compliments. sir, and sends this bed.
which you ordered"
"a bed?" exclaimed the Colonel. what
do want with it? Ordered, was it2 Ad-
jutant. you have had something to do with
this
"Weil, sir the rainy season is coming
on, and, considering that old wound of
yours, did not know as you would mind
being lifted UP off the ground little"
The adjutant had almost persuaded the
colonel to have it in his tent, when sud-
denly he baked. Before rolling up in his
blanket on the ground he agreed that it
would make good seNt during the day,
but if the report got out that he had taken
to his bed it would encourage the Philip
pinoS,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29
Messenger Strike Over

Cincinnati, o., July 2S.-The strike of the
M essenger boys, after a run of one week
is practically over Neither the Western
Union nor the Postal made any concessions.
Alter the companies operated with new
boys for the past two days, most of the
strikers applied for reinstatement today
but they are compelled to take their turns
with recent applications, and the recently
organized union will not DO recognized by
either company.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29
SHORT STORIES
OF TIE DAY
MIR. Beecher.s Mare

No man loved a fast horse more than the
late Henry Ward Reecher, says a writer
in the Now York Press. He had little
mare that could hold her own with many
OF the trotters on the road, and used often
to go out behind her for a spin 1t be-
coming necessary to dispose of her, the
Plymouth pastor instructed his secretary,
Howard. to sell her at auction. Beecher
cracked her up as per'feot-young, sound,
gentle, handsome. safe. stylish, best of
manners, etc. The same familiar formula.
She fetched a very low price, and Howard,
much disguised, said So Beecher pom
dered the subject. then said, phaosophi-
caIiy nodding: well, I guess it's all she
is worth. for her ambition was always
greater than her capacity" She proved to
be one OF these washy animals willing to
do her best every time. but unable to carry
out the contract
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29
Louisiana's indemnify Responsibility.

This government is preparing to take
tine ground that an alien does not become
a citizen until naturalization papers are
issued to him, thus declaring that the five
men who were shot down at Taliulah,
Louisiana, were Italian subjects. These
men were shot down as the result of triv-
ial quarrel They were adjudged guilty
without pretencc OF trial, and no effort
has been made or win DO made to punish
the men VINO participated II the murder
Gus work. The state department praci-
cally admits that heavy indcmn:ties must
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29
BENEFIT OF AMERICAN RULE

From the Indianapolis Journal.
Something new in TIE way of municipal
government is the report of the American
administration Of the city of c4enfuegos,
Cuba. showing a surplus revenue of $1,000
for the month of June. This is the first
time in the history of Cuba that any city
has shown a surplus Spanish rule alb
horred a surplus as nature does a vacuum.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29
Each Delighted in Telling 1t

Mr. Kping, while ON a visit to Mr..
Hardy, went to see a house which the au-
thor of "Idfes Little Ironies" thought
would suit him, says the London Daily
Chronicle. When Mr.. Kipling moved out
OF earshot, Mr.. Hardy observed to the
occupant: II may mention to you that this
gentleman is no other than Mr.. Rudyard
Kipling." rs that so?" she replied. II
never heard the name before" Presently
Mr. Kipltng. in turn. found himself alone
With the lady, ard remarked: POSSIBLY
you may not be aware that the gentleman
who brought me here today is Mr.. Hardy,
the eminent author" ''Oh, indeed" was
her reply; 81 don't know his name"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29

Admiral Dewey is at liberty to use bat
tleship as q private yacht as long as he
pleases. The ship must stay in commits
sion anyway, and there is no one the Amer
of it before Admiral George Dewey.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29

General Anderson does not seem to have
had Otis in mind when he called for a
statesmanlike encouragement of the
Philippines.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29

Otis is aut0cratic and unpopular. The
latter word scarcely conveys an IDEA or
the feeling towards him in the army in
the Philippines, especially among vo4un-
teers, whom he has greatly misused. Call
him home.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29

The Mobile Herald says the thirdterm
petition was Every probably submitted in
the first instance to the campaign mana
gers of the third-term crusade.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-29

There are several warm senatorial can
vases in the country, but Alabama is the
only state that has one year ahead of
time.