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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-20
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

To all guardians, executors and
administrators, who have heretofore
qualified as such in the County
Court of Hardeman County, Tenn:
You are hereby notified to appear at
the Office of the County Court
Clerk and renew your bonds, render
inventories and make settlements
with the Court as the law directs.
This applies to those who are de-
linquent in these matters, and is a
matter the grand jury at the Janua-
ry term took up and recommended
for consideration, and which the
Court ordered to receive prompt at
tention. Acting under instructions
from the Court and the law, a list
of those who have not complied
with the law will be furnished the
Attorney General at the May term
of Circuit Court. This Feb. 18th,
1908. T. D. PREwrrT, elk.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-20
CURED CONSUMPTION.

Mrs. B w. Evans, Clearwater,
Kan, writes: my husband lay sick
for three months; the doctors stated
he had quick consumption. We
procured bottle of Billiards. Hore-
hound Syrup and it cured him.
That was six years ago, and since
then we always keep bottle in the
house. We cannot do without it.
For coughs and colds, it has no
equal" Csc, soc, and 81 on bottle
at Cox q Co.
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For Sale.

Barred Plymouth Rock Eggs, from
B." Thompson's Ringlets strain. for
Matching. Fifteen for so cents.
MRS. r. M. WRIGHT,
2w Salisbury, Tenn.
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LOUISVILLE, KY.
Combination Offer.

By special arrangement you can
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Weekly Courier-J ournal both one
year for only $1.75. This is for
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scriptions under this combination
offer must be sent to the BULLETIN,
Bolivar, Tennessee.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-20
To Cure a Cold in one Day

Take Laxative Bromo Outline Tab
lets. All druggists refund the mon
ey if it fails to cure. E. w. Groves
signature is on each box. Csc.
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You Know what You are Taking

When you take Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle
showing that it is simply Iron and
Quinine in a tasteless form. No
cure, no pay. SOC.
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notice.!
To Tax Payers.

On March LIST a penalty
will be attached to ALL I'M
paid taxes.
r. n. MITCHELL,
TRUSTEE.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-20

Beautiful Wall Paper just
received at Hudson's.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-20
800 ~ Year.
Revenue Reform.
Social Reform.
Moral Reform.

Best Editorials.
Best Political Articles.
Best Stories.
Best Miscellany.
Best Pictures.
Observation-Disclosures.
Best Poetry.
Best Children's Page.
Best Home News.
Best Condensed News.
Best Market Reviews.
Best of Everything.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-20

HENRY WATTERSON, Editor.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26
Bran BUILDING.
How to Feed Nervous Cases.

Hysteria sometimes leads to insanity
and should be treated through feeding
the brain and nerves upon scientifically
selected food that restores the lost deli.
cate gray matter. Proof of the power O!
the brain food Grape Nuts is rema.ka bly
strong.
About eight years ago when working
very hard as a court stenographer I col.
lapsed physically and then nervously and
was taken to the State hospital for the
insane at Lincoln, Neb., raying maniac.
They had okeep mesin a strait-iacket
and was kept in the worst ward for
three months. | was finally dismissed
IN the following May, but did no brain
work for years until last fall when I was
persuaded to take the testimony in two
cases. One of these was a murder case
and the strain upon my nervous system
was SO great that would have broken
/ down again except for the strength had
bu,lt up by the use of Grape-N When
~ began to feel the pressure of the work
on my brain and nerves i simply increas.
ed the amount of Grape Nuts and nse6
the food more regularly.
now feel like my old self again ana
am healthy and happy. i an sure that II
had known Of Grape Nuts when / Ind
my trouble eight years ago + vouid nave,
have collapsed anu this d;,rlk s.iot in my
NE would never have l,alis,. 81. Crane.
NUTS power as a brain food is sinInly
wonderful and | do ntgt believe a,,y
.s;s - 80 weak cay tn mot digest
ahant : , o.ositui Iood. delicacy
h,,t &c NY ~. my mann in public,
s1ffa,.a, !. ~ mug = any poor
~ Iaas. sou ~, can f :, U e, ne given
There are desserts VA rrha
49,. !, ieai l.1 siSit re told
each package of Grs3
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26
A Cure for Dronsy.

sedgwick, Ark, June 22.-Mr. w. s.
Taylor of this place says:
My little boy had Dropsy Two doc
:ors-the best in this part Of the coun-
.ry-told me he would never get bet
:er, and to have seen him anyone else
would have said they We're right. His
.eet and limbs were swollen SO that he
Gould not walk nor put on his shoes
When the doctors told Inc he would
surely die, stopped givin" him their
medicine and began giving him Dodds
Kidney Pills. 1 gave him three pills a
lay and at the end Of eight days the
swelling was all gone, but as l wanted
% be sure, l kept on with the pills for
sometime, gradually reducing the
quantity, till finally 1 stopped alto
setler
"Dodd's Kidney Pills certainly saved
my child's life. Before using them he
was helpless invalid in his mothers
inns from morning till night. Now he
Il healthy, happy child, running and
dancing and singing. I can never ex-
press our gratitude.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills entirely cured
'ur boy after everybody, doctors and
I'll. had given him I'D to die.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26

Starting as gentleman. by force of cir
sumstances jack of all trades, by pro-
lession a raconteur. Such was my record
when I arrived in New York, whittier
the fame of my stories had preceded me.
Almost directly I received a letter from
Edgar Van Ruyck, millionaire, social lion
and otherwise known for his fine stables
and genial hospitality, requesting me to
DO him the honor of visit to his country
place In Long Island. 1t was my fortune
to know a man much in his favor and at
the time his guest at Whiteacres, the
Long Island country home.
My initial appearance before Mr.. Van
Ruyck's guests was to be a dinner, and
spent the last moments before leaving
NY room in reading over the list of top
les I had jotted down for use during the
evening. raconteur is expected to fill
in every lull, every dull moment Sud-
denly there fell upon the quiet of my
room these words:
I'VE must run 1t up to 5000 tonight! DO
you hear? We must"
I stared round the room. 1t seemed as
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26
Here is a story told on former President
Rutherford p. HAYES and a newspaper


Here is a story told on former President
Rutherford 3 Hayes and a newspaper
man who twenty years ago was well
Known In New York:
Shortly after his term had expired Pres
dent Hayes came to New York to attend
areception given in his honor.
The newspaper man referred to was sent
up to the hotel where the ex-president
was stopping, to Interview him Much to
ais surprise. the ex-president received him
N his sitting room and told him
N sn affable way that he we ready to
answer any questions put to him. The in
l.eryiew covered many topics: the reporter
asked various questions, but the Tilden-
Hayes controversy was not touched upon
Finally. the interview was concluded and
Mr.. Hayes was congratulating himself
That he had come ort OF the ordeal so
successfully , for the reporter had not
asked one impairment question.
AS the reporter got UP from his seat 10
cave the ex-president arose from his and
walked with him 70 the door, where in his
7aost suaye tones he babe the scribe adieu
A. few minutes later Mfr. Hayes was sur
2rised to see an attendant of the hotel
come into the room and present the card
I ,f the reDarter from whom he had just
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26
AN uNcoNQUERED COLONY.
a Group Of Boer Prisoners Who Refuse
to Submit.

a Group Of Boer Prisoners Who Refuse
to Submit.
The continued refusal of about SEQ
Boer prisoners Of war in India to sign
the peace terms or take the oath Of al
.egi2nce is causing discussion in Eng
land, where by some the situation i
Nelieved to be due to a suspicion con-
corning the intentions of the victors,
which might be explained and dissi
pated if the matter were understood.
1t is for this purpose that Botha is to
send a message to these prisoners, set
ting forth the desira bility and advan-
tages Of signing tine conditions.
OF the $4,000 odd Boer prisoners that
had fallen into British hands by the
close of the war, more than 5000 We're
taken to India, and all of these, with
the exception OF the 500 referred to. that
nave not died, have followed the exam
pie Of the old Boe- leaders and signed
the terms These are still being fed
and clothed by the British government.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26
Conf,ictine Emotions.

Judge: The two g.rls-they were school
mates once and ate olives from the same
lar and made fudge over th6 same gas
jet-the two girls meet after Rhe lapse Of
years.
"oh, you dear cid thing is of course
the first excla7la ticn from each of them.
The first confesses, with some embar-
rasment. tia she has NOT yet been mar
ried.
Il am married though acknowledges
The second.
z How sweet! Who did you n1arry?"
lies tailor"
Isn't that grand? Now you can have
all your frocks made for nothing"
Yes; but think what it is TO know
that your husband is making gowns for
other women and may make one of them
handsomer one than he make your
At this the first girl is properly SYM
pa thetic.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26

round the table. Van Ruyck stood on Il
hearth rug. glacing toward the group wit
troubled eyes. I heard him say under hi
breath: The lad can't afford to lose thai
| amount
l Joined teh spectators just as Chad.
wick called for another card. Then
felt thrill pass over me- The blood
rushed to my face, and instinctively
clinched my fist.
Mrs. Marchand was gently tapping the
back Of Chadwick's chair. Each TAP
meant that she was telegraphng Chad
wicks hand to her husband.
My first impulse was to denounce them
then and there. Then came an inspira-
ton. With something of the captain S
cynical SMILE I. too. began to drum on the
back of chair, and this was what
reached the startled couple:
''Y ou-are-caught."
Captain Marchand turned rigid as he
grasped the arms Of his chair, and for a
single instant his eyes met mine. I smiled
grimly, enjoying the situation. The turn
of events had a different effect on Mrs.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26

Narchand She tainted away, at which
the captains composure returned. He
spring to her rescue, and the table was
overturned.
When Mrs Marchand recovered, the
guests cla1nored for the finish of the
game, but Marchand shook his head, per-
haps because 1 drummed a rhythmic
! warning:
Don't play"
Over an hour passed, and I was sitting
In my room, cogitating whether I should
inform Van Ruyck that he was entertain
| ing 2 pair OF very clever sharpers when a
servant brought me message from
Marchand asking for an interview in his
sitting room. / found him waiting for me
with an ugly scowl on his face; but his
wife. pale and with her hair in artistic
disarray, was charming in her new role
! OF beauty in distress
Marchand came directly to the point
well, what do you intend to do.
Nothing" / replied, nonchalantly. TT
is your game. If you and your charming
wife are suddenly summoned to London
! think Mr.. Van Ruyck'-I shrugged my
shoulders significantly. "And, by the way,
1t might be just as well if you refunded to-
Chadwick the money you've won since
he's been playing with you
And then?'
Ana tllen snail nave one more EOOd
after-dinrer story to tell when l return
] to town-that is all. Mr.. Van Ruyck shall
never know"
You are very generous You can have
no idea to what straits we, my husband
and I, have been driven
With a well simulated sob she buried
her head among the pillows.
You will pardon Mrs. Marchands lack
of self control. AS you say, I think q, trip
: 10 iS hat c1r l- yIo+
both need; and think he added, with a
smile, I'VE all need something to drink
after the events of the evening Will you
join us in whisky and soda? Come,
don't say no"
AS he spoke he poured out some whisky
from a cut-glass decanter and added some
soda with perfect GOODNESS and calm. I
i did not care about drinking with such
company, but could think of no reason
able pretext for refusing, so tossed off the
whisky and soda with a cheerful III ere S
luck!" which had an ironclad note in it.
l stepped backward toward the door,
which he held open. Then, suddenly, I
felt my head Keeling and a loud singing in
my ears.
When 1 woke 1t was morning and I was
in my own room, fully dressed, lying upon
my bed. Dazed and giddy, I tried to coll
flect my thoughts, and at last the remenl-
/ brance of the previous evening flashed
| upon me. ] rose and staggered to the
room occupied by Captain and Mrs. Mar
chand, but as | suspected, the birds had
/ flown and the nest was empty. Taking
| advantage of the stupor into which the
glass of drugged whisky had thrown me,
the clever pair had guiltily absconded,
leaving no trace Behind them.
! Our host heard with amazement my tale
/ of their treachery and trickery, but the
scandal never became public. And the
| only reason for the telling Of the story is
that during recent trip to London
recognized in one of the relgning stag
| beauties Mrs. Aiarchand, who once tele-
/ graphed a Poker hand to her fellow
.trickster at Edgar Van Ruyck's White
/ acres 80 -
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26
ONE MARRIAGE A YEAR.
A National Order of BachcIos With
Certain Peculiar Features.

Waulzegan, Ill: Members Of the famous
Warkegan Bachelor club have taken
steps looking to the organization OF Il
national order which may be called the
Bachelors of America.
1t is TO be n young mems club, with GER
tain peculiar featur patterned after the
Waukegan club, which would become the
supreme lodge. The matter has pro-
crossed SO far that a committee of club
members is Investigating the steps neces-
sary to organize a national association,
the cost, advantages, disadvantages and
prospects of success.
The most unique feature of the local
clubs doings is it's annual election of
some member to marry within the year
under severe penalty.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26

taken leave. There must be some mis-
take he said. Show Elm up Pres
emily the reporter returned and in his most
apologetic manner asked Mr.. Hayes to
excuse his second Intrusion.
, Well, what is 1t now?'' asked the ex-
president.
Mr.. Hayes, ssid the reporter, q for
got to ask you what you were president
of. Do you mind telling me r.
| Certainly not replied the president,
Il was president Of the United States
The reporter, who really was ignorant
of the exalted position occupied by the
man he mad just Interviewed, was shocked,
to say the least. He apologized for his
Ignorance and the two afterward became
good friends.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26
The Manufactured Kind.

Cleveland Plain Dealer They say the
'.Maybeso. A good many yarns come
from Saxony."
Learn to be contented. Jessie Nor
5rison was found guilty of man
slaughter and sentenced to fvs ,,s4rs
In Jail. She appealed to the supreme
court and was granted new trial. RE
Gently she was found guilty. OF murder
in the second degree, which Eaay can
for imprisonment for life S q
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26
4 seAtleman wishing 6 send e 4 friend

4 a gentleman wishing to send to a friend
in England c present chose barrel of
cranberries as his gift. It was In the
early days before they had become well
known in that country. To his surprise
he received letter from his friend in
which hsgsnid. Your present OF a barrel
of berries arrived safely, but we were
obliged to throw them all away. as they
had soured upon the Journey
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26

Philadelphia Press: cassidy-K earney
seems to be dom well in his prisint Job. 4
Casey-Ah! but he'll not Hasn't long in it.
Cassidy.He seems dacint and sober now.
6 Casey-Aye! but he'll not iasht a month
Olive said so iver since he got the soh ty,n
years ago. an, DIN bet Dim right
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26
Smiles Were on He

Philadelphia Press: II assure you,
my dear" he protested, Il do not care
Cor the smiles of other women
No. she sobbed, but I do, and it's
lust hateful OF you to make me wear
such a dowdy bonnet"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26

Mrs. Frances Stafford, of 243E.
Hath ST., NY. City, adds her tes.
tim0ny TO the hundreds of thou.
sands ON Mrs. pinkilam's files.
When Lydia E. Pinkham's Rene
dies were first introduced skeptics
all ovar the country frowned upon
their curative claims, but as year
after year has rolled by and the
little group of women VINO had been
cured by the new discovery has
since grown into a vast army Of
hundreds Of thousands, doubts and
skepticisms have been swept away
as by a mighty flood, until to-day
the great good that Lydia Il.
Pinkharn's Vegetable Compound
and her other medicines are doing
among the women of America is
attracting the attention Of many Of
our leading scientists, physicians
and thinking people.
Merit alone could win such fame,
wise, therefore, is the woman who
for a cure relies upon Lydia II.
Pinkhazn's Vegetable Compound.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26

Good morning., said portly gem
tieman; as he hurried into southern
book store, Il want three copies aof
The Tigers Stripes. a
The what y asked the puzzled deal
ar.
THE Tigers Stripes Tom Dixon
wrote it--all about reconstruction. mig
ger supremacy. southern girls, and all
hat sort of rot, My wife,s had two
v nd wants three more. =
" Light dawned on the bookseller.
gu mean The I.eopards Spots, he
said. - -
guess that is It. knew it was
some WILD: animal 4 hadn' 4 known, e he
remarked as he left the shop with the
bundle under his arm. sr, ss5
The Lourger in Town Topics: Men
iicant- Boss. de world owes mo 8 liv-
IN. and
koug + & = = !
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26
,rea under crop In Wcatern Canada, 1908
l.9s7,ssO acres.
Yield. lsoa--i17,9a zsa bu.

Erea Msnesteads Of 90 Aercs Plentiful, the onl,
ehnrge being $40 for sntry Abundance Of water aud
cheap building material, good grass for pasture
aad nas fertile soil, fcisnt rainfall climate
gtsine an assured snd adequate season OF growth
tssid 60 the following for Atlas and other ters
enre. and aiso for certificate giving YOU reduced
rstghts and passenger rates., eto. etc.: The Super
nssndcns of Immigration. Ottawa. Canada. OF u
x II Holnts HIS Jackson ST., st. Paul, NJ mn; w "
sssnnstt, eui New York Life building, Omaha NabI
~ ~ Rogers Watertown, South Dakota. the author
sfred Canadian Government Agents. 4l f4s5
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26
OvvONIl /. MI.

s. - sIep1 CIT and Sioux Ctr ladps Lissa
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-26

Pauline stood on the rock and
watched the strikers. AS they raised
limp and bloody form from the
mouth of the shaft, she tainted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
TWO LITTLE CHILDREN
Arrive Here Pennilcss on Their Way
20 Cairo.

Two little white children. eao
in on the nignl TRAIN over the Iron
Mountain last night homeless and
penniless The little ones were on
their way from Oklahoma City to
their relatives at Cairo, H.. end when
put off the train did not know where
TO go. They had eaten nothing since
morning and the little boy was cry
ing f0r food. Rev. Sam Holconbe
happened to meet the train, and
promptly took the children under his
protection, getting them supper. and
later put them on the train that
would take theim to their friends.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
Dickey-2OWe.

The wedding of Miss Maude Dick
ey and Mr.. Ed BoWe will take place
l O'clock The attendants will be
Miss Ida Dickey. maid of honor; Mr..
bright Bowe, best man; Miss Clara
Dickey, Bridesmaid, and Messrs. Jim
Walt, Waldrop and EasleE Roberts
ushers Mr. and Mrs. Bowe will
leave Immediately after the ceremony
for a bridal tour through MissisGppi.
They viii make their fGture home at
Altheimer
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14

The vine booster and the cigarette
tout are Well-known personages in
the cast, but The fellow who gets his
clothes for nothing by talking up his
tailor is new one. Yet it is said
that nearly all the fashionable tai!ors
in large eastern cities now carry such
adjuncts to their business. In Phil
adelphia society there are lots of ini-
pacunious young men CT coed family
and high social standing who afa not
averse to accepting their clothes
gratis, as a return fer which they lose
no opportunity to boom the faiior
who thus supplies them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
StrauSS-kantroW!tz.

Mr.. and Ms. B. A. Altheimer an
nounce the engagement of their niece
Miss Lille Strauss of this city to
Mr.. A,.2 I-2ntr3witz Ct Greenwood.
Tex, the wedding to take place dur.
ing the early winter. Miss Strauss
is a most talented young lady and a
social favorite in this city. The
prospective groom is prosperous
young business man of Greenwood.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14

just before the curtain rose for
the performance Of Hello, Bill at
the new Elks theator last night,
Mayor H king White. acting as at
tcrney for Manager Holland of the
Pine Bluff opera house, served a war
rant on Manager Philpot and the
manager Of the show, alta ching the
box office receipts The warrant
was served and duly acknowledged
hut the performance was not inter-
rupted and Bill did not make mention
of the fact that new and real trou-
bic had been added to the already
long list of troubles which he is sup
posed to enjoy.
Manager Holland claims that the
show was booked to appear at bis
opera house before they signed a
contract with Manager Phiipot. ~
manager OF the show explains that
he thought Mr.. Holland was manager
Of the new opera house when he
booked With MIN. The case is set
before Judge Knox and will be tried
when Mr. Holland returns to the city
The company left on their way south
this morning leaving the receipts
for last night behind them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14
with his family. The m~u uents CT

with his family. The -sents CT
the regien do not relish IS preserle
bribe him to make his home else
where, but he stubbornly refuses.
The cause of the oppbosition to his
occupancy of the house in quest;O l
is that Mr. Tice is of African extrac-
ton. The easterneTs just don't like
a niger, nohow
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-14

A Chicago wife wants her husband
punished because he refuses to kiss
her Perhaps the fellow thinks the
punishent the court may inflict would
be light compared with that Of kiss
ing his wife, especially if she looks
as horrid as some of the Ch Gag }
wives we have seen.