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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06
Agricultural Education.

If agriculture were taught in our
common schools much of the false inn
preston now in the minds of the
farmer boys would be cleared away,
and a higher value placed upon the
farm and the farmer, and he would
quickly see the opportunities offered
by the life of farmer when conduct
ed on business principles, and he
would not be in such hurry to rush
to the town or city to seek other en-
ployment. When we consider that ag-
riculture is the foundation stone up
on which rests the happiness, pros
perity and greatness of our country,
and without which all other enter
prises would fail, il seems strange
would be so little considered a part
of our educational system. The time
has come for action along these lines,
and the day is not far distant when
more of the science of agriculture Will
be taught in all the schools and less
of foreign exchange and Greek. To
this end every farm paper and every
newspaper should work until we place
the profession of the farmer at its
rightful place-at the head of all the
professions requiring a knowledge of
plant growth and requirements, and,
above all, business ability. Is there
any other profession that requires a
broader and more comprehensive edu-
cation than this?-I,en G. Sewer, in
Greenville Is. c. Cotton Plant.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06
TAXATION IS ECONOMY.
Best Government Insured Where the
Community Taxes Itself Liber-
ally for Education.

am a firm believer in the PROPOSE
ton that the largest possible eNpendi-
ture is the wisest possible economy,
and if we are going to arouse our peo-
pie to an appreciation of the situation
we must approach them from that
point of view. Every great statesman
has accepted the proposition that ed
ucation is the foundation of liberty,
and We must to-day accept the propO-
sition that it is the basis of wealth. If
we approach it from the point of view
of wages we see that wages depend
upon training. and training can best
be received through the institution
that society has developed to promot e
that training-the public school. And,
finally, we in the south need to con-
form our theory of government to
our every day thinking and practice,
rejecting the proposition that the
community which governs itself least
governs best and substituting for il
the proposition that the community is
best governed which governs itself
most. That state or commonwealth,
then, enjoys the best government
which most freely and literally taxes
itself for the support of its public
schools.-David T. Houston.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06
SOUTH ERIN
EDUCATION
SOUTHERN ILLITERACY.
A Comparison Between Several
Southern and Several Northern
and Western States.

The illiteracy among the native
white population ten years old and
over for several states is shown by
the following figures. 1t will be seen
that the illiteracy among this class
of people in the southern states is
MANY times greater than iIliteracy
among the same class in other sec
tions. For example the illiteracy
among the native white population of
Texas, where the per cent. is smaller
than in any other southern state, is
Just II times as great as it is in the
state of Washington, while in Missis-
sippi it is 16 times as great and in
North Carolina 80 times as great. In
South Carolina the per cent. is II
times as great as in Connecticut, Mas
sachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska or
Wyoming; in Tennessee y times as
great as in New York Michigan or
Wisconsin. In Texas 81 per cent. of
the native white population ten years
old and over can neither read nor
write; in Mississippi, per cent; in
Florida, SO per cent; in West Vir-
ginia, 10 per cent; in Virginia, Ill
per cent; in Georgia, 11.9 per cent;
in Arkansas, 11.6 per cent; in Ken
lucky. 1913 per cent; in South Caro-
lima 1876 per cent; in ALBANIA, 1913
per cent; in Louisiana, 17.3 per cent;
in North Carolina, 1875 per cent; in
Missouri, As per cent; in Illinois, 2.1
per cent; in Iowa, IL per cent; in
New York, 1.2 per cent; in Michigan,
II per cent; in Wisconsin, Is per
cent; in Massachusetts, s. per cent:
in Minnesota, s. per cent; in Nebras-
ka. $ per cent: in Connecticut, s per
cent; in Wyoming, Z per cent; in
South Dakota, 6 per cent; in Nevada,
6 per cent; in Washington, > per
cent 1t should be remembered this
does not include colored people OF
foreigners in any state.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06
THE MEN AND WOMEN
Who Enjoy the Choicest Products
of the Worlds Commerce.
Knowledge of What Is Best More I'm.
portant Than Wealth with
out 1t.

1t must be apparent to every one that
qualities of the highest order are neces-
sary to enable the best of the products of
modern commerce tc attain permanently
to universal acceptance. However loudly
heralded, they may not hope for worldwide
prominence unless they meet with the
general approval not of individuals only,
but of the many who have the happy
faculty of selecting, enjoying and learn
ing the real worth of the choicest prod
ucts. Their commentator, consequently.
becomes important to others, since to
meet the requirements of the well in
formed of all countries the method of
manufacture must be OF the most per-
feet order and the combination the most
excellent of its kind. The above IS true
not of food products only, but is espe-
cially applicable to medicinal agents and
after nearly a quarter of a century of
growth and general use the excellent
remedy. Syrup of Figs, is everywhere
accepted, throughout the world, as the
best of family laXatives. It's quality is
due not only to the excellence of the
combination of the laxative and carmin-
alive principles of plants known to act
most benefcially on the system and pre-
scented in the form of a pleasant and re-
freshing liquid, but also to the method
of manufacture of the California Fig
Syrup Co.. which ensures that uniforni-
ty and purity essential in a remedy in
tended for family use. Ask any physi-
clan who is well informed and he will
answer at once that it is excellent
laxative. IF at an eminent in his pro-
fession and has made a special study of
laxatives and their effects upon the sys-
tenn he will tell you that it is the best
Of family laxatives, because it is sim
pie and wholesome and cleanses and
sweetens the system effectually, when
a laxative is needed, without any I'M
pleasant after-effects. Every well-in-
formed druggist of reputable standing
knows that Syrup of Figs is an excel
lent laxative and is glad to sell it, at
the regular price of fifty cents per bot
tie, because it gives general satisfac-
ton, but one should remember that in
order to get the beneficial effects OF
Syrup of Figs it is necessary to buy the
genuine, which is sold in original pack
ages only; the name of the remedy
Syrup of Figs and also the full name of
the Company-California Fig Syrup Co.
printed on the front of every package.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06
PAS PROPOSITION.
Gave Gladys Maude's Admirer Some
thing to Illuminate On at His
Leisure.

81 ha-have cuc-cuc-come, Mr.. Bub-bub-
Broadhead," stammeringly said the callow
and perturbed youth, writes Tom ?. Nor
gan, in Woman's Home Companion, L
mum-mean, l am-er-ah!- here, as it were.
You-we-I-'
Gust SOL interrupted old man Broad
head, surveying the length and breadth OF
the visitor with speculative gaze. GU
have arrived, and | judge you are now en-
deavoring to circumlocute around to the
point of asking me for Gladys Maude. HIM
yes So far, so good; but permit me to
say that l am not so tired of my twenty
ur-year-old daughter that am hunting for
a chance to give her away. hardly feel able
to support son-in-law; and presume you
could scarcely maintain me in the style to
very much as if you played the guitar fluent
ly So, tell you what l am willing to do; 1
won't give her to you, but | don't mind
swapping her off for boy about nine years
old, with freckles on his nose. What dye
hat 1''
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06
Through and Through.

New Bedford, Mass, Mar. 2nd.-At 65s
First St., this city, lives very happy man.
His name Is Uric Levasseur, and he certain
ly has good reason to feel glad and proud.
Mr.. Levasseur has been sick for a long
time with general weakness and a sore pain
IN his back. At the last he got so bad that
he could not talk without great misery.
Now he is well and in speaking of this won.
edrful change in him he says:
81 believe it to be nv dutv to tell every
body how l was cured. l was so weak that
L could not stoop; in fact, was unable to
walk without great pain. / began taking
Dodd's Kidney Pills and aftera two months
treatment am well and sound again.
Dodd's Kidney Pills are a God-sent rem
edy.. l will always praise them for their
wonderful cure of my case They cured me
through and through. [ am as strong and
able man now as ever was.''
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06
F. e. KENAH.


bought bottle to try. 1 am pleased
that did, for it brought speedy relief.
1t only took about two bottles, and /
considered this money well spent.
"You have a firm friend in me, and 1
not only advise its use to my friends, but
have purchased several bottles to give
to those without the means to buy, and
have noticed without exception that it
has brought about speedy cure where
ever it has been used" Miss Rose
Gerbing.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valua BILE ad-
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,O.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06
For Rottom Drawer. No. 2.

A lady who was especially fond of bar
gains came home from sale and displayed
her purchases.
why on earth have you bought this?"
pate for door With the name C." of wiz
ms" on it.
"Well. it was so cheap" replied the wife
Only think, ! gave quarter for it; and I'll
be bound it cost dollar!
''But why throw away quarter? What
possible use is it ?"
Oh said the bargainer, you never
know how things will come in. For instance,
you might die, and l might marry man
named Wilkins. "-Cleveland Leader.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06

NX/OMEN should beware of contract
ing catarrh- The cold wind and
rain, slush and mud of winter are espe-
cially conducive to catarrhal derange-
ments. Few women escape.
Upon the first symptoms of catching
cold Peruna should be taken. 1t forti-
fies the system against colds and ca
tarrh.
The following letter gives one young
wig ans experience with Peruna:
Miss Rose Gerbing is a popular society
woman of Crown Point, Ind, and she
writes the following:
Recently 1 took long drive in the
country, and being too thinly clad
caught bad cold which settled on my
lungs, and which I could not seem to
shake off. l had heard great deal of
Peruna for colds and catarrh and 1
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06
where He Had the Last Word.

Mrs. Crimsonbeak-Ta about a WON.
an doing all the talking, l take notice that
even in the wedding ceremony the man has
as much to say as the woman
Mr.. Crimson beak-Yes; and that is where
the equal division of conversation ends
Yonkers Statesman
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06
Plenty on HaE d.

''You would get along great deal better
if you didn't get so excited" said the calm
man to his rascible friend. Cant you learn
to keep your temper!'
keep my temper! Well, like that re-
torted the other. I'D have you understand
that l keep more temper in one day than
you have in your possession during whole
year!"-Youths Companion.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06
Financially Speaking.

Tom-That Miss Winters is remarkably
handsome girl.
Jack-Yes; : but she isn't half as pretty as
she was six weeks ago.
why, how's that?'
Her father tried to erase Wall street
from the map" -Chicago Daily News.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06

ar a ttaw Ont
"a months which settled
lungs remained there perent that alarmed
medicine
upset. and head and back began ace severely and equnH
advised Peruna, faith
1t
relief Within
three completely enjoyed perfect
health since
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06

Law-abiding Citizens Preferred .-First
Footpad-'W' don't you rob that feller
that just passed." Second Footpad- He
don't look like law-abiding citizen"
What difference does that make" I'm
afraid he carries gun. N Y Weekly.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06
WrOnr Direction.

Recently during dense fog on Long
Island sound a steamboat took landing. a
traveller anxious to go ahead came to the
man at the wheel and asked why they
stopped.
"1oo much fog, can't see the river"
But Won can see the stars overhead"
yes" replied the pilot, but until Eie
ber busts we amt going that way" The
passengers went TO bed.-Phladelphia
Ledger.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06

IL woman ever turns deaf ear to her
mirror telling her she is beautiful, it is
probably TO see if she doesn't look still better
IN prohle-Puck.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06
"Too much fog, can't see the river"

advice simply to have somebody to hol
'sponsible il things goes wrong. Washing
ton Star
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06
SuDeriOr Art.

Pallette-DeAuber is an odd genius.
Brushly-What's he up to now?
HE is painting $500 portrait of 30-cent
man. '-Chcago Daily News
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06
wnit TiII You,re CooIer.

Actors, Voealists, Public Speakers praise
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06

Blohardt.-"Yes, L once thought of going
on the stage, but friends dissuaded me-"
Knocker-" Friends of the stage, l pre-
sume?'-Baltimore American.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06

Gossip may be idle, nut it generally stirs
up, the entire neighborhood. Chicago Jour
nal
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06

Dyeing is as easy as washing when Put
nam Fadeless Dyes are used.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it failsto cure. 25c.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06

| am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos
Robbins, Norwich, n Y, Feb. II 1900.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06

Many are called, but few get up.-The
Protest.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06

If you get mad at man, make up your
mind what you're going to say, and then
don't say baltimore News.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-06

81 had terrible pains along my
spinal cord for two years and suffered
dreadfully. 1 was given different
medicines, wore plasters; none of
these things helped me. Reading Of
the cures that Lydia T.. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has brought
about, L somehow felt that it was
what needed and bought a bottle to
take. How glad / am that 1 did SO /;
two bottles brought me immense re-
lief, and after using three bottles more
1 felt new life and blood surging
through my veins. 1t seemed as
though there had been regular house
cleaning through my system, that all
the sickness and poison had been taken
out and new life given me instead. 1
have advised dozens of my friends to use
Lydia E. Pinxham'S Vegetable
Compound. Good health is indis-
pensable to complete happiness, and
Lydia E. Pinkham'S Vegetable
Compound has secured this to me-"
-MRs. LAURA L. BREMER, Crown
Point, Indiana, Secretary Ladies Relief
Corps. $4,000 forfeit If original of above letter
proving geHHfne7eSS cannot be produced.
Every sick woman who does not
understand her ailment should
write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn,
Mass. Her advice is free and
always helpful.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06
By Walter Wellrnan
Illustrated by B. Cory kilvert

the jury there may be among You one who has a bow
hoy wandering some place upon the face of the
earth. far from his home His lot may he such that
now and then lac is forced sleep upon Natures
bed with no covering bat the heavens You would
not want that wandering boy be condemned on a
m"r" suspicion, 10 he put i'll prison because he
stranger.
60 n tins point. said Senator Spoonrr. II noticed
an old farmer !urtiNeiy wiping away :. tear and
knew had struck what was aftcr-a Juryman with
a boy away from home
80 Gentlemen of the jury ! resumed. what
found upon the persons OF these drtcudant>2 There
i no proof that they had committed unlawful
Look INTO their honest faces and You evidence of
guilt. Examine their belongings and you discover
suggestion that they laWuakcrS or desperate char
acterS. See this lite box with IT, pipe and tobacco and
trinbctS MariuderS do not burden themselves with
such articles See this picture frame. You will observe
that it Is made of the shells OF nuts that patient
~ aboriolSv fashioned lv the hands of of these
men. And when vou ask why he did it. here is the
answerin the portrait which il contains Look. gentle
men, upon this face ot Young girl. with its fair
hair and blue eyes the face ofimnocencc ON the back
OF the portrr written these significant words:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06
FROM MOTHER.

'Here is the text-Thnt thou aoyest rafk in The aay
OF good and Keep the paths ii the righteous Prorcbs
IL :2n-wiich the fond mother marked before she
placed the sacred book in her sons hands That
text must have been his guiding through life,
for all his travels the has kept the volume
ever by his side. 1t has reminded him, in days and
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06
SISTER LII.

''G... .Hen, the man who carries about with him
thu ... portrait of his little sister, that in his
W. lac may gaze upon her face and be re-
Dr.. 81 home and family. is not likely to be
tor. The hand that takes I'll this loving pains
. d land that is raised against all men.
.ook now. gentlemen of the jury, upon this time
PHI book. exhibit c in this 1t is a Bible. On
ly-lcaf is written:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-10-03
Force of Habit I'm a Cow.

The force of habit was forcibly illus
trated by an incident last week at the
pumping station of the waterworks at
Enid, says the Enid (Okla) Eagle. A
tank standing just outside the building
is kept full of water for the accommoda-
ton of passers-by and the neighbor-
hood stock. A COW accustomed to
drink at this tank came for her morn
ing drink. The valley was covered with
water to within two or three inches of
the top. OF the tank, but the COW went
over the waste of waters to the tank.
Twice she stuck in the mud and ap-
peared to be in danger Of drowning,
but by perseverance she finally reached
the objective point. After drinking long
and copiously, she turned about and
slowly made her way to land, apparent
ly satisfied that she had done the only
available thing to find water.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-10-03
LINCOLN'S WAY ROUND.
Got Soldier Roy His Discharge in
Spite of the Secretary
OF War.

Many stories of Abraham Lincoln
turn upon his tact. One was told re-
Gently before the Middlesex club and re-
pested in the Boston Herald. During
the civil war Bridgeport boy, return
Ing from school, was taken by bounty
agent and hurried to the front without
his parents knowledge. His father, the
late Judge Beardsley, had sought in
vain for his release, and a delegation Of
citizens, who appealed to the secretary
Of war, met with a gruff refusal.
In the hope of being able TO accom-
plish something, Congressman Brande-
gee and Senator Dixon, of Connecticut,
determined to use their influence in be-
half OF the afflicted mother. They visit
ed the secretary of war and asked for
che boys release. Mr.. Stanton instant
~ roared out an absolute refusal. He
had decided that case before. The boy
had taken his money and enlisted. II
he should discharge all the minors
whose mothers wanted them at home
there would soon be no soldiers at the
front
Leaving the war Office the congress
man and senator went 10 the white
house and appealed to the president.
Mr.. Lincoln heard the case with SYM
pathetic interest and at once wrote on
IN envelope:
LET young Beardsley, of Connecticut,
minor enlisted by fraud in the 18th
New York regiment, be discharged and
sent Immediately to Washington.
"A. LINCOLN"
The two men returned TO the war Of
fee and showed this order to the sec
rotary. He glanced at it, crumpled it in
his fingers, threw 1t on the floor and
said: 81 won't do it,"
Shall / report that to the presidents"
Congressman Brandegee asked.
'Yes!" roared the secretary. "And
you may add that I'll resign my port
folio before I'll adopt such a precedent
as that"
The men reported to the president
everything that had occurred.
did Stanton say that after reading
my order?" asked MIR. Lincoln.
Eyes, Mr.. Brandegee replied, expect
Eng an explosion.
We'll" Mr.. Lincoln said, with a slow
smile, Il guess he would do it. We must
find some other way to get that boy
back to his mother"
He took a piece of paper and wrote
TO the commanding officer of the regi-
ment: Discharge young Beardsley
and send him to Washington.
"A. LINCOLN"
In week the boy was in his mothers
arms at Bridgeport.