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The Bolivar Bulletin, Huoii "Williams, Editok. Peooeess Tklkphonk No. 17. Friday, June 21, 1901. Candidates for different offices are announcing all over the Btate and those who have not announced are laying their plans. The crop promises to be large and the dear people will of course be the suf ferers. Hon. John Wesley Gaines, of two seats fame, is advocating the nomination by democrats of a South ern man for President, and. expresses himself as satisGcd that Mr. Bryan will endorse the movement, which, of course, settles the matter in Mr. Gaines' estimation. Tarriff reform and opposition to trusts, Mr. Richardson says, will be the leading issues upon which the next political battle will be fought That's the kind of doctrine democra cy believes in and by advocating it came into control of the machinery of the government. It can do so again. It is said that Gov. McMilliu and Hon. J. D. Richardson will aspire lo the seat in the United States Sen ate now occupied by Senaler Bate. If the senior senator lives, and we understand that he is enjoying good health, we do not suppose he would obiect to reelection. Generally speaking, it is not natural. Senator Jones, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, says in bis opinion Bryan will not be nominated again for President He believes the issues of the next campaign will relate largely to the government of the Philippines. He favors giving the Filipinos an in dependent government. The Nashville American of re cent date contained a very sensible editorial concerning the erection of a suitable monument by" Tennessee upon the Shiloh battlefield, to mark the location and honor the memory of our troops there engaged. It will be remembered that an effort was made in the last Legislature to get an appropriation for this pur pose, but some of the members sue ceeded in defeating it, claiming that it was the state's first duty to care for its living. The Shiloh park is under the control of the govern mcnt and will eventually be made a beautiful place. In it, many hand some monuments have been erected by northern states, but so far not nn hv a southern state. In view of the fact that the park is located in Tennessee, and the further fact that Tenncsse furnished a greater number of troops than any other southern state, many of whom gave up their lives on the historic field, Tennessee should have been first to erect a monument on Shiloh's bat tlefield. Tennessee is nobly caring for her living of the Lost Cause, and she is amply able nor can she longer afford to nenlect to o care for her dead. An ap propriate sum should be voted by the next legislature for the above mentioned purpose, and not a dis sentinc; voice should be heard. Fourth Anniversary Colored Annex. On the morning of the 15th inst., our worthy Superintendent, Dr. J. P. Douglas, in making his rounds and seeing how exhausted we, the employes, were with the heat and care of the unfortunate inmates, was moved with great sympathy, and he gave us a nice ice cream sup per, which was relished greatly. Dr. Douglas has great sympathy for one who is trying to do right. Our prayers shall ever go up in nis behalf. We hope he may have a Ions: life and great success in his work. One of the Employes. Obituary. On May 13, 1901, Uro. C. E. Rose was peacefully sleeping, when his train was thrown from the tract without warning, and his eyes opened at Heaven's gate, where he was so ready to enter. He joined the Middlehurg Church at the age of 16 years, where he lived a consistent life. In 1S97, moving to this place, his membership was brought here, where it remained. lie was married to Miss Lizzie Johnson in April, 1S90 ; two children blessed the union. lie was a good man ; that everyone spoke well of him verifies the statement. Indeed, "Death loves a shining mark." "Weep not as those who have no hope." He was prepared ; he finished his earthly work ; God needed reapers, so He called him home. Resolved, That in the loss of Bro. C. E. Rose we, as a church, have lost a useful, consistent member. Resolved, That we tender our heart -felt sympa thy to the bereaved family, and pray God to com fort them and make thern fee! that our loss is His gain. Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes, a copy sent the county papers, and Baptist and Reflector for publication. Mrs. R. A. McAnully,") A. A. Martin, J-Com. J. W. Taylw, ) LEE'S SURRENDER. We are indebted to Mr. A. S. Tate, of Collierville, for a copy of the New York Herald, of April 15, 18G5. The paper contains a de scription of the details of Gen. Lee's surrender, written by S. Cadwal lider, a staff correspondent, who witnessed the historical event. We reproduce below the correspondent's dispatch in full: - Appomattox, C. H., April 10, 1SC. My dipatch of yesterday was hurriedly closed by the departure of a Herald messenger forCity Point. My dispatch of to-day shall be confined to some additional de tails of the great culminating events of the rebellion as they represented themselves to me, without re gard to importance or order. The appointment of officers to carry out the terms of surrender were made by both parties during the nignt and a conference between Generals Grant and Lee was on the brow of the hill, nne-fouith of a mile north of the court house, at 10 o'clock a. m. General Grant and staff had hardly arrived when General Lee, accompanied by an orderly, galloped up the hill and rode to the side of the Lieutenant General. Gen. Grant and staff, Gen. Ord and staff, Gen. Griffin and staff. Gen. Gibbon and staff, were all on the ground grouped in a semi -circular posi tion. The country to the southward was onen, cultivated land. The court house stands on a ridge, or a continuation of small hills, extending east and west. Lee's army lay on a parallel ridge with a ravine and a little rivulet between, nearly north of our forces. The head of his column was mainly com posed of trains and artillery. The infantry and cavalry brought up the rear. Consequently but a small portion of the rebel army was visbile horn the court house. As Lee rode up the hillside on a gallop, General Grant stepped his hors forward two or three rods to meet him. Lee rode squarely up, saluted in military form, and wheeled his horse side by side to the leftjof Gen. Grant. The two chieftians then entered Into conversation which lasted nearly two hours, until the officers appointed on both sides to ca -ry out the terms of surrender had reported for duty. The tableau at this time was the finest ever witnessed. The two distinguished leaders of the mightiest hosts of the world sat quietly in their saddles discussing the past, present and future in free and easy off-hand conversation. Duriug the conversation Gen. Lee stated that If Gen. Grant had acceeded to his proposal for a personal interview some weeks ago peace would un doubtly have resulted therefrom. Much of their conversation was, of course, private and unheard. But enough was gleaned, of course, to know that Lee acknowledged himself completely beaten, the power of the Southern Confederacy utterly de. stroyed and all further prolongation of the war a useless effusion of blood. The opinion was univer sal among rebel offiers that Johnson would surren der to Sherman without a battle on hearing that the army of Northern Virginia had done so to Gen. Grant. Shortly before eleven o'clock the interview be tween the generals ended by Lee saluting and rid ing slowly down the slope across the hollow and into the camp on the hill beyoud. Gen. Grant turned the head of his thoroughbred, Cincinnatus, toward the court house, followed by his stall' and a large retinue of gpueral officers. Within half an hour thereafter the officers desig nated by Gen. Lee to carry out tLe stipulations of surrender arrived and were accompanied by a large number of noted rebel officers. The large veranda and yard in front were soon filled with groups of Union and rebel officers in earnest conversation. Half the ''regulars" on either side found some old acquaintances or West Point classmates among the others, and the greetings in many instances were warm and unaffected. The men who but the day before were seeking each other's destruction now chatted quietly together, recalling the incidents of the past and gave in their open countenances evidences of highest respect. Among the first ques tions from rebel officers were "Well, what are you going to do with what are you going to do with us?" The belief seemed widespread among intelligent officers that the United States government had pledged itself to grant no amnesties for the offense of treason, and that they must ."all hang together or hang separately." On learning that General Grant had taken no advantage of their necessities and desperate situation, but had Voluntarily ex tended to them the same magnanimous terms offer ed two days before and refused by General Lee, taey expressed themselves as exceedingly gratified. Discussion of the matter among themselves seemed to greatly strengthen this feeling. All admitted that their army had no further power of resistance, and that it was compelled to surrender on our own terms. They appeared surprised to find no exhi bition of vindictiveness on our part. Judging of their hearty concessions of generous and liberal treatment by us one would conclude they expected to have been chained together as felons to grace the triumphal march of our victorious general. At first some may be inclined to think General Grant not sufficiently exacting. But no one who witnessed the behavior of the rebel officers and listened to their conversation on the subject could long doubt the wisdom of his policy. Lee's whole army oes borne delighted that it is out of the service, and grateful to Gen. Grant for sparing them all unnecessary humiliation. The moral effect of this upon the masses of the Southern people cannot be overestimated. - On Sunday evening Colonel Morgan, Chief Com missary of Subsistence for the armies operating against Richmond, issued twenty thousand rations of bread and meat to the rebel army, and on Mon day was able to add the rations of sugar, coffee and salt. Good Roads Programme. Jackson, June 18. Active preparations are being made for the good roads convention, which is to be held in this city Friday and Sat urday next. The following program me was prepared by the committee on arrangements : Friday Convention called to or der by S. D. Hays, chairman of ex ecutive committee, at the court house ; prayer by Rev. M. A. Mat thews ; address of welcome by the mayor on behalf of the city ; tem porary organization ; address of wel come on behalf of the state by Gov. McMillin ; response by Col. W. II. Moore, president National Good Roads Association ; address by Hon. Thomas II. Paine, superintendent of agriculture of Tennessee ; ap pointment of committee on perma nent organization of convention ; appointment of committee on plan of organization of State Good Roads Association : recess to visit and inn TXT Vv r nnnof rnntinn r f rn Neelv street. Afternoon session at 3 o clock Report of committee on permanent organization of conven tion ; addresses by J. B. Killebrew and M.R. Patterson : . discussion on modern road convention by Charles T. Harrison, expert, and others. Friday night, at 8 o'clock, at Pow ell's Chapel Address by Maurice O. Eldridge, assistant director of public roads inquiry, United States department of agriculture,giving an historical sketch of practical road building in the United States and illustrating practical methods of constructing gravel and stone roads. illustrated by stereopticon views of roads in Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Scotland, England and the United States. Saturday Convention called to order by the president ; prayer by Rev. W. F. llamner ; address by Judge James M. Greer, of Mem phis, and Col. Robert Gates ; report of committee on plan of organiza tion of State Good Roads Associa tion ; address by J. V. liusamon, of Gadsden ; discussion on practical legislation for improved highways ; address by Geo. C. Powell, indus trial commissioner Illinois Central railroad ; Miscellaneous mailers ; adjournment. Condition of Crops. The following is the orop report for week ending June 17, 1901 ; - Local rains were frequent during the week, and in a few localities heavy, washing rains occurred, with considerable damage to crops ; yet at scattered points a lack of rainfall was reported. 1 ne weather was moderately warm, and while the percentage of bright, warm sunshine was rather low, the conditions were generally favorable to crops. Corn especially seems to have made fine progress, and cotton though small, and uneven, shows considerable im provement and even rapid growth in some sections. The wheat bar vest is becoming general but the weather was rather unfavorable on account of frequent showers and lack of sunshine ; the crop is in good condition for the harvest, as a rule, but some has been blown down and tangled, and there are a few re ports of damage by rust and fly Oats continue to improve and now promise '-a good crop. With only one or two exceptions, reports on tobacco are very favorable ; the plants are about all set out and the first settings are growing finely ; some nelds have been worked over. Irish potatoes are doing exception ally well. Peanuts are in good con dition. Grapes, peaches, blackber ries, melons, and garden crops, all made favorable progress. Some peas and millet are still being sown, but the early plantings are up and grow ing nicely. The week was not very tavorauie lor naying, and some clover was damaged in the field. A few correspondents report that crops are getting weedy on account of the rainy conditions, but farm work is generally pretty well in hand. Crops were damaged by hail in several lo calities on the 11th. The Law of Temperance. Somewhere in the neighborhood of a dozen towns in Tennessee have recently voted against the sale of whiskey within their borders. In the Eighth Congressional District five out of ten counties are without saloons. These counties are Carroll, Henderson, Hardin, Decatur and McNairy. There are still saloons in Huntingdon, Carroll county, but in a recent election to test the senti ment of the town a majority voted the "dry" ticket. There are no sa loons in Fayette and Lauderdale counties, and in only two, or per haps three, places in Obion. Other counties in the state are dry, or with few saloons. The sentiment against the sale of whiskey has been steadily growing in the smaller towns and rural sections of the State for some years in Tennessee, as it has, in varying degree, in oth er Southern States. In Georgia majority of the counties have prohi bition laws. ihe question of forcing temper ance by statute has long been a sub ject of heated controversy. The prohibitionists are called cranks and fanatics, while all sorts of harsh names are applied to those who hold that the law should regulate, but not prohibit,the sale of intoxicants. In the larger cities attempts at prohibi tion have been few and ineffectual, and this will doubtless continue to be so, at least for years to come. But there is a temperance force or influence that is confined to do sec tion, rural or urban. It is the lay of business, of common sense and of safety. In the banks, stores, counting-houses, newspaper offices, on the railroads everywhere and in every business where cool judgment, clear heads, steady bauds and order ly habits are necessary the drunk ard is shut out and the drinking man will do well to heed. There is neither honor nor profit in the drink habit, and the pleasure it may be supposed to afford is both false and fleeting. The temperance force which the exacting law of modern business exerts is evaded or ignor ed. Young men, who do not appre ciate this fact, and who seek employ ment or who hope to succeed in the business or professional world, will some day learn it at their cost. It is the law of inexorable. Nashville American. Pointed Paragraphs. A man generally puts his best i foot forward, but it is different with a mule. Silence is the safest course for a man to adopt when he can't trust himself. A good many actresses seem to favor long engagements and short marriages. Many a man who is open to con viction manages to escape it by hang ing the jury. If, in proportion to his size, a man had muscles like a flea he could kick a book agent seven miles. Do your own thinking if you don't find the thoughts of other peo ple satisfactory. Didn't Marry For Money. The " Boston man, who lately married a sickly rich young woman, is happy now, for he got Dr. King s New Life Pills," which restored her to perfect health, n Infallible for Jaundice, Biliousness, Malaria, Fever and Ague and all Liver and Stomach troubles. Gentle but effec tive. Only 25c at W. J. Cox's drug store. If a man is truly benevolent he never boasts of it. A Terrible Explosion "Of a gasoline stove burned a lady here frightfully," writes N. E. Palmer, of Kirkman, la. "The best doctors couldn't heal the running sore that followed, but Bucklen's Arnica Salve entirely cured her." Iufallible for Cuts, Sores, Boils, Bruises, Skiu Diseaaes and Piles. 25c at W. J. Cox's. It is more blessed lo give a bill than it is to pay one. A Sprained Ankle Quickly Cured. "At one time I suffered from a severe sprain of the ankle," says Geo. E. Cary, editor of the Guide, Washington, Va. "After usiug several well recommended medi cines without success, I tried Cham berlain's Pain Balm, and am pleas ed to say that relief came as soon as I began its use' and a complete cure speedily followed." Sold by W.J. Cox, Bolivar; J. W. Nuck olls, Toone. The clockmaker is the direct cause of many a strike. Saves Two From Death. 'Our little daughter had an al most fatal attack of whoopiug cough and bronchitis," writes Mrs. W. K. Ilaviland, of Armouk, N. Y., "but when all other remedies failed, we saved her life with Dr. King's New Discovery. Our neice who had Consumption in an advanc ed stage, also used this wonderful medicine and to-day she is perfect ly well." Desperate throat and lung diseases yield to Dr. King's New Discovery as to no other medicine on earth. Infallible for Coughs and Colds. 50c and $1.00 bottles guaranteed .by W. J. Cox. Trial bottles free. The proprietor of a small country store displays a card in his window bearing the following inscription: "Rams and cigars, smoked and un- smoked." Seven Years in Bed. "Will wonders ever cease?" in quire the friends of Mrs. L. Pease, of Lawrence, Kan. They knew she had been unable to" leave her bed in seven years on account of kidney and liver trouble, nervous prostration and general debility; but, "three bottles of Electric Bitters enabled me to walk," she writes, "and in three months I felt like a new person." Women suffering from Headache, Backache, Nervousness, Sleeplesness, Melan choly, Fainting and Dizzy Spells will find it a priceless blessing. Try it. Satisfaction guaranteed. Only 50c. Sold by W. J. Cox. Mr. W. S. Whedon, Cashier of the First National Bank of Winter set, Iowa, in a recent letter gives some experience with a carpenter in his employ, that will be of value to other mechanics. He says: "I had a carpenter working for me who was obliged to stop work for several days on account of being troubled with diarrhoea. I men tioned to him that I had been sim ilarly troubled and that Chamber lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy had cured me. He bought a bottle of it from the druggist here and informed me that one dose cured him, and he is again at his work." For sale by W. J. Cox, Bolivar; J. W. Nuckolls, Toone. An . nan Qnhuman i4G" nan which caused a valuable horse much suffering, but from which permanent injury was avoided by the timely use of Mexican Mustang Liniment. La Grange, Tenn., Jan. 6, 1901. Lyon Manufacturing Co, Brooklyn, N. V, Pear Sirs : I will gay that your Mexican Mustang Liniment has done a wonderful cure in this part of the country. 1 own the stallion known as the " State of Ten nessee," who has a large patronage both far and near his service this Spring to date is 102 mares. I was offered I400.CO when he was two years old. I refused same. Then some one took him from the stable and commenced with a wire and wrapped the right leg from the foot up to his hip, and after standing all night the leg had swollen so large as to hide tfce wire, and in five days the leg bursted and the flesh, turned inside out. I spent large sums pf money to have him cured but up to five months ago It was quite a failure, and then a friend induced me to try a bottle of your liniment. I used one of the 25-cent bottles because I did not have much faith in it, but it helped him so much that I bought a second, third and fourth bottle, which completely cured him. The reason it took so long to cure is that it had a kind of itching sensation when it was healing a little, when he would bite it with his teeth. I put the liniment on the wound with a feath er and rubbed the swollen parts with my hand. Mexican. Mustang Liniment seemed to take out all the itching as well as to cause it to heal rapidly, and he showed no disposition to interfere with it. The one dollar purchase has been worth hundreds of dollars to me. I keep youj Liniment in my breeding stable all the time, and to t$ose who have horses I will say it is the best liniment that money can buy. I will answer all inquiring letters. Very truly yours, J. C WALTON. Call at W. J. Cox's drug store and get a free sample of Chamber Iain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are an elegant physic. They also improve the appetite, strength en the digestion and regulate the liver and bowels. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. Scatter the golden coins of courte sy freely if you would travel over the road that leads to success. You may as well expect to run a steam engine without water as to find an active, energetic man with a torpid liver and you may know that his liver is torpid when he does not relish his food or feels dull and languid after eating, often has head ache and sometimes dizziness. A few doses of Chamberlain's Stoni ache and Liver Tablets will restore his liver to its normal functions, re new his vitality, improve his diges tion and make him feel like a new man. Price, 25 cents. Samples free at W. J. Cox's drug store. The dentist should go in for poli tics. He has a strong pull. A Good Cough Medicine. It speaks well for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy when druggists use it in their own families in prefer ence to any other. "I have sold Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for the past five years with complete satisfaction to myself and custom ers," says Druggist J. Goldsmith, Van Etten, N. Y. "I have always used it in my own family both for ordinary coughs and colds and for the coughs following lagrippe, and find it very efficacious." For sale by W. J. Cox, Bolivar; J. W. JSuck olls, Toone. DELINQUENT TaxPayers TAKE NOTICE! On the first Monday in July next, at the court house door, in the town of Bolivar, Tenn., I will offer for public sale all the real estate be longing to delinquent tax payers for the year 1900, a description of which real estate can be seen upon the books in my office; and if said sale is not completed on the said first Monday in July, the same will con tinue from day to day until com pleted. R. N. MITCHELL, Trustee. Bolivar, Tenn., June 5, 1901. i r?S 5gi3 n X) f S 8 S ) 53 S AX? ".J 3 CS g 2 r- CO SSN) ?s q 2 S ; l CD FT c - " rOV i C eg ) r w iz e-i- c v. v i 1 ro pi o $ r- - v 2 cC i n a a- s -FT SI C mMMMm The Kind You Havo Always us for over SO years, and 22- sonal supervision since its Infancy, -ecccA&ZZ Allow no one to deceive you in this. 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In all such kind3 and styles PP and leathers as are right y) at one price, ...... Selz, Schwab & Co.. Chlcapo, the largest maanfactareteof good t boot la the world, make thia good ihoe for sea. The bestRake on the market is the Jones' Ad justable Hay Rake, built of special high carbon steel and malleable iron. SWEETON iL BUCK. BOLIVAR, TENNESSEE. Deposits Solicited. j) Money to Loan on Reasonable Terms. 2- 2- 2- Mr. Webster's experience with hotel clerks probably induced Lis famous remark about there always being room at the top. When in need ot a Hat go to Durrett's. He has the new styles in Straw and Fur. WRITE FOR LARGE CATALOGUE FREE! j CALL WHEN IN THE CITY. j i ! J. N. MULFORD, Jeweler j MEMPHIS, TENN. Ki t-T-... , ' 1. C. B II. TIME TABLE. EHective Sunday, Jan. 20, 1901. . NO. OUTH. NO. KORTH. 25 6.29 p.m. 2G 7.15 am 23 ... 7.45 a. III. 24 ....9.08 p.m 95 local ..8.15 a.m. local 2.50 p,m. W. A. HOUSE. Agent