The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-07-12
The Turkish SnIdicrr-

John Cockerell, editor Of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, writes rs follows to
his paper from ShUnla:
The life Of a soldier in a Camp i
something to study, but nothing to
envy. At + o'clock in the morning he
IS dragged out to drill, and most I'M
merciIully Is he put through" until s
or 8 o'clock. If his officers are cx-
ceedingly industrious, he is given an
other dose Of it in the afternoon.
Twice week he has field day. when
his whole division Is marched and
countermarchcd in the hot sun. Dur
ing the day the soldier lies about his
camp in listless, lazy, dog-like way.
He'is seldom seen polishing his arms
and accoutrements, but in the familiar
occupation Of hunting for vermin, he
seems to vie with the most practiced
soldiers Of Europe. His chief delight
IS apparently to lie on his back in the
sun and sleep. His religious obser-
yanceS are never neglected. 1t is one
Of the peculiarities Of the Moslem that
be is never ashamed Of his religion.
and when the hour for prayer comes
he spreads his rug and goes to work
with rs much indifference to surround
ingS as though lie was in the middle of
the Sahara. Al over the camps the
little squads OF prayerful soldiers may
he seen, and wherever springs or wells
arc found there he Is at all hours of
the day washing his feet and preparing
himself for heaven. l am sorry to OBJ
serve that the Mohammcdan eats no
pork This Is bad for Cincinnati
SPECTATORS, but it Is painfully true
Neither viii he eat salt beef. Because
Of this peculiarly it is difficult to send
Turkish man-of-war on 4 protracted
voyage. The sailors put up with beans,
rice and olives when they can't get
fresh meat, and the soldier worries
along ON his black bread and such
vegetables as he is able to pick up. l
haven't seen a fourIcgged hog in Tur-
key. So far a. my observation eX-
tends it is impossible to conceive this
Turkish army making any sort CT Gus
tanned effort For Il light campaign or
a dashing fight I would willingly trust
the Turk; but when it comes to pain
full marches and pitched battles | am
sure that he Will be found lacking.
Enthusiasm for the War in Russia.
London Standard
One thing that strikes Us f0rciblv in
reading the Russian newspapers of va
riOus shades Of opinion Is the evident
manimity and enthusiasm which exist
among all classes Of the people There
can be no doubt that for the present
at least, the war is entirely popular.
Town councils, provincial and district
zen,stros, rural communes, private asso-
Citations and numerous private individ-
uals subscribe literally for the sick and
wounded
The Town Council Of Moscow, for
instance, as soon as it received the I'M
perial manifesto announcing the de
claratiOn Of war, at once subscribed
million rubles for &" the sanitary re-
quiremcnts Of the army" and deter
mined to organize at the expense of the
town, Il thousand beds for wounded
soldiers. Many other towns immCdi-
ately followed the example Of the an
Gent capital.
Here Is an instance reported by the
RHssbiya IIeIOmOSfi, of the action Of the
rural communes-we translate literally
the words Of the communal decision:
SC We the undersigned peasant proprie-
tors Of the twentv-cighth village Of the
W orontsoff Nolost, III the province of
Vladimir, at a full meeting Of heads
of households, heard the proposal of
the Fnlage Elder, Alexander Ivan Of
and Of the Village Elders
voluntary enrolment in the
army, on occasion Of the war with
Turkey, Of all peasants Of the said
NolOst, and the placing at the disposal
Of the Government all our property in
whatever it may consist, and also the
proposal, on occasion Of the birthday
Of our beloved Czar-Emancipator, to
lay at the feet Of his Majesty an otfer-
ing of 2,073 rubles, that IS to say, a
rublc from each male inhabitant Of the
NOlost. Accepting this proposal with
JOY, and with full readiness to lay down
their lives for the Gar, we hereby de
terminc to act according to it.
At the same meeting an old peasant
woman, without family, declared that
in the course Of her life she had sue
ceeded in saving % rubIes, and she re
quested the meeting to add that sum
to the sum offered to the Gar by the
peasants. The decision was signed by
the AGA peasants who took part in the
meeting.
Governor Hnrtranft ON the Presidents