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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25
ORIGIN OF N LAW.
1t Began in Virl mia and Was Not Violent
or Mobilize.

1t Began i'm Virl inia and Was Not Violent
or Mobilize.
Lynch law had its origin in Viz
ginia, according to the conclusion OF
a gentleman who has been investigat-
ing the early history of that state.
1t was not mob law, as it is 0 un-
derstood. 1t was orderly, methodlcal
and fair in it's process, and was
strongly opposed to violence or MOB
rule. Its distinctive feature was
simply that its DEGREES and findings
were executed sternly and Swiftly
upon the spot Of their delivery.
Charles Lynch, whose name is asso-
ciated with the summary proceedings
now known as acts of '1ynch law,
was a revolutionary soldier, and alter
the war ended took up his residence
in Pittsylvania County. The region
in which he lived became at one
period of the Revolution infested by
bands of tories and outlaws, whose
depredations upon the defenceless
people extended from the lower parts
Of North Carolina and Virginia to
the passes Of the Blue Ridge and the
head waters of the James and other
mountain streams. Deserters from
both armies added strength and a
Semblance of organization to their
operations. Wherever they appeared
the terrorstricken inhabitants were
plundered, harrassed, and mercilessly
subjected to every variety Of Insult
and outrage. A remedy was ne dcd
for this insufferable state Of things,
a remedy that should at once strike
such terror to these miscrcants as
would relieve a community ali, ady
suffering from the effects of hostile
invasion. Col. Lynch was the man
to take the lead in such an emer-
gency. He succeeded in organizing a
body of patriotic citizens, men OF
known character and standing. Hav-
ing laid his plans before them, and
securing their approval, he at once
proceeded to put them into execu-
tion. At the head of his followers
he promptly got upon the track of
the unsuspecting enemy, captured
many and caused the others to fee
from the country. When any OF
these outlaws fell into his hands they
were not taken at once to a tree and
hanged or tied to a stake ard shot,
as is now done under the perverted
system Of the present day. This was
not according to the code Of Col.
Lynch and his followers. So far
from such a lawless procedure a jury
was selected from Lynch's men, over
which he presided as judge: the cap
tives were tried separately, the ac-
cused allowed to make his own de-
fence, and to show cause, if he could.
why he should not lie punished. If
found guilty, the punishment was
inflicted on the spot. The general
impression has been that in all cases
Of Lynch law the penalty was death.
This is a mistake. A writer who
knew Col. Lynch we'll was assured by
him that he never willingly convicted
a criminal to capital punishment:
that prisoners were frequently let of
with a severe flogging and then liber-
ated on condition that they would
leave the country.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25

wrote there were copious stage direc-
tions. Such treatment, l take it,
would not mar the majestic beauty
and music of the verse, while 1t
would make the plays as human and
comprehensive to the auditors as the
great dramatist intended they should
be. In other words. if the people
can be convinced that it is worth
while to give the Shakspearean plays
a hearing, make them enjoy it, so
that they'll 90 to them not for in
struction only, but for entertainment
and recreation, and not turn away
with the usual excuse, when | go to
the theater l 20 to rest my mind and
niOv mvSp1f'n
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25

an increase OF :, 900, 600 gross tons 81
: ok 40 net tons, as compared WIN
the previous year, the increase !"
value being $3.50, 9sl. Ihls pro,
duction Of coal gave employment W
34l. g43 persons exclusive OF the mum.
her ENGAGED in is distribution ~
this number l2G, O5o were enir!oy yu9
in the anthracite mines n -I-,o''
in the bituminous mines. Inc aver,
ape number Of days the former wor"eu
in the wear was l9S and the average
number Of days the latter were en-
nloved vas 2l9. The average work
inc time Of both was 2l2 days
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25
\ Long Wait.

Saint-Foix, the French poet, had
large Income, but was always III
debt. Much Of his time was speht
lodging creditors. He sat II I'D!
IN Il barber chair with his face lath'
+ and ready to he shaved When
one or his largest creditors entereu
the shop. The man saw Saint-foN
ana angrily demanded the money
due him.
won't you wait until 1 get "
shave:' quietly inquired the poet.
'C~ertainly," answered the othe',
pleased at the Prospect OF getting ln'
money.
The poet made the barber a VIII.
ness to the agreement and CALM!
wiped the lather from his face. III
wore a beard to his dvi Z day.
GENERALLY. the dearest tbingsa i0
tllCSp which orn nd -nr+,sn1 as lltO'
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25
HOodoOs and N1ascOts.

/ hEDC II
WARDE, at
one time the
leading man
for John Nc
Cullough and
subsequently
a star of some
magn u d e,
fairly invited
the disaster
which he IN
Cured in his
starring tours
and outraged
all the pro-
prieties OF the
S t a &c by
O~Stentati Gus.
~ wearing an
opal. Not sat
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25
SCENES OF THE STAGE
WHAT PLAYERS AND MANAGERS
ARE DOING.

Dramatic Taste Is Not Toward Shakes
peare-Actors Are a SuperstitiOus Lot
Faust" Is GCunod's Masterpiece-Gossip
at Home and Abroad.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25
HI TR

Joy was a
bwess and
kalamazoo I
eeu III eve
rebuf couI
|eep his co
rneyed far,
chipper tra
BIZ he knew
where the /
connected
ten as any
hdlord smil
he ordered Z
|e fat barkeS
listened for
e yarns wei
he nre at nj
up at tho
etch the cal
Stle ard hus
eenled to ha
e won such g
eInber Of tn
bon he boue
dch had he b
be held in blt
bmfortable 8
I q house nea
it cost a p
20. McTockey
Fate so richl
|Ared not plea
th spirit of u
be spoke wit
life had 8
J telephoned !
Il cneery b
4 brisk good
d business
F,,t la hack n
about Il eel
II worked so ,
3 habit now b
b matters dra
Il he doesn't b
pizes his grip
some secludt
friends don't
lerc he in tru
of today for
where the co
,hine or rain,
,e ever his ia
he 4 happy nc
ID Care SCENT
he now comm
here and
be never is 81
ain II trnvelin
Y. Sunday Ne
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25
Good

Il learned a new thing" said a
woman recently, while visiting.
last week, an English friend who is
living IN the country. We had a
small dance n evening Of my stay.
and my hostess served the most de-
llclous Lemonade l ever drank. |
spoke OF it next day, and she told me
that it was made with freshly boiled
water-the secret, she said. Of thor.
oughiy good llmonade. i have =
regular rule she further informed
Inc, which insureS success If am
making a quart or a gallon. For a
quart l take the juice OF three lem
onS, using the rind OF one Of them.
l am careful to peel the rind very
tnln, getting just the yellow outside;
this | cut into pieces and put with
the Juice and powdered sugar. of
which use two ounces to the onar
III Il jug or jar with a cover. When
the water is lust at the tea point |
pour 1t over the lemon ana sugar.
cover at once and let it get cold. TRY
ms way once and you will never
make 1T any other way"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25
OBII
Billy Haven
4 His thee

Billy Haven
His thee
Shed TO mai
|sion, he net
ther than hi
encc was I'll
hilton to bus
pIease Gust
d up for h
kiOn among
nsht sight {
ley always re
the neatne
bey did not
h they Gallo
Ewes Billy ii
le memory o
lime, who W
lacking erin
figin was obs
|hlch was nj
blOn themS,
kntiOn was Il
burglary tn
Ig, that this
loud like TIT
tere alive, an
ever getting
ntil the Grim
[ayen Jobs"
knOwn cracksl
Billy Haven.
As a general
Haven was at
the house new
been COlnmitt|
Billy and his
Braces Of theil
pearance Of til
IN the residen
burglaries cea
Braces Of Billy
pie that the a
have known
Billy's career
q convict dyin
told about Bill
coup, which e
gang TO retire
ln0notonOuS T
Billy, it see
with
sloE that stoo(
lonely suburb.
rounded by a
felt that
ever got insid
could work In
INJURY show,
esidcnce of
known banker
Iccted with
colnpanieS, an
putcd wealth.
led him to TIT
Slider was a II
had arranged
then knt
a burglar.
lie appeared
a burglar got
house the fam
lively Speakin
II was that c
tected by hal
wees. The d
were so arrane
went to bed t
Of them '
In the towe
warning to tn
and would set
the place
Was at all ner
Billy realize
methods
a tendency TO
big house star
sive grounds,
when he and
house it would
ny one OF the
De at a time Y
retired to rest
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25
Hit and Miss.

TIE late Carlotta LeciercQ, who
played in Charles fechter's support
at n time, once played Titania in a
production OF "A Midsummer Nights
Dream at the Princes,'s in London,
while Miss Ellen Terry was tn Puck.
MANAGER AUGUSTUS PITOC be-
lieves that the present practice in
TINS country OF permitting all classes
OF entertainments successfully in the
theaterS generally will be so correct
ed that. as III London, the DRAMA,
opera and. vaudeville will only lie
tolerated separately in houses re-
spectively devoted to each. 1.-THE
sooner we separate the drama from
the opera and the vaudeville" saws
he, 'Ind our actors from entertain
ers, the sooner will the stage rise 10
a higher position than it now &C.
cupies."
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25

"A MEDICAL Journal tells of a man
who lived five years with a ball in
ms mead We lave known ladies to
I'VE twice as long with nothing but
balls in their heads.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-01-25

The press agent of ''The Hustler
vOucheS for the truth of the follow
ing story
The Nicissitudes Of railroad
'jumpS," he begins sapiently, will
often cause Il theatrical company al
most to miss a performance for which
it is announc d. One Saturday night
recently ''The Hustler" finished an
engagement in Toledo and was to be-
gin n in Detroit on Sunday night.
The jump from Toledo to Detroit is
short, but on this occasion it was
troublesome. because there are only
two Sunday trains from the Ohio
town to the Michigan city, and the
later train leaves at : d. IN. When
the train started the business man
ager was much perturbed to find two
Of the company missing-Ed. j. Hef-
%fcrnan. who personateS the Kelley
cure doctor, and James f. Cook. who
plays the fresh" office boy. Their
Al sence would badly damage the Sun
day night performance in Detroit,
for each figures in numerous scenes
with John Kernel. The manager
learned on the train that d freight
train would start from Toledo at
about 10 a. III. for Detroit, and he
prepared kilograms advising the be-
lated comedians to ship themselves
by freight. AS he had seen Cook at
his hotel hurriedly preparing for de.
parture at a quarter to seven a. m.,
the managers surprise was great
when, on the arrival Of the train at
Detroit, the first person he beheld
in the Station was Cook.
as this a twin brother?" ASKED the
a>tonished manager.
"Noap," said Cook. IL got to the
train yard in Toledo just in time to
jump on the %cowcatcher. l made the
trip in front of the engine, like a
tigurehead."
WAS Hef. with you?"
"lle got left by half a block"
The manager %thcreupon sent his
dispatch to Henernan. who arrived
by freight late in the afternoon, but
in time to enable complete perform
ance to be given that night before a
crowded house.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-02-23

every instance. Organiza-
tons are made up of q COM
pact Of persons, and can only
be sustained by concert OF
action, or by obedience to the
majority rule. The laws Of
this country are based upon
the principle Of the majority
rule, and has been from time
iu1memorial. The excuse it
self, as related, clearly proves
that the DIRECTORS 70 the Pri-
mary elections are not in &C
cord with the fundamental
principle of DemocrAOy-the
majority rule-for it cannot
be truthfully or successfully
denied that o majority of Dem
ocratS and protesting Demo.
Gratis are opposed to primary
elections. When q person re-
fuses to abide by the decision
OF his party's representatives.
he then becomes independent
OF that party, and shows by
that act that his allegiance
has been severed, and that hC
prefers to flop by himself
As long as 9 party has an ex'
scutive committee, so long il
it the duty of every membel
to abide by and acquiesce il
It's decisions, otherwise, i
would be nothing less thar
Impossible to sustain the or
ganization. And it is as pre-
! posterous and rs inconsisten
for any one claiming to be
Democrat to op pose the nom
inesS of that party as for
member of q church to con
denim the doctrines of tina
church Of which he is q mem
/ her.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-02-23

EDITOR BULLETIS:-I wrote you
some weeks ago IN regard TO the es-
cape of the convicts from this prison
on the a3rd of January. All are
now accounted for but four. Forty
three were re-captured and one kill
cd when the break was made, and
one frozen on the mountain.
Some of those who were recap
tuced came back badly frost bitten,
04e among the number Russell HOus-
ton, from Hardeman, got his feet so
badly frozen that both had to be am
putated above the ankle and is now
in a pitiable condition for life. He
was sent up at the May term, 1898,
for Is months, and had but little
over six months to serve after de
Quoting good time.
These convicts are a hard set to
manage at this place. Having been
turned loose from here at one time
they think that help will be given
them as soon as their escape is made.
Deaths, discharges and escapes
nave reduced our force here to one
hundred and thirty men, and the
output of coal is about three hun
lred tons per day and is sold prin-
,ipally to the 4. T. Y. q G. rail
Dad.
There is coal enough in these
Mountains throughout East Tennes-
ee to heat a good portion of the
ro1id for a thousand years.
I was over at Big Mountain prison
asst week and took a trip through
le country and now where only al :
Nv years ago there was nothing save
le singing of the birds or the crack
the mountains rife to disturb
lie solitude of the grand old noun
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-02-23
IT is to be hoped that the


IT is to be hoped that the
Characteristic dilatOry prac-
tice of the senate upon i'm
portant measures will not pre-
vail when the tariff bill comes
up for consideration. The
country will remain IN TT e
present unsettled state until
the tax rate 10 agreed upon,
hence the Importance of dis
posing OF that measure as
ROon aE possible.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-02-23
Non-Resident Notice.

In the causes Of the State of Tennessee
vs.. " Davis ct ais the State OF TenneS
see vs.. kObt McL~mOre ct ala; the State 1T
Tennessee Va Needham Bryant et ais, and
the State of Tennessee vs.. w r T. .bin$oH
al ais, it appearing from she bills which are
sworn to and filed for the collection Of back
taxes tina: W J Davis, J a FIT, 5 P iranth-
am, T ] aad J W Harris, N ''ohn, g "
Jackson. j !, L nd4,v, Allen & Wnder,
IN Cow eli heirs. 1ornelia ParmOle, Il {
Howell, RIA Mitchell, PS DOL, Mrs VI 4
Savage, KIM 1T heirs, henderson Nicely,
Mrs Mat Roberts heirs Mrs Sut,an,
Mrs NJ SCOTS h.irs, Mrs l. Elliotte'S
heirs, Mrs. Dag, E Pul.en. D N Sain,
Nredham Bryant, q " Rrvan:. W 8 Bry-
ATT. N V Bryant. II BRYANT, Thomas
Harris, Fl Bower heirs, 4 @ William, (
n Brown, W q Oo~Iy, Charley Wood, X
ID Casey, t Is Fan, eats heirs j VI Sel-osI,
Mrs k Prewltt, r ch2rd Robinson, 4 )
Bowers, w G Gregory, Wa Han, ID
lie witt, A ~ Lambeth, Mars Onpr.e, New
land and shelly Adams E miiy Bnig~r, )
> Peoples, Nm H+rIil's heirz, " ~ R''hin-
son are non residents of the stale of Ten
! uesree. 1t il therefore ordered that publ
catioA be ma de in the Bolivar Bulletin, 4
newspaper published in Bolivar, Tenne ssee,
| for consecutlvs week commanding the IN T.
| appear and plea , ans Eer OF Gemur to said
, h Il on or before the 3rd Monday IL March
| 1894, or tie same ~Iii b. taken for con
lessed as to them. The February p, 1891
L. G. WOOD, G. d NJ
I
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-02-23

tains can be heard the shrill whistle
of the locomotive as it winds its
way through the valleys, passing
numerous coal schutes where sooty
laborers are constantly pouring down
into the cars below tons of the finest
coal to be found anywhere. Truly
we have great State. West Ten
nessee with its rich alluvial bottoms
and uplands for cotton and grain,
Middle Tennessee with its broad
acres for grasses, grain and stock,
East Tennessee with an almost ex-
haustible supply of coal, marble and
iron together make of it one of the
best States of the Union. Great in
her resources, great In her people,
fair women and brave men.
w. A. FRANKLIN.
Coal Creek, Tenn, Feb. 18th, '94.
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SALE OP TENNESSEE BONDS.
latham. Alexander Il o. Maks nm
ImRertaHf Deal.

New YORK, Feb. l6.-Latham,
Alexander & Co., fiscal agents for
the state of Tennessee, have sold to
Blair & Co., bankers, the 5000, 600
~ per cent. penitentiary bonds at
par and accrued interest. Among
leading financial fnanciers here this
sale is faVorably regarded, and shows
deserved improvement in the credit
Of Tennessee. 1t will doubtless in
sure the prompt refunding of the 5
and per cent. bonds on Al per
cent. basis. The state authorities
will now be enabled to begin work
upon. the penitentiary at once, which
VIII prove beneficial to many indus
tries all over Tennessee.
Treasurer Craig has been here this
week assisting in the sale of the
bonds.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-02-23
NONRESIDENT ,yotjce

J. s. Neely, administra tor, vs.. Heirs of n.
L Lasseter, decd. No. 1877 &. d.
In the County Court ofs Hardemaa
County, Tennessee.
In this cause il appearing frem tie bill
which Is sworn to that John Lss4eter and
Maggie NJ. Williams and - Williams,
her husband. are non-residents of the State
of Tennessee 1t rs therefore ordered that
publication be made in the Bolivar Bulle-
tin, a newspaper published in Bolivar,
Tennessee, for four consecutive weeks com.
maudine them 10 appear and plead, answer
or demur to said bill IN or before the 6rst
Monday IN april, 1894, or same will be
taken for confessed a. to them. This JAM
uary 29tn. 1894 w. W. FARLEY,
c. A. MILLFR, ATTY. Clerk.
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Coal Greek, Tenn, Feb. 18th, "a
H0w TO Sew and Raise Clever Sue
eesSfHllY,

AS l have been a successful clover
raiser for twenty-six years, not miss
saving more than two years during
that time, l take it for granted that
l know how and never have failed
getting good stand since ! quit
sowing my clover in February and
on my wheat. l SOW 10 pounds
clover, 8 pounds herds grass, 4
pounds blue grass, 8 pounds orchard
grass, 8 pounds Timothy per acre,
if l want it for hay one year and
pasture after that.
Clover alone, II or Is pounds per
acre. most always SOW clover
after cotton. Never SOW until the
first time you find the ground dry
enough after the 10th day of March,
that is to avoid freezing. Now
comes the most important part
preparing the land. Don't get in a
hurry and SOW your clover ike one
of my neighbors sowed his wheat.
He sowed the wheat in a cotton
patch without pillow, and ran a
Disc harrow across the rows, and
his wheat was well put in. For ev-
cry turning pillow you run go in the
same furrow with a sub-soil or a
small bull-tongue or five inches turn
ing shovel, break the ground about
8 or Z inches deep; you might SOW
oats then, run Disc harrow over
the land twice, then SOW your seed
and watch the result. / don't think
we ever have had a worse drouth
than last year. l sowed clover as
above directed. / got a good crop
of oats, fine cutting of clover, and
it looks well now on hill land.
l use from 100 to 200 pounds of
land plaster per acre, put it on your
clover when about an inch high.
If you have only one horse to
pillow, go one round with turning
pillow then hitch to your sub-soil and
go around. Don't be too stingy
to SOW good land and plenty of seed.
II. B. Wright thrashed thirty-six
bushels recleaned clover seed from
twelve acres as dry as it was last
year, and / am satisfied he lost one
third or one-half of the seed from
the way he handled his clover be-
fore it reached the huller.
Oh, if broom straw was as valua-
bic as clover hay wouldn't our farm
ers be rich?
/ don't think the farmers of Har.
deman county could put in a day,
say the LIST of March, more profita.
bly, than to meet in Bolivar and ex.
change thoughts, aud have a good
grangers meeting.
l would like to hear from every
district in the county, get our coun.
ty paper interested in farming and
give it larger circulation. We
must change our way of farming and
raise more corn, clover and hay am
less cotton. J. T. Low.
Salisbury, Tenn, Feb. 18th, '94.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-02-23
A Leader.

Since its frat Introduction Electric
Ritiers h as 'ained rapidly in pnpnlar ia
vor, until nnw it is clearly in the lead
among pure medical tonics and slter&-
tive4 containing nnthin. ~hio'' permits
it's use "a a he verage or inf.'xicant, IL is
recognized a. the best and pHreRt rnedi-
cine for all ailments of stomach. Liver or
Kidneys. It will cure Sick Headache,
Indigestion, Constipation, and drive
Malaria from the syste m. Satisfaction
with each bottle or the money
wilt b. refunded. Price SOC per bottle.
Sold by Savage & Emerson, Bolivar, and
r. p. Dn nbaT, Grand Junction
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Savage n Emerson.
Among the oZarks"

The Land of Big Red Apples" is the
title Of an attractive and highly interestiny
book recently issued. 1t il handsomely lie
Iustrated with views of South Missouri
nepnerv, including the famous Olden fruit
farm Of 5 700 acres in Howell county 1t
pertains entirely to Embarrassing in that
great fruit belt of America, the southern
slope of the Ozsrks. and will prove of gresr
value, Hot only tn fruit-gFowers, but to tv-
cry farmer and home-seeker in other states
laokinx for farm and q home. Mailed
Tree. Address, J. z LOCKWOOD,
Kansas Oitv, No.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-02-23
grauId bs Ia Everv House.

J. 3, Wilson, 81 CLAW street, arp.-
burg, Pa, says will not be without DR..
Kings New Discovery for Honsnm pt'On,
Coughs AMI e Ida, that it cnr~d his wife.
who as tire atened with pnenmonIa after
an attack Of l., Grippe, when various
other RENE dies and several physicians had
done her no good. Robert Barber, of
CooKsport Pa, claims Dr.. Kings New
Discovery has dene hih more good than
ANYTHING he ever used for lung trouble.
like it. Try it. Free trial bot.
ties at SavaEe & Em-rson's, Bolivar. and
Dunbar's. Grand Junction. 5
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-02-23

The acrimonious warfare
that has been wAged in the
senate because Of nominations
made by the president to Eli
the vacancy on the United
States supreme bench, caused
by the death of Justice Blatch-
ford, will no longer continu
Senator White, of Louisiana,
was on last Monday appoint
cd to that position and the
nomination was promptly CON
firmed. This is not the fiat
time that the newly appoint
ed justice has doned the ju-
dicial ermine. In 1873 he
was appointed Associate JUS
tice OF the supreme court Of
Louisiana. He enjoys the
distinction of being a lawyer
of marked ability, well quail
fed to fill the responsible and
honorable position as AssOci-
ate Justice of the highest o,
all tribunals.