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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03

Mr.. A B. Griffith has been devoting him.
self almost entirely to pen work lately, and
in his rambles awheel he caught many
quaint little sketches Among these one
is at once attracted by a comic little trio
that he found by the roadside and jotted
down. Two bowlegged little pickaninnies
are shrinking back against fence with
the liveliest expression CT fright painted
upon their faces, and the ragged little dog
beside them seems to be in a state of
equal terror. The darkies are drawn in
very expressive way and the drawing is
excellent as a character study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03

Miss Anna Sands left on Thursday for
Buena Vista and will enjoy the mountain
air for the entire summer, dividing her
time between work and recreation, as her
fancy may dictate One of the best things
that she did before her departure was a
portrait of her brother, which was regard
ed by all as an excellent likeness. She
commenced work upon a head of her sister
also, but did not have time to carry it to
completion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03

Since the close of the Corcoran Art
School a week ago Miss Lillian Cook has
been able to call her time her own and
has MADE plans for the execution of some
work that will occupy her during the
earlier part of the summer The first that
she will undertake is an altar piece which
Is to be executed in such a manner as to
have the effect Of tapestry. 1t is for a
convent in Wilmington and is ore CT a Sc
ries of decorative designs Illustrating the
life Of Christ. In September she plans to
go out Of the city for a time. and she viii
then devote herself to outdoor sketching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
HEAVENS in JULY
Principal Consultations Now Above
the Horizon.
AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF TIE sun
Measuring the Distance of the
Earth From the Stars.
OBSTACLES IN THE WAY
OBSTACLES IN THE WAY

PRINCIPAL
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
FIVE CHILDREN DROWNED
BY the Capsizing of an Overloaded Float
Many Others Rescued by Boats.

BY the Capsizing of an Overloaded Float
Many Others Rescued by Boats.
TORONTO, Ont, Aug. 23.-Five chill
dren were drowned in the harbor yes.
terday afternoon by the capsizing of a
float. The bodies of three were recov-
cred. The float was IL feet long and
six feet wide, and was made of rough
timber and used for conveying work
men from the mainland at the foot of
Cherry street to the breakwater, dis
tance of about 100 yards. The float is
worked by chains attached to the bank
on one side and the breakwater on the
other side.
Yesterday afternoon 81 children,
boys and girls, ranging from to l3
years of age, crowded on the raft in
tending to go bathing at the break
water. Half way across the channel,
where the water is very deep, the raft
capsized, and all the children were
thrown into the water. There were
many boats in the neighborhood and
these were quickly at the scene of the
accident. All of the children were
rescued except five.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
PUT OFF AT BUFFALO.
Thousands of Grand Army Mon
Arrived and Arriving
To Attend the National Encampment-
Cincinnati the One Choice of the Vet
Grams for the Next Encampment
Richmond Not In 1t.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 23 3-Buffalo il
all ready for the army Of veterans who
are on their way here to attend the
thirty first annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic. During
the night hundreds of veterans and
their friends arrived, and to-day they
are coming in by thousands. 1t is es-
timated that nearly 5000 strangers
were in town yesterday, and that from
| 5000 to 20, 900 came in to-day.
| The various railroads entering Buf-
| falo report that in addition to the hun
dreds of regular trains, schedules have
been prepared for 245 specials to arrive
here by Tuesday noon.
Among the prominent arrivals are
J. Cory Winans., of Commander-in-
| Chief Clarkson's staff; j. s. Lewis,
past junior vice-commander, and Dan.
ial Ross, of Wilmington, Del, candi-
date for junior vice-commander-in
chief.
Camp Jewett, as the city of tents is
known, is all ready for its inhabitan is,
and while it will not be formally
opened until four o'clock this af-
| ternoon, number of posts are al
ready installed. Ample arrangements is
have been made at the camp and else
where for the care of the sick. Three
hospital tents have been erected at
Camp Jewett, each in charge of a COM
petent staff of physicians.
The honor of flying the first PEN
nent from any tent at Camp jew
EFT belongs to Reno post No. 81,
of Williamsport, Pa. A detach-
ment of IL members arrived yes
terday, who were assigned to tents 81
30 Clayton P. White, of Williamsport,
was the first veteran to arrive, and he
is quartered on the steamer Idaho,
which has been assigned to the naval
posts.
Among the later announcements of
candidates to succeed Commander-in
Chief Clarkson, are the names of John
g. Linehan, of New Hampshire,
George III. Innis, of Massachusetts,, j.
II. Sexton, of Chicago, and James P.
Goblin, of Pennsylvania.
Col Winans, of Commander-in-Ch Chief
Clarkson's staff, estimates the number
of visitors to Buffalo during the week
at 200, 900, making the largest encamp-
ment ever held.
In speaking of the choice of the
veterans for the next encampment,
Col. Winans said that so far as his
information went there was but one.
choice among the delegates and that
was Cincinnati. There seems TO be
a feeling, he said. among some of
the eastern people that San Francisco
wants the encampment, but this is a
mistake. San Francisco is preparing
to make bid IN 1899.
With regard to the encampment be-
ing held in Richmond, Va, he asserted
that there is nothing in it. The peo-
pie down there do not want it. and
the veterans do not care to go there.
The chief objection, he said, was the
certainty of unpleasant complications
over the color line.
Col. Winans says Pennsylvania will
send the most people to the encamp-
ment, with New York second and Ohio
third in attendance.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
RELIGION AND RLooDsHED

Mark the Sabbath Day in the Strikers
Camps Around Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 23.-Religious
services were held in the strikers sew
eral camps yesterday and all were
largely attended, but Notwithstanding
the religious air pervading the camps,
a conflict between workers and strik-
ers took place in the afternoon, during
which three strikers were badly hurt,
but none are in a serious condition.
Five of the men who are working
for the New York e. Cleveland Gas
Coal Co. yesterday afternoon went to
William Seaman's boarding house,
about one-half mile from Oak Hill tip
pie, where number of strikers are
quartered, for the purpose of persuad-
ing the strikers to go to work.
The meeting was stormy one, and
resulted in Antonio Pedasky being shot
near the heart. the bullet going almost
through his body. Grongron Pimold
was shot in the eye and Batiste Dali
masces was cut with a razor. The in
jured men are all strikers.
This was the only disturbance re-
corded at the camps yesterday. The
aggressive workmen escaped before the
men on the Oak Hill camp were aware
of the fight.
The report that Sandy Creek camp
will be abandoned is denied by the
strikers, and they say that the men
will be sent there from Plum Creek and
Turtle Creek.
In addition to the general missionary
L., 4
decided to direct especial work to the
prevention of operations at the Sandy
Creek mine. The strikers say they
will resume their marching tactics
this morning, claiming that under the
ruling of Judge Goff in the West Vir-
ginia cases they are given this right.
The sheriff does not say what course
he will pursue this morning should
marching begin. but thinks he is ready
to meet every emergency.
Samuel De Armitt says that 150 to
Ia men will be at work in the Plum
Creek mine to-day.
& Cleveland Coal and Gas Co. will
make eight more evictions to-day from
eight different company houses. 1t is
not probable there will be any trouble.
sympathy for the strikers by the
farmers and citizens is not dilnin ishing
in the least. Yesterday there were
about 700 visitors to the camp at Sandy
Creek, many Of the farmers who came
bringing wagonloads of provisions,
Citizens of Naw Texas sent word that
they had plenty OF food for the men
end wanted them te rsll On thesnI
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27

| to the extent of four bits She was willir
to open up the future hereafter for US
/ and take money or old clothes for her
pay. But I told her from judgin the
| future by the past, i would ruther not
know anything about it. And besides
that the dry drouth had played ruina-
tion with the crops and the committee
on appropria ations was for retrench-
| ment and reform.
But l then went on to tell her if it
was clothes she wanted she ought to go
on over the creek and stop by at the
Redman place. Miss Bithy Redman is
| the most fiXyest old maid in the set
Element. Two or three times she has
thought she would get married, but
that was all. Somehow her weddin
cake never would cook right done, and
it is all dough till yet. Yetin the main
time she has got the clothes to put
on-silks and satins, and muslins and
poker dots, and ribbons and laces till
you can't rest for the f1nery-clothes
enough to make her weddin garments
and keep her Sunday appearments for
20 years to come.
So the old fortune teller woman
didn't do a blame thing but amble
on down the road and across the creek
to the Redman place. From one of the
boys that night 1 found out that she
had told Miss Bithy's fortune and got
a full change of clothes.
Gimme your alapaca dress (good as
new) and I will tell you whether any
man person throws his shadow across
your future path" says the fortune
teller woman.
The naked thoughts of a man per-
son put Miss Bithy into high futter
and she come forth with the a,apaca
dress.
81 see the shadow of a man person
across your path" says the fortune
teller woman. Gimme your Sunday
shoes and let me tell you whether he
will ever come and pop the question"
The dim vision of such a thing as a
weddin match-with her own fiXy self
as the blushin bride-was a blessed
plenty for Miss Bithy. And it fetched
them Sunday shoes.
"I see him comm down the path
says the fortune teller woman-"a
spare luduS. OdIh-COlu pIeClcu udI, anu
he limps little with his left foot"
That was a good description OF
Squire Noogin-which the squire's wife
died last year and they tell me Miss
Bithy has had her line out and the
hook we'll baited to catch him. I have
no earthly doubts but what the lonely old
thing was all but ready then to go off
in dead faint.
''He viii pop the question:" the for
tune teller woman went on. "NOw
gimme your new Sunday hat and let
me tell you when you two will be one"
And that didn't fail to fetch the hat.
Then the fortune teller woman told
Miss Bithy that she would git married
and mate off with the dark-complected
man in the year 1899. If she had but
only thought about it in time and fixed
the weddin day along in the comm fall,
I'll bet by gracious she could of got
every blame female garment on the
Redman place. As it was the fortune
teller woman come prancin by our
home the next mornin with Miss Bithy's
clothes on, and the laces and
the ribbons f1yin in the air.
And as for Miss Bithy-well, she is
still single, but still silly and still hope
full.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
The DREADED CONSUMPTION
Can B! Cured

]. A. Slocum, NJ. c. the Great
Chemist and Scientist, Will Send
Free, to the Afflicted, Three
Bottles of His Newly Discov-
cred Remedies to Cure
Consumption and all
Lung Troubles
Confident that he has discovered a
reliable cure for consumption and all
bronchial, throat and lung diseases,
general decline and weakness, loss of
flesh and all conditions of wasting,
and to make its great merits known,
he will send, free, three bottles 10
any reader of the BULLETIN who
may be suffering.
Already this new scientific course Of medicine
has permanently cured thousands Of apparently
hopeless cases.
The Doctor considers it his religious duty-a duty
which he owes 20 hUm1nity-tO donate his infalli-
bic cure.
lie has proved the dreaded consumption to BE- Q
curahle disease beyond any doubt. and has on file
iu his American aud European labor ztories tcsti-
uorI3ls Of experience from thOse benefited and
surtd. In all parts of the wOglj.
Doa't delay until IL is tno late. Consumption,
AdiTeSs T. A. SoCUm N. e, gS Pine street, New
York. and when writing the doctor, please We
express and UoStofhce address, and also mention
resd.as this article IN the BOLIVAR BULLETIN.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
FATE OF The BERMUDA.
Will be Sold by the British Authorities o

Will be Sold by the British Authorities oi
Jamaica.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug 23.-The British
steamship Ethel Wild, Capt. List, ar
rived at this port from Port Antonio,
Jamaica, last night, having on board
as passenger, in addition to Commits
sioner of Navigation Eugene Tyler
Chamberlain and DIR. Parker, of Wash
ington, 12 of the crew of the alleged
filibustering steamship Bermuda, which
had been seized out there by the British
government.
II was learned from Mr.. Chamberlain
that Capt. Murray of the steamer Ber-
muda had been adjudged guilty of
violation of the quarantine laws and
sentenced to pay a fine of eI00 or
to undergo 80 days imprisonment He
chose the latter and is now serving
his time. The Bermuda will be sold by
the British authorities.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS
Neither Parry satisfied.

At Chattanooga last week Special
Chancellor HI. A. Chambers decided the
suit brought by the old Tennessee Rail-
road in 1891, petitioning the court for
sale of the union depot property in
Chattanooga for partition between the
petitioners, the Memphis & Charleston,
the Western & Atlantic and the Nash
vile, Chattanooga e st. Louis railways,
the East Tennessee claiming in the bill
that the four roads have an equal own
ership in the property. After review
of the evidence the chancellor decreed
that the State of Georgia, or the West
ern & Atlantic owned the land, and that
the complainants had only proper
tionate ownershipin the improvements,
buildings, etc. The decree states that
the Western & Atlantic be given an op-
tion on the buildings, sheds, etc.,
owned jointly by the complainants, and
have tho privilege of buying the same
at an appraised value. There will be
an appeal, neither party being satisfied
with the result
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
Revoked the License.

Insurance Commissioner Craig has re.
voked the license of the Massachusetts,
Benefit Life Association, an assessment
corporation which has been doing busi-
ness in Tennessee for several years.
Court Grants a Permanent Injunction.
In the famous case of the Nash vile,
Chattanooga & st. Louis Railway vs..
George f. Mcconnell ct al; Louisville
& Nashville Railway VS.. Duckworth ct
al, and Western & Atlantic Railway VS..
Dnckworth ct al, Judge Clark, of Chat
tanooga, handed down an opinion last
week fayoring the railroads. This case
arose over the handling of the special
rate Centennial tickets by the scalpers
of Nashville, and the above named rail-
roads asked for an injunction to restrain
the soal pers frcm handling the tickets.
The court grants permanent iniuag
tl0a gs prayed fer,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
RUFUS SANDERS
THE SEA IN FLAMES.
Natures Grand illumination for
Russian Grand Duke.

Natures Grand Illumination for a
Russian Grand Duke.
When a few years ago some of the
Russian grand dukes honored Baker,
town on the Caspian, with their pres
ence, the governor had naphtha thinly
poured over the surface of the sea for
very considerable distance.
At about nine o'clock in the even
ing the infammatory substance was
ignited and a blush confagration
spread itself over the waves of the
mighty deep.
To increase the splendor Of the scene
slight breeze arose, the sea became
agitated and the pillows majestically
heaved without any too violent commo-
ton. Such a matrimonial alliance, if
l may use the term, of fire and water
was perhaps never before witnessed.
The flames literally danced on the
waves, blending all their magic beauty
with the splashing restlessness of their
limpid antagonist.
The dark green color of the Caspian
shone by the reflection of the subdued
light riding boldly on the very foam
OF the surface. At length the gale in
creased, the naphtha covering became
more and more broken, and the glow
ing carpet extended over a great dis
tance of the sea, gradually assuming
the aspect of so many jack-o'-lanterns.
A mazy ballet of gradually extin-
gushing will-o'-the-wisps closed the
wonderful spectacle.
One hour after its commencement
the watery element had resumed its
sway, and the sea again lay enveloped
in darkness.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
surrendered to the sherlfr.

Sheriff Garrison, of Cum berl and couh-
ty, lodged Henry Gushee and son in Jail
last week. They went to him and
stated they had shot and supposed they
had killed AL Goss, at North Vile, near
Crosville, and wanted to be taken to a
place of safety, as they feared mob vio-
lence. The son did the shooting, and
claims Goss shot twice before he fired.
The trouble seemingly came up in re-
gard to young Gushee working the road,
Goss being road overseer.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
The OnIrcst NIoonIirht nidc.

You have already took your scat
with pen in hand, as it were, and writ
| up the, roarin big meetin which Blev
| Scroggins bTung on with the widder,
Dolly Mayfield, and them three love let
ters down at old Sweet Water that Sun
day evenin," Andy went on, GROWN
pale aud trembly. But in regards to
that onlyest moonlight buggy ride
which me and the widder tooI-I do
hope and trust and pray you will sing
the song soft and low. Mind you now,
there amt blame thing touchin that
moonlight buggy ride which l am sorry
about and would ruther take back.
And what little you and Blev know
about it-all that the people around
Sweet Water have heard or said or
thought or now think they know
would never make me lose marry lick of
sleep nor miss Il meal of victuals.
But, Rufe Sanders, women are tre-
mendius jealous things. Poor as am
with the long dry drouth on hand
and nothin but hard times ahead-I
wouldn't have the news of that moon
light buggy ride reported back in full
here in the Rocky Creek settlement
for the best young mule in the country.
Don't sing that song any at all scarcely,
Rufe, if you can keep from it-but at
any rates, sing it soft and low"
l could shet one eve and see that my
fellow servant and side partner was in
peck of trouble and so bad ratified till
lie didn't hardly know his own name
for certain. But told him that l went
down to the Sweet Water meetin pur-
posely to hear the news and spread
il abroad. That was meat and bread
and plain business with me. l had writ
mp Blew Scroggins and the gay and
gorgeous widder, them magnOliOus love
letters and the stormy session of the
committee which they brung on, and
didn't raley see how l could leave out
the moonlight buggy ride and save my
self.
And yet still that want all. Andy
Lucas is my friend in feeble, general
way. l have no doubts but what he
thinks more of me than any livin man
person in the round discovered world
exceptin Andy Lucas. But with him, in
a trade, a horse is a horse and a man
is n man. If he didn't swap the socks
often his own dear father and brother
it would be from the fact that he never
got a good chance, and dadblame him
he has Jest naturally burnt Ine up in
a trade more than oncst. Itwas now my
time of year to Dring the gifted grand
son of old Hiram Lucas down to rock
bottom, and he couldn't do n Conti- |
mental thing but stand still and swal-
low the medicine. l had the delegates |
by a whalin big majority. L had the |
under holt and the dead lock. 1t was |
Charlie at the rat hole and Katy by the |
door. So could only look up through |
the trees and smile and shake my head. |
With that Andy come and laid his
long bOny arm on my shoulder and
said his prayers like little man.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
The Horse Traders Prayer.

"You can tell everything you know
and give out all the scandalatiOus re-
ports you ever heard concernin me up
to the time we went down to the Sweet
Water meetin, and if live long enough
1 will weep great gobs of grief when
you die and plant some flowers on your
grave to keep in mind them golden, hap
py days which me and you have spent
together. But if you love me like L
love you, Rufus, l ruther think you will
leave out that famous moonlight buggy
ride, or sing the song mighty soft and
low. If you had any kind and tender
regards left for the widders and the
orphants 1 raley don't believe you
would sing that song at all. If you had
married one of these little peart-mo-
toned women, with black and fashy
ewes, 1 know most hellatious well you
wouldn't. For women are tremendous
jealous things, Rufus.
"Oncst upon a time me and you were
dirty little shirt-waist boys together,
Rufe," and with that by gracious
l could see the salt water back up into
Andy's eyes. ''Many and many's the
day that we have ranged the woods and
fields together, and stole watermelons,
or maybe slipped off to the mill pond
and went in swimmin-me and you to-
gether. We have built flutter mills in
the same old spring branch, made frog
houses and cut summerSsts in the same
sandbeds, and went TO school together
10 the same schoolhouse, and fell in love
with the same girls, and courted and
carried on, and missed our lessons and
took our lickins-me and you together.
Many and many's the clost place L
have pulled you through. Many and
mauy's the bad and scandalatious
scrape 1 have caught you in and never
made newpaper outen my mouth to
spread the news abroad.
Remember these little things. Ru.
tas, Remember llkswise, slSa, thst this
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
A Desperate Criminal at Large.

Sheriff Broaddus, of Houston county,
treed Ike Hill, an escaped convict and
desperate, in house near McEwen last
week. Hill, when he discovered the
presence of the sheriff, ran out of the
house and got behind his horse. The
sheriff opened fire on him. killing the
horse, and it is believed wounding Hill.
When the desperate saw his horse was
killed he ran, but not until he lad fired
several shots at his adversary, Hill has
been terrorizing his own family and tho
country around his old home for weeks.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
Prison Appointmenss. A

The board of prison commissioners has
appointed A. Il. Wood, exlabor COM
missioner, superinlandeato the Brushy
Mountain mines The Office is con-
solidatisn of that mine superintendent
and mine engines, two positions. The
State saves $1,000 per annum by the
change. Other appointments are Floyd
Ambrister, Hartman, shipping clerk at
Brushy Mountain, and r. s. Miller,
Washington county. steward and clerk
to the warden at tho main prison.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27
Fight in the PenItentiary.

In a fight in the foundry at the Did
prison last week, John Harper was
struck on the head with piece of Stag
by Jim Stanton and probably fatally
wounded. Harper was advancing on
Stanton with a rock in one hand and q
piece of iron in the other when Struck
Harper was sent up from Hawkins conn
ty. Stanton comes from Hardin ca1nty.
and is a trusty A trivial remark
brought on the row.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-08-27

voice unto me and spoke with fear and
tremblin.
Andy's horse was standin hitched to
the rack in front of our house before
sunrise that mOrnin and me and him
had struggled down there under the
hill, where the old spring bubbled up
and the wild flowers lifted their bright
and hammered bosoms TO the sun.