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SHE WAS WRONG.
Ire original Poem Wasn't by oowper at
 All hut by Some One Else.

TIC ariytnal Poem Wasn't by Cowper at
 All. but by some One Else.
 There is woman's literary club on tbe South Side which is having the baraest imaginable time to keep togeth- CT. Unlike most similar organizations. # IS not from want of money that this assoeiation of fair students is constant. Iy threatened with disbandment. A snirit of discontent and rivalry stalks through the meetings.
 The original purpose of the club was thorough critic of the works of Homer. Dante, Shakespeare, Milton, sDenser and Sir Edwin Arnold. But, Although this laudable intention was adhered to for several months, after awhile some of them got to writing es- says and other papers to be read beforo the society. The book trade may not have noticed it, but at that time thero xvas A considerable run on concordances, alossaries. books of synonyms and liter. srv dictionaries. Ever since then things Lave gone from bad to worse. It seems ;nnossibIe to maintain harmony.
 The vice president of the organiza. tion. charming young lady, whether csnsidered mentally or from her photo o4aph. recently wrote rather extend- ea noem in very lofty strain. She read it to the club. Amid the general ap. nlause which followed there came from sayeraI remote corners of the room souething like murmurs. A couple ot her auditors were heard to say that she fad never written anything like that be efore; that they didn't believe any ore in the club was capable of it; that, in fact, several passages sounded shangely familiar.
 Finally one member with glasses and very penetrating expression. address ing the author of the poem, said;
 ''Didn't you get some of that from Cowper? I'm sure you did. '
 1 did nothing of the kind, retorted tbe vice president, flushing at the ac- cnsation.
 "Oh, but remember almost the ex- aet linesn' persisted her aeeuser.
 How dare you say sor' returned the noet ta..
 But we'll get the book and look, :" Persisted the other.
 You re a mean, mean thing, said the vice president, bursting into tears
 didn't get this from Cowper at all And now that you re so smart I'll not tell you where did get it. "-Chicago utf fhuua
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AN ANCIENT MEXICAN CITY.
X Curious Legend some Relics of Emperor
 Maxiniiian

X Curious Legend Some Relics of Emperor
 aIaximiiian.
 Quaretaro was town before the Spanish conquest and was made a city in 1853. A legend of Queretaro is that an 0tomite chief. Fernando de Tapia by name, undertook to convert the city to Christianity in way that seems novel to us, but was common enough to bis day. He came from Tula with a challenge to the people of QBeretaro to a fair stand up fight if he won, the people surviving were to be baptized The challenge was accepted, but while the fight was in progress t dark cloud came up and the blessed Santiago was seen ill the heavens with a fiery cross, whereupoh the people of Queretaro gave up and were baptized. They set mp a stone croas to commemorate the event on the site of the present church of Santa Cruz There is scarcely q church ill Mexico which has not legend of this kind attached to 1t. The town is identified with the history of Mexico.
 Here the treaty of peace between the United States and Mexico was ratified in 1S48, and here Maximilian made his last stand ill 1867. was obliged to sur- render and was shot. Everybody is in. terested ill Maximilian mainly on ac- count of poor Carlotta Maximilian was executed on the Gerro de las 0ampanas and with him Generals Miramin and Media. The place is marked by thico little crosses of stone. The two gen. erals were killed at tine first yolley, but Maximilian, who had requested that he be shot through the body that his mother might look upon his face, was only wounded, and a second firing was required to kill him.
 The emperor had been led to believe that Carlotta was dead She became in- sane from grief and vas kept ill an asy- 1um for many years, but she still lives and still mourns for her dead husband and the loss of her throne. The United States government protested against u 6 execution of Maximilian, but ill vain Juarez refusing to spare him.
 There aEe all kinds of relics of Maxi milan i'll Mexico-the Yturbide thea. ter, where he was tried and condemned, the table on which the death warrant was signed, tho wooden stools OH which the prisoners sat during the trial and the coffin of Maximilian, whose remains were subsequently sent to Austria and buried at Miramar I confess I do not share in any sentiment of pity for Max imihan, who was an adventurer with out shadow of right in Mexico and took the chances of war. He was, 1t is true, victim of Napoleon and of his own ambition and was very seufyily treated by those who had induced him to set up his throne ill Mexico, but to have released him would haze been to establish q claimant for the Mexican throne. It was better that this man should die than that thousands should be sacrificed in the wars he would sure ly have fomented if he had been allowed to live. Philadelphia Ledger
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Bees' Brains,

The brain of the honeybee has re- E1entiy x, been studied by Dr. Kenyon of oiatk university more thoroughly, it is saia, than ever before. It is thought .nas m the source of bees power to |auapt itself intelligently to it's sur. louhalngs has been discovered in certain peculiar objects ill it's brain called the
 mushroom bodies ,
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The quantity of gas made in Germany . ,aSe year, according to official returns, ..s nas So,Sol, 000 cubic feet, in the man.
 uaaotnre of which ?, 750, 900 tons of coal was V, employed. The number of flames n use was 5.ls5, 0oo.
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n ten years $l,ooo. GOO has been paid pa' p ps the casualty fund of the British -snsVolent institntion to injured rail |"ay men and their families.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12
ANARCHY IN CRETE.

Terrible Reign of Blood and Fire In the
City of Canea, Greece.
VIENNA, Feb. 6.-An unconfirmed re-
port has been received here of the mas
sacre of 1,5O0 Christians in the villages
of the island of Crete.
ATHENS, Feb. 6.-The situation at
Canea has reached crisis of blood
and fire. The Turkish troops have
joined hands with the native Mus
sulman cut-throats, The consul has
sent kilograms to the effect that the
situation is hopeless. At Retimo, 8, 900
Mussulmans assembled in front of the
government house and threatened to
slaughter the entire Christian popula-
ton, unless all the Christians outside
of the town would consent to disperse.
The attempts to exclnde the Mussul-
mans from the strategic portions OF
the town were abandoned, upon tbe
advice of the bishop, and the Christians
finally consented to retire. This con-
cession on the part of the Christians,
however, does not prevent the Mussul-
mans from continuing to besiege
Christian villages.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS
Pensions for "Bridge Burners"

Washington, Feb. 6.-The East Ten
nessee bridge Burners" have been
recommended by the house committee
on invalid pensioners as worth a higher
rate of pension than other soldiers. be-
cause of the perilous character of their
duty and the sufferings they underwent.
A number of citizens of East Tennessee
in 1861 enlisted in the Union secret
service as bridge burners, understand
If captured by the enemy. They only
consented to undertake the work OF
condition that the army underIThonas
should at once occupy Tennessee after
the bridges were burned in order to pro-
tect the men engaged, and this was
promised. Bridges were burned bat
Thomas did not come, having been re-
called, and the burners were deserted.
They attempted to escape to Kentucky,
but were unsuccessful and disbanded.
Some were captured and shot, some es-
capped to the mountains, and others
joined the Union army.
In view of these facts the committee
thinks special recognition should be
given them. These facts are set forth
in report from the house committee
on invalid pensions upon bill intro
duced by Representative Anderson of
Tennessee, which provides that thirteen
persons named who were engaged in
this service be placed on the pension
list at $24 a month. This amount is
recommended by the committees report
to be reduced to S12 month, which is
to be taken in lieu of other pensions.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12
"swapped Spit" and Made Up.

You ought not to think it, but that was
the last time l ever saw Miss Callie
Hickman in the flesh. The next time l
saw her she was Misses Bob Travis, and
as shy of me as a three-year-old not
even bridlewise. You see didn't go
over to the Hickman place to renew my
acquaintance right away Immediately
the next morning, and first thing L
knowed Bob had been over there and
braced the game oncst more. 1t would
seem like he was meek and full of re-
pentance and so was she. Whereas they
swapped a little spit, as it were, and
made up.
But 1 will die believin that missed
about half of my unworthy life jest SIM
ply because old Spot kept me so everlast-
in busy pullin and drivin and stayin in
the road that night. Soon as possible
l pitched in and swaPped that horse
off. And to be blamed square and hon
est, got the daylights swindled out of
me in the trade. But the more thought
about the scandalous, dirty way in
which old Spot treated me that night, the
madden I got, till / simply couldn't
abide with him any longer.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12
Like Ordinary Life Insurance..

A decision handed down by Judge
Clark of the United States District Court
in the case of Gertrude Fl. Whitesides
VS.. the Improved Order of Heptasophs,
at Chattanooga last week, materially
affects all fraternal orders in America.
In overruling defendants motion for
new trial in suit for recovery on ben
eft certificate, payment of which was
denied for the reason that assessments
necessary to the good standing OF the
deceased member had not been paid as
required by the supreme laws of the or
der, the court held that fraternal orders
were on the same legal footing as ordin-
ary life companies, and that local
financial officer of lodge could waive
requirements of the supreme conclave.
The opinion is sweeping and will cause
special attention at all supreme meet
ings.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12
So Busy and So Mad.

AS we driv off towards home old
| Spot riz on his hind feet two or three
times, and then it did look to me like
| he would jest naturally split the earth
wide open and scorch the native air. 1t
was then nine miles home, or maybe a
| little better, but old Spot bit off 80 or
40 feet at every stride. Up hill and
down hill-over the rough places as well
as smooth ground-he went down after
his knittin like it was a race for blood
and death, and all the pullin 1 could
| do but only helt him smooth and steady
in his wild and furious pace.
Now, when l have got to go some
where's in big hurry or by my lone self,
do love fast horse, and cid Spot didn't
shake my nerves little bit. i knowed,
dadblame him, that 1 could ride as fast
as he could travel. Yet there was one
time when 1 didn't want to ride so in
fernal fast. Miss Callie had told me she
would be my own and onlyest, and
promised to give me the proof on our re-
turn back home-which on that partic-
ular night the proof of the puddin was
to hug and kiss the girl.
But, dadburn the luck, ] didn't have
no chance and no time to do blame
thing but hold that horse on the ground
and keep him in the big road. couldn't
spare SO much as one hand, and by
gracious needed both eyes on my work
to keep from runnin into a smashup.
thought maybe after goin few miles
at that furious lick old Spot would slow
down and give me a little chance to pay
my doublebreasted regards to the most
loveliest girl in the settlement. But not
him-narry time oncst. Instid of that,
it would seem like he got fresher and
fresher, and faster and faster with every
mile he bit off on the way towards
home. How 1 did wish from the bot
tom of my heart that somebody would
come along with lazy mule-or even
blind steer that would work in har-
ness-apd make pass at me for a swap.
And what was worse and still more
of it, Miss Callie she was skeered nigh
unto death. She didn't say nothin, but
1 stole look at her here and there, and
bless the heavens if she want as white
as a sheet. l was too dadblasted in
fernal busy drivin that fool horse to do
anything more than talk little, and
the girl was too bad ratified even to talk.
She was lool1in to be throwed out and
killed every minnit, and don't really
think she caught her breath more than
oncst in every two miles. Consequen-
italy she wouldn't even say she loved me
she wouldn't even say she thought
more of me than anybody else-dad
blame it, wouldn't say nothin.
When we got to the Hickman place,
driv up to the front gate, and whilst old
Spot was dancin and prancin and plung-
in back and forth, Miss Callie picked her
chance, jumped out Of the buggy, said
good-by in hurry and scooted in the
house.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12
They Had No Trust.

The case of the United States az ainss
the iron pipe companies, was decided at
Chattanooga last week. The opinion
handed down by Judge Clark exonerates
defendants and dismisses the petition
filed against them. The court finds that
association among the defendants did
not create monopoly or combination in
restraint of trade under the antitrust
act, as alleged, and that the bonus which
it was charged was added to the fair
price of pipe was only an arrangement
among defendants which did not affect
the price of pipe to the customer; that
while in certian instances pipe had been
sold for higher prices, the price was gen.
orally fixed by outside competition, and
no complaints of the price had been
made, notwithstanding the efforts Of
Mcclure, confidential clerk for defend
ants, to induce consumers of pipe to sue
them.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12

1t has happened in Europe that indi-
viduals have thrown themselves before
an advancing train in the hope of re-
covering substantial damages from the
railroad companies. In japan such an
attempt would be futile. The japanese
argue that, since the train cannot get
out of the way, men must, and the IA
ther of child killed by an engine was
fined heavily for allowing his child to
cross the line while train was APP
preaching. In like manner the own
er of cow was punished for allowing
the bovine to commit suicide by charg-
ing an express-Chicago Chronicle.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12
WOULD BURN LEADvILLE.

Startling Testimony Brought Out in the
Legislative Investigation of the Strike.
LEADvILLE, Col, Feb. 6.-Before the
legislative strike investigating com
mittee, John NJ. Maxwell, leading
attorney, testified that District Judge
Overs advised him in August to move
his abstract books out of the town, az
the city was likely to be burned. 1.-THE
conditions justify me in that belief"
said Judge Overs. 81 have been in
the secret councils of the Miners
union, where it was declared that be-
fore they would allow other men to
take their places they would burn the
$<axxzv,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12
HE WROTE a LETTER.
For That Offense Robert Morton, NegH
Was Hanged by Kentucky Mob.

For That Offense Robert Morton, Negro,
Was Hanged by Kentucky Mob.
BOWLING GREEN, KY, Feb. g.
Wednesday night near Rockfeld, a lit
tie station on the Louisville s. Nash
vile, ten miles from this city, negro,
Robert Morton, was hanged. Wednes-
day Morton wrote an insulting note to
Miss Tommie Johnson, popular young
white woman, and when it became
known posse went to arrest him. He
ran, and they gave chase, capturing
him after shooting him several times.
While the officers were guarding Nor.
ton mob overpowered them and took
the prisoner out of their custody and
carrying him three miles from town
hanged him. The body was found
yesterday morning.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12

/ am always tremendous glad whe d
somethin puts Aunt Nancy in mind OF
somebody else, and l didn't do blessed
thing but lay low and listen.
''One day along in the Christmas l
went over to spend the day with the
widder, and whilst there couldn't keep
from taking notice of her old gray
mule, which they call his name Pete.
You recollect that mule, Rufus, and you
recollect when old man Watts Casey
bought him as four-year-old. That
was 20 years ago, come Oext fall, and
at that time Pete was a beauty, but as
wild and tricky as they ever git to be.
"You will likewise recollect, Rufus,
that inside of three months from that
time we had sad and suddent funeral
in the settlement. Old man Casey was
drivin Pete to his buggy one day, when,
bless goodness, the mule got skeered
and run away and throwed the old man
out and broke his neck.
'Well, then, after that the widder she
kept Pete, and for years and years he
was mighty good mule for general
farm work. But he is now old and
plum played out-don't scarcely yearn
his salt, to say nothin about corn and
fodder. So I up and ask the widder
why in the round world she didn't sell
old Pete dirt cheap on a credit, or give
him away, and be shed of him.
"And what do you reckon she said,
Rufus? She lowed that whilst Pete
was old and stove up and no account for
work, somehow she felt like size was
bleedged to keep him and love Linn for
the good he had done.
"At oncst l remembered that Pete
killed old man Casey. Now whilst I
don't reckon the widder meant it in that
way, what she said hit me in a funny
place, and it was good time of year for
me to laugh little, anyhow"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12

l was drivin the gamest and fastest
horse that ever flung shoe or left his
track in all the regions round. Oncst
more i was sailin down the old stage
road in a. spankih new buggy with the
gone-byest most loveliest girl that ever
run reel or jumped jig in the old
settlement do reckon. Oncst more ]
was mixiu and minglin with a gorgeous
big crowd of boys and girls at break
down dance over there in the stump
hills. And then oncst more 1 driv home
through a streak of weather which was
cold enough to freeze the tail off of u
brass monkey-the saddest and the
maddest youngster in II states and ter
ritories.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12
But the Game Was ..Braced."

Naturally of course can't now recol-
lect for certain what Miss Callie said
that night in respcndin back to my
burnin words, but anyhow she made a
few scatterin remarks to the general
extent that 1 was jest in time to be too
late. 1 tried to hold her little hand in
mine, but got busted on the first rattle
out of the box. next tried to steal a
kiss. but slipped and fell before got
10 first base. Thought / mought maybe
take my arm and gently Eeep the wind
from BLOWN her cloak of, but oncst
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12
Horticulturists Meet.

The West Tennessee Horticultural
Society met at Humboldt last week.
The meeting was we'll attended and
there was much interest manifested in
the various subjects discussed. The
question of selling fruits on the plat.
forms at home was an interesting topic,
and it was the opinion OF many that
this was the safest plan of disposing OF
strawberries, as they were perishable,
and the city markets were very fuctuat'
ing and unreliable. When man sells
his fruit at home he knows whether he
is selling at profit or loss.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Secretary Co
burn, of the state board of agriculture
of Kansas, is to be assistant secretary
of agriculture. The place will be for
mally rendered him very soon and it is
quite certain that he will not refuse
Coburn was a candidate for secretary
of agriculture, but his boom failed to
initiate The Kansas delegation has
recommended him for assistant secre-
tary, however, and the place is to be
given him. This is probably the most
important position Kansas will receiv.s
in Washington under the new admin.
istration.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12
Centennial Music.

The Centennial Exposition music
committee has secured four bands for
performances during the exposition
and concerts. These bands are Victor
Herbert's formerly Gilmore's) Twenty
Second Regiment band, Innes', Bell
steads e. Ballenberg's and Conterno's.
Three are from New York and one from
Cincinnati. Hook & Hastings were
awarded the contract to build the great
organ for the Auditorium.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12
Crank Or Crook

W. H. Ellis, claiming to be from Wes-
son, Miss, was arrested at Chattanooga
last week and admitted that he was the
author of a number of threatening
letters recently addressed to G. N. Hen
son, president of the Citizens Bank &
Trust Company, and several other bank
ers, demanding considerable sums Of
money on pain of bodily violence for
refusal. 1t is believed that Ellis is a
harmless crank, but the bankers will
insist on his being sent out of that city.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12
Unconscious FIattery.

She-It's mouse, Mr.. Slimly; in my
present state of mind would not ac-
cept the most attractive man in the
world.
He-No. I see you won't; but, at any
rate, you will have the satisfaction of
knowing that he mas offered himself
y. Y. Tribune.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12
Stock Breeders Association.

The Tennessee Stock Breeders Asso-
citation held it's tenth annual session at
Nashville last week and elected Sam
N. Warren of Spring Hill president and
Eugene Smith secretary and treasurer.
The association discussed the Texas
fever infection and decided to render
every assistance to the State Board of
Health in stamping out the fever.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12
A Snuff Suit.

handed down decision in the cause of
Garrett & Sons, the snuff manufacturers
of Philadelphia, VS.. Bruton & Condor,
snuff manufacturers of Nashville, hold
ing that bottles and labels used by
Bruton & Condor are infringements
upon those used by Garrett & Sons. A
perpetual injunction was granted and
the case remanded to the Chancery Court
for an accounting for damages due Gar
rett Sc Sons.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-12
more run up agin braced game, as it

were.
But when we got to the party tre-
mendius pleasant change soon come
Travis had got his back up and was
foamin mad-not mad with me to hurt,
but plum pizen mad with Miss Callie.
He danced with every girl on the floor
but her, and she danced with all the
boys eXceptin him. AS for me, danced
around promiscus-frst with one girl
and then another, but Miss Callie was
my mainest partner, and / was tickled
most to death at Bob.
Finally at last Miss Callie up and
told me on the sly that Bob Travis
needn't to be swellin around and MAX
ing such tremendous big fool of him
self-there was just as good fish in the
creek as had ever been caught out, and
she didn't give the snap of her finger,
nohow. Then all of suddent like
from pure spite and devilment, /
reckon-she promised to be my sweet
heart forever and a day, and said she
would prove it to me as we went on back
home that night.
In the main time the fiddlin and the
dancin went on, and from general ap-
pearments, / reckon everybody had
felonious good time. But l was for
over glad when the fiddler struck off
Home, Sweet Home, and the party
broke up. Miss Callie had made me a
promise, and said she would prove it
true. l was waitin and wishin for the
proof.
As the night went by the weather had
got colder and colder. When by and by
we got hooked up ready to start the
ground was froze a foot deep, and ther
was frost on the broad bosom of the
earth like snow on a trash pile.