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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

| Edmund Audran, the French COM
poser, is dead He was born April IL,
1912.
Hot winds and high temperatures
are reported as general throughout
the cotton belt of Texas.
Three worlingmen were killed and
eleven seriously injured by the explo-
sion of ten tons of molten metal at
Youngstown, o.
a. w. Graham, vice president of the
Louisville e Nashville Railroad Co.,
died on Sunday, at Petoskey, Mich.
Thomas r. Gordon, of Louisville,
has been employed to represent Jim
Howard on retrial in the Goebel muir
der case, at Frankfort.
The third annual meeting of the
County Clerks Association of the
State of Missouri viii be held in st.
Louis, September II to 10, inclusive.
L. Marx, an old and highly respect
ed citizen of Nashville, ILL.,, was killed
by falling down the stairway in his
residence.
Work is being rushed on a new
sugar mill at Glen Flora, Tex, to cost
100000. The sugar cane crop of Tex
as will this year be the largest in the
history of the state.
The aphis, or green bug, has reap
peared in volunteer wheat fields in
north Texas, which it is destroying as
it did the cultivated fields. This may
affect the wheat acreage considera-
bly,.
party of Missouri national guard
officers visited at Camp Lincoln,
Springfield, ILL.,, Sunday, and were
entertained by Gov. Yates and regi-
mental officers of the Fifth regiment.
Former President Kruger insists on
full independence for his country and
declares the British are ignorant of
what is being done in their name In
South Africa.
Fire completely destroyed the large
plant of the Franklin (Iu.) creamery.
The plant was new one.
Advices' from the Philippines indi-
cate that in certain provinces fighting
still continues. Filipino Commander
Malvar is said to be closely pressed
by American troops.
According to officials of the treas
ury department certain large busi-
ness interests of the United States
doubt the wisdom of extending the
Chinese exclusion act.
The Christian Brothers college in
st. Joseph, Mo-, which has been in
successful operation for a quarter of
century. will not open its doors to
students this fall.
Zeno Williams, colored, who was re-
Gently released from the penitentiary,
was shot and instantly killed by Eu-
gene Edwards while trying to break
into the latter's store at Paducah.
KY.
Lochlan Mcneil, aged 90 years, the
oldest citizen of Cass county, ILL.,, and
John Bierhaus, aged IL years, who
both resided east of Beardstown, are
dead.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23
TOO MUCH MOSQUITO TEST.
Its Part In the Investigation of the
Propagation of Yellow Fever
to be Discontinued.

Havana, Aug. 19.-Chief Surgeon
Havard announces that the expert
ments in the investigation of the
propagation of yellow fever, so far
as these involved the mosquito test,
Will be discontinued. This decision
was taken because one of the nom
immunes who was recently bitten by
an infected mosquito died of yellow
fever yesterday. The man was a
Spaniard, desired to become an i'm
mune and therefore allowed himself
to be bitten by an infected mosquito.
Another man who was bitten is also
suffering from a very bad case. Both
were bitten by insects which had been
set apart for the experiments of DIR.
Caldas, the Brazilian expert, who has
been arranging to demonstrate the al
legged efficiency of a serum as a pre-
ventive against yellow fever.
According to Maj. Havard, the cases
due to mosquito infection prior to
the latest two were light; but the
matter has assumed a more danger
Gus form than the first experiments
led the yellow fever commission to eX-
pect
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23

Word comes from Crisfeld, Md, of
the death of one man from an at
tack made by mosquitoes while he
was passing through a wood. An
other report from Austin. Tex, tells
of an attack made upon oil operators
in the region of Sabine, Tex, in which
mosquitoes came from the salt
marshes in great clouds that dark
ened the sun and forced the work
men to flee for their lives. Many
head of cattle and horses were re-
ported killed in this last attack As
the government has lately expressed
an intention to eXterminate mosqui-
toes and suggested the use of kero-
sene oil on ponds and stagnant wa
ter. this fierce and aggressive attack
by the enemy must have been to seize
the base of supplies.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23
FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
Civil and Military Officials Gratifed
at the Progress Now Be-
ing Made.

Manila, Aug 19.-Both the civil and
military officials are gratified at the
progress now being made by the
Philippine commission. Everywhere
throughout the north islands the COM
missioners find conditions ready for
civil government, and Gen. Chaffee
has received none but satisfactory
news from Batangas and Mindoro, ad-
vices from those districts telling uni
formly of captures or surrenders.
Many rifles have recently been OBJ
tanned and large quantities of sup
plies secured. Malvar and his prin-
cipal officers are being closely pressed.
Representative Julius Kahn, of Cal
ifornia, who left Manila yesterday,
says the great needs of the Philip
pines are a fast line of steamers TO
carry the mails and to keep the peo-
pie in touch with current events,
electric cars, and the removal of the
nipa houses from Manila, these to be
replaced by villas.
Mr.. Kahn conversed with many ed
ucated natives, and got the impress
sion that they were by no means all
sufficiently versed in popular govern
ment to manage the affairs of the
archipelago.
Quartermaster-Ge Ludington
has been considering the possibilities
of obtaining coal in the Philippines at
a cost below the Japanese figures. In
the opinion of those qualified to
judge, however, the coal available in
the archipelago is inferior, and the
cost of transporting it to the coast
where transports could load it-tak-
ing into account the present exorbi-
tant prices of verything, labor in
cluded-would bring the total outlay
probably above the japanese figures.
The government offices are finding
it difficult to retain the services of the
best stenographers, as private firms
offer much higher compensation.
Gov. Taft has wired Gen. Chaffee
asking permission to appoint Capt.
William H. Bowen, of the Fifth Unit
ed States infantry, to be governor of
the Province of Abra, owing to the
local jealOusies which render a local
appointment difficult.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23
NATIONAL ROLL OF HONOR.
The Pension Roll Now Contains 4 >
OIL ,321 Names of Veterans and
Their Dependents.

Washington, Aug. 19.-Mr. III. Clay
Evans, commissioner of pensions, has
completed his annual report for the
fiscal year ending June so, 1901. The
report shows there were 44,225 claims
allowed during the fiscal year 1901 for
original pensions. The number of
names added to the roll on account of
renewals and restorations was 1867.
The total number of names now on
the roll is 1,041 ,321.
On June 80, 1900. the last day of the
last fiscal year, there were 993,529
pensioners. Twelve years ago, on
June 80, 1890, there were 537,944 pen
sioners. The roll for the year just
closed is 'high-water mark in the
history of the pension bureau. The
next largest number of pensioners
reached was in the fiscal year of 1s9ss
the number being 9s3,714, or within
200 of the number which were on the
rolls at the beginning of the last fis-
cal year. The report will show that
the losses in the pension roll during
the fiscal year of 1901 were from the
following causes: BY death, SO, ,153; re-
marriage, $50; minors reaching the
age of 16, 1888; other causes, 1,261.
The figures given show that the net
gain of pensioners during the year
was 4,206.
Of the pensions granted during the
year 1914 were on account of the
civil war and 3,S49 on account of the
war with SPAIN The losses to the
roll included: War of the revolution,
2; war of 1912, 215; war with Mexico,
s26, Indian wars (1s32-1s42), 544. The
appropria tions for the payment of
pensions during the fiscal year of
1901 was $144 100000, and of this S13s,-
531, ,4S3.S4 was expended.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23
Beers Retreating North,vard.

Pretoria, Aug. 19.-Invading Beers
in Cape Colony are fleeing north be-
fore Col. Gorringe. Commandant
Scheepers is said to have broken back
through the British lines. According
to the reports circulated here the
Beers are becoming disorganiEed.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23
Fall of a Huge Meteor.

Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 19.-In the
western part of the Harqua Hala dis
trict, near the Colorado river, an i'm
mense meteor fell, Saturday night,
lighting up the country for hundreds
of miles around, and exploding with a
crash which could be plainly heard as
far south as Yuma, and east to Vul-
ture mine, near Wickenburg.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23
Printing plant for Manila.

Washington, Aug. 19.-Within a few
weeks a complete printing Office, cost
ing about one hundred thousand dol
lars, will be taken from this country
to the Philippine islands and set up in
Manila This will be the governments
printing office for all or nearly all
work originating or needed in the
Dbilinpines
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23
Steamer CIoverport Burned.

Metropolis, ILL.,, Aug. 19.-The
steamer Cloverport, a tug belonging
to the Rampendahl Stave Co., of this
city, burned to the waters edge early
yesterday morning at the wharf here.
She had been recently rebuilt.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23

The population of Kansas, accord
ing to the assessors census, is 1,467,
sos, a net increase in one year of 49,
100. The largest gain was 6,519, in
Wyandotte county; the largest loss.
2,O59, in Cherokee COUNTY.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23

The anniversary of the relief of the
Legations passed almost without no
tice in Pekin, on the 14th, although
the Americans entertained the British
and American civilians, and gave a
banquet to the soldiers.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23
defining by Ear.

A teacher requested each scholar
to give a sentence containing the
word toward" One boy, of nine
years, evolved: 81 toared my pants!"
Ledger Monthly.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23

Sanford NJ. Green, judge of the
Michigan state supreme court from
1s4S to 1858, died at his home in Bay
City, on the 18th, aged "a years. In
1S43 Judge Green revised the Michigan
state statutes, and his work stands
unchanged to-day.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23

The North Creek and Blue Noun
tain stage was held up by lone high
wayman, near North river, Warren
county, n. Y, on the 14th. The horses
were shot, the passengers robbed and
the United States mail looted. The
desperate escaped.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23

The doctors have ordered the Mar
quis Ito, the former Japanese pre-
mier, to take sea voyage for his
health. He is, consequently, coming
to America for a short stay.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23

Seven hundred and four eNiled per-
sons, many of them being women,
started from Constantinople for
Yemen, Arabia, on the 18th. The
prisoners include those who were i'm
plicated in the recent fire at the
harem of the Yildiz palace.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23

Favorable crop reports throughout
Italy indicate the wheat prospect as
slightly in excess of last seasons
harvest of 100000 hectoIitres. For
the first time in several seasons the
olive crop will be good, and the pros
poets for hemp, corn and rice are uni
formly bright.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23

The Danish government, having de-
termined to return the visit of the
United States training ship Hartford,
the cruiser Valllyrien, in command of
Prince WaIdemar, the kings young
est son, will sail for New York in
January, and afterwards visit other
American ports.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23
Ecuadorans to Invade CoIomb
Ordered to venezuelan Waters.

Berlin, Aug. 19.-The German gov
ernment has ordered the cruiser
Nineta. which is off the eastern coast
of south Africa, to p.oceed to Vene-
zuelan waters to be in readiness to
protect German interests if any
emergency should arise.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23

Preliminary steps have been taken
looking to the erection of a perma-
nent building by the Republic of Mex
leo on the ST. Louis Worlds fair
grounds, in which, after the close of
the exposition an exhibit of the re-
sources of our sister republic may be
maintained. The project has the in
dorsement of Mexican business men
of st. Louis
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23

''In court circles" says the Berlin
correspondent of the Frankfurter
Zeitung. ''it is said that Emperor Will
lam is little pleased with the new tar
if bill. He regards as the chief task
of Count Won BuelOw the duty of Sc
curing a renewal of the commercial
treaties. Count Won Buelow's fate as
chancellor depends upon his success
in that direction"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23

B. Mollison, inspector of agricul-
ture for the British Indian govern
ment, is in this country Investigating
the methods of the agricultural de-
partment and its work among the
farmers, with view to applying a
similar system to India He is espe-
ciaIly interested in the cultivation of
cotton, tobacco and sugar cane. Mr..
Mollison, after completing his in
quiries in Washington, will inspect
the agricultural experiment stations
in some of the states.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23

The official Handelsblad, of Amster-
dam, while incredulous regarding the
story that an attempt is being made
to persuade Mr.. Kruger to sign a doc
ument authorizing privateering
against Great Britain, on the 18th,
warned the Boer leaders that mo civ
ilized power would approve of the
adoption by the republics of medic
val system of warfare like privateer-
ing.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23
UNREST IN VENEZUELA.
All Evidence Points to Serious In
ternatiOnaI DissensiOns-
Gen. Ruiz.

Colon, Colombia, Aug. 19.-State-
ments made by passengers who ar
rived here Saturday on the steamer
Canada from Venezuelan ports, clear
ly show that there is considerable po-
litical unrest throughout Venezuela.
TbS passengers were not permitted
to land indiscriminately. No authen-
tic version of the recent border en-
gagements could be obtained from
any of them, but the evidence all
points to serious internal dissensions.
1t is reported here that the insur-
gent general Ruiz has landed near
Panama from the south, probably
from Guayaquil.
To Assist the Colombian Revolution.
Willemstad, Island of Curacao, Aug.
19.-President Castro of Venezuela
some days ago sent to Cucuta. COlom-
bia, ammunition, arms and men to as
sist in the Colombian revolution.
Emilio Fernandez, former governor of
Caracas, under President Castro and
subsequently, administrator of laws
at La Guayra, who finally declared
against Castro, has left Curacao, ac-
companied by 60 partisans with TIE
announced intention of invading Ven
eZuela.
1t is also reported that Segundo
River has effected a landing.
EcuadOrans to Invade Colombia.
Quito, Ecuador, Aug. ia force of
Eucadoran troops is ready to invade
Colombia, and battle is imminent
near Passo, just beyond the Colom-
bian frontier, and about one hundred
and fifty miles northeast of Quito.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23

On the 18th United States Ambas-
sador Andrew d. White went from
Berlin TO Potsdain on the special
train which conveyed the ambassadors
and other persons invited to be pres
ent at the interment of the remains
of Dow ager Empress Frederick.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23

Ex-senator Thos. Carter, of Mon
tana, president of the ST. Louis Ma
tional Worlds Fair commission,
and eX-Gov. Francis, of Mis-
souri,, chairman of the board
of directors, arrived at Canton,
o., on the 18th, and called on the
president. In response to their earn
est request, the president promised,
in few days, to issue his proclama-
tion inviting the nations of the world
to participate in the exposition.
One hundred and thirty cases of
beer were publicly destroyed, in To
peka, Kas., on the 14th, by smashing,
through the orders of the board of
health. The liquor had been taken
from joints on official raids, and was
stored in the city prison. The owners
were about to regain possession by
court proceedings, when the chief of
police had the board of health declare
it a menace to the health of that por-
tion of the city, and order it de-
stroyed.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23

There was filed in the Hudson coun-
ty courthouse in Jersey City. N. j., on
the 18th, mortgage for $3.50, 900,
made by the Consolidated Tobacco
Co. of America to the Morgan Trust
Co, to secure an issue of four-per-
cent. bonds not to exceed $15O,OOO,-
600, which bore revenue stamps to the
amount of $4,000.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-08-23

The five-year-old daughter of Sam
uel McPrease, of Hanston, Kas., ap-
parently died on the 11th. Funeral
services were held on the 18th. On
the way to the graveyard a bolt of
lightning struck the metallic coffin
and opened it, whereupon the child
sat up and called for her mother.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-06

Windsor county farmers have sold
their fall apples for $3.50 per barrel.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-06
Things That Are Told.

Hogs need plenty of shade and water
at this season.
During one rainy harvest hay caps
can be made to pay for themselves. 1
would not care for them when the
weather is fine.
Good horses are In demand and are
bringing good prices. A very good way
No do in the horse industry is to stick to
them through thick and thin.
Wind power is doubtless the cheapest
for pumping water on the farm.
The fretting goose never gets fat.
Sheep properly cared for can always
be depended upon to give substantial
annual increase. for in their natural
disposition toward multiplying their
species they have few equals.
The sparrows are stealing the wheat,
but observe that they are worse on the
beardless variety. Hereafter SOW only
the bearded.
The fly that produces grub in the
head Of sheep does its work at bright
midday during July and August. This
fly does not work in the dark; hence
provide dark retreat in a cheap roof
ed shelter.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-06
NEW YORK ROADS.
Suggestion TO Employ Convicts In
Preparing Material.

The chief question concerning good
cial one, says the New York Tribune
in a recent editorial How much money
can be raised for them? There is no
longer a question as to the desirability
of building them. No rational man
now opposes them. The farmer who
uses them In the laborous task of max
ing a living from the soil the year
round is as eager for them as is the
rich man from the city, who uses them
only for pleasure for few weeks or
months in the summer. There Is no
difficulty either in getting enough
money locally. Towns and counties are
ready with their appropriations. The
only drawback is that the state is not
ready to do its full share in duplicating
the local appropriations, and so the
progress of the work seems to depend
upon the rate at which the state can
follow the lead of the counties.
In connection with this phase of the
case a suggestion made by Mr.. Bond,
the state engineer, Is of practical in
terest He would have the state ac-
qure trap rock quarry in Rockland
county and set the convicts of Sing
Sing prison to working it. This would
provide roadnmking material at con-
siderable lower price to the state than
that which is now paid for it, and the
state could thus do its share toward
road building at n decided advantage,
for there seems to he no good reason
why the states contribution to the fund
should not be in material at market
rates rs well as in cash. The scheme
has of course these obvious elements
in its favor: That trap rock is one Of
the very best road metals in the world;
that the convicts would thus he pro
vided with one of the best kinds of
labor for their well being; that the
quarry would he close to the prison,
and that being on bluff directly above
the river the product of the quarry
could be transported to many other
parts of the state at n minimum of cost.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-06
HORSES IN DEMAND.
Kinds That May Return Good Profits
to the Farmer.

The excessive drain upon the supply
of horses for military purposes in the
last few years has practically depleted
this country's number of good horses,
and there exists today an actual short
age which cannot be made good for
several years. The demand has been
chiefly for heavy horses, those suita-
bic for cavalry and for dragging heavy
provision trains. 1t has been impossi-
bic to meet all requirements because
of the lack of suitable animals.
The demand now is for heavy draft
horses. good animals for horseback rid
ing and even for roadsters. Breeding
and rearing of any of these must re-
turn good profits to the farmer or
owner. Horsetlesh in the last few
years seems to have recovered from
the low depression it reached a few
years ago.
The Journal of Agriculture, authori-
ty for the foregoing, affirms that the
country is now actually depleted Of
good horses, and there never was a
better time to breed. The type of ami
NAL that is needed should be an in
centive to every owner of good horse
flesh to raise some for market
Poor horses will never again pay in
this country. If the present boom
continues, it will never include the in
ferior animals which few years ago
found market. If one cannot raise
animals suitable to do their work we'll
in the world, it will be better to aban-
don the business entirely.
The farmer with fair intelligence
who has good stock to begin with new
er had a better chance to make money
from raising good horses, and the time
to begin is when the supply is low and
the country depleted of stock
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-06

Any person liable to road tax who
shall transplant to the side of the pub
lie highway on his own premises any
fruit, shade trees or forest trees Of
suitable size shall be allowed by the
supervisor of roads where roads run
through or adjoin cultivated fields, in
abatement of his road tax, 81 for every
four trees set out, but no row Of elms
shall be placed nearer than 70 feet, no
row of naples or other forest trees
nearer than 90 feet, except locust,
which may be set 80 feet apart, and no
allowance as before mentioned shall
be made unless such trees shall have
been set out the year previous to the
demand for such abatement Of tax and
are living and well protected from anil
mails at the time of such demand. ANY
trees transplanted to the side Of the
public highway as aforesaid in the
place of trees which have died shall
be allowed for In the same manner and
on the same conditions as in the pre-
ceding section. Abatement of highway
tax shall be limited to one-fourth of an
nual highway tax.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-06
Get Rid of Water.

II the surface of the roadway is
properly formed and kept smooth. the
water will be shed into the side bitches
and do comparatively little harm, but
If it remains upon the surface it will
be absorbed and convert the road into
mud. If all ruts, depressions and mud
holes are not filed as soon as they ap-
pear, they will retain the water upon
the surface, to be removed only by
gradually soaking into the roadbed and
by slowly evaporating, and each pass
ing wheel or hoof will help to destroy
the road. All inequalities of the sur
face, the depressions and the mud
holes are caused by water softening
the roadbed. A hard road cannot be
made out of soft mud, and no amount
of labor and machinery will make an
earth road that will stay good unless
an adequate plan is adopted to get rid
of the water. Water Is hard to confne
and easy to let loose. 1t Is always
seeking a chance to run down hill.