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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
Fruit Prospects.

Early reports of the Tennessee fruit
prospects were so conflicting that a
circular of inquiry was sent to promi-
nent growers throughout East Tennes-
see by the Horticultural Department
of the University of Tennessee, and the
replies thereto warrant the following
estimates:
Strawberries-A very full crop, pro-
vided rains are seasonable from now
on.
Peaches-Only one grower reports a
full crop of peaches, the average be-
ing half crop. The December freeze
and late spring frosts are assigned as
the cause of the failure.
Plums- Japanese plums fail; other
plums full crop.
Cherries are unusually promising.
Pears will give an average crop. The
apple crop will be at least one-third
below the average, the severe drought
of last summer causing a lack of fruit
buds.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
Rival Railroads.

Men and implements continue to be
rushed to Jellico, Middlesboro and La
toilette from Knoxville. Rival forces
of the Louisville & Nashville and the
Southern Railway are at work near
Clear Fork, being now about a mile
apart. A negro spy sent into the L.
& N. camp was shot by an overseer
named Hickey, who claims that the
man was sent to influence negroes to
leave the camp and go to that of the
Southern road. Chief Engineer Wells
of the Southern is in Knoxville, and
will remain there. A telegraph wire
has been run into his private car and
he will keep thoroughly posted on the
situation in the coal fields.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
Almost a Lynching.

But for the vigilance and prompt
ness of the officers, Charles H. Wad-
die, who killed Policeman Pleas Nevis
at Fayettevill last week, by beating his
brains out, would have been lynched.
Nevis was sitting in front of a store,
reading a newspaper, when Waddle
walked up and, it is alleged, without
saying a word beat his head into a
pulp. Waddle was hunted all night
by officers and finally surrendered
when he found he could not get away.
Angry crowds of men began to gather
and the officers, fearing the worst,
slipped Waddle away and took him to
Nashville. Nevis was killed, it is said,
because he had arrested Waddle some
time ago. There is great excitement
at Fayetteville. and if Waddle is
brought back he is almost sure to be
lynched.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
Prisoners Escape.

Quite an excitement was caused at
Somerville last week by the prisoners
of the county Jail escaping. They dug
through the brick wall and with the
aid of blankets made into ropes they
reached the ground. Doubtless all the
prisoners would have escaped had they
not been discovered when the third one
reached the ground. Owing to the
quick action of Deputy Boswell and
with the assistance of several citizens
who came to his aid, all the prisoners
were captured within a mile of the
Jail.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
Shelby County Farmers Happy.

From every section of Shelby coun-
ty the crops are reported in excellent
condition, with f1attering prospects OF
an unusually large yield. The corn
crop is up and growing fast, having
reached the stage for its first plow-
ing. Cotton is also growing satisfac-
torily. The rains have been season.
able, and the planters are much en-
couraged over the outlook. Another
condition which tends to bring broad
smile of satisfaction to the face of the
farmer is his fruitful garden. Vege-
tables were never more plentiful.
There is an abundance for the farm
er's own family, and in many cases a
surplus for the market. On the whole
the farmers of Shelby county have lit
tie to complain of, and few complaints
are heard.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
To Establish Free Libraries.

A benevolent society of Chicago will
distribute from Knoxville, as head
quarters, through an established Ii
brary company, 100000 books in East
Tennessee and North Carolina. The
main depository will be in Knoxville,
secured the plan is to cover many
States in the South. Ere libraries and
reading rooms are to be opened in
many cities and good literature placed
free of all cost in the hands of thou
sands of people.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
First Official Train.

1t has been decided to bring the first
official train into Nashville over the
new Tennessee Central Railroad on
May 26. The train is to reach Nash
vile at 2 D. m. on that date, and a
big parade Of military, civil and fra
ternal orders will follow its arrival.
Gov. McMillin, Mayor Head and other
State, county and city officials will
meet the train at Lebanon. Quite a
number of St. Louis fnanciers are
expected to participate in the demon
StratiOn
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
After the Trusts

Judge Hart, in the Criminal Court
at Nashville last week, charged the
antitrust law Of 1897 to the new grand
jury. Among other things he said:
You must take this act of 1885 and
of 1897 and have the Acknowledgement
instruct you fully and give the matter
fullest consideration, and see if there
are trusts in this county; and if so,
If you find they do exist and the law
has been violated, it is your duty to
proceed against them. This is~a mat
ter of vital importance TO this country
and you realize the Importance Of 90,
forcing this law"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
Peabody Institute.

The State Peabody Institute at Mar
tin is announced for June to July 5.
Prof. G. r. MCGEE of Jackson is con-
ductor, with Superintendent Fred J.
Page of Williamson county, Prof. E.
P. Wilson of Sumner county and Prof.
Homer L. Higgs of Greenfield as in
structors. The people of Martin and
teachers Of this part Of the State are
looking forward to successful
months work.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
At His Old Tricks.

A thief entered the Jail at Hender-
son last week and secured good
amount of jewelry. The bloodhounds
of Mr.. Bond of Jackson were secured,
and after a two hours chase succeed
ed in capturing the thief. The negro
gave his name as Marshall, A few
months ago he participated in the rob-
berry of several stores in Henderson
and carried away wagon load Of
goods. He was arrested and the goods
recovered.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
Desperate Attempt to Escaze.

James Black, under life sentence fol-
the murder of Jim Laycook last year
and pending an appeal, was caught in
a desperate attempt to escape from
Jail at Huntingdon. Sheriff Bryant
went to handcuff him to take him to
Jackson. Black said he would die be-
fore being handcuffed, and six men
were required to overpower him. On
being searched a new and ugly-look-
ing knife was found in his vest pocket,
half opened. He said he intended to
use it on the sheriff.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
Killed Because He Failed to Paw.

Abe Davie, a colored well digger,
was hit on the head, killed and his
body thrown into the Cumberland
river at Sailors Rest, Montgomery
county, by negro employees whom he
failed to pay for their work promptly.
The names Of Davis murderers are
not known
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
Peculiar Accident.

Andy Hundley, residing in Hill City,
a suburb of Chattanooga, met with
peculiar and probably fatal accident a
few days ago. He was in big de-
partment store and started to run
into the street to catch a car. The
door to a display window was open,
and, installing this, Hundley rushed
in and dashed through the plate glass,
cutting himself seriously, almost sew
ering the jugular vein.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
IMAGINATION ODTDONE.
Later and Awful Details of the Vol
canic Visitation In the
West Indies.
THE EXPLOSION WAS HEARD 200 MILES.

Martinique Not Alone. But the Island OF
st. Vincent is Being Devastated by the
Volcanic Outbreak in That Island
Martinique Disaster SURPRISES Imagin-
alton.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
SMALLPOX.

Obion is still suffering from the raw
ages of smallpox. There are twenty
or thirty cases there. There have been
two deaths from the disease and three
of the victims are hardly expected to
recover The disease has been more
virulent there than anywhere in this
section of country.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
Deputy Sheriff Indicted.
Grand i,,r1y hoe ;,oI;oAo5

& The grand jury has indicted Deputy
Sheriff John R. Akers of McMinnville
for murder in the second degree fol-
the killing of Jesse Turner at Morri-
son, April %. Akers was trying to
arrest Turner's uncle when the kill
ing occurred, and it is claimed he slew
Turner without reason.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
a Sawless Gin.

]. NJ. Brosius of Jackson has invent
ed gin without saws, which he claims
will make staple of ordinary cotton
look and feel like Sea Island cotton.
1t is estimated that raw cotton on the
invention will be worth at least a cent
more per pound, thus increasing the
value Of the Southern crop $5OO0O,O 900
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16

from st. Pierre. She has returned
Immediately to the scene of the dis
aster to search for further survivors.
London, May 1O.-Private dis
patches received late Saturday after
noon from the West Indies say the
eruption at Martinique is decidedly
worse. The French Cable Co. re-
ceived cablegrams Saturday morning
announcing that the eruption at Mar
Unique continues, and that ships are
afraid to go near the island.
The latest messages indicate that
the number of deaths will be about
10000, several of the smaller islands
near Martinique having also suffered.
BETWEEN EIGHT IN THE MORN
ING AND EIGHT IN THE EVENING
OF THURSDAY, MAY 8, ST. PIERRE
WAS A MASS OF FIRE.
There was also a volcanic eruption
at ST. Vincent. The island of ST.
Thomas is sending help.
A ship which arrived Friday, May
8, at the island of Dominica, British
West Indies, and which was lying off
st. Pierre when the eruption COM
menced, reports that the noise was
terrific.
n HUGE CLOUD OF FIRE APP
FEARED OVER THE TOWN AND
NEIGHBORHOOD, GIVING THE IN
HABITANTS NO CHANCE TO ES-
CAPE.
Lloyds' agent at st. Lucia, B. w. L.,
cables that later news fully confirms
the disaster at st. Pierre. He SAYS
he can not ascertain the names of the
vessels which have been lost, but
they include one Italian barque and
two steamers, one PROBABLY being the
Grappler, the cableship belonging to
the West India & Panama Telegraph
Co.
Llodys' agent at ST. Thomas, D. W.
l., cables that ST. PIERRE HAS
BEEN TOTALLY DESTROYED BY
FIRE, AND THAT ALL THE INHAB-
ITANTS Persisted. ALL THE YES
Sells IN THE IIARBOR WERE LOST.
Among the death are whole families
whose cOrpses are in several places
still lying unburied. The dead will
be inferred in trenches.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16

New York. May 1.-THE French
Gable Co.'S officers in this city have
been advised that the repair steamer
Pouyer Queentier has arrived at FIT.
DeFrance, having rescued $50 persons
from st. Pierre. She has returned
Immediately to the scene of the dis
aster to search for further survivors.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
IMAGINATION OUTDONE.
Can Not Conceive the Real Extent of
the DesOIatiOn Wrought.

Can Not Conceive the Real Extent of
the DesOIatiOn Wrought.
Paris, May 1.-THE Temps, refer
ring to the destruction at ST. Pierre,
says:
I'VE believe from the information
received here from the Island of
Martinique (meaning, doubtless, the
official dispatch), that the disaster
surpasses all that Imagination can
portion of the island is laid waste.
The whole communities, exclusive of
ST. Pierre, have been destroyed. The
victims comprise two candidates for
to-day's ballOtage for members of the
chamber of deputies"
\ dispatch received here yesterday
from Fort de France, Martinique,
says:
''All the hills surrounding LIE Carbet
and LIE Precheur (near st. Pierre) are
covered with refugees to the number
of about five thousand, who are being
taken away gradually. In the mean
while provisions are being conveyed
to them.
Of the so persons who were orig
inally rescued by the French cruiser
Suchet the majority were fearfully
burned, and nine died while on tn cir
way to the hospital.
''The corpses which are heaped in
the ruins of st. Pierre are not only
completely naked, but are frightfully
mutilated.'
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-16
England VIII send Aid to Sufferers.

London, May 11.-Kind Edward is
deeply concerned about the terrible
news from the West Indies. He has
ordered that all the dispatches the
government receives on the subject
be Immediately sent to buckingham
palace by special messenger, and has
intimated his desire to contribute to-
ward any fund which may be raised
for the relief Of the sufferers. 1t is
understood that the government is
waiting for more definite news of the
ST. Vincent disaster befor easking the
lord mayor Of London, Sir Joseph
Dimsdale, to open fund at the man
sion house, but it is certain this wiD
be speedily done.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-30
THE RICE TABLE.
A Dintinctive and Remarkable Meal
h 8erved In Jaya.

A Dintinctivc and Remarkable Meal
Served In Java.
"At O'clock" says correspondent
Of the Kansas City Star, every hotel
In Java serves most distinctive and
remarkable meal called the rice table
(rijst-tafeD. A large, fiat, bowl shaped
diHh is placed in front of you, which
you fill with beautiful, white, flaky
rice, borne about in dishes holding fully
quarter of Il bushel. Then comes a
seemingly never ending stream of ma
ttyes, each bearing dish containing
some different meat, vegetable or con-
diment, from which you take small
portion and place 1t on top of the rice.
"After you have had a little of every
thing you mince 1t up with knife and
fork and mix 1t well with the rice and
then fall to with large spoon. A list
of the side dishes, with an ordinary
rice table, would read something like
this: Fried eggs, omelet, fried chicken,
broiled chicken. stewed chicken, beef
steak, sausage, fish, fritters, mixture
OF vegetables stewed with a mustard
dressing, raw cucumbers, liver and ten
or twelve different spices and relishes,
besides pickles.
/ Many stout Dutchman have we
seen take liberal helping from each
dish in addition to almost quart of
rice for background of table, Natu-
rally every one must go to sleep immes
.dtately after such meal, and all s,bdsis
ness is suspended for several hours
The dinner in the evening at 8 o clock
a. avery simple meal.n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-30
Farmer Victims.

Concluding his prediction that the
corn crop of 1902 will be record
breaker, Paul Morton has this to say
about the farmers:
There is no gainsaying the fact that
the farmers as class are fast growing
rich, and the time will come IN my
judgment when they will be the richest
people in the country, taken as class.
Furthermore, the time is coming when
the farmers of the Mississippi valley,
and use this term In its br0adest
sense, will be the richest farmers In the
world.
{ This used to be true even Of the
farmers of the stony, hillys and sterile
lands of the east. Coyetousness of the
wealth of the American farmer is what
furnished the energy with which the
protective tariff conspiracy against him
was pushed. He fell into the trap that
was set for him and from his toll and
savings have been amassed many of the
stupendous fortunes which the monop-
oily tariff has rolled up.
Actuated politically as they now are,
the farmers of the west are likely to
continue an easy prey to the exactions
Of the tariff cormorants, which will
Keep pace with the wealth which they
covet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-30
nE JJTTY3

expense, 80 that practically the entire
stalk is eaten, by sheep IS well as cattle,
and even horses seem to relish the
shredded "corn hay" and do we'll on it.
Some of the statements made by practi.
cal dairymen who have been feeding
shredded fodder for years seem almost
incredible. They say that as practical
milk producer it is far superior to timo.
thy hay, and many maintain that it is
better than clover, if fed with a we'll
considered ration of grain, to supply the
protein, in which fodder is deficient.
Many of the leading dairy and stock
men In northern Illinois and southern
Wisconsin have quit cutting hay, plow-
ing up their meadows not needed for
pasture and using shredded fodder as
their sole forage crop, a system that en-
sbles them to make large increase in
their output of beef or butter.-Dairy
and Creamery.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-30

A frequent action with babies is to
turn the soles of the feet sideways, op-
posite to one another, while the legs
remain straight. Just this attitude
would be assumed by n monkey when
climbing tree or walking on branch
in order to grasp the stem with its hind
legs.
The inherited effects Of thus grasping
tree trunks or limbs with the hind
hands are often very marked in young
babies. The bow legs, which are a
feature OF infancy and matter of
some anxiety to mothers, are no more
than the relics of the tree climbing
stage, and the mother need not be
frightened about this character; any
normally healthy baby will grow out
of 1t soon enough.
Then, IL Il young baby be held SO that
its feet touch the ground, one may see
that the feet are not put fiat to the sur
face. Instead. the outer portions of the
feet rest on the ground, while the soles
of the feet are more or less opposed to
one another; they have the bough
grasping attitude. : Pearson's Maga-
zinc
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-30
A Lord In . Ditch.

Lord Mulgrave was distinguished by
a singularity Of physical conformation,
having two distinct voices, the one
strong and hoarse, the other weak and
querulous, Of both Of which he occa-
sionally ayniled himself. So extraor-
dinary circumstance probably gave
rise to a story of his having fallen into
a ditch on a dark night and calling for
aid In his shrill voice. A countryman
coming up was about to help him, but,
Lord Mulgrave addressing him in
hoarse tone, tho peasant Immediately
exclaimed, "Oh, IL there are two of
you in the ditch you may help each
other out Of it."-Londcn Tit-Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-30

y The large ana increasing circulation
O. The Iowa Homestead in this county
Is !, matter for congratulation to the
publishers and to good farming, for, of
all ths papers of its class in the coun-
try, 1t ' easily the best and most help
full. It's Special Farmers Institute
editions issued with the regular edition
the first week in each month, have been
for years me admiration of all practi-
cal farmer. Written wholly by farm
ers, they are full of actual experience,
and smell of the soil. We have been
fortunate enough this season to secure
terms for The Homestead and its Spec
ial Farmers Institute Editions, together
with The Poultry Farmer and The
Farmers Mutual Insurance Journal,
four of the most valuable farm publi-
cations in the country, that. enable us to
offer the four in connection with our
own paper for $1.9O for the entire five,
one year. This is emphatically good
thing, and no farmer in this county
should fail to take advantage of this
offer. For large line of thoroughly
practical farm reading nothing has ever
been offered before that equals It. A
county paper, q farm paper, poultry
paper, farm insurance paper and the
Special Farmers Isntitute, all for $1.9r
Come in and order them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-30
The Wrong Room.

"While spending vacation at Bed
ford Springs, Pa, some years ago."
said a Baltimore lawyer the other day,
81 went late one night to my room, as
1 supposed, unlocked the door and was
startled by woman's screams. re-
allied Mt once that had got into the
wrong room. You may be sure I did
not waste any time getting out into
the corridor, locking the door again
and entering my room, which happen.
ed to be the next one.
"Whlle l was doing this the woman
continued screaming, alarming the
whole hotel. A crowd soon gathered.
and when the woman could be per-
suaded to open the door she declared
there was man in her room. OF
course no intruder was found, and, as
the door was locked when the crowd
gathered, the lady was told that she
must have had a nightmare and imag-
ined she saw man in her room.
kept quiet. and every one else in the
hotel was convinced that the lady's i'm.
nglnation had worked upon her fears"
Baltimore Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-30
The lawyers s Duty.


The law schools are now turning out
another crop of lawyers, and it is as
important that the young attorneys
should understand the duty of the law
yer as it is that they should be learned
in their profession. Some imagine that
it is the duty of the lawyer to secure
for his client any advantage within his
power, and often he is not scrupulous
about the means employed. No one
who understands the foundations of
justice, or appreciates the Importance
of the lawyers part in the administra-
ton of justice, can hold such a view.
The lawyer is an officer Of the court,
and it is his place to assist the court to
understand the facts in the case at bar
and the law applicable to those facts.
Usually there are circumstances that
weigh on each side of a contested case,
and it is the duty of the lawyer to see
that his client has the benefit of the
law and the benefit of such circum-
stances as affect his rights. But the
lawyer who goes beyond this, and
prides himself upon his ability to Sc
cure for his client that which his client
does not deserve, or to shield his client
from punishment which his client
merits, will find that he cannot thus
prostitute his ability and his learning
without ultimately feeling the affect
of it upon his own moral character.
Those find justice who search diligently
for it, and when one accustoms himself
to concealing justice, he gradually
loses his power to discern it, and in the
end, not only becomes different per-
son himself, but becomes less useful to
his client.
Not only does the lawyer owe 1t to
himself to maintain his integrity, but
he finds in this integrity his most sub.
stsntial gain. The words of lawyer
are of little value except as they have
behind them character to give them
weight. When judge learns that 9
lawyer does not deceive hint that
when he states legal proposition he
has no mental reservations-he will try
to rely upon that lawyers Judgment
When the members of the jury are con
vinced that the lawyer is trying to as
sist them in understanding the case ant
not trying to mislesd or deceive them
his'words will have great weight il
their determination. No capital is 8,
valuable to q lawyer as the confdenc
of the people, and that confidence /
never earned nor enjoyed by one VIII
gets the reputation of being tricky
The young lawyer who enters upon hi
profession with high ideals add a de
termination to be worthy the respect Q
those among whom he lives, will fin
that in the long run his ideals will de
! termine his place at the bar and In th
community. He will be respected b
others In proportion as he preserve
his self-respect. Commoner.