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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-27
FoorbouSe Burned.

Kingston. N Y. May 23.-The Ulster
county poorhouse. three miles from
New Paltz, was totally destroyed by
fire Sunday afternoon Three inmates
who are missing are supposed to have
been burned. The loss is placed at
$50 600
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-27

burning, smoking mountain, the giving g
of the law the rearing of the tabernacle,
the organization of the priestly service
God, and yet all this association and
knowledge did not make him one of
Gods children. He was with the Jews,
but not of the Jews If he was to be-
come Jew and cast his lot in with them,
he must be circumcised and come un-
der the blood of the sacrificial lamb.
But to have seen Hobab as he mingled
with children of Israel and came and
went from the midst of Moses house
hold. no striking difference would have
been noted between him and Gods
people. And so it is to-day. In-the midst
of Gods people there are the Hobabs
who have not been redeemed by the
precious blood of Christ. AS to outward
appearances and conduct they compare
well and favorably with Gods children.
perhaps, but they are not journeying
the same way They belong back there
in the world. And another thing about
Hobab. His relationship to so good ard
great a man as Moses could not give
him an inheritance in the Promised
Land. any more than human ties and
relationships to-day can become pass
port to Heaven. The Coolest man who
ever lived cannot bring into Heaven un
der his cloak the unregenerate loved
one of his household. Each soul must
stand by itself. Each soul must decide
for itself it's destiny.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-27
Chicaqo Sunday MAY % !

Text:-"And Moses said unto Hobab, the
son of Reuel the Midianite. Moses father
fn~law: We are journeying unto the place
OF which Jehovah said | will give it you:
come thou with us and we will do thee
good; for Jehovah hath spoken good con-
cerning Israel. o. And he said unto him, l
VII! not go; but l will depart to mine own
land, and to my kindred. And he said.
Leave us not. ! pray thee: for much as
thou knowest how We are to encamp in the
wilderness. and thou shalt be to us instead
of eyes. And it shall be, if thou go with
us, yea, it shall be, that what good soever
Jehovah shall do unto us, the same will We
do unto thee. Numbers 10 1892
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-27
Owns a Freak Chicken.

George O'Gwin, who resides in
Henderson county, is the owner of a
peculiar chicken that was hatched
out a few days ago. The chicken
has two well-developed heads and
three eyes, one being in the center
of its sead and one on either side
of its head
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-27

faith a better land. longing to lead Ho-
bah to that place. Moses looking ahead;
Hohab glancing behind Moses with
higher aspirations for God; Hobab sat
Isfied with the things of this life, and
the old home with its heather associates.
Moses rejoicing in Gods promises;
Hobab caring nothing for them. This
is the picture We have before us. 1t sug-
gests servant OF God seeking to infiu-
enco soul in the right direction The
helping hand reaching out to grasp the
hand of him who is slipping down, down
in sin in effort to save him. The invita-
ton faithfully given; the pleading, low
ing and fervent; the promise of blessing,
clear and certain. And in the face of
it all, the unmoved heart; the unbend-
ing will; the fixed purpose to turn back;
the reply: 4 will not 60" The world
is full of HObabs to-day. GODS people
plead with them to go with them to the
promised land. They tell them of all the
good which God has spoken concerning
His children. They tell them of the
goodness and blessing that will come to
them if they will only go on the onward,
upward journey with them. But the
HOEabs have no ears to hear no eyes to
see, no heart to believe, ard they turn
back to the old way and the old life
again. Even a Moses could not per-
suade Hobab, and even though an angel
came from Heaven he would not be able
to persuade some people to-day to go
with Gods people on the journey to the
Celestial home. This story has its mes
saee for to-day. 1t is of the invitation
disciples of Jesus pleading with sinners,
ard the sinners rejecting Gods offer and
going back to the life of sin.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-27

Terrible Accident in a Fireworks
Factory at Findlay, o.
BODIES BLOWN TO ATOMS
Concussion Felt for Miles and De-
bris Found for Half Vile
Around-Causc of ExpIo-
sion Not Known.

an explosion in the two drying rooms
of the Lake Shore Novelty Co.'S plant
here Sunday, seven persons are known
that recovery is believed to be impos-
sible, and II or l. ere injured badly.
From reports of the physicians, ten ct
the less seriously injured may die az
a result of blood poisoning from the
potash that was driven into their bod
les
The Dead.
Joseph Sherwood.
Jay Sherwood.
Edith Dillon.
Dean Shaw.
Mary Snyder.
They were killed instantly.
Estelle Decker AM Frank Grant died
later at home.
The injured whom it is believed can
not recover: Mageie Logan, injured by
flying debris. Thomas Book, struck in
the back by flying barrel, arms and
legs broken; internally injured. Claude
verely injured ana ankle broken. Effie
Peterman and her brother Roy, caught
in falling debris and internally in
jured.
Many others, whose names could not
be learned, were also cut and burned.
Two employees are missing, and are
supposed to have been blown to atoms.
The Lake Shore Novelty works plant
covered nearly ten acres of ground in
the southwest part Of the city. and en-
ployed nearly 200 men, women and
children. Railroad torpedoes and
Fourth of July explo sives were manu-
factured.
Owing to the large rush of orders the
officials of the plan. requested the en-
ployes to report for duty Sunday.
About thirty complied with the request.
Sunday morning the residents OF
Findlay were startled by two explo-
siOns that shattered windows through
out the city.
Conclusion Felt for Miles.
The concussion was felt for miles
around. Two magazines in separate
rooms at the novelty works let go
with terrible reports
The exact cause of the explosion is
not definitely known. 1t is sur
missed that one of the Sherwood broth
ers, who were the only persons in the
drying rooms. dropped large box of
torpedoes, but this theory can not be
confirmed.
The explosion occurred shortly be-
fore the employees assembled for duty.
At least twenty persons were on their
way to the factory when the explosion
occurred.
Human forms were strewn consid-
cradle distances apart on the factory
site. The remains CT the Sherwood
brothers were found in drying room
No. /, mangled and almost unrecog-
nizable. Their clothing was blown
from their bodies save stocking on
the right foot of Jay Sherwood
The body of Edith Dillon was picked
up 200 yards from where the explosion
The news of the catastrophe spread
like wildfre throughout the country.
Every train and inter-urban that has
arrived in the city for the past ten
hours was crowded. The large plant is
shattered into fragments, not one sim
gle wall remaining. Bricks and timber
can be found for half mile around.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-27

OBAB missed his opportunity. Are
you going to be as blind and in
different as was he, and miss yours.
too! In the face of all that God had
done for His people, despite the evil
dence on every hand which he had
had while sojourning with the Israel
ties that God was with them and bless
ing them, Notwithstanding the fact
that all of Gods promises gave assur-
ance of blessing ahead. Hobab heart
le5sly, and heedlessly, and blindIy de-
clared: Il will not CO." And how
many there are who are displaying
the folly of Hobab. Moses pleading
with Hobab could not turn him from
his course. and sometimes the Chris
tian meets with the same sad expert
ence when inviting some dear soul 10
come to Jesus. Hobab rejecting the
invitation and turning from God pass
es into obscurity and death Nothing
more is ever heard of him. The place
he might have occupied in the Prom
ised Land was held by another. The
mission he might have performed was
fulfilled by another. The eternal
blessing he might have obtained from
God with the other faithful ones was
lost to him. Would you have it so in
your case? Would you lose your place
in Heaven? Would you pass out Of
Gods plans and Gods reckoning? Or
would you fill the place He intended
you to occupy? Would YOU become
heir TO an eternal inheritance? Then
do not reply as Hobab did to the IN
vitation. Jesus saws: Come unto
Me" And "he that cometh unto Me
will in no wise cast out" Then hear
the invitation and come. Come thou
with u.s." cry those who have already
accepted the invitation, "for the Lord
hath spoken good concerning His peo-
pie" And "the Spirit and the bride
say, comei and him that heareth let
him say, come! AMI he that is athirst,
let him come, He that viii, let him
take the Water of Life freely"
COME.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-27

JR text brings be-
fore us a beautiful,
yet S a d picture.
NJ o S e S pleading
with his brother
iE-law, HObab, and
Hobab Indifferent
and rejecting the
appeal. Moses, the
servant of G o d,
earnestly seeking
topreveil upon him
to cast his lot with
Coos people and
receive blessing.
Moses, knowing by
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-27
To Drill for Oil in Pickett County.

The New Dominion Oil Company
will. in very short time begin drill
ing several oil wells in Picket coun-
tv. some of which will be in the vi
cinity of Bardstown. If few good
wells are struck it is supposed that
operations will be extended and con-
tinue until the oil fields in the coun-
ty are developed. Most all the ter
ritory in the county is covered by
lease, and the Standard Oil Com
pany has control of the greatest por-
ton of it..
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-27
Savage Monument Unveiled.

The Savage monument, erected to
the dead of the Sixteenth Tennessee
regiment, G. S. A, was unveiled at
McMinnville last week in the pres
ence of a large concourse of people
gathered from all the surrounding
country. Col. J. FL. Holman of Fay
etteville delivered the memorial ad-
dress.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-27

II ECISION day came for Hobab,
~ and it comes to every soul. One
memorable day Moses came to his
brother-ir-law. and putting his arms
around him and looking into his eyes
with earnest. loving gaze he said:
Come, Hobab; come with US. Don't
go back to the place concerning which
God has given no promise of blessing.
but go with us to the place God has
promised to give us and where He has
promised TO bless US. Come with us
and we will do thee good And
Hobab was brought face to face with
the crisis in his life. He must decide
whether he will go forward or back
ward, whether he will follow God and
walk with Gods people, or whether he
will turn his back upon God and re-
fuse longer to continue with Gods
people. Decision day comes to every
soul. There comes a time when the
earnestly spoken invitation brings
the soul to the parting of the ways.
There must be decision for Christ or
for self There must be a going back
to the self-land and to the numerous
kinsmen of the world, the flesh and
the Devil, or a going forward with
Christ as Saviour. and Guide ard
Leader. Moses feithfulness TO God
and to his brother-in-law brought the
crisis in the latter's life, and the
faithfulness with which Christians
deliver the message and the invita-
ton determines how many precious
souls will be brought to decide for
- those two disciples of John who
followed Him, and il brought decision
day to them; for they followed and |
found the Christ. And then in turn !
they went out and gave the invitation !
and brought decision day TO others. |
Andrew finds Peter, and John finds |
James. Philip goes after Nathaniel |
and begs him to come and see. And |
so it goes. The invitation brings the |
crisis in the life. 1t is either Hobab's
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-27
DIED FROM ASPHYXIATION
Suicide of Alice l.. Victoria Murphy,
EnEIish n woman. I'm N San
Francisco Hotel.
departure.

Victoria Murphy, daughter of the late
Capt. Francis ]. Murphy, of the Royal
fusiliers (City of London regimenD 4,
sick and destitute, turned on the gas
in her room here and died from as
phyXiation. Before attempting her
life she had carefully destroyed all
means of personal identification. 1t
is believed that she had been married
in Ireland to a man named Stauteigh,
whose death in southern California
had left her penniless in a strange
land
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-27

Delos Haynes, whose father is gen.
eral manager of the East ST. Louis
street railway system, is now motor
man on the intramural road at the
Worlds fair He is out to learn.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-27

mighty and wise hand-this was the
man who. amidst the multitude of de-
manGs upon him, could pause and be-
come the Individual soul seeker He
was leading a great company of people
up to the Promised Land, why should
he be troubled about one soul who want
ed to turn back? He had great respon-
sibilities upon his shoulders, why should
he take time to consider a single indi-
vidual? But he did, and it is incumbent
upon every one of Jesus disciples to give
the invitation. to make the appeal to the
individual whom they find going in the
wrong direction. The invitation may be
treated in the way in which Moses invi-
tation was treated, but that must not
deter the servant of Jesus from giving
the message. from making the appeal.
This is one of the discouraging features
to Christian wOrk-the many HObabs
turning back from Gods people, and
seeking the old way and the old life.
human ties and earthly possessions
proving stronger attractions than fel-
lowship with God and His people and
the sharing in the Divine inheritance.
This Old Testament incident is rich in
suggestive thought for to-day. Gods
people are on a journey to an eternal
possession promised by God to them that
love Him. There are many Hobabs (the
unregenerate who 90 not belong to
Gods people,. who mingle with Gods
people. who are familiar with Gods
promises and dealings with His chill
Grep, but who after all are not of them
They belong back in the world. and as
the time comes when they must choose
which way they will go-fOrward or
backward-they so often make HObabs
mistake and turn back to the things OF
this life instead of choosing Christ and
eternal life.
A ND first of all we wish to call atten-
~ ton to a very important point of
difference which existed between Hobab
ard Gods people, which would ret be
readily apparent, perhaps just as there
is a difference between the people cf
the world and Christians to-day which
is not apparent to the world. The chill
drep of Israel had been redeemed out of
bondage in Egypt by the shedding of
blood, but Hobab had never known that
redemption which gave to the children
of Israel a peculiar relationship to God |
He had come from his home in indian, |
and it pleased him to abide with Gods |
people while they were encamped at |
Mou,t Sinai. He partook of the mama |
which God rained upon them, he beheld |
all Toe wonderful events as they trens-
pf ~-qeaking OF God from the
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-27


der his cloak the unregenerate loved
one of his household. Each soul must
stand by itself. Each soul must decide
for itself its destiny.
WHAT great privilege and oppor-
w tunity were Hobab's. Long as
sociation with Gods people and the
opportunity of going into the Prom
ised Land with them. During those
months of sojourn in the wilderness
he became familiar with the history
of Gods wonderful dealings with Is
rael, he became conscious of the near
approach of God in the smoking
mountain, and the cloudy pillar, he
heard the law and observed the sug
gestive tabernacle service, he knew
Gods promises, and beheld Moses
confident trust in them, and what a
weight of responsibility rested upon
him because of all this. If he had
never come from his home in indian,
it would have been different; but now
that he had. and had beheld the glory
and majesty and purpose of God. how
could he escape if he neglected so
great opportunity. And the Hobabs
of to-day are in the same perilous po
sitiOn. Think of your privilege of as
sociation with Gods people. Consider
how you have heard Gods Word read,
how you have shared in the worship
and service. how you have beheld the
saving power of Gods Son manifested
in other lives, how lives have been
transformed and you have marked the
change that has been wrought and
have marveled thereat. Consider all
this, and then remember how Jesus
spoke His strongest denunciations of
judgment against those places which
had seen His greatest works, which
had had the largest opportunities of
knowing Him. HObab had great priv
ilege and opportunity in his sojourn
with Gods people, and he came under
the greater condemnation for that
very reason. And so it ia with you,
who mingle day after day with Gods
people and come under Christian influ
ence, and hear and know the truth Of
God as it is in Christ Jesus. Yours
is the privilege of knowing and un-
derstanding Gods purpose for you;
yours is the opportunity of joining
Gods people and journeying with
them to Heaven. Great privilege and
surely, and they will not
ALWAYS be YOURS. Some day your
privilege will have been lost and your
gone forever
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-06-23
RUSSIANS DEFEATED
GENERAL sTAkELBERG's FORCE
DEFEATED IN DESPERATE
THREE DAYS. FIGHT.

st. Petersburg. June 17.-Czar
Nicholas has received telegram
dated June 16, from General Kuropat-
kin, transmitting the following dis
patch from Lieutenant General Baron
Stakelberg. dated June 16, 1920 a. NJ:
Yesterday had intended to attack
the enemy's right flank, but just as
the troops had been assigned for the
purpose and were beginning success
fully to envelope the enemy's right
flank. the japanese in their turn at
tackled my right flank with superior
forces, and was compelled to retreat
by three roads to the north.
"Our losses are heavy, but they are
not completely known.
During the engagement the Third
and Fourth batteries OF the First ar
tillery brigade were literally cut to
pieces by japanese shells.
"Of sixteen guns, thirteen were
rendered useless and were abandoned.
"The conduct of the troops was ex-
cellent, large proportion of them re-
fusing to retire until after they had
been repeatedly ordered to do So"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-06-23
SINK JAP TRANSPORTS
vLADivosrok SQUADRON OVER
HAULs TWO OF THE EN-
EMY'S VESSELS.

Toxic. June 17.-All doubt as to the
sinking of the transports Hitachi and
Sado by the Russians has been re.
moved. Three hundred and ninety
seven survivors of the Hitachi arrived
at Moi and 1873 survivors of the Sado
have arrived at kokura.
Details obtainable from the surviv-
ors Of the i'll fated japanese transports
show that the Hitachi and the Sado
met three Russian warships near Oki
island at 10 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. The Russians fired on the Jap
anese ships and stopped them and
soon afterward they torpedoed and
sank the helpless transports.
1t is reported that the transports
Hitachi and Sado carried only 1,40o
men. II this is true the loss in lives
probably is less than 1000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-06-23
NEARLY one THOUSAND
NUMBER OF VICTIMS OF THE GEN.
ERAL sLocUM HORROR NOT
DEFINITELY KNOWN.
OVER SEVEN HUNDRED BODIES
RECOVERED AND MANY ARE
uNAccoUNTED FOR.
PASSING STEAMERS cHURN UF
WATERS AND coRPsEs ARE
WASHED ASHORE.

New York, June 21.--The list OF
those who persisted on the General
Slocum is growing at an alarming
rate. Bodies came to the surface off
the shores of North Brother Island
singly and in groups of twos ano
threes. until at dusk Monday ninety
three additional bodies had been re-
covered. Every passing steamer
seemed to churn up the water to such
a degree that with it's wash one or
more bodies would be swept on to the
beach. Between the hours of 5 and 6
p. m. forty-five bodies, some of them
badly mutilated, were taken ashore by
the searching parties.
This brings the total number OF
bodies recovered up to 725 and yet
there are something like 800 persons
unaccounted for. A number OF these
are among the unidentified at the
morgue and over on North Brother Is
land and the unrecognizable that have
been buried in the Lutheran cemetery
Oh Long Island.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-06-23
IA TOILETTE MEN oowNEp.
Repu silean National Committee Dc
eides Wisconsin Contest.

Chicago. June 1S.-By unanimous
vote the Republican national commit
tee decided to seat the delegates at
large from Wisconsin who are men,
bers OF the so-called "stalwart" fac
ton, headed by United States Senators
John c. Spooner and Joseph V. Quarles
and opposed to the Republicans led
by Governor Robert NJ. La Toilette.
While the contest is partly settled
SO far as the national convention is
concerned the dispute among the two
parties of the Badger state is by no
means ended. as the Wisconsin courts
are to be asked to determine which of
the two conventions recently held in
the state was legally the party conven.
ton and entitled to have the names of
its nominees for state officers placed
upon the official ballot under the reg
ular party name.
After the national committee had
decided against the supporters of the
governor from Wisconsin the leaders
of Mr.. La Follette's side announced
their determination to carry the fight
to the end and it is probable. in spite
of the decision of the committeeman,
that the dispute will again be fought
out before the committee on creden-
tials in the national convention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-06-23
SUSTAINED HEAVY CASUALTIES
DURING PROLONGED FIGHT
AT VAFANsOW.
JAPs BURY SIXTEEN HUNDRED
OF THE ENEMY AFTER THE
ENGAGEMENT.
TWO JAPANESE TRANSPORTS De.
STROYED BY THE VLADiVCS.
Tok SQUADRON.

Toxic. June 20.-Further reports re-
ceived here show that the blow intlict'
ed by General Oku 0n the Russians in
the fighting at Telissu (Vafangow) on
June IL was more severe than at first
was believed The number of Russians
killed in this battle probably will en-
coed 1000 and their total loss, includ.
ing prisoners, is estimated at 10000.
The Japanese losses are less than
1000, or about one-tenth of the Rus
sian total.
Up to June II General Oku had bur-
led 1,615 Russian dead and he reports
that many more dead have been found.
Chinese who watched the fighting
from the Russian side report that the
Russians removed many dead men to
the trains with their wounded and
that they buried or cremated many
corpses in the village of Huasungkoll
before they retreated.
The number of prisoners and tro-
phies taken by the Japanese is in
creasing. General Oku is not yet able
to report the total number OF prisoners.
Newchwang. June 21.-During the
past forty-eight hours $500 wounded
have passed through Taschichiao by
train for Hardin from the front.
Renewed fighting took place Sunday
at kwanwentsai, between Siungyo
and kaichow. Kuropatkin is person
ally directing operations.