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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08
BOOKS READ BY CELEBRITIES.

Beethoven was fond of history AND
novels.
Cowper read only his Bible and his
prayer book.
Chopin rarely read anything heavier
than French novel.
Rossinf for nearly so years read moth
ing but French novels.
Voltaire's favorite classical author
was Juvenal, the satirist.
Jean Paul Richter had only five or
six books, all philosophical.
Lord Give said that Robinson Cru
soc" beat any other book he ever read.
Bach was no great reader, but much
enjoyed books of jokes and funny sto-
ries
Hogarth was fond of joke books and
farces and enjoyed them immoder-
ately.
Franklin read everything he could
find relating to political economy and
finance
Michael Angelo was fondest of the
books of Moses and the psalms OF
David.
Mario, the great tenor, read any
thing he could obtain relating to sports
or hunting.
Papa" Haydn liked stories, and he
said: "The more love there is in them
the better"
Baxter read only the Bible and best
enjoyed the prophecies of Isaiah and
the Psalms.
George III. for many years of his
life read nothing but his Bible and
prayer book.
Swift made a special study of the
Latin satirists and initiated their style
and language.
Da Vinci read Pindar and thought
him the noblest poet who ever wrote
in any language.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08
An Astonished MESSENGER Boy.

The writers for the r-nny papers
have written jokes galore about the
messenger boy, Iikening his speed
unto the gait of the turtle, but it re-
manned for one of the subjects of
these jokes to coin an unconscious jest
far better than the majority of the
printed witticisms, says the Philadel-
phia Press.
The incident occurred at Broad and
Chestnut streets, and the actors were
two messenger boys. One of the
youngsters was running down Broad
street at a speed that was hardly typi-
cal of the messenger boy. Another
boy had just left the Western Tele-
graph office at the corner of Chestnut
street, and was strolling slowly up
Broad, his eyes glued on the latest
dime novel of the Terrible TerrOr's
Tumultuous Times" When the slow
going boy spotted the swift-speeding
messenger his eyes stood out with
amazement, and in tones of anxious
inquiry he cried out:
''Hully gee, Bill! What's de mat
ter? Amt yer WORKING"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

Two little boys were having what
appeared TO be warm discussion
about a dog, which one of them held
by string, in a downtown park when
they were approached by a grave-look.
ing man, who stopped and askoi:
"Well, boys, what's the matter?"
We're telling lies for this here
5og," explained one of the youngsters,
annoyed at being interrupted, land the
one that tells the biggest gets the
cur
DO you not know" advised the
newcomer. sagely, lit is very wrong to
tell untruths? Now, l never told lie
in my life"
The boys looked at each other in
credulOusly, and then one of them
exclaimed:
It's his dog! We amt in his
class!"- Philadelphia Ledger.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

ID longs to bless.
With ineXhausti-
BILE resources at
His command with
unlimited power to
accomplish H i S
purposes, with in
finite wisdom to di-
rect and unfath-
enable love to con-
troll, God is a God
who is able to
bless, who wants
to bless, and who
will bless. if we
will nut ourselves
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08
It Pays to Read Newspapers.

Cox. Wis. July 4.-Frank NJ Russell of
This place, had Kidney Disease so bad that
he could not walk. He tried Doctors treat
ment and many different remedies, but was
getting worse. He was very low.
He read in a newspaper how Dodd,s
Kidney Pills were curing cases of Kidney
Trouble, Bright's Disease, and Rheumatism,
and thought he would try them. He took
two boxes, and now he is quite well. He
IL can now work all day, and not feel
l couldn't walk across the floor"
Mr.. Russell is the most wonderful case
ever known in Chippewa County. This new
remedy-Dodd's Kidney Pills-is making
some miraculous cures in Wisconsin.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08
Modern Education.

First Passenger-Well, thank goodness
my children have finished their education,
They can swim, bike, golf and play lawn
tennis; they are we'll up in bookkeeping,
smart shorthand writers, and good typists;
they can swim, bike, golf and play lawn
moderately and drink very little.
Second Passenger-Are they boys or girls ?
-NeW Yorker
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08
LamentabIe Ignorance.

ATchie-Yes, can trace my pedigree
back nearly 300 years, to the mobiles Of
King Charles time.
Miss Snappeigh-How sorry that
makes one feel Tor them, They could
not possibly have foreseen that YOU
would be among their descenGaEts.-
Chicago Tribune.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08
TULANE UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISIANA
~ mw ORLEANS.

Full courses in Languages, Scien ,es, Engineer
ing, Law, Medicine. Splendid department for
women in Eewcomb College Tulane makes
leaders in all vocations. Iis facilities for in
struction in Engineering unsurpassed. I'm
eScelled opportunities for the study of Sugar
Chemistry. Expenses low. Board and accom-
mediation in fine dormitories at low rates. OPP
portunities afforded academic students for self
help. NEXT SESSION BEGINS OCTOBER lsT. SEND
FOR CATALOGUE AND ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR.
Address THE PRESIDENT.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08
The Way of
Blessing
Sermon by the Highway and
Byway" Preacher.
Copyright, 1904, by J. NJ. Edson.D
Chicago. Sunday. July 3,

Chicago, Sunday, July 8, 1904
Text:-'Ye shall observe to DO therefore
as Jehovah your God hath commanded
you; We shall not turn aside to the right
hand or to the left; We shall walk in all the
way which Jehovah your God hath COM
manded you, that ye may live, and that
it may be well with you, and that We may
prolong your days in the land which ye
shall possess. ''-Deut. 5:32-33.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08
Among the handsome window

Among the handsome window displays
competing for first honors at the recent
was that of the National Casket Co. in
way of a handsome Confederate Grey
Casket, draped with Silk Confederate
Battle Flags with figure of a Young
Soldier, "a Son of the Old Veteran"
standing guard, typifying the idea that
would faithfully guard his memory.
The many visitors were very much inn
pressed with the sentiment of the dis
play made by the National Casket Co.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08
It Cures While You Walk.

Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain cure foi
.iot, sweating, callus, and swollen, aching
'-et. Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c. Don't
accept any substitute Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

The Japanese have no bands, no drum
major. and no war music except hymns, and
while this may make them a little less like
circus parade, it does not interfere with
the real circus.-Washington Times.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08
People who sit in their houses and run the

People who sit in their houses and run the
business of the world are now planning cam
paigns for Russia and for Japan. One Is
reminded of the story which Punch told dur
ing the Boer war of two parlor strategists
who were walking down the Strand, quarrel
ing with Gen Buffers poor strategy in cross
ing the Tugela. Presently they tried to cross
the street, and were run over by L omnibus.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08
n BEDIENCE-what is obedience

n BEDIENCE-wha is obedience?
" Aboubeker, the successor of Ma
homet, in order that he might continue
his conuuests, wrote to Amrou, one of
his followers. ordering him to levy a
number of warriors among his tribes
and conduct them to Damascus to swell
the torrent of Islamism. Amrou, who
governed in peace his shepherd tribes,
received this order with pain, but he did
not hesitate to obey. Il am" he sent
back word to the caliph, lone of the an
rows of Islamism; God has placed the
bow in thy hand; it is for thee to launch
the arrow to what destination thou may
est choose" Here was admirable obedl-
ence. Amrou might have yielded ODE
dience in every other relation which he
sustained to his chief and yet he would
have failed if he had refused to grant
this special request. Here was the test
as to whether or not he was an obedient
follower of Aboubeker. Can we think
that God would demand less than an
earthly ruler? If we reject Christ and
His claims upon us, we reject all. If we
refuse to obey the supreme call of God
to believe on His son as the Saviour of
the world. and the One who can cleanse
from all sin, obedience in minor points
will avail us nothing. The way of bless
ing is along the pathway of obedience.
Jesus is the doorway to that pathway,
and as we surrender our lives to Him,
as we steadfastly follow His leading we
shall realize the blessing which God
alone can give and which He will give
if we will but fulfill His conditions. Oh,
that we all may seek the way of bless
ing!
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

A girl in Henderson, Ky, obtained SlOd
damages from an express company because it
did not get her graduation dress to her in
time. Ii outraged feelings are to be taken
into consideration, the verdict was very
News
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

South Dakota authorities have ordered
that the cowboys leave their guns, whisky
and cards at home when starting on the
spring roundup. This is hard blow at one
of the most picturesque features of western
life-Ind lana polls Journal
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

According to the New ork Medical Jour.
nal, 'to the danger from germs contracted
in kissing is superadded, in the case. OF the
neuropath, that of a shock highly injurious
that way you will know that you are ne uro-
Journal.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

Don't kill the birds Even the crows
should be allowed to live until the disap
| pointed candidates are ready for them IN
| Observation-Disclosures News.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

A box of bubonc plague germs, on its
way from India, has been lost in some
part of the country between San Fran
cisco and Washington. The finder will
please report to tne government scientists
and receive a part of the contents of the
box for his honesty .-Indianapolis Jour
nal
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DIR. Kline
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 50 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline, 93l Arch St, Phila., Pa.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
as cough cure.-J. W. O'Brien, 80 ThirC
Ave. N, Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. 6, 1900.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

A woman's idea of the way to make a
good bargain is when she wants to sell a
thing to pretend it isn't worth having,
and when she wants to buy it that she
couldn't live without tn. Y. Press.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

A Philadelphia preacher says women's
extravaganza is the cause of bachelorhood.
How about the extravaganza of the bach
elors?-Pittsburg Gazette.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

1t is unfortunate that man cannot
know how great favor a girl confers upon
HIM by refusing him, unless she accepts
him.-Puck
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

The Smiths are lineal descendants of
Noah's son Shem. Shem, Shemit Shmit,
Smit, Smith-it is quite simple.-St. Paul
Globe.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

There is no value in your grist OF
knowledge unless you can grind it.
The Bible is the worlds textbook on
manhood,-Ram' Horn.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

Expert confidence last year that the
mosquito was downed and on the way to
equally expert assurance that he is moth
ing of the kind, and that all the meas
ures taken against him leave him multi,
plying his generations under the pavilion
of the suns throne as vigorously and gen.
erously as ever. His couriers came with
the daffodiIs, and his rear guard bids fail
to ebb slowly out with the October asters
is usual.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

Scientists have discovered that a stork
can fly 500 miles hour and keep it up
Tor 900 hours. Why worry about race
suicide, then!-Indianapo journal.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

Here is a Woosung milk "ad." from the
Shanghai Times: I'VE open at Woosung
in the south of the telegraph company for
sale the foreign milk, the taste are sweet,
the milk are pure and the price are just.
We haven't put any water in IT, If examine
out, won't pay single cash. Ii YOU want
to buy so YOU will know the foreign COWS
chop. Gen Sung kee" Wouldn' that curdle
you,-N Y Tribune
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

q o MUCH then for the blessing which
- comes in the way of obedience to God.
1t means life, it means well-being, it
means completeness. And around this
three-fold blessing cluster all else, that
may come to one. But what of the way
of realizing this blessing? How may
we realize this God-given life, this we'll
being at His hands, this completeness of
life and character? God says: OBJ
serve to do as Jehovah your God hath
commanded you; ye shall not turn to the
right hand or the left; We shall walk in
all the way which Jehovah your God
hath commanded" What is it to OBJ
serve to do all that God has commanded?
Can it mean less than complete Observ-
ance of His perfect law? Surely not, for
God means what He says and always
saws what He means. And if the way of
blessing is to be found only by perfect
obedience to Gods law, who is there who
can fulfill Gods conditions? Moses
failed, David failed, the prophets whom
God sent all failed, there was none who
could perfectly keep Gods law. And
there has been no one since then who has
succeeded What then is man to do?
Has God imposed conditions He knew
man could not meet? Yes, but He also
provided one who has perfectly kept His
law and earned the way of blessing,
Jesus. the only begotten Son of God.
And while man is utterly unable to full
fill GOES conditions Jesus has accom-
plish it for him, and the first step in
obedience to Gods law is the recognition
of Jesus as the Son of God, and the &C
ceptance of Him as Saviour. Obedience
cannot possibly be realized by the OBJ
servance of a few of the minor laws of
God, while the supreme command: BE
lieve on the Lord Jesus Christ" goes I'M
needed and is willfully disobeyed.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

OUR GUARANTEEING large bottle OF
Botanic Blood BaIm( q. 3 Jas directed or label,
and when the right quantity is taken cure Is
Will nrnmntIY be Eeiundod without argument.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

something which was alike enjoyed by
the ungodly in common with the SER
wants of God? There is no doubt that
Goodness is profitable in all things and
gives heightened life here, but the few
months or years which could be added to
ones earthly career could hardly be
held to fulfill Gods promise of life. But
eternal life as a reward of obedience to
Gods will seems more in keeping with
the character and purpose of God. When
God then says to you and me: observe
to do as the Lord your God commands
you that We may live" He means to offer
us nothing less than continuous life with
Him.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-07-08

for us from Gods perfect point OF view.
A parent is often forced to choose for
the child contrary to the little ones
desire and longing. Why? Not to cause
the child sorrow. Not to deprive it of
some real and wholesome good. No,
but because the maturer judgment and
clearer vision OF the parent see that
the good of the child demands restric-
ton and denial THAT it may be well"
with the child, requires that it yield
loving obedience TO the parent, and
walk in the pathway marked out by
his tender, wise judgment. And so is
it with our relations to our Heavenly
Father. His way is best. His way is
the pathway of blessing. For come
what may, ''all things work together
for good to them that love God" And
then there is the thought of complete
ness. THAT We may prolong your days
in the land which ye shall possess"
God never turns out anything but a
finished product. View nature from any
standpoint, with microscope or tele-
scope, and everything is complete and
perfect. All, how wonderfully so! And
God desires for us just such delightful
completeness. In His hands, obedient
to His will, following His leading.
mean prolonged days and complete
possession of the place intended to be
filled by us. We come short of the glory
of God because we refuse to walk in
the path of blessing. We fail to reach
completion, but if we observe to do as
the Lord commands us He realizes in
us that glorious completion of life and
character which He had planned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-04
GIRLS SCHOOL BURNED
Pupils Escaped in Their Night
Robes, But Suffered From
the Cold.

Louisville. Ky. Jan. 3.-St. Cattle
rine's academy, a Catholic school for
girls, located near Springfield, Ky,
burned to the ground today. There were
no fatalities. The loss is about SsOO, O00
The fire was discovered by Miss May
Curry, a cripple. and ore of the sisters
ran a mile, in her bare feet and clad
only in night dress, to give the alarm.
Between seVenty-five and 100 girls
were in the school when the fire broke
out. So rapid was the progress of the
flames that the pupils barely escaped
with their lives and, clad only in their
night robes. made their way over the
icy and STOW covered fields to the aca-
denny Of ST. Rose q boys school. a
mile distant. before securing shelAer.
All the buildings were deS.royed and
the pupils lost all their personal be-
l0ngings.
St GATHERINGS was one Of the his
toric educational institutions Of Ken
lucky and was founded IN 1894
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-04
RUSSIA CANNOT RETREAT.
Japan's Demands Based Upon Voice
In Manchurian Affairs.


Picking. Jan. 3.-In the various for
elgr legations here the opinion is prev
alent that war between Japan and Rus
STA is inevitable This opinion is based
on the latest dispatches from Toxic and
upon the conviction that it is not a
question of detail which separates Rus
sla and Japan. but the vital principles
whether Japan possesses the right to a
voice in the settlement of questions of
Russian occupation of Manchuria. Rus
STA has ail along denied this right, ana
unless her reply shows that she has
recedeC from this position, which is not
expected to be the case, it probably
VIII provoke an lltimatum from Japan,
whose determination to resort to arms
in support OF her claim is dpquestioned.
Advices from Manchuria represent
the Russian officials there as being sur
pTised at Japan's readiness TO fight.
They expected that me would submit at
the last moment. as she did in 1888.
when she surrendered Port Arthur at
the bidding Of the European coalition.
The Russian officials rely for support
On the same powers that aided The Rus
sian government On that occasion.
Moreover. the Russians nave confidence
in their ability 10 win in the event Of
war. Among the junior officers this
feeling takes the form of despising the
enemy.
General Yuan Shat Kai. commander
in-chief Of ne Chinese army and navy,
has memoralized the throne praying
u be relieved Of all his minor offices so
that he may devote alt his energies TO
the reorganization Of the army.
While the government is determined
to remain neutral "a long as possible
II fully recognizes the possibilities of
becoming involved in the event of war.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-04
VICTIMS OF THE CHICAGO THEATRE DISASTER
TENDERLY TAKEN TO LAST RESTING PLACE

the chief Of police for permits 20 visit
moTgues and few people were at the
hospitals.
Schmidt in Hiding.
John Schmidt, the stage hand who
is said to have left open the reflector
that prevented the asbestos curtain
from descending, is still sought by the
police. He Is believed to De in hiding
in the city, but the chief Of police re-
ceived an intimatiOu from his friends
that Schmidt viii be ready when he
is wanted as a witness at the coroner's
inquest next Thursday.
There We're no more arrests of mem
beTs Of the ''Bluebeard' company to-
day, and no more are expected, unless
there are unexpected developments.
Assistant Chief Of Police Schuettler de
clared today that no further obstacle
would be placed in the way Of members
Of the company who desired to leave
the city.
I have been assured by K1aw &
Erlanger." ne said, that any member
of the company who is wanted as a
witness viii be returned from New
York. and with that understanding I
have ordered that there be no further
interference with the departure Of the
company"
Coroner's Inquest Today.
Tomorrow morning Coroner Traeger
and the jury impaneled TO sit al the
inquest will resume it's task Of collect
ing evidence. An exhaustive examina-
ton of the building viii be made and
particular attention viii be paid to any
violation Of the building ordinances
that may be found. In accordance
with the request of the members Of the
jury. all sight-seers and even watch
men viii be excluded from the build
ing while the examination is in pro-
gress. The jury has said to the cor
oner that they do not wish any person
to hear the questions that they may
III as theE faaE n-lhlicitN L.il irlter-