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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-09-27
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by W. BERT FOSTER.

Jim was a eynic in that he b 'heVed IN
nothing and nobody. At lest, thus he
professed. Sometimes a very little
would bring from him TRADE against
the Almighty, against humanity, and
even against inanimate objects. His
brother comps delighted in getting Jim
started; sometimes, however, they grew
tired OF his snarling and captiousness.
They felt perfectly free to tell him So
If there is any place where q man says
what is in his heart and says Il en-
phatically, it IS in n printing Office.
And if there IS any subject which the
average comp. cannot and does not dig
cuss, from philosophy AMI religion,
politics and social econony, with *
| carsions into the fields or geogra lhic i
explorations and science, down to the
latest records in athletics and OF the
race track, the deponent knoweth not
Discussion waxed warm in the Plaln
Dealer Office when Jim became stirred
to the depths.
He was a tall, sandY-haired, lantern
| iawed fellow, with the mark OF the
| typos scourgs, consumption, IN hI'
colorless face. Typedust in the luug'
does moi create much outward sign
but the insidious poison l. quite al
deadly. Jim was not nan whom ole
would suppose woman would low
| Yet if all tales were true a woman ha,
loved him-or thought she had-an(
because of it Jim was what he was. 4
woman had loved him; III It was tn
tragedy in Jim's life.
The talk of the composing room turn
ed one day upon life-!ife in the ab
stract. Somebody, with the philosoph,
Iborn of several years knocking ado !
THE world, said life was dream b''
dream occasionally.
"Oh. it's a mighty good thing to b
alive" said the optomistic lad, with tn
down still soft upon his lip.
otis a damned nuisance p grow @
| ] i'm from his corner, distributing typ
| at rate which sent the hts OF NEE
Gathering into the empty boxes in
continuous stream.
There's some good things in tn
world" said the optimistic one.
"But the average man never lei
'em" interjected Jim; "and If he doe
| it only makes him discontinued"
"That's what he ought to be-dll
cont ented," declared the Anarchis
"Di content is what wakes men up
their rights"
"rhings are SO well ordered in lie
: Tue st speaker fastened to break
: lupcn t! e Anarchist. Any topic OF col
| yer,nijo.,. f,on lie ,ge Of Queen vi
toria 10 The u.e oi Tia papyrous by Il
, anclents, was liable to merge into
; discussion of the principles OF anarc
ism. "It's just like stick OF type
ike this bunch I've got in my hand
The optimist WAS at the DISTRIBUTE
galley and was just hitting a handful
wetted type. "Ey'ry line regular al
even; one come right after the other.
AMI then the comparison was cor
plstely ruined by the dropping out
a single letter near the middle Of t
wet handful. The mass Of type crumbl
and a little heap of "pi" lay on the g.
Icy. The optimist swore; the Anarc
list laughed.
"That's it," said Jim, elancing I
.sThat's life exactly. Drop out Il
e ter--it's pi that's left. That's all
is-pi' ~
u The Qptimist MAS aile0ced Ser 4
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once.
Later the foreman took him aside
and said;
Don't you know better than to STIR
up old Jim tola, y
"What's the reason ?"
"Il's the anniversary OF his marriage
to that woman"
"Say, what was the matter with her
or with him ?" asked the lad. ~ never
knew.
"If you'd been here as long as 1 have,
you'd Enow," growled the Anarchist.
"And look at me--just where / was ten
years ago. I tell you there's no chance
for q man 10 rise under the present
condition -"
"Ob, stop it," growled the foreman.
"Bu. about Jims woman 7" asked the
optimist.
"Ob, she was daisy, she vas" re-
turned the foreman. "And I guess
old Jim thought the world of her. He
brought her out from the country town
where he was born an they set up
housekeepin' in mighty nice style. Jim
was pulling up big string here every
week, and everything was up to the
mines with EN-"
"But the giil was young and Eighty,
1 reckon"
The foreman shook his grizzled head
"Steer clear of pretty faces, that's
my advice to fools that will get married
The girl got lonesome, I suppose, be-
ing alone all day and having no friends
here, 30 she made friends Of her own
B efore Jim's eyes were opened she'c
got in with fast crowd and was going
it high. Old Jim is just the sort Of {
fool who would have gone on the sam,
as ever and kept whist about it; bu
she wouldn't have him. She wanted
livelier company, and SIZE left him."
"a shame !" Imuttered the lad, will
some feeling.
Il don't know. But that's the story
Not much that's new about it, you see
But it Just finished JIM"
II see, see. Thats Why life is al
pi to him."
| "Oh, that's more of his blamel foo,
| i5hness. The woman don't live VIII
could make NE care red cent whethe
.he went or stayed" And the fore
man shrugged his shoulders.
| "What became of the woman :"
| "Oh, she's right ia town here, I be
lieye-shameless huzzy! She wear
fin clothes than Jim could ever affor
her and has gayer friends, reckon.
believe it would give Jim untold salts
faction-its his only grip on life, i
fact--if he could see her downfall be
fore he cashes up his final string"
"He must hate her." said the young
er, with a shudder.
Hate her! That isn't the name 10
t, reckon. He's just living for chanc
to get back at her in part payment
the score he has against her."
Il But if jim was hoping to triumph
the undoing of the creature who ha
wrecked his life, it became evident t
, the though fal men in the office thi
/ the triumph must come quickly. Jim
cough grew more follow, his step mol
e f, eble, and The flush on either sallo
CHI eek burned more brightly. But /
st dom missed days work. he clun
b. to his case with feyerish desire to /
y doing, doing, doing-to find surceai
t from thought, perhaps, in busying b
l b ain and fingers with the types. The
was no way to keep him out Of the of
but to discharge him, and the for
e man couldn't do that,
Jim lived at cheap lodgin g-hous
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THE LADIES.

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GA II % III L a.. -.
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80; ! LmzAzIN

General NJ. @. Butler. of South Caro-.
lima, has written letter en-, the race
question IN which he takes the position
that the government should provide q
home in Central or South America for
The negro race. ,-,...-
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in her counsel practical assistance.
Mrs. pintham's address 10 Lynn
Mass. =, ,u
MRS. MABEL COOP. corrsctionvilie:
In tells how Mrs. Pinkham saved
her life. She says:
II cannot thank you enough for
what your medicine has done tor me.
I can recommend 1t as one OF tho best
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The greet success Of Chsm6srlains
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhosa Kennedy
in the treatment Of bowel complaints
has made it standard over the greater
cart Of the civilized world. For sale
by B. 81. Gorrell, Druggist.
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You assume no risk when you buy
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fund your money If you are not satH-
fed after using it. tis everywhere
admitted to be the most .uecessis!
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the only one that never fails. IL 10
pleasant, safe and reliable.
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One thousand head OF cattle and
ever 100000 bushels Of grain are e1'
ported weekly from Newport News.
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A WORD TO MOTHERS.

Mothers OF children Affected WIN
roune or a severe cold need no. hest
tate to administer Chambcrlsin's Cough
Remedy. 1t contains no OpiAte nor
narcotic in any form and may DO given
AZ confidently to the bade ~ TO an
admit. The great success that has ct.
tended its use in tho treatment OF
colds and Group has won for it the ap.
nroval and praise it has received
tbrou obout the United States and IN
many foreign lands. For sale by b.
II, Gorrell, Druggist g.
- --
"They say that married people ge' 70
look alike"
or course @ mans vile ID bound 70
look like him when she wea" sill hls
collars I'D crayats."
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,-u-<uE ~. Of women overshadow their whole lives
~ Som. women are constantly getting medical fsAs-
usnt and Ar. never well. "a woman best understand,
.,. - ~ xvarnsn who consult Mrs. Pnkham nho
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-09-27

Over three Thousand persons are
dead and missing, ~ the result OF the
recent typhoon In japan.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-09-27

The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows will meet at Richmond, Val
in 1900.
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r ADY OR MAN wanted ttravel ana
L. appoint agents. $50 u month gal;
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Locust St., Philadelphia. sI'
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The yellow fever situation OF Key
eat, Fla, ID alarming.
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Thomas Disc HarroWs.
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PRACTICAL
HELP FOR
SUFFERING
YOM EN

."s.r.s Sor two years with sS weakness and at
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ROOD so concluded 70 Try iydia PnhAAne vss'tsoe
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A WONDERFUL CURE OF DIAR-
RHOEA.

A Prominent Virginia Editor Had Al
most Given Up, But Was Brought
Back to Perfect Health BY
Ohalnberlain'sC olic, Chol-
era and Disrrhoea
Remedy.
From The Times, Hlllstille, Vs.,
suffered with disFrhoes fors long
time and thought I was past being cur
ed. / had spent much time and money
and suffered 90 much misery THAI i had
almost decided to give up oil hopes OF
recovery and await the result, but
noticing the advertisement OF Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and also some Testimonials
stating how some wonderful cures had
been wrought by this remedy, decla.
ed to try it. After taking a few doses s
| I was entirely well Of that trouble ana
I wish to say further to my readers ana q
fellow sufferers that 1 am hale ana
hearty man to-day and feel as well as
I ever did in my lifs.-O. II. MOORE
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cd Huffman known the farmers Of this county Tor us
trvtn nraise IN to
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19

The progress of temperance reform
sometimes seems slow, and occasionally
there seems to be slight resrograde
movement. But compared with the early
years of the century the year 1899 shows
a great advance. An interesting chapter
In the records of the old Masonic Lodge
at Brunswick is the report of the falling
from grace of ems or the hrethren, o oler-
gyman, who gave as an excuse for drink
ing that when he called ON any of his
psrlshionsrs. and thsy offered him intox-
icating liquors. If he did not partake
with them they thought he was unfamil-
lar and was t-e,ting them coldy; and
when they called on him, II he did not
offer them glass of ardent spirits, they
would think he was mean and did not
desiIs their company.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19
CURRENT COMMENT.
PURCHASING PEOPLE.
Edwin ID. Mead.

The country has just been informed by
Judge Uay, the pi esident of the peace
| com mission, that Its sole title to the Phil
ippine islands is that secured by the pay
ment to Spain of $40, 000, 900; that this
payment was made because there was
nothing In the fortunes of the war which
gave us any title or any claim to sovar-
eighty over the people of the Philippines.
who were struggling for their liberty and
ALREADY held almost the entire country
| under their control. We are Officially
told that we hold ten millions men slim
ply and solely because we have bought
them. do ths people of this American
republic believe that sovereignty thus
acquired Will stand inspection at the bar
Of history or be counted valid by high
heaven DO they count $50, 600, COO n
proper price for 10000, 0O0 men; and ii
they do, to whom should the price have
been paidf Who were thu owners? Does
America repudiate the principle. sacred
until this unhappy crisis to every true
American heart, that tbs men tn ourselves
are the owners, and ever weres Do our
people believe bhse 1t Is right thus ID buy
and sell control of men. and that men
who protest against being thus bought
and sold are rebels2 Do they hold that
| men who resist suoh sale of themselves
are to be dishonored? Rather are they to
be honored by every man who loves liter
| ty and loves manhood. Men who would
not SO resist are certainly unworthy to lie
incorporated into this republic. They
ara worthy only to be slaves; and, in the
words Of Chatham, s'they would be fit
instruments to make slaves of the rest"
And in truth--let no can't obscure this
| stern central fact--their enslavement.
! their subjuga alton. the denial to them of
any word as to their own fats, means the
! subjugation SCORER or later of every
poor man, every weak man. In the repub-
lio, the denial to every weak man OF every
right save as strong men choose to grant.
Thoughtless and foolhsrdy men win
laugh, when they should be sober; but
the serious student of history knows
! that the saddest and commonest lesson
of history Ia the lesson of the ease with
which free peoples are betrayed into
courses by which their Industrial and
political. liberties are Imitsd and are lost,
Let tha plain people of America make no
mistake In this. Let them not believe
that we can work by one law on one side
of the world and another ON the other.
Let them know that the Gauss of our fell
iowmen everywhere Is our own cause
and that with what measure we meet IL
shall be measured unto us.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19

Col Geo. p. Colby, Of watsrviile, has
rssisnei his position as adjusaut general
Of the Maine Patriarchs Militant
IL has leaked out that Adiutant General
Richards. OF Maine, was taken for Dewey
while In Washington, and was followed
to his hotel By an admirinv crowd.
Charles Robinson, OF Toledo. Ohio,
with HE brother, DR.. ". J. Robinson, of
Fairfield, Is wishing his old home In So.
Albans Mr.. Robinson Il the veal thy
proprietor OF vspor bath manufacturing
business.
Prof. Munyon, of Philadelphia. whose
name is familiar to thousands OF the
readers OF hts advertisements, has bought
the handsome Henwcod cottage at Range
ley and will live tht re ct least Ave months
In the year: A feature Of "Munyon
LODGE as It Ia now called, will BIZ a
thoroughly well equipped museum In
which will be exhibited the finest speci-
mems OF the game and the f1sh of Maine.
An important feature OF the express
business In Maine Il the shipping OF fancy
coon, maltess and other trseds Of cats.
Every day several crates containing tn.
pets pass through on the way to western
cites. These pussies fcome principally
from R5ckland, 1horndike aud Unity,
and are shipped all over tine country,
Teyas even sending for them.
Lieut.. Commander 1he,df rus Bailey
Myers Mason, u. s. NJ, died suddenly
at Saueerties, N. Y, last Sund ~. Com
mander Mes1n, who seemed in excellent
health, suffered tootaache that day and
went TO dentist to have the aching tooth
pulled. A severe hsmorrhage followed
the extraction OF the tooth, which was
made with difficulty. Commander Maso n
COLLAPSED from the shock and loss Of blood
and died in few hours
A queer condition of the eartb strata
was shown In digging a well nesr the
Scarboro marches recently. Within n bout
80 feet Of the channel Of the narrow,
winding river that ore sees from the car
windows the well was dug. The earth
seemed to be a s)It Of blue clay, filled
WITH shells and gravel, almost as hard as
IL baked. but pure water, free from ali
saline taste, filled the well 1t would
sesm rs II the clay walls kept out the salt
sea.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19

There are no well authenticated reyorts
of serious fighting In South Africa up to
the prefent time. The story of conflict
In which 800 Beers were killed. while the
British loss was but IS, has not been
confirmed and IL probably canard.
How easily stories of battles thai never
took place get afioat was shown in our
war with Spain. Rumors OF desperate
battles between Samps on's fleet and Ger
yera's reached this country on eeveral or
cassons long before Ceryera's fleet was
anywhere near West Indian waters. The
eagerness OF the British public for news
furnishes strung temptation to manu-
facture it when none Is to be got Iegiti-
mataly. The probability of any very seri-
GUS conf let in South Africa for some
weeks Is small. Thers Will be skirmish-
es and the Beers will rDid many outlying
towns. Not until the British troops have
advanced near to the boundaries CT the
Transvaal or Orange Fies State can
We expect anything like general engage
ment.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19

The UniversAiist general convention /,
which Is in session this week In Boston.
Is the most important meeting Of the
Denomination since 1870. The principal
subject is the ratification OF the creed.
at the Chicago convention two years ago.
received favorable action. and which, II
ratified ut this coming convention, will
become the profession OF faith Of the
denomination. The question Of revising
the creed has been under discussion 40
every nesting OF the general convention
sinre 1877. The profession of faith was
adopted In 1903 at convention held at
Winchester, N. H.. and Is generally
known as the Winchester creed. One Of
the peculiar acts of the convention which
framed the creed was the passing Of .
vot' THAT no alteration should ever be
made hereafter to the confession of faith. :"
And no attempt at alteration was made
urt 70 years afterward, but there hes
since been no discontinuance In the
steady efforts OF the revisionisfs.
Both the Winchester confession ana the
proposed amendment era very brief docu-
ments. The former is as follows:
Article i've believe that the holy
scriptures of tbs Old and New Iestameuts
contain revelation OF the character OF
t5od, and of ths duty interest and fiuaI
destination or mankind.
Article 2-We believe that thers is one
God. whore nature Is love, revealed in
ore Lord Jesus Christ, by one holy spirit
OF grace. who will finally restore the
whole family of mankind to holiness and
happiness.
Article 3-we believe that holiness and
true happiness are inseparatly connected,
and that believers ought to be careful TO
maintain order ana Practice good works;
FOR these things are good and profitable
unto men.
The proposed amendme mt, which takes
the name of the Chicago declaration, is
az follows.
"The condition of fellowship shall be
as follows:
81. The acceptance of the essential
principal Of the Universaiist faith, TO
wit: 1, the universal fatherhood of God;
9, the spiritual authority and leadership
Of his con, Jesus Christ 8, the trust
worthinass of the Bible as cor tsining a
revelation from God; 4, the certainty of
just reirlbution fer sin; 5. the final har-
moay OF all souls " it'll God.
-. The acknowledgements of the au-
thority of tire general convention and
sssent to its lave.
The Winchester profession Is COM
mended as containing these principles,
but neither this nor any other precise
form of words IL required as a condition
of fellowship, provided always that the
principles above stated be professsd.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19
Prevented a Tragedy.

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The Portland daily press., 1899-10-19

Fifteen years ago the attitude OF the
world toward the South African Republic
was one Of almost complete indifference;
today tbs whole commercial world Is in
tersely interests IN its affairs. The
only change that has taken place in the
Republic that can account for his change
in the attitude of other nations is, Of
course, thu development of a RICH gold
mining industry where formerly there
was little but grazing carried on. Really
we care no more about the rights Of our
fellow men there now than We did then
1t Is practical bu3iness considerations
that mainly determine International rela-
tfons today, not sentiment or the spirit of
war and conquest. Who cares. for exam
pie, how government ts carried on in
Patagonia or Row any outlanders there
may be there ara treated. But who is
not to some extent personally concerned
in how government Is carried ON In Pre-
toria Ths chief thing that stirs the
political conscience of the race is a dis
oovery that some violation of sound
political principles Is clog ON busins 81
REPRESENTATIONS Journal.
1his Is frank anx In large measure
true. Discrimination against the out
landers ia rut forth as the cause of the
war against the Boer Republic, but II
she valuable gold mines should suddenly
disappear the suffeFinas of the outland-
srs would prove hardly sufficient, we Inn
Rgiae, to set British troops in motion.