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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-10-24
r United STATES OF AMERICA,

LIMITED STATES OF AMERICA,
" WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA, S. s.
In the United States District Court in and
for said district
In the matter of J No. 81, in bankruptcy.
j. II. Lightner
Bankrupt Petition for discharge.
TO the Honorable John Paul, Judge Of the
District Court Of the United States for
Western District Of Virginia:
j. II. Lightner, Of Rltch Patch
in the county of Allegheny and State OF
Virginia, in said district, respectfully repre-
sents that on the 2Sth day Of August,
in the year 1900 he was duly
adjudged bankrupt under the acts
OF Congress relating to Bankruptcy; that he
has duly surrendered all his property and
rights of property, and has fully complied
with all the requirements of said acts and Of
the orders of the court touching his bank
ruptcy.
Wherefore he prays that he may be decreed
by the court to have full discharge frem
all debts provable against his estate under
said bankrupt acts, except such debts as
are excepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this 5th day Of October, A. ID.
1900.
j. T. LIGHTNER, Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA, S. S,
On this 18th day OF October, A. d. 1900,
on reading the foregoing petition it is ordered
by the court, that a hearing De had upon the
same on the 30th dayo October, A. ID. 1900,
before said court. at HarrisOnburg, In said
district, at ten o'clock in the forenoon; and
that notice thereof be published in the LEX
IyGToN GAZETTE, newspaper printed in
said district and that all known creditors
and other persons In interest may appear at
the said time and place and show cause, II
any they have, why the prayer Of the said
petitioner should not be granted.
And it Is further ordered by the court that
the clerk shall send by mail to oil known
creditors copies Of said petition and this
order addressed to them at their places Of
as stated.
Witness the Honorable John Paul. judge
of the said court, and the seal thereof, at
Harrsonburg, in said district, on the 18th
day OF October, A, d. 1900.
[sEAL OF COURT Atteste:
A. X. FLETCHER, CLEEr,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-10-24

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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-10-24

No one on earth loves his children
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What chance in life will they have if
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-10-24

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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-10-24

The strength Of mans virtue must
not be me- assured by its extraordinary
efforts, but by his ordinary life.
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The Lombards introduced the GUS
tom of charging interest for the use of
money.
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Train SO connects with Southern r. r.
Strasburg Junction for Harnsonburg and
points on Valley Railroad.
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That when man is left at home
alone and the burden of his letters to
his wife is his great loneliness, he will
bear watching.
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GERMAN KALI WORKS,
FOOD INSTEAD OF MEDICINE.

o. Nassau ST., New York
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-10-24

That most of the things we want W.
would never think Of wanting but fol
the fact that we someone else hay,
them.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-22
Once In FIVE Years
The Elephant SnGez8S

Baltimore News
Jolly, the Zoo elephant, gneezed this
morning. and all the Zoo attendants took
a vacation to laugh The elephant
sneezes only about once in five years.
When he sneezes It is an omen of pros
perity indicating abundant crops and
great commercial activity, The phenome-
non itself forms an interesting spectacle.
This morning everything was quiet in
the Zoo. when somebody shouted to
Lecturer Rollins:
Look out! The elephants going to
sneeze!'
All the attendants deserted their posts
and ran to look. Jolly had drawn up his
sides until his back was bumped. His tail
was stifdy horizontal. His mouth was
open and his eyes were shut, while great
tears, the size Of peanuts, rolled down
drawing up of the sides, long contin-
ued conVulsion, q trembling Of the floor,
and then an explosion like the report
OF the Boer canon Long Tom at Lady,
smith. Half a bucket of water shot out
In stream toward the monkeys cage,
while the elephants legs trembled as he
prepared for a second sneeZe. There was
q rumbling like that of an earthquake
and volcanic crack. ALI the animals
set up roar. Deweys cat jumped down
on the back OF the goat, and every mon
key screamed shrilly. The Quagga bray
ed and the kangaroo barked. The leop-
ards snarled, and Prince Tiny Mite tuD-
,bled off his platform. Jolly had been
the director, Gen. Bosfock, had owned
him.
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Of the general contempt with which the
Chinese regard foreigners. The Chinese
literary class are keen critics and give
close scrutiny to the teachings of the
Christian Bible. They confess to the beau
ty of its moral teachings, but cannot see
in what they are superior to those of Con-
fucius. They also notice the accounts of
the miracles in the Old Testament, and
say the Chinese legend of the moon being
eaten by a dragon is not much more un-
reasonable than the Bible story Of how
Joshua compelled the sun to stand still.
wave of darkness" and their feeling,
the same as would exist in New York if
a dozen respectable merchants from Mott
street should set up an orphanage and
temple on the Western boulevard and en-
deavor to fill both by adopting American
children and proselytizing along Colum-
bus avenue
In order to overcome this feeling the
missionaries have in most cases adopted
Chinese dress. But Chinese ideas of pro-
priety are the most straitlaced in the
world, and the missionaries, despite their
native attire, have not always been able
to live up to them. This has been espe-
cially true Of the women, whose Western
freedom of action has been shocking to
the natives, although quite correct from
our point of view. Every effort has been
made by the missionaries to adapt them
selves to local conditions, but in China
first Impressions can rarely be eradi-
Gated, and complaints made against the
early Catholic missionaries, two centuries
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or merely social, and had the early mis-
sionaries been willing to accept it all
China might possibly have been Christian,
or at least quasi-Christian, today; but the
pope, after some hesitation, pronounced
against it and the Protestant churches
have followed suit, and it has remained
ever since practically insurmountable
barrier between the two peoples.
About ten years ago the missionaries
had enjoyed peace for some time, and re
May 10, 1891, two nuns, who were going
were maltreated by a mob, who charged
them with bewitching children. The mis-
sion houses were plundered, and this was
the signal for the renewal Of the dis
turbances all through China. These be-
came worse and worse exciting more and
more resentment in Europe, until, at last,
some German priests were murdered aud
the mission looted In Shan-Tung This
was followed by the seizure by the Ger
mans of the port of Tsin Tau.
The Shan-Tung Chinese connected these
two events and swore vengeance on tie
Germans, and incidentally upon all for
eigners and Christians. 1t was at this
time that the Long Sword society be-
gan to make itself obnoxious.
BOXERS BOLDER THAN EVER.
They have previously been prescribed
by the government for local reasons and
temporarily suppressed, but now they be-
came bolder than ever and inaugurated G
reign of terror throughout Shan-Tung.
Native Christians were robbed, beaten
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China there are thirty-one different parts
of the human body which are said to
possess especial medicinal virtue, and in
the orphanages the missionaries are
charged with numbering children and cut
ting up their bodies for medicinal pur-
poses.
1t is such wild tales as these that have
been used to excite the Boxers against
the missionaries, and the same charges
have been used in all parts of China and
have resulted in murder after murder
But in reality the root of all the hatred
with which Christians are regarded is
that they disapprove Of what they re-
gard as the idolatrous worship of ances-
tors. This ceremony is part of Confu-
cianism. The educated Chinaman is will
Ing to laugh at Buddhism or Taoism, but
passions of his life. One may call a ma
vocabulary, and he may not resent it,
but word against his ancestors will
arouse his most vindictive fury. When
a man dies in China his son prepares
wooden tablet resembling a small head
stone, which is elaborately decorated and
marked with the words "Shen Chu,"
meaning Spirit Lord" and "Shen Wei
meaning Spirit Throne" This is set UP
beside the coffin, but there is one dot
absent in the word 'Chu,' and one in the
word wei"
Imposing THE RED DOT"
At the. appointed time the mourners
gather about and some high official ap-
proaches the tablet.
Hand UP the vermilion pencil" says
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Eleven millions of men are said to be-
long TO the great Chinese Society of
Boxers, against which Uncle Sam, in con-
nection with the great European powers,
may soon direct armed force. This esti-
mate was made by Chinaman a year
ago, in conversation with a New Yorke'
who was then in China. The Society of
Boxers, which now stands for lawless-
ness, robbery and murder, was once re-
spectacle. 1t is a good influence gone
wrong. Originally 1t was organized as a
protest and q means Of defense against
the bandits with which the province of
Shan Tung was infested 1t was, in fact,
a Law and Order league.
AT that time the life and property of
no honest man was safe. The bandits
were not wild ruffians, such as those of
Italy or the American West, but, on the
contrary, seemed to be men Of peace. BY
day they toiled as shoemakers, carpen-
ters, farmers and what not, but at night
they repaired to their strongholds in the
mountains, and from which they made
descents upon villages in which any man
was reported to possess a store of money
worth the having. A typical attack by
these bandits was that made several
years ago upon one of the Shan Tung
missions, of which the Rev. ]. H. Laugh
lin, now In New York, was a member.
Other members were the Rev. r. II. Beng
and DR.. J. L. Van Schoick. They lived in
three houses, all surrounded by a high
wall. The first evidence Of trouble was
a gunshot outside the gate, whereupon
the gatekeeper poked out his head to see
what was the matter. Instantly a pistol
was shot off in his face, so that the pow
der blinded him, although he received no
other wound.
The man fell shrieking to the ground.
and twenty-five bandits rushed over his
body and into the courtyard. Mr.. Benz
saw them coming. and retreated into MS
cottage, but the robbers smashed in the
door and shot him in the thigh. The
missionary seized a piece of the splin-
tered door and ran out, striking right
and left. One of the bandits slashed at
him with sword and cut his head, an
other wounded him on the arm, but he
at last escaped with his life.
Mr.. Laughlin, who was romping with
his little girl in their dining room, ran
out to investigate, and found Mr.. Bent g
quarters surrounded by a mob of BAN
dts, and heard them shouting, "KiH!
kill"
He ran back to his quarters got his
wife and children over the fence and
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COURT OF RIGHTEOUS JuOenENT CHINA

the master OF ceremonies, and a red lead
pencil Is given to the official.
MAY 1t please our distinguished guest
to turn to the east and receive the breath
of life," says the master.
The official turns and breathes upon the
pencil.
Impose the red dot" says the master,
and the Official completes, the two words,
chu and wei --.terward he covers them
with black, and this ceremony, 1t is sup.
posed, investsslthe tablet with the indi-
viduaiity of he deceased. In the funeral
procession theatablet occupies a place of
honor beside thei coffin and afterward 1t
is installed In the home of the eldest
son, who forstllree years, morning and
night, makes an referring before 1t. Then
it Is placed in a shrine with the tablets
of his other ancestors and In common
with them is reverenced at various times
during the year.TE
There has always been a question as to
whether this praStice is idolatrous OF
merely reverential, whether it is religious
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and murdered, and their houses destroy
ed. Many of them were forced to recant,
and some of the chapels were looted, but
no missionaries were killed. SO bold was
the action of the society and SO fragrant
their outrages that Yu Hsien, the gov
ernor of Shan-Tung, was ordered to pro-
ceed against them. This man had only
held Office since last spring. He was in
experienced, and was promoted through
the favoritism of the emperor
In October last under compulsion he
sent force against the Great Swords,
who had taken the field with the avoked
intention of wiping out the Christians
On Oct IS the two armies came together.
One hundred rebels were killed and many
wounded. and the rest, including the
leader, fed.
The victors returned jubilant to tho
governor who, however. far from being
pleased at their report, was thrown into
a fury He degraded three Of them. and
sent a report to PekiDg that the so-called
rebels were merely q congregation of
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ago, are quoted against their successors
of today.
sLANpERs AGAINsT CHRIsrIANs

This hatred Of Christianity among the
literary class nnds expression in the
most shocking SANDERS, which are con-
stantly circulated in order to keep alive
the hatred of the masses. For the name
Of God the Catholics have adopted the
word Tien Chu, which signifies Lord of
Heaven, and kau signihes religion. The
Christian religion Is therefore known as
the Tien Chu Kau. Unfortunately, there
is word resembling Chu, which means
pig, and kiau means squeak; so the Chi
nese translate 1t, Squeak of the Celestial
Pig" and declare that the Christians are
hog worshippers. The most sacret cere-
monies are slandered in the same way.
1t is declared that in receiving the holy
communion the people drink a philtre
that makes them slaves to the priests,
and that during extreme JUNCTION the
priests cut the eyes out of dying men. In
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mission safe lay literally smashed to bits
on the ground. The bandits had shattar-
ed 1t with immense stones, and then pricd
1t apart with crowbars. The amount of
money secured was small. Sometimes
when the plunder does not equal their
expectations they seize the person of one
OF their victims, blindfold him, lead him
about In circle and at last carry him
OFF to the mountains, from where they
send messages demanding a ransom.
THE GREAT SWORD.
1t was such attacks as this, repeated
over and over again In villages through
out the province, that resulted in the
organization of the Boxers But they
were not called Boxers then. Their name
was Ia Tao Hwei, which means 'The
Society of the Great Sword More re-
cent is the name Universal Society of
Boxers, but the change signifies little; in
TACT, change of name among the secret
societies is frequent. One name is kept
until an edict Of suppression is issued
against 1t, and then new name is adopt
ed, and the society goes on as If nothing
had happened.
Christians do not know just when the
Society Of the Great Sword had its origin.
The natives refer to it as an ancient"
society, but that may mean ten years or
hundred. 1t is agreed, however, that
dI HTSl us principles were lauQaOle and
its work good, but as it became more
powerful and increased In numbers many
dishonest and designing persons entered
1t for the prestige and protection it af-
forded, just as dishonest and designing
persons ally themselves with influential
bodies in other lands today. These men
proved disturbing element, and in many
cases directed the efforts Of the society
against their personal enemies, whom
they represented as bandits and lawless
persons.
Some Of these victims, it is said, terri
fed by the persecution of the Great
Sword Society, looked for some other
force from which they might hope for
protection, and found 1t in the Christian
missionaries, and especially the German
Catholics. These men professed CONVEX
sion, and besought succor, and the mis-
sionaries used every endeavor to secure
justice for them. Then, in turn, some of
the missionaries, 1t may be inferred, be-
came the victims of designing men who
professed Christianity in order to obtain
aid in avoiding just punishment, and in
some cases it Is probable they were able
to secure from these noble and self-sacri-
fcing men and women protection which
they did not altogether deserve. This
condition intensified the feeling which
has always existed against the mission
aries.
This feeling grows to some extent out
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An Acrobatie Feat.
lndianapolis News.

InulAnapOI1S News.
Tourists ascend upon the outside of
three pyramids of Ghizeh The height of
the stone blocks comprising the pyramids
average three feet and up them yoSI
Chamber. An Arab Is Juggling at each
hand and another assisting in the rear.
You really do not climb, but are simply
hoisted. 1t is a tiresome and dizzy per-
formance. Next day you ache in every
bone and sinew.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-22
"Great Northern Buffet Smoking
Cars In Service"

Commencing Sunday, April 22nd, Buffet
Smoking Library Cars will be attached
to Great Northern Flyer leaving St.
Paul 900 a. m. every day for all points
in Montana and on Pacific Coast This is
the finest railway car running in the
North west.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-22

helped them to place of safety. Mr..
Van Schoick did likewise. When they re-
turned the bandits were gone, and the
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-22

beBt FMOVUs on EaFth.
Geo. Krafts studio, 7th st.. Ryan Annex.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-02-21
A Cattleman Indicted

The Silver State of yesterday con-
tains the following:
1t is an open secret that the indict-
ment returned by the grand jury Sat
urGay afternoon was against Joe
O'Neal of Rye Patch. on charge of
cattle stealing. Sheriff McDeid is in
the western part of the county looking
for O'Neal with a bench warrant is
sued by Judge Bonnitield for his arrest.
1t may be several days before it is
served, as O'Neal is said to be in the
hills gathering cattle.
Mr.. O'Neal is one of Hum boldt :
best known cattlemen. There have
been rumors in circulation for some
time which indicated the possibility Of
the grand jury returning an indict
ment against him. The nature of the
evidence against him is, of course
known only to the grand jury. HI
will probably have no difficulty in Civ
ing bonds.
The grand jury will resume its ses
sion in Two weeks and there would bs
no great surprise should another batel
OF indictments be the result.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-02-21
A Deserved Rebuke

When Judge Mack adjourned court
out of respect to the memory of the
late General Clarke. Mr.. Aft Char:z
took occasion in i short talk 10 speak
of the recent Incidents ia tie Fan. case,
where attorneys spied upon brothers
professional. sent thugs out to intimi-
date witnesses and resorted to subor-
nation of perjury and tr;ckcry and
chicane of various kinds to carry their
points. He tharked God shat the Ne
yada bar had never fallen to such
depths as that. His remarks were
timely and approved by all the attorn-
evs present. 1t is "a matter ia which
sagebrushers take pride: that the Ne.
vada bar aud bench have been, as &
rule, d acent ard pecting.
OF course. some prime rascals have
at times crept int the practice of law
| in Nevada, but they have been isolate
eases and their practice has not bee,
lucrative.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-02-21
Tonigtt's Opera

Carson will enjoy rich eperatic
treat this evening in the production of
"Wang.' 1t is said to be zone of the
finest burlesque operas now touring,
being supported by magnificent com
pany. Tomorrow there viii be a
matinee at which the far. famed DO
hemian Girl will be presented. To
morrow evenings bin will De Paul
Jones'" All these are popular favor
| ties and they will be put on with a
tremendous lot OF scenery
When the company passed up to
Virginia City a few days ago it took
two cars to transport the scenery.
The company also carries their own
orchestra. We are going TO get
enough opera this week to last us a
year.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-02-21

Call on Geo. A. Tyrrell, agent for the
the nice premiums given away with sales
of teas, ccffe and spices.
Davis & Farrer have splendid assert
ment of umbrellas. Take look at them
FOR RENT-Brick building on King
street, suitable for store or business. In
quire Of Ed Sweeney.
Jos. Piatt is receiving new goods near
~ every day. All the latest in gents
furnishing goods can be found there
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-02-21
Died

In Carson City, Nevada, February
20, 1900, Mrs. Jennie Dolan, beloved
wife of T. Dolan, aged y years, a ma
tive of Genoa, Nevada.
Mrs. Dolan's death was unexpected
and she leaves husband ana two chill
dren to mourn her loss. She was sick
but two days and her illness was not
thought serious. Many friends will
mourn her death, as she made friends by
her goodness of heart and pleasing man
ners. 1t is sad blow to her husband
and the community extends sympathy
in his hour of sol row.
The funeral will take phase today
"Wednesday at o'clock from the NJ.
E. Church in Genoa.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-02-21

Suits made to order for Si2 so at Sam
Cohn's.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-02-21

New York, Feb. l7.-William Healey
died at Wolcott, Mass, lately. We'd
nesday. after the coffin was lowered
into the grave, the local priest decid-
ed that Healey was not cOmmuui-
cant and refused to allow the body to
be buried in consecrated ground. GA
Father Grimm orders the coffin was
pulled up and the grave retilled.
declare that they see Healey's ghost
wandering about the church and try
ing the door.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-02-21
N. SODERBERG

Attorney at Law.
Office north Carson ST, Carson, New
Irrigation and Mining Law Specialties