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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-19

ing. Aio'h'
schedule. s"'"i
Freight rates named to all points on
application to the Agent. Other infor-
nation upon application.
w. IL. Brown, Agent.
L; A. JoYNEs, Supt. Steamer Lines.
WILLARD THOMPSON, General Nor.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-19
Novel Tooth Pnuinu

While William ]. Smith OF Babylon.
N L., was Harvesting a horse the ami.
mai became restless because of the
nies. Smith. who was smoking pipe
trled TO calm the horse. Suddenly the
animal switched its tail Violently.
yanking the pipe out OF Smiths month
and taking with IL enc ofThe mans
teeth as sli;a as If a dentist had done
the job.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-19
Good o,e .upc,e D.rr,

we have no doubt that Joel Chand-
Ter Harris will be able ITO keep the
hies of in his own way as long as he
hves. The Atlanta Constitution loses
versatile and valuable editorial writ
er, but literature gains most charm.
Ing and admirable adept Boston Jour
nal.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-19
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Attain
tic Railway Company.
Summer schedule. in effect June 25, 1900
STEAMER IDA
PiaDkatank River Line

Read carefully important changes have
been made.
Commencing June 25, 1900, The steam
er Ida will leave landings uamed below
on Monday and Thursday of each week.
arriving at Baltimore on Tuesday and
Friday, as follows:
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-19

"Wh1fs that ugly, yellowlsh brown
ming you have on. Dorothyy"
ugly! This Is my new khaki coat"
ut Is? oh. low loveiyw-Exchange.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-19

Arrive at Baltimore 30 %. m.
On and after June 90, 1900. Steamer
Ida viii leave Baltimore, Pier No. 3.
Light Street, Tuesday and Friday of
each week 1T p. m, arriving above
each week.
Schedule of extra steamer I'm efrec,
September 10th, 1900.
Leave Baltimore every Wednesday and
sunday p. m, arriving at landings as
follows: "'
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-19
FALL SCHEDULE.
WEtMS STEAMBOAT CO.,
baltimore, Fredericksburg and
Kappahannock River Routes.
Norfolk and Rappahannock
River KOute


On and after Friday, September 9TH,
steamers Richmond, Lancaster ana
Essex will leave Pier 2, Light Street
ia ltlmore, every Tuesday and Friday at
500 p. m. for Fredericksburg and all
wharves on the river. Returning, will
leave Fredericksburg at 2:3O D. m. (tide
pelmlt1DgO Monday and Thursday;
Leedsiown at 4:30 a. m. Tuesday and
Friday for Baltimore.
Leave Baltimore "wednesday. and
Ihursday, at $50 p. m, for Tappahan.
Dock and all wbarves below, EXCEPT Bav
Fort. Returning will leave Tappsban-
mock al $50 a. IN. on Monday and Thurs
day for Baltimore
NO Freight received for out going
steamers after 2. m. on sailing days.
NORFOLK ROUTE.
viii leave Tsrpabannock for Norfolk
at II No. (noon) FIida,, stepping at ali
landings. VIII leave Norfolk nj q u. M.
saturday for Toppahsnnock, calling at
all landings
HENRY WILLIAMS Agt. Baltimore.
w. ID. SCOTT, Agt., Fredericksburg.
KEY COMPTON, Agt., Norfolk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-19
steamer Owen DiIlard

Mail and passengers to and from White
Stone, lrvington, Weems, Millenbeck.
Merry Point and Urbana, daily (except
Sunday. p'
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-19
SCHEDuLE.

Leave-White Stone, a. M; Irvington
7,45; Weems, S.15; Millenbeck, o: Merry
Point, $50; arrive Urbana, II. 80 a. m.
Leave-Urbana, 2 p. M; Millenbcck. 2.
Merry Point, $50; Weems, 4.30; Irvingtop
o; arrive White Stone, 8 p. m.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-19
Periis of Strong Drink.

i was told ut Des Moines of a train
or cars going through very stormy
night over one OF the western prairies.
The young man who was present told
us the story. In the night there was n
little child in the sleeping car. fretfui
and worrying and crying hour after
hour. a man on the opposite side of
the car lost his patience and said. Ell
Their make that child shut up or take il
to its motherr Then another man ON
the opposite side of the sleeping car. a
man with broken, heart. pushed back
the curtain and looked out and said.
Young man, that child's mother is
dead in the baggage car. and the little
thing Is wailing for her, Then the
man who had committed the affront
rose and offered his services for the
night and took care of the child until
the morning, and all the passengers In
the car were broken down with emo
ton. Oh, IL the cry of one child could
arouse so many sympathies what ought
to be the effect of the ten thousand
voiced shrek Of orphanage and widow
hood from the inebriate's grave! God
save this country from the perils of
strong drink.
My subject also impresses me with
the beauty of youthful character re-
naming incorrupt away from home. II
Daniel had plunged into every wicked
ness OF the city OF Babylon, the old
folks at home would never have heard
OF it. IL he had gone through all the
rounds OF iniquity. 1t would have cast
no shadow on his early home. There
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-10-19

instruments sold on
installmeut plan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

But, though the Phantom's antics were
reduced In violence and we existed in COM
paratiye comfort, the schooner was far from
being secure, since the whole seas that rose
and combed over the bows threatened again
and again to swamp the craft, for, ere her
scuppers could relieve her of the terrible
weight of water from one wave, another
would follow and tear aft, at times driving
her bow fairly under. There was nothing
to do but knock away great sections of the
bulwarks to give free drainage to the food,
and, this done, we could but stand and wait
for what fate had in store.
It was when we were thus driven to in
action that one life was lost. / was stand
ing by the wheel, drenched, exhausted, and
fast falling into my former state of dull
apathy. The galley doors had been fastened
to keep out the water, and the forecastle
hatch was closed, though not secured. Larry
and the New Bedford man were close to
me, crouched in the lee cabin house. To go
forward was to court death, and, though
the quarter was no place for a seaman off
duty, all attempts at discipline and sea Ell
quette had given way before the common
danger, and both men kept aft to be clear of
the rush of the sea.
In a half-dreamy way I was coming the
horizon dead ahead when / saw the fore
castle door open az,d the man who had de-
fed me step to the deck at an interval when
TOT moment the Qeiuge ndQ SuDSl06Q. he
was suffering agony from his wrenched arm,
for his face was working, and he held the
wounded limb in his right hand. The pain
of it had probably driven him to despera-
ton, or reduced his spirit into getting aft
and seeking possible relief to his torment.
Behind him appeared the head and part
of the body of the now sobered surgeon, at
whose advice he had doubtless taken the
reckless step of leaving the forecastle. The
man in advance seemed dazed, for he hest
tated and almost fell as the head of the
schooner rose to billow, but with am eff
fort he turned toward me and staggered
step forward. At that instant / saw a
huge sea lifting ahead, its ridge tottering to
a fall, its fine crest rent by the wind, blow
ing to leeward like smoke, and as marked
it I threw up one hand and shouted to the
man to get back. Whether he underst God
or not l shall never know, for ere he had
gotten abreast the foremost the vicious roll
er boarded the schooner with roar and at
once the fellow disappeared. l saw him a
second later borne swiftly along the deck
toward the bulkhead passage, and before
one could shout 'Man overboard!" he was
swept into the sea as a bucket of water
would have swept away a chip. Again ]
marked him drifting sternward on the crest
of wave, with one hand in the air, as in
appeal, his set, white face looking like paper
as he gave last terror-stricken glance at me
and shout unheard save by his Maker.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

cabin, ana the deatnlike forms of the two
on the floor, and feel that we were all sink
ing into the languor of starvation and pro-
longed strain.
By the end of the third day the Phan-
tom was practically floating wreck, though
for all could see not a line had parted, nor
a spar, other than the topmast, been dis
placed. But there was no longer buoyant
lift to her bows, and the seas ran danger
ously near the level of the deck-a fact that
plainly spoke of water in the hold, it hav.
ing drained from above or leaked between
her strained planks. There had been no at
tempt at pumping, for no man could have
stood at the brakes in the deluge that came
aboard, and now we were settling, helped
mightily by the nature of our cargo. But
the knowledge of it gave me no trouble, nor
was there a comment made on the fact,
though to three of US at least the condi-
tions were clearly apparent.
trO BE Continued
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29
a PRETTY coon WORLD.

Pretty good world II you take 1t all round
Pretty good world, good people!
Better be on than be under the ground
Pretty good world. good people!
Better be here where the skies are blue
As the eyes OF your sweetheart a-smilfn' at
you
Better than lynn meath daisies and dew
Pretty good world. good peoplei
Pretty good world with its hopes and its
fears
Pretty good world. good people!
SUN wrinkles bright through the rain of its
tears
Pretty good world. good people!
Better be here. where the pathway you
Where the thorn's in the garden where
sweet roses grow.
Than to rest where you feel not the fall O.
the snow
Pretty good world. good people!
Pretty good world! Let US sing it that
way
Pretty good world. good people!
Make up your mind that you're in it to
stay
At least. for season. good people!
Pretty good world. with its dark and its
bright
Pretty good world, with its love and its
Sing it that way till you whisper: Good
night!-
Pretty good world, good people!
E. L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29
Gordon's Courage.

Sir W. 81. Russell, the veteran war
correspondent, tells this characteristic
story of Gordon: During the Crimean
war there was a sortie and the Russians
actually reached the English trench.
Gordon stood on the parapet, in great
danger of his life, with nothing save his
stick in his hand, encouraging the
soldiers to drive out the Russians.
Gordon" they cried; "come down,
You'll be killed." But he took no notice.
and soldier who was near said: Its
all right; e don't mind being killed
'E's one of those blessed Christians!"-
Youths Companion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29
PAST GLORY.
Have Upon the Visiting
Traveller.

In 1876 Don Diego Garcia de Palacio,
an officer of the king of Spain, jour
neying from Guatemala to San Pedro,
passed through the ruins of Copan, and
in letter to Philip Ia letter that
is still preserved in the British museum
describes what he saw there. His
description is such as might be writ
ten to-day by any intelligent traveller;
the buildings were in complete ruin and
the Indians who lived in the vicinity
we're unable to give him any enlight-
eminent concerning them. Yet this was
only 46 years after the expedition of
Chaves.
Z There is but one reasonable conclu-
sion-the city was abandoned and in
ruins long before the arrival of the
Spaniards; all tradition concerning it
was lost, and its name forgotten. Its
glory was never beheld by Europeans.
Could we conceive of that privilege as
having been theirs, what would have
been their establishment, when, issuing
from the rocky passes and dangerous
defles of the cordilleras, they first be-
held the vision of this enchanted valley
with it's guardian city? Standing in
such situation and gazing on that
scene in its present aspect, clothed in
the melancholy charm of the wilder
ness, 1 was filled with admiration at
the consciousness of what must have
been, from the beauty of the situation
and the barbaric grandeur of its archi-
lecture, the effect of that proud city in
its prime.
The moral effect of all these ruins on
the traveller who sojourns among them
is not easily described. They have an
atmosphere that is not shared by any
other ruins in the world. The silence
of the tomb pervades them. The sol
emn and sympathetic shade of the for
est wraps them like the sacred dead as
in shroud of living verdure, where
clinging moss and ferns, as though in
pity, seem to hide what time has worn
away. = Bulletin of American Geo,
graphical Society.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29
GAINED HIS POINT.
A "ChrOnic Kicker" Who by Queer
Reasoning Got What He
Was After.

Some years ago an Irishman named
Pat Noonan had vegetable stand in
one of the city markets. Pat was d
Ibis rights" and at the same time
about as shrewd and witty a specimen
of the Emerald islander as could be
found in weeks travel, outside of the
''ould DART" and no matter how awk-
ward predicament he found himself in
his mental quickness generally showed
him a way out.
One day he was complaining to the
superintendent of the market that the
rent of his stall was altogether too high,
and after giving various reasons why it
should be materially reduced. he wound
up by solemnly declaring that he was
losing at least thousand dollars a year.
''Wel1, Pat, if that's the case" said
the superintendent, dryly, I'D advise
you to sell out and quit the business at
once. You certainly can't afford to
keep on it you are running behind a
thousand dollars year."
"Shure, an I know it," said Pat,
philosophically; 'the business is ruin
in me intoirely, but moight ez well
sthick to it now that I'm at it. I've got
if quit sellin' cabbages an praties an
start at some other thrade moight be
afther losin' more yet, dunno"
The superintendent concluded to
lower Mr.. Noonan's rent and allow him
to remain in the vegetable business
N. Y. World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

There are three principal religions
in China-Buddhism, Taoism and Con-
fucianism Buddhism, Taoism and Con-
have elaborate and splendid ceremoni-
ais. Taoism is the older, Buddhism
about 1890 Years ago. It is now the
religion of almost eight-tenths of the
people. In the notheast and south
west there are 3O.OO0,OO0 Mohamme-
dams. The Roman Catholics have
more than 100000 adherents and
support 20 bishoprics. The converts
of all the Protestant churches are es-
timated to number about $4,000
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29
CHAPTER XIV.
A RESPITE.

It was a tragic episode, but had seen so
much tragedy crowded into my life for the
past few days that this quick and probably
painless passing of a human soul made in my
state but little impression. looked for the
doctor, but saw the doors of the forecastle
fast closed, and afterward found that the
force of the water had slammed them on
him, knocking him from the ladder to the
deck below. A pity it was that there and
then it had not been he instead of my
plucky enemy who had first planted foot to
come aft. Better for my subsequent happi-
ness would it have been if, instead of the
sailor, that red-faced drunkard had choked
in the element he SO despised.
The heaving into the wind and the drown
ing of the seaman were the only events
which reused my blood to heat which make
the details stand out in memory. might
tell of the sufferings of Ames and Gertrude
King, and of their utter indifference and
total abandonment to what appeared GER
tain destruction, but it would be useless.
The greatest agony of either sprang from
seasickness and its attendingmiseries.- There
was not one Of us who thought Of food,
which was probably fortunate, as our stock
brought on board was brine-soaked and ru-
ined. Even my toughened self and the
tougher sailors lost heart and stomach in
the deadening nausea that gradually seized
US and kept its hold. The doctor, impris-
oned forward by the seas, and too cowardly
to show his head after his one attempt to
come aft, might have been in another world
for all we heard or saw of him. The last
drop of stimulant had gone, and with it had
gone the last of even fictitious spirits. An
unsuitable apathy clutched our company,
and, save that one lurch Of the vessel was
of greater violence than another, nothing
marked the events of hours. Fear had
passed; anxiety was dead; day and night
were meaningless terms. Wewere only wait
ing the final stroke, wrench, an open seam,
and then the blessed end.
Mechanically placed rain-soaked cloths
on the wounded ribs of my friend and on
the gashed head of his sister, and offered to
them rain water squeezed from a square
cloth of canvas. It was not becarfse my in
terest in either ran high; friendship for one
and love for the other had fallen with my
nerve force into latent state, and I bare
~ responded to their needs-to my own I
responded not at all. Mechanically went
to the deck, only to meet the same lead
overhead and the same towering majesty
of water, neither of which impressed me
flor I was far past being impressed) more
than have since been by q fat calm. The
pitiless rain In my face and eyes would
rouse in me q dull sense of discomfort, just
as sleeping child unconsciously resents dis
turbance, but that was all. would go be
low, meeting the lack4uster eyes of the sail
ors. who had also sought shelter in the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

The surgeons with the British
troops in South Africa have been
making an exhaustive study of thirst.
OF all measures for prevention of dis
ease among troops by far the most
effectual would be the prevention of
/, thirst if that were possible. Thirst
It not a mere desire of the lips or a
mere craving of the stomach. It is
a want arising in every corner of the
organism, hence pebble sucking and
spice eating, and so on. merely relieve
the dryness of the mouth, but do not
relieve real thirst, which can only be
prevented by water.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

The republican national convention
held at Philadelphia recently was the
twelfth since the party was organ
lied. OF these L. conventions Phila-
delphia has had three, Chicago five,
and Baltimore, Cincinnati, Minneapo-
lis and ST. Louis one each. Eight of
the IL nominees of the past conven-
tions have been elected-Lincoln in
1860 and 1861, Grant in 1868 and 1872,
Hayes in 1875, Garfield in 1850, Harri-
son in 1883 and Mckinley in 1896. The
three nominees defeated were Ere
mont in 1856, Blaine in 1854, Harrison
in 1892.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

China is the land where everything
is upside down. Thus in Canton the
women act as sailors and boatmen,
while the men are employed as cham
bermaids, :aundresses and seam
stresses. In salutation the Chinaman
shakes his own hand instead of that
of his visitor. AS mark of respect
he puts his hat on instead of taking
it off. Their sienboards are perpen-
dicular ms, cad of horizontal. In
reading Chinese print it is necessary
to begin at the right hand side at the
bottom and read to the left and up.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

In his baccalaureate sermon before
the senior class of the University of
Illinois President Draper declared
that the nineteenth century can hard
1y fail to be known as the century of
educational advancement. One of the
strongest proofs of the wonderful
progress made by the world in this
century is that the men in every line
of science and industry declare that
it is in their particular department
thee century has made the greatest
achievements.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

Guthrie. Ok, June 26.-Afiss Mary
Antoine, full-blood Indian girl, has
been appointed official stenographer
at the Sac and Fox Indian agency.
Miss Antoine bears the distinctioneof
beingsthe only full-blood Indian wom-,
an in the world who operates a type:
writer
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

DeWolf Hopper hailed a Broadway
car in New York the other night, and
when il stopped he struck match on
the step, lighted a cigar, and, thank
ing the motorman and conductor for
thir courtesy, walked away. 1t is
said that the car officials were so
'paralyzed by his colossal nerve that
they could Tot utter word. Q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

4 In China, IL 1-2 miles from the vii
1age of Lion Chek, there is a noun
tain of alum, which, in addition to
being natural curiosity, is source
of wealth for the inhabitants of the
country, who dig from it yearly tons
Iof alum.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

The strongest men of the three
manifest races in the present world
are. non-fesh eating-the Turanian
'mountaineers. the Mandingo tribes of
iSenegambia and the Schleswig-Hol-
stein Baucrn, who furnish the heav-
lest soldiers for the Germans army
and the ablcst seamen for the Ham
burg navy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29
Made . Foolish wager.

Kirksville, No.. June 26.-Melvin
Floyd, IA years old, was drowned in
the reservoir of the Still inffrmary.
west of town. Melvin was in bathing,
and on banter undertook to swim
across the pond with other boys. At
about half way across he was heard
saying, 81 can't make it," and then.
sank out of sight.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29
The Continent of Pl.te.u..

continent. It is the continent of
plateaus." The great tableland in the
south has mean altitude Of over 800
feet; the wide tableland on the north
has an average elevation of about 1 300
feef.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29
His was athe Hand of De.tne.

Guthrie, Ok, June 26-At Granite.
a new town in Greer county, Cattle
Inspector JEFF Gilmore, Bill Anderson,
another man and woman engaged
In game of cards They quarreled
and drew guns Gilmore shot md
killed his three assailantn,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

The king Of Sicm owns an elephant
corps, numbering 500 animals. They
are all trained for army purposes.
with general in charge.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

Chicago's school board has decided
that its teachers must have sound
bodies as well as sound minds and a
great many applicants for certificates
are now holding back because of the
new rule that they must submit to a
physical examination.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

According to decision of the Ken
lucky court of appeals, if one annoys
a dog while the animal is eating and
gets bitten in consequence the victim
lis guilty of contributory negligence,
and cannot recover damages.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

The latest diversion in rural society
comes from CopakesN. Y, where the
citizens organized a tombstone bee
and went out into the graveyard and
Strengthened up all the topping monu-
ments and Eeadstones.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

China is in the position of the most
populous nation in the world, yet un-
able to defend any of its harbors. In
spite of it's long experience in govern
ment, the old empire never learned the
lesson of sea power.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29
CURRENT COMMENT.

Russia, in Europe, has forest area
of about 5O0,o00,OO0 acres. One-third
Of the country is forest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

The Chicago chief of police says
that the practice of hiring out as do
mestic servants only to remain a few
days for purposes of theft has be-
come notably prevalent in that city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-29

The Saliva. ION army has failed In
two attempts to gain a footing in the
City of Mex co. Mexican laws forbid
all religious professions ia the streets
of cities