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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-01-04
THE NIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS,


Twas the night after Christmas, when
all through the house
Every soul was abed, and still as mouse;
The stockings, so lately st. Nicholas
care,
Were emptied of all that was eatable
there.
The darlings had duly been tucked in
their beds,
With very full stomachs and pains in
their heads.
was doing away in my new cotton cap
And Nancy was rather far gone in a zap
When out in the nursery rose such a
clstter,
lsprang from my sleep, crying "What is
the matter"
| flew to each bedside, still half in doze,
Tore open the curtains, threw off the
clothes,
While the light Of the tspers served clear
iy to show
The piteous plight of the objects below;
For what to the fathers fond eye should
appear
But the little pale face of each sick little
dear;
For each pet that had crammed itself full
as a tick,
| knew in moment felt now like Old
Nick.
Now turkey, uow stuffing, plum pudding
of course
And custard, and crullers, and cranberry
sauce,
Before outraged Nature, all went to the
wall;
Yes, lolly-pops, hapdoodle, dinner and
all.
turned from the sight, TO my bedroom
stepped back,
Aud brought out a vial marked "Pulv.
Ipecac:"
When Nancy exclaimed, for their suffer.
ings shocked her,
Don't you think you had better, love
run fer the doclors"
Iran, aud was scarcely back under my
roof,
When | heard the sharp clatter of old
Jslap's hoof;
Knight say that Ihad hardly turned my.
self round,
When the Doctor came into the room
. with bound;
He was covered with mud from his head
10 his foot,
And the suit he had on was his very best
suit;
He had. hardly had time to put that on
his back,
And he looked like FalstaT half fuddled
with sack.
His eyes, how they twinkled! Had the
Doctor got merryl
His cheeks locke like Port and his breath
smelt of Sherry.
He hadn't been shaved for fortnight or
so,
And the beard on bis chin wasn't white
as the snow.
But inspecting their tongues In spite of
their teeth,
And drawing his watch from his waist
coat beneath,
He felt each pulse, saying, each little
belly
Must get rid" here he laughed, "of the
rest of that jelly"
gazed on each chubby, plump, sick
little elf,
And groaned when he said so In spite OF
myself;
But wink Of his eye when he physicked
our Fred
Soon gave me to know had nothing to
dread.
He didn't prescribe but went straightway
10 work,
And dosed all the rest, gave his trousers
a jerk,
And adding directions while blowing his
nose,
He butioned his coat, from his chair he
arose,
Then jumped In his gig, gave old Jalar
awhistle,
Aud Jalap dashed off as If pricked by a
thistle;
But the doctor exclaimed, ere he drove
out of sight,
They'll be well by tomorrow-good
night, Jones, good night"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-01-04
To Ann,Silnte nm a-..,x

A rctired artillery officer OF the Bel.
gian army has Invited a number Of
officers and engineers TO an exhibition
at Antwerp OF an invention he con-
tends will revolutionize warfare. The
inventor, n Mr.. Reuling, says that his
Invention is so deadly that the army
against which 1t is directed would be
entirely destroyed Ia u few minutes.
1t is species OF bomb, loaded with a
terrible explosive, the name Of which
the inventor has not yet divulged. he
has promised TO give incontestable
proof OF the destructive powers of the
Invention before experts.-Washingten
Star
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-01-04
a Hundred Years Ago.

The situation in world politics at
the close of the Eighteenth Century
was defined concisely by The Bostoi,
Cent'nel of April 2, 1900:
THE ALLS.
France fights all.
British pays all.
Russia threatens all.
Prussia humbugs all.
Switzerland is nearly plundered
by all.
Spain does nothing at all.
Germany thinks itself all In all.
The United States is spoliated by
all.
And lest destruction should come
upon us all.
May Heaven have mercy upon us
all.
Amen.
The position of the United States
among the nations has changed
somewhat during the past hundred
years.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-01-04
ROASTED ALIVE.

A dispatch from Salonica says a
body of Bashi Bozouks surrounded q
Greek church at Bania in Albania
recently in which service was in
progress, and after smashing the
windows, set fire TO the edifice. When
the worshippers tried to escape they
were driven back into the flames and
twenty of them were ineinderated.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-01-04
THE MosBY OF SOUTH ArRIcJ
The Editorial "we" Defined.

Someone has explained the signif-
canoe of the editorial "we." 1t may
have variety of meanings. For ex-
ample, when you read, ave expect
our wife home today" "we" refers to
the editor. ave are a little late
with our work." includes the whole
Office force, even the devil and the
towel; i'll awe are having boom,"
the town is meant; eve received
over 100000 emigrants last year"
embraces the nation; but "We have
hog cholera in our midst" means
that the man who takes our paper
and does not pay for it, is ILL.,
I0aca Erchdnqe.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-01-04
"KETcH-AwIs" FROM EVERYWHERE.

"KETcH-AwLS" FROM EVERYWHERE.
Over $14, ,O0o,O 900 a week is the Of
fetal estimate for our national ex-
penditures in 1902, providing no
new wars are begun by Mr.. McKin-
ley.-R'chn,ond Dispatch.
Editor w. Mcdonald Lee was on
the steamer Saturday en- route to
fredericksburg. Mr.. Lees interest
in the two papers keep him very con-
stantly on the move, but he does not
object to being always in the push,
and his energies in journalistic WORK
have been marked with much sue
cess.-TTdescater Democrat.
A recent author reports men grow
ing more sad as civilization augments.
The man of affairs chokes down the
sigh by coerciug attention to con-
tests OF the mart, the law, the code.
He summons, in the interim, the
playhouse, the club, the dance. the
sport of field, to Danish thought of
himself and his destiny. The pur-
suit of gain, so epgrossing, is seda-
tive to disturbing reflections on the
inevitable dust to dust. The mind
cannot be hypnotized by pleasure or
business year in and year out. 1t
fcW question itself. Richmond
Christian AdUocate.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-01-04
nfGusf Cara To

In recent sermon Chicago minis
Ter said that giving away money Is the
surest promoter of longevity. If he
had directed that the contribution bas-
ket be again passed after the sermon
he might have been surprised at the
large number of his congregation that
didn't care to live to extreme old age
Denver Post.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-01-04
Not n Valid Excuse.

You oughtn't to blame the boys"
said the apologist for the home club.
They played well enough, but the
luck was against them. The game
was lost through just one error"
That's no excuse; so was paradisev'
responded the man who had dropped
some money on the game.-Chicago
Tribune.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-01-04
a Lone Star State Sentiment
tHoaston, Terds, POST

The Democracy has nothing to be
ashamed of or to discourage it. 1t
bas survived worse defeats and then
ridden triumphantly into power. 1t
has half the nation on it's side, aud
that half, too, the clean, unselfishly
patriotic, and unpurchasable half.
, 1901-12-19

income fund. The members of a school
board cannot raise one e of money
or eXpend cent outside of that au-
thoriZed by the voters of the district.
The people must also determine the
number of schools to be held, and
while we have a compulsory education
law, We trust to the people to enforce
it 1t may be gravely questioned
whether this is a wise system, but the
fact remains that the result has been
most beneficial in Wyoming. When
people lave to make personal eXertion
to ecure and maintain schools. they
are bound to feel more interested in
them than if such schools had been
arbitrarily established.
Educational sentiment in Wyoming
has never been at a higher tide, nor
the friends of education more active
and aggressive than during the past
few years. True, we have a depart
ment of education with three distinct
administrative departments, viz:
State superintendent of public in
struction, county superintendent of
schools in each county. and the school
boards of each district, but no n of
the three administrative departments
OF our public schools is so important
as the aggregate of local school
boards. Such boards are nearest the
people. have the greatest influence in
moulding public opinion, and to them
, 1901-12-19
A e RAILWAY.

The Chicago, Milwaukee & st Paul
railway owns and operates over $500
miles of thoroughly equipped road in
Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota,
South Dakota, North Dakata, Missouri
and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan,
Its owns AMI operates all equipment
in service on it's lines, including sleep
ing Cars, Parlor Cars and Dining Cars,
maintaining an excellence of service
unequaled on any railway in the world.
1t has been the Pioneer in the north.
west and west in the use of the block
system in the operations of it's trains,
in the lighting of trains by electricity,
heating by steam and many other pro
gressive methods, which have added
safety, comfort and luxury to travel.
1t is always the leader in thai direct.
ion.
1t is the Short Line between Omaha
and Chicago, and its Limited Trains
have the costliest and handsomest
sleeping cars in the world and the best
dining car service.
Time tables, maps and information
furnished free OF application to l.. L.
Downing, Commercial Agent. LOG Wset
Second South Street, Salt Lake City,
Utah.
, 1901-12-19

the increased influence in our schools
Is largely due. Many OF the reforms
SO earnestly desired in the past are
now well under way. The iact that
the kindergarten and the secondary
school are necessary parts OIL a com
plete school system is becoming more
largely appreciated, and where new
buildings are being constructed, dis,
trict boards are evincing an inteIIi
gent interest IN erecting them in &C.
cordance with modern plans.
In 1880, the percentage OF iliiteracy
in Wyoming as reported by the United
States census was less han tina OF
any other state o territory. | do not
know its relative position in this re,
spect at this time, out fully believe
nat we have maintained that position.
Ii we eliminate from the census sta,
tistics the element introduced by the
working of mines and construction OF
railroads, together with the Indian pop,
ulatlon, l am certain our standing as
to illiteracy is the same as in 1880.
We have learned from the many top
les presented at this convention with
statistics from other sources, the won
derful strides Wyoming has made in
the development of it's mining, agri
cultural, stock IL other industries
and l wish you to leave tais conven
ton feeling that the schools have kept
pace with this development and will
continue to do so. We offer to pros
pective residents a system of common
schools throughout the state. equipped
with a uniform course of study, a high
standard for teachers, free text books
and a compulsory education law; high
schools in every county seat and larg'
er towns; and a state university at
this Gen City, and we ask them to CO,
operate in keeping up the good work
, 1901-12-19
OF THE HILL
GLEANINGS OF THE DOINGS OF
TIE SIDING FOR A WEEK
PAST.
School Dismissed for One Day Only,
On Account of the Blizzard
Manager lynde Of Copper King
Mine Recovering from illness
Fine Shepherd Dog Poisoned
Personal and ImpersonaI.

Tie Siding. Wyo. Dec. 1S.-(Corre
spondence of The Republican.)-Wln
ter is here, with the usual attendants
snow and wind. Oh yes; the refresh
ing Wyoming breeze. it bloweth where
it listeth. and it's office hours are from
~ m. until IL m. next day-no vaca
lions.
The Hotel de Richardson is crowded
with travellers. that are storm-staid for
an indefinite period.
On 0 of the blizzard, school
was dismissed yesterday. for II day
only. The attendance is pretty slim
these cold days.
H. H. Marsh was here last Tuesday
looking after his interest in the school.
Manager Lynde. who has been i'll for
the past week, is able to be on the
streets today. Work in the Copper
King is rushing, a day and night shift
getting out lots Of ore.
Some miserable son-ofa-gun poison
ed e. A. Woodlands fine shepherd dog
last week. If the miscreant who .Ild
this undetermined work is ever found
cut, he will no doubt be introduced to
a good hickory club, that will be Ap-
his anatomy, with a will which will
give him cause to mediate on the mis-
cries of life, and decide instanter that
life is not n long happy dream.
We wonder il viii Morse is a hiber-
mating animal? We have not seen him
since the storm commenced.
Agent Van Leon has laid aside his
smile until the storm ceases; he car
ries the mail, you know.
w. j. B%roadhurst, one of our county
dads. will leave for Washington the
first of next month, to look up a loca-
ton. Mrs. %Broadhurst and the chill
dren will not join Mr.. B~roadhurst I'M
til the first of March. These good peo-
pie will be greatly missed in this com
munity.
The Christmas dance here is going
to be it" The committee has secur-
ed the Richardson hall for the occas-
ion; also good music and, last but by
no mea least, a good turkey supper
will be served by Mrs. A. F. Richard
SOL in the hotel dining room. Come
one, come all. both great and small,
and be sure to bring your sister, or,
better, some other fellows sister.
VIM. Maxwell, our popular dairy
man, has returned home from the Gem
City, where he had been attending the
convention.
Mrs. J. C. Hebert of Laramie was a
city visitor last week.
Charles Pennick is stepping pretty
high these days, for it's a boy, you
know.
U. C. Bush, expert miner from Den
yer, is in the Gem City purchasing the
necessary tools n machinery to
work his mine, nea the Copper King.
JUNO.
, 1901-12-19
How to Travel in Comfort.

Wash the face as seldom as posi-
BILE when travelling. as the dust and All
render the skin very harsh If it is con.
stantly damped.
The best way to remove any dust
IL TO dip q rag in elder flower water
ithat most innocent and refreshing o.
toilet waters) and use that only. When
the journeys end is reached, rub the
face all over with a thin cold cream,
and leave ON until you make your ap,
pearance among your friends, wheL
wipe of with q soft towel; then use a
vaporizer Tor sponge with warm wa
teri, and finish by laving we'll with
cold water to close the pores and give
drmness to the skin. II powder is used
In travelling, it should be put on only to
dust it OF again. To keep it on makes
the skin dry and harsh. At night rub
on = very little cold res when re
firing as the close air and electric
light are very injurious to the complex
lon. especially in hot weather. For &
powder nothing is better than powder
I'd magnesia-it is harmless and cool.
mg-but 1t should not be left on long.
There IL nothing, however. that re-
freshes ons 80 much Is washing ones
bands with a good soap and water. but
n should never use the soap provid-
cd for the public use, as there Is great
danger Of catching infectious diseases
-or at least, annoying skin troubles.
a this way. A little rubber sponge
bag, with soap and sponge and a small
clean towel, does not take up much
room, and Is SO very satisfactory thai
few care to travel without It.
Al . last suggestion, be very careful
above all things, to travel by some rat
road that has = rock ballast roadbed
preventing dust. and N that 10 sup
piled With all the latest modern eoe
venienoss and safety appliances. such
-, S{Astance. the Chicago, Mflwau
~ Z 81. Paul railway between Oma
ha and Chicago. whose electric lighted
steam heated, ve aibuled trains Of Pull
man, palace CAL gives n the bes'
sa11nGAxaoafhls - Obtain
, 1901-12-19

Last winter an infant child of mine
had Group in a violent FORM" says Ell
der John w. Rogers, a Christian Evan.
gelist, Of Filley, Nc. 81 gave her a few
doses of Chamberlain's Cough Rene
.dy and in a short time all danger was
past and the child recovered" This
remedy not only cures Group, but when
given as soon as the first symptoms ap'
pear, will prevent the attack. 1t con
tains no opium or other harmful sub.
stance and may be given as confident.
ly to a baby as to an adult. For sale
by F. II. Eggleston.
, 1901-12-19
The Handsomest Calendar

of the season ION six sheets) six beau!
tiful heads ton six sheets, 1OXl2
lnches). reproductions of paintings by
Moran, issued by general passenger
department, Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul railway, will be sent on re-
ceipt of twenty-five cents. Address f.
A. Miller, general passenger agent, Chi.
cagO
, 1901-12-19
Health and Beauty.

A poor complexion is usually the re
suit of a. torpid liver or irregular &C
tion of the bowels. Stimulate The liv.
er and promote regular action OF the
bowels but never gripping,
cramps or distress.-Laramie Drug
company.
, 1901-12-19

II you want a first class Job Of print.
Ing done bring Il to The Republican;
II O want a job that will cast refiec.
lions on your establishment. take 1t
somewhere else. Merchants are Otter
Judged by the stationery and printing
they sent out
, 1901-12-19
Mckinley Memorial Fund.

Subscriptions will be received at the
Albany County National bank for the
Memorial fund. No person
Is expected to contribute more than
one dollar. Receipts will be issued and
proper credit given to each donor, who
will thereafter receive a souvenir.
Z. CRUMRINE.
OLE UPsON.
W. E. CHAPLIN.
Committee.
, 1901-12-19
Holiday Excursion Rates.

One fare for round trip Cheyenne,
Wyo., and west thereof within distance
$50 miles. Tickets on sale Dec. "a, 25
and 81, 1901, and Jan. l, 1902. Limited
for return Jan. 2, 1902,
Z. R. BREISCH, Agent.
, 1901-12-19

Buy your stock certificates and min.
ing blanks at The Republican once and
secure the beSk-
, 1901-12-19
THE STATE SCHOOLS
AS DISCUSSED BY STATE SUPER
INTENDENT At THE CON-
vENTIoN.

Hon. T. T. lyman On the System In
Wyoming-Its Growth, Its Perfec.
ton and Its PossibiIities-O.er
Fourteen Thousand Pupils Enroll
ed In the State at Date of Last
Census.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-24
KANSAS news.
A Young Woman Has Clever
Scheme of Travelling
Without Paying Railroad Com
pany Any Fare.
5000 IN HER STOCKING.
Claims to Have Lost Her Purse
and Ticket.
Her fearful Little Story Fall
ed Out of Fort Scott.

Fort Scott. Kas.. Sept. PA girl, or
young woman. who had unique plan
of beating her way on passenger trains
was caught up on a train out of Fort
Scott by a Katy conductor, and the
officers who took her in charge found
about $500 IN bills IN one of her stOsk-
ings.
She was q neat appearing parsonage
and seemed not to be coarse or even
overly accustomed to the ways Of the
world. This was one of her secrets Of
her success on the road A Frisco pas
senger train picked her up at Arcadia
sometime Wednesday night When the
conductor called upon her for her
ticket, she looked for her purse and It
was gone. She had bought a ticket at
Arcadia for Fort Scott and must have
lost not only her ticket but her purse
and all her money. as she was boarding
the train at Arcadia. Tears came to
her eyes and she was upon the mercy
of the conductor. Who's the conductor
who would have put her off. Upon her
arrival here, it was afterwards learned
by the police, she hired her va1ise
carried to the eating house near the
Katy depot and there she sat for
couple of hours or longer waiting for
the early morning east bound passeng-
er train. When it came she hurried to
it and boarded it, without going near
met Miss Elizabeth Todd, Of this city
who was going to Columbia, Mo, to
enter the state university. That's just
where I'm going she saidhand took a
seat by Miss Todd.
When the conductor called for her
ticket she had again lost both it and
her purse. The conductor finally wired
back to Night Ticket Agent West to
learn if she had bought q ticket to
Columbia, as she said she had At
Schell City the conductor received a
reply saying only Miss Todd had
bought a Columbia ticket, and she was
put off the train and turned over to
the officers. They searched her lug
gage and her person and found some
$500 in her stocking. Tt was learned
that she came from Pittsbug.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-24

The Missouri Pacific viii run home
visitors excursions to Ohio and Indi-
ana, the first of the kind ever offered
the travelling public from this vicinity
Round trip home visitors tickets will
be on sale for such trains as will per
nit passengers to pass through st.
Louis on September II and "A. and Oc-
tober 1 and s. at a rate Of about one
fare for the round trip. and good 30
days for return
We have four daily flyers from Kan
sas City, leaving at $50 a. m, ITO, 9:15
and 1915 D. m. Connections at Union
station, ST. Louis. for all roads and
trains to all points II Ohio and Indiana
Our equipment IS second to none. Ele-
giant new palace coaches. chair cars Can
seats free). Pullman parlor and sleep
ers.
For home visitors tickets ana all
information. call on our agents or ad-
dress CEAS. E STYLES,
a. G. p. A.. Kansas City, Mo.
H. G. TOWNSEND.
@. p. s. r. A.. St Louis. Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-24
AMERICAN L.EAGI
ANARCHIST DOINGs.
They Are Being Closely Watched In
New Jersey.

New York, Sept 24-Prosecutor Err
win of Hudson county, New Jersey has
held a conference with West Hoboken
police officials and received a report as
to the recent doings of the anarchists
in that section. Mr.. Erwin told the Of
ficers to take any action they might
see fit and it is expected a number of
arrests win be made
The police claim to have discovered
that Mrs. Brescf, wife of King Hum
bert's slayer, concealed part of the
truth when she said the picnic which
the police prevented being held at Cliff
side park was for the purpose of rails
ing funds for herself and children. The
officials claim that part of the proceeds
was to go to fund to aid QuintavalH,
Bresci's alleged accomplice, now under
arrest in Italy; another part to aid
LOuer and jeff, two anarchists in GUS
tody in Switzerland and another por-
tion to assist an anarchistic paper
printed in Rome
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-24
ooNsPIRED 10 DEFRAUD.
Is the Charge Brought Against q
Couple at Wichita.

Wichita, Sept. 24.-A1r. and Mrs. John
Laswel were arrested here Monday
charged with conspiracy to defraud the
Dallas City bank, of Dallas City, Ill,
and the Lee County Savings bank, of
Fort Madison, Ia, of 81. 900 by selling
mortgaged property. The arrest was
made by A. ]. Helms, a deputy sheriff
from Hancock county, Ill, who arrived
in the city armed with a requisition
from the governor of Illinois on the
governor of Kansas and a similar doc
ument from Governor Stanley author
izing him to take the parties to Illinois.
IasweIIs version of his trouble was
told by him as follows: Il owned
large number OF cattle at one time in
Hancock county, and gave a. mortgage
on them to the Lee County Savings
bank of Fort Madison, Ia. Later gave
another mortgage to the Dallas City
bank The trouble all came about
through my inability to meet the debts
when due I paid the Iowa bank a pOr-
ton of the money due them. I owe
about 81, 600 yet. Ny wife and I are
innocent of any crime and we cannot
be convicted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-24
wRLLINaroN,s JuR1nEM
Great Wheat County to Celebrate Its
Wheat Harvest.

wellington. Sept. 24.-This is yelling
ton big week. The wheat jubilee opens
today, and from now until Saturday
the. people of this county, Sumner, will
celebrate their big wheat harvest in a
joyous manner The jubilee viii be in
the nature of a street fair, except that
the exhibits viii be made by the farm
ers instead Of the merchants. Distia-
guished Inen from all sections of the
state have been invited to participate
in the festivities and deliver speeches.
The ex-governors Of Kansas and Gov
ernor Stanley are on the program me
for the first day.
Sumner county is the greatest wheat
producing county in the world. It's crop
this year is estimated at from zoo, 900 to
100000 bushels. Last year it was near
~ as great This, however. is the ban
ner year. Having such a record the peo-
pie decided that it was fitting that the
county should celebrate it. The first
wheat jubilee was hald last year. Il