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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05

have drank my last glass.
No, comrades, / thank you, not any fol-
me;
My last chain is riven, henceforth I'm
free;
I will go to my home and my children
tonight
With no fumes of liquor their spirits to
blight;
And with tears 10 my eyes will beg my
poor wife
To forgive me the wreck I have msde OF
her life
II have never refused you before ?" Let
that pass,
For pve drank my last glass, boys,
have drank my last glass.
Just look at me now, boys, In rags and
disgrace,
With my bleared, hsggard eyes and my
red, blosted face;
Mark my fsltering step, and nv weak,
palsied hand,
And the mark on my brow that Is worse
than Gains brand;
See my crownless old hat, and my elbows
and knees,
Alike warmed by the sun or chilled by
the breeze.
Why, ever the children will hoot as !
pass;
But I've drank my last glass, boys,
/ have drank my last glass.
You would scarce believe, boys, to look
at me now,
That a mothers soft hand was pressed
on my brow
When che kissed me and blessed me, her
darling, her pride,
Ere she laid down to rest by my dear
fathers side;
But with love in her eyes she looked up
to the sky,
Bidding me meet her there, and whisper
cred "Good-by."
And I'll do t, God helpingi Your smile
Ilet pass,
For I've drank my last glsss, boys,
1 have drank my last glass.
All Ireeled home last night; Il was not
very late,
For I'd spent my last six-pencc, and
landlords won't wait
On fellow who's left every cent in their
till,
Aud has pawned his last beds their cof.
fers to fill.
oh the torments I felt aud the pangs |
endured!
And begged for one glass, Just one
would we cured,
But they kicked me out of doors. I let
that, too, pass,
For I've drank my last glass, boys,
/ have drank my last glass.
At home, my pet Susie, with her rich
golden hair,
saw through the window. just kneeling
In prayer;
From her pale, bony hands her torn
sleeves were hung down;
While her feet, cold and bare, shrank be-
meath her scant gown;
And she prayed, prayed for bread, Just a
mere crust of bread
For one crust, on her knees, my poor
darling plead,
And heard with no penny to buy one,
alasl
But I've drank my last glass. boys.
have drank my last glass.
For Susie, my darling, my wee six.year-
old,
Though fainting with hunger and shiy.
ering with cold,
There on the bare foor asked God 10
bless me
And she said, "Don't cry. mammal He
L believe what / ask for r. Then sobered
crept
Away from the house and that night
when slept
Next my heart lay the pledge. You
smile Let II pass,
For I've drank my last glass. boys,
have drank my last glass.
z.
MY darling child saved me Her faith
and her love
Are akin TO my dear sainted mothers
above
l will make my words true or I'll die 10
the race.
And sobered I'll 60 to my last resting
place;
And she shall kneel there, and weeping,
thank God
No drunkard lies under the daisy n
SOD
Not drop more Of poison my lips shall
e'er pass,
For I've drank my last glass. boys,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05

ON TAYLORS CREEK-Lancaster
County, 25 acres land, some in cultiva.
tion and some wooded, small comforta-
BILE house and barn, and 5 acres of oyster
shore fairly well seeded, to be sold at a
low figure
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05

TO SELL.-About 10 acres on Rap
pahannock, opposite La Grange Creek
with lovely view. Land level and easily
cultivated. Is just opposite one of the
best oyster rocks on the river. Has a
valuable inlet from the river for raising
ducks, etc. Dwelling and brick base
ment told fashioned) Other small build
ings and fences. Terms $12 per acre.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05

"KETcH-AwLs" FROM EVERYWHERE
"Msy / print kiss on your lips p
/ said,
And she nodded her sweet permits
sion;
so we went to press, and / rathe;
guess
We printed a full edition.
It'd Bits
The Eufaula Journal, speaking OF
rival paper says: eff the brains O.
the editor were of dynamite they
would be insufficient to blow his hal
over his eyes,"
A country editor up in Dakots
confesses that hard coal at $3.50
per ton, and subscription rates only
$l per year, make him look like q
little cipher with the rim rubbed off
The home-seekers must look in
this direction to find what they want
on favorable terms. The dawn of
the new era will mean more for the
South than for any other section of
the Union.-Lynch6urg Nescs.
The agricultural department in
Washington declares that it costs
this nation $500. 100000 every year
because of bad roads, and that we
actually carry mud tax of over
$S,OOO,0OO for every working dav in
the year.
On all the highways and byways of
life will be found human wreckage
thrown up by merciless storms.
Many of these would have been
saved bad some kind hand held a
friendly light to warn the wayfarer
away from hidden dangers.
Young men who, by either adverse
circumstances or poverty, are forced
to feel that they have no chance,
would do well to remember that the
captains of industry" to-day, using
that term in it's widest sense, began
life as poor boys. Ouida says, sug-
gestively: 1t is the north wind that
lashes men into vikings; it is the
soft, luscious south wind which lulls
them to lotus Dreams"
Illumination, or cud-chewing, in
human beings, seems to have
been known since 1913, and it is
thought that considerably more than
100 cases are now on record. A
German physician recently reported
three cases in one family-a father
and two sons. The father, always
rapid eater, began the act at the age
of 6 and continued it at death at SO,
rumination being commenced fifteen
or twenty minutes after the meal,
and lasting half an hour to an hour.
Food was returned to the mouth at
intervals of three or four minutes,
when it was masticated and reswal-
lowed. The substances had their
natural taste, without the acidity
they would have had if digestion had
begun, and meals were only enjoyed
during and after this process. This
case was typical, except that after
death the stomach was found to
have a very unusual hour-glass form.
American Inventor.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05

ON COCKRELL'S CREEK - Nor
thumberland county, Is acres improve,
land, good S-room dwelling, barn an,
ether necessary improvements, goot
well. fine young orchard, on main roa,
within half mile OF Fairport. TO be SOLE
cheap.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05

INFORMATION WANTED. - The
CITIZEN wants Information quick from
anyone wishing to sell desirable Rap
pahannock farm of about a thousand
acres, with good Improvements, and
suited to stock raising. Have a pur.
chaser If place and price are right.
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500 for chIIdren.

The pleasant to take and harmless
One Minute Cough Cure gives i'm
mediate relief in oil cases Of Cough,
Group end LaGrippe because il does
not pass Immediately into the stom.
ach, but takes effect right the seat
Of the trouble II draws out the in.
hammation, heals and soethes and
cures permanently by enabling the
ungs to contribute pure life giving
md life sus aiming oxygen to the blood
nd tissues Or Armstrong Of Della
TEX. prescrihes it daily ana says
here is no better cough remedy ma e.
old by J n. Wallace.
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SHAMEFUL REVELATIONS.
Kansas City, Kansas, School Teachers
Forced to Pay Tribute.
IN AssocIaIad prass }

- Nh'''''A tfhttfAN y 1881
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 80 Before
the grant jury sitting at Kansas City,
Kansas. Frank Colyin. principal Of the
Graystone high school. is said to have
testified that money was demanded
from him for his reappointment. L.
is said thar be etkd TIE jury that a.
member Of the board of education
solicited a bribe from him lie hal
he said, refused TO being held up. and
tolI the member Of the board hat nc
would give up his position hefore he
would have il said that he had pur
chased it, Another witness. John
schaich. an attorney, whose sister Is
a teacher in Kansas City, Kansas, old
the jury that through a third person
a member of the board had demanded
a sum Of money for the reappoint.
ment of his sister.
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oha POND President Hattie NJ Poua ssy ~ Matef. rIe
Guthrie Laundry CO.
'a ttt. tet INCORPORATED
AGENTS WANTED IN EVERY TOWN !
HOLIDAY RATES VIA SANTA II.

Rodnd trip tickets be sold all points
miles the of Fare onehrd points
where the Is than 50
% oneF
Tickets Dec a. IS ist returning Ians
9ry
Excursion tickets VIII also be sold Dec 49, points
In Arkansas Illinois Iowa Kansas Nebraska
springs Pueblo ana frndad ana Intermediate points
ne Southwest East OF the mississippi Atlantic ocean na
return limit on these tickets WIN be 80
Further information IN regard these gladly by
calling on or addressing IT. e Pnrds, Agent
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STRIKE SETTLED.
(By Associated Press .

Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 8O-The
strike Of The lead miners Of the Tlat
river district has been settled. Gov
ernor Dockery received word from
there this morning to that eTeos He
does not know the terms Of settle
ment
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Calumet, Mich Dec. 30.-An ex-
tremely severe blizzard is raging in
the copper country. Railroad ans
street car service is impaired
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Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab.
lets. All druggists refund ihe monoy
il # fails to cure. E W. Groves sig
nature Is on each box 25c.
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AMERICAN FoRcER.

Berlin, Dee. s0.- Mark Palzqr, az.
american. has BEEN arrested al VI
Pccuaed Of forging a letter o.
for 10000
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couNrsRFeIreR coNFsssEs.
Reveals k7mes or confcdsratss to
Secret Service Agent.
(By Associated Pressy

oeCfek service agent.
(By Associated PressJ
Leavenworth. kas., Dec 30-W y
Lockett. arrested here several days
ago on charge Of burglary. confess
led to a United States secret service
|agent. It is said, that he is connected
with gang OF counterfeiters. Lock
.ett had several counterfeit silver dol
Slars. He asserted that the spurious
money is made in a deserted house
Itwo miles from Atchison and agreed
to take the officers to the spot Lock
ett is said to have divulged the names
Of his confederates, but the officer
refused to make them public
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-09
DESTRUCTIVE STORM.
Wind does Extensive Damage
in City and Country.

About five o'clock this Thursday,
morning fierce wind driving solid
sheets of rain broke upon this city,
and no little damage in the aggregate
resulted. A light wind shifted sudden
ly from the south to the northwest
and blew gale. Thunder and light
ingaccompanied the wind, and torrents
OF water fell So that it was impossible
to see halt way across the street.
The front OF the store occupied by
S. G.. Bjone on Third st. or that part
of it above the first story was blown
into the street and wrecked exposing
the interior OF the second floor. The
steam boat was torn from the moon
ings at its dock and driven upon the
r prapped shore of the park. A
small hole was stove In one side: the
awnings were torn from it, the SMOKE
stack blown away; and it was partly
filled with water. The damage is not
great, but it is of course, out of SER
vices for the present.
The elaborate sign along the north
side of the Hanson & Emerson build
ing was blown into the street, and
the bowery used for dancing during the
races and circus was wrecked. A win
dow in the front of Bucher's Market,
was broken, signs, awnings and fences
were blown down, and a vast number
Of trees were more or less broken, the
boom logs in the dam were loose and
suang around upon the shore, on the
fair grounds the wind did consider
able damage. The judges stand was
overturned, a portion of the old fence
blown down, and the grand stand roof
slightly wrecked. The town house,
on top of the hill just south of the city
was blown from it's foundation, and a
barn belonging to W. S. Lamb was
moved sever al inches. Reports from
the country are very meager, bat a
large of am cunt barley and rye were
blown down. and the resultant loss
will be very considerable. Low places
throughout the city were flooded, al
though no especial damage isreported.
1t was the fiercest wind storm that
has visited this vicinity in years, and
continued about a half-hour.
LATER--rhe steamboat is not seri-
ousIy injured, trifing repairs having
made it as secure as ever. The report
of the damages were greatly over-esti-
mated.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-09
School Report.

The following is the report of the Nc
Cormick Lake school for the term end
ing June 26.
Number enrolled 26, attendance aver.
age 22.5.
Pupils not absent or tardy: Elma
Craig, Neva. Paul and Cass Wilcox.
Roy and Hazel Wolfe, Bertha, Ever.
EFT, Myrtle and Howard Stevens, Katy
Stafford, Phebe, Ray and Creighton
Miller, Davis and Harry Elliot.
Pupils absolutely perfect in deport-
msnt: Harold Wilcox, Davis Elliot
aid Phebe WilIet. Paul Ahles the
Superintendent visited us, and the
Board of Edcation visited the school.
on several occasions. Of the patrons,
Mesdames White, Craig, Wilcox,
Taylor and Elliot visited the school.
School closed with picnic at Fairy
Lake. in which we we're joined by two
other schools, Cedar Lake with Mr..
Rena Reed as teacher, and the Sutton
School with Miss Leta White, Mr..
Dubois of the Carpenter School had
also chosen this day, and place for a
picnic for his school, and as the
Baptist Sunday school also appear.
ed upon the scene we had something
Of crowd. and as the patrons OF all
the school turned out handsome
ly it was an occasion that merits notice,
and prompter one than this. The
three first mentioned schools united in
a programme consisting of music,
dialogues and recitations, several
games of ball were played, Clinton
Loomer very kindly furnished boat
free for all, and with swings and a
monograph there was fun and noise
enough for Fourth of July picnic.
The day was an ideal one. and the
occasion one to be happily remember
ed by all. ALICE NEWELL.
Teacher.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-09
Stranded.

The Heart of Tennessee" company,
which played In Sank Centre on July 2,
3, 4. has been stranded here since that
time. The company was billed to show
In Morris on Monday, but the man
q ger, Ed. Stanley of Morris, deserted
the company on Monday morning,
leaving on a freight train with the as
sets ofthe company such as they were.
Wright, the other manager, disap-
peared soon afterward. The other
eight members of the company. OF
whom two are women, have been COM
PEELED to remain here until they can
obtain new positions, which some OF
them have already succeeded in doing.
The company was organized in Nor
ris in May, and has been travelling
through Minnesota since, with but lit
tie success, until Stanley lost heart,
the company lost Stanley, and the
world lost the company.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-09

Coles Carbolisoap is a luxury that
is also a necessity. It is an absolutely
pure medicated toilet soap, defeated
perfumed and is Invaluable for infants
and people with delicate skin. Une-
qualed for use in hard water and as q
shampoo. Sold by all druggists.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-09

was protested as not meeting the terms
OF the entry, it being alleged that he
had been previously tracked. Later
Jennie Britz was also protested for the
same reason. The purse will not be
awarded until the protests are decided,
The free for all running race for a
purse OF S75 closed the days races.
The entries were: Billie Andrews by
George Hine, Of New Panyesville.
Silver Tip by B. Fl. Dins of Glen
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-09

across Continents been repeated
again audiences but published addresses that
made the pacehese brought
together with them number Of the
we sayings the wittest of the nineteenth century
For whole evening in the chair at home
the study style dction that have electrified bril-
assemblies fer the ambitious to become successful
popular public speaker the who has prepare
toast this work Is neverfaiing Of
charm and inspiration Nor is this solely mans work" The
tenderes have said Senator Dover
the manuscript Joseph choates speech
The PILGRIM Mothers" ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-09

And SO ended the fret meet on the
nsw grounds Of the Agricultural Soci-
ETY., and the managers are to be con-
graduated upon its success.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-09

Miss Josephine Hegg, fomerly OF the
HERALD force, was in the city from
Monday till Wednesday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-09

1u0 pOliC6 S0rVic0 ON Tue OccdSlOn Oh
! the races in this city is worthy of spe-
cial mention for it's conspicuous
ediciency.i Several days prior to the
event lots of professional sharks and
sharpers arrived in the city to lay
plans for successful swindling at COL
tidenee games; samong them were the
Notorious Billy Edwards and tn ,
man Crossman of Minneapolis. who
figured prominently in the recent
police scandals in that city. May or
Dubois and Chief Connolly early
learned OF their presence and a sharp
surveillance was kept, Edwards ask
ed for license for some sort of a
flake" game, and he was told that he
could have it providing he attempted
nothing but what was legitimate.
This evidently didn't meet his views,
and he intimated that it would be pro-
fitable for the Mayor and the chief to
allow him considerable latitude. He
was frankly informed that any at
tempt on his part to do anything
crooked would be promptly dealt with
according to law. With him were a
number OF .cAppers" and Sattalites
E iwards concluded to take out NO
license.
Chief Connolly appointed as assis-
tants for the two DAYS of the races
George Clevland, Byron Carr, John
Kernegban, Charles Carr, and John
Costello. They were instructed to keep
q sharp lookout for the crooks, and
to paJrol the outskirs tofthecity during
the progress Of the races. So thorough
was their work that not single COM
plant has been made. They were all
on the street all the time and deserve
credit for the splendid record they
made.
The usual number of CRATER
games deluded the easy gullible on the
Fourth. The common nigger-baby
game, aud 8 modified form OF it, in
which the W OGDEN dolls were replaced
by a lite-sized figure; and gaudy cane
net were operated, as always. A MIN
BILE oily-tongned CRATER trotted cease
lessly up and down his booth, dealing
out Niagara OF talk, and a brooklet
of cheap cuff-buttons and cigars, in
return for the numerous quarters which
the crowd gave for the privilege of
throwing ball at tawdry canvas
sign, qicturing a grinning negro. A
sweet spoken man and his sweetly smil-
ing wife operated whirligig and q
card-drawing game. They didn't lore
money-any OF them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-09
wood; Cinara by John Bradford OF
Verndale. The fastest heat was In the
remarkable good time of 81 seconds for
the half-mile. The following is the
order.

silver lip. .......s..........o-l-A.
Billie Andrews......
Silver Tip was set back in the
third heat for foul driving, his rider.
striking Cinara with a whip.
At the conclusion of the. day the
universal verdict was that all things
considered, the association had rea-
con to be highly gratified, for certain
~ the patrons were.
On Monday the interest manifested
was not ONE whit less than on Satur-
day, altho the attendance was not rs
large.
The first race was the 2:45 class, for
a purse of $3.50. The entries were,
Pat M, Tony Boy, Stephen L. and
Romeo and the time announced for the
fastest heat 2:d44. The following is
the order:
Tony Boy,....................1-3-- -.
STEPHEN t., ..............3-1-1-l.
Pat M..................... .......4-2-3-2.
Romeo. ............2-4-2-3.
After the second heat Tony Boy was
Withdrawn, the judges having set HIM
back for foul driving. In the third
heat Pat M. was set back for foul
driving.
The second race was a free-for-all
for a purse OF 1900. The entries were
Daisy Smith; Redstrath, driven by
Henderson. and Marigold by J, Black
man of st. Paul. The fastest heat was
2.21 by Redstrath. The following is
the order:
Kedstrath, .........2-1- III.
Marigold, ..1-2-2-2.
Daisy Smith, .3-3-3-3.
This was very pretty and exciting
race, Notwithstanding the fact that
there WAS a general opinion that Mar
igcld, which had large and sympa-
thetic backing, ought to have made
better showing.
The closing event was free-for-ail
running race for fifty dollars, with the
following entries:
Brown Harry by 81. Belknap OF
Osakis; Lady c, by A. C., Kay; Big
Bill by A. E Lyman, both of this city
and Pudding, by w. Brattin of Alex
andria. The order OF the winners
was:
Brown Harry...."............." ..".l-l.
Lady .........................."...2-2.
Pudding. ..................................3-3.
And SO ended the first meet on the
nsw grounds OF the Agricultural Soci-
ETY., and the managers are to be con-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-09

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