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ers of Virginia, able to give his children
what education the times could afford.
The first teacher of George is reputed to
have been convict, whom his father
bought for the purpose. All of Washing
toms schooling ended before he was 16.
His long and brilliant career as SOL
der and statesman has given to history
some of its most interesting pages.
1T was strange" wrote Thackeray,
that in savage forest of Pennsylvania
a young Virginia officer should fire a
shot, and waken up war that was to
last for 60 years, which was to cover
his own country, and pass into Europe,
to cost France her American colonies, to
sever ours from us and create the great
western republic; to rage over the old
world when extinguished in the new;
and, of all the myriads engaged in the
vast contest, to leave the prize of the
greatest fame with him who struck the
first blow"
AS to the esteem and affection ia
which the name and character of Wash
ington were held one cannot do better
than quote Lafayette, who wrote from
France as follows:
Were you but such man as Julius
Caesar, or the king of Prussia, should
almost be sorry for you at the end of
the great tragedy where you are acting
such part. But, with my dear gen.
eral, rejoice at the blessings of peace
when our noble ends have been secured.
Remember our Valley Forge times; and,
from a recollection of past dangers and
labors, we shall be still more pleased at
our present comfortable situation.
cannot but envy the happiness of my
grandchildren, when they will be about
celebrating and worshiping your name.
To have one of their ancestors among
your soldiers, to know he had the good
fortune to be the friend of your heart,
will be the eternal honor in which they
shall glory"
The poet Shelley, aboard an Ameri-
can ship. drinking to the health of
Washington and the prosperity of the
American commonwealth, remarked:
CAS- a warrior and statesman he was
righteous in all he did, unlike all who
lived before or since; he never used his
power but for the benefit of his fellow
creatures"
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our agony of glory, the war of indie
pendence- great victory of peace,
the formation of the union, and the es
tablishment of the constitution-he is
all, all our own. Washington is ours
The foregoing was written by Daniel
Webster in regard to the Father of His
Country, the anniversary of whose
birth occurs February %, an occasion
that is ever freshly remembered by
American hearts. HE was the first
man of the time in which he grew"
wrote Rufus Choate. His memory is
first and most sacred in our love; and
ever, hereafter, till the last drop of
blood shall freeze in the last American
heart, his name shall be spell of power
and wight There is one personal, one
vast, felicity which no man can share
with him. 1t was the daily beauty and
towering and matchless glory of his life
which enabled him to create his coun-
try, and at the same time secure an I'M
dying love and regard from the whole
American people. Undoubtedly there
were brave and wise and good men be-
fore his day in every colony. But the
American nation, as nation, do not
reckon to have begun before 1774, and
the first love of that young America
was Washington. The first word she
lisped was his name. Her earliest
breath spoke it. 1t is still her proud
ejaculation. 1t will be the last gasp
of her expiring life. About and around
him we call up no dissentient, discord-
ant and dissatisfied elements, no sec
tional prejudice or bias, no party, no
creed, no dogma of politics. None of
these shall assail him. Yes, when the
storm of battle grows darkest and RACES
highest, the memory of Washington
shall nerve every American arm and
cheer every American heart. 1t shall
reillume that Promethean fire, that sub
lime flame of patriotism, that devoted
love of country which his words have
commended, which his example has
consecrated."
The story of George Washington
life is an old one, but the salient facts
| will bear repeating. He was born at
Wakefield, Westmoreland county, Va,
| February %, 1882. lived from 1875 to
| 1889 at what is now Mount Vernon, and
when he was seven years old he was
taken to an estate on the Rappahannock
almost opposite Fredericksburg The
father was one of the prosperous plant
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Returning the Enemy's Shot.

Two colored boys of Washington
one large, the other small, had become
involved in a misunderstanding, and
the big bully was pouring out the walls
of his wrath upon the little chap in
all the abusive epithets he had ever
heard, and some that were manufac-
tured especially for the occasion.
His small antagonist, meanwhile
was standing calmly in front of him
with his grimy hands hanging idly by
his side, and his eyes fixed upon his
opponent with a curious expression OF
reserved power, and he seemed to be
gloating over every word, as if it were
a personal compliment.
Finally, when the large boy had eX'
hausted his vocabulary and his breath
at the same time, the little black mite
delivered himself in the gravest and
most perfectly unexcited tones after
this fashion:
'All dem things wha' you say 1 is
you is 'em. "-Youth's Companion.
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A Professional Nurse tells her experience
with Doan's Kidney Pills.
Montague Mas,

montague, MASS.
FOSTER-MILBURN CO., Buffalo, N Y.
Gentlemen,-I heartily wish those
who are suffering from backache and
disturbed action of the kidneys would
try Doan's Kidney Pills. AS was the
case with me, they will be more than
surprised with the results. I have been
troubled for years with my spine.
could not lie on either side. Spinal
cramps would follow, and words could
not explain the agony which I would
endure. While in these cramps could
not speak or move, but by making
great effort after the cramp had
left me I could begin to speak and
move little, but my whole back was
SO sore and lame that could not even
have my back bathed for some time.
My nerves were in terrible state.
would rather sit up at night than go
to bed, dreading the cramps and the
terrible backaches. I consulted physf-
clans, but got only little relief for the
time being. Seeing your advertisement.
my mother urged me to try Doan's
Kidney Pills. After using one box l
was better, and have ever since been
on the gain. I have no backache and
mo cramps now, and feel like new
person. My nerves are better and
know my blood is purer. Words can
not express my thanks to you for what
Doan's Kidney Pills have done for me.
In my work as professional nurse l
have a chance to recommend them;
and they did me so much good that
will do so on every possible occasion.
HATTIE BRIGHAM, Nurse.
Doan's Kidney Pills are sold at SO
cents per box. Address Foster-Mil-
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trial box.
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The u. S. Dept. of Agriculture

gives to Salzer's Oats its heartiest en-
dorsement Salzer's New National Oats
yielded in 1903 from $50 to 800 bu. per
acre in 80 different States, and you, Mr..
Farmer, can beat this in 1904, If you will.
Salzer's seeds are pedigree seeds, bred up
through careful selection to big yields.
Per Acre.
Salzer's Beardless Barley yielded III bu.
Salzer's Home Builder Corn. 300 bu.
Speltz and Macaroni Wheat. ~ bu.
Salzer's Victoria Rape. :. -. 10000 lbs.
Salzer's Teosinte, the fodder
wonder ........ 100, 900 lbs.
Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass. $4,000 los.
Salzer's, Pedigree Potatoes. 49,. 1000 blu.
Now such yields pay and you can have
them, Mr.. Farmer, in 1904.
SEND loo IN STAMPS
and this notice to the John A. Salzer Seer
Co., La Crosse, Wis.,, and you will ge.
their big catalog and lots of farm seed
samples free. TX. L..
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| terest expressed had been genuine,
but the belief that the letters were
written by man must have magnified
| it's Importance.
There was a dull pain in her heart
and her eyes were moist as she ex-
| claimed:
do letters really mean so much in
wouldn't have--I admire the woman
so much, you know If she were a
+! man I believe l should say 1 was in
love with her, and"
! What are you people SO busily talk
| ing about? Won't you give the rest OF
us the benefit of your Alaskan expert
cnce?" exclaimed one of the party,
addressing the Klondiker.
! How much longer will the. Yukon
river be open?" interrupted Harold Van
Dyke.
winter has surprised the Alaskans
| by appearing a month ahead of the
usual time" was the reply. THE Yu-
kon has been frozen for fortnight"
Eleanor shot triumphant glance at
her brother.
Tell us about your trip through
the White Horse rapids, Mr. Morgan"
said the girl opposite. ''It must have
been a terrible experience.
well, it is not ride one would
care to take more than once in a life
time" acknowledged the man. And
yet, it's very peril gives it charm.
l made the run in the fall of '98 with
two companions. AS l knew nothing
about managing boat, l suggested
that / walk along the shore and meet
| the scow further down the river, but
! my proposition was received with in
dignant protest. The provisions were
| to be carried around the rapids, my
companions declared, but must lie
down in the boat as ballast, because
if the scow turned over the beans
would surely go to the bottom, whereas
might possibly swim ashore"
An uncanny feeling crept over
Eleanor. Where had she heard this
tale before? Had she suddenly re-
ceiyed the gift of second sight, or had
she met this man sometime in the dim,
| III SOIlCh pcIcI. INOiy "oioy CNOiy
phrase, was foreseen by her before they
had slipped from his mouth Suddenly
the girls cheeks famed, and she
| dropped her eyes in confusion. In
vivid words he pictured his wild ride
through the canyon, and the frail
crafts battle with the angry, churning
| flood A breathless silence reigned
when he had ceased; then the hostess
arose and the guests pushed back their
chairs from the table
The man turned to the girl at his
side. She had risen and stood with
her head dropping slightly and her
cheeks burning.
| your letters were great pleasure
| to me while in Alaska, but since
have known their author their value
has increased many times" he said,
gently.
Eleanor did not raise her eyes from
the floor.
| You have taken an unkind adj
vantage. You have known all this
evening and II never dreamed that
- Why did you say you were a
woman" she demanded.
81 didn't" protested the man. MY
sister must have slipped card into
my letter installing it for one she
had written. can't help feeling
however, that what appears to be an
accident is really fate. Are you very
much disappointed in the postmistress
/ of Circle City," He bent nearer and
tried to read the answer that lay be-
hind the long lashes.
'T-Ill have to become accustomed
| to the fact that she is man, and then
| perhaps-"-Overland Monthly.
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THE FATHER of
HIS COUNTRY
Why We Delight to Celebrate
Washington's Birthday.

C(DORN upon our soil-of parents
u also born upon it--never for a
moment having had sight OF
the old world-instfucted according to
the modes of his time, only in the spare,
plain, but wholesome elementary knowl-
edge which our institutions provide for
the children of the people-growing up
beneath and penetrated by the genuine
influences of American society-living
from infancy to manhood and age
amidst our expanding. but not luxurious
civilization-partaking in our great
destiny of labor, our long contest with
unreclaimed nature and uncivilized man
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-02-19
Hfstoric Route to Florida.

from Chicago or st. Louis to Florida is via
Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta, over
the historic Nashville, Chattanooga & St.
Louis Ry. and Western & Atlantic r. R.,
via Lookout Mountain, Chickamauga Park,
and through the famous battlefelds of the
Civil War. This is the route of the
Dixie Flyer" the all-year-round train
that carries sleepers between Chicago and
& Florida Limited" a solid vestibuled
train operating during the Winter season
between Chicago and St. Augustine, with
sleepers between st. Louis and st. Au.
gustine. If you contemplate taking a
Southern trip, and desire interesting lit
erature about the route, write to B. F
Hill, n. P. A., n. c. & St. L. Ry., 35C
Marquette Bldg, Chicago, Ill.
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Her Hope.

Eyes, mamma" sighed the fair young
thing, raising her limpid eyes to the
tender ones of her mother; Eyes, man,
ma, 1 have set my heart on marrying
a nobleman"
Dumfounded, the good woman, her
mother, raises her hands and gasps:
Lord love you, child! What"
That's just what l hope, mamma, %
she interrupts, ingenuoUsly.-Jud
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-02-19
Fixing the Limit.

mo" said the editor, "we can't use
your story. There's too much originality
about it."
TOO much originaltv." echoed the con-
tributor. Why, | thought you wanted
original matter"
so we do" answered he of the blue
pencil, but we draw the line at spelling"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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A New Psalm.

Washington each year reminds us
That 1t really is sublime
To, departing, sink your Ratchet
In the cherry tree Of time.
Puck
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Perfectly simple and simply perfect il
dyeing with Putnam Fadeless Dyes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-02-19

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of
as a cough cure.-J. w. O'Brien, 322 Third
Ave, n, Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. 6, 1900.
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Success needs not to apologize for itself.
Rams Horn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-02-19

Economy, like charity, should begin a
home.-Houston Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-02-19

1t is always easy to rejoice in Affections,
if someone else has them.-Ram's Horn.
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''Some men," said the quoter, "are born
great, some achieve greatness" And
the great majority" interrupted the cynic,
believe they come under both of these
heads. ''-Philadelphia Ledger.
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To Cure n Cold in One Day.

!, Pride fosters our foes and puts our
friends to fiight.-Rams Horn.
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The Cheerful View.

Joel Grump-Well, see our boodlin
common councils gone an voted $500
fer Washington birthday doin's-an-
other sheer waste O good money
Hiram Pond-Mebbe it'll turn out a
lucky investment, Joel, like three
years ago, when the cannon busted
an killed four on 'em.-Judge.
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Cheap Excursions to the south.

On March / and 18TH, the K; G. South
ern R'y will offer to the public the ex,,
tremely low rate of $40 for the round
trip to all points on the Port Arthur
Route, including Beaumont, Port Arthur,
Lake Charles, Shreveport, Texarkana, TT.
Smith, Mena, De Queen and all interme-
date points. The return limit on these
tickets will be 81 days from date of sale,
with stopover privileges at all points south
of Kansas City on the going trip. Any
information desired by the public relative
to the cheap excursions will be cheerfully
furnished upon application to S. q. War
ner, G.. P. & T. A., Kansas City, Mo.
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Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. A
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25e
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so Blu, Macaroni Wheat Per Acre,

introduced by the U. S. Dept. of Ayr.
1t is tremendous cropper, yielding in
good land 80 bu. per acre, and on dry,
arid lands, such as are found in Mont,
Idaho, the Dakotas, Colo, etc, it will
yield from 40 to 80 blu. This Wheat and
Speltz and Hanna Barley and Bromus
Inermis and Billion Dollar Grass, makes
it possible to grow, and fatten hogs and
cattle wherever soil is found.
JUST SEND 10c AND THIS NOTICE
to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis.,, and they will send you free sample
of this Wheat and other farm seeds, to-
gether with their great catalog, alone
TX. Ii
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"Did she tell you the number of shoe she
wears" ooh, no. just the number she
tells people she wears. Cincinnati Times
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They tell us how George Washington
Made truth his constant mission.
He must have missed a lot of fun
BY never "goin' fishin'.''
washington Star.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-01

College and assistant surgeon at the Old
Dominion Hospital. He Is thirty-four
years OF age. married EItzn Braxton, OF
stnunton. Va 1Tis brother Frederick is
unmarried Joseph Shelton married n
Miss Harris. ta .8 {#f
We give each Of these versions as to the
first Mosby emgrant to Virginia, leaving
1t to our readers to decide which must
DO accepted, as the rightrul one
With this article Is given good pic
turc Of Colonel John S. Mosby as he now
appears bearing the weight OF seventy
yeafs. 4.3
From ono who was in his command
for more than two years during the war,
pnd Until wounded and made 81 prisoner.
Mr. 1;artlett Boiling Of Albemarle. many
Interesting facts concerning the renowr-
ed chieftain are gathered. i Both the
brothora of Mr.. Boiling, Robert and John
13oling, were with Colonel Mostly at the
University Of Virginia, the latter Gohn)
graduating with him In the Same Greek
class.
What a power and influence did Mos
bv seem to possess during the war. with
his I'orty-thlrd Virginia Cavalry Bat"
TALON Of 500 men! Now. as we look at
him, being the quiet. unassuming citl-
zen. Throughout "Moshy's ConfedcracS'
as the northern upper counties OF vir.
captures. or did more effectual work than
tho '.rerrible Mosby," as he was known
by the enemy There Is one feature OF
Colonel Mosby," says Mr.. Boiling that
has never vet been given by tho papers
Of the country in describing his wonder
ful exploits, and that Is his ren,arkaply
strict honesty It Is well known lnat
during the war Mosby captured nun
dretls OF army wagons and mules. with
{ ~ -
at 100000: and ut one time, as much as
! s1eo,oQo in greenbacks by the throwing o.
! OF n Federal pay train on Baltimore and
| Ohio Railroad. But not ono dollar qua
| Colonel Mosby receive. or allow his wife
to do 80, although urged by his men TO
| take al least n part OF the captured mon
ey; yet he would not do so, but let II
10 divided among the eighty men VINO
we're with him at the capture. He was
never known among his many captures
| to take but one good horse, which ne
sndly needed 7 have known him we'll
since 1853, and never knew a. more sim
#cere, truthful. honest and tender-hcartcd
man When he visited his boytood home
| at Tudor Grove, and stood over the grave
| OF his little sister, with whom he had
\ played and rompod before The war tho
| great ch!eftain wept-truly, the brayest
| are the tenderest." Though Colonel MOS
| by could have been a wealthy man out
of the "spolls of war yet we now see
Thin struggling for a living by the "sweat
1 of his brow" With a pitiful salary OF q
! few hundred dollars from the govern
| ment of the United States. with nothing
| else to call his own, Certainly he was
true patrlot, and served his native State
faithfully in the time of her need"
We are glad to give the above. for It IS
nm example for our rising young military
men to emulate. now in this day OF ag-
prandizement. Yet, the aga OF true
chivalry is not past. for Virginia has
given many such. like her Stuart, her
Ashbys and her Moshys'
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CAR Err FAMILY

who moved to vicksburs, Miss and died
there; also a son, Fielding Lewis Carter,
an officer in the old army, who died at
Fort Smith. Ark. One of the daughters
Of william farley Garter Eleanor Car
ter. married o. Mr. Childs whose son,
Mr. w. w. Chllds. Is now of New York
CITY.
Colonel Robert Carter the 'king'),
Was rector OF William and Mary College,
and six years Speaker OF the House 81
| Burgesses and>>treasurer Of the colony
under Prince william. Anne. George l..
| and George II. He was Governor Of the
colony more than year previous 10 the
coming OF Governor dooch, md IT is said
that he did SO in such mild and sa /
| isfactory manner, that lie and his
family became very popular Throughout,
1.-The state. He built Christ Church, Lan-
I caster, and was In the vestry OF st
Mary's parish from 1889 to 1883. Tradl-
| ton says that the congregation never
/ entered the church Until the ''klng''
drove UP with his family and entered
first.
1t would be Impossible to enumerate
| all the legends connected with this Won
derful man, WHO. as a boy OF fourteen
says Grigsby, chad played on the lawn
at Green Springs and had known Sir
William Berkeley before lie embarked
for England, never more to return.
We give true sketch Of tho Garter
coat Of arms, which were brought over
| from England by John Carter, the emf
| grant, in 1649. and have been held by
! the Virginia descendants for. several cen
| turtles The arms are also to be seen on
| the tombstone OF king" Carter. In the
! church yard Of Christ Church. Lancaster
co,lnty.tThe colors Of the arms, however,
| are not given. but tradition says that
! their arms bore cart wheels-vert." and
as We have the chevron between those
cart wheels, we have placed them on a
| field argent, and the chevron azure. The
motto, Purus sceleris, Free from evil'>,
/ fully exemplifIes the character Of this
pure and honorable family.
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Mosby Again.

Agreeable to promise something more
can be added to the interesting dosby
family. OF which much more can be said
than space Will permit. First. we will
revert 10 the progenitor OF the family in
this country.
AS will be seen, there are three versions
as to the rightful claimant for the honor
of being the first emigrant. First. that as
given In our article OF April Sd, as FUR
nished by a member Of the family, giv-
ing the name OF "John Nosby, who set
tied in Powhatan county and married
Jane Ware; second, we have in the let
ter OF Mr. Francis Wade Mosby, Of Birm-
ingham. Ala. OF the 18th instant, that
. Edward Mosby was the emigrant who
married Sarah Woodson, daughter Of Rob
ert Woodson, OF Henrico'; thirdly, there
comes the statement from another mem
Der OF the family that 1.-THE founder OF
the Mosby family came from England to
New Kent county. and married Miss
Mary Poindexter. He finally settled In
Cumberland county. and Is buried on his
old place now belonging to Mr.. Young,
near Belona postorfice He left two sons
Littleberry and Poindexter. Llttleberry
had n grant for 10000 acres Of land In
Nelson county, from George III. He mar
ried Miss Harris and had one son. John.
who married Jane Harrison Ware, OF
Goochland county, Va. They had two
sons and two daughters. John Mosby
married Virginia p. Cabell; Sarah Nlosoy
married Hardin Perkins of Albemarle, and
had two children. John, who died young,
and Mildred who married Charles Floyd.
OF Bedford. Alfred D. Mostly married
Virginia McLaurine; Nancy Mosby, mar
ried Dr.. John Shelton; they had two sons.
John and Joseph. John Shelton, son OF
Or. Shelton and Nancy Mosby had two
daughters and one son by his wife, Miss
Diggs., /. Melville Shelton died unmar-
ried; .. Elias Shelton unmarried; 8, Rosa
Shelton. married John Horseley OF Low
ingst0n, Nelson county
Shelton Horseley,. their son. Is q dis
tinr,llshed surgeon ana member OF the
faculty OF the Richmond (Na-) Medical