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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
my DEAR SIR:

MY DEAR SIR.
Next August or
September a general
State primary cleo
ton Will be held to
nominate n Demo
cratic candidate 20
succeed me in the
United States Senate
when my presen {
term expires on the
4th of March, 1901.
Il am a candidate
for reelection, and
take the liberty of
writing 70 you in re-
lation to il. Feeling
that i have devoted
myself earnestly and
uDremittingly 20 the
duties entrusted 20
me, and that j have
accomplished some
thing for the people
of Virginia during my
term of service, /
think L may properly
take the liberty of
writing to any repre-
sentative Virginian
to ascertain IL my
course has his ap-
proval, and to ask his
support IL he feels
that 1 have been
faithful in the trust
confided to me. i do
not believe that the
fair-minded and con.
Servative people of
the State will be dis
posed 20 defeata pub
lie servant who has
discharged his duties
faithfully, and who
has the benefit of
experience, m erely
To make room for
another.
IF my course has
met with your appro-
bation i will greatly
appreciate any Rssis-
tance you may be
willing TO render me.
l will be Obliged IL
you will at your con-
Nenience write mo
what you think of my
prospects in your
community, and give
me the benefit of such
suggestions as you
may be wiling to
tender.
Your very truly,
THOS. s. MARTIS."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
AN INDIGNANT LETTER.
Dunnsville, va, MAY 11. 100

huntsville, Va, May IL, 1905.
Mr.. Allen Latane,
Dear SIR
We see in 'sThe Tidewater Demo.
crat' that the Tsppahannock won a
game from us by forfeit game 8 too. II
is DAMN lie s IL you don't like it you
can lump it, Change It right away or
there will be trouble.
III you know the one that told you this
show him this & tell il Is for him & to
him.
We are
Respectfully yours
Dunnsville b. b. Team
Had the writer of this been a lit
tie more courteous, and little less
rampant" it is probable that we
should have taken the trouble to fix
up the letter in better shape, which
would have hidden to some extent
the stamp of ignorance and malice.
1t is also probable that we might
have informed him of the fact that
the item was not written by us but
by an outsider" The nom de
plume indicated such.
He further parades his ignorance
by making use Of abusive language
aud also. applying threats through
the mail, the penalty of which is not
less than $50 or more than $500
fine.
AS to our changing it right away
OF there will be trouble" we will only
add that anyone who is afraid to
sign his name to letter, but as a
substitute uses the "cloak" of the
Dunnsville base ball club, could
scarcely be induced to venture far
enough from his mothers apron
strings to cause great amount of
trouble.
We have two reasons for wishing
to know the name of our Dunns-
vile friend. When he is kind
enough to crafty us, then we two
will reciprocate in q like Manner
Ed. The Tidewater Democrat
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26

when the body is cleared for action, by DIR.
Kings New Life Pills, you can tell IL by the
bloom OF health on the checks: the brightness
OF the eyes; the firmness of the fiesh aud
muscles; the buoyancy OF the mind. Try
them. At Il. G. Richardson, Kilmarnock; T..
j. Hayden & Son, Irvington; Ficklin Bass,
Iitwalton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26

kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart tr Juble, because the heart Is
over-working in pumping u.ck, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys.
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin-
ming In kidney trouble.
lfyou are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect CT DR.. Kilmer's S
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy Is
soon realized. II stands the highest for its
wonderful cures Of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits S->STV
by all druggists in fifty s3iT7-5
cent and one-dollar siz- RI :, s.,.,E..s
es. You may have 3asi. E5s.sntslzn
sample bottle by mail Home of swamp-Root
free. also pamphlet telling you how to find
out If you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co., BingAamton. N. 7.
Don't make any mistake, hut remember the
name. Swamp-Root, DIR, kilmer's swamp
Root, and the address, Blngha N ton, N. Y. on
every bottle.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund the money IL IL fails to cure
X. w. Groves signature is on each boz sSc
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
Over-Work WeakenS
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
NOW Is THE TIME
The VIM. ]. Hooper Manufacturing Co..

Johnson and Barney Sts.,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-14
WILD gTuRkEY's$E EGGS
\. WANTED BY STATE BOARD.
Noted Breed Of Rhode island Running
out-New Blood Must &c In
a PRODUCED. 4.

Secretary ]. 0. Thompsons Of the
Board OF Agriculture, has been trying
for some time to get some wild nr.
key eggs for the Rhode Island expe.
riment station. When seen at Flor.
entine recently by a reporter, he
said: a \;
eggs are wanted for tic
purpose Of crossing with the breeds
OF turkeys in Rhode Island andSthe
eastern States. The turkey raisers
In that section Of the country find Il
necessary to run in a new brood $to
breed out disease, or the turkey fam.
lily will soon disappear from the face
Of tho earth. The turkeys ID that
country Where heretofore the finest
turkeys have been raised are fast
running out and Ills estimated that in
a few years at the prevailing rate
they will totally disappear, unless q
strong strain Of wild blood can be Oh
talned and bred Into them. This great
decrease In the number and quality
Of the turkeys is due to inbrecdlng.'
Huntington Herald.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-14

~ w
depsnds OF sersi6 Montenegro
and Roumania she autonomy 81 Buls
eafla and Crete and % nay an indeilt.
nity of $3.50, 100000, hut was finails
Obliged the Powers Ia reduce her
demand to \ sis5, 900, 900 ia considers,
tlon 8of certain TERRITORY; surrendered
hy!S5 Turkey There Is not hing I'm the
history; Of Russia With respect TO the
indemnity question which shows her
to8be d generous foe when left to her
own devices. Precedents are uncer.
tain guides In determining What Is a
fair; Indemnity but the war between
Russia aud Japan has been on a co.
lossal scale and We must expect the
penalty imposed upon the vanqaished
to bear some relation to the immen;
sity OF the armies involved the slaugh'
tor and the great sacrifices borne,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-14
lIaIae7II - u -.I7TTII -
SCHOOL BOND. SALE.
I8The Board of Educatlon of Mn hi.

The Board Of Education Of the In:
dependent district Of Palatlne, will
receive bids until 6 o'clock P. NJ. on
the s2sth day Of June, 1905, for the
purchase Of forty (40) of the school
bonds Of said district Of five hundred
dollars (s5o0.Q0) /, each, bearing four
and Sone.half per cent. az per cent?
interest from July LIST, 1905, payable
ssemi.annually, and running thirty
four years, authorized by vote Of
the qualified voters Of said district
at the general election held on tue
sSthE day of November, 1904.
II Proposals for part or all Of said
forty bonds to be enclosed in sealed
envelope, Endorsed Proposals for the
purchase Of School Bonds" Each
bidder shall inclose with his bid a
certified check for at least per cent.
of the.amount Of the bid, payable tov.
III Cornwell, secretary Of said board,
(which said check shall be forfeited to
sthe said Board OF Education in case
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-14
.MEli REGOR0 is MADE
IN SCHOOL FUEID
As:T E In ,HEA TEN ALTAoucti
$sEs IT. III no THAI

l5ss g AR ssEsToN June State
snperlntsnde lent 81 Free Schools HI @,
Miller Monday reeetyed from Me
State Auditor scherr the apportioit
ment of3theg General School Fund for ;
the year 9o5sand the total amount 10
the credit Of that fund Ii somewhat
startling in view Of the fact that the
total amount Of that flnd for the
schools Sot West Virginia last ysar *,
eeeded all other years inY ths States
history. Sssssa 8
Il Last year the stotai amount 10 the
credittotthe general gschool fund WIS +
"a round numbers 100000;
The. apportionment certified BY the
auditor 40 the department of nee
schools for TIE scurreat year ii 5000.
s4s. sor% an Increase sof d little over
one thousand dollars for each county
| In TIE State SSs5 +
In a SOC the total amount of the
general school fund FOR West Virginia
u a y
was 1895, oo0s This vas the Fdlyialng
,t q the ways ct which Tie State pissed
from Democratic ~ Repnb llcan DON'T
nancy. and this one great and magnitl.
cent ltemEin the sum total OF Isepuhil
can achievements stands out I'M bold
relief as a REPUTATION ofs the weals aud
limp insinuations by the minority
press and the street corner orators.
This great amount of money III to he
distributed equally to The various
counties and goes dlrectl \ to5 TIE help
and support of the splendid System Of
free educational is the pride Of sey.
ery patriotic citizen ofg NE common.
wealth. q n 4.
The Department Of the Free Schools
which Is being most bly, administered
at the present time, as It'd he ccngrat.
ulated on this splendld Showing, and
the auditors Office is no less desery-
Ing Of especial praise for tie; efficiency
displayed In the substantial increase.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-14

A correspondent writes to the Lon
don Chronicle that he once came up.
on Robert Browning in Piccadilly in
lively dispute with a stranger, who
had carried his closed umbrella over
his shoulder or under his arm with the
end sticking out. Browning, walking
behind, struck down the dangerous
point with an energetic stick. I al
ways do it, said the poet, with just
indignation, and in no measured
tones: The man protested aloud, but
Browning explained to the gathering
crowd and justified himself fully. No
one seemed to know how illustrious
was the brawler.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-14
egNTaY BROS. SHOW.
Bigger and 81 ster This Wear Than on
Previous ylsits Wit Re
aisrrnont For Tsso Perform.
anees Nexs Saturday N
s, iF45 June 7th. " :5slS Il Il


~ One Of the many features Of n the.
Gentry Bros. famous show which
comes toSthis city next Saturday for
two performances at the circus
grounds on Twelfth street. is the won,
derful performing elephants. six in.
number, which comprise a band OF
musicians and play on almost every
kind of musical instrument known.
which shows wonderful and careful
training on the part Of Gentry Bros,
who are conceded to have the best
trained animal act made up OF these
sagacious performers, with any cir
Gus. ISL Y 4
The Gentry show is twice larger
than ever before this year, number
Of new and novel features having
been added which places those "a.
nous shows on much larger and
grander scale than on previous visits.
On their last visit to Fairmont they
were unable to handle the large
crowds which turned out in thousands
to witness the shows. The press
agent states that the tents are twice
larger than ever before. and have q
seating capacity for almost ten thou
sand people, and it is safe to predict
that they will be packed at both per
formances as the Gentry show re
ceives a more cordial welcome In this
city than any other tented organiza
tion.
Some OF the principal features o.
this years entertainment are 2Ot
highly educated ponies, 100 dog actors
who do everything but talk, rs monk
les, baboon and glbboon comedians
and two herds Of wonderful perform
ing elephants and camels. Among the
big circus acts presented this year are
the three marvellous Nambas, import
ed by the Gentry Bros, from the
Flowery Kingdom of far off Japar
and who are now making their frs
appearance in this country at al
enormous salary. They present !.
Juggling, balancing and wlre.walkin,
act that is little short Of marvellous.
The grand street parade one mil,
long will leave the show grounds a
IL o'clock sharp Saturday mornin,
and the first performance will b.
given at 2:15 P. NJ.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-14

The chaplain of the Hawaiian
House of Representatives, Rev. s. L.
Desha, is in trouble because he pray.
ed aloud in the House that God would
forgive the members who voted for
the new Sunday bill and passed it
over the governors veto.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-14

the bid is accepted and the bidder
fail, after having received due notice
to take up and pay for the bonds
awarded him.
No bids will be considered below
par, and the right is reserved to re.
ject any and all bids.
Address all bids to
V. H. CORNWELL,
Secretary, First ward, Fairmont, W.
Va.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-14
BALTIMORE Alt q OHIO, Y r.. r.
Popular seashore Excursions, Allan.
tic City, Cape May, Ocean City, Y,
Sea Isle City, n. j., Ocean City,
Md, and Rehoboth
Beach, Del,
Thursdays, June %, July 6 and 20,
August 3, Z, 81, at the Fol.
lowing Very Low
Rates. Il

. e. 49,. 'T u II. \
From Falrmont, only $50 round trip,
tickets good in coaches only.
Only sl2 round trip, tickets good In
Pullman cars when accompanied by
regular Pullman ticket. 4
All tickets good returning 1e5 days,
including date Of sale.
stop:oyers allowed on6areturn trip
at Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash;
ington.
Ask Baltimore and Ohio ticket
agents for pamphlet giving detailed
information.
"our own Coffee in one pound
Inns, % cents. 1t is guaranteed, Mat.
lnely's. <
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-14

II The tremendous indemnity collect.
ed from France by Germany, a billion
dollars, with the .cesslon of Alsace
and Lorraine, isSthe largest Indemnity,
known in modern warfare. The Ger
man loss in men was less than 10000.
Russia by the treaty Of San stefano
compelled Turkeyito. agree to the in.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-14
4"The Deal; I; Old DayS.p

q.
(From the Atlanta Consti tntion)
Gimme back the dear Old days SalIthe
boys I'M line (;
boy stood on the barnlntg deck an
"Bingens on the Rliine!'
Twas midnight;a In his guarded
tent-wel spoke IL high and
low, I,
While Mary trotted out that lamb
H Whose fleece Wis white as
snow!
Gimme back the dear old days hat
mem'ry loves To keep. s.
W,lths"Pilot, 'tisg Ia feaffpl night
there's dang on the deep!
The old time awkward gest,ire tIie
Jerk, meant for boy {
We said that 1Curfewl should not
ring, 40 but Lord, hui rtngin
s now!
X t' =. AZ tttS tne
pathway through the delis
TO the sch1oolhouse I'M The blossoms;
the sound q sfaroif bells
TSllnklinScrost the meadows tlie
song 8ofs the bird All brook;
The old,tlme dictionary an the blue
Il; sJs back llln' bools
Gone, like a dream foreF III! city's
hid the place q
Where stood the Or log schoolhoiisc
an no familiar face
Is smilin' there I'M WELDON 3 beneatl. i
mornin' Sky IIlgH,l
There's q bridge Bacrost8 the river; an
we've crossed an said
agood.by Z
E /: ONLY NJ ! ( $500 ';:' We KEELING
And Return Via Baltimore ana Ohio
.si{s5 Railroad &
Il 3f,( = =
Sunday, June 4 3spe clal train leave
!FlTairlnonts at IS Y Y NJ Eastern time :.
Beautiful scenery route. Most
delightful seasonsin the mountains.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-05-25
MODERN mgrHoDA OF SPELLING
Exchange Tells of Etrdships They
Caused One UnfoA+ur-te

Gus Ot 7NrdshtPs They
Caused One Unfo%tunxte.
Imagine the case of 4 person who
at different periods OF his life was
Obliged to learn to speA all over
again." said the professor. II knew of
such a man, not originally a poor
speller, who was compelled thrice to
take up the study Of photography. 1t
happened in this way:
This friend Of mine was reared in
the country, attended the school.
and acquired therein the necessary
proficiency under the rules of the old
time teacher. AS matter Of fact he
learned to spell while standing. 1t
was a curious fact that for many
years that man could not spell some
OF the simplest words unless he stood
up. On his feet, he was the best
speller in the class, and acquired
many a prize il the spelling bees
There was not pupil in those days
who could turn him down. when it
came to an exercise in upright ortho-
graphy.
Then, years afterward, he had to
learn to spell with a pencil All his
spelling talent went into his pencil
HIS tongue had lost its cunning, and
whether standing or sitting he would
miss the easiest words, unless he used
his pencil.
Finally, with the advent of the
typewriter, he was Obliged again to
learn how to spell, this time with the
machine. Queer thing, isn't It? I'm
less the word is a simple one, my
friends tongue refuses its aid, his
pencil declines to afford it's old-time
heip, and he is compelled to refer to.
the writing machine. And yet he's a
good speller.-The Sunday Magazine.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-05-25
DeatnesS Cannot Be Curs I

ylocalapplications rs they cannot reach the
diseased portion ofthe ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness. and that is by consti-
tutional remedies. Deafness is caused bv an
innamed condition OF tho mucous lining OF
the Eust2chian Tube. Whenthis tube is In
named you have rumblingsound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it Is entirely closed
Deafness is tho result, and unless the infiam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to it's normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever. Nine cases out OF ten
arecaused by catarrh, which Is nothing but an
infiamed condition OF the mucous surfaces
Wo will give One Hundred Dollars for anv
caseof Deafness Caused by catarrh)t that can
notbe curedby Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars FREQ. L. j. CHENEY & Co. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-05-25

one woman in twenty-five but what
suffers with some arrangement of the
female organism, and this is the secret
of SO many unhappy homes.
No woman can be amiable, light
hearted and happy, joy to her hus-
oand and children, and. perform the
duties incumbent upon her, when she is
suffering with baclxache. headache.
nervousness, sleeplessness, bearing.
down pains, displacement of the womb.
spinal weakness or ovarian troubles.
Irritability and snappy retorts take
the place of pleasantness, and all sun
shine is driven out of the home. and
lives are wrecked by woman's great
enemy-womb trouble.
Read this letter:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
F" was troubled for eight years with irreou-
larities which broke down nv health and
Drought on extreme nervousness and despon-
dency. Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegeta BILE Com
pound proved TO be the only medicine which
nesped me- Day by day improved in health
while taking 1t until l was entirely cured
can attend to my social and household duties
and thoroughly enjoy life once more, as lydia
e. Pinkhems Vegetable Compound has made
me well woman, without an ache or q main y
MIS- chester Curry, ~ Saratoga Street. J
East Boston, Mass.
ktf the first indication of III health.
Eful or irregular menstruatjon'
Ne the side, headache, bac<acbe.
<dorvn pains. nervousness or
rs, secure at once a bot llHof
iniSham's Vegetable chm
>sQln~isS use
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-05-25
GREAT CHANGE
From Change I'm Food.

The brain depends much more on the
stomach than we are apt to suppose I'M
l.. we take thought in the matter.
Feed the stomach on proper food easy
to digest and containing the proper
amount of phosphates and the healthy
brain will respond to all demands. A
notable housewife in Buffalo writes:
THE doctor diagnosed my trouble as
a nervous affection of the stomach
was actually so nervous that / could
not sit still for five minutes to read the
newspaper, and to attend to my house
hold duties was simply impossible. 1
doctored all the time with remedies.
but medicine did no good.
My physician put me on all sorts of
diet, and ! tried many kinds of cereal
FOODS, but none Of them agreed with
me. was almost discouraged, and
when / tried GrapeNuts l did so with
many misgivings-I had no faith that it
would succeed where everything else
had failed.
But 1t did succeed, and you don't
know how glad l am that / tried it.
reei Ike new person, / have gained in
weight and / don't have that terrible
burning sensation II my stomach any
more. feel so strong again that am
surprised at myself. The street noises
that used to irrltate me so, l never
notice now, and my mind is so clear
that my household duties are a real
pleasure"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich.
There's reason.
Now why was this great change made
I'm this woman2
The stomach and the brain had not
been supplied with the right kind of
food to rebuild and strengthen the
nerve centres in these organs. 1t is abb
solute folly to try to do this with
medicine. There is but one sure way,
and that is to quit the old food that has
failed and take on Grape-Nuts food,
which is more IAN half digested in the
pr6sssss os manUfacture and is rich[in
De phosphate of potash contaIned&S
the natural grain, which unites VIA
lmen and waterzr6hufkpnly thr8
tances that win uHlie So
A.. A. = 40
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-05-25
TIMING SCALP HUMOR

Lazy Suffered Tortures Until Cured by
Cficura-Scratched Day and Night.
My scalp was covered with little pim-
pics anal suffered fortunes from the itch
ing; w scratching all day and night,
ana com get no rest. l washed my
mead with Sot water and Cuticura Soap
and then applied the Cuticura Ointment
as dressing One box of the ointment and
ono cake OF CuXura Soap cured me. Now
my mead IS enrS " clear and my hair is
growing splendidN i have used Cuticura
soap ever since am Iall never be without
IT, Icrs .S's git' ada Hs&ith 3Os-Grand St.,
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-05-25
FREE TO OUR READERS.
Rotnnio BIood Rn1n fnr tha n1o.a

-|-N~'NH A'tIAHAA
nyou suffer from ulcers, eczema. scrofulA
blood poison, cancer, eating sores, itching
skin, pimples, boils. bone pains, swellings
rheumatism, catarrh, or any blood or skin
disease, we advise you to take Botanic Blood
Balm (B. B. b. Especially recommended
where all else fails, heals every sore. makes
the blood pure and rich, gives the skin the
rich glow Of health. Druggists, 81 per
large bottle, 8 bottles $3.50, bottles $500
express prepaid. Sample sent free by writing
Blood Balm Co.. Atlanta, Ga. Describe
trouble and free medical advice sent IN
sealed letter. Medicine sent at once. pre-
paid.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-05-25
Swallow Dying Out.

The swallow is being annihIlated. AS
the birds cross France and Italy going
10 Africa in the fall and returning in
me spring they are mercilessly slaugh-
tered for the table and the plume
trade Their numbers are visibly de-
creaslnS.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-05-25
Cheap NeWspannrac

Chinese newspapers, owing to the
cheap quality of paper used and to the
low price Of labor, both literary and
mechanical. arc issued at an extreme
~ small figure. The price of the
ordinary Shanghai journal is four cash.
or about one-fifth of a cent
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-05-25

As% Your Dealer For Aliens Foot-Easc.
A powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Corns
Bunions, Swollen, Sore. Hot. Cal Ions AohinI
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens
Foot-Ease makes new Ortight shoes easy. A.
all Druggists and Shoe stores, 25 cents. Ac-
ecpt no substitute. Sample mailed FREE.
Address, Allen s. 0lmsted, LEROY. N Y
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-05-25

The longest river in the world is the
Nile, 1000 miles; in Europe the Volga,
2,II4 miles; in Asia, the Yang-tse-Ki-
ang, 3,I6o miles, in America the Mis-
sissippi-Missouri, $500 miles, in Aus
ira the Murray, 1850 miles.