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Both Presbyterians.

In the Missouri. state prison at JET.
ferson City are 1,761 prisoners. Ac.
cording to an article in the North
American 395 of them are Baptjsts,
301 Methodists, six Jews and one
Christian Scientist.
This calls to mind story about the
late Rev. DR.. John Hall. The good
doctor was once walking home from
preaching at Sunday night meeting
out in the country. In the moonlight
he saw man lying drunk in the gut
ter, and going up to him, gave him a
shake.
Here" he said, ct is shame for
a nice, respectable-loolling man like
you to be lying in the gutter
The man opened his tipsy eyes AZ
saw the long, black coat.
"Are you minister" he asked
yes" said DR.. Hall; come, get
up"
Presbyterian? queried the inebri-
ate.
Yes" was the answer, somewhat
impatiently, Il am"
Then" said the other, help me
up, I'm Presbyterian myself
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seven, and remaining in Indiana until
1880 he spent IA years of his life in
Indiana, or until he was 81 years of
age.
After 1920 Spencer county had, at
Rockport, it's county seat, public
library of several hundred volumes of
the standard works of the day.
Thomas Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln
were at Rockport at least two times dur
ing the year, but the name of Abraham
Lincoln does not appear as borrower
of books at the library. The field from
which Abraham Lincoln could CLEAN
knowledge in that neighborhood was
very limited, though he borrowed
every book that he could get.
During Abraham Lincoln's 16 years
of life in Indiana he had read and re-
read this list of literary and histori-
cal books over and over again. His
good nature among Lincoln City peo-
pie was not unnoticed; all agreed to
his honesty and good nature. Cues
tions of dispute and petty differences
were at first submitted to him in
joking way, and later on in a sincere
way, until he was complimented for
his honest and just way in settling
disputes and differences. He was told
more times than once that some day
he would turn out to be lawyer.
Having read all the literary books
and what few there were of law in and
around Boonville, Lincoln heard of the
court at Boonville. He resolved to go
down to that place, 20 miles distant,
and learn what he could in the real
court, which was in session there sew
eral times during the year. The court
house in Boonville, then small ham
let of less than 900 Inhabitants. in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07
1T SEEMED iNCURARLE
from Hospitals as Hopeless-Cuti-
cura Remedies Cured Him.

From the age Of three months until
fifteen years old, my son Owens life
was made intolerable by eczema in it's
worst form. In spite of treatments the
disease gradually spread until nearly
every part of his body was. quite raw.
He used to tear himself dreadfully in
his sleep and the agony he went
through is quite beyond words. The
regimental doctor pronounced the case
hopeless. We had him in hospitals
four times and he was pronounced one
of the worst cases ever admitted.
From each he was discharged as in
durable. We kept trying remedy
after remedy, but had gotten almost
past hoping for a cure Six months
ago we purchased a set of Cuticura
Remedies. The result was truly mar
velous and to-day he is perfectly cured.
Mrs. Lily Hedge, Camblewell Green,
England, Jan. II, 1907"
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AGREEING WITH THE ASSESSOR
His Reason for Building Unneeded
Addition to House.

Representative Birdsall Of Iowa OBJ.
jects to the high rentals charged il
Washington during the congressional
season. He says he feels like an
Irish farmer he knew out in his dis
trict The farmer had bought a place
out Of savings as a farmland and
renter The tax assessor came around
one day and put valuation on Pats
new property which Pat thought ex-
cessive. His protest, however, was
unavailing.
One day a neighbor visited Pat and
found him building an addition to his
house, and obviously the house was
plenty big enough without it.
Isn't that piece of extrava'
gance?" he asked Pat.
Think agin it moight be-" said
Pat, but I'm after havin' the ould
place warth PLAT the assisser says it
is"
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OF all denominations In the west, the
United Presbyterians.

OF all denominations in the west, the
United Presbyterians.
Where the Holy Family Rested.
The Coptic quarter of old Cairo
does not speak well for the thrift and
progressiveness of the Coptic. My
dragoman gave them bad repu-
tation for morality. The old church,
dating back to the fifteenth century,
which covers the crypt where Joseph
and Mary rested with the babe In
their flight into, Egypt, is in sorry dis
repair. The priest and his family,
VINO show tourists about are as
shameless beggars as any Arab, and
quite as arrogant. The priest sober
ly gave me, as the names of apostles
whose pictures are on the wall, med
ley OF New Testament characters,
some of whom no church ever called
apostles. The association of the old
church building with the holy fam
lily renders it one of the chief points
OF interest in this interesting city.
1t is at Cairo that the west touches
the east; here most travellers get
their first sight of foreign mission
work. The old American mission
building is directly across the street
from the principal hotel, and here re-
side veteran missionaries who have
been in the work for nearly half a
century, as well as a fine corps of
younger workers. Here is a church,
a book store, and schools for both
girls and boys.
By the Nile the mission has even
greater work. Assault college enrolis
7OO students, and the hospitals at As
suit and Tanta minister respective.
ly to 1000 and to 200 in-patients an.
nually, and to 10000 and 10000 dis
pensary patients The praise of this
missions work is in the mouths of
natives, travellers and government Of
ficials
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles)
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strong contrast to the beautifuT
new structure that now adorns the
beautiful little town, stood in the very
spot where the new one now stands
in the center of a large court square.
1t was frame building; the architec
ture was, to say the least, very novel;
A ditch, two feet wide and two feet
deep, was filled with smoothly hewn
logs, on which was built a stone wall
Is inches high This furnished the
foundation upon which the building
proper rested. The building itself
was never entirely completed. 1t was
weather boarded, but neither plastered
nor lathed. 1t remained in this condi-
ton until 1886, which was after the
Lincoln family had moved to Illinois.
1t was capable of holding only hun.
dred people and coul0 only be used in
the summer. In the night the cattle
which grazed about town would go
there for shelter. Such was the struc
ture where President Lincoln received
his first impulse to become lawyer.
Here it was that he received his first
rudimentary practice in pleading cases
that afterward aided in making him
the lawyer of the reputation he had
1t was to attend court in this rudely
constructed building that the young
man walked 20 miles from Lincoln
City to Boonville, Ind. He was an
ardent listener and the lessons that he
painted upon his memory at this place
are the ones that inspired the great
man to become the lawyer he after
ward became. And, from this fact
the little town of Boonville claims the
distinction of furnishing to him the
material that aided in his after sue
cess.
To claim so great a distinction if it
could not be verified would be false
and unfair; but from the history Of
young Lincoln while he was a visitor
here attending court, and from the as
surance that he received the knowl-
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Easy Way to Return Favors.

IF you owe somebody a dinner or
something, or an entertainment" re-
marked the careful man, "the best
way l know to return it is to send
them complimentary concert tickets
somebody has given you. know a
pair of such tickets that did duty six
times in the way of returning obliga-
tons. l started them, they passed on
TO five other people, and by lingo: If
they finally didn't get back to me-"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

February IL of
every year the
mind of every
American loyal cit
iZen is momen-
tarily turned to
the thought that
upon that day, just
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

me, and for fifteen years the frequent
passages of kidney secretions an
noyed me. But Doan's Kidney Pills
have given me almost entire freedom
from this trouble and cannot speak
too highly in their praise"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a
box. F'oster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Revised.

eve hear" began the reporter.
"that you are to marry Blobb. the
Millionaire. Won't you give us the de
tails?'
Sure, replied the obliging actress.
Il like these things to be exact Get
out your notebook. do not know
Blobb. but have heard of him, and
understand he has a wife. / am my.
self happily married. 1 do not be-.
lieve in divorce or bigamy. / would
not, if free, marry a divorced man
I would not marry Blobb if we were
both free and he was the last man
on EARTH
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Hon. Thos. Gale, who was elected to
Congress from Alaska, is we'll known on
the Pacific slope, where he has resided.
His Washington address is 1912 9th St.,
N. W., Washington, d. c.
Washington, d. C.
Peruna Drug Co.. Columbus, Ohio.
Gentlemen: can cheerfuIIy rec0m-
mend Peruna as a very efficient rem.
edy for coughs and colds.
Thomas Gale.
Hon c. Slemp, Congressman from
Virginia, writes: 81 have used your val
liable remedy, Peruna, with beneficial
results, and can unhesitatingly recon-
mend your remedy as an invigorating
tonic and an effective and permanent
cure for catarrh."
Man-a-lin the Ideal Laxative.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

We Sell Guns and Traps Cheap
Buy furs and hides, or tan them for robes
& rugs.'N. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

Probably the best salve for healing
the broken heart of a woman is a
mixture of time and another man.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

thirty years l suf-
fered with kidney
troubles, and the at
tacks laid me up for
days at a time with
pain in the back and
rheumatism. When
/ was up and around
nho., 4urinnon on,.n.b4
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

The trouble with a jealous woman
is that she can't keep the lid on.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

A virtuous deed should never be
delay ed.-AleXander Dow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

Aunt Hester-Did 90 play kissing
games at the party?
Emerson Highhed-Well, they par
ticipated in osculatory pastimes,
which l consider a rather uninterest.
ing and juvenile diversion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07
We Want Your Cream.

Write to-day for tags and. prices. North
Star Creamery Co.. Minneapolis, MINI.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07
THIRTY YEARS OF IT.
A FearfuIly Long Siege of Daily Pain
and Misery.

Charles Won Soehnen of 210 A ST.,
Colfax, Wash, says: For at least
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07
Beware of Debt,

Raleigh: Borrowing is the canker
and death of every mans estate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

Some men just can't foot bill with'
out kicking.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

Hides and Furs Tanned for Robes.
Coats or Rugs. Send for Price List to
Taubert Tannery, Minneapolis, MINI.
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We Pay IOP PrIce TOT CFedln'
Cash every day. Write for prices and
tags. Miller & Holmes. st. Paul. Mimi.
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Piles CURED IN G TO IL DAYS.

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed TO cure any cast
of Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles liz
6to Ia day Us money refunded. SOC.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-24
THE BATTLE IS ON.
tSouthside Sentinel

1t is gratifying to'note that Demo
cratic leaders and newspapers that pre-
ferred the nomination. of some other
man for the Presidency than Mr.. Bryan
are satisfied with the platform adopted
by the Denver Convention, and are en-
Enthusiastically falling in line for the
support of the ticket. For many years
our estimate of the Democratic candi.
date has been that he is the greatest
and safest man in the county, and the
best evidence of his party's belief in
him as such is shown in his nomi.
nation for the third time to the highest
office in the nation. None but a great
man could possibly achieve this dis
tinction and we cannot escape the con
viction that he is destined to be Presi.
dent.
Already the Republican candidate has
found it necessary to step off the plat.
form made for him at Chicago, finding
that in some respects the same is sure
to prove unsatisfactory to great mass
of the people In fact, Mr.. Taft is
clearly in the position described by
Governor Swanson in his brilliant
speech, seconding Mr.. Bryan's nomina.
ton, when he said:
1--WE now witness the Republican
party in the distressing situation of
having its candidate, the professed hei,
to the president, chained to a platform
which sternly repudiates all the well
known Roosevelt policies. Secretary
Taft, as the campaign progresses, will
find it impossible to cling both to Roose.
welt policies and the Republican plat
form. He will be compelled to repudi-
ate one or the other. Even his facile
talents will find it impossible to be at
one and the same time reactionary
and reformer. A person cannot adj
vance and retreat at the same time"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-24
TOWNS NAMED TAFT.

Since the nomination of Secretary
Taft the newspapers of the country
have been discovering villages and
hamlets bearing the name of the presi-
Dental candidate. According to the
Chicago Tribune's dispatches, there are
eleven places in this country bearing
the name of Taft, besides any number
of Taftvilles, Taftons, Taftvales and
Taftdales. From all accounts, each one
OF these distinguished places is prepar-
ing long list of things it needs that
the Federal government can supply
to be presented to President Taft after
March 4th next. The demands run all
the way from pea seeds to postoffices.
The States that have Taft on the map
at present are Indiana, Kentucky.
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ore
gon, Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina.
South Carolina and Oklahoma. Kansas
City Journal.
To which was forgot to be added,
Taft in Lancaster County, Va. This
was named some two years ago and
will cast solid vote for Bryan this year.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-24
PEARLS FROM THE SHELLS.

A fiirt is rose from which every
lover plucks leaf-the thorns being
reserved for the husband" says an ex-
change.
Kind words are the brightest flowers
of earth's existence. They make very
paradise of the humblest home, the
world over. They are jewels beyond
price, heal the wounded heart and make
the weighed-down spirit more glad than
all other blessings the world can give.
Orphans Friend.
In no activity has there been more
progress during the last twenty years
than that of the country newspaper.
There are now hundreds of country
papers which in editorial ability. me-
chanical appearance, and all that con-
tributes to inspire respect and command
attention are fully abreast of the met
ropolitan contemporaries and in moral
tone, and often in editorials they sur
pass the great dailies. Salem Times
Dispatch.
The best definition of good manners
is consideration for the rights, COM
forts and feelings of others. The man
of good manners will never knowingly
or deliberately give offense, or wound
the feelings of any one without cause.
nor will he violate the proprieties to
satisfy his own selfshness. There is a
mischevious saying that politeness costs
IL many instances it costs a
sacrifice, but it is none the less, for
that reason, incumbent upon US. New.
port News Times-Herald.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-24
FISH AND OYSTER NOTES.

A st. Louis fish-dealer bought 48
pound catfish in the market last week
and found inside a woman's gold watch
and chain. The woman had probably
been digested.
A school of rock fish were in this
part of the Rappahannock Tuesday.
Fishermen along the river front, any,
where between the car bridge and the
steamboat wharf, caught numbers of
them. Some little boys, who were
fishing at the steamboat wharf, caught
nine punches of ten or twelve, running
in weight from half pound to a pound
and over Fredericksburg Journal.
Whales from choice do not usually
seek human society, but at the surf
bathing place, Eastport, L. l., the
other day, some whales concluded that
they possibly had a prior right to surf
sporting, swan among group of lady
bathers, or at least quite near them,
and made such scatteration as has
never been seen at Newport since the
sharks left the vicinity. Surf-bathing
became suddenly very unpopular.
Reports from Chesapeake Bay and
Hampton Roads are to the effect that
fish are scarcer this season than in any
season in the past history of these
waters, both for METERS and for hook
and-line. During the past six weeks
the men engaged in the business have
caught but few fish, the catch being
by far the smallest that the Oldest
fishermen can remember in any season
of their careers. Finding that the cost
of keeping the nets in the water and
that of fishing them with the big squads
OF men sXsry morning was swapping
the owners financially. most of the
large owners have taken up their
pound" nets and given up the business
for the remainder of the season.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-24
SOME POLITICAL ASPECTS.
BY AUNTY SPEC.

1t is now in order, as Taft has the
Republican nomination, for the "spel
binders" to lay in their usual supply OF
Taffy.
The Republicans are forever running
Bryan down. Now, when an individ-
ual or party runs another Individual
or party down it simply shows fear.
It's just human nature, and fear that
Bryan will get elected, hence, the ridi-
cule.
David Suncombe Hill, an erstwhile
Democrat. says the Democratic party
is going to H. AS Dave some wears
ago declared, 81 am a Democrat. -
it is supposed his object in going to
Europe at this time is to study "Dan-
te's Inferno" and make other prepare
tons for the journey.
The Republican party's, injunction
plank in their platform reminds me of
a fox eating yellow jackets, He strad-
dies the hole, puts his paw over the in
sect Qabor unions), skins his lips back
to keep from getting stung. takes them
gingerly in his teeth and proceeds to
eat them. Thus is the laboring man
taken IN. Beware when they grin like
a fox in eating yellow jackets.
The story is told of an Enghshman
who came to the United States and
because of the difference between the
American atmosphere and his own
country was much impressed with our
Democratic spirit. and seeing a man
sweeping the streets. said to a friend.
land suppose that man out there
might even become mayor of this city
some day." His friend looked out of
the window at the man and replied
mo" The surprised Englishman ask
ed "Why?" "Well, replied the Ameri-
can, che is sweeping against the wind. I"
So many of US make failure of life by
eternally sweeping against the wind.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-24
POLITICAL.

Judge Alton B. Parker, former can.
didate for President. will take the
stump for Bryan and Kern.
The colored men of New Yor,, have
organized a Negro Antitrust sno
Tariff Reform League. In this they
show good political sense.
The Republican platform is silent ir
regard to an income tax. Republicans
like Rockefeller, Hartman, Morgan, e,
al, are opposed to such a tax.
The Prohibition ticket is seeking at
tachment as tail to the Taft ticket. tn,
Bryan ticket, or the Labor ticket. but al
with one accord say they don't want thai
sort OF ballast or steering apparatus
Twelve men and one woman PLEDGED
themselves to support the Hearst indie
pendence party ticket at meeting in
Richmond last week. The woman car
come as near voting as most of Hearst.
followers in Virginia.
Mr.. Hearst telegraphs an indignant
denial-he is in Europe-of the report
that he advises his league to disband.
Mr.. Gompers, it seems, had so coun.
selled the Independence people, blu,
Hearst replied that the purest patriot,
ism just now consists in endeayorino
to establish a new party, not aid any
old ones. He was severe in his de.
nounciation of the Democratic party.
A number of business men of Rich.
mond, estimated at 500, will, it is said,
organize Taft Independent club. A
majority of these are said to have been
formerly Democrats. The club will
pledge its members to vote the Republi-
can ticket. This club will be distinct from
the Taft Republican organization. II
is estimated that there are 1000 Taft
supporters in Richmond, made so large.
ly by the unfriendliness of the Rich.
mond papers. 80
Mr.. Bryan has issued the following
statement, relative to the Presidency:
The honor is the highest official pos.
session in the world and no one occupy.
ing itcan afford to have his views upon
public questions biased by personal am
bition- Recognizing his responsible,
to God and his obligation to his coun.
trymen he should enter upon the dis.
charge of his duties with sihgleness OF
purpose. Believing that one can best
do this when he is not planning for 8
second term, / announce now, as
have on former occasions, that if cleo.
ted, shall not be candidate for re.
election"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-24
THE VANDAL'S HAND.

A writer in Newport News Times.
Herald, after visiting old Christ church,
near lrvington. has this among other
things to record:
King" Carter himself is buried
IN the graveyard, and on his tomb
stone some vandal during the Civil
War attached the following in
scription, which is deeply resented by
those of the community:
Here lies Robin. but not Robin Hood,
Here lies Robin, who never did good.
Here lies Robin. whom God hath forsaken.
Here lies Robin, whom the devil hath take >.
Souvenir fiends and vandals have
injured many of the most valuable pos
sessions of the church, including the
baptismal font.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-24
CONVICTED OF HOUSE BREAKING,

Irving Nickens, colored, of near
White Stone, was before Justices James
and Chase at White Stone last Satur-
day for entering Steve Hanna's barber
shop, carrying away pistol, razor, etc.
A fine with costs amounting to $26
was placed on him. Later Nickens
entered the store of Irvington Packing
Co., just opposite Irvington and stole
considerable money and other things.
For this offense ne was sent on to
grand jury and upon trial Wednesday
was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary.