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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09
Real Neauinu Of Love

Il wonder how many PEOPLE really
know whaf love mcaas?" said a wide
ly read author.
Nowadays ia the hurry and scurry
OF life. love IS APT to ct Jus bed aside
and left alone in sthp bact-.1und
while We busy ourselves with mat
ters con i1-loI far more pressing Po.
s.iion money and prospects engross
our hauost attention
a great many girls believe them
selves IN love. bHf the fancy loses IFS
intensity as hey mix in society. Love
is put of fo The last moment 1T is
bound tO come some time" is the fire..
quca' remark Iut love is not always
so sclfa- ruiye u will droop and
w.thar up for want Of proper uouria d.
mont suf tH' sfrr-ily.
That love 1g41- ee Is au old rroy.
erJ tla. On fhe lisht ~ twentieth cen
fury civilization g. art t1 ha contest.
ed. True. real earnest d.t1r love
seldom lacks rrc'Iaci'y 10 las a
RING ~ sincerity in Ir there ia mo- mis-
taking Bat 81 is thr.gru.ous eut
ali-eirc1u tar. s. .Crt Of affection thar
max fEe heart ,aI1ls aIf billfs the
finer feelings
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09
Bow-wows TO Be ON pARA-z

New York, Fen. S-.From tenor
row until SATURDAY the aotocrats OF
the canine kingdom viii te on pa
raae IN Madison Square Gard II.
The shows Of the Westminster Ken
mel club are always well worth wit
Messing, but the exhibition tlis year
promises to be more interesting tnan
any Of its predecessors. The entry
list is the largest On record. and
this despite the fact that the Canada
quarantine reduced the number OF
entries from that country by nearly
seveuty-fvc per cent. There ara
more importations than fer many
years and the notable increases are
in St BernarIs and collies. the for
mer having returned to favor. The
total number of entries. not counting
the foShound anil beagle packs is
3o57 as against 025 last year. TIE
Boston terriers lead the list with a
total Of 215 entries.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09
: NEWS OF THE RIVERS :
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Tie river marked l7.9 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing no
change in "a hours, but having a
rising tendency.
Rising rivers were reported yester-
day from points above here as fol.
lows: Pittsburg 3.3. Parkersburg 8,
Mt. Carmel 2, Nashville a. Chatta-
ncoga IA, Guntersyille IL. Florence
0.3, Riyerton o.. Jacksonville ..
Kansas City OF. St Louis IA. Ches-
ter Ia, Cape Girardeau OF.
Tie Herman Paepcke brought two
barges OF logs from the lower river
for the Chicago mill AMI returned
with two enpties.
The government towboH Chisca
went to cambridge light
The Wash Honshen and T. II.
Friend went TO toe lower river with
Implies.
The Dick Fowler from and to Pa.
ducah was in port yesterday. She
will be the Paducah packet today
The Peters Leo was here two
hours yesterday exchanging freight
She was from Memphis and cleared
for Cincinnati at I p. m. with a good
trip.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09
SHE WOULD END THE GAMBLING,
Wife's Conscience Aroused, But Action
TO &c Deferred.

81 think it's simply awful" sad
the frs. woman, the way men remain
away from home at night and risk
their earnings at the game of poker
Ny husband lis a perfect hend about
the game One night he had three
friends az our house and they played
that horr.d game until nearly half.
past three in the morning"
My exclaimed the other woman,
the one with the 5A,plaid waist, And
docs he lose much money!
Moo. says the first one. "He
hasn't really los; any money. In fact
he's been winning a little bit But
then that doesn't make It right I
would ba opposed 70 gambling. no mat
ter how much h. misht win And just
as soon as nay husband wins onou-h
20 finish paying 70. my clothes that
I've picked out I'm going 20 mako him
stop IT, n he doesn't IN leave him 3
just simply won't live with a man
who's a gambler"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09
TOO MUCH vo7N FOR ONE WIFE,
Niuer;an NeeGs Several Pre- 2crIy to
Minister 20 Hi5 CONTEXT.

According 10 the G biographical Jour.
nal of Icnjoa the marital relations
amcng the peoples OF Nieoria vary
somewhat according to thci state of
civilizations "Polygamy is The rule.
the rca on given being that it is i'm.
possible for one ToAan to do all the
wo.k cf the house, look after the chill.
dgga, prepare ana cock the food. le,gA
fhe daily supply of water (often an
a-2uous job cultivate the plantation
and g0 to market The African is m
exceedingly hungry person It Is the
-Hstsm 10 eat several times day
WEcn at home, and the mea spend
mosT ct their day sitting in TIE pala
yer house or market place, while The
women bring he food all day long
One wife could not possibly do this
Bcsid 5, Jha African lady cncousa se3
IT, fyr Size says, Tie more wives, the
less work.
Among the Ahiaras. Orichas, Ohl-
WIS and the lower class Of raean
tribes in the interior. there is very
little form of marriage. As soon as
a man has The means, he pays the par
aata what they want IN the shape OF
goats, COWS beads and money ANA
axes the girl There is no ceremony
at ALL The more wives the greater
riches h. IS supposed to have ana the
better he will be looked alter
IF, Of course. they can manage 70
solve a Woman from tho Dnia hI1rf0 ~
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09
WHY 1T SUCCEEDS
Because Its For One Thing Only,
and Cairo People Appreciate
This

Nothing can be good for every
thing
Doing one thing well brings sue.
cess.
Dosn's Kidney Pills DO one thing
only.
They cure sick kidneys.
They cure baekache. every kidney
III.
Here is Cairo evidence to prove Il.
r NJ Wright 2942 Park avenue.
Cairo. m says. 4 take pleasure
in telling the public that Deans Kid
ney Pills. procured at schuh's drug
store. cured me Of kidney and blad-
der trouble Of several years stand
ing and which other remedies rad
failed 10 relieve. have every rea.
sou 20 Fnow that they act a. rep
resented and I acn say that ! have
net had an attack since using them
I a mnOw IN good heath and give
Doan's Kidney Pills the credit
For sale BY all dealers. Prize -
Genes. Foster MiIburn Co. Buffalo.
New YORK. sole agents fr tie
United States.
Remember the name-Dcan's- and
take no other.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09
FUN AND MOSIC,
At OPERA HOUSE
"A KNIGHT FOR A DAY" WITH AN
ATTRACTIVE CHORUS WILL
BE PRESENTED TONIGHT
OTHER SHOWS THIS WEEK.

"A Knight for a Day which will b.
presented at Cairo opera house a.,
night is an uncommonly good enter
tainment and the admirer Of tunefui
music, abundant fun making AM
dashing. strenuous stage movement
will have nothing to regret if he pa
ronizes the performance which IS
complete in every detail 4 new and
splendid stage mounting has beel
given the piece and competent
cast will interpret the various roles
all comic opera farorltcs. The fam
Gus American Beauty Chorus is 4
failure OF this attraction, being com
posed Of a group of the handsome
and best singing girls oblainablo
who have been drilled under the 1.-
rection OF Mr. Gus sohIke. Prices
25c 10 $50.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09
TIE WEATHER
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Yesterdays Cairo Temperature.
General Conditions.

The day was cloudy and trace Of
rain fell. The government bulletin
reported rain from 1S- points extendir :
lightly over the upper river valleys.
Extremes of temperature were "A 81
Jacksonville. Fla. and 90 below zero
at Havre Other below zero poin >
were Bismark 16, Duluth IA, Helena
10, Miles City 10, Moorhead 1G, Rapil
CRY 6. ATnimums and maXimums In
this section were: Cairo 1916. Mem
phis 1924, St. Louis 34-42. Cineiuna
32-44, Chicago 3444.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09
Soldier 5slks Death Pot.

u seemed TO J. a. Stone. civil war
veteran. Of Kemp. Tex. that a plot ez.
listed between a desperate lung trouble
and the grave TO cause his death. .
contracted a stubborn cold be- writes
that developed a cough that stuck tu
me. in spite Of an remedies. for years
Ny weight ran down to 138 pounds
The began ~ use Or. Kings New
Discovery. which restored ur Et-rt
completely ] nov weigh Us pounds.
For severe Colds. obstinate Coughs.
Hemcrhages. Asthma. and 10 prevent
Pneumonia. its unrivaled. 5lc and e.
Guaranteed by all druggists.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09
0GlCAL { JENA CUBE
ENDORSED BY PHYSICIANS

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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09
Enccura5 sment.

There is a yoang clubman of Phia.
dclphia who has been most persistent
in his suit for The hand of the only
daughter CT wealthy old merchant OF
that city.
Net long ago a friend meeting the
young man on the street asked:
How are things, Tom? Has she
given yau any encouragement"
Il should say so, replied Tom.
"Cnly last night she told me that She
would get every cent OF the old mans
70 tune when he dies Illustrated
sunday Magazine
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09

ont a scant liying U!til the night OF
the dream.
Having firm faith N his vision,
Klausnitzer came to II; burg to in,
tarest capital He was laughed at,
but finally a man with II 1ney and
faith was found He adyuroed the
money for the dll ling operations and
he has been rewarded.
First an OF we'll was struck It Is
flowing "a barrels a day Then gas
well was struck The next day an thcr
was encountered and these were luund
just where Klausnitzer was told In his
dream they would be. The gas Is,
from latest reports, are producing -,
600 cubic feet day
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09

q don't mind finding a gray hair or
9 80 in my own hair" iahed the bach
dor girl who shows some few signs
- the sore and yellow leaf but when
! pay S3 for q nice bGacb O., lovely
brown curl- and have 10 pick Thorn ont
# those too. il isn't fair. DO you
think IT ls?"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09

Was She to Blame" which Gem $
to the Cairo opera house tomorrow
night gives picture Of everyday ~.
hcldiug the auditor in rapture and
admiration Not a fu'scme or spec.
tacular show. but a true picture tails.
IN from the beauties of MATURE.
Prices 25c. soc. 75c.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09
Iarr.., NaleanIe Crater.

The largest volcanic crater IN THE
World is that q Asosan In southern
JaTzn. u measures "a miles across
one wav and more than ten The her
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09
Forecasts for Today.

Cairo and vicinity: Rain and cold
e..
Illinois: Washington, Feb. S.-Rain
Tuesday turning to snow by nigat;
cold wave at north with high winds
Wednesday colder and generally fair
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09
Sun and Moon.

Mote: The ABOVE sun and moon
record is for Illinois and approx.
mates the record at Cairo within a
few minutes
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09

Experience isat much Of g teacher
ahen q CONES e speeulsting on mar
ais
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-02-09
VANosTEN's oRchEsTPA.

WIN accept out-of-toun engage
merits; address Ia Eighth street
Csiro. III
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
;, asings afIhe Time,


Railroads are becoming crowd
ed with 9tgficAhere and there
car shortage are reported-orders
for new rolling stock aggregat-
ting many millions are being
placed-shops long running on
short time are now in many cases
on double turn-furnaces that
have been cold for IS months are
going into blast-iron and steel
are advancing in pTice, and pur-
chases are being made IN Europe
of iron and steel for future de-
livery. Farmers are begging
for field laborers--coke output is
held down by scarcity of labor,
and soon employers will be Gag
erly seeking men everywhere.
These are but the symptoms. -
Manufacturers Record.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

Or. A. o. Davis. Of M6rtons Gap,
spebt'Tuesday in the city.
Dick Griffin and family are spend
ing this week IN Dawson Spring.
Mrs. j. T. Barnett, of Madison
willie, spent Tuesday in the city
with relatives.
Miss Waunita Doris, Of Henshaw,
KY. is visiting the family Of her
uncle, ]. *. Indie.
Mrs. f. r. McEuen aud Rev.
Moore and wife attended services at
jacksonville Tuesday night.
Miss Lucille Crenshaw leaves
next week for Hopkinsville to visit
her cousin, Miss Eula Richards.
Mrs. J. b. Lindle visited relatives
in jacksonville Sunday, and at
tended services at the tabernacle.
Mrs. w. Y. Story and children, of
Boulder, Colorado, who have been
visiting relatives in the county,
have returned home.
Mrs. VIM. Kline and Miss Sue
Foard, who have been visiting Mrs.
KlIne's parents at Rodgersville
Tenn, have returned home.
Mrs. Robt. Trudell aud children,
of Nashville, returned home Mon
day after a weeks visit to her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. j. f. DeVylder.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

The scarcity of cars on the
L. @. R. K. is rapidly being re-
lieved.
E. Bramwell, law agent of the
L. & NJ, spent Sunday in the
city.
S. w. Mothershead, chief
clerk in the assistant superin-
tendent's office at Evansville,
spent Sundav'in the city.
Harry rBramWelI still has
charge of "a and 95 during the
absence of Conductor f. p.
Gephart.
Box car business is better now
thanany time within the past
Il months.
Dan Mahoney, K. X. agent at
Lewisport, is visiting relatives
IN the CITY.
Pat Burke, one of our boys,
now an engineer on l, 9. II. r.
out Of Memphis is visiting his
mother.
Eugene Oldham has accepted
a position as brakeman with the
L. & N. between here and
Nashville.
Section Foreman Hammond is
laying new switch ties in front
of the depot, leading from the
passing track to the. round
house.
@'fdfn Master Wise employed
several new train men last week.
This indicates an increase of
business on this division.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
Gives Satisfaction.

Fred Greater, Merchant, Carlisle,
XIV, says: "Please send me anoth-
or case of Bourbon Poultry Cure. 1t
gives satisfaction. We handle sew
eral others, but gam faith IN your
remedy with every bottle we sell"
Sold by ST. Bernard Drug Store,
incorporated.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
Railroads Buying New Cars

The Rock Island system is
about TO place an order for 5000
forty ton freight cars aud fifty
locomotives. Two thousand old
freight cars, which are now in
use on the system, will be sent
to the srcap heap when the new
cars are delivered.
Other recent railroad equip
ment orders are 5000 steel hop
per cars by the Chesapeake q
Ohio, This in addition To the l.
500 already ordered ibis year
seventy passenger cars by ihe
Baltimore a. Ohio, twenty-five
passenger locomotives by The
Great Northern, ninety cars Oy
lhe AtclIsOn, consisting oi pas
senser, smoking, bullet,aad bag
gage, dining postal; cohfbiHaINn
.chalr odd she-.- cnaf, 0ptef
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

Call at THE BEE office and let us
explain the Libary slip proposition.
Gus Proctor, who has charge Of
J. r. Rash's truck farm between
here and jacksonville, has made a
success Of it this year. He has
brought more truck supplies to
town than ever was from that place
before.
]. H. Corbett, our local phot-
graper, and one of the best in the
state, has just finished 800 post card
views Of the 3rd, regiment camp.
The cards were purchased by i. l..
Goodloe who has disposed of nearly
all of them. Mr.. Corbett also has
them for sale.
Last night a delightful dance was
given at Webb's Hall by the young
men of the city in honor OF Miss
Backus, of Howell, Ind. Blake
more's Dorchester made music for
the occasion. A large number of
our young people were in attendance
and it was most delightful affair.
On Thursday, September 9, the
ladies of the M. f.. Church, South,
will give an Old Fiddlers' Contest
at the rink. Fiddlers from all over
the county will be in attendance.
This is for a worthy cause and ev-
cry one should come out and help
the ladies. The proceeds will go
toward the building fund.
Mrs. Kate Withers, President of
Darlington Chapter, U. d. c., re-
ceived the following invitation for
her Chapter; w. T. Aull Camp ].
c. Breckenridge, U, d. c., invite
you to their reunion at Chautauqua
Park, Aug. %, Owensboro, KY,
Speakers, Hon. r. w. Bingham,
3 p. m. DR.. Clarence Owens, s D. III.
o. r. O'Bannon and family and
Mrs. Jno. Coyle and children, who
have been at Kirkwood Springs for
the past week, have returned home.
w. S. McGary and party, who
spent last week in Chicago, have re-
turned home. OF course Wat at
tended all the moving picture
shows.
The StinuV Thfnu
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

The new catalogue giving infor-
nation cOuceruing the educational
work of the Western Normal,
mailed ON application. Address IT,.
Ii. Cherry, President Western
Normal. Bowling Green. Kentucky.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
Enter School.

See your County Superintendent
and write II. H. Cherry, President.
Western Normal, Bowling Green,
KY, concerning free scholarship.
Fall Session opens September It'll.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
Better Than others.

Blue Grass Poultry Yards, Paris,
Ky, say: 1--WE have tried a great
many poultry medicines and find
Bourbon Poultry Cure to. be the
best poultry remedy we have ever
used. Its use prevents disease and
we believe it will cure every sick
fowl that can possibly be saved. y
Sold by St. Bernard Mining Co.,
Incorporated, drug department.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
BETTER Than Quinine.

Strong testimony: Hughes
Tonic is the best chill tonic / ever
tried. Better than quinine."@ Sold
by Druggists-50c. and $l.00 bottles,
Prepared by RobinsOn.P ettet Co..,
Incorporated, Louisville, Ky.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

Every metal is believed by Grutin, a
German chemist, to have its peculiar
odor, which be regards as a gaseous
transformation product. lie has made
some Of the doors perceptible for o
few moments at intervals by heating
the metals to 122 degrees Fahrenheit
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
Hard Work All Along.

Its purity hard work gittin' TO the
top, but them who hev been there say
it's harder work a-holdin' on"
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
consolatlon Of Wise Men.

It is from books that wise men de-
rive consolation IN the troubles OF
life Visitor Hugo.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
Uncle Ezra Saws

The chief reason why the later bug
is such a success is becuz he keeps
right at it."
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
Process of RuiIdinn.

From little things men go on to
great.-Dutch Proverb.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
The Moving 'ThrOhg
ts..Va.b4a.sp.p..s.p.s. l.p.ES s44ap .gpaplllllil

Kirkwood Springs.
Earle Stone made a business trip
to Madisonville Sunday.
f. II. Jones and wife, of Hanson,
spent Sunday in the city.
Thos. n. Black, of Providence
spent Monday in the city.
Mrs. J. b. Indie spent Monday
with friends in Madisonville.
Mrs. Kate Withers spent Tuesday
with friends IN jacksonville.
Miss Celia Backus, of Evansville,
is visiting Miss Annie Leahy.
DIR. A. o. Sisk made a business
trip to the county seat Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Cole, of Nor
tons Gap. spent Sunday in the city.
Mrs. Jas. Sullivan, of Texarkana,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Colbert
Miss Elizabeth Victory spent Sat
urday with friends in Madisonville,
Mr.. G. H. and E. Lynn made rela-
tives in jacksonville a visit Mon
day.
Mrs. w. G. Pilkerton and children
visited friends in Madisonville Sun
day.
w. ]. Fault and Robt. Ewing, of
ST. Charles. were IN the city Tues
day.
Mrs. Daisy Miles, of Hopkinsville,
spent few days this week in the
city,
Col. e. B. Taylor, of the Madison
willie Hustler, spent Monday in the
city.
Chas. Curtis, of Hopkinsville,
spent several days last week in the
city. a q
Miss Jennie Dayis, of Evansville,
visited her uncle, r. " Davis, last
week.
Bradley Stone, who has been visit
ing in Paducah, returned home Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j.. HUTCHINSON
spent Sunday and Monday in Hen
derson. ,v
Mrs. Jas. Long. of Nashville is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. p.
Shaver.
Miss Elsie Brown, of Madison
vile. visited relatives in the city
Sunday.
Dave Adams and wife made
friends in Madisonville visit
Tuesday.
OFT Powers and wife spent SUM-
day with Mr.. Powers parents in
jacksonville.
Lawson Ashmore and DR. .Betnard
McEuen, of st. Charles, were in the
city Friday.
Miss Elnora Dee Gordon, of Madi-'
sonyille, visited Miss Margret Yic-
tory Sunday. 4
Joe Brinkley and'wite spent sey-
eral days last week with friends in
Dawson Springs.
Jas. r. Rash and f. d. Rash
made business trip to Madison
vile Saturday.
Chas. Barnett Observation-Disclosures
ley attended the Ball game at Madi-
sonville Saturdays . x g
Miss Annie Leahy returned home
Tuesday from a pleasant visit to
friends in Evansville.
DR.. Luther Bruce and Hess
Jones, of jacksonville, were in the
city a few hours Tuesday.
Miss Frank Campbell, milliner
for Barnes, Coward & Co, left
for Hopkinsvllle.
Miss Richie Stone, who is visiting
Miss Barry in Paducah, is expected
home the first of the week.
Mrs. J. NJ. Kestner is spending
this week with friends and relatives
la Kelleys and HOpkinsville.
Mrs. Henry Rogers aud three
visited friends in St.
Charles and Dawson last week.
Master Evan Peyton, Of Evans
VILE, who has been visiting his
grand parents, has returned home.
Juo. and Chas. Baugh, of Logan
County, are visiting the families of
OF Ross Baugh and Mrs. j. h. Dean.
ID, d. Woodruff aud daughter,
Miss Charlie, of So Charles, were in
the city Saturday enroute to PrOvi-
denoe.
Miss Axle Bennett and brother,
Clyde, visited relatives at Fox Run
a few days last week, returning
sun lav.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02
The stinnN rhinn

A husband who allows his wife only
$4,000 a year to spend ought to be
sent to jail for cruelty. 81
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-02

Miss Martha McGary, who recent
IL graduated from Mclean College
at HOpkinsville and passed the nee
sessary examination before the
gupt Of schools at jacksonville,
will teach the Am grade in the Earl
IIngton school this year. Miss Nc
5ary's percentage was over 0s in all
he studies required by law
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-20

ter leading a rather dissolute life in
his youth, and having wasted the for
tune he inherited, he took part in the
great mercantile expedition of Rodrigo
de Bastidas to the New World, and set
tied in Haiti, or as it was then termed,
Hispaniola. Though an adventurer in
search of fortune his great ambition
seems to have been to extend the boun-
daries of geographical knowledge and
especially to be able to announce to
Europe the existence of another great
ocean and soon smuggled himself
aboard a ship that was to establish a
new colony. An insurrection took place
which obtained for Balboa the SUI
preme command of the colony. The
Spanish government forced him to re-
linquish this command and he joined
another exploring expedition in sub
ordinate position. Subsequently he
joined several successful small expedi-
tons. Accounts reached him in 1913
of a great western ocean. AccOmpan-
led by a small band of resOlute follow
ers he began to tread the almost i'm
penetrable forests of the ISthmus of
Darien, and guided by an Indian chief
named NenOa, clambering up the rug
ged gOrgeS of the mountains. At
length after a toilsome and dangerous
Journey having to contend with hos
tile savage tribes, Balboa and his COM
panions approached, on September %,
the summit of the mountain range.
Balboa, leaving his followers at a lit
tie distance behind and advancing
alone to the western declivity, was the
first to behold the vast unknown ocean
which he afterwards took possession
of in the name of his sovereign, and
named it the Pacific ocean, from the
apparent quietued of it's waters Sur
rounded by his followers, he walked
into it. carrying in his right hand q
naked sword, and in his left the ban
ner of CASTLE and declared the sea
of the south, and all the regions whose
shores it bathed, to belong to the crown
of CASTLE and Leon. On his return
however, the governors of the colonies
We're so jealous Of his glory, and feared
so much that his favor with the peO-
pie might throw the reins of govern
ment into his hands, that dissentiOns
sprang UP between them, Balboa was
accused of instigating rebellion and
was beheaded in 1917, in violation of
all forms of justice.