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THE FARMYIIJ-B HERALD
^^^^^^H ii l\\-i lilli' Kill THK 1MIKSKNT. HOI'K Kilt THE FUTL'UE.
r/oLXV PARMVIUsE, VA., FRIDAY, DECBMBER 9, 1904. . NO. ll
CITY DIRECTORY.
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K. I,
ii, H. K
aniliert
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COUNTY DIRECTORY.
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A BL ARM81 i: '"
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
.liomin:
Va.
Robt, kincaid brock.
ATTORNEi Al' LAW,
v,r Agnew's Drag Blore,
Cor. Main and Third H
ivillk, Va.
Has ai u * Hoatvaot
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Lee & Thompson
Attorneys at Law,
Farmvm.i.i: and Crewe, Va.
miiptly rt
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J- M. CRUTE,
?Attorney at Law,?
rAHMVlt.l.K, - - . VIRGINIA.
Prac; adjolntn
r of Virginia an
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aa
? 0 WATKINS H. H. WATKINS.
WATKINS $ WATKIM
-AHORMEYS AT LAW,
t VKMVII.I.F.. VA.
mid Am
Ila ant a I'hmoni
al attention i - iu bani
ru ploy.
I WING.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Green Bay, Prince Edward County, Va.
aaTXoURTs:?State and Pedera
^* C FRANKLIN
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
I'AMIi.lN CUV, VA.
Court
Vlr.lnlaand C.S. Courts.
BRICKS! BRICKS!
I am manufacturing a tine grade
of Hard Briese for
Foundations and Buildings,
.me anti Hand Make, Kimon
for chimu. ? I for outside
work. Can lill orders promptly
and pleaee yon.
THOS. A. BOLLING,
Farm vii;
J. I'. IB vii I KUHN
THE
SIGN PAINTER
WINDSOR HOTEL
rial Sign, on Gla... Wood ano Mit.
Lati.t Nt. Voa. Styli.
b.ti.faction gua.antiio om no chang
-Midi -
Exact
Examinations. . .
IXX2X:XXXZXIXXIXXXI2
Wc jnit intelligence
into examining ymir
We aft careful
that yon shall have inst
what your eye* require.
We fit them perfect!
that they will Ir- com?
fortable.
Lenses Ground Properly,
Hims [fiat Suit four Face,
Glasses that Fit Your Needs
?. T. BLANTON,
Je?eler and Optician.
\\'HITE 4. CO.,
DRUGS,
Medicines and
Druggists' Sundrie
il .pouiidcrt
KAKiiVil.l.l.. VA.
Motlnrs ia (it rc fill
of thc health of your children. Look
"at fm- i . (i-oiip and
Whooping Cough, Stop them in time
one Minute Cough tare is the li.-' re
Hid tileasi,. ?
bj liie W insti'ii Drug Co.
riritliii-rtdcv's limn v iiml I .ir.
? a Co , Chicago, originated
Hld Tar tis n throat utid lunK re
ltd on nceouiit of tl.'
d popularit] of Foley's Hone]
na.I i'nr man] imitations are
for the genuine. Ask for I
ana Tar and tarnee any anbali*
' red as no other preparation
- iiue satisfaction lt I
oontalna a..
r elia.ir,.n anil delicate
. W. H. Agnew.
Bodily pain loaaa Ita terror if you've
?i bottle of l>r. Thomas' Electric Oil in
the bonan Instant relief in l
loraina, accidents of ant;
-ort.
?,
\ Ptasaaal PUL
- ait and positive as
I '.-Wat -
Little Karly i mild and ef?
fective that children, delicate Indie
nut weak people enjoy their cleanaing
effect, while - iy they
ire the baal liver Jails Sold. Sold by
? aston Drag Co.
Nu More Sun'eriiiir.
If yon ure troubled with indigestion
get a bottle ol Kodoi Dyspepsia ian
how .[uieklj lt will cure yoi.
i Spencer, la., says:
"Have had Dyspepsia for twenty years
iv;i- almost hopeless. Kodol
-ni ('are wu- recommended and
! few hottles of it and it is tin
only thlni that has relieved me. Would
not lie without it Haye doctored with
local physicians and with hopes of get
Be relief, lint kodol Dj
he only remedy that has done
me any good, and 1 heartily recommend
it. Every person Buffering with Indi?
gestion or Dyspepsia should as.- i;
Sold hy Tba v\ inston Drug Co.
V \ iairlitened Horse,
Running Ilka aaad down the -tret
dumping tl.?Tiipants, or a hundred
other accidents, ur- every day occur
renee*, lt bahoome everybody to have
a reliable Salve handy and there's none
,-is good rs r.iicklen's Arnica Salve.
Burna, Cuts, Borea, Eemma and Piles,
disappearquicklr under its toothing
?Us at White iV Co's.,
Drug Store.
A ( ..-Itv Mistake.
Blunders tin- sometimes a-r.
nally life itself is tin
' a mi-take, tait you'll never he
wrong if you take l?r. King's New life
liii-for Dyspepsia, Dizzineaa, dead'
adie, liver or Bowal troubles
ric yet thorough. 'Joe, at White
Drug Store.
Ilia tors ( mihi Nut Help Her.
"I had kidney trouble for years,"
ir- Raymond Conner, of shel?
ton, Wash , "and the doctors could not
help me. I tried Foley's Kid; ?
and the very lirst dose gave me relief
and I am HOW cured 1 can in.; -
much for Foley's Kidney Cure." It
makes the diseased kidneys sound BO
they will eliminate the poiaona Dom
- they titi UU
health la impoaaible. sold hy H. H.
Agnew.
- Laxative Honey and Tar is an
improvement over Cough, laing and
Bronchia] remedies. It ads on the
bowell drives the cold nut of the sys?
tem, cures Croup, Whooping I
B Pneumonia and strengthen
the lungs. I ,? lluneyiaiii!
lar is the hot Cough Syrup for child?
hood, sold by Anderson
Drug Co.
When you need a pill it is always
to buy the I- - little l.ivei
Pille am the best, irv them. They
have a way of their own. For sale by
ri Drug Co.
Nu (a-c of Pneumonia on Record.
We do not know of a single instance
i Cough oreold resulted in pneu
monia or consumption when Poley'l
Honey and Tar had been taken. Il
cures coughs and colds perfectly, so d'.
Dot take chances with some unktiowa
preparation which may contain opiates
which cause constipation, a Condition
that retards recovery from a cold. Ask
for Foley - Hone] and Tar and refusi
-iitate offered. Sold by W,
B Agi
lh ware id Counterfeits.
"DeWitt's is the only genuine Witcl
Halal Salve" writes J. L. Tucker, o
Centre, Ala "I have a-cd it in rn;
family for Piles, Cuts and Burna fa
i can recommend it to ba tl"
ve un the market. Every tami
ly should keep it, as it is an invalnabh
lld remedy, and should alway
lie kept on hand for itnniedi.r
Samuel Gaga, of North Hush, N
.-: "I had a fever sore on na
ankle for twelve years that the (1 oe ti Ti
Could not cure. All salves and blom
remedies proved worthless. I coull
not walk for over two years. Finall;
i wm perauaded to try Da Wltt'a Wita)
Ha/el Salve, which ha- eoinpletel;
cured me. It is a wonderful relief.
DeWitt's Wich Bau! Salve cure
without leaving a scar. Sold by Tin
?
Forcraked hands, chapped lips, am
rOUgh skin, linesalve is the nicesl
-:, bes! care, One application ii
one night prov.- it. I or sale by An
lcrson Drug Co.
Look out for Coughs. Colds, ('ron!
. U hooping Cough. They are dan
ii nf the year. The;
pneumonia or consumption
Yon cnn prevent or cure all such com
laxative li
far?hii improvement over a'
lung and bronchial rtanedies, and th
ugh Syrup. Sold by I
Drag '
. Veted colds make fal grave
W .il 'rt Norway Pin
Syrup helps man and women to a haj
py, vigorous old age.
Woman love a clear, healthy com
Pura blood makes it. Hui
?mi Hitters makes pur
CHItilttSlER'S tNULISH
PENNYROYAL PILL!
Ladle., vi
ll li ll > NI > H ?. 1M.IINII lr* Al
-
I aa. no itlhrr. Krtii.f danger.,u? mlMl
-iiii.nond liullall.. ri.mer I
lr fur r.rllrular*. Teal
......IkI. ni Keller for Ladle.
"turn Mall. IO.OOW TrMiniuulala. Mold I
'.-flTKR CHEMICAL OO.
? ISO Jla41.ua <H..rt, PHIL*.., Pi
J<*tte> Uliiwa
"JACK" WAS A LOYALIST.
He Deserted His Coiifrc'etntc Master
and Joined th.- ; land
During the War.
"Union Jack." ur
more briefly and familiar
those who kntw hil
nf the civil war. "J
tiff characteristics, but that hi
purebred araaevident b) l<
hound-like fining a
a deer-like symmetry ai. '
legs.
Originally I
ate Jailer In Front R
paulen f aad I
Jackson ma
the pla.
Join their rtL-i:
after a rn D, wt re siro
taken prisoners and brought >
Front Royal.
It was wh!,
on provost guard duty that "Jai
displayed dog sympathy :
He made friendly overton
Maryland officers and when tl
nles fell back to take part In tl
against Jacka aa 'J . on ac?
companying them. !
? '
coaxed, entreated, ol
out all In vain.
"Jack" of a BVddi
no further use for his old ital
master, and dir! not I
als quarry of powi rful tee!
an atten , I
lng hand on him.
He went Into the fight with tl ?
rrowlng
shells, chased after 1.
barked deflan
licked the faces of tia ?
whined mournfully over the di
"Jack's" behavior In thal
brazed eloaer and On ri nd of af?
fection which had l ? form
r
"Jack" returned to Front Royal a
prisoner with the enpturi
and in spite of all attempts to wi
bani to old assocint ?
loyal to tbe stars an
tlon for the Maryland offli
terable, and he I
through all their ri
ges of prison to Richmond
"Jacks" aagadty and devotion wera
amazingly human. On ti ?
the parched na n wara tail
he would seek water along 'la vvny, and
bark loudly when he ,
First Maryland histor) hal Itt!
the men were subsisting or. only Bra
crackers to each man for five days this
remarkable dog would catch chickens
and bring them to the officers and sit
content to take what the I
cared to share with him.
On one occasion win n a ?
sore, sick Boldler dropped In tb<
"Jack" remained with him
hourt until a wagon took him D]
low the sorrowful column on th
prison.
One of the most ?:
In his character was the li
"JACK," LOVAT, WAR 1
he developed for the ci ?
form. He would refuse fi
one In gray, and several tl
BBCaaed being shot for his ungracious?
ness to those garbed In that eoJor.
When the men got to Richmond pris?
on one of the first things "Jack"
to soundly whip a dog belonging ti
federate officer, an; i ahlla he
was there would he permit any of the
prison officials or guards to scrape an
acquaintance with him.
While "Jack" was always fri* nd] y to
the men of the First Maryland he woaM
not associate with them. In th,v ?
he was an aristocrat. Baal
deers, but If any of the nan wen In dis?
tress he was among the first to reach
thom.
"Jack" survived the hardsl
prison life, and was taken to Ililtimore
by the First Mania
hoped a suitn!
to save from forp
good deeds and noble char.
A Belated War Romance.
In the fai of 1M Lieut. H. li
was saved from capture
crates through a tia
him by a young girl a I
rhood. Ra arai
Ink) the mountains with I
Just ah.
to the main lines without
A short timi
rill leai i
tress. A cor: .ved and
a wedding ls said to be In sluht.
Of Intcic-t Bl Mothers.
Thooaandt of Uti
year of croup. Moat of t le I
Honey anti Tar, and avery fam
children should keep it in tba house
lt contains no opiates BO
sure. Mrs. George ll.
My bebi lau
atnek of croup and w
thought she Would choke tO death, bu
one il"- : Tar re
lievad her at once after other r
had failed. Wa Bl min ut
without it in the h I by \\
B. Agnew.
inU/S GHOST.
o' after Rill
aaa killed an'
? n' ga Bf lt aiaia au if lt
was a phi ti\ pocketbook on April fool's
day," .aid the fat eaglet ar lt was a
good run, too. Thc man that had itonly
had to work six ni
mi' lt wat eotaldered the
t kind of cherry pie.
??v hilo he was
llv'.n' an' had tba run. Tint toona begot
killed one inan'd take the train, run lt
for a week or so an' then let go sudden.
Il commenct I
troon' that engine 413, that haul.
"Yon see poof Bill was killed In rather
a peculiar way. He run Into a trolley car
at a grade crossln' oDe evenln', and In
the mix-up the feed wire of tba
busted, one end of lt hlttln' Hill an' send
In' a charge of electricity through his
a killed him. They said that tin
al display wh.n that fud wire
swiped tfffe locomotive would a' mads the
towers at Coney look Uki
"When tba nolaln'a waragettln'pretty
loud the master n, I lur me
ona day. "Do you believe In |
Portly?' says he t<
:. notli t it.' says I.
" 'Well, ti.
'there's some pretty tsll
round as to how poor Hill gUckncy't
shade is hauntln' in, an' It's rut bo that
ll mun on the
train.'
" i ,?
tin' In,' says I. 'antin' tl
'. are matin'
ii' up to time. I don't .-?
i c li. |. ..ff '
"Thc ? ,v with
I was that I was di
train. \ p on the
run came aroun' to aaa na- with faces
that'd make a Illy look Hie a place of
tar. Ullin' of peculiar rappln's an' slch
tantrums as gboata hBVI 1
to kick up ever since the days Wi
knights wert around lookln' like one of
i ure kimonos
"'Oh, shucks. I'm from V
You're got to show me," I says
you fell)
'n' rwung a bluff to he taken off.'
it on the run, feelln' ra'
contented with myself, everything
want lovely that night.
n nasty, rainy
night I shut both the hack 'n' front
doors on my ab to keep as
dry as poss:! Into the first
as I was tlowla' up. I |
ahead, an' holy manila' pins If there
Bill Stickney peerln' right In the
rabat rae, with both
his arms raised at full length nut bia
head.
"Well lt fl mo fo that I
come within an Infinitesimal ri
runnln' hy the station an' Into a switch
engine richt ahead. Thtre wa* no deny
In' it; lt was Rill. I dldn' holler out to
the fireman; an' when we got awaj from
Bon Rill's gi ni view.
"Now I ni -
I'll admit I was puzzled, an' so rattled
that I forgot to tba! of tba Injectors un?
til reminded by my fireman that we
? runnln' a sprlnklln' cali for
the commuters' gardens.
"Well, slr, I'ai's shade came again.
ham a Ukin'for habitation
Bl vhow up 'cept at th.
Once in awhile he'd make a fl< 11
pearance gola1 rr.un' tums; an' at the
end of that run I was nearly out
"I didn't say anything to anybody. I
ha laugh on me.
One of the boys cam. around an' kinder
If I'd aol ' tavthla',
Ba' I says, i wa* too good a friend
of Rill's for him to chase after ma, any?
way. He knows I never did any anvil
warrain' on him, an' that lil look after
the 413 .ame as he would tlaaalf.'
"Rill's ghost failed to show next night.
It was warm and clear. Bolt went along
for three or four nights. Then wp had
a dreadful storm, an' I had to keep all
the windows closed 'cept the r.ne on the
t of which I had to stick my coco
occasionally to gr.f signals.
"I'd 'most forgotten about the ghost
nut crpat strlrpln' eccentrics! When
we slid Into the first station 'n' I louted
ahead, there was Bill's shade peerln' at
rne through the front window again
" N .w. Btu,' I says, "co away 'n' be
a good boy. Don't rome 'round |
me. Ain't I doln' all I can for the 413.
juft the same aa you would? An' ain't I
goln' in right on the card every night.
-ame as you did yourself?'
"Bat though I talked to the specter
with tears In ray eyes It had no effect,
when I uncovered my lamps his
rhostletn was still on tbe Arin' line. I
thought lt was about up to me te regret
to report an' pass tn my victual certifi?
cate. I started to make my getaway
through the back cab door without the
formaity of openln' It an'?
"There waa a crashing of glai? si I
backed against the door, whirl. '
tne to earth again. When I looked to
see If the ghost wa* following: me he wat
ri.np; that ls, a part of him was. Ha was
broken right off below thp waist llnp in
Jacged pleres which I knew In an In?
stant were reflected from the back rab
door. I then was pretty sure I had the
phost mystery solved
in' an Investigation of thp Jagged
pieces of glass in the rear door I found
that ths electricity from the trolley feed
wire had made a negative of Bill In the
j ul ass. Just like a magic lantern slide,
??hen he' wst e'ecfroptited
"Ivpry tims a light shone through thc
' hack door lt would thmw a life size pic?
ture on the glass door In front When
Bill made hi* Badin' appearance, they
were caused by tbe lights behind us; an'
when we ttoppsd near the eh ctrle lights
in the station, of course the plcturt
would be thrown on the front window
good aor" strong.
"Say, honest, that's so. But I want
now, though, that at no time did
I reallv think that lt was a ghost"?
N. T. Sun.
Piont ?' a new tii
. put up in a new way. A cer
tain cure for all Kidney. Blood am
ran form a
Rheumatism. Pimulea relieve Back
ache and Kidney pains permanently.
If you need such a remedy let tis shot
you the wonderful Pinealea. I
- n Drug Co.
?aa. scald head, hives, itchincf
'. any -.'rt loatantly relict
eil. permanently cared. Doan's Oin
nant. At any drug store
( 1 1 1 I > J ! > U
REASONABLE PRP
AT HERALD OFFIC
DHASED BY LION AND BEAR
Traveler In Cnliiornia Is Forced to
Flee Before Two Infuriated
Denizens of tho Woods.
As P. C. Berryman, of Ukiah. Cal.,
waa on the n Hophind and
i' ha saw a large brown bear,
nn took a shot at him. The
shot struck the hear In tb<
paw and he Jumped to his ftt I
td fight.
Berryman then took another shot,
rani tba bear started for him, growling
as he came. Berryman was on horso
beek, and turned his horse quickly,
dodging tho Infuriated animal and
giving him another shot as he went
past. The gun wa* of only 32 caliber.
Berryman was ahead of the bear
now. but saw, to hit dismay, a large
a GRAB FOB THE HORS*
California Hon, which had been at?
tracted by the nollie, in front ut him.
Ha waa between the two animals, and
concluded lt would be wiser not ti)
shoot thu lion. Putting the spurs to
bia ht.reo. ho rode at tbe lion, trusting
I.- . mild scar* him Into the bruah. But
th< Ibm was not to ba bluffed and
i grab for him as he rode past,
fastening his claw. In the horse's
Hank. The frightened horan gave s
irri-at bound sod Berryman htt the Hon
over tho faoe with a rope lariat which
he had In his hand, and mic. coded Iq
bn-aklng the beaat'e hold
As he did so bo pot more cartridges
Into his revolver, and then commenced
a race such as he would not care to
run again. He was so far ahead of
the bear that U could not catch him,
but the lion still kapi on the run,
forcing Berryman to fire His dogs,
hearing the noise, came running out
and engaged tho wounded animal In a
fight The Hon got one dog by the
throat, killing it Th* other d"g waa
badly torn, but will not die.
GIRL CRAZED BY RELICION.
Pretty Young Woman Startle. Con?
gregation by Gilding Into Serv?
ice in Spectral Costume.
Clad only la undergarments. Miss
Mary Black, a pretty young woman
and a distant relative ot ex-Oov Frank
lt Black, of Mew York, walked up the
aisle of tbe Fortieth Street Methodist
Fplscopal church, at Philadelphia, Pa,
Interrupting the fkinday evening serv?
ice and announcing in solemn tones:
"I come with a message to you from
Christ."
It was Just a* tbs pastor, Rev. N B.
Masters, concladed a prayer that Mles
Black entered the edifice. She tiptoed
through thc vestibule, then with arms
outstretched she walked slowly toward
the pulpit.
Over baw shouldsra hung loosely the
folds of a silk bodice. Her eyes were
"I ? 'ME WITH A MESSAGE "
psrtly closed and her lips moved In?
audibly. As shs neared the altar rall
she raised her voice, repeating In
measured tones: "I come with a mes?
sage to you from Christ."
Awed by the spparltlon. the congre?
gation, numbering upward of ~
speechless. None knew what to do snd
the silence wa* like a pall and In
another moment as the girl stood help?
less before them women wept and
prayed.
Assisted by other men snd some of
the women whose nerve* had been
ralrned Prof Foster persuaded the girl
to go home with him.
She wss taken to her home hy a tam
Hy nf the name of Hyde She ap?
peared to be rational upon all subjects
other than religion. Later she did not
recall going to the rhurch. In which
-the wa* an active worker.
Nunnery for Colored Women.
In New Orleans ls a nunnery, all thu
Inmates of which are cob
ent C8 nuns are sheltered there.
Man Zan is the Pile Remedy tha
- the spot ami stops all pile pail
; ly. If you miler with Blind
Bleeding, Itching or Protruding Pile
and want to lie eared it is only necp.
sary to use Man /an, the lireat PI)
by Anderson Drug Co.
The health and fragrance and strengt
of the great pine forests are e
in l'ineules?a new discovery put up i
ii new war. A cure for all Kidnej
Blood and Bladder disease--, I'.ackachi
igo and everv form of Bbeomi
tism. linetiles rid the syttem of in
purities. Sold by Anderson Drug CV
Herald and N.Y. World. 11.60.
J7"? Planning
for the Regeneration of
Lower Egypt
It It Proposed to Divert the Witera of the River
Nile Into a New Channel.
I
ri IS only two years ago
since the great Assuan dam
on thc Niki was completed?
engineering feat on a
?~^i\ *cale never before attempted,
%& ?J ^v which enormous beneilts
have been conferred on the
cultivator of the Egyptian soil?and
already an even greater work la In con?
templation, of which the smallest part
lt the raising of the dam already con?
structed. The plan ls neither more nor
lest than that of regulating the outflow
of the Nile and its source in Central
Africa and of insuring Egypt a larger
and more constant measure of the far
tiilzlng flood by "training" the current
of the mighty stream through several
hundred miles of its course.
The moat sluggish imagination can
hardly fall to ba attired by the ambi?
tious magnitude of such a project,
which, lt ls estimated, would bring 800,
000 additional acres under cultivation,
while, converting 750,000 acree from
basin Into perennial Irrigation. The de?
tailed exposition of the scheme ls con?
tained In a voluminous report from Slr
William Garsten, the English head of
the department of public works in
Egypt, and even for those to whom
Its engineering problems are Incompre?
hensible, that report affords much fas?
cinating reading. Plr William Garsten
has spent five years In studying the
basin of the upper Nile, and from his
eh.flc personal observation of what may?
be called the phenomena of the NUltlc
floods, this scheme, which would oc
UAl' SHOWING THE PROPOSED
CHANNEL
eupy at least IS years in oompletion,
has been born. It ls divided Into two
parts?the regulation of the Blue Nile
for tbe better Irrigation of the eastern
Soudan, and the regulation of the
White Nile for th* benefit of Egypt;
but lt ls the latter part which presents
the most startling features and which.
If proved feasible, would be undertaken
in tbe Immediate future. The conflu?
ence at thc Whit* and Blue Niles takes
place at Khartoum, or, roughly speak?
ing, midway in the oourse of 8,300
miles, while Egypt's great artery runs
between Its source at the Victoria Ny?
anza to Its outflow in the Mediterra?
nean The tortuous character of that
course may be gathered from the fact
that lt increases by one-half the dis?
tance which would be traversed by the
river rf M flowed In a straight line.
As far as the tenth degree of north lat?
itude the Nils ls easily navigable; but
at Lake Ns, where the White Nile be?
comes the Bahr-el-Oebel. and where the
Junction of the Bah r el-Oh aral and the
Bah-el-Ztra takes place, the difficulty
begins. From Lake No up to Bor, a
distance of 220 miles, the chann-1 ls
choked with "sudd," and the surround?
ing country ls converted Into a huge
swamp by the "spilling" of the current
Th* effect ls that of the volume of
water that leaves Laka Victoria at Ri?
pon Falls, not one-half ever reaches
the Whit* Nile In flood tim? this enor?
mous wastags of water In the swamps
and marshes of the B*hr-el-Gebpl ls
Immaterial; Nit In the dry season lt In?
volves an Incalculable loss to Egypt,
whose sots dependence for water ls
upon th* VU*. To obviate ti.it state of
things two coursps are open. The first
lt so to improve the channel of the
Bahr-*l-0*bel as to stop the ".pillings"
of the stream, and to prevent the ac?
cumulations of tudd which not only
block th* river to navigation, hut dis?
perse s great proportion of Itt
The other course?and the one that ls
evldpntly dearest to Sir William ''ar
tten's heart?la to cut i ?
tor tbs Bahr
inction of the Sobat with the White
Ile, Just below Lake No. By means of
filiations at the head of the cutting
ie volume of waterpaaslngtotheWhite
ile could be made constant; for the
juan, r flow would be undiminished
y wastage, and in flood-time the sur
lus water would, as at present, waste
self in Inundations on either side of
ie natural channel. The complement
> this project would be the building
itors both at Ripon Falla, and
r tba head of Lake Albert, where the
Ictoria Nile, after passing the Mar
Falls, becomes the Bahr-el
t bel.
This work, which Is estimated to cost
ira? ?5,600,000, would be both cheaper
UK l'.AHU-EL-UHAZ.YL BLOCKED UV
BUL) Li.
nd more effectual than the less heroic
ourse of dredging and "training" the
xlstlng channel of the Bahr-el-GebeJ;
ut Its feasibility ls not quite certain,
>r the levels of the 200 odd miles of
aintry lying between Dor and the
Dnfluence of the Sobat have not been
ccurately ascertained; and upon that
ictor everything must depend.
The late Lord Salisbury once advised
ls countrymen to study their imperial
eography on large-scale maps, and lt
i only by reference to such maps that
ie true magnitude of Slr William Gar?
ten's project can be realized. From
iexandrla to the northern shore of
le Victoria Nyanza ls, as the crow
les, some 2,200 miles, or a third of the
Istance from the equator to the pole
he great inland sea, from which lt
ikes its rise, ls aa large as Scotland,
nd the amount of water which it dla
harges daily Into the Victoria Nile ls
ttle short of 50,000,000 metres oube,
r 11.000,000.000 gallon*. It ls only 60
ears since the explorations of Speke
nd Grant revealed to the world the
jog-mysterious source of the Nile, and
ow that source ls brought so much
.ithin the sphere of civilization that
ts waters are to be tamed by sluice
nd dam.
The British Blue Book contains an
n'.-r. -firiK Dlaatrated report on the
roject by 8lr William Oarsten. A
romlnent feature of the picture along
he Bahr-el-Gh.'u il Is the amount of
apyrus shown, and lt is far from be?
ag a thing of mere beauty. It ls large
y responsible for the forming of those
udd-blockt in the river channel which
ears of efforts have cot been able to
isperee.
The enormous Increase to the fertil
ty and revenues of Egypt and the Sou
an which tbe fulfilment of these
(hemes would bring about ls strongly
mphasized by Lord Cromer, who holds
hem out as "the ideal" at which th*
Egyptian government should adm. The
irinclpal obstacle to their realization
s. In spite of the enormous distances
ind vast forces Involved, not of an en
rlneerlng, but of a financial character,
["hough Slr William Garsten ls confl
lent of the perfect feasibility of con
itructlng regulators at the outfall of
he Central African lakes and of dlvert
ng such a stream ai the Bahr-el-Oeb*l
nto a new and artificial chancel, If
>nly the levels are favorable. Lord Cro?
mer Is not so certain when Egypt wit!
ie able to launch upon such an ex
THE BAHR-EL-4JHAZAL CLEARED 09
?ODO.
pendlture as that Involved. But tbs
scheme, or some modification of lt, is
certain of ultimate realization; and no
more eloquent commentary upon lt
rould be found than in the words with
which Slr William Garsten concludes
the report of hit investigation of the
Upper Nile. "To rescue." he says, "the
upper Nile from tbe marshes in which
it has lost more than half lu volume;
to control and regulau the great equa?
torial lakes, making them add to tho
flow of the river at will; to cause the
waters of the Blue Nile to rise and ir?
rigate the fertile tracU through which
they pass; to secure to Egypt a con?
stant and sufficient supply for the en?
tire area between the caUracu and the
Mediterranean; to free the country
from tbe ever-present danger of a dls
I -theae are tasks worthy
carlson with any previously re?
in the world's history, and
which, if successfully amrnafiaSed
shlnd liam a monument
after all
Ivlllza.
Kcinliitlon Imminent.
A sure sign of approaching revolt ami
serious trouble in your system is ner?
ta, sleeplessness, or stomach up?
sets. Electric Bitters will quickly dis?
member the troublesome cautei. It
never fails to tone the stomach, regu?
late the Kidneys and Bowels, stimu?
late the Liver, and clarify tba blood.
Run down systems benefit particular?
ly and all the unusual attending aches
vanish under Its searching and
thorough effectiveness. Electric Bit?
ters is only 50c, and that ls returned if
it don't give perfect, satisfaction.
Gauranteed by White A Co., Druggists.
Fight mil lg Biller.
Those who will persist in closini
their tars agni nit the continual reeoaa
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Keaii what T. .{.Beal], of Bia.
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Druggists. Price 60 cents and 11.00
Trial bottles free.
Something Much Holier.
*"D? I love George?" Butted Clara
?oftiy. "or ls lt simply a Btati
faction that I feel I
Just then Bobby burst noisily late
the room and Interrupted her medita?
tions.
"Get out af ' I wretch"
aha ebouied, and Beliing him by the
arm tbe shot Lim through the door.
"Ah, no," she tighed, as she resumed
her Interrupted train of thought, "my
love for C-porge is rot a sister's love.
It ls aoanetaii pares, higher
and h.
Paradisiacal.
Mother-So you 'he Jana
hu-:
Son?The cupboard door eaate oaten It?
self, mother, and I thought
Mother?Why didn't vim tag: "Oe'
thee behind me, SaUn?"
Son?So I did, mother; and I t
and pushed me right ba.?Brook!) a Life.
Hia Position.
"What do you tink of desi- men dst
ls strlkln' fur less workln' hours,'' asked
Meandering Mba,
"I can't understand 'em at all." an?
swered Plodding Pete, "if it waa me
I wouldn't condescend to mention any
ting bigger dan minutes."?Washing?
ton Star.
Time for Disappearing.
er to'.d hi. love, for when
-.il word. h. would have .aid.
i
Bag man quin..} lt. 1
. a > Nena.
THE LIFELONG PUZZLE.
He?There are two periods In a man's
life when he doesn't understand a
woman.
She?What are they!
He?Before he's married and aft er li e's
married.?A .
A Burning Question.
Can anyone tell why a blamed old hen,
war - iwa,
coi I
And lot ethel t".kn' kui !<;r.? alone?
?Judge
On the Jump.
"That fellow ls a most remarkable
runner."
"Who, Burroughs?"
"Yes. He's always running in debt
ind yt t he* for. vcr running away from
whom he ls In debt"?
Philadelphia I
On Wind.
Robinson-What kind of business la
Brown engaged In?
Jones -I'n-'irr ttic I think.
Robinson -Pneumatic? Why, I never
heard of a business like that.
Jones?Well, whatfver lt ls, la's run?
ning lt on wind.?Smith's Weekly.
Only Think They Could Do.
"How did they ever come to send him
to the legislature?"
"Well, you s.e tl.iy wire prevented
by a technicality from Rinding him to
the penitentiary, and he showed no dis?
position to move out of town."?Chicago
Record-Herald.
Her Definition.
Teacher?Write a sentence contain?
ing "the Miter tad " ?*
Polly (nadlng from her Biaga)1 ss
big dog chased my kitty, and as shs
went ur.tier the porch "he bit her end."
?Judge.
One or the Other.
Bllmmer?Jus-t see that covered car?
riage down there meandering along all
Glimmer?H'm! The driver must be
either a drunken man or a sober wom?
an?N. Y. Weekly.
Experienced.
Rounder?Do you believe In the con?
trol of one mind over another?
Married Man ?I certainly do; I was
hypnotized ariana I BmgoaatJ to the i.iri
that ls now my wife. ? Detroit Free
Press
T only
His Limitations.
" said the dear fellow,
believe what I can understand.'
"Hi ally?" said the girl. "What a
skeptic you must be!"?Chicago Jour?
nal.
Criticism.
Joe?Whst do you think of MlssOab
bieton? Kine littlest, eh?
Fred?Yee; bul Ker Intelleit Isn't la
lt with ber conversational abilities.?
Cincinnati Enu,u!r..r.
Privileged Cia*.
Church?Do they aliow chi: |
your flat?
Gotham?Only the Janitor's?Yon
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