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is not within the purview of the discussion
 Is power happiness? Ask the professor of 1t and he will tell you that it is an obstacle ito all contentment. Power Is a good deal like commercial credit; a man can possess it only while he refrains from using it for his own benefit An attempt to utilize 1t for personal qualification de- Stroys 1t. Wherever power exists 1t must be exercised chiefly for its own preserva- tion; and this Is true whether the potentate be the czar of all the Russians or the boss of an American city. The imperial auto crat cannot appoint an incompetent favor fte to the command of his armies without exposing his throne to destruction by for eign invasion or domestic revolt. He can- not even gratify his own caprice in the ap- pointment of a spy; for this very life de- bends upon the detective vigilance of his police. The American boss must use all fis power to enlist the aid of those best qualified to maintain his boss-ship.
 The utmost that a life devoted to study can hope to accomplish Is to discover the fountain of Knowledge; not one of us can ever hope to slake his thirst at 1t. If knowledge be happiness. then indeed Is happiness unattainable.
 Is wealth happiness? Look at those who possess 1t and tell me if you think they are happy race. Who that has observed in these catacombs of modern cities called safe deposits, the owners of millions gloomy as the passage through which they move, S1lently-dluOSl lurtiVely-to CUui- partments appropriately named valuts, where, In an isolation absolute as the grave they count their securities or change them, will say that, judged by appearances, the very rich lead lives of unclouded joy? The millionaire always appears to be melancho- ly, but nowhere is he so sad as in the midst of his treasures He ds the only human being who by the common observation Of all men has never shown gaiety, and who is universally considered incapable of 1t. I have heard of jolly beggers, but no one has ever heard of jolly milhonaires. Ipe cripple sometime smiles on the bed ito which he ds chained. The blind are cheer f,ll in the occupations to which their af- f1fctions restrict them. It is as natural for a workman to sing while the object of his labor assumes a form in which it will be at once the monument of his industry and the source of his wages,as it fir a mother to sing over the cradle of the child she has horne But who eyer heard of 8 million atre singing a comic song or whistling a merry tune as he clips coupons in sub terranean cell.
 If wealth, power, fame und Knowledge are not happiness, in what does 1t consist! Is 1t unattainable? No, it Is not unattalna- Ha. it Is not even difficult to reach. It is at our feet and as often happens we stum- ble over the substance which Is close to us while straning after Its shadow m the dls- tance. Happiness consists not In our pos sessions, but in ourselves, not In what we have, but In what we are. l think happi- ness may be defined as absorption in some forGa of effective labor. You may say some
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The more extensive his fortune the more arduous his employment. If his revenues far exceed his expenditures he must find an inves bment for the surplus. The larger that surplus the more time he must de- vote to its investment. The greater his in- come then the less time he can devote to dissipation or idle indulgence.
 However obscure your station you can do something to raise the standard of Christ ian moralbty and of individual prosperity by making your own lives useful. Thus will you raise yourselves to fields of higher labor wider usefulness and greater re- spect; thus will your days be fruitful; thus will your nights be festful; thus will the highest success be yours-the success which is not to be measured by the pos sessions in your hands, but by the peace in your hearts-the success which ennobles every exercise of your faculties, which sheds the light of happiness over exist ence while it lasts and closes 1t with that satisfaction, that confidence, that majesty, with which the just man sinks to his final sleep-passing through the bosom of the earth on which his labor has been loyal, to the bosom of his God where his repose will be eternal.
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Advice From the Gallery.
1e London spare Moments.

From the London Spare Moments.
 Of the Dublin gallery boys famous bar ttone, in his "reminiscences, tells some face tious tales-one of Faust" in which he played Valentine.
 After the duel Martha, who rushed In at the head of the crowd, raised his head and held him in her arms during the first part of the scene, and cried out In evident alarm,
 ''Oh what shall do?"
 There was a death-like stiffness in the house, which was interrupted by voice from the gallery calling out:
 "Unbutton his weskitr'
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men are unhappy though they work every way-nay some men declare their occupa- tions are sources of discontent because they are arduous. Do not be deceived. A mans hands may be busy yet he may be unhappy, but 1t is because his mind Is not occupied by his task. Where all the faculties, mental and physical, are absorb ed in any form of industry, there ds no time ito feel discontent, and still less time ito express 1t.
 Believe me, happiness Is effective labor Our possessions are often sources of dis appointment, but the labor spent in ac- quiring them is always sourse of sat1s- faction. Poverty which spurs men tp la- bor and usefulness Is often fountain Of hopefulness-wealth which leads to idle ness is always a source of despair and mis- cry When we speak of the poor as Gods own, we do not express @ sentiment of pity, but we formulate a profound philosophical truth. The benevolent intentions of God towards his creatures are accomplished through the activities of the poor. The his- tory of human progress Is a history of poverty laboring to improve its own con- ditions The assurance that the poor we will have always with us is then a promise that the principle of progress shall for ever abide in the human race. But while we shall have the poor always with us, poverty will mot always bear the same harsh significance. The poverty of cen tury of even of twenty-five years ago ex- iSts no longer. The poverty or today would have been considered comfort lay former generations, and what today we consider comforts, fifty years from now will be considered poverty. It will be poverty by contrast with the greater prosperity sur rounding 1t, and those then laboring to escape from it will be working not merely for their own improvement, but for the welfare of the whole human race.
 But, some one may say admitting that absorption in work ds happiness, how Is that absorbing employment ito be secured? I answer by qualifying yourself for it. Do
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HoW'S This !?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J.. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and be- lieve him perfectly honorable in all busi- ness transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm.
 WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O.
 WALKING, FlINNAN & MARVIN, Whole sale Druggists, Toledo, O.
 Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
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WHAT IS SUCCESS
  Bourke Cockran te Great Lawyer and Diplomat Writes Upon Success and Happiness for Readers
 of The Age=Hera1d

I assume no life can be deemed success ful unless 1t be happy one. Happiness is the object of universal endeavor, and happiness alone is success. Of course, when we speak of happy life we do not mean a condition of uninterrupted bliss. Sickness, death and other disasters lie in wait for every man-even the most suc- cessful-making difficult the progress which overcomes them-wounding and blis- tering the feet which they cannot arrest. The cup of success cannot be quaffed with out tasting some bitter dregs of disapppint- ment. Perfect happiness Is not of this earth. By a successful life we mean not one which has escaped all sorrow, but one which has by comparison with others has aohived large degree of happiness.
 To discuss success intelligently, it Is then necessary to agree upon what it is. Having ascertained in what it consists, we can consider how it must be achieved and how it may be maintained.
 What is happiness? Is 1t fame? Some wise men hold that fame Is posthumous and notorety contemporaneous but with out pausing to consider the graunds of that belief it is certain that the only fruit which fame or notorfety brings to it's living possessor is the sense that his fel- low men are curious about him. To be gazed at In a street or in a public eon- veyance soon pals upon the mind; from being source of satisfaction it becomes a source of embarrassment. The promf- hence which has cost a lifetime of indus try and self denial to acquire can be for feited in a moment by an ill-considered act or a maladroit expression. This sense of insecurity in its possession robs it of all enjoyment, and speedily conyinces any man with sufficient wit to become con- spicuous that no one can be considered ia mous until he is dead. A reward which can be enjoyed only beyond the grave is not temporal success, and, therefore, it
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had to submit in silence until her husbands return home when, am glad to say, life once more became bearable to her.
A FAvORITE BEER
The Celebrated Christian Moerlein Sold
 Everywhere

The favorite beer sold in Birmingham Is the celebrated Christian Moerlein. While this famous beverage is properly pushed in this district by that enterprising and ener- getic business man, Mr. T. w. O'Byrne, its popularity Is due mainly to genuine merit. The Moerlein company guard the quality of their product with great care, and their representatives always feel safe in recommending 1t. In fact, the Moer. lein is so well and favorably known throughout this country that 1t needs no talking.
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Government Prefers Cut Nails

From the Columbus Dispatch.
 ''The round nails are going out of fash. ion," remarked hardware dealer. and people are returning ito the old-fashioned steel cut nails The Uited States govern ment has ordered lot of these latter nails shipped to Manila. The order includes 3S0 kegs of steel cut nails in sizes ranging from six-penny to 6O-penny, each keg holding 100 pounds The car will be freighted to the Pacific coast and then ordered transported via the Pacific. The nails are to be used jh the construction of hospitals. barrackS, etc."
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RHDWhy'S READY RELIEF
 Will Afford Instant Ease.
CURE FOR Summer Complaints, DySenteru, DlarrhO6d
 Cholera MOrbuS.

A half to a teaspoonful of Ready Relief in a half tumbler of water repeated as often as the discharges continue. and a flannel saturated with Ready Relief placed over the stomach and bowels will afford immediate relief and soon effect a cure.
 No bad after effects (which are invaria- ply the sequel of dosing with opium, etc.) will follow the use of Railways Ready Re- lief, but the bowels will be left in a healthy, normal condition.
 A half to a teaspoonful in a half tumbler of water will, in @ few minutes, cure Cramps, Spasms, Sour Stomach Heart burn, Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Sick Headache, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Colic Flatulency and all internal palms.
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The Higher Criticism

From Puck.
 s. s. Teacher-What did the finger write upon the wall at Belshazzar's feast? Boy-You have been weighed in the bal ance and found wanting.
 S. S. Teacher-And what did that mean? Boy-I guess he forgot ito drop cent in the machine when he got on.
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sively and cured thousands of patients SUI, sui fering with all manner of private trou1ies' orrhoea. etc. 1 offer you a certainty Of cure. My charges are reasonable. may be stranger to you. If so, l refer you with permission to First National Rahh, Alabama National Bank, Jefferson Couhly Savings Bank and Steiner Bros, Bankers Rs to my responsibility for my contracos' f cure many patients by mail treatment. Write for prices and terms. Address Dr. Y. B, Holloway, Watts Bldg, Third Ave. and Twentieth street, Birmingham, Aia'
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He Was From New York.

From the Washington Post.
 "Did you hear him say he was a New Horker?'
 'No, not exactly; but heard him remark that none of the pictures in the Corcoran Art Gallery were one, two, three with the pictures in the Hoffman House bar, and" "What else?"
 "1e never gives up his seat to woman in a street car, and-''
 'That'll dol He's from New York, all right"
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Real Paradise

From the Chicago Tribune. "This," said the professor, 'is my con-
 ception of perfect day" # How so?" asked the doctor. q am comfortable without either a straw
 hat. an overcoat or an umbrella.''
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A Brilliant Definition

From the Chicago Times-Heraid. "Pa Whats barren ideality?" E "A drink of water the next morning after a fellow has been at stag dinner"
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He Thought He Did

Teacher-Of course you know which Is the most important part of the solar sys- tenn?
 Small Boy-The solar plexus!
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DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY, SPECIALIST PRIVATE DISEASES

Most men faal in business by trying to do too many things, To be suc- cessfui every one should select some one special business. and to that devote his whole time and attention. For the past thirteen years in the city of Bir- mingham, Ala, have treated exclu- r.
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Dom Paul
From the Chicago Tribune.

From what have read about Dom Paul Kruger" quoth Uncle Allen Sparks, "he strikes me as a man who can take in moro beer and give off more Scripture texts than anybody now on duty"
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R. RF>4E}|
 A PAIN REMEDY. For over fifty years this wonderful rem edy has proved itself the best safest and surest antidote for pain in the world.
The True Relief, RADWAYs READ RELIEF
For Internal and External Use.

IW tHtCIHdf dHu LAtCiHdi Oocs
 In using medicines to stop pain, we should avoid such as infict injury on the system Opium, Morphine, Choroform, Ether Cocaine and Chloral stop pain by destroying the sense of perception, the patient losing the power of feeling. This is most destructive practice; it masks the symptoms, shuts up, and instead of re- moving trouble, breaks down the stom- ach, liver and bowels, and, if continued for length of time, kills the nerves and pro- duces local or general paralysis.
 There is no necessity for using these un- certain agents when positive remedy like RADWAY'S READY RELIEF will stop the most excruciating pain quicker, without entailing the least danger in either infant or adult.
 It instantly stops the most excruciating pains, alays inflammation and cures con- gestions, whether of the Lungs, Stomach, Bowels or other glands or mucous mem- branes
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short-Sighted

Short-Sighted ''Mr. William Waldorf Astor makes se- rious mistake in repudiating this country" 'Yes; when he goes out to dine over there now he won't have a thing to brag about"
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For solid comfort. smoke @ Texie Cigar.
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PAIN CURED IN AN INSTANT

No matter how violent or excruciating the pains the Rheumatic, Bed-ridden, Infirm Cripple, Nervous, Neuralgia or prostrated with disease may suffer.
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MALARIA, ChiIIs and Fever, Fever and
 Ague Conquered. RhDWhy'S READY RELIEF

Not only cures the patient seized with this terrible foe to settlers in newly set fled districts, where the Malaria or Ague exists, but if people exposed to 1t will, every morning on getting out of bed, take twenty or thirty drops of the Ready Re- lief in a glass of water, and eat say, cracker, they will escape attacks. This must be done before going out,
 There .s not a remedial agent in the world that will cure Fever and Ague and all other malarial, bilious and other levers aided by Railways Pills so quickly as Radway's Rea1y Relief.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22

TIE Washington correspondent OF the
Alexandria Gazette says that Demo
cratic politician living on the line OF
the Southern railway in Virginia AYERS
that che knows that Messrs. Glass,
of Lynchburg. and Donahoe. of
Fairfax, are just as certain to vote for
Martin as that they have been nomi-
mated. The Washington correspon-
dent Of the Gazette is well understood
to be o member of the editorial staff
Of that paper and may have good op.
portunities (like his friend who lives
on the line Of the Southern road) to
know the private sentiments on the
Senatorial question of Mr.. Donohoe,
whose district includes Alexandria.
But The Free Lance ventures the re-
mark that neither the correspondent Of
the Gazette, nor the liver on the line
Of the Southern road. is acquainted
with the purposes Of Mr.. Glass on the
Senatorial question. That gentleman
is keeping his own counsel, and knows
how TO keep it,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22
POLITICAL.
Prince William for Tyler.

Manassas. Va, Aug 10 The Demo-
cratic primary election held In this
county today TO nominate candidate
for the Virginia House of Delegates
passed of quietly.
There were only two candidates in
the field. Mr. G. q Gallaher, present
representative, was opposed by Mr. j
f. Wheat At Manassas precinct Gal.
laher received ~ votes Wheat. 20. At
Haymarket Gallaher received go votes !.
Wheat 9 AT Buck Hall Gallaher re-
ceived 49, Wheat. none At Nokes-
Vile Gallaher received 81 Wheat, %
This indicates that Gallaher will be
nominated by a majority Of about 300
Mr. Gallaher announced that he was
for Governor Tyler for the United
States Senate Mr. Wheat declined 10
say who he was for
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22
The Cause Of Yellow Fever.

Washington August 49, The report
of the commission appointed by the
President in 1897 from the Marine Hos.
pital Service staff to investigate the
nature Of yellow fever has been made
public by Surgeon General Wyman.
The commission was composed OF
Surgeon Eugene Wasdin and Passed
Assistant Surgeon Geddings. both OF
them yellow fever experts.
The conclusions Of the commission
are summarized as follows:
81. That the micro orgsnizism dis
covered by Professor Giuseppe Sanarelli,
of the University Of Bologna, Italy,
and by him named bacillus icteroides.
is the cause Of yellow fever
"2. That yellow fever is naturally
infections in certain animals, the de-
gree varying with the species; that in
some rodents local infection is very
quickly followed by blood infection,
and that, while in dogs and rabbits
there is no evidence Of this subsequent
invasion Of the blood, monkeys react to
the infection the same as man.
80. That infection takes place by
way Of the respiratory tract, the pri-
mary colonization in this tract giving
rise to the earlier manifestations Of the
disease.
a. That In many cases Of the dis
ease, probably majority. the primary
infection or colonization in the lungs
is followed by a secondary infection or
a secondary colonization Of this organ
ism in the blood Of the patient. This
secondary infection may be complicated
by the coinstantaneous passage OF other
organisms into the blood, or this com.
plication may arise during the last
hours Of life.
''5. That there is no evidence to sup
port the theory advanced by Professor
Sanarelli that this disease is primarily
a septicaemiR inasmuch as cases occur
in which the bacillus icteroides cannot
be found in the blood or organs in
which it might be deposited there
from.
"6. That there exists no casual re-
lAtionship between the bacillus X OF
Sternberg and that of this highly in
fictitious disease, and that the bacillus
"X' is frequently found in the intesti
nal canals Of normal animals and Of
man, as we'll as in the bronchial secre-
tion and elsewhere.
~. That so far as as your commits
sion is aware. the bacillus icteroides
has never been found in any body other
than one infected With yellow fever,
and that whatever may be the cultural
similarities between this and other
icro-organisms, it is characterized by
a specif,ity which Is distinctive.
IS. That the bacillus icteroides is
very susceptible to influences injurious
to bacterial life, and that its ready con-
troll by the processes Of disinfection,
chemical and mechanical, is assured.
80. That the bacillus icteroides pro-
duces in vitro, as well as invita-, q
toxin of the most marked potency. and
that, from our present knowledge. there
exists a reasonable possibility If the ul
innate production of an anti-serum
more potent than that Of Professor
Sauarelli. "
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22
LANCE published tri-weekly

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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22
Peaches are Scarce,

Good peaches are quoted as scarce
and commanding from 81. 40 to 81. 65 q
box in Baltimore, as compared with
81 % to 81. so year ago. Fruit deal
ers say the scarcity will continue
through the season. and that the prices
will continue to rise as the season pro-
crosses. Shortage in crop is given as
the reason. The fruit disease called
"the yellows." which has been known
to peach. growers for century. has
caused much destruction in orchards in
the States of Maryland and Delaware.
Wherever peach tree is attacked by
1.-THE yellows. experts say. 1t Is ruined
and the grower can do nothing but
take up the tree by the roots and burn
it, to prevent the disease attacking
other trees. The main cause Of the de-
pletion Of this years peacn crop, how
ever, was frost.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-22

The Albany Argus says. The mis-
sionary societies are encouraged by the
statement that during the last 100 years
Christianity has won more followers
than In the previous eighteen centuries
Daring the first l, 800 years Of Christian
history the Church gained a hundred
million adherents; during the next 300
years, about the same number; while
In the last 100 years the increase has
been two hundred and ten million nom
inal Christians. But half the popula'
tion Of the world is still pagan. "