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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-10
Centenarian Asks Divorce.

George Wray. who is l02 years of age,
who lives at Columbus, Indiana. de-
sires a divorce from his wife, Susan,
who is only 81 years of age.
Mr.. Wray, who was born in London.
derry, Ireland, May /, 1871, has been
married three times. OF IL children
born to his first wife. three are living.
Three were born to his second wife,
two of whom are living and three were
born to his last wife, all of whom are
living.
He and his present wife have been
separated since 1896.
The judge made an allowance OF s't
for attorneys fees. Wray, it is said,
owns $40, 900 worth of land.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-10
800 Reward. 500.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to
learn that there isat least one dreaded disease
that science has been able TO cure in all its
stages and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known 10
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being con-
sututional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. thereby de
stroyiDg the foundation Of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature in doing
It's work. The propretors have so mu IN faith
in its curative powers, that they offer one
Hundred Dollars for any case that II fails TO
cure. Send for list OF Testimonials.
Address. +. J CHENEY ~ CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-10
BECOMING A MOTHER
A Sure Way TO Avoid DANCER.

Every true woman wants % be
mother. A baby is the dream of hcr life
tho crownlng glory Of womanh'od-
true happiness cnn never bc known
without the blessings a child brings.
Yet the ordeal through which all
mothers must pass is 50 full Of pain,
anxiety and fear, that many n young
life is sacrificed because of the inability
TO undergo the struggle OF childbir;h.
Itis not necessary TO suffer in bring
Ing new life into the world. BY the
use Of Mothers Friend" the suffer-
ing and danger can be avoided, and
the hour robbed Of its dread and pain.
This remedy is praised by thousands
who have tested it, Every woman is
anxious to learn how TO avoid the
pain and suffering which may be In
store for her. Tho little book, Before
Baby Is Born" will be sent free 10 any
address upon application to tho Brad.
field Regulator Co.. Atlanta. Georgia.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-10
letter. salt-Rhsum and Eczema

The intense itching and smarting In
cident to these diseases, is instantly
allayed by applying Ohamberlain's Eye
and Skin Ointment Many very bad
cases have been permanently cured by
it. 1t is equally efficient for itching
piles and favorate remedy for sore
nipples, chapped hand, chilblains.
frost bites and chronic sore eyes. 26cts.
per box. For sale by M. III. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-10

DIR. Oady's Condition Powders, are
Just what horse needs when in bad
condition. Tonic, blood purifier and
vermifuge. They are not food but
medicine and the best in use to put q
horse in prime condition. Price %
cents per package. For sale by M. M.
Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-10
Woods Seeds.
Seed Potatoes
For Planting in June or July.

We have q large quantity Of late Seed
Potatoes which were put into cold stor.
agc early IN the season, so as to keep
them uusproutcd and in first class yigo-
rou- condition for late planting in June
or July. Heretofore, the principal OBJ
stacIc 90 planting late potatoes success
fully has been in procuring sound and
vigorous stock late enough 10 plant, so
as 20 insure the maturity Of the crop in
the cooler rainy season Of the fall. We
advise our customers 10 place their
orders ahead, otherwise our supply may
be- exhausted. shipment can be made
at such time as customers are ready to
plant.
Write for prices and Descriptive Circular
which also gives full Information about all
Seasonable Seeds, German Millet, Cow Peas
Teoslnte Sorghums, BuckWheat, etc.
p T. W. WOOD & SONS,
CoI-...o. D.cl.,,o.d Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-06-10
Liquor Dealers.
p. McCracken, Bro. & Co. .,
--WHoLEsALH AND RETAIL-

GROCKRs AND LIQUOR DEALERS.
Offer Fen Thousand Gallons PURE REK
and BOURBON WHISK E5, from the fol
lowing well known distiileries Graft " Co..
Of ONO Boone County Disiiling Co., 81
Kentucky Monticello Disullery, OF Mary
land. and W. r. Gray OF Pennsylvania.
Agents for Bergner n Engle Lager Beer
rhev also offer Staple and Fancy Groceries,
Agricultural implements Seeds Guano' and
Cement
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-06-24
SHEIK ABUL HUDA.
Accused of Trying to Work on His
Patrons Fears.

IdGrOn's FearB.
OF low origin, Sheik Abdul Huda is a
native OF a small village in the neigh
eorhood of Aleppo. He claims to be a
descendant Of the prophet, and to be
considered a saint. When he first came
to Constantinople-in the reign OF
Abdul Aziz-he was accounted as a
dervish, a bowl slung to one arm n
a tom-tom to the other, with every sign
of sanctity about him. He professed
to prophesy, to interpret dreams, to
cure diseases, and to work miracles;
but he made no impression at court
till Abdul Hamid came to the throne.
Then with great persistence he tom
tOmmed his way into the imperial
presence, and at once caught the new
sultan's fancy. His majesty had him
washed, made him a member OF his
household, his private prophet, in fact,
and lodged him in the palace. For
many years Abdul Huda did what he
liked with Abdul Hamid by admins
tering to his superstitions and sooth-
ing his most abject terrors. But lat
terly he lost his hold over his soVer-
eign's mind, and he attributes this to
the influence of Tahsin Bey, the sui
tan's first secretary, who has a hearty
hatred for the holy Syrian. All this
week Yildiz has been absorbed with
an inquiry into the allegation against
Abdul Huda, made by a Druse named
Miri Said Ga great ally of Tahs1n's),
who ]denounces him for having in
trigued with a certain Selawi Effendi
to get up a demonstration against the
sultan on his way to mosque last Fri
day in order to give his majesty a
good wholesome fright, so that he
might ono more place his trust in Abb
dull Huda. The inquiry is not yet
concluded, but as far as it goes Abdul
Huda appears likely to have the best
of it.-London Leader,
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1t is not realized in England how
proud, indeed arrogant, the Chinese
are. The idea that any other race is
equal to their own is one that can
not find place in their brains. They
believe all foreigners to be a sort of
savages. They look at European men
and-women mixing together, and be-
lieve that these savages have no NOR
ais, but live in a rough sort of promis-
Guilty. They look at our dress, our
men with short coats and neither gar
ments showing their two-legged forms,
our women actually indicating their
waists and much of the outline Of
their figure, and they believe we are
without decency. They do not see us
observing their ceremonial, and they
believe we are without A
recent minister, accredited to Ger
many, was talking to Sir Robert Hart
before leaving Picking, and upon the
~latter's regretting his lonely condi-
ton without his wife, said to him:
"Ah, but, of course, you have a num-
Der two" Sir Robert proceeded to ex-
plain that such a course was lmpossi-
BILE to him, as it would make his wife
very angry, and, indeed, arouse the
sovereign displeasure of his queen. The
Chinese diplomatist patted him good
humoredly on the shoulder, saying:
Let us hope by longer intercourse
with us you may become more civ
Neutrality-suspicious. st. James
Gazette.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-06-24
LOVE, LITERATURE, LAW.

Mrs. Henry Siegel, wife of the pres
ident of the big New York and Chicago
firm of Siegel, Cooper & Co., gradu-
ated a few days ago from the woman's
class in law of the New York uni
versity. When she married Mr.. Siegel
it was said that love and literature
had attained a climax in her life, be-
cause her first novel, Juleps and
Glover, came from the press just two
hours before the wedding. And now
it is a combination of love, literature
and law. 1t is not thought for a mo-
ment that Mrs. Siegel is going to open
an office and hang out a sign reading
Marie Vaughan Siegel, Attorney at
Law" But she is one of the few
women who realize the value Of a
legal education and demonstrated her
realization by taking a course in the
women's law class. 1t is thought that
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-06-24
WILD GAME GETTING SCARCE.
iioars, Bears, Deer ara Channels Have
Been Exterminafe ed.

Boars, Bears, Deer ara Channels Have
Been Exterminat ed.
Switzerland will soon be ent rely
free of wild animals if the rate of ex-
tinetion that has prevailed of late Is
maintained. In the official archives OF
zurich are records of the various
Kinds of beasts that once existed IN the
land of the Red Cross. Evidences of
beaver life have been found on the
shores of Lake Morat, the bones and
skeletons being fully six centuries old
One of the tributary streams which
feed the lake Is called Beaver Brook,
the title being due to it's former in
habitants. That the name is old is
shown by the fact that no beavers
have lived in Switzerland since the
twelfth or thirteenth century. Brown
bears were plentiful in the mountain
lands until the seventeenth century.
The last one killed of which there is
any official knowledge came to his end
in 1893 in Barbereche. Nowadays the
bears are raised in Berne for various
show purposes. Deer were more than
plentiful in the highlands in olden
times, but they were cleaned out pref
ty well in 1748 to 1850. There is a
record in the Swiss archives that a
deer was seen in the woods in 1871,
but it was apparently far from its
W stamping ground. Up to the sew
enteenth century wolves were such
plaques that several cantons offered
substantial premiums for their heads
and skins. 1t took ages to chase them
off the plains, and fully 100 years more
to clean them out Of the highlands.
Not a live wolf has been in Switzer-
land since 1887. The lynx disappeared
about the same time. Wild boars were
numerous in the fifteenth and six
teenth centuries, but none has been
encountered since 1880. A few wild
cats are reported to have been shot
since 1891, but the authorities doubt
the authenticity of the reports. No less
than seven prominent kinds of quad
rupeds have been exterminated in
Switzerland in five centuries. not to
mention the world-famouus wild goats
or chamois. A few of the beautiful
animals are raised and kept by the
landlords of some of the leading re-
sorts to maintain the impression that
chamois are part and parcel of Inc
Swiss mountains. But they are do
INVESTIGATED and are vastly different
from the timid, 1.-THE animals that no.
bility used to hunt and poets raved
about.-New York Press.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-06-24
TEMPERANCE HER LIFE WORK.

1t is doubtful if even the late
Frances Willard Travelled so many
hundreds of thousands of miles or ad-
dressed more audiences than have been
addressed by Mrs. Mary H. Hunt dur
ing the eighteen years in which she
has been engaged in the work of Sc
curing compulsory temperance educa-
ton laws in the United States. Mrs.
Hunt is national and international su-
perintendent of the department of sci
entiic temperance instruction and life
director of the National Educational
association. Through her persistent
and untiring efforts, every state-ex-
cepting Utah, Arkansas, Virginia and
Georgia-has on it's statute book laws
regarding scientific temperance ed
ucation in the public schools.
Mrs. Hunt, after months of effort, Sc
cured the passage of a national tenn
perance education law for schools I'M
der federal control. Mrs. Hunt has
also secured the passage of these laws
in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
She has addressed the legislatures of
nearly every state and territory in the
Union, being an eloquent and forcefu;
speaker.
She employs at her home in Bos-
ton from six to nine secretaries and
stenographers. She travels thousands
of miles every year perfecting and
Strengthening her work. Her efforts
have resulted in legislative enact
ments in f%orty-one states and the ma
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-06-24
DR.. J. A. STURGEON.
PERSONALITY OF A REMARK
ABLE MAN.
His gudden Death, While Alone in an
English Railroad Compartment, Has
Caused Deep Sorrow-was q Brother
of the Late C. I'll. Sturgeon.

The cable brings a statement that
DR.. ]. A. Sturgeon, the brother of the
late Pastor c. H. Spurgeon, was found
dead in a railroad carriage. 1t Is
presumed that he was attacked by
apoplexy while alone in the compart-
ment, and died while the train was
speeding to it's destination. The de-
ceased clergyman was sixty-two years
of age, having been born three years
after his more famous brother. He
was educated for business life, but
after his brothers entrance to the
ministry he decided to make that his
W calling in life. He entered Re-
gents Park College, where he won an
excellent reputation as a scholar. His
first charge was at Southampton, but
as his brothers church grew to so en-
ormous a size, he was persuaded to go
to London to help Charles in his pas
toral work.
AS the membership of the Tabernacle
was over six thousand, he mad constant
occupation in visiting the sick and at
tending to other matters of pastoral
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-06-24

moved and the final chords had hardly
died away len he turned to Repin and
said; Now, here is az excellent
theme Cor both of us to handle, you
with your brush and I with my pen,
and when my work is finished we will
get our friend Burlak here to read it,
and then we will put it on the stage,
and you can paint the scenery for it"
Nothing more was said at the time, but
Tolstoi certainly did not forget the
incident, for not many months elapsed
before the world was startled by the
publication of 1.-THE Kreutzer Sonata"
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duty. He also tool an active part in
the Pastors College, for which his col
lege experience fitted him. At the
Orphanage, too, his visits were ever
welcome. His voice was not strong
enough to be heard in the vast audi
forum of the Tabernacle, but he could
not be satisfied without preaching. He
therefore accepted the passionate of a
church at West Croydon, which is
within a short distance of London. He
has labored there for nearly thirty
years, and with marked success. His
brother used to say that he would
never have been able to continue his
work without the efficient help he had
from his brother James, who, by his
tact and devotion, relieved him from
so much responsibility and left him
free for pulpit work. After Charles
death, Dr.. S%purgeon continued to work
both in the college and the orphanage,
while keeping up his pastoral charge
at Croydon.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-06-24
AMERICANS ABROAD
Some of the Amusing Experiences That
They Have Met.

They Have Met.
A writer in What to Eat gives some
amusing experiences of travellers
abroad. One man had quite a time
with a official in Russia because that
individual could not be made to under
stand Minneapolis was the name Of a
town. He insisted it was woman's
name and should be written Minnie A.
Polls and then wanted to know wheth-
er she was madame or mademoiselle.
IL Turkey a man registered from
Sllaneaieles, and every one there took
b m to be an Indian chief doing the
grand tour. His name was Barnes, so
once he registered as Mr.. Barnes Of
New York. A Hungarian magnate
who had O the novel by that name
insisted on taking him to his manor
aid entertai ing him royalty for a
month. A cynic tried registering as
plain John Smith at European hotels.
He got a cold dark room at the top of
the house. 1T the next place he pre-
fixed judge 10 his name and was
given better quarters. At the next he
registered as Hon" and came down a
floor; presently he was major and
got a bathroom attached to his next
quarters. AS he moved from place to
placed he increased his Importance.
AS Colonel he was given a good room
on the first floor and when he regis
tered as general" he was given the
best suite in the house at a discount.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-06-24
WANTED PAUL TO TELL HIM
Anxious About the State of His Ancient
Correspondence.

"AAOSPohuonCts
A man of the north side saw a mas
culIne member of the human race tum-
Die down on the sidewalk the other
evening, hopelessly intoxicated. Dis
gusted at the sight, he was about to
pass on unheedful Of his npighbor's
misfortune when the story of the good
samaritan flashed across his mind and
ne resolved for once to be charitably
heIptul. He accosted the fallen one
and assisted him to his unsteady feet,
and after much persistent interview
ing succeeded in ascertaining the num-
Der OF his home. Thither he piloted
MS sWaying companion, and was re-
warded on the doorstep by a volley of
thanks and a HlOst importuuate invi-
tatlon to enter ana take q drink. NO"
responded the modern Samaritan en-
pnaticaIly, Il won't 30 in and take a
drink, and you'd better follow my ex-
ample and get to bed as quickly as
you can" "All right, guess I will"
muttered the tipsy host, drowsily. But
tell me your name, anyway. | want
TO know the name of the man who
brought me to my door" AS his elo-
quence and voice were waxing in
strength the Samaritan thought is
wisdom to comply in some way with
his associates desires, and at the same
time had no intention to reveal his
W identity. Paul is my name" he
answered at last in compromise, turn
ing to go down the steps. Come here,
Paul" eagerly called the other man at
once. Come back and answer the
question I've had 1t in my mind to
ask you for years. Paul." he contin-
ued lmpressively, did you ever get an
answer to your letters to the Ephe-
sians?"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-06-24
Logging with Automobiles.

In its logging operations this winter
the H. c. Akeley Lumber company is
using a new power for hauling logs.
The Mississippi Valley Lumberman
says that F. S. FAIR has designed and
constructed a log-hauling machine,
which consists of a boiler and engine
mounted on an ordinary sled. The
propulsion is by means of four heavy
calked wheels, two forward and two
back, which run in about the same
tracks as horses would. The runners
of the sled run in the ice ruts of the
logging road, and the calked wheels
are so arranged that they rise or fall
to accommodate themselves to uneven
places in the road. This engine IL
made to do the work OF four teams, a.
it will haul four loaded sleds of logs.
The machine is roughly gotten up this
year, but Mr.. Farr believes he has the
correct idea, and will improve on It
for the next season III the woods
Minneapolis Journal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-06-24
THE ANCIENT LAND OF opHiR.
Evidence That 1t Wal What 10 Now
Callad Monomotan at.o

OaAed honomotaPR, Africa.
From the Matabele Timesi The
Monomotapa region, in Rhodesia, IL
the ancient land Of Ophir. The gold
mines Of the anclents are now redis-
covered and the gold ingot molds re-
Gently discovered in Rhodesia are iden-
teal with the tin ingot molds used by
the Phoenicians in Cornwall. 1t Is
believed that the Phoenicians worked
the South African mines 1000 B.. c..
Scripture tells us how Hiram, the
Pnoenician king, brought enormous
quantities of gold, ivory and slaves for
Alng solomon, and where could all
OF these have been discovered together
Il in such large quantities as de-
scribed in holy writ, If not in this por-
ton of southeast Africa? Jobs ref
erences to gold dust" locate the
sources of Solomon's wealth in the
parts, and certainly neither the "ivorv"
nor the Slaves" nor the apes of BIZ
bic history came from India, for AZ
RIGA, as is well known, has ever been
credited in history as the ivory. slave
and ape producing country. Further,
there Is considerable doubt whether
any other country, India included,
could at hat period have produced the
quantity of gold mentioned In Chron-
1cles and Kings. Scattered throughout
thls country are colossal ruins of for
t~resses, temples Of distinctly Phoeni-
clan origin, identical with the ruins
now seen in the land of the Phoeni-
clans and built by the same race as
erected ~Stonehenge on Salisbury plain
and later built the rounded towers OF
ireland. Here is the h~erringbone style
OF building, as in Arabia, Sardinia and
the British Isles, There, too, are the
gigantic monoliths, cloven stones and
stone circles, with affairs and sacred
Enclosures.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-06-24
Nlmble for the Nimble Dollar.

"Whats your business?" asked Po-
lice Magistrate Olmsted of a man, who
was before him for abusing his wife
because supper was not ready.
I'm a street hustler" was the re-
ply.
Explanations showed that the man
represented a large number of his fell
lows in New York who have no regu-
lar occupation, but nevertheless man
age to make a good living, particularly
at this time of the year. They loiter
around the streets until they see a
van of furniture going somewhere.
Then they follow the wagon, often
times for miles. The wagon drivers
do not take kindly to the men and
will not let them ride. Men who are
"handy with their hands, as it was
explained to the magistrate, have no
difficulty in getting a job laying car
pets, cleaning windows and furnaces
or hanging out clotheslines. 1t is a
poor wagon chap that does not net
from three to four dollars a load.
Sometimes, when two or more men are
following the same load, competition is
keen. The wagon driver whips his
horses and the prize falls to the man
who has the ~fleetest foot and the
greatest wind power.