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, 1900-12-13

Among the tens Of thousands who
have used Chamberlin's Cough Rene.
dy for colds and la grippe during the
past few years, to IL knowledge, not
a single case has resulted in pneumo-
MIA. Thos. Whitfield & Co., 24O Wa
bash avenue, Chicago, one of the most
prominent retail druggists in that city,
in speaking Of this, says: We recon-
mend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
foI la grippe in many cases, as it not
My gives prompt and complete recov-
ry. but also counteracts any tendency
OF la grippe to result in pneumonia"
FOR sale by F. H. Eggleston.
, 1900-12-13

New floral varieties, especially OF
roses, says the Westminster Gazette,
are always wanted for royal n
princely tables. great weddings and the
like. large prices being paid for a
genuine invention. The subject sus-
gests curious speculation. II a blue
carnation would be worth a fortune to
the discoversr. how many fortunes
would fall to the patentee Of q patriotic
buttonhola- floral Union Jack?
, 1900-12-13

Cyclists In New Zealand are siren
uously agitating to have cycling paths
laid down along the principal thor
o%ughfares In the colony, especially In
the vicinity of cities. Many of the
roads of the colony are roughly made.
and In some instances only partially
formed, and the majority Of them are
Indifferent roads for cycling. The
scheme of the cyclists is that all cy-
Giles and cycle owners should be taxed.
the proceed to be utilized in laying
down cinder tracks.
, 1900-12-13
THUG SEIZES ACGER.
GrappIed With the General in His
Home.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. l2.-General
Russell A. Alger, ex-secretary of war.
was quite badly shaken up early today
by a burglar in his home on west Fort
street.
The general was awakened by some
n prowling about in his residence
and started to investigate.
An investigation showed $500 worth
of silverware had been taken.
, 1900-12-13
Colds Melt Away

II you use Kruse's Cold Cure. Pre-.
pared in convenient capsule form they
arc easy to take and effect a speedy
cure of the most obstinate cases. Price
Is cents. Sold by Chas. N. Settele.
pioneer druggist,
, 1900-12-13

Don't use any Of the counterfeits of
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Most Of
them are worthless or liable to cause
injury. The original DeWitt's Hazel
Salve Is a certain cure for piles, ecse.
ma, cuts. scalds. burns, sores and skin
diseases. Laramie Drug Company.
, 1900-12-13
De Wet Evades Knox.

General Kitchener's message indi.
Gates that De Wet has again evaded
Knox. After the latter had foiled the
Boer general at Coomassie drift, the
Beers seem to have doubled back,
crossed the Caledon river elsewhere
and turned thence northwest, in the
direction of Deddersburg, the memor,
able scene of the British disaster in
April, when De We captured the Irish
rifles.
, 1900-12-13
II you would have an appetite like q

II YOU would Fave an appetite Ike q
bear and a relish for your meals take
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tab
let's. They correct disorders of the
stomach and regulate the liver and
bowels. Price Is cents. Samples free
at F. H. E~ggleston's.
, 1900-12-13
READING
ROOM TO BE ESTABLISHED AS
ADDITION TO THE COUN-
TY LIBRARY.

city Aldermen and Trustees of the L.
brary Pe%titioned to 8ear Part of
the Expense-Woman's Club Will
Help-Furniture Already Prom
ised-Mass Meeting Mas Held
Last Night.
, 1900-12-13

The Conclusions.
Considerable discussion followed.
Mr.. Crumrine. chairman of the origi-
nal committee, presented the PROPOSE.
ton for the establishing of a temper
ance saloon" where men might gather
to read, talk and play games. where
smoking would be permitted but in
t%oxicating liquors would not. of course,
be sold, and where gambling would be
entirely prohibited. This suggestion
was received with much favor by the
assembly and led to very interesting
discussion of social problems. The
churches came in for the customary
arraignment for not reaching the
working men. Prof. Knight spoke
very freely and very positively along
this line and was applauded heartily.
Prof. Lee. the Rev. MI Kruger. Mrs.
Garlock. Mrs. Bethany, Prof. Nelson,
the Rev. Mr.. Rominger, Prof. Slosson,
Mrs. Downey and others participated
in the discussion. Mr.. Crumrine was
a most earnest advocate of the club
as the best mean of reaching
the young men. and he presented the
matter to such good effect that it was
determined that both plans should be
pursued. Two committees, therefore.
were appointed. The first. consisting
of Mrs. Garlock. Mrs. Bellamy and
Mrs. Corthell. will present the requests
of the mass meeting before the alder
when they meet next Tuesday
night. The second committee, COM
posed of Prof. Knight, Judge Groes-
beck and DR.. Owen. will look into GER
tain suggestions for the opening of a
club room. or temperance saloon.
Having accomplished this the meet
ing then adjourned to next Wednesday
evening.
, 1900-12-13
Temporary Plan.

The second proposition, Mrs. Slos-
son said, could be acted upon at once
and would accomplish a great deal in
the realization of the purpose of the
mass meeting. 1t was proposed that
the present county library be made
more useful. There is a room directly
in the rear of that now occupied by the
library, adjoining the city hall, and
with a very little expense that could be
converted into a reading large
enough to accommodate many persons.
The tables and chairs for the furnish
ing of this Don had been promised,
and the Woman's club had agreed to
supply the literature. All then that
was left to be provided was the light,
the heat, the additional rent hat would
be charged, and the additional salary
of the library attendants. The COM
mittee recommended that the trustees
OF the library and the members of the
, 1900-12-13

city council be pertitioned to provide
for that part of the expense.
The Rev. Mr.. Rominger moved that
the report of the committee on this
temporary measure be adopted and
that the trustees and aldermen he ask
ed to do their part in the proposed
plan. Prof. Nelson seconded the mo-
tiOp
, 1900-12-13

Almost any form Of legal blank max
70 had at The Republican once.
, 1900-12-13

The mass meeting held in the court
house last night for the purpose of con-
sidering plans for the establishment of
a reading room, a library, and an at
tractiye and wholesome resort for
young men, discussed these subjects
thoroughly and arrived at several con-
illusions. The most important of these
was to the effect that, as a temporary
measure, the county library should be
kept open in the evening and a reading
room established in Connection with it.
A committee was appointed to petition
the trustees of the library and the city
council to grant these requests and to
make the needed arrangements in &C.
cordance with the plan. Another com
mittee was appointed to consider the
feasibility of the plan to establish a
club room, and to investigate various
suggestions made along that line.
The Committee Report.
Mr.. L. Crumrine called the meeting
W olutI dllu Idlltu " lle Stletlloh VI
a chairman. Mr.. N. e. Corthell a
elected to preside over the meeting,
and Prof. i. f. Slosson was chosen
secretary.
Mrs. Slosson presented the report of
the committee appointed at a former
meeting. She said that the committee
bod n,r4;l,,,l ,,,,,- ,,,rn,,;,,, ,,l
had settled upon four plans as practi-
cable. Two of these had to do with
temporary measures, and two OF them
embodied the idea of a large and per
manent library. Only one of the latter
she presented in her report. She said
that nearly everybody in Laramie real
ICES the great need of a building in
which the county and the city records
may be safely stored. A building will
one day certainly be built for that pur-
pose. The conclusion reached by the
committee was that when this build.
ing is built it should be made large
enough and of character suitable for
the accommodation of a library and
reading room. However. the commit.
tee realized that this plan IA moi to
be carried out Immediately and would
probably require long discussion and a
great lea of public agitation. But it
was something for the people to be
thinking about and the suggestion was
made by the committee with a full un.
derstanding of the situation and of the
diff in the way.
, 1900-12-13

Weekly Republican only 81 . year.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-04
His Happy Future.

The Saunterer happened 10 be dining
with a friend the other evening, and
Of course the tables population includ
ed the Inevitable 5-year-old boy. The
latter had fallen into the habit Of ask
ing for all kinds Of impossible things
being refused and going bowling from
the room In obedience to the command
He would re-enter two minutes later
with a half dozen dirty streaks and
a bright I-accept-your-apolOgy smile on
his face
On this evening. after the third ex
curslon, be suddenly conceived an af-
lection for the sugar bowl He reached
for It, got it and as promptly gave II
up In response to the threatening hand
Of his mother. His father glanced W
casually, waiting for the usual out
burst before he sent him ont, but in
stead the child's face Frightened, anC
: his eyes twinkled with anticipation.
what are you so glad about, VII
Hep asked his father.
81 w-uz thinkin," answered Willie
II wuz thlnkin of all the sugar In
goin to have when everybody else In
this house is dead. Philadelphia In
Quirer.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-04
Eject of Altitude.

Perhaps in no state of the Union has
climate so much to do with the charac-
ter Of the people as IN Colorado is the
contention Of writer in AlnSleeS. He
says In part:
go into Colorado. climb the long
ascent from the level Of the Missouri
and then as you emerge from the train
into the handsomely improved streets
and among the unsurpassed brick and
stone residences OF Denver feel your
head swim with the lofty altitude and
the rarefied air; then realize that the
miners went on a mile farther into the
air, that they are working and taking
out millions of dollars Of gold to the
present day a mile higher in the air ut
Cripple Greek. at Leadvillc and a dozen
other places. 1t will make you pause
10 think what cXaltation there IS in
dwelling there always, what staying
powers the pioneers must have had.
swat a day or so until the vertigo
has passed away and the eXhilaration
comes to you that always comes when
you have climbed a mountain and
stood upon its top aud gazcd out over
a wide world that expands below You.
Then you will begin 10 feel that cleo
trio. that nervous surcharce. that in
domitable, Interchangeable. almost
towering spirit of elevation and still
further elevation that makes Colorado
almost the livelieSt. the most ire
pressible, the most determined element
in the American body. social and poli-
fic"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-04
Siherinn rnrt HnracA.

The horses, the small. hardy breed OF
the steppes. are worked UP to the last
ounce in them. on good road or bad,
and when they reach the welcome post
house are tied up under q mere lean TO
and there left all In a lather to freeze
stiff until their turn Of service comes
round again. For some reason which
/ have never been able 10 ascertain
they are invariably tied up with their
heads drawn as high as they will 60.
On taking them out for another stage
the driver. whose whip has sort Of
saw tooth arrangement affixed 10 the
end on the side of the stock opposite
the lash. roughly scrapes off with 1t
the boar frost which has thickly in
crusted their legs and, indeed. their
whole bodies.
At first the poor beasts walk with
the gait OF a Dutch doll; but. as the
driver says. he soon warns them up
Another popularity of these marvellous
steeds is that they always get pail
full or more Of ice cold water TO drink
before starting out for their trick on
the road, with the result that they
tremble all over in a manner pitiable
to see, but otherwise seem to be only
the more fiji for their wOrk.-Black-
wood.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-04
Mast. conLiing and Curtis.

II Is to be suspected that some OF
Tom Nast's wittiest work with his
marvellous pencil was printed, not
published intended simply 10
crafty his frlends-and never met the
eyes OF the general public. Not long
ago, In looking over the album Of a
lady who for years was a social leader
at Washington, came across n con
tribution OF Nast's which was as eff
fective In its way as any Of the car
toons which have made his name ia
nous.
He wanted TO impress upon the lady
that Washington life had been too
much for him and did SO by drawing
a capital full length picture OF himself
as he appeared walking along the ave
nue.. What gave the picture point and
rendered II Irresistible was the fact
that the back Of his head was where
his face ought to be in other words,
Washington had turned his head.
suppose the politicians still recall
Roscoe COnkling's famous allusi0u TO
the great cartoonlst in his Rochester
speech dedicated" TO George William
Curtis. Mr.. Curtis at the time was the
editor Of llarpcr's Weekly. a position
which he had held FOR many years. In
the course Of his philippe Mr.. Conkling
took occasion TO refer to The Weekly,
and, although Mr.. Curtis sat listening
to him, he described it simply as the
paper made famous by the pencil Of
Mast New York Mail and Express.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-04
A MnunfaIn Of Alum.

In China, 1919 miles from the village
Of Lou-Chek, there is a mountain of
alum which, in addition to being nat
ural curiosity, is a source OF wealth
for the Inhabitants OF the country, who
dig from 1t yearly tons of alum. The
mountain is not less than ten miles in
circumference at its base and has a
height Of 1910 feet The alum is OBJ
tanned by quarrying large blocks of
stone, which are first heated in great
furnaces and then In watts filed with
boiling water. The alum crystallizes
out and forms layer about six inches
In thickness. This layer is subsequent
ly broken up into blocks weighing
about ten pounds each.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-04
Lungs and Long Life,

one Of the most remarkable cases OF
longevity on record was that Of an
Englishman, born in 1883. whose deli
cate appearance made all the doctors
give aim up when he was in the era
die. His chest was so narrow, says
the report, that he seemed to have
difficulty in breathing. Well, this
young morlbund, condemned by the
doctors 10 die In short order. died In
1861 at the age Of 1G9 He saw the
reign OF ten kings.
Secundi Hango, consul Of Venice at
Smyrna. measured only 81 centimeters
around the chest and one OF his lungs
was diseased. Nevertheless he lived
to the age OF ll5 years. He was mar
ried five times and had 40 children.
When be was 100 years old, he got his
wisdom teeth. When he was 40, his
hair turned black again. At III his
eyebrows and his beard turned black.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-04
Got the Correct Time,

Jake Foster was for many years one
II the characters Of Oregon, Mo. II,
drove the hack between Oregon and
Forest city aud was known to every
man. woman and child in Holt county
Oregon is three miles from the railroad
and for many years was not connected
with any other town by either tele.
graph or telephone. one morning Rob
ert Montgomery hailed Foster as the
hack started for Forest City and said.
lake. wish You would get the cor.
rect time At Forest. My watch stopped
last night"
"All right. Bob. said Jake
When Jake returned from Forest, he
put UP his team and walked around Ia
the bank where Mont gomery presided,
Stalking into the bank, Jake stepped
up 10 the window and laid down a
soiled bit Of paper bearing the figures
I'LL"
What Is that asked Montgomery
i'm establishment.
That" replied Jake, rs the correct
time at Forest. Omaha World-Hcr-
aid
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-04
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Schedule in Effect Dec. 10, 1899

Trains leave Washington, u. q.
Sol A. M.-Daily-for Danville, Charlotte
and way stations, connecting at Manassas
for Strasburg, and Harrisonburg daily and
Staunton daily except Sunday and
at Lynchburg with the Norfolk and
Western daily for Roanoke and points
Southwest and with c. & o. Z. Z. for Nat
ural Bridge daily, and Lexington daily, ex-
cept Sunday, also connecting at Calverton
for Warrelton
ILLS A. NJ -Dally-THE UNITED
STATES FAST MAIL carries Pullman
Sleepers New York and Washington to
Jacksonvilie, uniting at Salisbury with Pull
man Sleeper for Asheville and Hot Springs
N. @. Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis,
Tenn, and at Charlotte with Pull
man Sleeper for Augusta and at Columbia
with sleeper for Charleston, Pullman
Sleeper New York to New Orleans, connect
ing at Charlotte with sleeper tor birmingham
Solid train Washington to New Orleant
without chs age. Southern Railway Dining
s. sc G. "''"
u:s0A. NJ -Daily-Local for Char'otte'-
vile, connecting at Calverton for Warren
ton.
4:0l P. M.-Local for strasburg and Har-
risonburg daily except Sunday
4.3O P. M. daily, local for Charlottesville,
u
$50 P. NJ. daily New York and Florida
Express Pullman Buffet Sleeping Ca s.,
New York and Washington to Port Tampa,
via Savannah and Jacksonville, and to
Augusta via Columbia with connection for
Aiken. Through coach to Jacksonville Din
ing Car service
$50 P. NJ. daily, Washington and
Chattanooga Limited, via Lynchburg, with
sleepers, New York and Washington to
Memphis and New Orleans through Bristol.
Through coach 10 Memphis. Parlor
and Observation Car between Rsdford, Va,
| and Alfalfa, Ala. Cafe Car service.
l0:45 Pm. daily, WASHINGTON AID
SOUTH WESTERN, VESTIBU
LIMITED, -
composed of Pullman Vestibuled Sleep
ers, Dining Cars and Day Coaches, Pull
man Sleepers, New Yoik to Nashville,
| Tenn, via Asheville, Knoxville and Chat
tanooga; New York to Memphis, via Birm-
ingham. New York to New Orleans, via At
lanta and Montgomery. Pullman, Library
and Observation car between New York and
| Washington and Atlanta. Extra Drawing
Room Sleeping Car between New York,
| Washington and New Orleans every Tues
dav and Saturday. connecting theoce with
"Snnset United" for San Francisco. Vesti-
buled Day Coach, Washington to Atlante.
| Dining Car service.
| Sunset Personally OonuuCteu loullsle
Excursion. Through Sleeper on this train
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
from Washington to San Francisco with
ont change. Leave Richmond at l1.0O 2.
M.
Trains on the Narrow Gauge reach Orange
daily at l0:40 A. M
Trains on the Southern Rsilwsy psss
Orange DAILY as follows:
SOUTH BOUND
lilo A. M. 235P.M 745 2. NJ.
NORTH BOUND
lilo A. M. 652 P. M. 81 "A. III.
For rates, map folders and Sleeping Gar
Space apply to l.. 8. BROWN,
General Agent.
706 18th st. N. W.
| WARRINGTON, D. o.
FRANK 3. CANNON, Bird Vice Pres and
General Manager.
]. NJ. OULP, w. a. TURK,
Trsfio Manager. GEM Passenger Agent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-04
DrnrHn Hi ThRnrN.

The late Hall McAllister some years
AGO entertained visiting scientist at
the Union club, before its amalgama-
ton with the Pacific, and during the
evening. a particularly foggy one
made some whimsical remark convey
ing the idea that fog was an excellent
conductor Of sound.
The scientist took exception to this
novel theory and asked Mr. McAllister
OH what 1t was based.
ION phenomena which we have all
observed" returned the ready jurist.
"On an evening like this we hear the
fog horn quite distinctly, but when
there is no fog we cannot hear 1t at
all."-San Francisco Argonaut
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-04

Favorite Prescription is designed for the
one purpose OF curing all diseases. OF dis
orders 81 the feminine system, except can
Ger. II stops facilitating drains soothes
Inflammation, promotes regularity OF the
monthly function aud puts the whole ic-
male organism into a state Of strong wig
orous health.
Taken during the period Of CESSATION II
robs childbirth of its pain aud danger
Over $50. 600 grateful women have written
of the wonderful help of the Favorite Pre-
scriptlon" Among others Mrs. Cordehl
Henson, of Coalition, Boyd Co, KY, writes ;
I'm October 1880 gave birth 10 baby and
the treatment received az the hands OF the md
wife len me with prolapsus l had no health 70
sneak Of for three years. had anCheT BABY
witch was the third child My health began 10
fail sud then had three miscarriages and found
rnvself completely worn out. I had so many
D3ins and aches my life WAS a burden TO me
cross aud I could not sleep. Had four doctors.
They said I had liver, lung and uterine
trouble | was in bed for months and when !
GiS get up l was a sight TO behold. looked
like a corpse walking about. commenced TAX
ing Dr. Pierces FaVorite Prescription and ia q
few weeks I became a we'll woman. Before !
began the use OF DR. Picrce's medicine l SUI
f-red all a woman could suffer Al my monthly
periodS but now l have no pain. The dark
circles around my ewes are gone and Tel better
in every way. M checks are red and my idcc Is
white. before my face was as yellow as sau'on.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-04
Trngcdlr. Of the Grand Canyon.


Tragic stories are told Of men who
have lost their lives in the search for
precious metals which may lie hidden
or uncovered. says Harriet Monroe IN
The Atlantic The great primeval
Hood cut its broad Y through all the
strata Of rock, with all their veins of
metallic ore. down To the earliest
shapcless mass. leaving in It's wake the
terraccd temples aud towers which
seem to have been planned 10y some
architect OF divincst genius to guard
their inaccessible treasures ill the end
Of time. And the river, rising far TO
the north among mountains rich in
mineral. has been washing for ages
the sands away aud depos.tng thus
gold and silver and lead in the still
crevices Of the inaccessible chasm.
Here the earth laughs at her human
master aud bids him find her wealth
II lie dare and bear II away II he can.
A young Californian who accepted the
challenge and set forth upon the tureid
water to slft it, sands for gold never
emerged with his haplcSs men to tell
the story OF his search. only near the
brink OF the cleft are "A few miners
burrowlng for copper and sending their
ore up to the rim on the backs OF hardy
burros, as who should prick the noun
tain with n pin or measure the ocean
with "A cum
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-04
Moukeya Fearless.

Until monkey is beaten he has no
fear. He would as soon attack lion
as a gnat, and as long as he can look
into your eyes he will not submit. He
considers himself the master. Avert
the head and he gives in. This is a
recognized fact among animal train
ers. The ringtail monkeys taken about
by Italians are very gentle and are
never whipped.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-04
Bismarck's Iron Nerve

Was the result Of his spendid health
Indomitable will and tremendous en-
erRy are not found where Stomach
Liver. Kidneys and Bowels are out Of
order. II you want these qualities and
the success they bring. use DR. King
New Life Pills They develop every
power of brain and body. Only 25c. al
M. M. Lewis Drug store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-04
Il Saved His Leg.

p. A. Danforth, OF LAGRANGE, Ga,
suffered intensely for six months with
q frightful running sore on his leg,
bat writes that Bucklen's Arnica Salve
wholly cured it In ten days. For Ulcers.
Wounds. Burns. Boils. Pain. or Piles
IFS the best salve in the world Cure
guaranteed. Only 25c. Sold by Nj. NJ.
Lewis. druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-04
War1ike Boys.

All boys In the Malagasy schools are
enrolled spearsmen when they have
passed a certain standard. They are
so adept with this weapon that at close
quarters they are more to be feared
than the regular troops armed with
rifles and bayonets.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-04
A Fnmou. Eagle.

The eagle which originally decorated
the stern Of the famous schooner yacht
America, which first won what Is now
known as the Americas cup, is now the
sign of the Royal Eagle hotel at Ryde,
Isle Of Wight, overlooking the scene Of
the vessels triumph over her English
competitors In 1851.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-04
UoanureciatIye.

Shall sing Because Love YouT "
asked Mrs. barley as she seated her
self at the piano.
NO" replied Mr.. barley. who Is a
brute. IF you love me, don't sing
Detroit Free Press.