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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-19
TO Ny WIFE

(The poem was written several weeks
ago by Rev. J. L r R,ddick and sent
20 his sister:)
The passage Of years. my bride,
Nav from thine eye the luster chase
Sweet hopes be blighted. ills betide
And JOY to sorrows's S blight give place.
On thy fair brow times touch may
write
The characters Of grief and pain.
The joys that now our bosoms light
Prove stars that set, or moons that
wane
The lily Of thy beauteous face,
The rose that mantles in thy cheek,
The witchery Of thy matchless grace
Some day mine eye in vain may seek.
So innocent thy heart Of sin:
50 ignorant thy life Of grief
SO exquisite the soul within
tremble lest thy stay be brief
May He who made thee what thou
art
Whose mercy blessed me with thy
love
From every sorrow shield thine heart
And all thy days thy guardian prove
The sweetness and thy goodness, love.
Are kindled Of the heavenly flame,
Rich gifts descending from above
To grace thee with thy Father 2 name
The God who gave will surely keep
The boon His sovereign love hath
given;
Will guard thee waking and asleep
And guide thee to thy native heaven
I'll love Him for His love to thee
Long as my heart knows any love;
I'll serve Him for His grace to me
In lowest depths or heights above
Aud when beloved, our toll is done
And tired feet have reached the goal
He'll perfect what He has begun
And TO His presence crown the whole
j. Z. Roane Riddick
Written in prison.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-19
CURRENT TOPICS.

The export trade Of the United
States is reported to have increased 900
per cent. since 1860.
Japan has voluntarily restricted Inn
migration to this county to an extent
that is almost prohibisive
London is the great bug market OF
the world. and auctions Of insects are
held there every year. Startling PRICES
are sometime paid for rare speciYens.
As much as $500 has been brought BY
single butterfly.
In refusing 10 grant a divorce at
Macon, No, Judge Shelton held that
where marriage contract expressed .
property consideration the existence
Of love need not be shown by the de-
fsndant. Mrs Cleaysr, the defendant.
admitted che marriage was q cold bust
ness proposition.
A Chicago girl writes to friend
about her hero. who is a soldier in the
Philippines. She says: Il got LEI.
ter from -. He is getting along
splendid. He has been assigned TO the
guardhouse for FIVE days. Says IL iss
pretty hot place. but then you know,
he never shrinks from his dnty. Ma
and ere naturally proud TO hear Of his
promotion. F"
In 3 trial In New York court the
fact Is developed that Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lynch. Of that city, lived in the
same house fifteen years witbous speak.
ing to each Others In view Of this
fact we are not surprised to be told that
Mr.. Lynch has gone TO luuatio asy.
lam. The enormous strain upon the
man who refrains from leotuzing his
wife on household mausgemenl must
inevitably wreck lhe aigoneosi intel
.ect
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-19
virginia poz and His Home.


The finest dwelling and most superb
home In Virginia, crowns the crest Of
the most picturesque elevation In Orange
county. Mr.. G. W. Newman, the
owner, is a young VirRinian, who
through his business ssgacity and I'M
firing efforts, has induced fckle for
tune to smile upon him, and from the
lap Of nature she has allowed him TO
gather millions. The young msn whose
only capital ten years ago was his
pluck, energy and determination 80
succeed, is estimated today to be worth
from $1,000. coo to slO,OO0,OOO; but
wealth has not hardened his heart.
Remembering the years that have
gone, mis- heart swells with sympathy
for those who are struggling, as he C=ce
struggled against the tide Of fate and
his generous gifts are the fruits Of O
generous nature.
This noble young man realizes the
insufficiency of wealth. it cannot elm
mate disease or stay the hand Of death.
Some months ago the dread destroyer
! entered this most happy home and
claimed the trst born. she fathers idol,
the mothers darling boy bowed down
with grief the heart.broken parents
thought not alone Of their own sorrow,
they realized that there were others.
upon whom the hands Of fate rested
most heavily, and In their sorrow they
forget net the poor and the afflicted. 90
is evidenced by their boundless gen.
erosity.
The kind deeds Of this young Ma
poiian are not confined TO any one SEQ
tion g Salisbury, n. O.. he has built
and endowed a hospital where the poor
and needy are cared for without money
and without price. At the University
of Virginia. the pride Of our South land,
whose beauty of architecture viii ever
reflect credit upon its founder, there
Mr.. Newman proposes to erect as =
memorial to his son, a hospital after the
plan Of Sc. Lukes Hospital In New
York this handsome building whe.
completed will be most liberally en-
dowed by him. Virginia should be
proud Of this man Of millions. who says
his main object in life is to promote
the happiness of others and to this end
he proposes 10 devote his wealth ;yet on
the sunny side Of forty. may he he
spared many years in which to use his
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-19

An Ohio couple were recently mar
rled after 3 courtsh ip Of seventy'one
years, beginning when they were If
teen and seventeen years Of age re-.
spectively.
Advices received In New York from
Oartagena and Bogota. give details Of
the revolution in Colombia. and the
complete and utter overthrow Of the
rebels in Santander, In which place.
after hotly contested battle. lasting
twenty.one days. the government forces
remained complete masters Of she field.
The caauslties were /, 800 dead. belong
ing 90 the enemy, 1000 wounded. and
1, 500 prisoners Of war. besides imple-
menls Of war In large quantities.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-19

outbreaks in the Yang Use district AL
classes Of ratives in the nirth display
intense hostility toward foreigners !;
aud the Chinese soldiers point their
guns at foreigners as they pass by. "
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-19

huu the Outnese soldiers p)lnt tnelr
guns at foreigners as they pass by.
Happy Husband Of two Happy Wives.
A census enumerator has found q
man in Newark, n j., living happily
with two wives and two sets Of child.
rem. The chief clerk in the county
prosecutors office said that the case
had been brought to the attention Of the
county prosecutor. but what action that
official proposed to take in the matter
the clerk refused to say.
Owing to the strictness Of the census
laws the name Of the man has not
been made public, but it is known 10
the local authorities In answer to
questions Of the enumerator. the man
said he was born in Germany, and
married there twenty years ago.
He became tired OF married life, and
leaving his wife and four children be-
hind he came to this country. He met
a German girl on the vessel in which
he crossed and fell in love with her.
After landing at New York he went to
Pennsylvania and the girl went to
Newark That was ten years ago. The
man did not like Pennsylvania and he
went to Newark. where he married the
girl he met on the ship.
Two years ago the mans first wife
came TO this country, and found her
husband living with wife No. 2. There
was no trouble, the man said, and wife
No took up her residence with her
husband and wife No 3. The husband
sent to Germany for the children by
his first wife. He has had three child
rem by his second wife. The man told
the enumerator that he got along ami.
cably with his two wives by dividing
his pay between them every Saturday
night. The case has been reported to
the Washington authorities.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-19
SENATOR STEWART A LouDouN
FARMER.
He Finds Rest on a Virginia Farm

he Finds Rest on Virginia Farm
A correspondent of the Washington
Star says:
The story Of Senator Stewards farm
is the story Of a man seeking a new
recreation. Several years ago the Sen
ator from Nevada found that at three
score and ten his health was not what
it had been. He went away, sought
seashore and mountain but for one who
had already travelled much there was
little 10 interest him and to take his
mind from the things that had so long
occupied it. Then Senator Stewart
made discovery. II he wanted to take
his thought from the affairs Of the Gap
itOl 1T was not only necessary to get taway
from the Capitol, bat quite as necessary
to find something else where to interest
him.
TRIED FARMING.
So the farm was suggested, and the
country about the city visited until
finally 600 acre place near Ashburn,
Loudoun county. Va, was selected, it
being about thirty miles from this city.
on the Washington and Ohio branch Of
the Southern railway. Here the Sena-
tor soon made specially Of dairy farm.
ing. The place was an old one, which
needed much improvement 20 bring 1t
up to a modern standard, which it has
to-day. Nearly every Saturday Senator
Stewart takes train for his farm, and
until the following Monday morning
reVels in the role Of a farmer. IL Is
seldom that one Of these trips does and
result In the introduction of some new
kind Of machinery. or ar addition 90
scms out building or an order for some
Improvement.
But the special pleasure o. Senator
Stewart is his dairy, which is supplied
with every modern appliance. There
are $50 COWS in all, and every day ITO
gallons of milk are produced. The cow
ba MS are provided with stall for every
COW and every stall has basin auto
matioally kept filed with water from
n artesian we'll The COWS are curried
nd cleanliness is the first requisite in
the care Of the stables.
When she mixers have done their
work the creamy liquid Is strained, and
at the dairy is run through pasteurizer
and cooler. When cream is desired
the milk is run through q separator, the
SKINNED milk being emptied in a pipe
which runs several hundred yards away
TO the pigpen. The pasteurizing pro-
cess causes the milk to be heated 70 l60
or 10 degrees to destroy all disease
germs, and, combined with other cleanly
processes. produces aliquid free fromall
danger Of carrying disease to the con-
sumner.
One Of the sights of the farm Is the
piepsn, where litters Of young pigs are
fattening. The Senator makes visit
to the pigs as regularly as he goes
through the COW barns, and inspects
every detail there.
Although several years have passed by
since Senator Stewart bought the Ash
burn farm, his interest in farm life is
greater than when he first sought rural
pleasures He has as pronounced views
on cows, pigs, fodder and farm imple-
ments as he has on gold and silver, and
he has the additional pleasure Of being
able to put his ideas into practical exc
cution.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-19
WORK FOR PROTECToRATE

THE message suggests that the pro.
tectorate should abolish certain boards
in Pekin appoint new ministers, abolish
the existing so-oalled armies, and estab.
lish gendarmerie in the country take
charge Of the posts and telegraphs, and
work them through Chinese officials !;
establish q uniform currency readjutt
taxation, and insure the freedom Of re.
ligion.
" Weng Tung Ho, who predicts
peaceful acceptance Of such a regime
goes on to say
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-19
Address

Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls family Pills are the beat.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-19
500 Reward. 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased TO
learn that there Is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure In all
its stages, and that Is Catarrh. Hall's Ca
tarrh Cure Is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being q constitutional disease, requires con-
stitut onal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure IS
taken internally. acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of the dis
ease. and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature In doing its work. The DroprletOrs
have so much faith IN its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list OF
testimonials.
Address
III. CHENEY CO.. Toledo, 0.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-19
EMPEROR A PRISONER.

1.-The Government Of China being
virtually non existent, the Emperor
proposes that the foreign Powers whose
troops dominate the capital, shall re-
move his Imperial person from the pal
ace in which his Majesty is confined a
prisoner; shall declare the Empress Tsi
Tsi and her present ministers to be
usurpsrs, aud shall bring Emperor
Kwang Hsu 20 Nanking, Wu Chang. or
Chang Hal. whichever the said foreign
Powers deem TO be the most suitable sit
nation for the new capital Of the Chi
nese empire, under new conditions.
80 It is proposed by his Majesty and
his advisers that the foreign Powers
should declare a joint protectorate, and
undertake the task Of governing the
country through his Majesty
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-19
oNIMoUs INVITATIONS.

A special dispatch from Shanghai
says; IAN the naval forces. except she
Russians. are acting under ths orders Of
the British admiral 1t is reported that
the head Of foreigner has been seen
exposed on a pole northwest of Tien
Tsin. The Chinese are fleeing from
Pekin
" There are 0minons indications Of
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-19
The Chinese Emperor 10
Ihe People Of IhG Vest
AN APPEAL FOR RELEASE.
Request That Empress Dowager Be Declared
a Usurper.

The Shanghai correspondent Of the
Daily Express says
"Weng Tuug 10. Emperor Kwang
Hsu's tutor and confdant. who was dis
missed by the Dowsger Empress after
the coup d'etat in 1898. sends. with the
special sanction Of the Emperor and his
party, including three yioeroys. a mes
sage TO the people Of the West In part
il Is as follows:
"His Majesty is convinced, through
ample trustworthy sources. that the
loyal support Of many scores Of millions
Of the Chinese will be accorded TO his
proposals for putting an end 20 the state
Of anarchy brought about by the action
OF the Empress Tsi Tsi.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-19
cHINEsE STRENGTH.

China is ripe for the change Of
tide which the reactionaries vainly seek
to stem. If it should be, on the other
hand that the Foreign Powers seriously
contemplate the dismembeTment of the
Chinese empire, they have before them
the huge task of facing dense millions,
who, although lacking training. and
who make but contemplate soldiers,
possess boundless powers of passive re-
sistance, and would be able to wear out
the patience Of any European rulers
seeking TO govern them without regard
to the prejudices Of the oldest civiliza-
tion.
"'The conquest and division Of China
would be possible With 100. 900 troops,
but to retain the government would re-
quire /, 900. 600 soldiers and centuries Of
work. The task would end with the
most unhappy results for both conquered
and coDquerors.
SPECIAL APPEAL TO AMERICA.
His Majesty and his advisers beg
America and Japan to pause before dis.
memberment, which should be deferred
at least until the Emperors efforts to
govern his people and restore the happi-
ness Of this great division of the human
race have proved abortive If the peo-
pie are assured that the Powers are
guiding and protecting his Majesty, and
do not intend to swallow the country
piece meal, they and the soldiers win
return unquestionably to the allegiance
from which the Empress diverted
them.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-06-19

Rhode Island and Virginia are max
ing efforts to have one Of the new bat.
tleships named after them.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-04-07

Harrisville. The lumber was bought at
cost from Mr.. Jacob Tome OF Port Deposit.
Mr.. Joseph Il. Thomas had general super
vision Of all work done. The painting was
under the charge OF John Wesley jackson,
who is still living. The hauling and much
other work was given by the congregation
in their desire for this new place Of worship.
But old gives place to new, in turn to give
place to newer still. The church was
painted and frescoed in 1870 and a new
roof put on few years ago, the only work
done since its completion the writer re-
members Of hearing.
The ravages Of time have made their i'm
press on the old church home. The paint
ing is unsightly, flooring in bad condition,
heating apparatus worn out, new and more
comfortable seating is desirable, in fact a
general renewal inside and out is needed.
At meeting OF the board Of trustees it
was decided to celebrate Sunday, November
19th, the semi-oentennial of the church
with appropriate exercises and take up a
special collection for the enlargement and
improvement of the church, which was
done, and five hundred dollars subscribed.
A building committee was appointed and
contributions solicited by means Of circulars
which were prepared for the purpose, as
we'll as by personal appeals. 1t is thought
that two Thousand dollars will cover the
expenses.
There ia probably no church in the county
that has opened its doors so often and viii.
lingly for the accommodation Of people faI
and near who bury their loved ones in the
cemetery close by, as has Hopswell. We
believe that many tender memories cling
to the old church, and Of pleasant fellow.
ship by those who have removed to distant
parts OF the country, and we are hoping fol
contributions from many old friends. Plans
have been drawn by architects, the one best
suited selected. Specifications are being
made, bids for contracts will soon bt
opened, and the work commenced in the
early spring. Should this meet the eyes OIL
any who want to lend helping hand, any
contribution will be gladly received by the
Board OF Trustees, or any friend in the con
gregation, duly applied and credit giver
the donor.
| The writer is indebted to Mr.. John T.
Rutter and Mr.. J. F. Rowland for facts il
early history.
CLARA d. ABRAHAMS,
Woodlawn, Cecil county, Md
March 2Sth, 1900.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-04-07
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

1t Is now possible for person in any
part Of Cecil county, where the lines Of the
Cecil Telephone and Telegraph Company have
been extended to talk to almost any part of
the United States. Last week arrangements
were made by the owners of the Diamond
State Telephone Company, Of which the
Cecil Company, is a part and the Long Dist
aRce Company connecting theft companies
on this Peninsula. This week the wires Of
the long distance company were placed In
the Elkton exchange, and are now in work.
ng oTste7.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-04-07
A Life And Death Fight.

Mr.. w. A. Hines, Of Manchester, a., writ
ing OF his almost miraculous escape from
death, says: Exposure after measles in.
duced serious lung trouble, which ended in
Consumption. 1 had frequent hemorrhages
and coughed night and day. All my doctors
said must soon die. Then l began to use
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption
which completely cured me. would not be
without /. even if it cost 500 bottle. Hun.
dreds have used it on my recommendation
and all say it never fails to cure my throat
chest and lung troubles.' Regular size SOC
and 81. Trial bottles free at Il. b. Frazer q
Drug Store.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-04-07
HOPEWELL NJ. E. CHURCH.

Prior to 1909 the Methodist Society as it
was then called, held their meetings at the
home OF Mr.. James Thompson, who lived
mile north Of Principle, and at Mr.. Richard
Rutter's, who lived about one and a-half
miles south Of where Hopewell Church now
stands. As the congregations increased,
meeting house became necessity. Davis
Reed and Richard Rutter met at the home
Of Alexander Boyd to discuss the question.
Mr.. Reed volunteered to donate the land
on which to build one. Mr.. Rutter said he
would give the logs for it, (all buildings
were made Of logs in those days), and Mr..
Boyd made cash contribution.
On these promises the work began, labor
was freely given, and in 1910 board Of
trustees was appointed, the land decided to
them and the church was dedicated. We
can imagine how this little band OF Christ
ians enjoyed the work and its results. As
this was the only Methodist Church in the
county except the one Bishop Asbury had
organized at Bohemia Manor, people came
long distances on foot and horseback to
enjoy the privileges OF worship. These
were the days when religion made people
glad to sacrifice to get together to worship
the Lord. 1t was not unusual for mothers
TO hold child on the front OF the horse she
rode, while larger one would sit behind
holding fast as best it could. Men and
boys walked carrying shoes and stockings,
and at the house OF Mr.. Gilbreth, now
known as the old Baird homestead, washed
their feet in the spring house drain and
made themselves presentable for meeting.
The word church we, not then applied to
Methodist meeting houses. Port Deposit
was not then much Of deposit for lumber.
There was no church there, the roads were
rough and billy. This was the only place
for them to attend worship, and the little
log house with it's rude benches became
Mecca for all Msthodists in this part Of the
country.
Early in the year 1s4s congregational
meeting was called to devise ways and
means to erect new building, this house
being too small to accommodate the in
creased congregations. The following COM
mittee was appointed and given power to
procure all necessary material and have the
work done David Jenness, Joseph R.
Thomas, William McMullin, James Barnes
and John Campbell. The brick were made
and burned on the farm Of William Kirk,
now occupied by his son Holiday H. Kirk.
The work was done by Messrs. Krause of
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-04-07

The new bridge which the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company proposes to erect over
the Susquehanna River at PeSryville, to
replace the present iron one, will be the
largest solid masonry bridge In the world
and will cost more than $1,000, O0O 1t will
have 4s solid arches Of cut stone, each OF
which will be 70 feet in the clear, and give a
total length of between $500 and $500 feet.
The width will be sufficient for three tracks.