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WEST BEDDING.
CHURCH NOTES.

CHURCH NOTES.
 Rev D. Carl Yoder has been appointed delegate from the local Epworth League to the convention to be held in New York City.
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 MT and Mrs Samuel Patterson of Dan- bury were the guests of MT and Mrs k. Durgy on Sunday. Burr Sanford is sick with the measles. Born, on Friday, son to MT and Mra Will BenAett. The infant child of MT and Mrs k. Wil- Hams, who has been critically i'll with cry.
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HOYDEN's HILL

Albert Bulkley and friends raised his barn, Saturday.
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 Mrs s. Wisner has entertained her mother and sister from New York.
 Master Clinton Sherwood has been in disposed for few days.
 The Methodist church were favored, Sunday, by fine sermons by Rev MT Fem of New Haven.
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Mrs Rice of Bridgeport is the guest of Mrs James A. Orr of Main street.
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LddfeS d'ad Gest2ef'iet,--It has gone o! TeCOTu that Madame Yale's Excelsior Hair Tonic is the first and only remedy known to chemical science found to be a genuine hair specific. It has an affinity for the human hair for nourishing and in vigorating its entire structure. 1t is aniseptlc ln character, aswell as stimulating; it's action upon the scalp and hair is truly wonderful, inasmueh as 1t has never been known in single instance to kal to cure scalp diseases and to create luxurant growth of healthy, beautiful hair. It stops hair falling within twenty-forr hours and brings back the natural color to gray hair in nearly every instance It is not dye; 1t is not sticky greasy on the contrary j: akes the hair soft, youthful, beautiful and glossy; keeps it in curl. It is per feet hair dressing, and can be used by ladies, gentlemen or children as daily toilet requisite Its influence is deiisatfully soothing.
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Joseph Hunt has an addition to his family by the advent of boy, born Sun- day, May 20.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-16
RICE r,E, % or rtlx SOUTH.
Louisiana and TEXAS Turnish Most q,
the Oountry's Hroduat.

Louisi.n. and Texas Tur.ish Most OF
the Country's Product.
Rice forms the principal food OF one
half the population OF tho earth. II In
more widely and generally used az a
food material than any other cereal. Its
cultivation has gone on for centuries In
Japan, China and India. and 1t Ii said
there are no less than 1.400 varieties to
be found in those countries. Rios
production in the United States is lim>
tied to the South Atlantic and Gulf
States, whsre, In some sections, 1t IL
the principal cereal product For near
ly 100 years after the introduction Of
rice into the United States, South
Carolina and Georgia produced the
principal portion. while North Caro-
lima, Florida, Alabama. Mississippi and
Louisiana grew only limited amount.
Within the last ten years Louisiana
and Texas have increased the area de-
voted to rice to such an extent that
they now furnish nearly -fourths
OF all the product OF the country. Tho
great development Of the rice industry
AAA AASAASAsAo oAhSO Aoon Aoo AOboASUb
from the opening up of a prairie re-
gion in the southwestern part of the
state and the development Of = system
of irrigation and culture which made
possible the use Of harvesting maohin-
cry similar 70 that used In the wheat
fields of the northwest. thereby greatly
lessening the cost OF production A
large proportion of the rice grown In
South Carolina and Georgia u pro
duced on tidal deltas. A body Of land
along some river and sufaciently 70
mote from the ses to be free from salt
water is selected with reference to the
possibility Of flooding 1t from the river
at high tide and OF draining it at low
tide. Lands Of this class are also
planted to rice in Southern Louisiana.
Some excellent marshes are found in
South Carolina and Georgia upon what
may relatively be termed high land.
These are In most cases easily drained
and in many instances can be irrigated
from some convsnient stream. The OBJ
lection planters have found to such
tracts is that the water supply is un-
reliable and not uniform In tempsFa-
tara
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-16
snow - . rertnixer.

Farmers have long understood and
appreciated the fact that snow is Q
great fertiliser. but just why this II 20
they have probably been unable to
say. Science has demonstrated that
snow in falling serves q double pur-
pose. The soft. damp fakes cleanse
the atmosphere Of . very large amount
Of impurities. carrying them to the
earth. The amount of solid matter car
ried down In an ordinary snowstorm
and the cleanliness of the atmosphere
afterwards are best appreciated by
chemical analysis Of tho snow melted
into water and examined. Small par
ticles OF SCOT, free ammonia and solid
matter are all taken from the atmos-
phere and prscipitated upon the earth.
The air in cities after q snowstorm
shows in striking contrast with that
under ordinary circumstances. After
. wet snow In q manufacturing city
the air was almost as pure as in the
country. the soft particles having lit-
orally scraped eNt Of the air the -
that was there held N ..,oo o'
Some Of these d-- v,.a .na sar.
-ors scientific than at present,
We may be able to make artificial snow
storms to cleanse the atmosphere.
This certainly would be . great tri-
umph. and one which the dwellers in
smoke-ladsn cities would value very
highly.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-16

Gables - Altruistic Communications. ..
Scribner's Magazine for March. %
discussing the extension of our sub
marine cables, says: "Ope vitality in
teresting point of this question of sub
marine cables is that trade pure and
simple Is about to take second place,
and empire-that magic word which nc
writer today can AFFORD to be without
empire is stepping in. Trade has con-
nected almost every inhabitable part
Of the world with every other by the
vital slectric spark, but trade has done
t only where it paid or was expected
to pay. In very few cases trade has
been assisted or pushed on by empire.
but not enough to alter the general
truth of the statement. But now en-
pire comes forward ana says: I want
cables here. there and everywhere.
form the Cape to Canada, and from
the Cape to India and Australia. and
from Vancouver to Brisbane, across
the Atlantic from southwest to north
west, across the Indian ocean and
across the Pacific at itu br>..
Every red spot on the man must have
its cable end. every police station on
the globe-round route of guardians of
the empire must have its patrol box. ="
1t adds that. after all, an empire is
only trsdd;ns association on huge
sesls.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-16
CHURCH AND oLRRoY.

Cardinal Gibbons will soon make his
nth visit to Rome. whore he will be
granted an audience with the Pope,
4 clergyman ct Milford. Pa. has
purchased for II the release Of a little
girl from her father and stsp-mothef.
who abused her.
Bishop Bowman said recently that
he had besn in the ministry Al years,
and during all that time he had been
too busy to take even . weeks vaca-
ton.
The Pauiist Fathers In New York
have opened . club house for poor
boys. Il II furnished on . scale COM
pairing favofably with the best OF
clubs.
The Rsy. Or. n. Allen Tupper. pas
tor Of the fashionable First Baptist
church 1t Montelair. N. J., has given
mp his church to help the poor and
work among the unchurchsd masses.
The Rev. Dr.. F. W. Hamilton of the
Universalist church, Roxbury. Mass.
has placed paid advertisements of his
church in the street cars Of Roxbury
and In the cars Of the Boston IL" road.
At the last meeting Of the New York
Methodist Minister union q resolu-
ton protesting against "Sapho" vas
voted down 0n the ground that Z:
ministers did not ears to advertise the
play.
Friends Of the Rev. Dr. Henry Van
Dyke have raised fund to purchase
ter him Handsome h.me at Prince
ton. The fund. which amounts to $780,
600. 10 chiefly the gift Of his former
parishionsrs in the Brick Presbyterian
church, New York.
Since the Rev. Father McEnroe Of
South Bethlehem, Pa. preached a scr
mon advising young men to marry.
there have pesn more proposals to
young women than ever before during
. similar period in the parish. While
marriage during Lent Il = violation oe
komen Catholic preespts. several
priests have been urged to perform
ceremonies.
In Brooklyn, Sheriff Walton has aD-
pointed several deputy shsriffs. who
are members of churches. to look out
for children In the streets who do
wrong. They are 70 deel especially
With small hoys who smoke cigarettes
play cFaps, and buy beer at saloons
The plan was suggested BY Ars- MAJ
sus Wood Of the Young Womans
Christian association.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-16
D,.e.-..sa.s :. Law ssud.n...

Dises..ashg - Law osudsnts
That's . rather interesting table that
shows the proportion ot lawyers to
the other Inhabitants Of the big cities.
though II seems TO offer some discour-
aging features TO the youth who Looks
forward to . career at the bar. Denver
and San Ffaacdsco are credited with
the most ataosneys, the former with
one to every ~ inhabitants, the lat
ter with one to 261. The smallest pro-
portionate number ID shown in st.
inAAhitaAtA
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-16
DHPINlTION0.

Ability-what every one has. and
most of us misapply.
Expansioa-As an individual imam
cial fact, always right
RopeseIike the household china In
TIE servant S1rrs handA
DlsappoiutAsnt@T hardest word
"a nov. anA yst the 80 most often
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-16
L,..,d ,E,n,o.. .s Year. ola.

1zs11d A1HSona n xoAFS Ole.
A sksleton of . great saurian hA0
bsen found Ia the northeastern part of
the harbor Of Caldera, Chill. 1t was
twsnty-six and quarter fest long. and
had an enormous head and tail. Il
was partly BARRED In a clayey rock, .
good portion Of which had been wash
ed away BY the tide. The fossil was
taken from IT. bed, and when restorsA
will be added to the National Museum.
The fossil was about three feet shorter
than the similar one recently found IN
Kansas. and which was considered to
b An ancient marine ofIahoot Of the
Nsard.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-16
AoiplesA.

He-"Would you scream II were to
take you in my arms and kiss your
she-"What good would that do? Papa
and mamma are away. and the walls
and floors and ceilings Of this nat afs
all deadsnsd. Times-Hss-
aid.
The daily sentinel., 1900-09-16

Hair Growing Ti0&
The hair gruws considerably fAsess
lu wiutsr than n 0a0A0.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-24
Stitched CcInture For Jackets.

A pretty idea for the fancy Jackets IS
TO have belt Of panne, silk or velvet
10 match the trimming on the revers.
The belt IS narrow and straight or
shaped front and back like cOrselet.
Buckles Of art nouyoau are used to
fasten the narrow belts. and whether
Wide or narrow many rows of stitching
ornament them. The Eton coats are
often finished by n band Of velvet or
satin which crosses In front and has
the effect OF belt, while In reality 1t IS
a part Of the jacket. A suit Of gray
cheyiot with collar and revcrs finished
with black velvet has the bottom Of the
Jacket edged by n narrow stitched vel
vet band. the ends Of which cross In
front and are secured 10y buckle of
art nouveau in old silver and pale
green tints. The dark line at the waist
also serves 10 make the waist look
more slender and takes away from the
ungraceful "bobtailcd" abruptness Of
the straight cut Eton. Another Eton
coat of gray cloth Is finished by band
of lilac pannc which describes n wee
point in the back and two points In the
front The rcyers are treated with
stitched pannc Of the same color
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-24
Blue Cloth Costume.

The costume represented Is Of fine
hussar blue cloth. The corsagc Is made
with short cape round the shoulders.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-24
NORFOLK ROUTE
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE

Beginning Saturday. December 2ld, steamer
Potomac will leave Pier 9. Light
Street. baltimore, every Tuesday, and Satur-
day, at5P p. N. for the Potomac River calling
at Miller's, Brome's, Bacon's. GrasOn :,
Lewisctta Bundick' Z, Cowarts, walnut POlni'
Coan, Kinsale, Mundys Point. Lodge, ADAMS
Piney Point, Abell's, LeOnardtown,COOurns :,
Howard's and stones. On Tuesday only lot
Lancaster, Eastwood, Riverside; hyerpoOi
Point. Glymont, Alexandria and Washington
Returning, will leave 9TH street Mnari,
Washington, at p. NJ. Thursday, calling NJ
ali the above mentioned wharves leaving
Ieonardtown at A. NJ. Monday and Friday,
KinsaIe at l2 NJ. Miller's at 7. NJ, Grasons
at up. NJ. and Bacon's at 6 p. NJ, arriving In
baltimore early Tuesday and Saturday morn
ings.
Freight received daily st Pier Q, Light
Street
HENRY WILLIAMS. Manager,
Baltimore, Nd.
W,D. SCOTT, Agent,
AZ fredericksburg. Va.
KEY COMPTON, Agent,
at Norfolk, Va
STEPHENSON h BRO, Agents,
at Washington, ID.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-24
An ATTRACTIVE COSTUME

collar band Of lace and a wide point
ed belt Of black p0ngee silk. Above
the belt IS a very pretty lattlcework In
chenille, following the same lines as
the belt, while similar garniture IN,
rounds the lower part Of the collar
band. The sleeves TT the arms snugiy
and fall over the hands In rounded
tab. adorned with lace applique. The
high draped belts are seen on most OF
the best French models and show, as
has been predicted, that we are drift
ing toward the empire style. The wide
celnture is always pretty with the
bolero bodice aud Eton jacket-Phila-
delphla Ledger.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-24
When you dream
that somebody is
pushing you over a
preoipice it's time

Won looked after your stomach and liver:
You may not believe IN dreams ou' ,c ina
particular sort of dream Is hRely 10 0o iu'e
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-24
WOMAN AND FASHION.
An Attractive Costume - stitched
CeInture For Jnckets-A Blue
Cloth Costume.

The sketch Is of pompadour foulard,
with the long skirt gathered over the
hips and across the back and adorned
I'm front with n panel Of imitation yene-
tlan lace, while the lower part at the
sides and back, is cncircled with lat
tlceworll Of black chenille.
The simple little bodice IS gathered
at the neck and waist, having II high
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-24
Railroads.

Potomac, Fredericksburg
ANDPIEDMONT RAILROAD
Schedule for 1850.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-24
Remarkable Cure Of rheumatism.
Kenna, jackson Co., W. Va

Kenna, Jackson Co., W. Va.
About three years ago my wife had
an attack Of rheumatism which confined
her to her bed for over month and
rendered her unable to walk step with
out assistance, her limbs being swollen
TO double their normal size. Mr.. s.
Maddox insisted on my using Chamber
lain's Pain BALM. 1 purchased fifty
cent bottle and used 1t according to the
directions and the next morning she
walked to beakfsst without assistance
In any manner, and she has not had a
similar attack since. "A. B. Parson.
For sale by NJ. NJ Lewis, Druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-24

FOR oinef information, address
JN0. d. POTTS.
A @. P. A., Richmond Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-24
Greatest Bargains
lever OFFERED

Do you need one2 Well you should see them.
Just received 100 White and Drab Corsets at Soc
each worth 75c $50 White Do at 60c EACH worth
81 90. These are the greatest bargains in cOrsets
ever offered in the old town. These were bought Of
a Factory retiring from business. They are dirt
cheap.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-24

eglect the warning
YOU may find
that you are act
ually pushing
yourself over
the precipice of
d disease into the
7 abyss of death.
ID Don't forget
What your heat
Al and lungs and
|, brain and
AnerNeS dlc sup
piled with blood
and nutriment
ough your stomach.
r and bowels. If
Y do not do their
rk properly If
blood is full OF
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-04-24

poisonous matter your whole oO'y w.
soon be full Of impurity and disease and
It Is small wonder you dream OF disaster.
Or. Pisrce's Golden Medical Discovery
purihes and enriches the blood. It
cleanses the whole digestive system and
is an antidote for poison In the blood;
II Is a bloci-maker and hesh-builder and
is good for the nerves. 1t brings restful
sleep and a clear head. 1t contains no
alcohol, whisky, sugar, syrup, or dan
gerous opiates.
ct used DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
and Pleasant Pellets and have had no trouble
with indigestion since" writes Mr.. W. 7.
Thompson' OF Townsend. Broadwster Co, Mon
tana "Words fail to tell how thankful arr
FOR the relief. as had suffered 80 much and u
seemed that the doctors could do me no gooa
81 down In weight to IFS pounds, and was not
able 10 work Now weigh nearly 100 and Can
do 9 days work on the farm"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-05
GLAND OF THE MAPLE
Sung by Canadians at Request Of
Princess Louise.

London, Dec 5--The visiting members
of the Royal Canadian regiment Piloted
by the Duke of Argyll. Joseph Chamber
lain. Lord Lonsdale. the Duke Of Aber-
deem, Lord LanSdowne and others vlsl-
ted the house Of parliament today
Mr. Chamberlain in the course of the
address. acknowledged the Indebtedness
OF Great Britain to the colonial troops
The Canadian contingent was most cor
daily welcomed in the house of lords by
Lord Iansdowne and the Duke of Alb
erdeen in brief speeches Col. Otter, in
thanking the speakers, denied the ale
cations of bad treatment Of the Cana
dams He said the only complaint he
and his men had to make was that they
were being killed by kindness.
The Canadians were afterwards enter
tanned at luncheon by the Duke and
Duchess of Argyll. at Kensington Pal
ace Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal,
the Canadian high commissioner, was
among the guests
At the request of Princess Louise the
Canadians sang Land Of the Maple"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-05
BOTH ARE DEAD.
One Tramp Murders Another and
Commits Suicide.

St. Louis Mo-. Dec. 5.-A special to
the Post-Dispatch from De Soto, No.
says.
Two unknown men lie dead at Black
WELL Mo, a small town seven miles
south of here the result of murder and
suicide Last night the men, supposed
to be tramps, asked permission to sleep
in the boiler room of the sawTnilL One
Of the men was about so years Of age
and the other about 20. Early this
morning the young man was found dead
on the railroad track with his skull
crushed and part OF his clothing miss
ing. It was evident that he had been
murdered in the saWmilI and dragged to
the railroad track and laid across the
rails. A posse of citizens started in
search of his companion, who was
caught about five miles out and brought
back to the scene Of the murder When
+ accused of the murder, the old man
drew knife and stabbed himself in
the heart, death resulting instantly.