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1t might be well to consider the a.

1t might be well to consider the ad-
visibility of imposing a severe penal
ty for the careless handling of firearm:
when such carelessness results in
death or injury. The number OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES accident;
is alarming. The man who, carelessly
handling a gun or pistol. shoots and
kills his friend is to be pitied. but he
is likewise to be blamed. Every man
knows-or should know-the peril in
volved in what is commonly known as
"fooling" with firearms. If he tempts
that peril with results fatal to limo.
cent people he should be punished,
not only as a chastisement TO himself,
put as a warning to others.
, 1900-09-20
AMERICANS TOOK A
THIRD OF PARIS PRIZES

New York. Sept. I'm. ii. De
Young of San Francisco. president of
the Board of United States commits
sioners to the Paris exposition. arrived
here today on the steamer New York.
Mr.. DE Young was most enthusiastic
over the exposition. saying:
"The Paris exposition is the greatest
the world has eve seen. | say this un-
qualitiedly. Notwithstanding the many
adverse criticisms which have been in
dulged in by many Americans. In its
displays of manufactures. in science
and in art. the exposition Is simply
complete. There is not n line of any
thing used by man for transportation.
comfort or luxury. in any branch of
manufacture, which Is lacking. Its ed
vocational value is practically illimita-
BILE. | fail to understand upon what
are based the adverse criticisms in
dulged in not only by visitors ignorant
of eypositions but by intelligent and
prominent citizens. | am afraid man.
Of these have not observed carefully or
ut length.
Il am proud to say that Americans
took 1000 awards, or one-third of the
entire number awarded. The Ameri-
ans at the exposition We're h most
lavish entertainers of any nation, and
of the Americans the most enthusiasts
tic hosts were the Californians. The
people from my state spent S13O.OOO in
taking care of guests and friends. II
all the states had done rs well as Cali
fornia. there could De no criticism of
the American showing ut the eXposi-
ton
, 1900-09-20

st. Louis, Sept. 1T.-Frank Peyton
was taken back to Sioux City, Iowa,
last night TO answer to the murder
of John Il. Robson, to which he is said
to have confessed. Before leaving he
also said he alone IA guilty of rob
bling a safe of 500 at C~larksville. Mis-
sissippi. George Simmons. II wealthy
planter, was indicted for this crime.
and on account of the shame departed
from home and has not been heard
from since. A home was disrupted
and his mother almost went insane.
Peyton confessed to the crime to free
an innocent man of the blight of dis.
honor.
, 1900-09-20
GALVESTON RESUMING ITS
FORMER BUSINESS LIFE

places where it is needed, have been
encountered. Notwithstanding these
difficulties the work has gone on day
and night and the structure that is to
bring Galveston in real touch with the
outside world is being steadily pushed
forward toward the stricken city which
is so rapidly recuperating.
The Santa Fe system has ~concentrat-
ed nearly all its best bridge and track
men on the work of restoring com
municntion with Galveston. Six hun
dred trackmen and $50 bridgemen are
engaged in the work. The track was
completed to Virginia Point at 1890
tonight.
State Health officer Blunt left here
to-day for Austin. where he will make
a report to the governor concerning
conditions in Galveston. 1t is said that
this statement will estimate the NOR
taIity at 5000 souls. DR.. Blount was
in Galveston several days and made a
thorough investigation of the results
of the storm.
Miss Clara Barton of the Red Cross
Society arrived in Texas City tonight
with a hospital corps and supplies. She
will reach Galveston tomorrow morn
ing.
, 1900-09-20

pony and carrying a couple of revolv-
ers for her protection, she makes tw J
round trips. She wears a short skirt
of blue serge. a corduroy jacket. and
heavy leather leggins, and has never
been attacked or molested in any way.
Each week she rides an average of EOS
miles on horseback, and she always
rides alone except when a prospector
or cattle buyer takes the cross coun-
try trail with her. Her route leads
rocks that practically no vegetation
can grow.
, 1900-09-20


Salt Lake, Utah. Sept. 1.-THE half
eaten remains of George Hilditch of
Pennington, II private in Company Il
of the National Guard, who disap-
peaIed last April, have been found in
the mountains near Morgan.
lie met his death while hprding
sheep, losing his way and encounter
Ing a terrific blizzard. and in spite of
the most vigorous search on the part of
his comrades, relatives and friends at
the time and since. no trace of the I'M
fortunate young man was found until
Private Lawson of the same company,
who was herding in the vicinity of the
forks of Lost creek last week, made
the grewsome discovery. The head
and hands II other parts of the body
had been eaten away by coyotes during
the six months it has been exposed.
Practically only the skeleton was left,
and but for n letter found on a piece of
clothing that had withstOod the wealth
er, it is doubtful that Identification
would have been possible.
At the time he disappeared n great
many searching parties We're sent out.
Company Il of BOuntiful. of which the
young man belonged. turning out in n
body and going all through the noun
tains in Morgan county.
, 1900-09-20

Vertical p~enmanship, adopted so
widely in the public schools a few
years Ago.. seems to be going out of
fashion. 1t is said to be slow to write
and not favored in commercial life.
The return to the SDcncerian system
emphasizes the project to erect a me-
mortal library to Plat Spencer in Ge-
neva, o. Here, in a little log house.
the great penman taught many branch
es. especially the beautiful handwrit-
ing which young and old came from
afar to learn. Until the age of s.
Spencer had never seen writing paper.
but he had already traced his charac-
tiers in the sand Of the rivers edge
and on the bark of trees. His life was
full of h%ardships, but many a man
reared in luxury may well envy the
inscription. Poet. penman. educator.
reformer, benefactor.' engraved on his
tomb by a grateful pupil.
, 1900-09-20

According to the Journal of German
Engineers. the French railroad trains.
instead of the English, hold the first
place for speed. schedule time being
the basis for comparison. A regular
train between Paris and Amiens makes
the distance, 50 miles, without stop.
in an hour and a quarter, or at the
rate of Go miles an hour. The fastest
regular train in Great Britain makes
60 miles an hour. for n distance of
only SO miles. between Perth and For
fax. in Germany "A greater speed thar
Of miles an hour is prohibited. but the
fastest regular train makes only So
miles, between Wittenberg and Ham
burg.
, 1900-09-20

Tien Tsin, Sept. II, via Shanghai,
Sept. ia British signal officer re-
ports a sharp engagement between n
company of the Fourteenth United
States infantry and 1000 Boxers at
Matow, on the road to Pekin. The
Americans made u gallant stand, and a
detachment of Bengal Lancers nearby
hearing the firing, came to their rescue,
and charged the Boxers in the ct
The Chinese We're routed, leaving 200
dead. The Americans had no casualties.
, 1900-09-20

Norma Diorn is a girl who lives
with her father near the headquarters
of the Guadalupe in Texas, and has
recently been rewarded for bravery
with a handsome silver-mounted re-
volver. presented by the Texas Cattle
association. Her achievement was the
lassoing of a mountain lion and drag
ging II to its death. as 1t was in the
act of attacking her fathers cattle. on
the borders of the ranch. As she had
no weapon on her person. She was
forced to depend upon her lariat.
, 1900-09-20
SARATOGA SUN.
SARATOGA, WYOMING.

Elmer b. Adams, who presides over
the United States Court Cor the Eas.-
ern District of Missouri. is believed to
be the wealthiest federal Judge in the
country, his fortune being estimated
at $500. 900.
, 1900-09-20

s inches high and
is as strong as
steel rods and
wires can make il.
The man wears a
special suit OF
clothes, made to
order because of
its great size. and
its wax face is as
natural as such
things eve are.
w h g II p%rODerly
, 1900-09-20

garden, the latter
to be used TO.
church purposes.
The building con
tains three p
rate auditoriums.
The first is in the
basement and is to
be used during the
winter for Sunday
school aid church
PURPOSES,
, 1900-09-20

There is a popular impression that
microbes and germs of all kinds are
killed by intense cold. Recent exper-
iments in the laboratory of Professor
Dewar, the nan who solidifed hydro
gen, shows tina this impression is err
roneous. Many forms of bacteria were
subjected to the tremendous cold of
liquid air for an entire week without
interruption, yet afterward they de-
veloped as vigorously as they would
have done if they had not undergone
so frosty an experience.
, 1900-09-20

Three chief feasts during which the
Chinese take legal holidays are those
OF the dragon, the moon and the year.
Five days attend the first two and
thirty the last. Those who have lived
in China for any time invariably award
the palm for attractIyeness to the feast
OF flowers, which occurs in the spring
Then the trees are in bloom and every
private garden in the land is a flower
show Of the first order. In thousands
OF thrifty homes the people make helr
favorite rice wine. marching out in
procession to the accompaniment o.
music to the rice fields.
, 1900-09-20

The abandoned farms in Rhode Is
land number 349, according to the
states official catalogue, but from that
fact it'must not be inferred that Rhode
Island, as a whole, is in serious dan
ger of going out of tillage. Estimat-
ing each abandoned farm at 100 acres,
the S49 mou to but about 4 per
cent of the states area.
, 1900-09-20

Berlin, Sept. 15.-The Shanghai cor
respondent Of the Lokal A~nzeiger re-
ports an interview with Dr. Rosthorn,
secretary of the Austrian legation. in
which he is quoted as saying that the
Chinese government presented TO the
minister n formal declaration of war
on June 18th. considering the capture
or the Iaku forts an act of war. The
ministers We're required to leave Pekin
In twenty-four hours.
, 1900-09-20

A professor of geology has found
near Montclair, n. j., fossil specimens
of a fish supposed to be millions of
years old. The fish belongs to the or
der of ganoids, of which there are only
a few modern representatives. House
Keepers who think their fisherman is
not furnishing wares as fresh as they
desire can at least comfort themselves
with the knowledge that his ice-box
contains nothing as old as this.
, 1900-09-20

The shirt waist man is o new. Pres
ent consideration of him has brought
to light an ordinance of Lincoln's Inn,
400 years old. "Urbanus Sylvan" in
the last Cornhill. writes: I'm 1905 there
is a resolution of the bench hat any
one at the clerks commons shall be
decorously clad, and not with his shirt
in facie populi ultra d%iploidem, i. e.,
sticking out in public view beyond his
doublet."
, 1900-09-20
Woman Mail Carrier.

The distinction is claimed for Miss
Sarah NJ Burke. of st. Johns, Ariz.,
that she is the only woman mail car
rier in the country, and certainly the
only woman who regularly carries the
, 1900-09-20

mails OVe more
than fifty miles of
wild territory. pop
ulated only by W. d
Indians and wild
beasts.
NJ | S B k e's
route lies between
St. h and Jim
town, Ariz. and the
distance is fifty
two miles each
a Every week.
mounted an n f1Ef
, 1900-09-20

wound up and connected with an en-
CINE the man can walk at a great rate
Of speed and can pull a heavy load be-
hind it. 1t is in this way that Mr..
Perew proposes to make his invention
useful as well as ornamental.
, 1900-09-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Watson OF
Jackson township, DeKalb county,
Ind, have lived ON one farm for sixty
years. They have just been celebrat-
ing the sixty-frst anniversary OF
their wedding.
, 1900-09-20

A Missouri woman has sued her dl-
yogced husband for 5000. which She
alleged she had expended in providing
f-od, lodging, cothing and schooling
for his four children since he abau-
doncd her and left the children to her
care.
, 1900-09-20

On h main floor is the regular audi
forum. which will be used for church
services during the winter. Above Is
the roof garden, measuring seventy
five by fifty-eight feet, with open sides.
, 1900-09-20

RIGA and China.
that world famous
general, d
Marshal Lord VOL
seley, has announc-
ed his intention OF
retiring from his
proud position as
C o IN m a n d e in
chief of the British
forces. There are.
those who are I'M
kind enough to,
suggest that Lord
Wolseley has been
requested to quit
in order that the
e q II famous
"Bobs," the we'll
beloved of the
British d e ry
, 1900-09-20

can assume the Lord Wolseley.
leadership of England's armies. This
Likeness of the present field marshal IS
from his latest photograph.
, 1900-09-20

A serious problem confronts the on
gineers in charge Of the erection Of
the great New York peace memorial.
on the summit Of Lookout mountain.
In getting h material for the monu-
ment to the top Of the mountain. 1000
leet above the surrounding country.
, 1900-09-20

Number of men in anthracite
mines. 10000
Number belonging to union. .134. 100
Number that may 90 .14D,OOO
Number of persons deprived of
income. 800. 600
Union funds on hand ...... .S45O,OOO
Average daily wages received
by miners. ............ 1.3J
Average wages Of day men ut
MINES. . .'o
Daily loss in wages. ....... .S166,SSO
Area of coal fields in square
miles. . 40
Average annual production,
tons. ...E-.. .ih,ooO.Ooo
Crho foregoing figures us to the num-
Der of men involved in the strike and
the wages received were furnished by
members of the executive board of the
United Mine Workers of America.)
Scranton, Pa. Sept. 15.-There is no
longer any question rs Ia n general, if
complete. tie-up of the mines in the
Lackawanna region on Monday norm
ing. To-day, three days before the
strike order goes into effect, 10000 of
the $4,000 miners are on n strike. TWEEN
ty-One of the ~ninety-scven cOllieries are
forced into idleness. and by nOO to-
morrow, the union leaders claim, the
tie-up will be complete.
, 1900-09-20
SAYINGS and DOIkGS
WoIleTey TO ReIiSn.

His friends say that so disguised is
he by the mismanagement of Eng
lands matters military in South Al
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-29
CURRENT TOPICS

During the last fiscal year there were
20. 128 petitions filed in voluntary bank.
ruptoy.
The Woolson Spice Company has
made reduction Of cent per pound
In the price Of roasted coffee. This was
followed by a similar reduction by the
Arbuckles, who also made cut Of 10
points In refined sugar The National
Sugar Refining Company followed the
Arbuckle cut The American Sugar Re-
fning Company mas not yet acted, bat
is expected 20 make a reduction OF 10
points.
The Kennebeck Journal notes that
"the Smith vote In the next Congress
will remain Of the same strength which
it musters In the present House. Mich.
igan. which seems to be the stronghold
of the Smith party, returns three Rep
resentatives of that name. all Republi'
cans, and good fellows. Illinois and
Kentucky each retprns Congressman
Smith. The place Of Congressman
Smith, of Maryland, who resigned tc
become Governor Of his State, is to be
taken by a new Congressman Smith, Of
Iowa, 80 that the Smith family still
maintains the quota of six votes in the
House, aud leads ell rivals by a good
plurality. "
The daily population Of the Equitable
Building in New York is 3 100, and
the mail averages about IS 0OC
pieces a day. Says the Chicago Ohron
icle. This record is outstripped b.
several buildings in this city. notably
the Monadnook block, which at presen
has q daily population Of close to II no
quite 5000. 60 vast is the postal bust
ness Of this human hive that IL wa
found necessary to establish on the msir
hoor a branch post-office with four mai
carriers. The Monadnock block is 40
feet long. seventy feet wide. sixteeI
stories high at one end and seventeen
at the other. and has in all 1, 200 offices
In one day over 600 persons passel
through the Jackson boulevard entrano
alone"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-29
KING GEORGE
New Pastor Church Finances Death, Etc
Correspondence Of The Free Lance

Correspondence Of The Free Lance.)
King George County. Nov. 20, 1900.
The residence on the farm Of Mr..
George Rollins. situated on MachOdoc
Greek. near Pluck, was burned on
Friday last with much Of the furniture.
eto. The house was occupied by MIR.
W. G. Spillman and family. who made
every fort possible to save the dwell
ing, but without avail, There was no
insurance on the furniture and proba-
bly, none on the dwelling. This is the
,hird fire from which Mr. Rollins has
been q sufferer within the past several
years. Only few years ago mis- kitch
en- In the yard at the same place was
burned, destroying large amount Of
meat and other provisions stored in a
part of tbe house aud at another time
he lost all his outhouses and other
buildings by fire.
There is much interest felt by the
Methodists Of King George, In the
coming Of their new pastor. Rev j. l..
Pribble. who comes here from West
Mathews circuit. Mr.. Pribble is q man
of about forty years Of Oge, and is said
b be a foe preacher and an earnest,
Christian man. He is married TO a lady
~ intelligence and refinement, and they
have three or four children. They will
be heartily welcomed by the people Of
this county. so noted for their cordiali
~ and hospitality Many will regret
the departure uf Rev. and Mrs. I. j.
Wray, who, in many ways, have en-
deared themselves to many Of our peo'
pie, specially may this be said OF Mrs.
Wray Of whom there is but one opinion
and that is that a more lovely, refined
and lovable character can no where be
found.
The finances Of the King George cir.
cult show prosperity along all lines. The
minister's salary was paid in foil be-
fore he left for Conference. andythe to-
tsl collections Of the year were sI652.54
which is nearly $500 more than that
collected last year Much Of this is q
thank Offering fund. which was liber-
al donation from all the churches on
the charge. The statistics Of this dis
trict show that the Methodists here
raised a larger amount for the goth
century thank Offering than IN any
other section Of Virginia, with one
exception.
A bright little daughter of Mr. r j
Moore, residing near PLUCK, " died on
Friday from the effects Of that terrible
disease. diphtheris. Another child Il
very III with the same disease. Much
sympathy is felt for the stricken family
In their sorrow.
Mr.. Raymond e. Harvey. a promi-
neut painter Of Washington, has been
on visit to Mr.. r. N. Carver, and
enjoying week Of partridge hunting.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-29
Bitter confsdsratss.

Some bitterness among che Oonfeder.
ate Veterans has cropped out
The Army Of Northern ylrginla,
Camp No (which is the first organized
camp Of the United Codfederate Vete-
rams. has repudlated the action Of its
delegates to the Confederate reunion
recently held in Louisville in voting
$3.50 for the erection Of monument
over the grave Of Jefferson Davis. de-
olaring that the delegates had no au-
thority 30 pledge the Oamp to this
purpose.
The Camp also refuses TO give any
money TO the Jefferson Davis monu.
ment, and announces that il IL has any
money TO give to Confederate monu.
ments it would give it to erecting cne
to General Beauregsrd.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-29
watterson on Bryan.
New York Trihune J

HAS Mr.. Bryan the political fibre
staying qualities as candidate and
statesmau-tO warrantlthe belief that be
will be candidate for President she
third timer"
This question was addressed 10 Ool-
onel henry Watterson. Of Louisville at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday. MIR.
Wasterson expostulated good.naturedly
against being held up for an interview,
but when the newspaper Philistines re-
fused quarter he said:
-Four years is generation In
Americsn'politics. Two hours before
James K Polk was nominated for the
Presidency be was weak candidate for
vice. President. Two hours before Frbnk-
lin Pierce was nominated he was praoti-
cally unknown TO the American people.
Two years before Abraham Lincoln
was nominated he had not had his de.
bates with Douglas. and he had NOT
been heard of outside Of Illinois. Two
years before Samuel J.Tilden was NOM
mated he was a plain citizen right over
here In Gramercy Park. Two years be.
fore Cleveland was nominated he was
Msyor Of Buffalo. When Harrison was
nominated he was supposed to have died
politically two years before. on his rec
tirement from she United State Senate.
With almost the single exception Of
General Grant, the candidates for the
Presidency have been new men. That is
why" said Colonel Watterson, as he
turned TO go. II say that four years Is
a generation in American politics"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-29
A Threatened Revolution in Public
Education in Virginia.
Norfolk Landmark.

Education in Virginia.
(Norfolk Landmark
The announcement that the school
authorities Of New Orleans have re-
Gently determined to greatly abridge
the opportunities Of the negroes for OBJ
tanning advanced education at public
expense, attracts attention here. The
information received daily at the Of
foe of the Virginia Board Of Educa-
tion is that this question Las become q
live one here. Reports from all seo-
tions OF the black belt are TO the effect
that tho white people there are insist.
ing that the coming Constitutional
Convention shall allow the colored
people free shools only to the amount
they contribute In taxes. The effect
Of this plan, If it were carried out,
would be 20 practically debar the color.
ed people Of education.
Last year the State expended on it's
public schools 81 ,97l, 1884. 40. OF this
amount over $430. coo went TO the edu.
cation Of the negroes In the last
thirty years, that is since the organiza-
tion Of the present system Of public
education, Virginia has expended
$40, 900. 900, of which $4,000. 900 was
given 20 colored schools. The negroes
contribute about per cent. In taxes, in.
Guiding all sources and for oil purposes.
Il will be seen that II any plan shall
be adopted which will give that race
FOR schools only the amount they pay
in taxes the effect will be to deprive
them Of ell education.
There is. however. q growing demand
In all parts Of the negro country that
this idea shall be carried out. The
storm is rising, and. like the great
Resdjuster revolution 1889, 1t may
sweep everything before IL. Who will
throw themselves in the breach and
attempt to stem this current? It seems
hardly likely that any politician who
cares for his popularity will make the
attempt.
Hon. John E. Massey, until recently
the head Of the State Department Of
Education, and who played such an
important part in the Readjuster move
ment, fAVors the idea OF giving the ne.
groes only the amount they contribute,
SO far be is the only prominent man
who has taken this position publicly
There are, however, plenty Of others
ready to follow Massey's example 81
soon as the people are heard from.
There Is no man in the State. said
one Of the officials of the school system
to day, "that know of who is ready
TO stand forth in efforts TO resist this
demand Of the people. - This gentleman
insisted that with ons firm, influential
man who would boldly attempt TO turn
this storm, IL could be prevented from
bursting with any force. There is not
though it was admitted. such q man
likely TO come TO the front.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-29
Alag ana Death Fight,

Mr.. W. A. Hiues Manchester, Ia
writing OF his almost miraculous escape
from death, says: Exposure after
measles induced serious lang trouble
which ended Id Consumption. had
frequent hemorThsge and couRhed
night aud Oily. All mes doctors said !
must soon die. Then y began 20 use
Dr.. Kings New Discovery for Oonsum-
rtion. which completely cured me. ]
would not be without IL even II IL cost
IS 90 e bottle. Hundreds have used
Il on my recommendation and all say
Il never fails TO cure Throat Chest and
Lung troubles. Regular size boc and
81 90. Trial boiile free a y ~ Lewis