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Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

Yankee Ingenuity is proverbial, and
Is trait of which NewEnglanders
may fairly be proud. Nevertheless,
there is one field Of invention in which
they do not shine-the invention Of
proper names. This was often prac-
ticed in New England in old times. 1t
has now become distressingly pOpu-
lar habit in the West. OF course, it is
easy to understand how proud parent
may think no name in all history, ira
dition or romance quite good enough
for her own particular baby; but that
baby, when she grows up-it is almost
invariably a she-will seldom thank
her parents for their effort to distin-
guish her with something novel and
original. Yet greatly daring parents,
quite recently the records show, have
afflicted innocent infants with the
names Of Venustine and Oriette; Ro-
villa, Syrenola and Zulea; linda, Lu-
Avelaura! The poor babies! And they
will not even have the satisfaction of
commemorating great events, which
may some day partially reconcile to
their fate these young ladies, the
Misses Deweytte-Olympia Jones, Phil
ippina- -Victoricia-Dew Brown and
Deweyline Manila Robinson! Indeed,
the first two Of this trio being of the
colored race, whose taste in names is
usually a little 1orid, may perhaps
wear their honors as proudly as they
were bestowed; but 1t would not be a
rash prophet who should venture to
predict that little Deweyline Manila,
by the time she has been plagued
through the primary school, and called
after in the grammar school, and laugh
ed at through the high school, will, once
she is fairly entered upon her teens,
fall back on heri initials and face a
cold, hard world as plain Miss D. NJ.
Robinson.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

which that member loves to revel.
Among small group Of boys, search
ing the other day for suitable place
In park in which to play ball, one,
urchin announced with enthusiasm:I
"Here's a peachy place to play" III
the boy had been describing the episode
in an essay intended for the decorous
eyes of a teacher he would have writ
ten: "At last we discovered a most ap-
propriate place in which to play our
game" But "peachy" was the out-of-
door boy word, and it had sort Of
tang to it that suggested youthful fer
vor. But this kind of fruit is denied
to maturity, and it is to be hoped that
Newly orkers do not thus describe their
social Fairgrounds, though they seem
to be permitting themselves license Of
all kinds of late. One drawback to
slang is that its meaning is evanescent.
You may know what 1t Is to be a
"chump" this year, but in few months
the word may have lost its significance.
Another objection to the use Of slang is
that it tends to impoverish language. A
few words seem to convey many ideas.
Nice shades of meaning are lost. Dis
ycrimination and taste are diminished.
The youths vocabulary does not grow.
On the whole, it Is we'll to regard slang
as a spice Of speech to be used seldom.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23
A Serpentine Boat.

James Gresham Of Brooklyn is pre-
pairing to build the first of his serpen-
tine boats for the syndicate headed by
w. J. Arkell
1t is expected that this type Of boat
will cross the ocean in less than three
days, driving itself like screw through
the water at the rate of sixty miles an
hour, and it is the intention of the syn
dicate to try to procure the contract
for carrying the transatlantic mails.
Mr.. Gresham believes his boat, which
is to be built at Newport News, will be
ready for her trial spin in about six
months.
The Gresham boat will probably be
the strangest looking craft that ever
sailed the seas. 1t will look more like
a sea serpent than anything else, with
a body like an elongated Rugby foot
ball and prov and stern curved up
into air like the ends of an ancient gall
ley. Around the body will be the big
spiral fiange which is to give 1t it's
forward motion as the outer shell of
the ship revolves rapidly.
Three Thousand acres have heen
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23
INDEPENDENCE OR FIGHT.

BRUSSELS, Marcl 9TH Trans
vaal agency here confirms the state
ment that President Kruger is ready to
conclude peace with Great Britain on
the basis of independence Of the two
republics, and that otherwise the strug-
gle will continue to the bitter end.
The agency believes that the Afri-
kander element in Cape Colony and
Natal will rebel, rather than allow an
nexation.
STORMBEkG EVACUATED.
STERKSTROM, March 5.-Stormberg
was found evacuated whe1. the British
entered last night.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

! The close of the century finds many
restrictions placed by International
agreement upon the barbarous tenden-
cies of war. War is still with us, but
Its horrors are greatly mitigated by
agreements that protect noncombatants
and secure humane treatment to the
wounded and prisoners. A survey Of
the century is, upon the whole, encour-
aging. Much remains to be done, but
much also has been accomplished.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23
Five Thousand Men.

LONDON, March 6.-Winston Church
hill, describing the relief Of Ladysmith
in a dispatch published by the Morn
ing Post, says: "It has been effected at
men in an army only 900 strong"
Churchill points out that the Beers
now hold Van Geenan's Pass, but a
majority of the Free Staters have ac-
companied the Transvaalers north
ward.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23
Cruisers Sent to Nicarauga.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-The Navy
Department has finally taken notice Of
the threatening conditions in Central
America. There is every reason to fear
an early outbreak between Nicaragua
and Costa Rica and two cruiser have
been dispatched to these countries 10
protect Americans and American in
terests. The Navy Department today
issued the following bulletin, regarding
the situations:
1.-THE Detroit and Marblehead have
been sent to Central America, one on
each side Of tho coast
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23
Peace Probable in Boer War.

LONDON, March, Sit was persist
entity reported this afternoon that
Kruger has made overtures to Sails
bury for peace His appeal is said to
have been unofficial but included terms
v hich the Transvaal would accept
1t is further stated that Salisbury
replied, refusing to accept the terms,
which do r0t concede all the things the
British asked even before the war be-
gan.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23
Sharkey and Fitzsimmons Sign Articles.

NEW YORK, March 5.-Tom Sharkey
and Bob Fitzsimmons signed articles
of agreement today for a twenty-five
round bout before the club offering the
largest purse during the first week of
August, the winner to take all the
purse, Marquis of Queensbury rules to
govern. Men and clubs are each to put
up a forfeit of $5VO0. Bids for the fight
viii be opened at p. m, March 10, by
AL. Smith, at the Hotel Delavan, this
city, and the club offering the best in
ducements will receive the award at
that time.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23
Cultivation.

Miss Blues-Hawkes (of Boston)-Chi-
cago is such an uncultivated COM
munity.
Miss Briskit (of Chicago)-Go on! I'll
bet Chicago's got more acres in PingreeJ
potato patches than Boston's got, twic
oyer!-NeW York Puck.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

Those people who have been laboring
under the hallucination that large num-
bers of Canadians were only waiting a
favorable opportunity to shake off the
British "yoke" will doubtless change
their views when they learn that every
employe of the Canadian Pacific, num-
bering about thirty thousand, sub
scribes half days pay to the patriotic
fund for the assistance of Canadian
soldiers in South Africa and their fami-
lies
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty Favored.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The sem
ordered favorable report on the Hay
Paunceforte treaty, with the Davis
amendment attached. The amendment
gives the United States the privilege
of fortifying the canal.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23
Rhodes at Capetown.

CAPE TOWN. March 4.-Cecil
Rhodes is here and expects TO sail for
England Wednesday.
1t is reported that the Boer prisoners
while on their way from Paardeberg,
unsuccessfully attempted to escape
from the train. Eleven hundred Of
Cronje's men have been placed tempo
rarily on board British steamers in
Table bay.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

American butter is rapidly crowding
German butter from the English mar
ket. If England could only be induced
to take some genuine American corn
cakes and "pone" to go with our butter,
her gastronomic happiness would be
complete.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23
Cannot Build on Quicksand.

WASHINGTON, March SIT has
been discovered that the site selected
by the Nicaraguan canal commission
for the great Ochoa dam across the
San Juan rests on quicksand. The dam
adopted by the commission and the
discovery makes that route impossible.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23
Chinese Baby Baptised.

FRESNO, March 5.-A Chinese boy
baby, born of parents who are MEM
bers of the Congregational Mission,
was baptized by Rev. L. M. Walters
yesterday 1t was the first baptism of
the kind in this country.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

A Pittsburg woman waited for twen-
ty years for a man. 1t often requires
time and patience and great mental
anxiety, but the dear creatures will
have us, just the same.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

Four million bushels Of peanuts are
used annually in this country. In be-
half of the peanut 1t can be said that
no successful adulteration of it has
ever yet been sprung upon the public.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23
Producers of "Sappho."

NEW YORK, 4Iarch 5.-Police Mag
istrate Mott tod held Olga Neither
sole, Hamilton Revelle, Marcus Mayer
and Theodore Moss for trial on a charge
of presenting an immoral play, Sap
pho." Bail was fixed at $5U0 in each
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

While two Ohio boys were hunting
for skunk the other day they found
a bag of gold worth more than $1,000.
The dispatch doesn't say whether they
got the skunk or not.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23
Slesping-car Birth.

FRESNO, March 5.-A ten-pound boy
was born on the morning overload
train as the cars were descending the
steep incline of the Tehachepi Noun
tains at Caliente. The mother was
Mrs. Frances Henry, who was accom-
panied by her husband, and they were
travelling from Riverside to relatives
at Selma this county.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23
Now It's the Plague.

CAPE TOWN, March e. A case of
bubonic plague has developed on board
a steamer from Rosario, Argentine Re-
public. The vessel has been quaran-
tined,
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

The Interior Department has taken
steps to preserve Wind Cave, South
Dakota, as q national park; possibly as
q home for ex-members of the Senate.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

Ladies who take off their hats in the
theater at the same time show that
their consideration for others Is on
straight.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

A French judge has declared that
man must be mad who writes poetry.
However that may be, the editor he
sends it to generally is.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

Many a man is not half as much
affected by a salesgirPs yelling "Cash!'
as by the quieter, almost voiceless
methods used in the household.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

There Is young man in London so
careful that in calling on his girl he
always knocks, for fear If he came with
a ring she might consider it proposal.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

DF. Talmage preached mighty good
religion when he advocated the prac-
tice of cheerfulness as regular daily
habit
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

A man is suing for divorce because
his wife smokes cigars. What relief
would he ask If she smoked pipe?
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

The greatest poet In Italy is fat
man. He must have an income from
some other source.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

About the most dangerous place inv
a time Of war is to be on the board OF
strategy.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

For the past thirteen years the gov
ernment has been erecting coast forti-
f1cations according to a general plan,
devised by officers of the army, which
will cost In the aggregate about one
hundred and twenty-five million dol
lars-the work to be spread over a se-
;ries Of years. Although the plan in its
Essential features was adopted, the
work has not been carried on with the
intended rapidity. The Spanish war
found the coast cities poorly fortified.
Such Notifications as existed were in
adequately provided with old-fashioned
ammunition. The smoke from the
powder would have defined the posi-
ton of the batteries to an enemy. The
gums is offensive to most Americans.
The country has been defended in the
past by its isolation, it's non-nterfer-
ence traditions, and its ships. Even
now the completion of the coast de-
ifenses is retarded by the opposition of
navy men, who advise that the money
intended for such defenses be spent for
ships rather than for forts. The expe-
rience Of the Spanish war certainly
justifies good opinion of the defens
i've value Of modern shore batteries,
since while our good ships were un-
able to harm seriously even very old
and poorly equipped coast defenses,
they easily made away with the enc
my's ships. Nor can it be longer as
,sumed that the policy of keeping out
of the quarrels of Europe secures the
American coasts perpetually from at
tack. Our cline of battle" is now eX-
tended over the whole world. Com
mon prudence and ordinary Yankee
foresight admonish that the system of
defenses be completed al an early date.
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

Julia Ward Howe's remonstrance
against society's addiction to slang re-
wives the old question as to how much
or little of that spice of speech is per-
mitted to mature tongues. On the face
of 1t, slang, like scarlet fever, seems to
be a phase of youth, and to have it
wnen one is old is to become the OBJ
ject of pity that Is mingled with ridi-
cule. 1t is the youthful linguistic re-
bellion against law and conservatism,
q kind of Bohemia for the tongue In
Mesa free press., 1900-03-23

Three thousand acres have been
planted in bets at Los Alamitos.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-24
Dr.. whitsitt and BAPTIST History:

Rev. William H. Whitsitt, late presi-
dent of the Southern Baptist Theologi-
cal Seminary, made q notable address
before the Baptist congress in Rich.
mond in which he adhered to his old
position with reference to Baptist his
tory, which recently created such a
controversy in the denomination his
utterances were even holder than hereto
FORE
DR.. Whitsitt said Southern Baptist
are divided in sentiment. One party
asserts that Baptist sare not Professionals
The other asserts that no man can be o
Baptist except in name only who is nos
also a Protestant
ITO hold and teach the doctrine Of a
universal spiritual church. which, only
with respect Of the internal work Of the
spiritual truth Of grace. may be called
invisible is alike a mark Of Protestant
and of Baptist faith To deny that doc
trfne is understood to be q mark of Ro
manism. Many Southern Baptists. alas,
deny that doctrine.
80 far IS present research has gone.
no Baptist has been found between A
d 255 and 164l Yet the exigencies OF
the Baptists, who are not Protestants
absolutely require that chain OF Bap-
fists shall be demonstrated to exist in
actual succession for every day Of that
period "
The Congress closed its session in
Richmond Thursday, the delegates
were given a banquet at the Masonic
Temple Many able speeches were de-
liyered, the last day on the subject,
1.-THE weak points in the Baptist posi-
ton.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-24

10 reviewing some Of the characters
e the Virginia Legislature the Rich.
m0nd Tunes says The most polished
orator in the Senate is Hon Beverly
Bland MunfJrd, Of Richmond city,
while Senator John H. Jetfries. Of Oul-
pepper. Is perhaps the strongest debater.
The greatest lawyers OF the Senate are ::
Senators W b. Mollwaine. OF Peters
bury; william Hodges Mann OF MOTTO.
way John l.. Jeifrles, Of Oulpepor, and
b. h. Munf1Td OF Richmond.
The Administration has already
taken steps 20 reduce Senator Yelling.
toms patronage. Instead Of 10 he will
have only places in the census office,
10 OF his appointees being marked 10 60
when the temp clerks leave. BY
this process Senator MoOomas is a
gamer. and be will now control 26
places in she census office. Wellington 5
10 being transferred.
The off val vote Of Ohio is Mckinley,
543. 9l8; Bryan. 474 ,SS2. Mckinley s
plurality. 90 036 The total vote was
/ ,049, l2l -Four years ago Mckinley
received plurality of oil, los. in a total
Of /, 020 100 The increase in the total
vote this year was 20. 0lS BY coin
cidence, Bryan has exactly the same
vote es that he received in 1896
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-24
Swanson eubernatorial Boom.
{ Richmond Letter.

The local supporters Of Congressman
CLAUDE A Swanson for the gubernato-
rial nomination are very happy over
the large Bryan vote in the Second and
Ninth districts, and say that the In
crease in the next gubernstorial dele
cations from these sections will materi.
ally help the candidacy Of their fsvorite,
as they claim that he Will get most Of
the votes both in Tldewaier aud the
Southwest
MIR. swanson has many warm sup.
porters here, most If whom 1t is
thought will give their complimentary
votes 20 Hon ]. Taylor Ellyson. should
Mr. Swanson fail to enter the Rich.
mond primaries These champions Of
the Fifth district man say their leader
will get the Second district vote after
Dol Marshall is out. should the latter
gentleman fail to secure the nomina-
tiOn.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-24
GULPEPER.
UNIQUE Album Marriage Fire Personals
Etc. etc.
Correspondence Of The Free lance

Correspondence # The Free Lance
Kelly's Ford, Va, Nov. 10. 1900
Messrs. Smith and Robert Hamilton
Payne left last week for the upper
part Of this county, from which place
they VIII haul ties into Oulpeper until
Xmas.
A young lady Of this neiRhborhood
has u very remark able autograph album.
Also au exceedingly original idea. Inc
album consists If the she'll OF large
terrapin, the tip Of which is quite white
and on that her friends are expected
60 write.
Steyensburg Baptist church was tho
seems Of pretty wedding "Wednesday
last. the contracting parties being Mr.
Frank Kyle, OF Brandy, aud Miss Edna
CLARK Mendelsohns wedding march
was beautifully rendered by Miss Belle
Willis Those waiting on the happy cou
pie were Miss Shotwell and Mr. Walker
Miss KennOn and Mr. Oscar Clarke,
Miss Nora Jennings and Mr.. james
Payne, Miss Nellie Norris aud Mr.. K
Vowel, Miss Virgie Jacobs and Mr..
Fitz Hugh, Miss OhewniDg and MIR
Reynolds, Miss Carrie Jennings and
Mr.. R.D CLARK, and Miss Jacobs and
Mr. Maddux. The maid Of honor and
best man were Miss Odessa CLARK and
Mr. Elma Kyle Mr. aud Mrs. Kyle
LET'S on the evening train for New YORK
from which place they will return 20
Brandy, where they will make their
home.
The dwelling house Of Mr. PeTTow,
occupied by Mr.. Fisher Hume and fam
lily, az Remington. WAS burned to the
ground on Sunday morning The
cause Of the fire is unknown.
Miss Mary Albert, Of Amissville,
who has been visiting Miss Madge
Hnmphries, returned to her home
Monday
Misses Fannie Daniel Moncure and
l.. Payne. Of Orange county, spent q
few days Of last week with Mrs. J "
Brannin.
Mr. Herbert Grimsley, principal Of
the Lignum school, spent Saturday and
Sunday At his home In Jeffefsonton.
Miss Virginia Payne Is quite sick
Miss Emma Tapp, after a pleasant
visit to her parents, has returned 20 her
home in Washington
The Liberty EpworIh League lately
organised was visited by the Reming
ton League on Sunday afternoon
Among the Remington guests were the
Misses Mary Marstella, Rosie Rouse.
Bessie Ewers. Ruby THOMPSON, Mary
Hume. Sadie Johnston, Matte Hardy
Spicer. Mary Humphrey. Emma King.
and Edith Perrow and Messrs Hrr bert
Rouse, Shirley Spicer, Leonard Spicor.
Moore Bowen. Taylor THOMPSON aud
great many others, the names If whom
your correspondent could not obtain.
Bee
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-24

would before many years return to
torment his prosecutors.
No nationality is SO eager to ape
the Caucasian or make a showing OF
equality with bin as the American
negro, and unless the door was com
pletely barred you can rest assured
that it would not be long before the
illiters,e ones shall have acquired
sufficient education to exercise the
franchise, which right he prizes as
sn index of his liberty. To our way
of thioking should the Democratic
party carry out its intentions, as now
expressed, of disfrsnchising the
negro it will regret the action as long
as it is a psrty-like the national
Republican party of today, which Is
sorry of the XVIII amendment TO the
Constitution But should the negro
be DISTINGUISHED the dominant party
here can be counted upon to en-
deavor to place every restriction in
mis- way, to make sure Of success for
its aims. And one of the FIST of
these will be TO deprive the negro Of
his school privileges, as far as posi-
bic, in order that be may never
recover the right of voting, for it
must know that when once this vote
is eliminated as a factor in our poll
ties the "negrO in the wOOd.pile"
will have vanished and the white vote
will cease to be q unit. Respecta'
bility will be conceded the Republi'
can party, and as soon as this is
recognized it will have. msny aces
sions from the white ranks. What
an awful thing to contemplate! And
how much swfuller if the negro
should learn to read the Constitution
and gradually get back into politics
aud with a party which is at the time
largely composed of whites The
Republican leaders see this and offer
no protest to the Acknowledgement Of
the negro. Will Virginia Democrats
be less percephveY
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-24
GENERAL NEWS.
Fighting continues in Colombia.

FiRhtlnB continues IN OOlOihDle'
The reduction IN the war tax msy
amount to thirty million dollars
Queen Vic,oria's private fortune is
estim Ated at something like $50 1000.
American manufacturers are rapidly
getting foothold in the markets Of
Afcics.
President Kruger landed at Marseille'
Wednesday and declared in a speech
that the Beers would accept no compro.
mise short Of independence.
Senator Eikius says: The Nicaragua
Canal is TO be- au American enterprise
in every sense Of the word, built by
American brains aud American money
and must be controlled by the United
States.
Tennessee was swept by the most de.
struofive storm ever known in she State
More tnsn fifty persons were killed. and
hundred or more injured, while the
damage 80 houses. timber, and other
property will reach large figures. Great
damage was done in Mississippi and
Colorado.
1t has been definitely decided by the
Republican members of the Ways aud
Means Committee that in the bill for
the reduction of war tax taxation the
following stamp duties will be abolish
ed On bank checks, on kilograms. on
express receipts, on warehouse receipts
on proprietary articles.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-24
POLITICAL.

There is hardly any doubt now that
the Virginia Legislature will at the ex.
ira session take up and consider gener.
al legislation.
Postmaster. General Smith forecasts
McKinley's policy and says that for
four years trade expansion and colonial
government will be the chief problems
Ii is regarded now as doubtful if any
of the lately defeated Republican can.
didates for Congress from Virginia will
enter into contests for seats in the nexs
Congress.
So far as free silver is concerned IL
was dropped by the very men who ferc.
ed il TO the front four years ago. Not
one orator on the Democratic side made
free silver speech during the campaign,
so far o. we know.
The two new congressman. Messrs.
Flood and Maynard. elected this year
from Virginia, are State Senators, and
will NOT resign until afser the 4th OF
March .tThey will serve in she extra see-
sion Il the Legislature