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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-17
CAROLINE COURT.

A large number OF our business men
went 10 Bowling Green Monday to OF
tend Caroline court. The scene OF the
late fire there was the subject OF inter
est.
There has not been as much progress
made In building as was expected. il
Richards, Of tho Lawn Hotel, has erect.
ed large new stable 4. ID. OoRhill
is building another on the site Of the
one burned. j. p. Davis has nearly
completed two.story frame building
for his saloon. Charles Billiard has a
one.story green grocery. II. ID Vincent
moved building 90 the site Of the one
bnrned, and is doing business In II with
the saw and hammer still at work on
it. L. w. Beasley has nearly completed
a building on Main street, and there are
two.t ther very small buildings unfn-
ished. These are all so far. Other bus
mess houses will be- erected later on
The little insurance on the buildiDgs
and stocks has not yet been paid, the
companies being unwilling to pay un-
I'll sixty days had expired unless the IN.
sured parties were willing TO take on
1 per cent. for cash. This they were
unwilling to do and preferred 20 wait.
A new county jail will be built dur
ing the summer.
Mr.. T. ID. Ooghill said to The Free
Lance that the late fire could have been
averted when he arrived on the
scene IL a dozen buckets OF water had
been available. When he arrived the
flames were not larger than n barrel
and could have easily been extinguish-
cd.
Mr.. j. T. Richards said he owes the
saving Of his hotel to the untiring ef-
forts Of Messrs Joseph Baker, Of Lee
town, W. Va Charles l. Billiard and
Rev. e. Melville Dowley, Gil Of whom
protected the roofs under intense heat
and until their faces and hands were
blistered.
All Of the shade trees on Main and
Milford streets are dead.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-17
aENERous FREpERIcKsRURG

The contributions to the sufferers
from fredericksburg exceeded that from
all other sources The whole amount
was about 5000. of this the family Of
Mr.. II +. Samuel. who were the heavi.
est sufferers. were given 1915 1t will
be a long time before Bowling Green
RECEIVERS from the fire.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-17

Hose Hose. Garden Hose just re.
caiVed at VIM Demands wire bound
end nlain. All Hose guaranteed
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-01-24
Evil Doors Trapped bv Lettrr.

Evil Doors Trapped bv Lettrr.
ut is queer what risks some men will
take to get a letter from wOmaG they
love" said John Edmunds Of the gen
eral delivery department Of the post
office. Criminals who can be foand
in no other way are often arrested
when they call for mail at the general
delivery window. Generally, the men
call for letters written by some woman.
Along close to the holidays last year
a Pinkerton detective came to the office
and waited for three days and nights
for a man wanted in the east. VINO was
supposed to be in this city. The detec-
tive knew that before the murder he
was accused Of committing the man
had corresponded with a woman in the
east. The detective had been waiting
three days, when he received word to
20 to Columbus. O.. as there was a
letter at that office for the man. He
went, and had not been there long
when the man made his appearance.
The detective arrested him at once and
proceeded to Cleveland. where the
prisoner was tried and sentenced to
death.
Another instance was where not
long ago the authorities were looking
for a man accused Of committing some
big crime and had no clew at all as to
where he was: SO every office in the
country was sent word to look out for
a letter for that man, Some time after
one came to our Office and we at once
came on Immediately. and when the
man asked for his mail he was at once
arrested ed"-Endianapolis News.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-01-24
Frozen Pork.

The experiment of using frozen pork
aas proved q failure In the German
army, as shown by the recent brief re-
port Of Consul General Guenther, of
Frankfort, who wrote as follows:
AT Mainz, Germany, experiments
have just been made with frozen Rus
sian pork by the several regiments Of
infantry stationed there. About a ton
Of this pork, which had arrived In a
solidly frozen state, was used for din
ner. but the results Of the experiments.
the German papers was not satisfac-
tory.
The meat. it is said, emitted an un-
pleasant smell while being boiled and
after being boiled for fifteen minutes
became like hard paste. The taste
also left much to be desired"
When the failure of the experiments
was called to the attention of several
local packers they said they were not
surprised, because the system of freez
ing meat in this country had been prac
tically discarded by all the large con-
Germs. The only way to preserve meat
either beef. pork or mutton. successful
ly is by refrigeration. Even then the
meat should be used within twenty
four hours after being exposed to the
air. The process Of refrigerating meats
has grown 80 perfect that meat never
spoils from the inside. as used to be
the case before the erection of the
plants Of the most modern type If the
edges Of the meats are trimmed occa-
sionally they can be kept for several
months. Indeed, most of the meat
served in the leading hotels is kept in
refrigerators for two or three weeks
before going to the cooks.-Cincinnatj
ENQUIRER.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-01-24
a ece.ne Ateumsas.

A fNoeent Af9amoAs. -.
~. ~ vas IN the cradle. slnilin'' baasss
an content,
when / set out to tell his mother
the government.
thought 'twould be q right good plan
to talk 'em over then, :,
An, rit my theories straightensd. fore
told my fellew men
Jes' what the dinculty was, jss' way tne
times was hard;
WIN seme ceuld live In fuxury an II sAs
rest was barred.
I was les a-gettin' started, tesIan "nA'
they'd ortef do
To bust the tyrant's shackles, when the
baby says. "Ah goo!"
The, mother hurried from her chair, -
pleased a. she could be.
"Jes' listen to the child! Hes sein' fur
to talk" says she. :,
An I stood there a-watchin' smiles an
dimples swift at play
Twas half an hour before my speech
once more got under way;
But l was soon warmed up ag'in: LAID
the law down fat,
An mother said 1 told it mighty eloquent
an pat.
l made some prOpOsitlouo "nAS" ""s
solutely new.
An started in to prove 'em, when the
baby said. "Ah goo"
had to stop an listen an to hold i'm
in my arms.
We wouldn't trade his lauEhin' fur
planet full O. farms.
I told him all about IL, an he slowly
kEnLod HE evea
The same as growed-up people when
they're tryin' to look wise.
An when I spoke about the wrongs
which are a-holdin' sway,
He shet his little fist up in very
threatenin' way;
An then he seemed to think that he was
in the confab, too;
He put his little hands up to my face an
said, "Ah goo"'
An mother says. II sometimes fear you
philanthropic dreams
Is interferin' slightly with our more i'm
mediate schemes.
The boy will need lot o things;
baby's boun' to grow;
He's more to us than all the human
race" Says l, That's So"
I've settled down to business. don't
lecture any more.
l s'pose the same things happened lots
an lots O. times before.
ben tremenjus projecks that has
never got put through,
An all because some baby in his home
jes' said "Ah goo!'
Star.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-01-24
REVOLUTION IN CL 0CkS,
An Interesting Exhibit of a System
of Electricity.

An Interesting Exhibit of System
of Electricity.
In small Office in Broadway Is an
interesting exhibit Of a system of cleo
tricity applied to clocks which bids fair
to revolutionise the older fashioned
timepieces, says the New York Herald.
In point of fact, with one single clock
as the master clock the exhibitor pro-
poses to reproduce the exact time upon
any number Of what he calls electric
secondary dials. Four Of these second
airy dials are on exhibition, all working
In unison. connected by wires with the
master clock. The system. it is claimed
can be indefinitely extended.
Three of the secondary dials look like
ordinary clocks, but in one of them the
deus ex machina is apparent. 1t shows
very simple mechanism. consisting of
two magnets, positive and a negative,
and a drawing shaft. connected with a
cog wheel, which moves the hands. The
magnets are connected why wires with
the master clock
The electricity is generated by bat
teries and is conducted through the
N'iiS VI thV W utItNcT the sec
ond hand Of the master clock is at the
point Of sixty seconds. Then the cleo
tricity is automatically shut of until
the second hand Of the master clock has
again performed its revolution and is at
the sixty-second point again. Through
the magnets the electricity works upon
the drawing shaft, which. through the
cog wheel, moves the hands of the sec
ondary dial just a minute forward.
There Is no other machinery connect
ed with the secondary dial, consequent
ly the dial can be placed upon the mar
ket at much less cost than any other
electric clock. 1t Is also asserted that
1t Is impossible for the simple mechan-
ism to get out Of order and that as long
as the master clock is correct all the
secondary clocke VIII be correct.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-01-24
Some Unexpected Pres nts.

If it happens that some public char
acter becomes the object of set of
resolutions, a cane or other testimonial I
\ the printed account Of the function pre-
sents some singular features. Owing
to a certain carelessness in the hand
ling Of the English language-elastic
as that medium OF speech is-the
writer makes himself say exactly the
opposite that he intends to say. A
well educated man and regular
writer for publication will make this
glaring error In the majority Of his
productions.
For instance, the nation-that is a
small portion-made up a pocketbook
to buy Admiral Dewey a home. In
every published account Of that func-
ton. headlines and au-none Is barred
that has come under the eyes Of the
writer-the text ran after this manner:
Admiral Dewey Given q House" The
elision Of the proposition "to." in the
eyes Of the writer of that line, seems
to have atoned for the blunder. The
effect is that Admiral Dewey WAS pre-
sented to a house instead Of the house
having been presented to the admiral.
Instances without number are printed
wherein prominent educators, law
makers and others are formally picked
up-in language II not in physique-and
presented to walking sticks under the
designation Of canes. In ninety out Of
a hundred cases of this kind the re-
cipient Is made the subject instead Of
the object of the sentence. This is in
convenient for the men who are be-
slowing attentions on a corpulent per-
son.-Chicago Chronicle
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-01-24
RUSSIAN AlTRUiSTS.
Queer Communistic Colony that Aa'
Recently EmiXrated to England.

! Queer Com inunistic Colony that Aas
Recently Emigrated to England.
Perhaps the Stfangest conBunisf
settlement in the world Is a colony Of
Russians who have recently emigrated
to the little village of Shepscombe, in
Worcestershire, England. They occu-
py "a farm of about 100 acres, and live
in cottages round about, men and
women together in complete TolstOial
equality. Some of them are cultured
men, one being a doctor of philosophy.
The doctor of philosophy purchased
the farm, but as the possession of land
or any other material advantage is
opposed to their doctrine that land and
life should be free as air to ALL the
title deeds were destroyed. If the col
Ony should ever leave it is supposed the
land will belong to anybody who likes
to seize 1t. The men, for the most part
simply wear a shirt, open at the neck,
and knickerbOckers or linen trousers,
with sandals on their feet The women
are dressed in very short plnafOre
dresses, open at the neck. and sun
bOnnets; but rational dress" is adapt
ed by them on more ceremonious Occa-
sions. One or two have short hair,
one wears her hair curled and coiled in
the present fashion, and two wear thelr
hair in a pigtail, and, clothed in butch
er's-blue pinafores, look very like Chi
nese women. They have no laws, no
rules; each one is to be law to him
self, and they trust that their DriucDle
of goodwill to men will keep them
right. In accordance with these views
they reject all marriage ceremonies.
Their resources in the form of sard
coin are. it is said, nearly exhausted;
but so far from causing anxiety this
merely fires their enthusiasm for altru-
ism and equality. The essence of their
communism is to let tomorrow take
care of itself.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-01-24

vation without the Savior
Death is darkness. because It leads 70
dawn.
True love is the secret of full conse-
Grafton.
What you are within. that you viii be
without.
Practice what you particularly
at the ballOt-bOX.
We are welded by our wishes, rather
than by our wisdom.
Songs of triumph are possible only 10
the sons Of tribulatiOn.
In life's battle the safest leader Is The
Captain of our salvation.
The soul is without limitations: ii il
the infinity of God in man.
TO permit the evil you can prevent il
as criminal as committing II.
Ecclesiastical log-rolling is only diff
ferent from political in that il is worse
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-01-24
WHAT or rHATs
I Well what az fhafi

Fired! Well. what Of that1
Oidst fancy life was spent Oh beds
ease,
Vluttering the rose leaves scattered by
the breeze?
Come, rouse thee! Work while 1t is
called to-day!
Coward, arise! Go forth upon thy wayi
Lonely! And wha. Of that7
Some must be lonely! 'Tis not given to
all
To feel heart responsive rise and fall,
70 blend another life into its own.
Work may be done in loneliness. Work
on,
Dark! Well. and what Of that1
Didst fondly dream the sun would never
SGT?
Dost fear to lose thy way? Take cour-
age yet.
Learn thou to walk by faith and not by
sight;
Thy steps will guided be, and guided
Hard Wen. and what Of that7
Didst fancy life one summer holiday1
With lessons none to learn, and naught
but play?
Go; get thee to thy task! Conquer OF
die!
1t must be learned! Learn il then pa
tiently.
No helpl Nay, It's not SO!
Though human help be far: thy God is
nigh,
Who feeds the ravens. hears His chill
dren cry.
He's near thee, wheresoe'er thy foot
steps roam,
And He will guide thee, light thee, hell
thee home.
Detroit Free Press.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-01-24
ICON" MAN.
Caused a Well-Knowu Firm to With
draw Its Bank Deposit.

Caused a well-Knowu Firm to with
draw Its Bank Deposit.
DO you know that thieves have often
:aused trouble among business firms?"
remarked a well-known detective the
other day. Il know of a case right
here where a bank lost a big depositOr
through a pair Of swindlers. A few
years ago a well-dressed man presented
himself at q certain national bank and
laid down a check for 5000. 1t was
signed by a well-known wholesale whis-
Ky house. and upon the back were the
words Identification waived At the
same time a well-dressed man entered
the ONCE Of a live stock firm at the
stock yards and asked il he could wait
in the ONCE, as he expected a telephone
message. He was told that he could,
and ne took a seat near the telephone
Down In the bank the paying teller was
asking who the holder of the check
knew. He said not very many firms as
he was a stock dealer, but II the teller
would call up Mr.. Smith, Of Jones &
Smith, the wellknown brokers At the
stock yards. he would find out that he
was all right. The teller called for the
number, and when the ring answered
he asked for Smith. The man on the
end said he was Smith, and he at once
gave Brown, the holder. the amount of
the check. When 1t was discovered
that the check was a forgery there was
an awful kick, as Smith said Brown
was as good as gold. Smith declared
he had talked to no one. and the result
was an argument between Smith and
the bank teller. No one knew about
the accomplice answering the phone.
and the result was that Smith took his
account from the bank and no one ever
knew who 1t was who answered the
telephone"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-01-24
CHARLOTTe'S COuRTSHIP.
No Wonder That the Little Germa
Princess TrembIed,

No Wonder That the Little German
Princess TrembIed.
Good Queen Charlotte of England
never met her liege lord, King George
Ill, ,""cii the day of the marriage cere
mony, says the Youths Companion.
AS everybody knows. she was the
Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg
Strelitz. Her betrothal was made by
proxy, and she reached the shores of
merrie England SO late on her weddiu.
day that her toilet was a matter OF
haste. When she landed she was greet
ed by the ringing of bells and the firinu
of salutes.
And am / worthy Of all these hon
ors:" she exclaimed. with pretty humil
ity.
But Princess Charlotte was no more
meek than it becomes a good woman
to be. The English ladies who accom-
panied her suggested that she should
arrange her hair, her chief claim r.
beauty, after the fashion Of their coun
try. She refused with spirit
IF the King desires me to wear =
periwig, will do So" said she, "bui
until he says so I'll dress as please
This was lively enough. but when the
ladies also told her that the King fan
cied a particular fashion in dress she
answered. smartly:
Let him dress as he likes: I'll dress
as l please"
The party hurried on toward the cap
ital. 1t was afternoon when they reach
ed the city. AS they were driving
through the streets the Duchess of
Hamilton looked al her watch.
I'VE shall hardly have time to dres,
for the wedding" she remarked.
THE wedding" exclaimed the bride
Yes. madame" replied the lady-ln.
waiting. ut is to be tonight at L."
The poor princess. taken aback at the
suddenness Of the announcement. faint.
ed away.
However. like the healthy girl she
was. she speedily recovered. and al
though still much agitated she attireG
for the ceremony. AS she entered the
drawing-room, noticing that a cushion
lay on the floor before the old Duke OF
Grafton, she was on the point Of kneel
Ing to him, when an attendant warned
her of her mistake. She then attempted
to kneel before the King, but he check
ed her and kissed her hand.
Small wonder is 1t that the little prin.
cess, fresh from her simple German
principality. was observed to tremble
as she met all the grand personages
Still she remembered that she was
about to become their mistress. and
when the free-and-easy Duchess OF
Hamilton smiled at her, she said point
edly enough:
you may laugh. for you have been
married twice. but 1t Is no Joke for
me-"
1t was not long before the English
people called the little lady Good
Queen Charlotte" and Good Queen
CAarlott|' history calls her TO this day.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-01-24
A GOOD STORY
What the Celebrity Said to the (,;dd "
Cushing Girl

What the Celebrity Said to the aiddx
| Gushing Girl.
There Is a story going abour towp
Just now concering famous man of
letters who visited Washington RECENTLY
and was fairly deluged with invitations
TO breakfasts and luncheons and din
ners and suppers, and goodness only
knows what else, during his stay. saws
the washington Post He accepte
almost none of them and appeared CO
far as l know, at but one dinner ma rt,
There he sat next the young daupbter
OF noted naval officer. Her vocabula-
ry is Of kind peculiar to young pirls
but she ratified away at the famous
man without moments respite. He
for his part wanted to talk tn hi.
hostess on the other side of him I'm,
the talkative girl didn't give him a
chance. She asked him all sorts or
questions. 1t was during a pause in .ha
general conversation that she said ~
him: w
I'm awfully struck On Shakesnssro ro
Don't you think he's terribly interes,.
ing!"
Everybody listened to hear the pra.,
mans brilliant reply, for as a SbsLe.
pearean scholar he has few peers.
YES" he said, solemnly. sI do tb,n,,
ne is interesting. 1 think he is more
than that. 1 think Shakespeare Ia inst
simply too cute for anything"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-01-24

Wee Isabel is such a pet
At school among the rest.
The baby" Lou and Charlie say,
Who love her quite the best.
They show her how to string her beads
And weave her paper mat.
they laugh at all her cunning ways,
And kiss her fingers fat.
" noon they lift her from her chair,
And help her with her things.
they hutton up her little coat,
And tie her bonnet strings
They watch and tend and talk to her
Just like a doll alive.
because. you see, she's only four.
And they are nearly FIVE.
Youths Companion
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-01-24
Fishes of the Air.

The boy who does not like to fish is
rare product. The boy who does not
inow and seek to know about fishes is
Utmost unheard Of
In the tropical regions for the most
part are found the most varied kinds
,f fishes. The most wonderful Of these
ire the amphibious fishes. When we
lraw common Ash from the water 1t
soon dies of suffocation. for 1t cannot
rreathe in the air; but these amphibl-
,us fishes have a set OF cavities which
ire air storehouses and can live for
lays on land. What a convenient fish
'Or the market. In India especially
he natives esteem them highly. for
hey can be carried for two or three
lays in a dry basket without injury.
For many years we have known, too
If fish that climbs. The climbing
,erch was first discovered by DaldOrf
he naturalist. 1t makes slow progress,
o be sure. but by moving alternately
is side and lower fins 1t does actually
limb trees. The reason for this re-
narka BILE provision of nature seems to
oe that the pools where the perch live
often dry up in the hot season, and
hey must move on in search of other
water and must be able to surmount
obstacles.
Another fish Of Indi with a long Lat
n name. the protopterus. spends the
dry season In q different way. 1t buries
itself in the dry mud of the river
banks. sometimes foot and half
from the surface. and there lives until
the water rises again. or perhaps un-
til the native digs it up In a shovelful
Of firm clay.
There are also fishes which crawl up
on dry land to feed. These are found
in the Fiji Islands. They are small
only five or six inches in length, with
large heads and are so lively that they
ran only be secured by shooting them.
A very good fish story Is told of
these ar fishes Of a party who were
travelling in India upon elephants. They
were overtaken by a heavy storm. but
were afraid to stop for fear of floods
The storm increased in severity until
finally the travellers became conscious
that heavy objects were falling upon
them There descended a veritable
shower of fishes, which in great mum
bers struck men and elephants. slid on
and scuttled away through the grass
Chicago Record.